March 2010

Letter to the Editor

March 19, 2010

Dear Friends, When I met the Argiros family over 20 years ago I had no idea what an impact it would have on my life. I was a sophomore in high school when my parents became friends with Tony and Betty. All that I really understood was that these people were involved in AA like [...]

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Avatar

March 18, 2010

By Liam M. Seeing “Avatar” is similar to having a spiritual awakening. It thoroughly and completely blows your mind with its breathtaking visuals and epic plot. The viewer gets immersed in the beauty of the conceptual planet of Pandora, home of the Navi people, where the majority of the movie takes place. Even when not [...]

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Clinic Construction in Full Swing

March 17, 2010

Building in Hancock Moves Toward a Fall Finish By Jake H. After two idle months, con­struction of the new Lourdes Clinic has picked up. The building on the corner of East Main St. and Read St. in downtown Hancock is beginning to take shape. Two walls, the west wall and the east wall, have been [...]

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Down with the Disc

March 17, 2010

Mann House Students Make the Most Out of Sunday Activities in the Cold Winter By Gabe L. The sun was up but the temperature down, the wind blowing but the Frisbee’s flying. Mann House students braved the cold weather for some Sunday afternoon fierce competition of ultimate disc. Each Sunday families get a schedule of [...]

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Ready! Aim! Fire!

March 16, 2010

FFS Students Line Up to Battle in Dodgeball By Bennett O. The whistle blew and the Houses got ready for a dodgeball competition. On Sunday, January 31, the students at The Family Foundation School lined up in the gym and awaited their turn to compete in games of fun-filled dodgeball. The first two Houses to [...]

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Giving Back the Gift of Carpentry

March 16, 2010

Former FFS Staff Finds Meaning in Teaching Carpentry to Local Kids By Erika C. Joe Lichty was once a teacher, a sports coach, and the head of admissions at The Family Foundation School. Now, Lichty is working as a teacher for the Kids’ Carpentry Program in Minnesota. The after-school program, start­ed in 1982, and is [...]

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Alumni News

March 15, 2010

Katie B. Class of June ‘05 I graduated from The Family Foundation School in June 2005. Since then I have been in touch with several staff members but have never written anything for The Family Times. (Embarrassing, considering I slaved over that newspaper for almost two years– Managing Editor, cough cough). After leaving FFS, I [...]

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Alumni News

March 15, 2010

Neil F. Class of ‘95 Many things were different when alumni, Neil F. was at The Family Foundation School. Neil arrived at FFS in 1995 and was here for two years. When he first arrived there was one family and only 70 students at the school. When he left in 1997 there was four families [...]

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Alumni News

March 15, 2010

Robyn M. Class of June ‘08 It has been a while since I have written to The Family Times, and I apologize for that. Life is great. I have been working Monday-Saturday. I thought my life after The Family Foundation School would be filled with classes in large lecture halls and cafeteria food for four [...]

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Annie Ostrander, New FFS Head Nurse

March 15, 2010

By Erika C. Annie Ostrander is now the new head nurse in The Family Foundation School Health Office. Ostrander, who is a staff in Betton House, the former soccer coach, and a sponsor, received the position recently, and has been a nurse for 13 years. Ostrander saw becoming a nurse as a way to give [...]

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