Roma Jha
Activities/Honors: National Merit Scholarship Commended Student; Student Government Class President; Model UN Secretary-General (3x Outstanding Delegate); Varsity Tennis - SJ All-Star; Governor’s School in the Sciences; Biology and Health Awareness Club; Abstract published in American Journal of Gastroenterology 2021; Cum Laude Society; National Spanish Honor Society
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project - interview series with experts exploring the origins and implemented solutions of the opioid crisis
Senior Internship: Esperanza Health Center, Philadelphia
College: Georgetown University
Career Interests: Public Health, Policy, and Law
“MFS prioritizes student voice and initiative.”
Colin Cooper
Activities/Honors: Varsity Crew; U.S. Rowing National Finalist in Varsity 8+ and 2021 Mid-Atlantic Youth Champion in Youth Men’s Pairs for Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA)/Mercer; Philadelphia Youth Regatta Men’s Pairs Champion; Upper School Jazz Ensemble; History Bowl Club President; Investment Club President
Memorable Academic Project: Presenting a moot court case for Comparative Government class at the Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia
Senior Internship: Friedenthal Financial
College: Tufts University
Career Interest: Economics/Finance
“The teachers are all incredibly passionate.”
Nia Hipps
Activities/Honors: National Spanish Honor Society; Governor’s Award for Photography; NAACP ACT-SO Gloucester Branch Vice President; MLK, Jr. Club President; Black Student Union; Diversity Committee; Upper School Choir; Varsity Tennis; Varsity Lacrosse; Admissions Ambassador; Actor in School Theater Productions; Peer Leader
Memorable Academic Project: Honors Spanish project researching and writing a full lesson plan for PBS education program Black in Latin America.
Senior Internship: Live Nation Urban
College: Spelman College
Career Interests: Entertainment Marketing, Business
“I was able to grow to become my authentic self at MFS.”
Peter Tummarello
Activities/Honors: Varsity Golf - Captain; Varsity Basketball - Captain; Varsity Soccer; National Chinese Honor Society, Admissions Ambassador
Memorable Academic Project: Presenting a moot court case for Comparative Government class at the Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia
Senior Internship: Riverton Country Club
College: North Carolina State University
Career Interest: Sport Business/Management, Professional Golf Management
“I would describe MFS less as a school and more like a small family.”
Jordan Grabelle
Activities/Honors: Coca-Cola Scholar; Diana Award; Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award; Pilot Pen G2 Overachievers Student Grant; National Merit Scholarship Commended Student; National Spanish Honor Society; Cum Laude Society; founded Love Letters for Literacy non-profit; Varsity Field Hockey - Captain; WordsWorth Editor-in-Chief; Model UN; TEDx Club - Founder and President; Jewish Culture Club
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project - “Dangers of the Attention Economy” which compiled strategies for teenagers to avoid being victimized by social media companies
Senior Internship: Archer Law
College: Duke University
Career Interest: Law
“MFS is a tight-knit and welcoming community that is centered around Quaker values.”
Skye Mada
Hometown: Cherry Hill
Activities/Honors: Four-sport varsity athlete and three-sport Captain: Tennis (MVP), Fencing (MVP), and Golf; Competitive Sailing; US Fencing All-American Second Team and All-Academic First Team; NJSIAA District 5 Fencing Champion - Saber; Mid-Atlantic Yacht Racing Association Laser Series Winner - 2020 & 2021; National French Honor Society; Peer Leader; Peer Tutor
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project - “Valuing New Age/Innovative Companies”
Senior Internship: Brandywine Global Investment Management
College: Boston University
Career Interests: Investment Banking/Analyst
“I carved my own path and was able to achieve everything I wanted to, and more.”
Andrew Elmore
Activities/Honors: Varsity Basketball - Captain; 5x NAACP ACT-SO NJ Regional Gold Medal Recipient; Black Student Union Facilitator; Peer Leader; Manage Personal YouTube Channel with 1M+ Views
Memorable Academic Project: AP Psychology social experiment examining reactions to abnormal behavior
Senior Internship: Good Life Learning
College: University of Pennsylvania
Career Interests: Sports Statistics and Continued Development of YouTube Channel
“Everyone is comfortable enough to express who they are and develop into unique individuals, while maintaining compassion and empathy.”
Lia Marshall
Activities/Honors: Penn Social Innovators Program; Pride Club - Co-President; Investment Club; 2D Studio Art Award; Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts Volunteer
Memorable Academic Project: AP Studio Art portfolio
Senior Internship: Perkins Center for the Arts
College: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Career Interests: Freelance Artist, Video Game Concept Artist, or Makeup Artist
“Students can feel comfortable being themselves.”
Lily Buchdahl
Activities/Honors: National Spanish Honor Society; Student Government; Service Committee Co-Clerk; Varsity Girls’ Tennis; Varsity Basketball; Jewish Student Union Affinity Group Facilitator; Actor in School Theater Productions; Lower School Teacher’s Aide; Admissions Ambassador; A Cappella Choir; Penn Social Innovators Program; Penn Entrepreneurial Leadership Program; Cum Laude Society; Peer Leader
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project - "Implementing Service Learning into the 4th Grade Curriculum at MFS”
Senior Internship: Cicala at the Divine Lorraine
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Career Interests: Business, Economics, and Urban Studies
“MFS is a community that provides students with the skills and resources that they need to make change in the world.”
Connor Hull
Activities/Honors: Varsity Baseball - Captain and Friends Schools League All-Star; Varsity Basketball - MVP; Varsity Soccer Manager
Memorable Academic Project: Senior Internship at Tabula Rasa HealthCare working in IT Department with a software product engineer
College: Gap Year/Stevens Institute of Technology
Career Interests: Software/Web Development
“Every single person at MFS has a warm heart and is willing to help you in any way possible.”
Ava Carlson
Activities/Honors: Varsity Field Hockey - MVP, Captain, and Friends Schools League All-Star; Max Field Hockey Class of 2022 Top 150; Varsity Swimming; Varsity Lacrosse; Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology; National French Honor Society; Engineering Club; Peer Leader
Memorable Academic Project: Created website for AP U.S. History class illustrating the historical impact of investigative journalism
Senior Internship: Athletic Solutions by GP Fitness
College: Dartmouth College
Career Interests: Computer Science and Engineering
“A Quaker education provides crucial skills for our adult lives, including peaceful collaboration, discussion strategies, and empathy.”
Aaniella Desai
Activities/Honors: National Merit Scholarship Commended Student; Student Government Class President; Model UN - Secretary General; National Chinese Honor Society; Gender Inclusivity Forum President; Diversity Committee; Peer Leader; Cum Laude Society; Admissions Ambassador
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project on abortion jurisprudence
Senior Internship: Haddonfield Friends School
College: Cornell University
Career Interests: Government/Foreign Policy and Education
“If you want your child to always have a built-in support system, then MFS is the community for them.”
Abby Taylor
Activities/Honors: Service Committee Clerk; Varsity Field Hockey; Varsity Basketball; attended Quaker Youth Leadership Conference; Worship Planning Committee; Camp Onas Counselor
Memorable Academic Project: Grade 11 English research project - a feminist criticism of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Senior Internship: Studio Sustena
College: McGill University
Career Interests: Field related to Environmental/Social Justice
“Moorestown Friends really encourages people to pursue their passions.”
Otis Thomson
Activities/Honors: Worked 20-40 hours/week in retail during the school year; String Ensemble; Tennis; Gender Equality Forum; Cum Laude Society
Memorable Academic Project: Grade 11 English research project exploring the origins and connections in the work of Senegalese poet Leopold Sedar Senghor
Senior Internship: The Moriuchi Group
College: Rowan University
Career Interests: Management and Human Resources
“Teachers make learning fun and ensure that all students feel included and respected.”
Janiah McRae
Activities/Honors: Varsity Soccer; Varsity Basketball; Student Government - Class Vice President; Diversity Committee Clerk; MLK, Jr. Club - Vice President; Admissions Ambassador; Black Student Union Co-Founder; Dance Team President; Jack and Jill of America - Burlington Co. Chapter President
Memorable Academic Project: AP U.S. History genealogy/family history project
Senior Internship: Pediatrics Day and Night
College: Howard University
Career Interests: Medicine and Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine
“The passion that every member of the community has makes MFS so unique.”
Caleb Kelly
Activities/Honors: Varsity Soccer; French Club Co-President; Part 61 student at Infinity Flight Group in Ewing
Memorable Academic Project: Senior Project at Infinity’s aircraft maintenance facility: “It was the most incredible and helpful four weeks of my life. I learned so much about the path I want to go down in my life.”
Senior Internship: Infinity Flight Group
College: Ohio State University
Career Interest: Pilot/Aviation
“Class and grade sizes are large enough for you to meet many different people, but small enough for you to remember everyone and form many connections.”
Sara Chesnick
Activities/Honors: Dance Team - President; Artists in Motion Elite Dance Team; Yearbook; Jewish Culture Club; Pancreatic Cancer Fundraising Team
Memorable Academic Project: Honors Economics study of the impact of the current pandemic and the pandemic of 1918-19 on the live theater industry.
Senior Internship: Kellman Brown Academy
College: Tulane University
Career Interest: Psychology/School Counseling
“The constant support from classmates, teachers, and other faculty makes the learning experience incredible.”
Roni Kennedy
Activities/Honors: Varsity Soccer - Captain; Varsity Basketball - Captain; Varsity Lacrosse; NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award; National French Honor Society; Student Government; Diversity Committee; Cum Laude Society; Engineering Club - Founder and Co-President; Debate Club - Founder and Co-President; Peer Leader
Memorable Academic Project: 5th grade Egyptian canopic jars research project
Senior Internship: WellCraft
College: University of Miami
Career Interests: Engineering, Technology, Design
“You are able to form friendships so easily with students from every grade.”
Ishaan Shah
Activities/Honors: National Merit Scholarship Commended Student; Model UN; Student Government; Cum Laude Society; Admissions Ambassador; WordsWorth student media; Lacrosse; Soccer, Peer Leader; Peer Tutor; attended National Student Diversity Leadership Conference
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project on the logistics of running a vocational non-profit, researching a school in grandmother’s hometown of Chadotar, India
Senior Internship: Morgan Lewis & Bockius
College: Wake Forest University
Career Interest: Employment/Labor Law
“MFS has a unique array of diverse kids ready to lend a helping hand and become pioneers in the world.”
Tylar Pierce
Activities/Honors: National Merit Scholarship Commended Student; National Spanish Honor Society; Cum Laude Society; Varsity Fencing; Choir; A Cappella Choir; Actor in MFS theater productions; Cybersecurity Club - Vice President; Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club - Co-Founder and Vice President; Art Club - Co-Founder and President
Memorable Academic Project: Capstone Project: “A New Approach to Sexual Violence Education”
Senior Internship: Island Officials Website Commissions
College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Career Interests: Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Game Programming
“I made so many wonderful and close bonds with the amazing people teaching my classes and they always made learning fun and interesting.”
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Fall Events:
In-Person, Admissions Open House
• Sunday, October 16 at 2 p.m.
• Saturday, November 13 at 2 p.m.
