CAMPUS LOG
Business Club Goes to DECA In its inaugural year, Friends’ Central’s Upper School Business Club competed in DECA’s regional competition in December, with 10 students qualifying for the State Competition. Two students placed in the top six at the State Competition, which took place February 24-26 in Hershey, Pa.
FCS Business Club members at the PA State DECA competition in Hershey, Pa.
Shakespearean Accolades One of only 56 high school students from across the country to make it to the finals, Evie Johnson ’16 (pictured above with her regional trophy) heads to New York City this spring to compete on the Lincoln Center stage at the finals of the English-Speaking Union’s (ESU) National Shakespeare Competition.
Raku-Firing in the Middle School In December, students in sixth grade art rotations learned about and participated in a raku firing. “Raku” – which loosely translates as “enjoyment or pleasure” – is a traditional, low-firing clay procedure that originated in 16th century Japan. Intrigued by the idea of firing their own clay projects and guided by the enthusiasm of teachers Caroline Maw-Deis and Allison Bishop, the first two clay rotations combined to experience first-hand this exciting event.
National Merit Finalists 2015 In March, eight seniors – Justin Burdge, Rebecca Buxbaum, Saoirse Hahn, Krishna Kahn, Odette Moolten, Alex Nichol, Noah Silvestry, and Hannah Szapary – were named National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists. They achieved Finalist standing by meeting a number of requirements, including SAT scores and a record of consistently high academic performance. Matthew Wilson was named a Finalist in the National Achievement Program.
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FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL
(Front from left) Rebecca Buxbaum, Matthew Wilson, Justin Burdge, Hannah Szapary; (back from left) Saoirse Hahn, Alex Nichol, Odette Moolten, Noah Silvestry; (not pictured: Krishna Kahn)