In the 17th century, one of the newly formed religious groups to emerge out of the religious upheaval that began with the Protestant Reformation was the Religious Society of Friends, soon known colloquially as Quakers.  Founded by the English dissenter George Fox and expanded with the aid of his wife, Margaret Fell, the Quakers were widely perceived as heretics and as a danger to the established...

On the second day of school, a new 5th grader brought into school a large Chinese praying mantis.  These invasive insects have been known to capture and eat hummingbirds.  I watched one this summer try to set up camp right on top of a hummingbird feeder at our home. In school, the praying mantis stayed (in a container) for a good part of the day with students observing its movements and its...

The FSMH community is remembering the life and gifts of John Harkins, former Head of FSMH, who recently passed away at the age of 82 in Seattle. John served as the fifth and longest-serving headmaster (as they were called at the time) of Friends School Mullica Hill from 1989 to 2000.  The history of the school that was written on the occasion of the 25th anniversary describes John and the...