Janet Hinds Pivalis ’71 Honored by University of Findlay
Janet Hinds Pivalis was one of eight people honored at the University of Findlay’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. Janet is a retired educator who taught for 34 years in what she calls her “dream job” in Delran Public Schools. After retiring from Delran in 2009, she was an adjunct professor for seven years at Rowan College Burlington County, teaching intensive reading and composition.
Janet earned numerous teaching awards throughout her career including the New Jersey Governor’s Teacher of the Year Recognition in 1988 and 2006. In 2007, she was named the Special Education Outstanding Educator by the National Association of Special Education Teachers. Janet has also dedicated time and energy to helping various nonprofit organizations over the years. She served as a 211 telephone crisis counselor for Contact of Burlington County, and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, food pantries and food kitchens, and EARS Animal Rescue Thrift Shop in Englewood, FL, where she and Frank, her husband of 43 years, reside during some of New Jersey’s cold months.
Alumni News
Alumni Association Hosts Senior Class Luncheon & Panel
The Development Office and MFS Alumni Association hosted a luncheon on October 23 for the Senior Class with a panel of alumni to discuss their experience at MFS, their current careers, and the path they took from MFS to where they are now. Thank you to Cornelia Colijn...
New Faculty Spotlight: Ailsa Stevenson ’11, Costuming, Photography & Yearbook Teacher
By Andrew Rowan ’19, Marketing and Communications Student Intern Alisa is not new to the MFS community, as she is an alumni and Original, attending the school from Kindergarten through Senior Year. She graduated as a member of the Class of 2011. In the spring of 2016,...
New Faculty Spotlight: Vashti Williams ’13, Teaching Intern
By Charlie Tanas ’20, Marketing and Communications Student Intern After recently graduating from Goucher College, Vashti Williams '13 joins the MFS community as a teaching intern in the science department. At Goucher, Vashti earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies and...
