MFS E-News - September 18, 2009

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Moorestown Friends School E-News - September 18, 2009

Boys and Girls Cross Country and Boys Soccer host their home openers today (Fri., 9/18) at 3:45 p.m.
Go Foxes!

What's Happening at MFS ...

Mon., September 21
International Day of Peace

Tues., September 22
> Middle School Photos
> College Guidance Evening for seniors and their families, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Dining Hall Commons

Wed., September 23
> Lower School Photos
> Middle School Back-to-School Night, 7 - 10 p.m., Field House Commons

Sat., September 26
100th Anniversary Celebration of Friends Soccer, Noon, Germantown Friends School (GFS)
(MFS Girls Soccer at GFS, 1:15 p.m.)

Sun., September 27
Moorestown Friends Meeting Open House, 9 - 11 a.m., Meeting House and D'Olier Room

Mon., September 28
NO SCHOOL - Yom Kippur

Tues., September 29
BRAVO! Club Meeting, 7 - 8 p.m., MacColl Room

Wed., September 30
Upper School Back-to-School Night, 7 - 10 p.m., Auditorium

Thurs., October 1
Lower School Back-to-School Night, 7 - 10 p.m., Auditorium

View the complete MFS calendar

Westtown Hosts Students of Color College Fair * Pre-Registration Required *
Westtown School will host its Third Biennial Students of Color College Fair on Saturday, October 24. Pre-registration for the full-day event is required. Director of Multicultural Affairs Karen Washington is organizing a group of Upper School students and parents from MFS to attend the fair. Sophomores and juniors, in particular, should attend since this event occurs every two years. Transportation from MFS will be available to families planning to attend. The registration fee, which includes lunch, is $20 for parents/guardians and $10 for students. To register, please send an email to kwashington@mfriends.org. PAYMENT NOTE: Do not register for the fair on the Westtown website. Please submit all checks (made payable to Moorestown Friends School) to Karen Washington by Friday, October 1.

Celebrating 100 Years of Friends Soccer Competition
MFS and two other Friends schools, Germantown Friends School (GFS) and Friends Select School, have been competing on the soccer field for 100 years. On Saturday, Sept. 26 at Noon, Germantown Friends will host a celebration to mark this anniversary of competition among three of the oldest high school soccer programs in the United States. The ceremony will include current players, alumni players, coaches and Heads of School from the respective institutions and a representative from the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame. Following the ceremony at 1:15 p.m., the MFS girls soccer team will face the hosts. At 1:30 p.m. the GFS boys will host Friends Select. Members of the MFS community are welcome to attend the ceremony and encouraged to stick around to cheer on the Foxes!

Moorestown Monthly Meeting Open House - Sunday, September 27
All MFS families are invited to attend the second annual Moorestown Monthly Meeting Open House on Sunday, September 27, from 9 - 11 a.m. in the Meeting House and D'Olier Room. While visitors are always welcome, this is a special opportunity to experience Meeting for Worship and to ask questions about Quakerism.

Show Your MFS Pride! Post an Open House Yard Sign
The Admissions Office will be distributing yard signs promoting the October 18 and November 14 Open House events. If you live in a high traffic area and are interested in displaying a sign, please e-mail Director of Marketing and Communications Mike Schlotterbeck.

ALERTNOW Test - Friday, September 25
The Marketing and Communications office will conduct a test of the ALERTNOW phone system on Friday, September 25 at approximately 10 a.m. The message will clearly state that the message is a test. If you have difficulty receiving the message or do not receive the message, please contact Elaine Parellada via e-mail or by phone at 856-914-4415. Thank you!

Flu Preparedness Update
A separate Flu Preparedness e-mail will be sent today. Please be on the lookout for this important communication from Moorestown Friends School.

Get Your School Directory at Back-to-School Night
The MFS 2009-10 School Directory will be distributed to families at each division’s Back-to-School Night (MS: 9/23, US: 9/30, LS: 10/1).

MFS in the News

Grade A - Learning outside the classroom
SJ Magazine, September 2009
Teri Akman spoke with Physics Teacher and Robotics Advisor Tim Clarke and Drew Bachman ’09 at length about the MFS Robotics program and their outreach efforts.

A Garden Grows in Willingboro
Burlington County Times, September 4, 2009
Senior Eddie Fernandez is honored for his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project. He created a meditation garden at Lourdes Medical Center. The garden was dedicated to Eddie and Elizabeth Blum Goldstein, a Holocaust survivor and grandmother of a Lourdes staff member.

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