Farquhar Middle School PTA

The Valentine’s Day Dance is this Friday night!
When: Friday, February 19, 2009
Time: 7-9pm (please pick up your child promptly at 9pm)
What: Pizza, soda, water, and candy will be sold during dance
Cost: Admission is $5/person (we will probably be able to sell tickets during lunch on Wed, Thur, Fri, as well as [...]

After-school activities will begin on September 22. There will be an activities fair for students during 7th period on September 16, when students will have an opportunity to see all of the options and begin signing-up. A complete list of offerings for the fall and information on activity bus transportation can be found here:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/farquharms/asac%209-09.pdf

Rec Extra Spring Table Tennis: Don’t miss out on this session of table tennis on Thursdays beginning February 26 through April 2 and open to all students. Students who want to improve their skills and enjoy friendly competition should complete the registration form and return it to the main office quickly since space is limited [...]

The Department of Recreation is offering a babysitting course open to all students free of cost. Students will learn about accident prevention, emergency actions, and basic care of infants and
children. Shady Grove Hospital will give a certificate of completion when the three-day course is completed. Dates: Tuesday—Thursday, October 21—23, 2:45-4:00 p.m. [...]

Boys/girls softball and cross country tryouts are beginning this week.  All forms (updated physical, parental permission) must be returned to Coach Ingram (Boys Softball), Coach Bready (Girls Softball), or Coach Geddes (Cross Country) before students can participate. All teams are still open for tryouts and looking for more players. Tryouts will take place Wednesday, 9/10, [...]

Mark you calanders on Friday, May 16, for the last all-school dance from 7PM to 9PM.  The school dress code is still required, but how about adding a fun summer twist and dress in beach wear.  Some suggestions are:  Hawaiian shirt, flip-flops, sunglasses, sun visors, bathing shorts (boys) and wrap dress or skirt (girls).
Come and [...]

The 2008 County Champion Sherwood High School Pom Squad will be holding a day camp for students in grades K through 11. The squad will demonstrate and teach the students their award winning pom and dance skills which the campers will perform for parents and friends at the end of the camp at 11:30 am.  [...]

The Montgomery County Department of Recreation (MCDR) is sponsoring a Pool Party from 1-4 p.m. at the Olney Indoor Swim Center on Wednesday, February 27. Free bus transportation is provided from school and students will return to Farquhar at 4:30 p.m. Parents need to pick up their children at 4:30 p.m. There is space for [...]

The Washington Bridge League would like to sponsor Bridge Club for our students. The Bridge League already supports after-school bridge programs at Tilden, Baker, Argyle, and Frost Middle Schools. The club is free of charge, will meet on Thursdays beginning March 6 (through May), for beginners (of course), and only requires eight students for two tables of [...]

The NAACP Parent Council Representative at Olney Elementary School is seeking middle and high school student volunteers to assist in the upcoming Black History Month Seminar at Olney Elementary School:  
 
-  One student to announce program 
-  Two students from each middle/high school in the cluster to recite a  bio or poem about an influential African American, [...]