Welcome FCS parents & caregivers! This is your "go to" page page for easy access of useful information.  The Home and School Association (HSA) is the School's volunteer parent & caregiver organization.  The HSA is responsible for maintaining this page.  We hope you will make it a "Favorite" or a "Bookmark."

Save the Date! Fun With Friends! on the Farm with Tr. Tiffany • Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 pm (Virtual)
Fun with Friends! is the Home and School Association’s series of talks and information sessions with members of our community on an area of their expertise. It's a great way to be together and learn something new. Tr. Tiffany will talk to us about the importance of farming when we think of sustainability. We will also see a great video on the care and feeding of our Lower School chickens, Spaghetti, Peanut Butter, and Croissant. This workshop is open to parents/caregivers in all divisions. 

• We are incredibly excited about our upcoming performance of Fiddler On The Roof Jr.! The shows are Thursday, November 18 at 7 pm, Friday, November 19 at 7 pm, and Sunday, November 21 at 2 pm. The students have been working so hard on this production, and we cannot wait to welcome you all back to campus for a live performance.
  
  Families of the cast and crew have already reserved seats for each show, and we are limiting capacity to 150 people for each performance. If you plan on attending, we ask that you sign up for one performance with up to four guests. 

• Save the Date: Middle School Winter Concert - Friday, Dec. 3
  Our Chorus, Orchestra, and Jazz Band musicians are working hard to prepare for the winter concert on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7 pm. The concert will be in person and live-streamed. We will have limited seating to allow for adequate distancing. Please stay tuned for details in the coming weeks to reserve your tickets.

The early morning light is certainly welcome, but by 5:30 pm, it’s clear that we’ve moved on to a new season, the FCC windows glowing with light and shadowy figures flitting by in the dark to be picked up after athletics. With the change in the schedule, we are newly aware of the gift of time and our responsibility to use it well. Special Block this week allowed students to meet with teachers in the wake of parent conferences and mid-semester reports. There is plenty of time to put this recent feedback into effect: the semester ends on Thursday, Jan. 13.

• College Counseling - 

  • Grade 11 Planning for College the Nuts and Bolts Nov. 11

  • All Grades - Financial Aid Night with Davidson College Nov 16

Save the Date! Fun With Friends! on the Farm with Tr. Tiffany • Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 pm (Virtual)
Fun with Friends! is the Home and School Association’s series of talks and information sessions with members of our community on an area of their expertise. It's a great way to be together and learn something new. Tr. Tiffany will talk to us about the importance of farming when we think of sustainability. We will also see a great video on the care and feeding of our Lower School chickens, Spaghetti, Peanut Butter, and Croissant. This workshop is open to parents/caregivers in all divisions.

The Parents of Students of Color, more commonly known as P.S.O.C., welcomes you!P.S.O.C. is a group of parents/guardians that work collaboratively with the Home & School Association to support families of color by fostering open communication between parents and the School. Our focus is to ensure that families of color feel empowered and included as equal members of the Friends’ Central community. 

Some of P.S.O.C.’s work entails organizing social events, and helping with workshops particularly those focusing on issues surrounding race, diversity, equity,  and inclusion. Our Co-clerks meet with various FCS community stakeholders regularly in an effort to ensure that the unique needs and voices of families of color are understood and valued. P.S.O.C. also hosts meetings for parents throughout the school year that provide us an opportunity to share our collective experiences as families of color at Friends’ Central School. 

Please be on the lookout for forthcoming invitations to future P.S.O.C. hosted events throughout the year. 

Thank you.

Parents of Students of Color Co-clerks

The Parents of Students of Color (P.S.O.C.) have come together in the School’s belief that “each human life is uniquely valuable and interrelated one with another”.  Our purpose is to foster more open communication within the school community between administration, faculty, staff, parents and children.  We support efforts to develop greater understanding and an awareness of the needs and values of children of color and the empowering of children of color within the Friends Central School community as part of a unified whole.

PSOC Events - Save the Dates

Volunteer Survey 2021-2022

As parents and caregivers of our students you are an integral part of Friends’ Central School! Giving your time and energy strengthens and builds our community. Please complete this survey so we know your areas of interest. If you have any questions, please ask in the question box at the end of the survey.

Thank you,

Meg Wusinich and Osaru Anyumba
Home and School Association Co clerks

Volunteer Survey 2021-2022

For more information on how to get involved, contact Andrea Nuneviller in the Home and School Office at 610.645.5040 or anuneviller@friendscentral.org.

Welcome!

Parents and guardians become a part of the HSA upon enrollment and may serve in a variety of ways; as a Co-Clerk, Division Co-Chair or Parent Representative of the Executive Committee, or as a volunteer for a Service, grade specific or all-school event. There should be an opportunity to fit every schedule!

Events sponsored or supported by the Home & School Association include; Parent Gatherings, the Middle and Upper School Book Fairs, the Lower School Pumpkin Fair, Principal Coffees, Curriculum Nights, MLK Day of Service, Movie Nights, Spirit Night and Faculty Appreciation celebrations...just to name a few.

As Co-clerks of the Home & School Association, we believe that Friends’ Central parents and guardians are essential for the development and success of our students. With the support of family and Friends’ our children and our community are made stronger. We know your time is valuable and we value any time you have to give!

Thank you,

Meg Wuisinch and Osaru Anyumba
Co-Clerks of the Home & School Association

• JTF - Just the FaCtS (our weekly newsletter)

• PPU - Parent/Guardian Pick-up at the end of the day

• MFW - Meeting for Worship

• HSA - Home & School Association, FCS Parent Group

• PSOC - Parents of Students of Color

• PGEAC - Parents/Guardian Equity Action Committee

• School Mascot - The Phoenix

• School Colors - Blue and Gray

COVID-19 In-School Testing

• Masks are required indoors in all divisions except when students are eating and drinking.

• With the exception of eating and athletics, masks will be required outdoors when distance cannot be maintained and when the Real Feel temperature is under 85 degrees.

• We will continue to have families complete a daily Ruvna health screening for their child(ren), regardless of vaccination status, for the foreseeable future. New families will receive information about Ruvna in a separate communication.

• Ventilation (open windows and doors, filters, and ionization), sanitizing and distancing, when possible, will be part of our daily practice.