Campus Log ATHLETICS A SPECTACULAR SPRING: 5 FSL Championships! It was a record-setting finish for the five Phoenix teams who took home league Championships this spring! The Varsity Golf, Softball, Baseball, Girls’ Lacrosse, and Boys’ Tennis Teams each captured an FSL title. For the second consecutive year, the VARSITY SOFTBALL Team entered the playoffs as the underdog, and for the second straight year, the Phoenix defied the odds once again and captured the Friends Schools League crown in a thrilling, back-and- forth 7-6 victory over GFS on Saturday, May 18. Key contributors for the Phoenix included seniors Marina Golan-Vilella (double) and Suzy Bernstein (RBI, run scored) and sophomore Saoirse Hahn (RBI). The Senior Class of Suzy Bernstein, Briana Folwell, Marina Golan-Vilella, and Rachel Weiss provided leadership in various ways on and off the field, playing a key role in the Phoenix’s back-to-back championships. The VARSITY BOYS’ TENNIS Team defeated Shipley 4-1 in the Friends Schools League Championship match to cap their 5th straight FSL title and their 11th title since 2001. The Phoenix finished the 2013 season with a record of 15-1 and an FSL record of 9-0. FCS boasts an impressive league record of 45-0 since 2009 and 104-3 since 2001! The first doubles tandem of senior Thomas Fakarzadeh and junior Gregory Lynn registered the first point for the Phoenix in the championship match. Junior Max Ginsberg (second singles) and senior Raj Singh (third singles) clinched the title with their second and third points. Senior Sam Silver (first singles) won his match and the celebration officially began. 6 FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL Campus Log The VARSITY GOLF Team captured the Friends Schools League Championship on Tuesday, May 14 at the Laurel Creek Golf Club in Moorestown, NJ. The Phoenix finished with a team score of 349, 51 strokes lower than second place finisher Westtown School. The Phoenix placed four golfers in the top 10. Freshman Peter Bradbeer finished in first place with a low score of 78. Junior Peter Dissinger finished 3rd with an 83, senior Jared Harris finished 6th with a 93, and senior Jonathan Adler placed 9th with a 95. This marks the first FSL title for the Phoenix since they won back-to-back championships in 2001 and 2002. The VARSITY BASEBALL Team completed an undefeated Friends Schools League sea- son by winning the FSL Championship in a 6-0 victory over visiting GFS on Saturday, May 18. Senior captain Aaron Ross threw a complete game no-hitter, his second no-hitter of the sea- son against GFS. Junior Jerome Allen’s triple in the third inning put the Phoenix up 1-0 on the scoreboard, and the team never looked back. The squad’s three captains, Ross, junior Bryan Rubin, and junior Hayden Gruber, combined for 7-11 hitting in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th spots in the line-up. The Phoenix played excellent defense to maintain the no-hitter. FCS completed their first undefeated season in Friends League history since the league expanded to 10 regular season games 15 years ago. JUNIOR LACROSSE player Emma Dahle received 1st Team All-America honors, and Dahle and Kate Forrest ‘14 received High School All-Academic honors for being players who, according to US Lacrosse, “exhibit exemplary lacrosse skills, good sportsmanship on the field and represent high standards of academic achievement in the classroom” and for “leaving a mark beyond the lacrosse field and the classroom by making significant contributions of service to the school and/or community.” The VARSITY GIRLS’ LACROSSE Team captured its 4th consecutive FSL Championship with a 14-11 win over GFS on Friday, May 17. The Championship win over GFS allowed FCS to avenge their only regular season FSL loss and finish with an 8-1 league record. Seniors Ashley Tedesco, Maria Pizzini, Aubrey Faggen, Dara Holt, and Syndey Stotter were a part of four Championship Teams, each year of their Upper School careers at FCS! The Girls’ Lacrosse Team also finished second in the Pennsylvania Independent School Athletic Association (PAISAA) tournament. Fall/Winter 2013 magazine 7 UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING LEADERSHIP GIVING 2012-2013 LEADERSHIP Leadership Agents Freshman Class 2016 VOLUNTEERS AND Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Fran Margulies Beth Dahle CHAIRS Cynthia Harris 8th Grade 2017 Lyn Murray ’64 Cary Anderson Campaign Chair - Ed Grinspan William Weiner ’76 Sandra Bowman Robert Gassel ’69 James Murdock ’73 7th Grade 2018 Leadership Chair - Susan Gay Carrie Cohen Ellen Cutshall Ed Grinspan Carrie Cohen Cathy Fiebach Parent Chairs - Cathy Fiebach and Susan Gay 6th Grade 2019 Len Rossio Senior Class - 2013 Mary Ann Decusatis 5th Grade 2020 Past Parent Chair - Shirley Jones Elaine Gillison Mireia Lizandra Lorna Lynn-Palevsky Shakur Leonard Rossio Junior Class - 2014 4th Grade 2021 Rina Keller Alumni/ae Chair – Janice Decker Doug Davis Kristin Kimmel Frohner ’60 Pat Gilford 3rd Grade 2022 Sophomore Class 2015 2nd Grade 2023 Debbie Dolic Donna Davin Carol Fishman 1st Grade 2024 Lou Morsa Marie and Bruce Satalof Parents of Alumna Caroline ’11 As parents of a student who started in Kindergarten and graduated from FCS in 2011, we know firsthand how wonderful the full experience of a Friends’ Central education can be. During the 13 years that our daughter spent at FCS, we saw her develop both personally and educationally in so many ways that would not have been possible without the efforts of the entire staff of the School. From the teachers to the counselors to the coaches who guided her, our daughter could not have been better prepared to move on to college, where she continues to thrive as she begins her junior year. We know how important it is for Friends’ Central School to be a viable destination for young people to receive the best education in academics and life as they work towards a future beyond high school. 26 FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL Forum Stephanie Helen Koenig ’70 Marie and William Strahan $25,000 or more The Levitties Foundation Joy Takahashi and John Gullace Anonymous Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Matthew Frances Vilella-Valez and Jeffrey Catherine and James Murdock ’73 Levitties ’85 Golan Elizabeth and Craig Owens John A. Levitties ’84 Marvin B. Levitties Suzanne Levy 1845 Pacesetters William Levy $1,845 - $2,999 $15,000 - $24,999 Christin and Dan McClave Anonymous Patricia Andrade and Beny Parnes *Gladys Monier ’32 Alice Amsterdam Carolyn and Scot Cohen John Morgan Elyse and Max Berger Edwin S. Webster Foundation Suzi Morrison and Grant Calder Jessica and Eric Berger Cynthia Bidart Harris and Jon Harris Kathy Murray-Allain ’62 Jackie and David Blumberg Wyncote Foundation Robert Potamkin ’63 William G. Carson ’41 Leonard Haas ’76 Gwendolyn Luff Price ’63 Rebecca and Troy Carter Meg and Peter Saligman Barbara Cohen Jay Seid Family Ellen Cohen ’88 Circle Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Alison and Scott Cook-Sather Meade B. Thayer $10,000 - $14,999 Brigitte and Robert Cooperman Martha C. and William W. 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Graves ’63 The Philadelphia Foundation Willa and Marc DeSouza Mignon and Jim Groch Joan Mazzotti and Michael Kelly The Friedman/Taub Charitable Elizabeth Horning ’63 Rothman Family Foundation Foundation Louise Krasniewicz and Richard Marsha and Dick Rothman Rebecca Taub and Paul Friedman Leventhal Sprague Foundation, Inc. Aeolian Jackson Lopez-Lieberman Philanthropic Fund Evelyn and Marc Duvivier Jeds Foundation DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Laurie and Steven Katznelson Rosemary and G. Craig Lord Fariha I. Khan and Michael D. Carey Julie Low and Gil Block Founders Margery DeArmond Maconachy ’62 Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky $5,000 - $9,999 Magnolia Plantation & Gardens Family Jody Mayer Anonymous Foundation Ilene and Joseph McCaffrey Anne and Andrew Abel Fernanda Moore Christine McGinley and Rich Barbara and Ted Aronson Catherine Marshall and Michael Gendelman Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Pedrick Michelle Narin and Maurice Whellan Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Schweitzer Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 William McVail Andrew Newcomb ’87 Beth and David Dahle Marilyn Murray ’64 Elizabeth and Robert Nourian The Catherine and Jonathan Fiebach Lisa and Anthony Palmieri Karyn and Aaron Polak Fund The Calvin H. Rankin, Jr. ’43 Fund Clemence Ravacon-Mershon ’63 Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Julia Rudolph and Matthew Adler Alexander Rolfe ’01 Evelyn Fowles ’63 Debbie and Ronald Schiller Jordan Rubin ’98 Judith and Edward Grinspan Lynn Schuchter and John Broaddus Cary and Craig Sellers Curtis H. Jones ’46 Stacey Snider ’78 Annual Report of Gifts 2012–2013 27 UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING LEADERSHIP GIVING Arnold E. Smolens ’38 Memorial Fund Benefactors Diana and Gerry Lewis of the Princeteon Area Community $800-$1,199 Bonnie and Daniel Linn Foundation Richard G. Angell Jr. ‘54 Sandra Slevin Lockhart ’60 Jacqueline and Eric Stern Robert Angevine Lois A. Maiman ’60 Andrew T.C. Stifler ’57 Helene and Allen Apter Irene and Bruce Marks Isobel Stockdale and Harry Yanowitz Bruce G. Babcock ‘60 Cynthia and Michael McKeever Howard Treatman ’79 Douglas G.