2006-2007 Fall/Winter Directions - Friends' Central School

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noteworthy insect-related project. Will
conducted his project, PCR
Amplification of mDNA from a Mexican
Geometrine Moth Species, with the help
of Upper School science teacher, John
Gruber. The project looks at how two
species diverge in the evolutionary
process. The project is still a work-inprogress,
but so far Will’s findings lead
to the notion that analyzing DNA is
much more accurate than other methods
when comparing and contrasting
species growth and development. Will is
interested in pursuing microbiology further
and envisions himself as a scientist
in the future.
This fall, the Lower School Service
Committee has offered a wide variety of
opportunities in which Friends’ Central
Madeleine Coss ’16 and Grace Kauffman-
Rosengarten '16 bag potatoes
Lower School children and their families
could participate. Some of their projects
included: a sneaker drive to benefit One
World Running (an international program
that provides running shoes to
those in need) and Nike Resue-A-Shoe
(a program that recycles old shoes to
construct new athletic courts, equipment,
and playground surfaces); a
Bagging Saturday at the SHARE
Warehouse to help families in need
obtain groceries; Thanksgiving Baskets
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for ElderNet of Lower Merion; a Warmth
in Winter Collection of hats, mittens, and
scarves for children in the Philadelphia
shelter system; and Knit-In at City Hall.
There will be more opportunites to participate
all year.
Junior Isabel Friedman ’08 was so
intrigued by alumna Sarah Frank
Connor’s ’76 discussion at Friends’
Central’s annual Career Day that she
introduced herself afterwards and
arranged for a summer internship at The
Echo Design Group where Sarah is a
senior design manager. A high point for
Isabel was helping with the layout of a
scarf commissioned by a museum to
honor a special bird exhibit.
It’s been a busy fall season for Friends’
Central artists. Melanie Fischer ’87 and
Sonya Sklaroff ’88 recently had openings
in Brooklyn and San Francisco. Upper
School art teacher, Peter Seidel, had an
exhibition of his new work, Cleaner
Paintings, in Centennial Hall at the
Haverford School.
Smith’s Bar, Sonya Sklaroff
Cleaner #6, Peter Seidel
February 26th through March 16th,
2007, Friends’ Central will be hosting the
annual Inter-School Art Exhibition, a
selection of the best in visual arts made by
Upper School students from Agnes Irwin,
Baldwin, Episcopal, Haverford, Shipley,
and Friends’ Central. There will be a
reception that is open to the public on
Friday, March 2nd from 4-6 p.m.
Aaliyah Powell ’05 was awarded the first
Dorothy Willits Hallowell Nursing
Scholarship from the Anna T. Jeanes
Foundation. The scholarship is for young
Friends or graduates of Friends’ schools to
pursue careers in nursing. Aaliyah is
attending Temple University’s School of
Nursing.
Friends’ Central Lower School students
raised more than $7,100 in the 76ers
Read for Ronald Program, more than any
other participating school. The students
collected pledges and kept track of the
number of minutes they read in one
month. The proceeds go to help support
the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald
House.
Ronald McDonald readers Grace McDonnell ’15,
Becca LeBow ’14, Austin Margulies ’16, Michael
Norcini ’16, Camille Seidel ’14