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Volunteers Needed

The Katherine Potts Library is looking for a few volunteers. No experience necessary. Contact Bonnie Smith if you are interested at

bsmith@doaneacademy.org or ext 19.  

 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Martin Luther King Day (January 17, 2011) was no day off at Doane Academy. More than half of the Doane Community participated in service projects benefiting the Masonic Home, Easter Seals, Sisterhood, Inc. and more. A number of guest speakers and performers were not able to attend the opening Chapel service and other activities but other Doane members, like the choir, stepped to the plate.

For more information, check out  Burlington County Times coverage of our event.           

Jeanne Gural of Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge release a Great Horned Owl at Doane Academy. Photo courtesy of BCT.

Doane Academy made a feathered friend, if only for a little while, on January 20. A female great-horned owl was released back into the wild on Doane Academy's soccer field. It was a fitting return to the wild for an owl who had gone through weeks of rehabilitation after crashing into a soccer net elsewhere. Jeanne Gural, the Executive Director of the Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford, released the owl. Inspired by the owl's departure, Lower School decided to collect 100 items to benefit the Refuge and mark the 100^th day of school. Lower School and Doane Acadey's band collected 133 items showing Doane certainly gives a hoot!

The Doane Academy Spartans only got to see the owl for a few minutes.  So the John James Audubon Society came and did a presentation in the

gymnasium on February 10. Students were able to see owls "Sitting

Carrie Ashley of the Audubon Society with Great Horned Owl, Sitting Bull during a presentation to the school.

Bull" (great-horned) and "John Adams" (Eastern screech) spread their wings and flash their t

alons. Carrie Ashley of the Audubon Society and two assistants also talked about how owls adapt to their environment, a useful skill in the wild and at school!

 To see more on the owl release, check out the coverage in the Burlington County Times. 

Taking Stock:  Teacher InService and Senior Class Retreat

On February 11, the Faculty visited 15 different peer schools while the Seniors held a leadership seminar at the Red Dragon Canoe Club in Edgewater Park.

The Faculty InService (perhaps more of an outService) gave Doane teachers an opportunity to observe best practices and new ideas elsewhere while representing the school and sharing ideas of our own.  Locations included well established peer institutions such as Moorestown Friends and Burlington City High School and new schools such as Renaissance Charter School. Teachers noted that many of their peers were interested in the new programs Doane has implemented since the last time they made the rounds.

"We want people to know," said Headmaster John McGee, "that Doane Academy is an educational resource and we're not going to keep our light under a bushel basket."

The senior seminar was an opportunity to take stock of the projects and responsibilities they will undertake in their final semester. "I want the seniors to know that they are an integral part of what we're doing," Mr. McGee said. Facilitators from the Institute for Education at Samaritan Hospice lent a helping hand.

"Across the board it was an opportunity to take a look at what we're doing and what we need to do to make it better," Mr. McGee said.

Doane artists received a world-class day of instruction thanks to the school's partnerships in the art community. Studio Incamminati lent two instructors and two models to teach 37 students in classical drawing at a special session, 'The Day of Drawing', hosted at the Burlington Lyceum on February 16.

Studio Incamminati is the product of Doane parents, Nelson Shanks, a world famous portrait artist whose work includes Princess Diana and President Bill Clinton, and his wife Leona, a renowned artist in her own right. The Herman T. Costello Lyceum Hall for the Arts is an art advocacy, exhibition and teaching space located in the old Police Barracks on High Street in Burlington. Shaun Stipuck of the Lyceum opened the space pro bono to the Doane Arts students who had already raised hundreds of dollars to build their own easels just like the artists at Studio Incamminati use.  Doane Academy's easels were designed and constructed by our own Mr. Joe Sieb, using wood from the old gym bleachers.  

The Doane students had to perform as if they were in a real studio. For the ninth through twelfth grade students, that meant three hours of charcoal drawing. They soon found that standing for that long with arm extended was a feat of human will. The reward though, was an artistic experience in classical art that many highly trained art students and professionals have never had themselves.

"The kids had a great time," said art teacher Jacalyn Bak '76. "They want to do it again. The instructors enjoyed working with our students and would like to return."

Mrs. Bak says the Day of Drawing was only the beginning of years of partnership.        

February: Black History Month

Spartan Sports: Winter Wrap up and Spring Outlook

 Middle School Boys Basketball had another "fantastic year." Coach Justin Cooper's boys posted a 9-3 record. 8^th graders Trent Eastman, Tyler Allen, John Victor and Tommy Simpson will hopefully transfer their success in middle school to the varsity level next year.

Middle School Girls Basketball overcame a three game losing streak with a four game run to finish their season at 6-5. The 25-10 drubbing of Moorestown Friends sent eighth graders, Kelsey Doell, Amanda McCourtie, Mary Jo Sieb and Jenna Walker off on a high note.

Looking ahead as spring sports practices begin ...

Middle School Boys Basketball Tyler Allen '15

Varsity Softball goes into 'Spring Training' on the hunt for a fifth consecutive Penn-Jersey title.  The 2011 campaign begins with a scrimmage against TCHSA on March 23, with opening day set for April 4 against Phil-Mont Christian, and the home opener slated for April 8 against Villa Victoria.

Varsity Baseball is looking to build on its powerhouse offense with a stronger

spring on the mound and in the field. The boys will also travel to TCHSA on March 23,

Middle School Girls Basketball team takes a break from play to speak with Coach Babbs

with opening day on March 30 against the George School, and the Home Opener (at Willingboro Memorial Elementary School Field on Van Sciver Parkway) against International Christian on April 5.

The Crew Team is enjoying a terrific season.  The athletes all made great improvements this winter and are excited to demonstrate their new skills on the water.  The combination of new faces, new equipment, and a new venue will make the spring season a fun and competitive time for all.