Prom 2012--A good time was had by all!

 Here are just a few shots. Amelia took the formal photographs and will make them available on a website. As soon as I get the information about how to view and purchase photos, I will get the word out.

"The Polish Joke" will be presented this Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm in the Center, with an open dress rehearsal on Wednesday at 7:30pm. This play is directed and produced by Kiernan McGowan. The cast is promising many laughs. Sounds like the rating is about PG-12. There is one "bad" word in the play. Hope to see many of you there.

ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT OF REGULAR CLASSES. YIKES!

Student Arts Festival...and on big honor!

 STUDENT ARTS FESTIVAL TONIGHT! 6:30-8:30pm Beginning in the Art Studio at the Senior Legacy Gallery. Come and enjoy the music, theatre, dance, videos, and visual arts.

 Suddenly, my blog looks completely different. In one week, everything has changed. Not sure how to work in this new format. All of my pictures are backwards from the way I put them in. Jamilah was supposed to be on top. Oh, well...

Huge congratulations to Jamilah (in the middle of this picture) who won the award for the best film in the Documentary category of the 2012 Bridge Film Festival! This is an international film competition for all Quaker schools and Friends Meetings! This is a very special honor.Congratulations, Jamilah! We are so proud of you.

Senior Prank 2012

The seniors have done it again! This year's prank was a fun and creative surprise for the Upper School community. Their theme was Board Games. Each room was decorated as a life-sized board game, from Clue, to Monopoly, to Dominoes (Dave Worden's room). Gustavo's room was a casino. Above, you can see Madeline and Emma outside the Dungeons and Dragons cave. The giant chess set was in Jon's room. Elise's office was transformed into the Conservatory. Willy's office became Willy's Diner. The Candy Land path led us through the school. As you can see, they even treated us all to cotton candy. Lots of hard work. Very creative and fun!


































































































Dave Cesa loves his cat, so his room was covered with cats...and a giant cat puzzle.

PAUL LACEY AND CHRISTEN CLOUGHERTY VISIT CFS
Well-known Quaker, Paul Lacey, and CFS grad, Christen Clougherty, will visit CFS Monday and Tuesday. Paul Lacey taught English at Earlham College for over 40 years. He has been an active Quaker and author who has been involved with the American Friends Service Committee since the early 50's. Christen received her Ph.D. in Quaker History and loves coming back to CFS to share her knowledge with our students. Paul and Christen will visit classes in the Upper and Middle Schools. They will also help to lead our staff development afternoon on Tuesday. (Reminder that we will have a noon dismissal on Tuesday.)

STUDENT ARTS FESTIVAL
I hope you have marked your calendar for this exciting event Thursday night from 6:30-8:30 in the Upper School. The Senior Legacy Gallery will open the festival at 6:30 in the Art Studio. Music, theatre, and dance performances will begin on the patio at 7:00. Amelia and her Art Show class have been working all term to prepare for this night of sharing the creations of our talented students. Rising Middle School families have been invited to attend. We look forward to welcoming them to the Upper School. I hope you can take a moment Thursday night to help us honor our artists by enjoying and appreciating their work.

PROM!!!
Saturday, April 28th, from 9-12 at the old Murphey School. Tickets are on sale for $20. Dresses have been bought. Dinner reservations have been made. Perhaps corsages have been ordered. Need I say more? All US students are welcome. Parents may stop by and take a peak...and then leave the kids to their dancing. :-)

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

A Day in the Life of the Upper School 4.11.12

As the pictures are in reverse order, I will describe the day in reverse order...from evening to morning! Above, you can see next year's senior class--our juniors. Wednesday night was Junior Retreat. One of the activities involved building structures with marshmallows and spaghetti. Dinner was prepared by the Senior Forum class. Wednesday afternoon, 40 of our students participated in a training session for science activities that will be taught in Newton Grove, Nicaragua, and the Galapagos Islands. Earlier in the afternoon, we had our weekly silent meeting. The query for the day: Should CFS as an institution take a stand on certain issues even if we are not in 100% agreement...if it reflects our Quaker values? This query led to a very thoughtful silent meeting. During lunch, we had a formal signing for Jamilah in the gym as she joins the Queens University basketball program! Also during lunch, we had the Showdown for the Truth: a debate on Amendment One. Jamie and Randall argued for the amendment. Students Elana and Emma argued against the amendment. We had a big crowd of Upper and Middle School students. In between all of these activities, we taught classes! What a day!

























































PARENT FORUM
Wednesday night at 7:30pm in the Meeting Hall, we will hold a parent forum on Teen Parties. Dr. Cindy Kuhn, professor of Pharmacology at Duke, will make an informational presentation on teen use of alcohol and drugs with some of her Duke students. When we split into small groups for discussions, one of Cindy's students will join each group. This forum will offer a great educational opportunity for our parents as we look forward to Prom and Graduation parties. Cindy and her students will come to the US on Monday afternoon to make a presentation to students.

PROM
The Prom will be held on Saturday, April 28th, from 9-12 at the old Murphey School. The tickets are $20/person and must be purchased in advance. We must have a list of all attendees by the end of the day on Friday, April 27th. All students are encouraged to attend the Prom...either in groups, with a date, or alone. This is always a fun event for all grades. The rule for the evening is that once you arrive at the Prom, you stay until you are ready to leave for the night. Once you leave, you may not return. We will have a police officer on duty outside the old Murphey School for reasons of safety, although we don't expect any problems.

NOON DISMISSAL
We will have a noon dismissal on Tuesday, April 24th for staff development.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!