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The school is a member of the [[New Jersey Association of Independent Schools]] and the [[Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools]]. |
The school is a member of the [[New Jersey Association of Independent Schools]] and the [[Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools]]. |
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Moorestown Friends School is one of the sites used by the [[Summer Institute for the Gifted]] and by ESF Summer Camps |
Moorestown Friends School is one of the sites used by the [[Summer Institute for the Gifted]] and by ESF Summer Camps. |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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Revision as of 19:42, 18 April 2009
| Moorestown Friends School | |
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| Type | Private high school |
| Established | 1785 |
| Head of school | Laurence (Larry) Van Meter |
| Faculty | 66.6 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | Preschool - 12 |
| Enrollment | 725 (in Preschool-12, as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.7[1] |
| Information | 856-235-2900 |
| Website | School website |
Moorestown Friends School (also known as MFS) is a private Quaker school located at East Main Street and Chester Avenue in Moorestown, New Jersey. The school serves students from Preschool through 12th grade. The school serves approximately 725 students[2].
As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 725 students (in grades Preschool-Grade 12) and 66.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.7.[1]
The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.
Moorestown Friends School is one of the sites used by the Summer Institute for the Gifted and by ESF Summer Camps.
Awards and recognition
During the 1991-92 school year, Moorestown Friends School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[3], the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]
In 2007, Barbara Quinn Kreider, chair of the science department and chemistry teacher, was recognized as the New Jersey parochial school teacher of the year, after her successful freshmen science program was rated number one in the country.[6]
History
Moorestown Friends School was created in 1785 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The original building stood in what is now Maple Shade Township, New Jersey. It was built before any public school was established in Moorestown. Soon after, another building was erected on the current site, next to the Moorestown Meetinghouse.[7]
In 1827, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, which the Moorestown Monthly Meeting is a part of, split into the Orthodox and Hicksite meetings. The Orthodox school stayed on the current site under the name "Moorestown Friends Academy", while a Hicksite school called "Moorestown Friends High School" a block away. The two schools recombined under the name "Moorestown Friends School" in 1920 at the current site.
Athletics
In keeping with Quaker philosophy, sportsmanship is stressed in all MFS athletics. The school's mascot is the Fox, named after George Fox, the founder of Quakerism.
The 2007 field hockey team won the Friends Schools League, downing Shipley School 2-0 on November 2, 2007. It was the school's first field hockey league championship since 1985. (http://www.mfriends.org/07/Fall2007SportsNews.php)
The 2007 boys cross country team were the 2007 South Jersey Non-Public B champions and state runner-up. This was the first cross country title in school history.(http://www.mfriends.org/07/Fall2007SportsNews.php)
The girls tennis team won the 2005 South B state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Sacred Heart High School.[8] The 2007 team reclaimed the title, defeating Bishop Eustace High School 3-2 in the tournament final.[9]
The foil squad of the Moorestown Friends Boys fencing team has won three NJ state titles.[citation needed]
Middle School Athletics
MFS is one of the only schools that offers Middle School tennis
Notable alumni
- Alice Paul (1885-1977), American suffragist leader.[10]
- Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. (born 1941), astrophysicist and winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Moorestown Friends School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 21, 2008.
- ^ MFS Fast Facts
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Camilli, Danielle. "MFS science teacher wins top N.J. honor", Burlington County Times, October 4, 2007. Accessed march 6, 2008.
- ^ "About MFS History". Moorestown Friends School. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ 2005 Girls Team Tennis - South B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - South B, NJSIAA. Accessed October 26, 2007.
- ^ "Alice Paul Biography". Lakewood Public Library: Women in History. Retrieved 2006-05-01.
- ^ Seife, Charles. "Spin Doctor: Nobel Physicist Joseph Taylor Takes the "Pulse" of Dying Stars", Princeton Alumni Weekly, October 11, 1995. Accessed October 26, 2007. "As a high school student at Moorestown (N.J.) Friends, Taylor excelled in mathematics, a subject he pursued at Haverford College before switching to physics."
External links
- Moorestown Friends School Website
- Data for Moorestown Friends School, National Center for Education Statistics