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[[Category:Schools]]
[[Carolina Friends School]] is a private school on the western outskirts of [[Durham, NC]]. Founded by [[Wikipedia:Quakers|Quakers]], and
reflecting the Quaker philosophy, the school often does things differently from other schools.(For example: Students and Staff "settle
in" together for 15 minutes or more in the morning, with no formal reading of "announcements"; individuals speak as they feel the need.
Upper School students help with the maintenance and instruction at the school as part of "School Service" classes, or did as of 1982, when I went there; I presume this still applies.)
==Links==
*[http://cfsnc.org Carolina Friends School] official web site
===Related===
*[http://www.ncfhs.org/ North Carolina Friends Historical Society]
===CFS in the News===
* '''2006-04-10''' [http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-722584.html Students from Qatar visit Durham]
* '''2005-06-19''' [http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/preps/35-618590.html Herald-Sun]: sports at CFS
* '''2005-05-31''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/30/AR2005053000705.html Washington Post] (near the end; search for "Carolina")
* '''2005-05-20''' [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2423408p-8801024c.html News & Observer] "Harvesting for the Needy"

===Forums and Mailing Lists===
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RiverClass/ River Class] - lower school (free subscription required)
==Upcoming Events==
[[Carolina Friends School events archive]]

==Trivia==
===Pavilion Mural===
The [[htwiki:CFS Pavilion Mural|mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion]] (The Quakerdome) was painted by:
* [[htwiki:Matthew Henry|Matthew Henry]] (trompe l'oeil which has since been painted over)
* [[User:Woozle|me]] (weird unfinished brown tower-thing being sucked into the black hole)
* [[htwiki:Jenny Hall|Jenny Hall]] (dragon)
* Charlotte Denny (from New Zealand -- the Kiwi is hers; we jokingly called it "the dragon turd")
* ...and I have to check about the one or two others.

It was done for a mini-session project in 1982 (possibly 1981). I thought we were going to come back later and finish it... (I think the supervising teacher's name was Ellen, but I'm not quite sure; time to rifle through old yearbooks).

==Related Pages==
* CFS's financial aid uses the [[NAIS SSS Online]] form application
==Notes==
===Recollections===
CFS in 1979-1982 felt almost magical, at least compared with the rigid structure and competitiveness at [[Durham Academy|DA]]. I met people there who totally changed my life. (Athough some dad things happened, too, and they didn't handle [[Htwiki:User:Harena|Harena]]'s crisis very well when she was there, but they at least erred on the side of allowing the individual to make their own choices rather than being heavy-handed and authoritarian.) It would also seem to have been very good for for Mel (Harena's eldest), who graduated from the CFS upper school in 2002(?), and [[Htwiki:Zander|Zander]] (age 7 when he first went there in 2004), who was not getting along very well at Hope Valley (Durham Public Schools). (My [[Htwiki:CFS Wiki Proposal|wiki offer]] still stands, for what it's worth.) 2006-02-09 update: some more background is [[Htwiki:CFS|on the HypertWiki]] &ndash;[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 06:10, 30 Apr 2005 (CST)
===News from CFS===
Apparently CFS is now actively promoting and actively advertising itself, which was something they never did when we were there in the 1970s and 1980s:

{{quoteon}}You've seen our ads in various print publications, helped us to distribute flyers throughout the community, and heard our spots on WUNC FM. Now we're reaching out in some new directions.

To hear a lively conversation about the CFS dance program, tune in to WCHL (1390 AM) this Sunday, 12:30 - 1:00, when Jon Wilner interviews Annie Dwyer, Mike Hanas, and Lydia Kramer on his arts program.  Those who are unable to hear the program on Sunday can access a podcast on the WCHL website.

Mike will be interviewed on Ron Stutts' morning program later this month, and you can hear radio spots about CFS broadcast by Mike on WCHL from now through December 3.  

Also, jazz lovers may hear underwriting spots on WNCU (90.7 FM).  

We're on the air, spreading the good word about CFS. As always, thanks for your support.
{{quoteoff}}

''(From a CFS emailing, 2006-11-03)''

Our feeling is that the place has gotten too big already, and does not need to be expanding any further. &ndash;[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 09:34, 4 November 2006 (EST)