December 2009

Alumni News

December 23, 2009

Yoni S. Class of December 2008 Former Family Foundation School student Yoni S. recently visited the campus with friends Louis L. and Pat M. Drugs, alcohol, and bad relationships ruled his life until he arrived at the school on September 26, 2006. “I was pretty depressed for my first ten months, but then I got [...]

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Adult Decisions

December 21, 2009

By Rosie E. I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal about the importance of parents taking time to talk to their teenagers about love and relationships. According to the article, teen relationships strongly influence their development into adulthood, so getting parental advice is a vital step in the process of growing up. [...]

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Betton House News

December 20, 2009

By Liam M. This month Betton House de­cided to host a Big 10 meeting because of concerns about what student relationships are based on. One of the students focused on was Ricky S. who received an anchor this month for being a leader in the family. Since the meeting occurred, the house has been striving [...]

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The Administrative Beat

December 20, 2009

By Brendan O. and Turner L. The Family Foundation School Administration The Administration has been busy this month coming up with plans to help students raise their grades, and also with alternatives to the daily menu items. Family Foundation School Principal Ann Janauer announced a new peer tutoring program which began this month. It allows [...]

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A Thanksgiving with Food, Fun, Friends and Family

December 20, 2009

The Family Foundation School Celebrates the Thanksgiving Holiday Together By Brendan O. Thanksgiving Day at the Family Foundation School was filled with joy, gratitude, love, family, appreciation, and turkey. A lot of turkey. All of the traditions of Thanksgiving were seen at FFS on this holiday, making it as memorable as possible. The day started [...]

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Natural Gas Drilling Splits Estates Out West

December 19, 2009

Documentary “Split Estate” Exposes the Horrors of Hydro-Fracking By Erika C. split estate: a situation in which the surface rights of a piece of property are owned by one  party while the subsurface (mineral) rights are owned by someone else (in most cases the Federal Government). Before I watched the documentary “Split Estate,” I had [...]

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Talbot House News

December 19, 2009

By Ross A. Things are running smoothly up in Talbot House and everyone is doing their part to make the month of November the best it can be. The basketball team lists finally came out and Marc S., Yves K., and Jack S. made the boys’ team, while Kate D. and Alyssa C. made the [...]

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Falcons Fall to Gilbertsville High School

December 18, 2009

Missed Free Throws and Turnovers Lead to the Falcons’ First Home Loss, 44-33, to a Taller Gilbertsville Team By Evan H. Isaac M., with 15 points and seven rebounds and Jens J., with eight points and 7 rebounds, kept the score close in The Family Foundation School game against Gilbertsville (GMU) on December 2 at [...]

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A Radioactive Discovery

December 18, 2009

Wastewater Left Over From Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale Contains High Levels of Radioactive Elements, Reports DEC By Pat C. The name “Marcellus” in the Marcellus Shale, the underground gas formation that is believed to contain over 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, comes from Marcellus, New York where the shale is visible. [...]

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Wilson House News

December 18, 2009

By Kate P. Wilson House sure has been busy this month. Students Josh R., Paul P. and Chris B. spent the weekend of November 6 on retreat at Mt. Savior Monastery in Pine Hill, N.Y.  The following weekend, Joanna B. and Samantha F. joined the girls’ retreat at the monastery. After two weeks of basketball [...]

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