Award-Winning Books

This week on the blog for the library we would like to share the news about the recent literary awards. This includes the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King among many others. 

The winner of this year's Newbery Award is Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos. A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka won the Caldecott. 

We have these and many of the other award winning titles in the FA library. Please come to check them out!

For more information, go to www.ala.org/yma.

Thanks!

Pajama Day Awards

January 19th was a fabulous pajama day. Around noon of the comfortable day, judges came around the Upper Division, examining each class. Skits were preformed, music was played and pajamas were worn. After lunch everybody gathered in the Commons for an enthusiastic award ceremony.

The main award was won by Mr. Walach's homeroom. This was the Spirit Stick. Here are some interviews from members of Mr. Wallach's homeroom.
Each interviewed person was asked the following question: How do you feel about winning the Spirit Stick?

Owen L:

Like it's awesome that we won. We were rather underprepared but we all had a lot of fun. I am really glad that we won and thank you to the judges for their great choice.

Megan T:

I thought it was really cool because we worked so hard to achieve it. 

William S:

I thought it was like, really awesome because Mr. Wallach rarely gets any awards.

There were also some runner-up awards. Here they are:

Most believable- Tucker F.

Most Comfy- Skyler S.

Most FA Spirit- Mrs. Trepanier's class for the reading spirit of FA

Most original- Sophia Y.

Most matching- Hannah H. & Mae H.

Most stylish- Kaysia O.

The Second Dance

The second dance will take place on February 24 from 7:00 to 9:30. The student council decided that the theme is Valentine's Day. 

On thursday, the twenty seventh, the boys JV basketball team had a game against Nativity Prep. We played hard and were winning until the Nativity Prep team took the lead and won the game.

the score of the game was 41 (F.A.) and 51 (N.P.)

The player of the game was Dylan for his great effort, two baskets, and good fouls.

Human Rights Advocacy Group

For the new semester, the school has added a Human Rights Advocacy Group that has begun its activity this week. Stay tuned for more info on what this group will be doing about their topic.

Basketball Games vs. Wilbur

On Tuesday the Boys Varsity & JV Basketball team traveled to Wilbur & McMahon in Little Compton. The JV Boys played a hard game but in the end they lost 27-22. The players of the game were A.J. for his outstanding rebounds and Dylan for his amazing offense and great shots. The boys varsity team won 35-30 and the player of the game was Vaughndre for his persistence and amazing offense throughout the game.

On Tuesday the Girls JV Basketball team and the Girls Varsity Basketball team had a home game vs. Wilbur. The Girls JV team played hard but lost the game 18-12. The players of the game were the whole team for keeping their heads high throughout the game. The Girls Varsity team won the game 46-40 and the player of the game was Hannah D for her hard work on offense and defense.

Glee Club Perform Sweet Caroline At Providence Bruins!

The Friends Academy Glee Club will be performing tonight at the Providence Bruins hockey game. They will be singing "Sweet Caroline" during the 2nd intermission and they would really like your support! I interviewed Mae H, Claire S, & Ms. M to ask how they were feeling about the performance tonight.

                                                 Claire S.

Q. How do you feel about performing in front of thousands of fans?

A. I feel good to perform. I am not nervous because they are just people and I look forward to the opportunity. I am very excited to perform during the 2^nd intermission.

Q. Are you excited to watch the game?

A. Yes, I am looking forward to the game, but I am mostly looking forward to singing.

                                               Mae H.

Q. How do you think the glee club will perform tonight?

A. I think that the glee club will perform really well and I think we are very excited, especially me. We have practiced a lot and I think we will perform exceptionally well today.

Q. Are you excited to sing "Sweet Caroline"?

A. Yes, I am definitely excited to sing this, because it is a fun song and I have always loved it. I think it’s a real honor to perform during the hockey game in front of thousands of fans.

                                                      Ms. Maillet

Q. How did you get the opportunity to perform at the Providence Bruins?

A. A director from the Providence Bruins contacted Mr. Bean via email to ask if the Glee Club would like to either perform the National Anthem or "Sweet Caroline." We are singing "Sweet Caroline" because another group chose to do the National Anthem before we did. This email is sent out to all schools across  New England. 

Q. How do you think this performance will help the glee club?

A. I think it will help the glee club because it will give them a performance opportunity. This performance shows that the Glee Club is an active part of Friends Academy. I am also excited because everyone is performing and no one is left out, so it will give each singer more experience. 

Q. Are you looking to perform at any other major events in the future?

A. The glee club went to St. Anthony’s church and performed with the members of the glee club and other Friends Academy students. I am trying to get the glee club to perform for the city of New Bedford. We are also looking to perform at Our Sisters School in New Bedford.  

Mathcounts Team Roster

Team: 

Team Captain: Karan T

Thomas C

Nicholas V

Lulu R

Individual: 

Maddie C

Tucker F

Ashley A

Nick V

Movie Night

Tonight we have a Movie Night from 7:00-9:30. The movie is The Blind Side, and it's PG-13 and 2:30 long. The movie is free, but donations are accepted. Also, snacks are one dollar each. (P.S. it is only Upper Division)

The Blog Is Back!

After taking a two week break with the rest of the campus, the Friends Academy Student Blog Writers are back in action and have many new ideas to make the blog EVEN BETTER!