Moorestown Friends School E-News - April 8, 2011
Color Day and Red Sock Run - Sat., May 7 | Two Students Named Finalists in YES Competition
Two Selected for
NJ Governor's Schools | Student Named NJ Scholar | From the School Nurse...
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What's Happening at MFS
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Tuesday, April 12
Admissions Open House, 9 a.m.
Wednesday, April 13
Grade 4 Field Overnight Trip to Camp Ockanickon, April 13 - 15
Friday, April 15
US Drama/Shakespeare Club Presentation, 7 p.m., Auditorium
Saturday, April 16
225th Anniversary Event:
Meeting House Tour
with Lynne Brick, 9:30 a.m.
Click here for more information and to register.
Thursday, April 21
Science & Engineering Expo,
8:05 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Friday, April 22
No School – Good Friday
Wednesday, April 27
Upper School Spring Concert,
7 p.m., Auditorium |
Color Day and the Red Sock Run - Saturday, May 7
Come out for Color Day on May 7! Students, families and alumni are invited to participate in a number of games and contests to earn points for their Red or Blue teams. Wear your team colors!
Schedule
| 8 - 9 a.m. Registration |
 The Red Sock Run features categories
for all, from toddlers to 5K runners. Sponsored by the Red and
Blue Club, the run is in memory of George Thomas who taught at
MFS for 25 years. George was known for having his students join
him in wearing red socks on Fridays. Proceeds benefit the George
Thomas Endowment for Faculty Salaries. Runners in each event
(5K,1-Mile Fun Run/Walk and Toddler Trek) will earn points for
the Red or Blue Teams. |
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| 8:30 a.m. 5K Race |
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| 9:00 a.m. Color Day – featuring the Red Sock Run |
 As part of the 225th Anniversary Celebration,
the school is bringing back the tradition of Color Day. Alumni,
parents and students are encouraged to come out and
participate in the Red Sock Run and a series of field games to
earn points for the Red or Blue Teams.
After the 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, Color Day games
will begin on the fields. The morning is sure to be fun for ALL
ages. Activities will include free-throw shooting, tennis serve
contests, Frisbee target toss, races and much more, we will assign
you a color when you sign up. |
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| 9:20 a.m. Toddler Trek |
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 10:45 a.m. Color Day activities
end, and the winning team of the year-long Color Day
competition will be announced and presented with the MFS Spirit
Stick (see right). |
Two Students Named Finalists in College Board's Young Epidemiologists Scholarship Competition - Travel to Washington D.C. Next Weekend
MFS is one of only three schools nationwide to have two or more finalists.
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Darshak Thosani |
Eva Gelernt |
Senior Darshak Thosani and
junior Eva Gelernt have been named Regional
Finalists in the College Board Young Epidemiologist Scholarship
(YES) Competition. Thosani’s project is titled: “Farmers'
Markets to Diabetes and Obesity: A Comparative Study.” Gelernt’s
project is titled: “Let Sleeping Pets Lie: A Cross-sectional
Study of Pet Ownership and Caretaking and Sleeping Problems.”
They will now attend the YES National Event
from April 15-18 in Washington, D.C.
Moorestown Friends is one of only three schools
nationwide to have more than one student named a finalist in
this prestigious competition.
The future health of the American population
depends, in large part, upon the knowledge and ability of our
upcoming health leaders, practitioners, and researchers. The
YES Competition for original student research is designed to
inspire talented students to investigate the many behavioral,
biological, environmental, and social factors that affect health
and, based upon this knowledge, to identify ways to improve the
health of the public.
Epidemiologists seek answers to why some people
get sick and others don't. In other words, epidemiology is the
science of exploring patterns of disease, illness, and injury
within populations with the goal of developing methods for prevention,
control, and treatment to improve health.
YES Competition judges select students to
receive scholarship awards based on the quality of their research.
- Up to 60 Regional Finalists (up to 10 from
each of six regions of the country defined by the College Board)
receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete
in the regional and national finals on April 15-18. Regional
Finalists are judged on the basis of their written research
reports, oral presentations and oral question and answer sessions.
- 48 Regional Finalists receive scholarship
awards of $2,000.
- 12 National Finalists compete in front
of a panel of national judges. National Finalists receive awards
ranging from $15,000 to $50,000.
Click
here to view 2010-11 YES award winners |
Two Students Selected for NJ Governor's Schools
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Madison Taormina |
Karan Hiremath |
Juniors Madison Taormina and Karan
Hiremath have been accepted into the Governor's
School of New Jersey. Taormina will be attending the sciences
program which takes place at Drew University in Madison. Hiremath
was accepted into the Engineering and Technology program, which
takes place on the campus of the School of Engineering at Rutgers
University in Piscataway. The Governor’s School
of New Jersey is a unique summer program committed to meeting
the educational needs of artistically or academically talented
high school students who have completed their junior year.
Emphasis is placed on problem-solving of complex issues that
exist on a local, state, national, and international level,
leadership training, and creative expression though the medium
of fine and performing arts. |
Junior Selected to New Jersey Scholars Program
| Junior Sophia Aguilar was
accepted into the New
Jersey Scholars Program for the upcoming summer. The New
Jersey Scholars Program only accepts 39 rising seniors to participate
in the five-week residential program at the Lawrenceville School.
Scholars plunge into an inter-disciplinary college-level five-week
summer program, expanding their intellectual abilities by approaching
the summer's topic from many different directions. The Scholars
learn and live together, stimulating and supporting each other
as they wrestle with the challenges posed by this new approach
to learning. |
From the School Nurse...
The New Jersey Department of Education forwarded the following note to all public schools recently:
The incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among student athletes, often due to undetected heart conditions, has caused great concern throughout New Jersey. In response to this serious problem and in an effort to increase awareness and emphasize prevention of possible sudden death of young athletes, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed P. L. 2009, Chapter 260. The law established the New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
The Task Force has completed the portion of its mandate to develop an informational brochure about sudden cardiac death for distribution to all districts in the State. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41 school districts are required to distribute the pamphlet to the parents or guardians of students participating in school sports.
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes BROCHURE
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