Among Friends Fall 2021

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September 17

Notes from Pages Lane This section of Among Friends takes its name from Pages Lane, the road that bisected the Moorestown Friends School campus prior to the construction of Stokes Hall in 1986. A Clubs Fair gave Upper School students the opportunity to learn about the more than 40 clubs they can join this year.

September 21

September 17

Many teachers brought students to the campus Peace Pole and shared information about The Peace Pole Project on the International Day of Peace.

September 14 Grade 7 Quest students worked in small groups to take on the Marshmallow Challenge which tested their engineering skills.

June 8

Grade 12 Peer Leaders hosted and coordinated Outdoor Freshman Fun Day, featuring team-building activities, games, and fun. Peer leaders will meet with ninth graders throughout the year to help them acclimate to the Upper School. 6

AMONG FRIENDS

Jordan Grabelle ’22 (pictured with Head of School Julia de la Torre) was selected as the 2020 recipient of the G2 Overachievers Student Grant. Every year Pilot Pen and actress, singer, and film producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas present the award to one exceptional young scholar (aged 13 to 19) who is making a difference in the lives of others outside the classroom, with a grant of $12,500 to further their education and support their initiative and $2,500 to support their school. Jordan is the founder and executive director of a nonprofit called Love Letters for Literacy (LLL). LLL equips families in need with handmade literacy packets to make teaching the letters of the alphabet easy and fun.

Fall 2021


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