Moorestown Friends School E-News - January 6, 2012
MFS Gearing Up for Mock Primary Election on Tuesday - Parents Welcome!
MLK, Jr. Day of Service - Monday, Jan. 16 | Parent Book Club Features The Global Achievement Gap
Red and Blue Club Activities | Senior Honored in Drexel Photography Contest | Photos | Fox Tracks
What's Happening at MFS
DHC - Dining Hall Commons; FH - Field House; FHC - Field House Commons
MLK, Jr. DAY OF SERVICE - Monday, Jan. 16 |
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| Please plan to be a part of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service at Moorestown Friends School on Monday, January 16 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. The day will feature remarks to the community by Sherry Coleman, who specializes in issues relating to diversity in independent school communities. See below for the schedule. |
Saturday, January 7
- JV FSL Girls Basketball Tournament, 10 a.m., Friends Central School
- JV FSL Boys Basketball Tournament, 10 a.m., Germantown Friends School
Tuesday, January 10
Friday, January 13
- Last Day for Contributions to MLK, Jr. Day Toiletry Collection
- Find Out Friday for Grades 2 – 4, 7:55 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.
- Upper School Coffee House, 7:30 p.m., DHC
Monday, January 16
No School – MLK, Jr. Day of Service, 10-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, January 18
- Grade 3 Field Trip to Camp Bernie, Jan. 18 – 20
- Drug Education Program for 8th Grade and Parents, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Auditorium & Classrooms
Friday, January 20
2nd Quarter Ends
Sunday, January 22
Admissions Open House, 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 22
Admissions Open House, 2 p.m.
Monday, January 30
MFS Book Club for Parents: The Global Achievement Gap, 7 p.m., Stokes Hall |
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MFS Mock Primary Election is Tuesday, January 10
Parents Welcome to Attend Remarks and Closing Ceremony
 Student candidates are in the final stretches
of their campaigns in preparation for the MFS Mock Primary Election,
which will take place on Tuesday, January 10.
Keynote speaker at the event will be Michael
Smerconish, the nationally syndicated radio host,
best-selling author and weekly contributing columnist to The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Smerconish’s radio show is
broadcast weekday afternoons in Philadelphia on WPHT-AM (1210).
In addition, United States Congressman and
MFS parent Jon Runyan will lead a workshop for
Upper School students at 11:30 a.m. Also leading workshops will
be Capitol Hill insider Judith R. Wallner ’95,
who has worked at Emily’s List, the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,
The Strategy Group, The Atlas Project, and on a number of local
and federal campaigns. She is currently working for the U.S.
Senate.
The student candidates are Newt Gingrich (sophomore Dante
Bucci), Jon Huntsman (junior Joe Kiernan),
Ron Paul (senior Kyle Whittall), Rick Perry
(senior Doug Adair) and Mitt Romney (freshman Brett
Barbin). Freshman Brian Pansius,
who represented Herman Cain until he dropped out of the race,
will now be presenting to students about third-party candidates.
Students in grades 5-12, faculty and staff vote in the mock
election. In addition to selecting a Republican candidate,
voters will also weigh in on selected hot-button issues: nuclear
power, a soda tax and the possibility of the U.S. joining the
International Criminal Court.
MFS has held mock campaign events every four
years since 1960. Through researching candidates and issues,
running campaigns, and voting, students learn about the political
process, see how they can get involved, and come to understand
the impact they can have on our nation. From 1960 to 1996, MFS
held Mock Political Conventions which typically featured the
party that was out of power at the time. Since 2000, MFS has
held Mock Primaries. To mirror the real election, if an incumbent
president is running, the school only holds a primary for the
other party. Therefore in 2012 the school is holding only a Republican
primary.
For more information and photos about previous
MFS Mock Elections, click here.
Parents are welcome to attend remarks and
the closing ceremonies.
The schedule for Mock Primary Election Day:
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8:30
a.m. |
Opening
Procession and Hoopla |
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9:00
a.m. |
Opening
remarks by Head of School Larry Van Meter
Invocation by Chester Reagan Chair Priscilla Taylor-Williams |
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9:15
a.m. |
Remarks
by Moorestown Mayor John Button |
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9:20 a.m. |
Keynote
Remarks by Michael Smerconish |
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10:00-11:30
a.m. |
Middle
School and Upper School Activities Rotation* |
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11:30
a.m. -12:15 p.m. |
Workshops |
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12:15 p.m. |
Upper
School voting |
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1 p.m. |
Middle
School voting |
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1:40-2:15
p.m. |
Workshops |
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2:30 p.m. |
Announcement
of MFS 2012 Mock Primary Election Winners |
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2:40 p.m. |
Speeches
by winners, including candidates and ballot issue representatives |
* Activities include ballot issue
presentations, and town hall meetings with candidates |
MLK, Jr. Day of Service Scheduled for January 16
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service will take place Monday, January 16 from 10-11:30 a.m. Service opportunities for students and families and new diversity activities will be offered on campus.
IMPORTANT: the following collection items have been requested.
Items are organized by grade for more even distribution, but feel free to donate any item. Please bring items to MFS by Wednesday, January 11 by 10 a.m.
Collection Materials Needed:
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Lower School, 5th and 6th grade (toiletry
kits) |
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7th - 12th grade (birthday party
bags) |
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PS and PK: children's socks |
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7th: cake mix |
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K: washcloths |
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8th: canned frosting |
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1st and 2nd: Shampoo (8 oz. or smaller) |
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9th: birthday candles and hats |
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3rd: adult socks |
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10th: birthday napkins |
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4th: soap - bar or liquid |
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11th: birthday plates |
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5th and 6th: deodorant |
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12th: birthday cups |
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Faculty, staff and any grade:
shaving cream or 2/2.5 gallon zip lock bags
(for toiletry kits)
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The MLK, Jr. Program:
To start the day, a short Meeting for Worship will be held in the Meeting House at 10 a.m. with some queries posed that are designed to give our community time for reflection and focus.
Following Meeting for Worship, keynote speaker Sherry Coleman will deliver brief remarks about diversity in independent school communities. Sherry Coleman is the principal of STC Consulting & Associates and a member of Call to Action, a National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) equity and justice think tank. She earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership and organization from the University of Pennsylvania and she was the founding director of the Independent School Consortium (ISC) of Greater Philadelphia, an organization that works to support the hiring and retention of faculty of color. Following her remarks, we will begin our activities.
The schedule for the Day of Service:
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10 a.m. |
Meeting for Worship |
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10:15 a.m. |
Remarks by Sherry Coleman |
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10:25 a.m. |
Lower/Middle School students and families depart to participate in activities in Dining Hall Commons and Stokes Hall.
Upper School students and families stay in Meeting House for panel discussion hosted by students who participated in the Student Diversity Leadership Conference.
The Upper School Diversity Club will also host three 20-minute diversity workshops in the West Building. |
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11:30 a.m. |
Activities conclude. |
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For a complete list of activities and more information, click here. |
MFS Book Club for Parents: "The Global Achievement Gap"
On Monday, January 30, MFS will host
a book club for parents at 7 p.m. in Stokes Hall .
The reading for the book club meeting is The Global Achievement
Gap, by Tony Wagner. As you may recall, Wagner was on campus
earlier this year, and his book was a model for aspects of the
newly developed MFS
Strategic Plan. A discussion about the book will be held
at school, led by members of the faculty. There are copies available
for purchase in the Development Office and the book is available
to download from Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Please RSVP to Matt
Nierenberg, Director of Parent and Alumni Programs, via e-mail
or at (856) 914-4416. Matt can also reserve one of the school's
copies of the book for you as well. |
Red and Blue Club Hosts Activities in Support of Foxes
The Red and Blue Club will host a number of activities in support of the Foxes in the coming weeks:
Wednesday, January 18, 4:30 p.m. - Free pretzels to all fans attending the fencing match at MFS vs. West Windsor North
Friday, January 20 - The Club will send pretzels with the boys and girls swimming teams as they travel to George School.
Tuesday, January 31 - Pizza will be provided and halftime contests will be held during the girls (3:45 p.m.) and boys (5:15 p.m.) basketball games.
Senior Named Finalist in Drexel Photography Contest
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photo submitted by senior Esther Montgomery has been selected
to be exhibited at Drexel University from February 4 to March
2, as part of the 2011
Drexel University High School Photography Contest. The
contest received over 1850 images from all over the U.S. Only
140 images were selected to be exhibited, from which six award
winners will be chosen. The Photography Gallery at Drexel
is located on the fourth floor of the Paul Peck Problem Solving & Research
Building located at 101 North 33rd Street in Philadelphia.
Exhibit Hours
are: Monday – Saturday from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. and
Sunday from Noon – 8 p.m. |
Photos
Fox Tracks
Bound for the Big Time
Medford Central Record, December 15, 2011
Seventh grader Andrew Goren is featured.
Growing by Leaps and Bounds, Checking in on our Kids 2 Watch
SJ Magazine, January 2012
Freshman Pilar Martinez and senior Chandler Lutz are featured.
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