acs athens pto share, newsletter sept. 2013
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SHARE
NEWSLETTER
Year 5, Issue 27, September 17, 2013
SHARE is a monthly newsletter published by the
ACS Athens PTO Community Liaison. SHARE is
an acronym for “Support, Help, Answers, Recom-
mendations and Encouragement.” We strive to
offer the members of the greater ACS Athens
community (this includes parents, students, staff,
faculty, alumni and parents of alumni) opportuni-
ties to meet, network, work and play together!
We hope that you will feel comfortable and like
being part of the ‘ACS family’ from the moment
your children are enrolled here at ACS. If you
have any questions or wish to submit useful
information or upcoming events that you
think our community would be interested
in, please contact Jennifer Ananiadis at
[email protected] or 694.580.6972.
If you’d like to speak with some-
one who has a student in the
same grade as your student(s),
please contact one of us from the
PTO Board:
Grade: Contact:
PJK/JK/Kg: (Please contact
Athenia or Terry and they will
point you in the right direction)
1st Tchrieya
2nd (contact Athenia / Terry)
3rd Terry, Athenia
4th Felix, Tchrieyah
5th Tchrieyah
6th Debbie
7th Patty
8th Tchrieyah
9th Debbie, Jennifer
10th Pamela, Felix
11th Jennifer
12th Evanne Sharp and
Michele Topden
(Evanne + Michele are the Grad
2014 Event Committee Chairper-
sons) ES: [email protected],
2013-2014 PTO Board Members:
Athenia Limperis [email protected] 6951-697131
Patty Dimitriadis [email protected] 6948-111992
Felix Galindo [email protected] 6936-160589
Pamela Stamatiou [email protected] 6974-373597
Debbie Ginsburg [email protected] 6932-200119
Terry Dontis [email protected] 6974-442103
Jennifer Ananiadis [email protected] 6945 806 972
Tchrieyah Napier [email protected] 6936-160595
We are looking for people who will coordinate
various community activities:
Weekend hikes, picnics, pilates classes, trips
to museums, stitching/handcraft mornings,
cooking classes, walks through Athens, day
trips to places around Athens, wine events,
game nights, movie nights, you name it! If
you have an interest and want to get some-
thing going, we will help you find the people!
Contact Jennifer at [email protected]
Monthly International Cooking Class! This month learn how to cook Indian Food at Jennifer’s house! The class/lunch will be held in Jennifer’s home on Tuesday Oct. 15th and Wednesday Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m. and will be lim-ited to 10 people. Each ‘student’ attendee will donate 10 euro to help offset the ex-penses and everyone will eat what they cook! If class is filled, the next day (Wed. Oct. 16) will also be available. Sign up to at-tend by emailing Jennifer at [email protected].
What can you do?
Volunteer to help at the
BBQ
Donate your unwanted
used books anytime this
week (leave in front of the
Security Office at school
entrance)
Bake something and ei-
ther send it in on Friday
morning or bring it with
you to the BBQ
(cupcakes, cookies,
brownies, etc.)
Bring your whole family
to the BBQ after school
on Friday!
~ PTO + ACS Events and Activities ~
Ladies of the ACS Athens
Community! Mark your
calendars… Join us for our next
LADIE’S NIGHT
OUT!
Thurs., Oct 3, at
8:30 p.m.
Partnership for Student Success Parents and professionals coming together to share and learn strategies to empower students through a series of
presentations and discussion groups hosted in cooperation with the ACS Athens PTO.
Parents and professionals are cordially invited to join “Partnership for Student Success,” a series of workshops, pres-
entations and forums that will provide them the opportunity to share and learn strategies to empower student learn-
ers. Sessions will be scheduled monthly and will include a presentation on a topic related to promoting students’ aca-
demic, emotional and social well being followed by a discussion of the topic.
How to Maintain Your Self Confidence During the Crisis
Date: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 Speaker: Alkistis Agioritis
Do you feel trapped, frustrated, angry and stressed lately? Are you plagued with negative thoughts about
your future? This workshop is a practical approach to overcoming fear, anxiety and stress during trying
times. Not just a lecture, the session is designed to be a motivational, empowering, transformational ex-
perience that depends upon participants’ openness and readiness to participate in the exercises.
ACS Athens Conference Center, Admin. Building
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
R.S.V.P. for each session: Ms. Marietta Garbis, 210-6393-200, ext. 302
For more information contact Ms. Chris Perakis, Director,
IIC Learning Enhancement Programs, 210-6393-200, ext. 335
Ladies’s Night Out has become a monthly
event! We will try to stick to the first Thurs-
day of each month. Please contact us to rec-
ommend a restaurant for our next one!
*Each
person
pays for
what
Equal time! Guys
of the ACS Com-
munity are invited
to celebrate Okto-
berfest at our first
ever GUYS NIGHT OUT!
Scheduled for Wed. Oct. 9th at
8:30 p.m., location TBD. Please let
us know if you’d like to join in by
contacting Felix Galindo at
*As always, each person pays for
what they order.
FACT: About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will
develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her
lifetime. Take a look around, in this PTO Meeting with
an estimated 60 women in attendance; statistically 7
women will be affected. Spread AWARENESS!
Alma Zois Greek Association for women with cancer is orga-
nizing the 5th Annual Greece Race for the Cure, which will
take place on Sunday, September 29. The event includes a 5-
kilometer run and a 2-kilometer walk as well as public aware-
ness campaigns in five cities across Greece. Greece Race for the
Cure is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Zappeio, next to the
National Gardens in central Athens., but please be there by
10:30 for our ACS Photo! Participants can take part individu-
ally or as part of a team.
Last year, we had more than 200 Team ACS participants (students,
teachers, staff, parents and friends of ACS Athens) who ran/walked for
this great cause and we received 1st place as the largest team! This year
we hope for the same or better, so sign up now! Our Team Name is
ACS Athens and the Team Captain is Kotsiani Athanasia. We recom-
mended that you register online, making sure to "Register as a Team
Member." on the "Pre-Registration Form" or you may sign-up and hand
in your 5 euro fee directly to Ms. Kotsiani (Gym) until September 25th.
Dont forget… Go to www.almazois.gr to register (in
Greek or English). Go to the Pre-Register page and fill
in “Team Name” as “ACS Athens” and the “Team Cap-
tain Name” as “Kotsiani Athanasia”, or see Ms. Kotsiani
in the ACS gym. Registration costs only 5 euros!
Join us in the fight against breast cancer! Each year,
approx. 4.500 women in Greece will be diagnosed with breast
cancer. However, breast cancer can be cured if diagnosed early!
Annual fundraising event Family Fun Day 2013 . Sun. 22
Sept. at Glyfada Golf from 12:00 till 17:00 Family Fun Day is a
joyful fundraising event for all the family, filled with games, fun
activities for adults and children. Our aim is to raise money with
your help for families that so importantly need it right now. Ac-
tivities include: For Children: Minions from Despicable Me2,
Melenia ClownBibo, and Greece’s favorite clown ΤΟΤΟ! Jump-
ing castles from Arrow point, lots of fun activities such as face
painting , balloon making and more. Educational activities:
Well known Chef Parthenis Vissiarion from SKAI Channel will
demonstrate cooking tips for children, Wine Tasting
from Gerovasilieo winery for adults, yoga lessons from Tree of
Life, dancing from Salsa Sinners, mini tennis and mini golf for the
children by Glyfada Golf Academy! Music, Bazaars, Chinese
raffle and many more surprises! Food stands will be open from
13:00 – 15:00.
Events around Athens
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
USA Girl Scouts Overseas Athens South Committee New School Year Registration
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2013 Time: 10:30 – 12:300
Location: 3, 4, 5 Nursery School
(Corner of Kekropos 42 & A. Papandreous Glyfada)
Activities, learning and fun for girls ages 5 to 17
REGISTRATION WILL CONTINUE AGAIN ON October 6th For more information, call: 210 691-8489 or 697-700-1312
* USA Girl Scouts Overseas serves American girls living overseas and girls attending American or international schools. Meetings are conducted in English.
THE LYRICAL ESSAY: METHODS & INSPIRATIONS
Hellenic American Union/HAEC Library, Massalias 22, 10680, 4th Floor
The Department of English Language & Literature of Hellenic American College, in
cooperation with Hellenic American University (Manchester, New Hampshire,
USA), is organizing an open discussion on September 26th, 2013 (18.00). This dis-
cussion will focus on the lyrical essay. Entrance is free.
AMALIA MELIS is the director of the Aegean Arts Circle, a creative writing workshop held annually on the island of
Andros. Amalia has had 25 years’ experience as “a freelance hard news/features writer.” See more information on
Amalia at: www.aegeanartscircle.com/aboutAAC.htm
MARIA KOSTAKI is a graduate of New York University’s School of Magazine Journalism, and is a freelance writer,
journalist, and copyeditor, whose work appears regularly in Odyssey Magazine. See more information on Maria
at: www.mariakostaki.com
ADRIANNE KALFOPOULOU is the coordinator of the BAELL (Bachelor of English Language and Literature) program
at Hellenic American University/HAEC. Her collection of nonfiction essays, RUIN, is forthcoming in 2014. See more
information on Adrianne at: www.adriannekalfopoulou.com
The lyrical essay has be-
come the genre of currency
in multiple disciplines –
from news reportage to the
personal essay. Join
Amalia Melis, Maria
Kostaki, and Adrianne
Kalfopoulou, three practi-
tioners of the form for a
discussion on the various
methods and applications
of this versatile genre:
what kinds of subjects in-
spire creative nonfiction?
What is the market for the
lyrical essay, and essay
writing in general? How
do the tropes and methods
of the essay inform other
kinds of writing?
STOMP is a combination of percussion, rhythmic movement and visual comedy, a most imagi-native invention in the field of musical arts. STOMP abolishes the separation of high and popu-lar art, causes unforced laughter, and is terribly imaginative.
STOMP will perform at the BADMINTON THEATER Tues Sept. 24 - Sun Sept. 29 2013
Ticket sales: viva.gr / 11876 / abcd.gr / 210 8840600 / shops PUBLIC, FORTHNET, book-stores PAPASOTIRIOU
Check for after school activities for all ages on
our ACS website, under the IIC Institute tab!
Sign up to help ‘house’ the visiting athletes at
the upcoming Cross Country Tournament!
Contact Valia at efstathiouv@acs.
Guidelines:
The business or service must be owned, operated or recommended by a member of the ACS Athens Community.
We can accommodate 10 offers/recommendations per month. If more than 10 are received, they will be held for the fol-
lowing month.
A community member may not list the same offer/recommendation for two months in a row.
Please send your electronic file (word document preferred) to: Jennifer Ananiadis at [email protected] by the 2nd
Thursday of the month (2 days after the Monthly General PTO Meeting is held). An email document containing the 10
offers/recommendations will be sent to the wider ACS Athens community in the following days.
Let SHARE help you and your business!
To help the ACS Athens Community to CONNECT with each other,
we will send out a flyer of offers or recommendations each month!
USEFUL INFORMATION IN ENGLISH:
Newspapers:
Kathimerini English Version
www.ekathirerini.com Hard copies can be
found daily except Sunday, inside the Interna-
tional Herald Tribune www.iht.com
Magazines:
Athens Insider (monthly) www.insider-
magazine.gr
Athens in your Pocket (every 2 months)
www.athens.inyourpocket.com
Odyssey (every 2 months) www.odyssey.gr
E-Newsletters and journals:
www.Xpatathens.com
www.e-athens.dailysecret.com
www.greeceinprint.com
www.athensguide.com
www.livinlovin.gr
www.aroundgreece.com
www.athens.angloinfo.com
www.breathtakingathens.com
www.greece.com
www.escapeartist.com/greece/living_in_greece.h
tm
www.gogreece.com
Dir.forthnet.gr
www.greecetravel.com
Support groups:
Newcomers:
www.newcomersinathens.blogspot.com
American Women’s Organization of Greece
(AWOG): www.awog.gr
Women’s International Club of Athens (WIC):
www.wicathens.com
Athens (WING) Women’s International Net-
working Group: www.athenswing.com
Friends of Canada: email: friendsof-
Internations: www.internations.org
Entertainment:
Movies:
www.villagecinemas.gr
Productions:
www.ticketservices.gr
www.megaron.gr
www.badmintontheater.gr
www.ticketnet.gr
Travel:
www.greeceathensaegeaninfo.com
www.greektravel.com www.gnto.gr (Greek Nat’l
Tourism Org.)
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/greec
e
www.mjourney.com
www.e-mykonos.gr
www.ferries.gr
Good, but in Greek at last viewing:
www.bellaonline.com (food)
www.ancientgreece.com
www.culture.gr/2/21/maps/hellas.html
www.countryreports.org/greece.htm
www.cleanupgreece.org.gr
www.plantatree.gr
www.wild-anima.gr
www.athinorama.gr (what’s happening + restau-
rants)
Greek-English dictionary:
www.kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon
Weather:
www.poseidon.hcmr.gr
www.meteo.gr/cf.asp?city_id=155
Radio Station:
Athens International Radio (12 languages); FM
104.4 www.athina984.gr