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AP Bio Students Experiment with Pill Bugs
Mr. Parkison’s AP Biology students were tasked with designing a lab experiment to test the behavior of pill bugs (You may know them as roly polys). Student’s used “choice chambers” where…
Read MoreFJA’s Annual Gala: Honoring Robin and Leo Eisenberg, Ryan Landau ’06, and Nicole Kahn
For the second year FJA’s Annual Gala moved online to keep all participants safe from the pandemic, but there were unintended silver linings. Gala attendees included FJA friends, alumni, and…
Read MoreFJA Alumni Win Best Film in This Year’s 48 Hour Film Project: Detroit
Congratulations to FJA’s talented alumni Scott Wasserman ’12, Adam Luger ’06, Simon Pinter ’06, and their team at “52 Scripts” Scott Gordon, David Zemon, Scotty Felsenfeld, Kara O’Connor, Sarah Matthews, Jon Wright,…
Read MoreCelebration of the Arts – Students Show off their Creativity
​​​FJA’s Visual and Performing Arts classes create environments that foster trust, comfort, creativity, and encourage a journey of self-discovery. Whether our school is in-person or distant learning, art is vitally important to…
Read MorePractical Law and AP Government Students Learn from Individuals in the Field
For the past few weeks, Mrs. Sesi’s Practical Law and AP Government classes have been fortunate to hear from several individuals in the FJA community about their real world experiences…
Read MoreStudents Get Creative With Math
Last semester, Mrs. Chadwick’s Algebra II classes demonstrated their knowledge of polynomial functions by creating a picture or scene that incorporates the five functions that they had been studying. The…
Read MoreWorld History Classes Participate in “Three-Team Debate”
Mr. Shireman’s World History students participated in a social distanced, zoom enabled, three-team debate on the subject of Enlightenment political philosophy between the heavy weight philosophers Thomas Hobbes, John Locke,…
Read MoreThis Week’s D’var Torah by Jessica and Samantha Caminker
Samantha: This week’s Parsha is Beshalach. Following Bo, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened and he reverses the previous decision to let the Jewish people out of Egypt. Trapped between their pursuers…
Read MoreTeacher Dresses up Each Day for Virtual Learning
When FJA shifted back to virtual learning, Social Studies Instructor Mrs. Wommer, dressed up as various famous characters for her students each day. “I get compliments and laughter; the majority…
Read MoreStudent Becomes First Runner in FJA History to Compete in State Finals
In November, Merrick Michaelson ’23 competed at the MHSAA State Cross Country Finals. The finals were held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan. Merrick finished the 5k course in…
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