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Dr. Jerell Hill to Moderate First Foothill Forum on 12/12
Foothill is proud to welcome Dr. Jerell Hill, Dean of the School of Education at Pacific Oaks College, to moderate the first Foothill Forum. The Forum is an opportunity for parents to actively engage one another in building and sustaining a community of understanding, respect, and care. We hope you will join us on Tuesday, December 12 at 8:30a.m. in the Randall Lewis Family Auditorium. The topic of the first Forum will be understanding our unconscious and explicit biases and stereotypes, and how they influence our children's thoughts and actions. Dr. Hill
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Debate Team Scrambles in Orange County (click for full results)
31 members of Foothill's debate team in grades 5 - 8 competed in a scramble style tournament in Orange County. Foothill's debaters were paired with students they had never met before from other public and private schools. The scramble format gave our students a chance to step confidently into a leadership role, showing what it means to master public speaking and critical thinking skills that are the cornerstone of the debate program. Because of the scramble format, Foothill's success depended largely on the contributions from the students on their team from other schools. Our students had a very successful day, with 8 FCDS debaters landing in the top 25, with two in the top 10. Foothill took home several distinguished speaker awards, and more impressively, Nora N. (7th) took home the 7th best speaker in the entire tournament. Next tournament our debaters will be arguing both sides of "open primaries do more good than harm" and "private schools create educational inequity".
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FCDS Recognized as One of IE's Best Places to Work
Inland Empire Magazine's October issue featured the "Best Places to Work" and Foothill Country Day School was included as an outstanding employer in the region. One teacher was quoted as saying that Foothill has "outstanding support of staff, dedication to student success, and continuous growth for every employee." Foothill offers a generous employee benefit packages with no waiting period, tuition remission for employees, hybrid schedules for some positions, and a diverse atmosphere that values all families. We are proud that IE Magazine gave us the spotlight!
