Moorestown Friends School E-News - November 24, 2009

Teacher Leaders Announced | What's Happening at MFS | US Spring Minors Posted | Fall Sports Honors Camp Fair Meeting Dec. 3 | Yearbook Ordering Deadline Approaching | Fox Tracks

Announcing the NEW MFS Library Website!

2009-10 Teacher Leaders Announced

Kathy Cook	Tim Clarke
Teri Kaiser	Karen Washington

I am pleased to announce this year’s cohort of Teacher Leaders. They are Fifth Grade Teacher Kathy Cook, Upper School Physics Teacher Tim Clarke, First Grade Teacher Teri Kaiser and Director of Multicultural Affairs and World Languages/English Teacher Karen Washington.

The Teacher Leader program grew out of the 2004 Strategic Plan. Candidates must have at least 15 years of teaching experience (with at least 5 years at MFS) and must go through a detailed application process. Teacher Leaders are not only outstanding in the classroom but provide important leadership among their peers and throughout MFS. Teri, Kathy, Tim, and Karen join last year’s inaugural cohort of Lower School Quaker Education Teacher Lynne Brick, Third Grade Teacher Brenda Kyle, and Upper School Math Teacher Mike Omilian. Teacher Leaders serve for a three-year term.

Please join me in congratulating our newest Teacher Leaders.

--Larry Van Meter, Head of School

What's Happening at MFS ...

Wed., November 25
> Half Day for All Students - 11:45 a.m. dismissal
> Thanksgiving Happening, 10 a.m.

November 26-29
No School - Thanksgiving Break

Fri., November 27
Upper School Winter Sports Practices Begin

November 30 - December 4
"Bring a Friend to Friends"
Open to students in grades 1-9. Contact the Admissions Office for more information.

Mon., November 30
Middle School Winter Sports Begin

December 1 - 15
"Keep People Warm" Clothing Collection

Wed., December 2
Samaritan Hospice Tree of Life Lighting Ceremony, 7 p.m., front of school

Fri., December 4
Upper School Holiday Ball, 7:30 - 11 p.m., Dining Hall Commons

Wed., December 9
Middle School Winter Concert, 7 p.m., Auditorium

Fri., December 11
Half Day for All Students - 11:45 a.m. dismissal, Teacher In-Service

View the complete MFS calendar

Course Minor Information Posted on MFS Intranet

Details for this year’s Upper School spring minors have been posted to the MFS intranet. Look for the link on the front page. You will find a rich array of options for your child to choose from; please find time in the next few days to review these options with your child. Preference forms, which will be distributed by advisors today, are due to the Upper School office by 3:30 PM on Monday, December 1.

--Chris Kimberly, Upper School Director

Fall Sports Awards and Honors

Two Runners Qualify for Meet of Champions...Haines' Finish Highest Ever for Burlington County Runner at Parochial B State Meet
Thanks to second and ninth place finishes respectively in the Parochial B State Championship Meet on November 14, junior Drew Haines and senior Bob Engel qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, held Saturday, November 21. According to the Burlington County Times, Haines' finish was the highest ever for a county runner in the Parochial B race. Engel set the school record at the South Jersey Parochial B race with a time of 16:38.

FSL Fall Sports Honors
The following athletes earned Friends Schools League (FSL) All-League honors (all teams can be found on the league website):

Sophomore Brianna Howarth, pictured in action vs. George School, earned First Team All-FSL honors.

Girls Tennis
First Team: sophomore Amanda Connell
Honorable Mention: seniors Colleen Convery and Dominique Gnatowski

Girls Soccer
First Team: sophomore Brianna Howarth

Boys Soccer
First Team: seniors Shawn Gupta,
Ben Lasserre and Justin Stark

Field Hockey
First Team: seniors Heather Moore and Katy Schlechtweg
Honorable Mention: juniors Maddie Galvin and Chandler Hart-McGonigle

Girls Cross Country
First Team: senior Emily Watts (finished 6th in FSL championship race)
Honorable Mention: senior Tina Carpenter and sophomore Carolyn Chelius

Boys Cross Country
First Team: senior Bob Engel and junior Drew Haines (finished 7th in FSL championship race)

Tennis Players Receive All-South Jersey Honors
Sophomore Amanda Connell and the doubles team of seniors Colleen Convery and Dominique Gnatowski were named Non-Public All-Stars by the South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association. They were honored at a banquet held Sunday evening.

Senior Booters Earn All-Star Selections
Senior midfielder Ben Lasserre and senior goalie Justin Stark have been named All-State by the Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey. The players will be honored at a banquet in January.

Lasserre was also selected to play in the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association All-Star Game, held Sunday evening at Kingsway High School. He was one of 44 seniors from throughout South Jersey chosen for the game.

Lasserre and Stark, along with fellow senior Shawn Gupta, will also participate in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-Star Festival as part of a Friends Schools League all-star team on Friday, November 27 at Eastern University.

Field Hockey Players To Play in All-Star Game
Seniors Heather Moore and Katy Schlechtweg have been selected to a Friends League All-Star team that will face another Pennsylvania league at an all-day all-star festival held at Temple University on Saturday, December 5.

Camp Fair Committee Meeting

The Camp Fair Committee will hold its next meeting on Thursday, December 3, in the D’Olier Room of the Meeting House at 8:10 a.m. The committee is looking for parent volunteers in all divisions, to help with the plans leading up to the event as well as day-of activities. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but would like to volunteer for the fair please contact Kathryn Shabel or Matt Nierenberg, Director of Parent & Alumni Programs at (856) 914-4416.

Order Yearbooks Today!

Order your 2010 yearbook today! Pre-ordering is the only way to guarantee a copy of the book in June. The online ordering center closes on December 11, and orders cannot be accepted beyond that date. To order, please go to the MFS intranet site and scroll down for the link to the online order center. If you have any questions, please contact Debra Galler via e-mail or at ext. 229.

Fox Tracks

MFS ninth grader Ashleigh Cartwright and eighth grader Alicia Hutchinson are volunteering their services to Friends Enrichment Program (FEP) of Moorestown Friends Monthly Meeting, a project that reaches out to financially underprivileged Moorestown children with enrichment scholarships and other opportunities. They are sharing with FEP children their appreciation of ballet and some of the basic skills they learned in ballet classes through years of training. On Sunday afternoons, Ashleigh is offering basic ballet instruction and Alicia is assisting her. They are included in the FEP Sunday afternoon program of children’s activities.  Ashleigh and Alicia will be credited for their hours of community service.  Other students interested in serving as FEP volunteers are always welcome.  For more information about FEP and its volunteer opportunities, call Monique Begg at (856) 235-3963.

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