Friends School Mullica Hill

I will start by saying I am far from an organized person, and I am sure there are so many out there doing this much better than me.  We have a 14-year-old, 7-year-old, a bird and an 18-month-old puppy in the house; chaos swirls around from early morning until evening. Gavin, my 14-year-old, is a freshman at St. Augustine Prep, and his high school was one week ahead of our Friends School with...

In the last several entries, we have discussed the tremendous growth of the school during Alex Horsley’s tenure.  In 1985, sadly for many Board members, teachers, parents, and students, Horsley accepted a position as the Founding Head of School for an International School in Atlanta.  In 1992, Horsley reflected back on his time in Mullica Hill, writing that my “main recollections are of...

In previous entries, we have discussed Alex Horsley’s push to carve out a new Middle School and to improve the campus with the Noel-Baker Building.  In this entry, we attempt to discuss his contributions beyond the academic program and the facilities. As Horsley himself wrote in the 1981 Fall Festival and Village Fair program “there is more to a school than pure academics.  Our school strives to...