Hill Caroling

Last week, the gentlemen of Hill House came caroling to some of the girls halls.  We were luck enough to be included.  Below is a video Madeleine T took of their impressive efforts.  Hill, thanks for coming to spread some holiday spirit to 3rd Bryan!

3B Profiles-Puja

Hello! My name is Puja and I am currently senior on hall this year. I am from Fayetteville and I have 2 older siblings, a brother and a sister. I love to draw, paint, play tennis, ski, dance, watch movies and travel. Here are some of my paintings!

Here at NCSSM I am an attaché where I work in institutional advancement raising money for the annual fund and putting on phone-a-thons. I am vice president of the Body Beautiful Club that helps promote positive body image on campus. Me and my roommate Nguyen are also trying to create an IOS app that will help connect school age children from around the world!

I hope you are all enjoyed learning about me and are have a wonderful holiday season!

3B Profiles-Miranda

Hey, I am Miranda. I am 16, so here are 16 things about me.
1. I currently live in Emerald Isle, right on the water.
2. I have one younger sister McKenzie (12).
3. I am currently taking Intro Chinese and I love it. 中文
4. My favorite movies are the Hunger Games and almost any movie from the ‘80s.
5. Currently my favorite artists are Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, and Ingrid Michaelson.
6. Fall is my favorite season because I love the feeling in the air, sweaters, and pumpkin spice lattes!
7. I am addicted to Criminal Minds, Monsters Inside Me, and Glee.
8. I want to travel as much as possible, and so far Norway has been my favorite.
9. I have had my permit for a year and a half.
10. I have no idea of what I want to study in college.
11. My favorite Proveb is Proverbs 18:24.
12. I like all of the colors, but my favorite is orange.
13. I have gone to four different schools in the past four years.
14. My dad is in the Marine Corps.
15. Chocolate covered gummy bears are my favorite.
16. I LOVE Harry Potter ( see image below ).

Stocking Stuffing

As one of our community service projects this month, we are working with 1st Beall and 1E2E2D to provide stockings for students at a local elementary school.  On Tuesday, we will be delivering a stocking stuffed with small gifts to all the Kindergarten-2nd grade students, and Dr. Miller will be accompanying us to read "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" to the students as well.  Tonight, we prepared for this activity by stuffing the stockings.  After all the work was done, we enjoyed some cookies and a bedtime story of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (better known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas") by Clement Clark Moore.  The girls were especially fascinated by how their recollections of the poem differed from the actual text--they were especially disturbed by the last line being "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night" instead of merry Christmas.  Here is a link to the original text, if you are interested in reviewing it for yourself.

Cookie Baking and Hot Chocolate

Today, we took some time out of our busy schedules to bake cookies and drink hot chocolate.  Here are a couple pictures of our efforts.

RLAs being silly

3B Profiles-Alice

Thanks to Alice for being our most recent blog profile! She was even kind enough to write a poem for us.

A Little Poem About Me

Ice cream is my favorite

Especially chocolate

Rain days over sunny days are preferred

No, my dreams are not to be deterred

16 years young

Looking forward for words of wisdom to be sung

Dream is to live a life

Full of wonder and strife

And yet that’s the point

Life is sometimes a little disjoint, never quite on a ballerina’s point

Color me any

Because I am of many

Hello. My name is Alice and I currently attend the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. I enjoy reading, writing, and the beach. If I could travel the world, I would love to do just that. One of the places I would love to see is somewhere I do not know of yet; somewhere to surprise me. I enjoy spending time with friends and family, and helping out my community. I really hope you have enjoyed reading about me!  

Letters to Santa

Last week, the girls had a chance to write letters to Santa as part of the Macy's Believe Campaign.  For every letter mailed through Macy's, the company donates to the Make a Wish foundation.  On Friday, some of the girls from hall went on a loop to Macy's to mail their letters.  Here are a few pictures.

December Calendar

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break and is as excited as I am for December!  December is one of my favorite months because there is always so much fun stuff going on; it makes the time go by quicker.  Below is our hall calendar for December, and we have plenty of activities planned on hall and around campus.