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04 OPENING COMMENTS Letters to the Editor WHY MAKING MATTERS I wanted to praise the concept of having kids make things as was detailed in the article about AnnMarie Thomas in Quaker Works, Issue 2:2 [pp. 26-27]. I think this is a very important skill for children to learn, and one that is being forgotten in this age of instant gratification-fed consumerism. I remember many projects that I made at FCS. The first group-made project that I remember is turning Jack Briggs’ third grade classroom into a tall ship called “The Flying Cloud.” Later on, I have memories of many other projects—some in wood shop class with Bob Emory, some in middle school science with Doug Ross, some in physics with Keith Buckingham, and some on my own. There was also the time when my hair caught fire when I tried to blow out an alcohol burner that had gotten out of control, which resulted in Doug Ross turning the fire extinguisher on me! Other activities that I recall included competitions like the egg drop contest and a challenge to build an enclosure to keep an ice cube from melting. We built model rockets and played with boomerangs. I was on the stage crew for one production, and my senior project was to work as an apprentice to a general contractor doing home renovations. I credit the overall maker-friendly atmosphere at FCS with helping to develop my career as an engineer and also with fostering my love of tinkering with, taking apart, and building things. I especially credit Mr. Buckingham’s two-year physics class with getting me interested in attending engineering school. He was very supportive of the students that showed an honest interest in learning about physics, and allowed us great freedom in building a curriculum by constructing experiments to back up the theory we were learning. Nowadays, when my peers ask about the projects I undertake, they are often surprised to hear that I built something myself. A common reply is, “Oh, I’m not very handy, I could never build something like that.” I think that everyone can actually be a “handy” person, given the chance to prove it to themselves at a young age. This is where a school like FCS can continue to excel. Alec Stevens ’90 FIRST IN FLIGHT I was thrilled to see the picture of my 3A class on page 2 and its link to the article “Why Making Matters.” However, the photograph is of a model of the Wright Brothers’ Flyer, not Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. Joe Dubb’s 3C class built a gorgeous Spirit. The 3A and 3C kids, Jackson Snider ’20 piloting the model of the Spirit of St. Louis built by Joe Dubb’s 3C class last year. now steeped in the history of flight, would appreciate a correction, I am sure. Meanwhile, the magazine just gets better and better. Thanks. Jack Briggs, Lower School Science Teacher Read past issues of Quaker Works at www.friendscentral.org/about/publications Share your thoughts with us! We welcome all readers to give us feedback on this issue or to share story ideas for future issues. All Letters to the Editor that we receive will be considered for publishing in the next issue of Quaker Works. (Letters are edited for length.) Letters to the Editor can be emailed to communications@friendscentral.org or mailed to Editor, Quaker Works: The Magazine, Friends’ Central School, 1101 City Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096.
CAMPUS LOG Many Friends’ Central alumni/ae joined the Upper School Chorus for one final song with longtime director Jim Davis. MR. DAVIS’ OPUS Jim Davis went out with a bang at the Spring Choral Concert, as approximately 75 alumni/ae who came to pay tribute to the beloved choral director joined him and the Upper School Chorus for a final song on the FCS stage. Although Davis will be retiring from his choral director duties, he will remain part of the FCS community, sharing his institutional memory as the School archivist and adding his support at alumni/ae events and fundraising efforts. When Davis arrived at Friends’ Central, there were only two concerts a year, the chorus numbers were thin, and no additional singing groups existed. Over time, these two concerts became six. He expanded the music program to comprise a variety of smaller ensembles including vocal jazz, musical theater, triple trio, barber shop, a capella, and vocal ensemble. In 1998, Davis helped found the Gay Straight Alliance, and he has been an active and supportive faculty representative ever since. “I feel incredibly lucky to have found a school that matched the way I wanted to be with kids and teachers—the tone, the modeled authority, the mutual respect between faculty and students,” Davis said before his final concert. “Not everybody is able to find that, a school where they are able to settle in and feel comfortable. This place is a real home for me.” Friends’ Central’s new choral director is the enthusiastic and accomplished Michele Zuckman, who joins FCS from Lehigh Valley ey Charter High School for the Performing Arts where she taught ht music theory and history, provided ed lessons in piano and voice, and assisted in forming music curricula ula for grades 9-12. Zuckman earned d a BFA in vocal performance and musical education at Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s s in choral conducting and music education at Westminster Choir College. QUAKER MASH Friends’ Central’s Mashup page is the place to explore everything new and cool at FCS: videos, photos, and our new Memolane timeline. The FCS Memolane shows each of the moments our community has created through online services such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, RSS feeds, and more. You will be amazed at how much we do! Check it out at www.friendscentral.org/mashup. DAHLE WINS LACROSSE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN PENNSYLVANIA After an outstanding freshman season, Friends’ Central’s Emma Dahle ‘14 was honored with the Pennsylvania Area Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (PASLA) 2011 Rookie Award. She also earned First-team All-Friends Schools League honors. Dahle registered 51 goals, 45 assists, 45 draw controls, 35 ground balls, and 38 forced turnovers. See more sports news, results, and awards at http://www. friendscentral.org/athletics.
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