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Moorestown Friends School E-News - February 17, 2010 Director of College Guidance Hired | Winter
Play Tickets On Sale Friday | Student News
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Thurs. Feb. 25 Fri., February 26 Sat., February 27 View the complete MFS calendar Director of College Guidance Hired Meredith Hanamirian has been hired as the new Director of College Guidance beginning July 1, 2010. She replaces Katy Rinehart, who is retiring at the end of the school year after a distinguished 16-year career at MFS. Meredith served as Director of College Counseling and then as Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, NJ. She is currently an independent college counselor and works as a grant writer. She has taught Spanish at Wardlaw-Hartridge, The McLean School in Potomac, MD and Dana Hall School in Wellesley, MA. A graduate of Sidwell Friends in Washington DC, Meredith has a B.A. from Bates College and a M.A. in Private School Leadership from Columbia University Teacher’s College. The search committee reviewed many resumes and interviewed a number of highly qualified candidates, including several currently in higher education. Meredith’s professional qualifications and personal characteristics convinced us that she was the one most suited to this high-profile and crucial position. Meredith and her husband John have two children in the Lower School at MFS. --Barbara Caldwell, Associate Head of School and Academic Dean Tickets On Sale Friday for Winter Play - Six Characters in Search of an Author Tickets will go on sale Friday for the winter play Six Characters in Search of an Author, a celebrated play by Italian writer Luigi Pirandello. Performances will take place on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased beginning Friday at the Stokes Hall reception desk. Prices are $25 for Circle of Angels (rows 2, 3, 4 and 5), $12 for adults/senior citizens and $8 for students/children. MFS faculty and administration get one general admission ticket free. The MFS Academic Quiz Bowl team finished sixth overall at the New Jersey state championships, held Saturday at Princeton University. They narrowly missed qualification for nationals--the top five teams qualify. Freshman Joe Kiernan finished in third place overall in the individual competition. * * * Four Middle School students will be participating in the 28th Annual South Jersey Choral Directors Elementary School Festival. Participating will be fifth graders Spencer Dennis and Julia Giordano and sixth graders Breanna Riddick and Gabby Quaranta. This choir consists of approximately 140 students from across South Jersey who will come together at Lindenwold High School on March 6 to practice the music together, and perform a concert at the end of the day for parents and the community. The students work with their individual choir teachers to prepare the music for the event in advance, and come with the music memorized. Middle/Upper School Vocal and Music Instructor Melissa Malvar-Keylock will be the conductor of this year’s regional event. The boys and girls swimming teams each finished third at the Friends Schools League championship meet held on Saturday at Swarthmore College. Several swimmers and relays earned medals at the meet:
* * * The MFS girls fencing team qualified for the NJSIAA "Sweet 16" by finishing fourth at the NJSIAA District 2 championships. They lost their Sweet 16 matchup yesterday to Bernards. At the district competition, senior Alison Barton finished third in epee and junior Claire Ponticello finished 4th in foil overall which qualifies them for the individual state championships on March 13 at Rider University. * * * Seniors Heather Moore and Katie Schlechtweg have been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association High School National Academic Squad. The program recognizes those high school seniors who have achieved a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 or the equivalent through the first quarter of the 2009-10 school year. Parent Council Presents Joline Godfrey - Tues., February 23
Copies of Raising Financially Fit Kids will be available for sale at the Parent Council presentation. Screening of Film The Prep School Negro Planned for February 25 Moorestown Friends School and Haddonfield Friends School are pleased to collaborate to present a screening of The Prep School Negro on Thursday, February 25 at 7 p.m. in the D'Olier Room of the Meeting House. In addition to the film screening (approx. 55 min.), a discussion will follow featuring a Q & A session with filmmaker and Germantown Friends School alum André Lee. If you plan to attend, please RSVP today to Karen Washington, Director of Multicultural Affairs, via e-mail or at ext. 254. 18th Annual Camp Fair Rescheduled for Saturday, February 27
View photos from the 2009 Camp Fair Keepsake MFS 225th Anniversary Book in Production
Openings on Alice Paul Institute (API) Girls Advisory Council The Alice Paul Institute is seeking girls between the ages of 13 and 17 who want to get involved in their Girls Advisory Council (GAC). Alice Paul graduated from MFS in 1901. Members of GAC help to plan API events, attend area conferences for girls, advise on new programs and issues facing girls, and receive updates about other opportunities in their area. GAC members have planned a one-day program for younger girls, performed a play in Washington, D.C., and been published in New Moon Magazine. An information session for new members to learn more about Alice Paul, tour Paulsdale, and meet current GAC members will be held at Paulsdale (128 Hooton Rd. in Mount Laurel) on Thursday, February 25, 2010. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Dana Dabek-Milstein, API's Director of Leadership Programs, at 856-231-1885 or ddmilstein@alicepaul.org. To unsubscribe to Moorestown
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On Tuesday, February 23, Joline Godfrey will be on campus to meet with students during the day and will make a presentation at the second All-School Parent Council Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium. Godfrey is a nationally known authority on the topic of financial intelligence for young people – recognized in features on the "Today Show," "Oprah," The New York Times and Business Week. She is the author of Raising Financially Fit Kids and works specifically with students to help them learn financial concepts and practice financial values to guide a lifetime of savings. Joline’s approach encourages students to set financial goals through budgeting, living within one’s means, establishing credit through savings and building equity and nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit.
