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Green & Gold A Publication of Wesleyan School
Volume XXVI, Issue IV EDITORIAL
NEWS
Editor-in-Chief Lily Morris advises students to extened grace to others this season. Pg. 2
Check out places to serve around the community during the breaks. Pg. 8
December 3, 2021 SPORTS
A preview into a new sports season. Pg. 17
FEATURES Take a look into Wolfie’s world.
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Wesleyan serves around the United States Ella Rayburn After two years of not having mission trips, the administration has decided that trips can happen domestically, so trips will be held during Spring Break on March 12-18, 2022 travelling to New Mexico, Kentucky, Colorado, Texas, and Florida, and are only offered to juniors and seniors. Seniors will have priority since they were unable to have mission trips the last two years. When interviewing Director of Missions Alex O’Donnell how trips would look different this year, she said, “As far as the ‘big picture’ goes, missions will not look different. We will still meet as a team and go through the entire mission season together until we serve on spring break. Logistically, we will be staying stateside.” With the remaining uncertainty of COVID, Wesleyan took time to decide what the best idea would be for trips this year. When asked how the school decided to have trips this year, O’Donnell said, “We worked really hard to provide opportunities for our students and our teachers to serve together. We think these experiences are invaluable and typically one of the most memorable experiences of high school. We decided to try to do everything we can to help our students have these experiences. We want to provide an experience for students and teachers to serve together while strengthening their faith in Jesus. It was important to us, so we just made it happen.”
Florida and Colorado will be the first trips to leave on Saturday, March 12. The Florida trip is being led by Modern and Classical Language teacher Guillermo Vallejo and assistant Director of College Advising and
Senior Bond Surber, faculty fellow Will Kimberlin, and senior Drew Wren enjoy their first mission trip meeting of the year.
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journalism teacher Andrea Shupert. They will be working with Lighthouse Family Retreat to get ready for their Spring Break and summer season. Vallejo is looking forward to going to Florida, and he said, “I am excited to
Winter musical will leave everyone “All Shook Up” Comforter Afobunor The Wesleyan Wolf Players will present their winter musical production “All Shook Up” for the entire school from Feb. 2 through Feb. 5 in Powell Theater. Shifting from the drama-filled musicals of previous years, the theater program will display a more comedic and upbeat show with plenty of dancing and singing while also delving into deeper topics. After having small casts last year due to COVID-19, the musical will provide opportunities for more students to get involved with the production. High School Theater Director Stephanie Simmons will direct the musical alongside her Assistant Directors, Brooks Hanrahan and Beth McConnell, and the Music Director Brad Meyer. This is Simmons’s first year as the director of the entire theater program. In discussing why she wanted to assume this role, Simmons said, “I felt the need to come to the high school because I think theater and getting to escape for a little while is a really good coping mechanism from the different pressures of the world. I’m thankful that we get to direct and do shows from a Christian perspective even if it is not a Christian story.” Simmons designs the show and brainstorms her vision for it. Then, she sketches the specific design out for the Technical Director Chad Simmons, who builds the sets for all the shows with his assistant Technical Director Ms. Wright. (Con’t on pg. 6)
get to know new people and learn from them, show our students that we are so blessed and have so much compared to billions of people around the world, and to be able to serve people in need and put our JOY motto in practice.” Colorado is being led by Social Science teacher Connor Breslin and O’Donnell. They will be working with 51:10 Youth Ranch in Buena Vista. 51:10 is a ranch for kids that connects them with their community and mentors. They will work on projects such as fence building, ground maintenance, and an after-school program for the kids in the community. Breslin said, “Mission trips represent a tremendous opportunity to live out our faith as Christians. I developed a passion for short-term missions as a student at Wesleyan, and now I am excited to share that passion with our students.” The other three trips: Kentucky, Texas, and New Mexico-will leave on Monday, March 14. The Kentucky trip is being led by Director of Christian Life Greg Lisson and science teacher Megan Lisson. They will be working in eastern Kentucky on projects to help those struck with intense poverty. They will be doing home repairs, evangelism, painting, and cleaning. The Texas trip is being led by math teachers Chuck Stevens and Kathleen Shade. They will be working in Dallas with Joshua Expeditions. They will spend their time doing projects (Cont’d on pg.6)
Opportunities abound to serve the community Riley Cavanaugh The holiday season is a great time for student, parents and faculty to support their community through service. The holidays are a time when the community rallies together to celebrate the season. This union calls attention to those in the community who are less fortunate. When asked about serving during the holiday season Assistant Director of Christian Life: Service Corrie Nash said, “You think about how special Christmas is, and for some people it’s a tough time.” Various groups struggle during this time, and the best way to help bring joy to these groups is through volunteering. Many groups exist to assist those in need and help make the season more bearable for them. Depending on one’s interest in serving, there is sure to be a volunteer organization that incorporate their interests. The Sandwich Project helps combat hunger and the effects of COVID-19 around Atlanta. The organization provides homemade sandwiches, fruit, and protein bars to those in need. Their mission is to provide homemade sandwiches to the homeless and those living with food insecurity. They are in need of volunteering to help make these sandwiches. The most important part of making a sandwich is to use quality ingredients. The organization accepts ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. These sandwiches could be someone’s only meal for an extensive period of time so making them with protein is vital. If interested in providing sandwiches, the volunteers must buy quality ingredients. Volunteers must then assemble the sandwiches, put them in a Ziplock bag, and finally return them to the loaf bag. Some volunteers also provide a short-handwritten encouragement note in the bags. After the sandwiches are complete, the volunteer is responsible for dropping the sandwiches off at a drop-off location on a Wednesday. Drop-off locations are houses in various locations where donations are needed. For example, there are locations in Dunwoody, Decatur, Alpharetta, and Peachtree Corner. The sandwiches are then driven from these locations to those in need by drivers on Thursday mornings. Volunteers are also able to serve by providing transportation of the donations. However, these (Con’t on pg. 8) volunteers need to be over 21 years old.