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The Fury Times
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Issue 2, Volume Five
September 8, 2009
Golf for a Good Cause
Dennis Ring
Fore! There are still
at 945-2134
openings for the FCDS
ext. 459 or
Fall Golf Classics on
462Wednesday, Sept. 16
2626. Special
and Thursday, Sept. 17.
thanks to Jeff
If you’re new to the
Plemmons’
school and would like to
RV Superstore
meet new people, this
of Mocksville
tournament is one of the
and Gray Anbest opportunities to
gel of Berplay golf at beautiful
The
team
to
beat:
last
year’s
morning
round
winners:
(from
left)
Joe
Dilmuda Run
Bermuda Run Country
lon, Phil Waugh, Murray Hewell, and Pat Rearden will team up again this
Club, socialize with fel- year to attempt a repeat. Also attending the event will be noted golf pro- Country Club
ducer (and alumnus) Brandt Packer and the legendary Billy Packer.
for their suplow FCDS friends and
port of this
family, enjoy a delicious
year’s event!
lunch, and support the school.
Spaces are open for both the
morning and afternoon rounds for
Important Reminder
the men (on Wednesday) and the
Have you submitted your Parent
morning round for the women (nine
Information Form yet? The
holes, on Thursday).
school needs this information
The cost is $150 per player ($600 per fourASAP, so please visit http://
some) for men and $100 per player ($400 per
www.fcds.org/news/2009-2010/
foursome) for women, and the format is capParentInfoForm.pdf today!
tain’s choice. There are many exciting prizes to
be won, so come out and join the fun!
If you are interested in playing, please call
If you have any questions, comments, or if you would like to submit an item to the Fury Times for publication, please send
your item via e-mail to [email protected] or call P.J. St. John (ext. 428). The deadline for submissions is Wednesday at
5:00 p.m. for the following Monday’s Fury Times.
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Information Meeting September 10 for
Upper School Chorale Trip to Italy
September 8, 2009
Campus Hours Notice
Please remember that our
Parents of Up- 9.
campus gates close on
per School
weeknights at 10 p.m. On
Chorus students
weekends,
the campus gates
who are interclose at 6:00. Please be sure
ested in being a
to be off campus by these
part of the Italy
times so that the staff can
trip in June
lock
the gates. Thank you!
2010 should
plan to attend an important information meeting on Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. in
Mr. Truhel’s room. Please contact Mr. Truhel at
Actor Mike Wiley in Residence This Week
x438 or [email protected] if you have quesOn Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Thursday, Sept.
tions. See you then!
10, FCDS welcomes actor and playwright Mike
School Pictures Friday, September 18
Wiley back for the fifth straight year.
Get ready for your
Mr. Wiley will
close-ups! Students and
present Mike his
faculty will have their picplay, One Noble
tures taken on Friday,
Journey: A Box
Sept. 18 from 7:30 a.m.
Marked Freedom
to 3:10 p.m. Photos will
to the Middle
be taken by grade level for
School on
Lower and Middle School students as follows:
Wednesday and
his critically ac7:30-8:30
Faculty
claimed play,
8:35-8:50
Kindergarten
Blood Done Sign
8:50-9:05
Pre-Kindergarten
My Name (based
9:05-9:15
Junior Pre-Kindergarten
on the book of
9:15-9:30
First Grade
the same name)
9:30-9:45
Second Grade
to the Upper
Above: Actor Mike Wiley. Photo by
9:45-10:00
Third Grade
School on ThursSteve Exum.
10:05-10:20 Fourth Grade
day.
10:20-11:05 Eighth Grade (during P.E.)
Mike will also work with drama students in a
12:00-12:20 Fifth Grade (during P.E.)
workshop on Wednesday afternoon and lecture
1:35-2:20
Sixth Grade (during P.E.)
to Mr. McBride’s A.P. U.S. History classes about
2:25-3:10
Seventh Grade (during P.E.)
adapting the book Blood Done Sign My Name for
the stage. Mr. McBride’s classes read this book
Upper School students will have their picfor their summer reading this year.
tures taken during their English classes throughout the day. Make-up day is scheduled for Oct.
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2009-2010 Junior Fury Club Clinics
Sponsored by Dr. Tina Merhoff
Lower and Middle School Fury Fans
can learn new skills or develop their
current athletic abilities by participating in Fury Club Sports Clinics
throughout the school year.
Sunday, Sept. 13
Tennis with Head
Coach Mike Murray
For more information,
please contact Dennis Ring,
executive director of the
Fury Club, at [email protected] or by phone at
945-3151 ext. 459.
September 8, 2009
Meet Tennis Coach Mike Murray
After an early
career as a
nationally
ranked junior
tennis player
(and the
number-one
player in
Florida in his division), Mike attended Wake
Forest University on a full tennis scholarship.
He earned his bachelor’s degree while playing
positions one to four for the Deacs, leading the
team in singles wins as a freshman and serving as
captain his junior and senior years.
After working in marketing , Mike left to
pursue his passion: training and motivating
young tennis players. Today, Mike is the director of the year-round tennis program at FCDS
and the owner of Murray’s Match Tough Tennis
Academy.
Have you joined the Fury Club yet? Please support us by visiting
http://www.furiesonline.com/fury_club/fury_membership.asp, then click “Join the Fury Club,” fill out
the membership form, and select “continue to make your donation. Thank you!
Support SGA and Fury Fans –buy
a raffle ticket!
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Left: Colby Ring throws a
football in front of the new
Furies sign at Smith Field.
The sign was donated by
the 2009-2010 SGA and
Fury Fans Club. The club
is selling raffle tickets for a
2009 Kawasaki 4 wheeler
donated by Kevin Powell’s
Forsyth Motosport. You
may buy the $10 tickets to
help support these student
groups by contacting Mr.
Tom Howell
([email protected]) or
any SGA or FANS Club
member.
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September 8, 2009
the
Arts!
Fine Arts Calendar
SEPTEMBER
September 9-10: Mike Wiley residency
Sep. 18-19:
North Carolina American Choral Directors Association
conference in Greensboro
OCTOBER
October 1-31: AP 2-D Design Photography & Art Exhibition at WinstonSalem Living magazine office on Fourth Street
October 22-25: NCAEA Conference, Winston-Salem
October 23-24: Haunted Trail
October 24-25: NCAIS Chorus Festival
October 29-31: Upper School Drama
NOVEMBER
Nov. 7-10:
North Carolina Music Educators Association conference
in Winston-Salem
November 18: Upper School Chorale at Biltmore
November 23: Thanksgiving Program involving fine arts
Students enjoy making music in 4Beth Frack’s Lower School class!
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