Joey Mayer and Molly Lavelle’s LLS Team

“On February 14, 2018, just a few months before her 3rd birthday, Emily was diagnosed with Acute T-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She had been getting sick with new things over the course of a month, all while on antibiotics. Emily stopped breathing in front of her parents and they rushed her to the ER. Thankfully, Emily was able to receive treatment and finished on June 27, 2020. Emily is very thankful for everyday things, such as playing in the sandbox or getting on an animal, which she was not allowed to do during treatment. Her diagnosis has helped her to be good at persevering and adjusting to “big problems”. Emily really likes science and thinks she could learn a lot and help others.”

Molly Lavelle ‘24 and Joey Mayer ‘24 are running for Student Visionaries Of The Year with LLS (Leukemia Lymphoma Society)! Student Visionaries Of The Year is a 7-week philanthropic competition that helps raise money for blood cancer! This year, the team name is “Until A Cure.” The campaign supports all people affected, however, this year the campaign is in honor of Emily Higgins, a young student at Tatnall that was diagnosed with blood cancer at three years old.

A note from the girls:

We are reaching out today to ask for your support in the fight against blood cancer to prevent the youth of America from being affected by this terrible disease. You can join us in support by participating in or supporting one of the following fundraising efforts:

Share our message and fundraising link to help further spread the message of this incredible cause Help us secure a corporate sponsorship

Donate to our fundraising page (available by scanning QR code)

Joining our fundraising team

What the Eco Team’s Up To:

Earlier this school year, Whittier published an article titled: Why WFS Should Audit. As of last November, we can proudly say that we have. In conjunction with Green Buildings United, the Eco-Team went around the school assessing all of our hidden systems - electricity, water, etc. The Eco-Team found itself in our boiler room, surrounded by thick steel plates, hissing pipes, and tonnes and tonnes of water. Ultimately, the audit did exactly what it was imagined to doconnect WFS students with the out-of-sight and out-of-mind systems that work to keep us warm, and potentially hurt our sustainability brand. We found that the school is incredibly sustainable, but there are still steps to take. With a focus on electricity, we’ll be looking to publish our findings and our eventual prescribed solutions to the school. Be on the lookout for what Eco-Team has next!

Teachers’ 2022

Spotify Wrapped

Sra. Knight: Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson*

Mi Gente - J Balvin Circles - Post Malone

*(Reminds her of the Summer 2022 Spain trip)

Mr. Childers: All of the River - Bruce Springsteen

Walk the Moon (the whole band)

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

7500 OBO - Tim Mcgaw

Mrs. Kenney:

Rubberband Man - Ragland Baxter Glass Animals (the whole band)

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Mrs. Zug: Hannukah castle - Instrumental music - fiddle music Steely Dan, Michael McDonald (yacht rock)

Mrs. O’Brien:

Tennessee Whisky - Chris Stapleton

Big Girls Don’t Cry - Frankie Valley & The Four Seasons

I just called to say I love you -Stevie Wonder *

*(Her first record ever (a 45) which she “played over and over again on my Fisher Price record player”)

Sarah Stock:

Cat’s in the Cradle - Harry Chapin

What a Wonderful Life - Louis Armstrong

Gaslighter - The Chicks

Mr. Wood: Out of the black - Rural Blood

Santeria - Sublime

Narco - blasterjaxx and Timmy trumpet

Mr. Clothier: Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers

All Things Must Pass - George Harrison

Its Too Late - Derek and the Dominoes

Mrs. McManus:

Take Me to Church - Hozier

Thinking out Loud - Ed Sheehan

The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra*

*(Her wedding song from married in Vegas)

Mr. Scott:

I Know the End - Phoebe Bridgers

You and Me on the Rock - Brandi Carlile

Mariella - Khruangbin & Leon Bridges