November 2010 Doane Academy eNewsletter "Write Onward"

The event will include luscious desserts, fabulous hot chocolate, holiday sale items from the 7^th through 12^th grades, a craft table for the younger children, photos with Santa* and horse drawn carriage rides*

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FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

TOY STORY3

Wednesday, December 29th @ 6 PM

$5 per person or

$10 per family

Pizza, popcorn and beverages included in admission price

Proceeds to benefit Ladle of Love Soup

Kitchen of Burlington, NJ

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Alumni in the News

Earlier this month, both the online editon of the Christian Science Monitor and Global Post published an article by George Mesthos ('05). George is currently working in Greece as a freelance journalist having completed his master's degree in political science at the University of Athens on a Fulbright Fellowship.The complete article can be seen at the Christian Science Monitor website and Global Post website.

Students in the News

This November, Aaron Minton (10) & Vincent Pensyl (10), both members of Civil Air Patrol, Squadron 101 were awarded top honors at the Annual Squadron Banquet. Aaron was named The Lt. Col. Karl Townsend Cadet of the Year Award and Vince was honored with the The Mike Hutchinson Most Improved Cadet Award. For more information see the Squadron's website. Congratulations, Aaron and Vincent!

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November 2010

A Perfect Start to the Holiday Season!

Thanksgiving Lunch 2010 On Thursday, November 18^th, Doane Academy held our 3^rd Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. The student body, faculty, staff, and special guests (including members of the Board of Trustees and part of the McGee Clan visiting from Minnesota) all gathered together in the Dining Hall to give thanks and to share in a full turkey dinner with all of the trimmings. As the School Families entered the Dining Hall, several of Mrs. Mazar's Upper School instrumental music students entertained the gathering as they waited for all of the School Families to arrive and be seated. The students sat together with their School Families. When all of the School Families and guests were seated, first, Mr. Cooper and then sixth grader, Rebecca Patterson, each led the gathering in a Thanksgiving Prayer.

Following the prayer, the actual meal started in earnest. Designated students from each Family went to the kitchen to get their Family's mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, vegetables, and cranberry sauce. At the table, an Upper School Family member carved the turkey - many getting last minute "YouTube" instructions. By the way, one of the "parents" of each of the School Families cooked the turkey the night before. From all reports, everyone had more than enough to eat, including dessert brought in by members of the Family.

The entire meal, from entering the Dining Hall to cleaning up, lasted about two-and-a-half hours. The interaction of the Upper School members of the School Families with their Lower School "siblings" was a joy to see. Just picture 5, 6, and 7 year olds, staying seated and occupied for that length of time and you can understand why Doane Academy embraces School Families and being a true PreK-12 school.

The Doane Academy School Family had a lot to be thankful for on this day, and they shared some of that by having their leftovers - yes, there was some - sent to the Burlington City Home for Aged Women. Students also brought in canned goods for this occasion and they were donated to the Palmyra Methodist Church Pantry which serves residents of Burlington County who are in need.

Doane Engineering Club participates in First Annual Pumpkin Launching Competition

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The Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving now holds a new tradition at Doane Academy. As this year the Members of Doane Academy's newly founded Engineering Club participated in the school's first annual Pumpkin Launch competition. Over a three week span,thirty-five Upper School students worked in teams to construct 7 gourd-hurling launchers . The launchers varied from classic trebuchets and ballistas to more unconventional models using surgical tubing and bungee cord.

Lead by Upper School math teacher and Engineering Club advisor, Michael Russell, the pumpkin launcher project was designed to encourage students to take a hands-on approach to engineering design. Russell, new to the teaching profession, brings real world experience to the classroom. He worked as field engineer in Texas gas and oil fields before joining the Doane faculty this fall. According to Russell, "students encountered the basics of gravity, projectile motion, momentum, and stored energy during the construction and troubleshooting of their launchers".

Pumpkin Launch 2010 b The teams competed for longest and mots accurate launches. The results for this year's competition include; Most Innovative: Truck Mounted Sling Shot (E. Blow's team) Crowd Pleaser: Red Trebuchet (A. Minton's team) Most Accurate: Neon Green Sling Shot (Mrs. Mazar's team) Best Distance: Black Surgical Tubing Sling Shot (B. Keay's team).

2010 Burlington River Run Recap

Thank you to everyone who helped and ran in this year's Burlington River Run on Saturday, November 13^th, 2010. The day was beautiful, the course was scenic, the causes were great and the people were wonderful. That being said we had some very unfortunate timing difficulties that marred an otherwise perfect day. We have since corrected our issues and have vowed to never let it happen again! The results are in! This year's top male finisher was once again Andy Shapiro with a time of 16:56.5 and our top female finisher was Sandra Selby with a time of 20:31.3! Top Doane finishers included:

14 and Under Group
Male     1^st - Gareth Haynes '14 - 20:16.4
             2^nd - Tyler Heupel '14 - 20:49.2
             3^rd - Aaron Minton '13 - 21:50.5
Female   1^st - Leah Simpson '16 - 24:48.8
                2^nd - Madison Brown '14 - 32:43.7
                3^rd - MaryJo Sieb '15 -37:05.2

15-19 Group
Male 2^nd - Davis Graham '13 - 18:54.8
Female 2^nd - Nyesha White '13 - 24:57.8

20-29 Group
Male 3^rd - Justin Cooper, Faculty - 18:41.6
Female 3^rd - Jessica Blow '08 - 25:45.2

40-49 Group
Male 3^rd - Thomas Coceano '87 - 21:56.9

60-69 Group
Male 2^nd - John McGee, Faculty - 25:44.7
Female 2^nd - Alice McGee, Faculty - 40:51.2

Please join us on Saturday, November 5^th, 2011 for our 10^th Annual Burlington River Run!

Give Meaning for the Holidays

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The Lower School faculty are encouraging students and their parents to get into the true spirit of Christmas with gifts to people and causes that really matter.

We hope some folks will opt to make a gift to Doane in honor of someone they love and respect. A wish list of possibilities will be e-mailed and published for distribution before Christmas. We have tried over the last several years to significantly reduce the "nickel-dime" requests for funds and/or fundraisers, but we do need parent participation (% of donors, more than dollars) in order to impress foundation and corporation support. The percentage of faculty, parents and trustees on the donor list at year end (June 30) is the #1 indicator of a school's positive culture and institutional health. The $50,000 E.E. Ford Foundation match, which we were awarded last spring, has a deadline of July 31, 2011 for us to qualify for the full $50,000. To date we have received $15,000. Foundations are especially interested in inspiring faculty and parent support. They will look very carefully at our performance when we are applying for another grant in 3 years.

"Give Meaning to Christmas" We hope you will include something in our stocking here at Doane along with all of the other worthy causes that depend on good people like us.

Please review Doane Academy's Wish List.

Thank you to "Sod the Quad" Volunteers

Monday, November 15th was a scheduled inservice day for teachers, giving students the day off. The following students volunteered a few hours of their day off to help lay sod in the quad. It was a job well done. Thank you to the following students, alumni, parents,teachers and friends:

Albert Haines (6) Charlie Haines (7)

Miles Murphy (7) Tommy Simpson (8)

Chris Scott (9) Tyler Heupel (9)

Gareth Haynes (9) Jason Peterson (9)

Brett Keays (10) Ian Smith (10)

Stephen Marshall (11) Brian Strauss (11)

Michael Bowie (12) Ryan Dronson (12)

Mckel Hyppolite (12) Michael Wootson (12)

Ryan Muller (Class '05) Suzie Haines

Tim Henderson John McGee

Venture Crew embarks on inaugural trip

Saturday, November 12, twelve Upper School students embarked on the inaugural adventure of the school's new Venture Crew. The Venture Crew is an outdoor adventure club, affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. The crew is open to boys and girls 14 years of age and older. Chuck Marchesani (8), Ray Brodowski(9), John Kubach (9) , James Mongiardo (9), Jason Peterson (9), Taylor Sentman (9), Alex Shanks (9), Tyler Siravo (9), Christian Smith (9), Carter Stevens (9), Julia Vallejo (10), and Zac Burr (11), and three advisors including Tim Henderson, Sue Gillespie and Rich Lewis hiked 8 miles along the Tohickon Creek near Pt. Pleasant, PA. The trail carried the group through parts of the Boy Scout's Camp Ockanickon and scenic vistas in Ralph Stover State Park. The day ended with an ice cream stop and a very quite ride home. The group looks forward to an indoor wall climbing experience in December and skiiing/snowboarding trip in January or February.