Congratulations to the Class of 2010! Look next week in mailboxes for the Commencement 2010 Booklet. To view photos, click here.

Teacher and Student Honored by BCT | Karen Washington To Lead Summer Trip to Cuba
Drama Teacher To Visit Steiner School in Nurenburg | Gail Barna Awarded Zekavat Summer Sabbatical
Lower School Teachers To Attend Columbia Workshops | Yearbook Receives National Award
Thank You Parent Council Leadership! | Photo and Media Galleries | MFS in the News | Fox Tracks

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Teacher and Student Honored by Burlington County Times

Jacob Montgomery Judy van Tijn History Teacher Judy van Tijn and senior Jacob Montgomery were honored by the Burlington County Times at their Teen Excellence and Civic Engagement Banquet. Van Tijn received a Civic Engagement Award presented to 19 Burlington County teachers nominated by their schools for their work beyond the classroom in encouraging student participation in service work and community activity. Montgomery received a Teen Excellence Award presented to 25 Burlington County high school students for their overall achievements in academics, service and athletics. Montgomery, who will attend Harvard University after a gap year, was also featured in the June 10 edition of the BCT.

Director of Multicultural Affairs To Serve As Co-Leader on Cuba Service Trip

Karen Washington Director of Multicultural Affairs Karen Washington will serve as a co-leader of a service trip to Cuba as part of George School's Global Service Program. Over the years, she has led student groups to Spain and Central America. In 2003 she visited Puerto Rico on a Zekavat Summer Sabbatical and interviewed local families. In 2007 she helped Haitian sugar cane workers on a service trip to the Dominican Republic. In 2009 she participated in the George School Global Service Program to Cuba and will be a co-leader of the 2010 Cuban trip.

Drama Teacher To Produce Student Theater in Germany

Mark Gornto Drama Teacher Mark Gornto will help direct and provide technical support for a weekend of one-act plays performed by 11th graders at the Rudolf Steiner School in Nurenburg, Germany in July. He will be a guest of teacher Sabine Eichenmuller who visited MFS in 2009 and observed Gornto in action. "The plays are in English, but I hope to use and enhance my German skills while there," said Gornto. "This is a great opportunity and I am very grateful for the chance to visit the Steiner School and assist with the production." The Steiner School is home to 2009-10 junior exchange student Simon Hohage.

Teacher and Service Coordinator To Travel to Costa Rica for Zekavat Summer Sabbatical

Gail Barna Computer Teacher and Upper School Service Coordinator Gail Barna has received the 2010 Zekavat Summer Sabbatical. She will be traveling to Costa Rica to help build and plan for future service learning trips with students and faculty to Central and South America. Barna will be participating in a teacher and group leader education program at the Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center, which is a partner with the Selva Verde Lodge. The Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center offers programs in environmental education, community development, conservation, and tourism. The sabbatical fund was endowed in 1996 by the Zekavat Family to encourage MFS faculty to engage in creative and challenging summer travel and study for several weeks.

Lower School Teachers To Attend Columbia Reading and Writing Institutes

Four Lower School teachers will attend week-long Reading or Writing Institutes at Columbia University this summer: Fourth Grade Teacher Stephanie Schuetz, Third Grade Teacher Ted Quinn, Second Grade Teacher Sandra Brudnick and Kindergarten Teacher Susan Jackson. Sandra Brudnick Susan Jackson Ted Quinn Stephanie Schuetz

Cupola (Yearbook) Receives Showcase Award

Moorestown Friends School has received national recognition for its 2010 yearbook, The Cupola. The Showcase Award recognizes outstanding achievement in yearbook design and coverage. The Cupola advisers are English Teacher Debra Galler and Art Teacher Nicole Edmund. Student editors were seniors Nicole Respond and Samantha Smith.

Thank You Parent Council Leadership!

MFS would like to recognize the members of Parent Council leadership, for the many volunteer hours they put into helping in the classrooms, with events and working with the division offices to assist the faculty and staff.

A special thank you to Sandra and Craig Karasin for serving as All-School Coordinators for the past two years. We are pleased to announce that Karen and Jeff Cain will be joining Susan and Brad Geyer as the All-School Coordinators for the 2010-11 school year.

In the coming days, you will be receiving a mailing outlining the opportunities to volunteer for Parent Council. If you are interested in being a class parent or an ambassador to incoming families, please complete the form and return it to school. If you have any questions about Parent Council, please contact Matt Nierenberg, Director of Parent & Alumni Programs at mnierenberg@mfriends.org or (856) 914-4416.

Photo and Media Galleries

• Commencement 2010
• Middle/Upper School Art Show

MFS in the News

No ‘Pomp and Circumstance’
Burlington County Times, June 13, 2010

Fox Tracks

• Eighth grader and all-time leading goal scorer for the MFS Middle School Boys Lacrosse Team, Daniel McGinn, was recently named to the NJ State U15 All Star Team to compete at the U.S. Lacrosse U15 National Lacrosse Festival to be held in Lake George, NY this summer. Not to be outdone by his son, Head Coach of the MFS Middle School Boys Lacrosse Team, Michael McGinn, was asked to serve as the team’s head coach. Coach McGinn previously served as associate head coach to the U13 NJ State team which competed in Dayton, OH in 2008.
• Pilar Martinez, a seventh grader, whose stage name is Pilar Martin, just recorded her first original song, with well-known recording artist Tony Coluccio (who has written for Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Patti La Belle and more). The song will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming feature film Standing Ovation, which opens on July 16 nationwide.

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