http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/ en Copyright 2012 2012-02-01T19:54:42+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/falmouth_academy_prepares_for_annual_all-school_science_fair/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/falmouth_academy_prepares_for_annual_all-school_science_fair/ After months of independent, hands-on research, Falmouth Academy students and teachers are preparing for their 24th annual science fair on Thursday, February 16.  For three hours in the afternoon, all FA students in grades 7 – 11 will present their projects to volunteer judges from the Falmouth and Woods Hole scientific, engineering, educational, and medical communities. Each FA student will explain and defend his or her research to three of these judges. Student projects vary from studies of bacteria to butterflies. 2012-02-01T19:54:42+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/celebrate_fa_and_honor_our_founding_faculty_june_8_530-730_p.m/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/celebrate_fa_and_honor_our_founding_faculty_june_8_530-730_p.m/ Save the date of Friday, June 8 and join us from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to honor our Founding Faculty, celebrate our alumni and 35 years of success, and applaud the debut of our sweet, funny and imaginative video called “Because of FA.”  This event is for all past and present members of the Falmouth Academy community– alumni, faculty and staff, trustees, parents, friends.  If you would like to volunteer for our June 8 celebration, please contact 2012-01-31T20:25:09+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/seniors_helping_seniors/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/seniors_helping_seniors/ Seven FA seniors met with members of Neighborhood Falmouth on January 28 in a session arranged so the FA seniors could help the Neighborhood Falmouth seniors answer questions and solve problems about using their computers or social media. They worked together Saturday morning in our library and computer room. Members of Neighborhood Falmouth were paired one-on-one with FA students who addressed their specific technology questions. Kay Paine, a member of Neighborhood Falmouth, was thrilled when FA’s Samantha Doyle helped her make the changes and updates to her Facebook page that had been stymying her. 2012-01-31T20:07:06+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/eleven_fa_students_awarded_prizes_in_scholastic_art_awards/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/eleven_fa_students_awarded_prizes_in_scholastic_art_awards/ The 2012 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards recognized Falmouth Academy students with 11 prizes, including two gold keys and three silver keys.  Eight prizes were in photography; three were for drawings. Below is “Wampanoag Longhouse” by junior Caitlin Walsh, winner of a gold key in photography. 2012-01-27T16:15:28+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/gala_2012_to_benefit_childrens_cove/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/gala_2012_to_benefit_childrens_cove/ On Friday, January 27 (7:30 to 10:00 p.m.), FA will host its annual Gala charity event. Organized by the Student Council, Gala is an extravaganza of family fun, food, games, dancing, and a silent auction. All of the Gala proceeds will benefit Children’s Cove in Barnstable, a local charity designed to assist children who have been victims of sexual and physical abuse. Above is a photo of FA students enjoying our 2011 Gala. Gala is open to everyone, so please join us and help support a wonderful cause. Cost is $10 per person, which includes 20 tickets to use for games, food and fun.  2012-01-27T13:30:06+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/falmouth_academy_hosts_national_speaker_to_present_tips_on_digital_awarenes/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/falmouth_academy_hosts_national_speaker_to_present_tips_on_digital_awarenes/ Richard Guerry, the co-founder of the Institute for Responsible Online Communication (iroc2), will speak at Falmouth Academy January 24th 6:30-8:00 p.m. on how to help our children gain what he calls, “a digital awareness or digital consciousness.” Guerry is the author of the nationally acclaimed book, “Public and Permanent: The Golden Rule of the 21st Century” Falmouth Academy’s school counselor and organizer of the event, Stephanie Mastroianni, LCSW, said, “Every day amazing and new technological tools and Web sites come into play for our youth. With these developments come inevitable problems. As parents, educators and community members, we have the opportunity to learn how to support our youth in using these technologies responsibly to avoid making permanent mistakes.”  2012-01-11T15:44:47+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/alumni_event_boston/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/alumni_event_boston/ We’ve added a twist to our traditional regional networking social this year – appetizers, drinks and a special tour of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It takes place Wednesday, February 1 and our guide will be Cady Cummings-Audette ‘98, an MFA Gallery Instructor, who will lead us on a “Discovering the MFA” tour which focuses on the museum’s greatest hits. On Wednesday nights, admission is by voluntary contribution and college students are free. Join the FA group at the New American Café at 5:30 p.m. in the Shapiro Family Courtyard area for light appetizers and drinks, courtesy of Falmouth Academy. The tour, beginning in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, starts at 6:30. 2011-12-28T16:50:14+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/alumni_day_2012/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/alumni_day_2012/ On January 6, juniors and seniors will be able to take advantage of the expertise of those who walked the Falmouth Academy halls before them when 18 alumni moderate roundtable discussions on topics relating to their college (i.e. playing sports, studying abroad) and professional experiences (like careers in the arts). The roundtable discussions take place in the Buxton Library at FA beginning at 8:30. Following All-School Meeting at 10:30, six additional alumni professionals will participate in a panel discussion called “The Write Stuff: The Importance of Good Writing Skills,” moderated by English Chair Ruth Slocum. We invite FA friends and families to attend and hear how skills taught at FA have advanced alumni in the working world. That afternoon, there will be two alumni basketball games versus the varsity teams (girls, 4:00 and boys, 5:00). Later on, alumni (21+) are invited to get together at the Captain Kidd in Woods Hole at 7:30 p.m. for Mariner Night. 2011-12-28T16:30:56+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/alumni_video_2012/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/alumni_video_2012/ How has your FA experience influenced your current life? You are invited to answer this and other questions in “Because of FA,” a video we are producing to capture messages from FA alumni around the world! The video will debut Friday, June 8 at FA’s 35th Anniversary celebration. Click here (and then click Falmouth Academy) to see a sample of the first few interviews, done at the Alumni Soccer Game. Twenty alumni have participated so far! We would really like to represent FA alumni from every decade and walk of life, from around the world.We invite you to submit footage and the deadline to submit is March 30, 2012. 2011-12-28T15:43:41+00:00 http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/fa_teacher_leads_mission_to_research_the_bottom_of_the_sea/ http://falmouthacademy.org/index.php/news/fa_teacher_leads_mission_to_research_the_bottom_of_the_sea/ It had all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster: scientists exploring clues to the beginnings of creation in the deepest, darkest pockets of the sea floor, new machinery to test, international intrigue, a remotely operated vehicle, body snatchers, and a dramatic rescue at sea in gale force winds. It all started in late November when R/V Atlantis, with Chief Scientist (and Falmouth Academy science teacher) Dr. Virginia Edgcomb, left the port of Piraeus in Athens. The roster included research scientists from Greece, Germany and the United States. They were looking forward to delving into the microbial mysteries of Urania, Discovery and L’Atalante Brine Basins, located 3,500-4,500 meters below sea level in the Mediterranean in a research site roughly bound by Italy, Egypt, Greece and Libya. 2011-12-20T20:30:21+00:00