PARENTS E-NEWS
April 2015
Awards Night Assembly Honors Academics and Athletics
Left to right: Members of the 4x2 relay team Osiris Nicholson '15, Ahmad Thomas '15, Nkosi Pile '15 and Stephen Zarycranski' 16 were recognized for their fantastic Winter Track Season.
Excellence in academics and athletics for the 2nd marking period/winter athletic season were recognized on March 26 during an Awards Assembly in Chapel (plus Coby Brenner received the Community Service Award for his hard work creating the Relay for Life team in memory of Rich Lunardi). You can view the full list of recipients here, which includes a link to our SmugMug gallery of photos from the evening. Congrats to all for their hard work for themselves, their families and Church Farm School. We continue to be amazed by our students' efforts, which is also reflected in the college acceptances for the Class of 2015:
100% Acceptance Rate Again Nearly 2 Million in Scholarships and Grants So Far Three Full Rides Already Awarded Universities include: Princeton, Swarthmore, Colgate, UC-San Diego, Purdue, Lehigh, Bard, Pitt, Northwestern and so many more!
Stay tuned for the full college acceptance report from Head of School Ned Sherrill in May!
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Happy Birthday, Church Farm School! April is CFS History Month, where we highlight the school's humble beginnings in 1918 and the changes it has undergone over the past almost century. Math teacher John Kistler spoke to the students about his memories of the farm as the son of longtime faculty member Jack Kistler, as well as those he has made as an official part of the community since 1980. You can read more about that here.
On April 1, we had a small birthday celebration for the school, featuring cake and ice cream! The month will be filled with presentations for the students, many by alumni, about the school's history, plus, we are holding a Cottage Competition called "Remembering the Farm" where each cottage must collectively create a work of art (e.g., song, poem, painting, skit, etc.) that represents the school's history. The works will be judged by an alumni panel during Alumni Reunion Weekend, April 24-26.
CFS Parents' Association Meeting on April 6 Following the Long Easter Weekend The next meeting of the CFS Parents' Association meeting is being held on Monday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Learning Center following the long weekend. We hope you can join us, as Head of School Ned Sherrill will be the special guest! Can't make it in person? Call in at 1-866-962-6634 - password is 84478472#. We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend with their sons. Some of the students (including Jeremy Shields '16, pictured right) kicked off the festivities early on March 28 when they volunteered to help out at West Whiteland Township's Easter Egg Hunt for children. Community service is an important way for our students to connect with county residents and learn the benefits of giving back.
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Revisit Day and Carnival Make for an Exciting Saturday at CFS The
Residential Life team, along with the Class of 2018, organized a fun carnival on March 28 that included tons of carnival-style food (cotton candy, snow cones, corn dogs, popcorn, etc.) and games (sumo wrestling, velcro climbing wall, ring toss, mini golf, etc.). It was a really fun afternoon for everyone who attended, including Devon Martin (pictured) along with faculty and their families. Prior to the carnival, we had about 20 boys and their families visit the school as part of the Admission Team's Revisit Day. Students helped greet the families, pass out giveaways, give tours and even participated in a panel Q&A. Faculty was also on hand to talk about the school with visitors, and to teach "mini classes" so the boys and their families could get a sense of a day in the life of a Griffin!
Walt Lybrand '81 (pictuerd left) brought his unique perspective to the panel as an alum and current parent of Cameron Lybrand '19, a day student.
Don't Miss the CFS Choirs, Performing at the Gala on May 1 and the Spring Choral Concert on May 10
Have a student in choir or just love to hear them sing? Join us at the school's second annual Gala, "Broadway Bound" on May 1 at the Wayne Art Center! Details and online registration for this very important fundraiser for the school, along with other highlights of the evening, can be found here. Once again, the choir will perform their spring concert on Mother's Day. Join us in the school's Chapel of Atonement at 7:00 p.m. for a wonderful program conducted by Gary Gress, who is celebrating his 25th year at Church Farm School in 2015! If you haven't yet read his blog about the impact the school and his students have made on his life, it's a must read. We hope to see you there!
Track & Field Team Has Great Start to Season The Track and Field team started off its season at the
Downingtown West Invitational on March 27. Nkosi Pile '15 finished first in the 100m dash out of 62 competitors, while Osiris Nicholson '15 finished sixth in that event. In the high jump competition, James Lawton '17 cleared 5'8" to tie for fourth, while Maduakolam Onyewu cleared 5'6" to tie for eighth. Follow @cfsathletics on Twitter, on Schedule Star or by subscribing to Athletic Director Greg Thompson's "This Week in CFS Athletics" weekly email. Â
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Mr. Eric Fulmer and Students Participate in Elementary School Project
Mr. Eric Fulmer, history
teacher, was asked by a family friend to participate in a project at her third-graders school based on a character from the children's book "Oliver K. Woodman" by Darcy Pattison where the wooden man travels across country with various people. Mr. Fulmer asked his students to each write about their home towns and create a Travel Diary for the third graders. "We gave Oliver a little makeover and colored his shirt maroon and put a grey CFS across his chest for good measure," Fulmer said. They return Oliver and their travel diary to the younger students this week!
Upcoming Events: Spelling Bee, AP Exams and more
CFS Parents' Association Meeting: Monday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. First Annual Spelling Bee: Wednesday, April 8 at 2:10 p.m. Third Marking Period Ends: April 10 ACT Exams: April 18 DECA Nationals: April 24-28 Alumni Weekend: April 24-26 Relay for Life at WCU: April 25 "Broadway Bound" Gala: May 1 at 6:30 p.m. SAT Exams: May 2 AP Exams: May 4-15 at CFS. Sixteen students have signed up for 28 Advanced Placement Exams covering nine subject.Participation in the Advanced Placement program continues to increase as students are encouraged to experience the academic challenge. Spring Choral Concert: May 10 at 7:00 p.m.
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