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Welcoming the Year of the Snake
Woodstock, VA (Massanutten Academy) - Massanutten Academy welcomed in the Year of the Snake on Wednesday, January 29th. Our Chinese New Year celebration included traditional tastes as well as lessons about customs.
Cadets arrived in Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall for Mess II to find it transformed with decorations, and that each table was set so we could enjoy a meal family style. Cadets Mai and Chen started with a presentation, sharing what the celebrations mean to them and turning on a program that families typically watch as part of their celebrations. Then our faculty worked together to serve dishes including green beans and beef, tomato and egg, noodles, spring rolls and dumplings. For dessert, each table got their own bowl of tangyuan to share.
After getting a taste of the culture, our celebration shifted to the traditions. Cadets each had a piece of red paper where they painted the Chinese character for Good Fortune. Then it was time to open red envelopes, which are traditionally passed down by generations with allowance in them.
Thank you to Cadets Mai, Chen and Chen for planning out the celebration. Mrs. Treese, her classes and the amazing staff in Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall were all also instrumental in bringing our celebration to life.
Massanutten Academy is a private military boarding and day school just a few hours away from Boston, MA. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of meaning, purpose, service and leadership, within a supportive and structured community in which all members of a diverse student body feel a true sense of belonging. Contact our admissions team today to learn how MMA's structure will set your cadet up for success.
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Cadets arrived in Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall for Mess II to find it transformed with decorations, and that each table was set so we could enjoy a meal family style. Cadets Mai and Chen started with a presentation, sharing what the celebrations mean to them and turning on a program that families typically watch as part of their celebrations. Then our faculty worked together to serve dishes including green beans and beef, tomato and egg, noodles, spring rolls and dumplings. For dessert, each table got their own bowl of tangyuan to share.
After getting a taste of the culture, our celebration shifted to the traditions. Cadets each had a piece of red paper where they painted the Chinese character for Good Fortune. Then it was time to open red envelopes, which are traditionally passed down by generations with allowance in them.
Thank you to Cadets Mai, Chen and Chen for planning out the celebration. Mrs. Treese, her classes and the amazing staff in Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall were all also instrumental in bringing our celebration to life.
Massanutten Academy is a private military boarding and day school just a few hours away from Boston, MA. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of meaning, purpose, service and leadership, within a supportive and structured community in which all members of a diverse student body feel a true sense of belonging. Contact our admissions team today to learn how MMA's structure will set your cadet up for success.
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At Massanutten Academy, every student matters. We develop honorable young people of character through an intentionally personal educational experience in which students are known, challenged, encouraged, and supported.
Here, education is purposeful. Through academics, athletics, leadership opportunities, mentorship, service, and community, students discover their strengths, develop confidence, and learn to accomplish hard things.
We develop young people of character and competence prepared for college, leadership, and life. Honor in Character. Excellence in Purpose. Leadership in Service.
This is The Massanutten Way.
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