E lert march2015

March 2015 E-Lert About CFS

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In This Issue

Joe Lunardi Talks Bracketology at Corporate

Corporate Recognition Breakfast CFS Gala Winter Sports Etiquette Dinner Alumni Weekend DECA Competitions Annual Fund

Recognition Breakfast

ESPN bracketologist and good friend to the Church Farm School community, Joe Lunardi, was the guest speaker at last week's Corporate Recognition Breakfast. He shared his insights on the upcoming NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament to the school's generous EITC and OSTC tax credit program donors, along with other friends in attendance. Learn

more about how your organization can convert its tax dollars into scholarships that support Church Farm School here.

Winter Band Concert "Hey Jude"

Church Farm School Gala Featuring "The Tonics" Coming to Wayne Art Center May 1

Alumni Association Meeting March 19, 2015 Griffin Board Room 7:00 p.m.

Online registration is now open for Church Farm School's upcoming gala, "Broadway Bound," with performances by the CFS Choir (who will be performing at Carnegie Hall in 2016), and the exciting Main Line a cappella group, "The Tonics," founded

by Jim Buck and George Gephart.

Awards Night March 26, 2015 Chapel of the Atonement 7:00 p.m.

We hope you will join us for this second annual event, with all proceeds benefiting the school's mission. There are still patron and sponsor opportunities available. Contact Suzette Baird for more info at sbaird@gocfs.net.

CFS Parents' Association Meeting April 6, 2015 Learning Center 5:30 p.m.

Winter Sports Recap

Alumni Reunion Weekend April 24-26, 2015 "Broadway Bound" Gala May 1, 2015 Wayne Art Center 6:30 p.m.

Our winter track team has had an incredible season, culminating in some great finishes at States. Our 4x200 relay team (Osiris Nicholson '15, Nkosi Pile '15, Stephen Zarycranski '16 and Ahmad Thomas '15) finished 6th overall, while Nicholson and Pile placed 2nd and 4th in the 60m dash, respectively.

Nicholson's time of 6.95 is the new school record! Well done guys, and special kudos to coaches Wrice and Grant.

The varsity basketball team lost in the District Championship 65-63 to Bristol High School, after an incredibly well-fought season. Congrats to coaches Turner, Dunbar and Yocum and the entire team, especially senior Mike Mohammed who put 33 points on the board!

Finally, congratulations to juniors Nuri James, Tristan Spivey '16 and Timothy Lopez who wrestled at Regionals. While they didn't win, they represented our school extremely well.

Thanks to Coach Smith and the entire team on a great season.

 Annual Etiquette Dinner a Treat for Cottage Prefects and Faculty

Cottage Prefect Program Director Zachary Roberts continued his annual tradition of teaching students the finer points of dinner etiquette through a delicious seven-course meal prepared by school caterer Sodexo. Several female faculty and staff were invited to attend, and Marketing and Communications Manager Stefanie Claypoole was happy to blog about all of the lessons learned and reiterated, along with the highlights of the meal.

Perhaps the best part of the event was getting to interact with the students in a different environment than the classroom.

Kudos to Mr. Roberts on an extraordinary evening from start to finish!

Alumni Weekend - RSVP Now

Alumni Weekend is scheduled for April 24-26, and the weekend will have lots of special events for Griffins past and present, including:  Reunion dinners for the classes of '60, '65 and '90  Cocktail reception at the Head of School residence  Tour of Soledad mansion, former school dormitory  Alumni Reunion Dinner featuring presentation of the James Tate Award  Chapel services  Annual Alumni Association Meeting  Athletic competitions  Much more!

Stay tuned to our Alumni Events page for all of the most upto-date details, plus notify your friends that you are going via our Facebook Event page!

The CFS Alumni Association will meet on Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. in the Griffin Board Room, located on the third floor of Greystock Hall. Please contact Lori McDermott at lmcdermott@gocfs.net if you plan to attend. If you are unable to attend in person, please consider teleconferencing with us.

The call-in number is 866.962.6634. Enter guest code 84478472, followed by the # sign.

Four Students Heading to DECA Nationals Congrats to Uche Egonu '15, Awes Choudary '15, Hamzah Qureshi '16 and Eric Diaz '16 for qualifying for the DECA International Career Development Conference being held in Orlando in April! Here is the list of students who participated in the 64th Annual State Career Development Conference in Hershey, and their great placements!

National Qualifiers:  Uche Egonu: Finalist in Food Service Marketing  Awes Choudary: 4th place Hospitality and Lodging Management  Hamzah Qureshi: 1st place Principles of Hospitality and Tourism  Eric Diaz: 3rd place Principles of Finance State Only Winners:  Christian Chavez: 3rd place Job Interview  Jorge Chavez: 3rd place Materials and Logistics  Donald Albritton: Finalist Job Interview  Sungho Yoo: Finalist Public Speaking Medallion Winner:  Duane Cardino

Annual Fund

The 2014-2015 CFS Annual Fund drive is underway. We are looking for increased rates of participation among our parents, alumni, faculty/staff and friends. Income from tuition covers less than 10% of our annual operating expenses. Contact Director of Development Peter Corrado at pcorrado@gocfs.net or you can make your gift online at www.gocfs.net/give.

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