SCOREBOARD game highlights: mable girls volleyball vs oakridge bears

Mable Panthers vs. Oakridge Bears, Junior High (Tri-Way) Volleyball

October 20, 2010

Final Score:  Mable Defeats Oakridge: 25-23, 25-22

The junior high volleyball team earned their third win with their match against Oakridge. The Lady Panthers had to battle back from some point deficits, but the team played very well overall. Karla G. was key in getting some excellent passes to our setters. Sheryne N. and Julie S. both executed some great attacks against Oakridge.  More accurate hitting was seen from Brianna P. and Phoebe S. As always, Lauren H. was consistent at the serving position. Skylar H. and Leanne A. played well, subbing from the bench and contributing several points while on the floor.

The volleyball team is right on the cusp of making it to play-offs this year. Every win is now vital, and we look forward to our next game on Monday, October 25th at the Edgewood Campus.

Contributed by Karen, Mable Campus

SCOREBOARD game highlights: mable panthers vs. mission hills

Mable Panthers vs. Mission Hills Junior High (Tri-Way) Volleyball
October 18, 2010 

Final Score:  Mission Hills defeats Mable: 23-19, 25-13

After coming back from a week of games without many of our players, the Panthers were looking forward to playing against a well-matched team. Unfortunately, Panthers Volleyball was dealt another loss in their home opener against Mission Hills.

Our girls opened the game very well, trading points back and forth, but we just were not able to return Mission Hills’ consistent and accurate hits. We saw some great serves from Sheryne N. and Lauren H., and Karla G. did her best to dig up as points as she could.

Contributed by Karen, Mable Campus

FACULTY LOUNGE edgewood's ben hughes creates debate (league, that is)

Benjamin Hughes has been teaching history and English at the Edgewood Campus for ten years.  This year, he is also serving as a 6th grade homeroom teacher and as the history pentathlon coach.  Although he grew up in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Mr. Hughes has spent most of his life in California, and he currently lives in Tustin Ranch. 

Aside from his day to day teaching duties, Mr. Hughes has been very involved in speech and debate.  After overseeing the creation of a middle school debate department for Fairmont in 2007, Mr. Hughes went on to create a public debate league for all middle school students in Orange County.  Today, he serves as president of the Orange County Debate League and as head coach for the Edgewood debate team.

Mr. Hughes graduated from Capistrano Valley High School, and he attended Tulane University in New Orleans before eventually earning his degree at Claremont McKenna College.

Contributed by Jonna, Edgewood campus

FACULTY LOUNGE anaheim hills' marci cornish loves her promethean board

She’s smart.  Mrs. Marci Cornish holds a Master’s Degree in teaching from Azusa Pacific University.  She’s experienced.  Mrs. Cornish has her CA teaching credential and has been teaching at Fairmont for the past 11 years.  And, most importantly, she’s prepared! Word around the Anaheim Hills campus has Mrs. Cornish logging hundreds of extra hours each year in preparation for her students.  “I take my job very seriously and devote an extraordinary amount of time in preparation of lessons to make them as interesting as possible for students,” she says.  “I encourage my students to come to me for help during recess, lunch or after school.”  No one is arguing the commitment of the Fourth Grade Level Coordinator and Mentor Teacher.  Mrs. Cornish is also known for her penchant for Promethean Boards. While a member of Fairmont’s e-learning Tiger Team, she fell in love with technology and uses her interactive whiteboard every day.  

On the rare occasion that she’s not hard at work creating dynamic lessons for her fourth graders, you may find her enjoying a good book, hiking or taking a Zumba class.  She is very proud of her son who is a freshman at Northern Arizona University pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering/Physics.    

Contributed by Vicky, Anaheim Hills campus

FACULTY LOUNGE mable shares fun facts about 1st & 2nd grade teachers

We all know they are amazing teachers, but did you know:

Ms. Falt plays on two co-ed softball teams?

Ms. Spinella’s favorite singer is Rod Stewart?

Mrs. Wagner’s hobby is roller skating?

Mr. Adame is a twin?

Mrs. Quintana is a big fan of the Twilight Series?

Mrs. Greenaway was the team captain of her college basketball team?

Now you know! 

Contributed by Karen, Mable campus

SCHOOL NEWS fairmont racks up 64 awards in johns hopkins talent search

Congratulations to all of Fairmont's winners including Ejay Cho who proudly displays his Top in Country Award.

On October 2, 2010, dozens of students from Fairmont Private School campuses were honored at a Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) awards ceremony held on the campus of Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona.   Fairmont students took home a total of 64 awards, including two Top in Country awards and three Top in State awards.  Sixth grader Ejay Cho placed first in the nation in the SCAT Quantitative category for fifth grade (results were based on tests taken last academic year).  Former Fairmont eighth grader Winston Lee placed first in the nation for his grade level in the SAT Math category.   

The awards ceremony honors students based on their exceptional performance on a rigorous, above-grade-level test given to second through eighth grade CTY Talent Search participants. Seventh and eighth graders take the SAT or ACT, the same tests used for college admissions. Second through sixth graders take the SCAT, an above-level test scaled for younger students. 

In 2009-10 alone, over 53,000 students from 21 states and the District of Columbia participated in the Talent Searches offered through CTY. About 30 percent of the second and sixth graders who tested this winter earned an invitation to CTY's awards ceremony, and about 25 percent of the seventh and eighth grade testers earned an invitation to an awards ceremony.

TEACHER'S PET roxy and tango

Roxy is a mischievous dog that can perform many tricks, and Tango is a giant guard dog in an 8 pound body.  They both love to play until Tango has had enough, that’s when she puts Roxy in her place.  Both dogs are very well-educated...Roxy is Canine Good Citizen Certified (like doggy college), and Tango will be graduating from Elementary Good Citizen Certification next week!

My favorite memory with Roxy is the first time I met her and she would not stop kissing me. I make new favorite memories with Tango every time she attacks one of her toys and turns into ‘Cujo’!

Contributed by Heather, Anaheim Hills Campus