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The Glittering Prizes
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Once again this year, Brooklyn Friends students had a great showing in the 2012 Scholastic Writing Awards, with 19 students receiving 11 gold key prizes and 10 silver key prizes.
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Feb. 7 Workshop on Transracial Adoption
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 On Tuesday Feb. 7, 5 to 7pm, all members of the BFS community are invited to a workshop led by
John Palmer on Transracial Adoption, Identity, and Empowerment. A professor of educational studies at Colgate University, Dr. Palmer is the author of The Dance of Identities: Korean Adoptees and Their Journey Toward Empowerment.
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The Rover Will Wow You
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Who needs Shakespeare when you have Aphra Behn? The Upper School students are excited to be performing an overlooked English comedy by one of England's first female playwrights who also happened to be a spy and a feminist. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY at 7 PM.
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In Conversation on Quakerism
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We are at full capacity for this week's three gatherings to discuss A Quaker Book of Wisdom. Thank you to all who registered and stay tuned for news of an all-school Quaker Self-Study event on Thurs. Feb. 23.
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IB Theatre Students Soar to New Heights
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 Every semester Upper School theater teacher Catherine Clark's IB Theatre II students, all 12th graders, present an afternoon of independently produced works. Their fall fare did not disappoint.
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Limited Openings for Winter/Spring Afterschool
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Specialty classes in the Winter/Spring Afterschool program for preschool through grade 6 students begin the week of Jan. 9, 2012. There may be limited openings in some of the classes. View the online brochure here.
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Brooklyn Friends Fund
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 Please take a moment to view a delightful video from our students, faculty & alums that underscores the vital importance of giving to the Brooklyn Friends Fund -- and do it now!
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Exemplary Community Volunteerism at Quaker Cemetery |
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 Our Nov. 19 Work Day at the Quaker Cemetery was a huge success! There were more than 140 BFS volunteers in attendance. Bulbs were planted, nearly all of the cemetery was raked clean, and topsoil was spread over the new ramp, which was a huge undertaking.
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Don't Miss "Joseph"
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 A timeless story, great music and dancing, and a talented, dedicated group of grade 7-12 students all come together for the BFS fall musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 7 pm on Sat. 11/19/11.
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Family Service on Saturday
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 All members of the BFS community are invited to Fall Family Service Day at the Quaker Cemetery (in Prospect Park) on Sat. 11/19, 10 am to 4 pm. Lunch and snacks are provided.
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A Fantastic Fall for Panther Sports
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 The Fall Panther Sports teams have posted more victories than ever before, with the undefeated Middle School Girls Volleyball team taking the championship at the Poly Prep Invitational last Saturday, the Varsity Girls Volleyball team winning the ISAL league and playoff championships this week, and our soccer and cross-country teams excelling in interscholastic play. Details.
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New Faces in New Places This Year
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Two administrators -- Denise Krenski and Eddie Moore, Jr. -- have joined the BFS faculty this year, and four other Brooklyn Friends veterans -- Maura Eden, Jonathan Edmonds, Sara Soll, and Whitney Thompson -- are in new positions.
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The School at Your Fingertips
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Teachers, administrators, and the school's technology and communications staff have been working since August to create parent portals on the BFS website, bringing the inside world of BFS to them with a click of the mouse.
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