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Academics
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Academics - Upper School Clubs at MFS
Agenda Committee AGENDA COMMITTEEThis Committee sets the Agenda for Upper School Meeting for Business. Issues of concern to students are brought to the Agenda Committee for discussion. Frequently the Agenda Committee may appoint a sub-committee to research the issue and bring realistic suggestions to the Agenda Committee for discussion. The topic is then put on the agenda for further discussion at Meeting for Business. Class officers are expected to attend Agenda Committee, as are Meeting for Business Clerks. All students are welcome and are notified ahead of time of topics to be discussed. Advisors: Priscilla Taylor-Williams, Mike Brunswick, Katie LuBrant ANIMAL AWARENESS CLUBThe Animal welfare Club will help raise awareness of animal cruelty and endangered species worldwide. Each week the club will look at current events in the world relating to animals and their treatment. The club will also have discussions on how to help and mend the problems that occur from animal cruelty. Advisor: Andrew Newman BARBEQUE CLUBBar-B-Que Club is more than a club, it is an experience. It is a chance for you to further yourself and possibly master the ancient art of grilling. The goal of the club is to promote independence in one’s own culinary skills while emphasizing safety and grilling fun. We will teach you the in’s and out’s of grilling and will challenge you to cook things you never thought before. You will learn to master the use of fire, spices, and of course, Bar-B-Que sauce. In time we hope to pass our information to the community and possibly change the lives of others. We stand for: Great Friends, Great Food, and Great Fun. Advisor: Mike Brunswick, Andrew Newman, and Erick CotterCHOIR CLUB This club is open to all members of the A Capella Choir, Concert Choir and Women’s Choir as well as any member of MFS who wishes to assist with activities relating to those groups. Examples of club activities include tour preparation for events such as “Tourlando”, the semi-annual choir festival in Orlando Florida. This would include scheduling dates, researching and planning accommodations for the trip and planning choir T-shirts. Other outside performances requiring planning include the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and the May Day celebration. Club members will also work on setting repertoire for the choirs and organizing the music library. Advisor: Melissa Malvar-Keylock DEBATE CLUB Debate club is a club dedicated to furthering the debating experience at Moorestown Friends. Our debates focus around ethical issues instead of standard debate. The main event which we work towards is a Science and Technology Ethics Bowl at Stevens Institute of Technology. Advisor: Barbara Kreider DIVERSITY COMMITTEE The Diversity Committee is a part of MFS student government and is made up of Lead For Diversity trained delegates, representatives from each of the four Upper School classes, and two faculty members. This committee will be responsible for Community Forum, for assisting the MFS community with issues around diversity, and planning and running any diversity events. There will be 2 co-clerks whose selection will be accomplished through the nominating process. Advisor: Karen Washington and Judy vanTijn DISNEY CLUB In Disney Club we watch Disney/Pixar movies. We also do Disney trivia before and after the movies. Our fund raiser will most likely benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. There are also games to play such as Disney Scene it, and Disney Monopoly. In the end however, we are trying to get everyone together to celebrate the magic of Disney and continue the tradition that Walt Disney started many years ago. Advisor: Erick Cotter Drama Club provides performance opportunities to anyone interested in the theater. At meetings, members play various “improv games” that test their skills at creating characters and acting on the spur of the moment. The club performs in the winter or spring with selections that may appeal to both adults and young children. Many of the Drama Club performers are students who have had little experience in acting elsewhere, and who go on to participate in larger roles in all-school plays. The club also attends at least one performance at a local theater each year. Advisor: Mark Gornto DREAMERS UNITED Dreamers United works as a two-faceted club centered in a mission to help others realize their dreams. We offer Freudian, Jungian, and modern approaches to discussing dreams and discovering and understanding their motivating factors rooted in the psyche. The club invites everyone to contribute to the dreams’ analyses. The second facet of the club works to help people of other nations realize their hopes and aspirations, and accomplish their dreams. We raise awareness of violations against human rights and support larger organizations fighting for human rights, focusing our efforts on specific crises and campaigns. Advisor: Debra Galler FILM CLUB The Film Club is dedicated to the appreciation of the craft and the development of student films. We will engage in discussion of films that we view as a club and plan projects that will involve the creation of our own short films. Analysis of style and content will be encouraged and students will be asked to see movies on their own for discussion during club meetings. Advisor: Mark Gornto FOCUSFOCUS stands for “Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools.” This weekly meeting of students and faculty forms a group of individuals deeply involved with spirituality and religion. Christian values and Bible studies are integrated in the discussion very effectively. Religions are compared and discussed, and recent events are analyzed from a spiritual perspective. This club is an excellent source of fellowship, religion and discussion and is open to students of all faiths. Advisor: Peter Larson FOOD NOT BOMBS MFS Food Not Bombs is a chapter of an international direct action organization that gathers and serves free food to the hungry and protests war, occupation, and poverty everywhere. Our group makes its own food and serves it in Camden and Philadelphia, working with groups like the Sacred Heart Peace Community and the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, as well as other local FNB groups. We also participate in local and regional anti-war and anti-poverty actions, such as marches. Advisor: Peter Larson and Rob Buscaglia FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, is a chapter of the national FBLA organization. As a club, we intend to participate in FBLA's regional conferences, where we will compete in a variety of individual and team events relating to the business field. We will also get involved in other business-related activities. Anyone interested in the world of business is welcome to come! Advisor: Clark Thomson GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE Our MFS Gay-Straight Alliance is a branch of the national organization. During our meetings, we will discuss different issues concerning homosexuality and homophobia. This is a completely comfortable and open atmosphere. We will work towards planning events to raise awareness to stop homophobia. Advisor: Kimberly Greeley GENDER EQUITY FORUM This group is open to all members of the Upper School community. The purpose is to provide a forum to discuss issues of particular concern to women. Issues topics are suggested by participants and include concerns at school, in our personal lives, in the country and the world. When a person suggests a topic it is hoped that they will also bring some information about the issue or a clear statement of the issue to the meeting. The basic discussion is guided by the principles of being respectful toward one another and listening carefully to each other as well as sharing our own reflections on the topic. Advisor: Kimberly Greeley and Eliza McFeely HARRY POTTER CLUB Harry Potter Club celebrates and discusses the pop culture phenomenon surrounding J.K. Rowling's award-winning book series. Every C day, HPC meets to play games, watch videos, and host discussion topics. Join in the magical fun! Advisor: Sarah Rosensen The Honor Committee is an adjunct to the Agenda Committee and is made up of representatives from each of the four Upper School classes, three faculty members and the Dean of Students. The objective of this committee is to recommend disciplinary action to the Dean of Students and the administration based on cases directed to the committee from the Dean of Students. This committee is not an investigative body, but are trained mediators that is a venue that students and faculty can go to get help in resolving problems. The Honor Committee is also responsible for reviewing and posting articles for the Opinion Board. Advisor: Priscilla Taylor-Williams, Katie LuBrant, and Mike Brunswick JEWISH CULTURE CLUB The purpose of the Jewish Culture Club is to bring Jewish culture to MFS. It is an opportunity both for Jews to be able to understand the culture as well as for people of other religions to be introduced to it. Jewish culture however is a very broad culture ranging anywhere from Jewish food to Jewish comedians. In this club we will learn about Jewish culture and religion while having fun. We will have discussions ranging anywhere from the entertaining topic of Jewish jokes to the more serious topic of anti-Semitism. This club is a wonderful way to inspire religious diversity through tolerance and knowledge while experiencing the truly fun side of Jewish culture. Advisor: Peter Larson LITERATURE CLUB Lit Club was formed so that people who want to read leisurely will have incentive to do so. The club will hold bi-monthly discussions of the reading, and the books we read will be chosen by majority vote. Advisor: Erika Doody, Martha Reilly MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CLUB (MLK) MLK Club is designed to bring together students of all racial and cultural origins in a non-threatening environment. Weekly luncheon meetings give students the opportunity to socialize and learn from each other during structured discussion of multicultural issues. Advisor: Tina Corsey MOCK TRIAL CLUBMock Trial Clubprepares students for the New Jersey State Bar Association Mock Trial competition. We learn about the process of trials and the work that goes into legal cases. In meetings, we discuss legal issues in the news today, hold mock trials, and work to get ready for the competition. Advisor: Clark Thomson MODEL UNITED NATIONS Students in this club will prepare for and participate in a large scale simulation of the United Nations that includes schools from across the nation. Participating students will research a specific country in depth and learn about the procedures and operation of the United Nations. They will also participate in a simulation as delegates. This would be an ideal activity for students interested in international issues, politics and law. It will give you a chance to interact with some of the best students from many different schools, to practice public speaking and to explore how diplomacy works on a large scale. We willaim to attend at least two major conferences and two smaller local conferencesover the course ofthe 2008-2009 school year. Note: There will be some costs that must be covered by students who participate, but MFS will make sure that any student interested can participate. Advisor: Joel Hager MODEL US CONGRESSModel United States Congress Club offers students a chance to explore issues facing America’s government today. Club members will attend conferences with other schools where each student will represent a Congressman or Senator in a committee dealing with real issues facing the US House and Senate. The conferences are fun and are valuable experiences for those involved. Club meetings will be used to decide which conferences to attend, to prepare for these conferences, and to discuss any topics related to government and diplomacy that members wish to bring up. Advisor: Judy vanTijn MUSIC CLUB Members gather to listen to and discuss a variety of music. Trips to concerts, on-campus concerts and benefits are planned. Advisor: Peter Larson OPERATION SMILE CLUB (OSI) Operation Smile is dedicated to “changing the world, one smile at a time.” It is with this goal in mind that activities are sponsored such as the cheesecake sale and the “penny game” to raise money and collect toys for children throughout the world who will be under-going surgery for repair of cleft lips and palates. For several years MFS students have been able to sponsor one child’s surgery. Club members may apply to be part of a medical mission team. Advisor: Mary Ann Griffis The Outdoors Club, open to all MFS Upper School students, aims to increase environmental awareness through outdoor sport, exploration, and activity. The OC sponsors a series of outings open to the entire Upper School, from skiing to whitewater rafting, in addition to a number of trips open only to members. In addition to outdoor appreciation, the club’s mission also contains a service component, which ranges from fundraising for environmental protection to clean-up projects. Advisor: Barbara Kreider PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Photography club is a chance to discuss and learn about photos and photography. Because beginner photo is only offered in the spring with a limited class size at MFS, this club is an opportunity to learn basic photo developing techniques, mounting photos, and editing digital photography, during lunch, from students who have taken the photography class at MFS. We are also hoping to have a photography competition and the benefits would go to MFS’s visual and performing arts charity, the Bravo! Club. Advisor: Marty. Richter PROJECT BLANKETS This club is dedicated to making blankets to donate to the nonprofit charity Blankie depot. Blankie depot accepts handmade blankets to provide comfort to children suffering serious illness or trauma. They outreach to hospitals, homeless shelters, grief counseling workshops, youth hospice, family court, adoption agencies, domestic violence departments, fire, first aid and local police, special needs day camps, and many more places like this. Advisor: Josefina Paolello SCRABBLE CLUB At Scrabble Club, we not only play Scrabble, but our mission is to learn new strategies, expand our vocabulary, and overall improve our skill in the game. Most importantly, we want to have fun. Advisor: Paul Shallers SERVICE COMMITTEE The Service Committee coordinates service projects for the Upper School. These include all school events such as Martin Luther King Day of Service and the Keep People Warm Collections. The Service Committee reports to US Agenda Committee. We meet weekly at Lunch to plan service projects. Advisors: Gail Barna and Priscilla Taylor-Williams SHAKESPEARE CLUB Ten to twenty students meet to read aloud several Shakespearean plays beyond those that are a part of the English curriculum. Concentration tends to center on the comedies and we always try to take advantage of local theater performances. Examples include comparing the club’s reading of Midsummer’s Night’s Dream to Temple University’s production, and celebrating the completion of Much Ado About Nothing by attending the Red Heel Theater’s offering. Advisor: Katy Rinehart SPORTS CLUB Sports Club meets every week during lunch. Members work on organizing Upper School sporting activities, such as volleyball, ultimate Frisbee and flag football tournaments. Club members also enjoy attending live events such as Philadelphia Sixers’ or Flyers games. Advisor: Danielle Dayton THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BRITISH HUMOR (thî so’sî’u’tî for thî ad’vans’ment uv brit’ish yoo’mer), n., (derivation unknown). 1. A sanctuary for anyone who has ever experienced short (or prolonged) bouts of randomness; 2. A silly place in which one practices British spelling and pronunciation of otherwise American-looking words; 3. A repository of unusual titles. (syn. The Monty Python Club, The British Comedy Club, Der britische Komödie Klub, O Clube Britânico de Comédia, Die Erste Internationale Bruderschaft von Tischlern und Zimmerleuten) Advisor: King Andrew Newman VIDEO GAME CLUB Video Game Club is an organization dedicated to exploring and playing video games. Whether you’re a pro at gaming, or have never touched a video game console, we’d love to have you come play with us. We’ll also be raising money for organizations such as Child’s Play, a charity designed to ensure that kids in hospitals have the same games and game systems that we enjoy in our school, as well as our homes. Advisor: Mike Omilian WORSHIP AND MINISTRY The Upper School Worship and Ministry Committee is open to all interested Upper School students. The duties of the Worship and Ministry Committee are to work with the Chester Reagan Chair to: Provide for an introduction to Meeting for Worship for new students, support all Upper School students in the development of meditation skills and to provide ongoing education in the use of silence by a wide range of religious groups; To manage the Meeting for Worship by selecting and training greeters and those who will close the Meeting and by explaining the meaning of the phrase” the care of the Meeting” to the rising junior class. The members of the Worship and Ministry committee will work to provide openings for Meeting for Worship (about once a month). Members of this committee will be trained to facilitate worship sharing groups and will organize regular worship sharing programs about every six to eight weeks. Advisor: Priscilla Taylor-Williams
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