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Whittier Miscellany MAY 2019 • WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER • WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
quaker fun and philosophy: Wfs spring Fling Nicholas Redd ’20 Community Writer This May 18th, the annual Spring Fling will return to Wilmington Friends. On that Saturday, parents, alumni, and students will enjoy aspects of the Friends community, as food trucks and a variety of attractions come to campus. On the morning of, students will be participating in a day of service. This service, similar to the service students did in the fall, will consist of students boxing up food for the homeless people in our community. In the fall, students packaged around 10,000 meals in two hours. These meals contained healthy ingredients that could be used to make free, sustainable meals. This was a major success for the service committee - so much of a success that they decided to construct another one. Ashley Chompre ’20, one of the Service Committee clerks, offered the following statement regarding the efficacy of this project: “Service at WFS opens up our small, tight-knit community to the important problems in our larger surrounding community. It helps our student body gain perspective into the lives of many people in our Wilmington community and gain an appreciation for the education and opportunities we receive at WFS. We hope that this next meal packaging event expands on our success of past Service events.” Also, service is not only beneficial to the individual, but an excellent way to create bonds within the school community. Further, Kiera Patterson ’20, expressed the good that service does for our community. “Service not only creates a stronger bond between members of the community, but it also creates a stronger bond between the school and the Wilmington community. We are hoping that the next event will grow on the success of past events. We are planning two exciting service opportunities. The first is Red Nose Day on May 23. The second is an event in early June with Habitat for Humanity.” Not only is this service good and beneficial for the community, but it also relates directly back to some of the core Quaker SPICES. The Quaker SPICES: Community, Stewardship, Integrity, Peace, Equality, and Simplicity are all seen during events like these. All of these SPICES directly correlate with community service in itself. Also, ser-
vice within the school is seen as something that is imperative to the function of the community. Especially considering the dynamic of the Wilmington community, it is important that students who are privileged enough to attend Friends are constantly challenged and asked to give back to the community. Also, students find that these community service opportunities are important to the school. Ajala Elmore ’20, is participating in the day of service on the 18th, and offered the following comment about service: “ I have always loved and cherished service; it is something that I have grown to enjoy, and love. Being apart of any type of service brings a fun, and positive atmosphere that cannot be beaten by any other activity, Especially when I partake in service with friends. The day of service in the fall was one my favorite service experiences ever, so I can’t wait until the 18th to give back to my community.” Clearly, Elmore is excited about the opportunity and understands the importance of service at Friends. In addition, the upcoming event is one that has been very important among the faculty. Debbie Murray-Sheppard, a board of trustees member and the clerk of committee of trustees, is spearheading the service initiative. During a conversation, Sheppard commented about service in the school, the expectations that it implies, and how service relates to our Quaker philosophies. “The service project is a celebration of our testimony of community. It is a chance for the entire WFS family to come together in service to our greater Wilmington community. It is an opportunity to interact across divisions, with families, alumni, trustees, faculty, staff and area Quakers to meet and work together in a manner which is integral to our Quaker beliefs. It is our hope that folks will make friends, reconnect with old friends, and create new bonds that will deepen our shared experience of community, for a common good. To add to that, there is an old (and not really funny) line about someone attending Meeting for Worship and asking a silent Friend, ‘When does the service begin?’, to which the Friend replied, ‘Service begins when the worship ends.’”As Quakers, a common belief is that there is a direct link between worship and service to others, and that our search for truth requires action.” When asked about the expectations of the day of service Sheppard
stated: “ We will be packaging 20,000 meals of beans and rice and tomato basil pasta that are shelf stable for up to 2 years. The meals will be distributed to a number of local organizations who collect and distribute food to those in need. Many of the organizations have expressed appreciation, noting that the need is great during the summer when children are not receiving meals at school. We will be providing meals to: Lutheran Community Services, Food Bank of Delaware, Latin American Community Center, Joseph’s Pantry at Congregation Beth Emeth, Kennett Food Cupboard/ La Comunidad, and Octorara Food Cupboard. We also expect to see as many people from our community as possible. Our hope is that everyone will come to help for a while on May 18! We were led to this type of service by the Middle School’s inquiry into economic and food insecurity in our area. The project itself is an expansion of the Upper School service project last fall. So, students are the experts here! Please come, encourage all your friends to come, and lend your experience and expertise to the rest of us! We look forward to spending a morning of fun and fellowship in service, followed by a great afternoon at the Spring Fling supporting the QUEST travelers!” Lastly, when asked about how service and the quaker philosophy relate to each other, Sheppard stated, “As Quakers, we believe there is Light in everyone and that we are all part of a family of equals. We look for ways to support and engage others in creating a healthier, happier and less violent world, in which we recognize first the good in others. When the American Friends Service Committee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, the prize read, “It is the silent help from the nameless to the nameless which is their contribution to the promotion of brotherhood among nations.” Quakers believe we should respond to need wherever it exists in the human family – not just address the needs of our close friends, family or political allies. This project is philosophy in action.” The upcoming day of service will serve to display the great responsibility and dignity the students hold in our community. After all, the Quaker SPICE of the year is Community, and this years efforts are yet another a great tribute to that quaker spice. On May 18th, be among the first of everyone out there, to support the Wilmington Friends community!
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diversity at friends: are we really all unified? related issues in schools? The first ‘We Are One’ open-forum discussion at Friends focused on diversity related issues in academThis semester at Friends, a topic of considerable ic settings. While the students did discuss these issues discussion has been diversity, and the aspects of within the context of Wilmington Friends itself, they school-life that relate to it; with the current political- also considered the role that diversity plays in higher ly strenuous environment in the U.S., many students education. During this discussion, students were inhave began to question the extent to which diversity vited to reflect on the current function of diversity in related issues play a major role in academic settings. higher educational settings and the way that it plays a This is partially a result of the ending of the current role in the college admissions process. This conversacollege admissions season, and the prompt beginning tion occurred shortly after the college admissions seaof the following one. In response to this fervent dia- son at Friends came to a conclusion, which thus drew logue, the Diversity Club at Friends has become much in a wide variety of students, each with a unique permore prevalent in the community. Recently, the club spective on the controversial topic. In a conversation started open-forum ‘We Are One’ discussions during regarding this specific ‘We Are One’ discussion, Jadyn lunch that serve as outlets for students who are pas- Elliott ’20, clerk of the Diversity Club and attendee of sionate about certain diversity related topics. In these the conversation, commented on the outcomes of the discussions, all students in the high school are invit- open-forum and its inherent importance. “I believe it ed to provide their input on a certain prompt that the was really important for our school to have a discusclub clerks, Zoe Holden ’20, Jadyn Elliott ’20, and Nick sion on how and why diversity is important in acaUrick ’20 provide. The goal of this sort of dialogue is demic and professional settings, but also touch on its to bring together the student body in an effort to cre- role in the admissions process. We discussed the fact ate a much more diversity-conscious environment, that some students’ abilities to attend selective uniwhile also sparking important conversations. Thus far, versities can vary because they did not receive a great these discussions have been effective in creating con- education because of where they grew up and/or what structive conversation as well as allowing students at their families could provide them. So, sometimes the Friends to discuss an integral question: To what extent classes one takes or the score one receives does not can we, as students, play a role in improving diversity show the whole picture. Schools look at the whole application when admitting students and sometimes a big “hook” can be diversity. Something really interesting that we talked about in our diversity talk was, Does one’s “diversity hook” mean they did not have merit? Does academic eligibility for selective universities have to look identical? I thought the conversation was very thoughtful and eye-opening, and I Nick Urick ’20 encourage others to join for our next one.” Here, Elliott reflects on the conJUNIOR EDITOR: Elise Johnson ’21 versation and brings about topics that NEWS EDITOR: Henry Wieman ’21 were of specific controversy in the SPORTS EDITOR: Dylan Roskovensky ’20 discussion. It is clear that the students ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR: Lilia Machado ’20 considered both the importance of diSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Elise Johnson ’21 versity in academic settings, as well as PHOTO EDITOR: Lilia Machado ’20 how it often may play a role in the adCOPY EDITOR: Jimmy Butterfield ’20 mission process. Evidently, this part of the open forum was effective in its COLUMNISTS: Olivia Ivins ’20, Nate Rashkind ’21 efforts to spark integral conversation FACULTY ADVISOR: Daniel Scott regarding diversity related issues in Nick Urick ’20 Editor-in-chief
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NEWS Henry Wieman ’21 Kyle Nisbet ’21 Liam Hudgings ’20
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settings that are becoming increasingly relevant to the student body. Further, as the conversation continued, students began to focus on the role that diversity plays in the community at Friends specifically. This topic has always been one of great discussion at WFS, yet hadn’t been considered in a centralized setting until recently. Thus, students were very appreciative to have an outlet to share their feelings regarding diversity at Friends, and potentially how it could be further improved. During a conversation with Carter Gramiak ’21, an attendee of the discussion, Gramiak stated “I’ve always considered the role that diversity plays in the community at Friends. Generally, I feel that our school is fairly diverse, but I think that there is some things that we could do to improve the way that we handle diversity related issues. Because of this, it was very interesting to be in a setting where I could hear all of my peers discuss the role that diversity plays in the community, as well as how this role has evolved and been altered over the years. I think that the open-forum brought about such a great opportunity for students at the school to get much more in touch with the change that they’d like to see.” Gramiak emphasized the efficacy of the conversation, as well as noted the variety of perspectives that were heard at it. As mentioned by Gramiak, students considered the way that diversity is valued at Friends. In doing so, they were able to reflect on the way that our community functions with regard to the many different types of students that are at the school. The attendees of the discussion looked at diversity in the leadership roles at Friends, the way that diversity related issues are solved, as well as how the social scene at Friends function, in order to create an accurate evaluation of diversity at Friends. Clearly, this opportunity was appreciated by the students and served a purpose of inherent value. Therefore, the Diversity Club at Friends has been effective in bringing attention to a variety of controversial topics that are important to both the school itself, as well as a wide variety of academic settings. However, as the subject of diversity within student bodies is very complex in itself, the issue remains one of controversy. Students still wonder how the role of diversity will evolve in our community, as well as in academic settings across the country. Regardless, the club’s “We Are One” open forum discussions have created centralized opportunities for students to provide their perspectives on issues concerning diversity at the school, and have proven to be effective thus far.
empty hallways, forever filled with memories
Olivia ivins ’20 Community writer The class of 2019 has officially served their time here at WFS, and the entire community can feel their absence just days after their departure . Their bold exit included many pranks, the classic noise parade, the controversial skip day, and most importantly, a particularly heartwarming farewell. The senior’s exit marks the beginning of the end of high school for the rest of our community, and their goodbyes indicate many of our younger students’ owns countdown to their similar last day. On their last day, The senior class enjoyed Moe’s Southwest Grill, as well
as ice cream from the Mr. Softee truck, which made a grand appearance just for them! Ashley Carpenter ’19 expressed her gratitude following their last day, when she commented,“It made the day unforgettable and that much more special for us.” These traditions define senior year for the WFS students that will eventually have the same experience when their time comes. This year the most controversial custom, the infamous senior skip day, served as the commencement of the seniors’ shenanigans in their last week of school. Senior Skip Day is a popular tradition in high school, and many teachers at Friends can even recollect their own experiences today. Donald Morton ’94 commented on how times have changed since his own skip day at WFS. “When we had senior skip day it wasn’t something that was expected or had to happen. We knew that we were doing something edgy and could get in trouble. Students now believe (Continued on page 4)
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The Future of The Clerks and Clubs OF WFS
Patterson also seem to have great future aspirations. When asked about it, Kiera responded, “Service at WFS opens our tight knit school community to the Clubs have been an integral part of the Wilmington important problems in our larger community. It helps Friends School culture and activity. The clerks of said our student body gain perspective into the lives of clubs are also very important to help correctly steer those less fortunate and gives students the opportuthe club’s directions and goals. One of the main organity to change.” The Stock Market Club, led by Kyle nizations is the Business Team, which the Nominating Nisbet and Grayson Sullivan ’20 also plans to expand Committee helped to decide the members of. its membership and keep up with the great The new business team, in no particular order, enthusiasm the club has already received. Anis Hannah Blackwell ’20, Casey Tyler ’20, Wyatt other of the more recent clubs that was started Nelson ’20, Ashley Chompre ‘20, Kiera Patterson at the end of this year is the A Capella club, ’20, and Sean Brady ’20. They will be helping to led by Lyle Knudsen ’21, and Andrés Pardo guide the rest of the school, and help set up by’21. When the club’s leadership was prompted laws for future members. about the club’s future under their leadership, While Business Team is one of the more promLyle replied, “A Capella is a fruity way to spend inent clubs, they are also various other clubs that time sharing your voice! Many new friendships have new leadership, one of those being RAK, are made when fruity sounds are released into or Random Acts of Kindness. Since the current the club!” It seems like the effect of that club clerks did an amazing job, the future clerks can will soon be resonating across the school in a only hope to be able to continue the epic legapositive way. Andrés also clearly stated, “We cy and great work of RAK. The future clerks are hope to grow and possibly perform one day.” Kyle Nisbet ’21, Lucy Taylor ’21, Jacob Jaworski It is also very clear that the seniors have ’20, and Oryem Kilama ’20. While Chess Club faith in the incoming club leaders as Carson may not be randomly dispersing prizes and postDavis-Tinnel ’19, when prompted, replied ers around the school, their future clerks, Kyle with, “I really believe that all of them can do Nisbet and Luke Munch ’21, plan to set up fusuch a great job! They had been really good ture tournaments and interest a larger portion at leading the school in many other ways, and of the school in the game that has been around I hope that everyone can continue to make since 500 AD. Another club that has been a part a difference!” Overall, Wilmington Friends’ Members of the Random Acts of Kindness 2018-19, now clerked by Kyle Nisbet of WFS since its founding, or Student Disciclubs have thrived and given many students ’21, Lucy Taylor ’21, Jacob Jaworski ’20, and Oryem Kilama ’20 plinary Committee. The club’s purpose is to reca much-needed space to grow and nature their ommend consequences when someone is facing various niches so that it may help improve the the disciplinary process. Connor Miller ‘19 and Grant en new clerks, as Connor Miller passes the torch to community’s relationships and the community as a Sheppard ‘19, did a great job, and next year Annabel Hannah Blackwell, Harry Anderson ’20, and Abby whole. The Whittier wishes all clubs good luck in the Teague ‘20 and Jadyn Elliot ’20 will continue as the VandenBrul ’20. The Service Committee continyears to come, and hope that new leaders can continue clerks. When Annabel was asked about the future of ues to be run by clerks Ashley Chompre and Kiera previous successes. SDC, she said that they are “hoping to reform it for the better in the future” and their plan is to “make it a lot more oriented towards rehabilitation as opposed to just discipline.” Instead of meeting only when needed as SDC has in the past, for next year they plan to meet once every 7-Day cycle. In relation to big future plans, MOAS, or Model Organization of American States, has also been giv-
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Kyle Nisbet ’21 NEws Writer
A Summer School You’d Be INterested IN Henry Wieman ’21 News Editor Halfway through July of this summer, eight Wilmington Friends students will fly down to Alabama to explore three of the State’s major sites. This trip is a part of Wilmington Friends School’s new African American History course, and is meant to show students the culture and history within the former slave state. What’s also interesting about this elective is that it is being offered over the summer, along with two other workshops, instead of taking place during the typical school year. As Wilmington Friends School expands its course selection and initiatives, summer may be not be school-free for students who choose to go above and beyond the normal Friends curriculum. Although Wilmington Friends School already has introduced a Creative Writing summer Workshop in recent years, taught by Jacob Rashkind, this summer it has added two new courses to the summer roster; Donald Morton ‘94 is teaching the African American History class, and John Roskovensky will lead the prevalent “Introduction to Climate Dynamics” workshop. All three courses begin on the 8th of July and will last three weeks, meeting for three hours on weekdays. There does seem to be precedence for Friends’ expansion of classes and opportunities, as well. “You’ll find that many of the top college preparatory schools (such as WFS) are moving toward the model of offering more ‘non-traditional’ course work,” Morton said. This may include online courses such as the Malone School Online Network (MSON) and, yes, summer classes and workshops. While summer classes do offer credits, they are useless without other History,
Science, and English electives. These new summer courses, are following a national trend, and serve as an opportunity for students to go beyond the bare minimum and explore interesting, novel subjects. Wilmington Friends’ Creative Writing Workshop has been open to dedicated and proactive WFS writers for the past two summers. The course is open to anyone interested, regardless of writing skill. It focuses on showing a writer’s methods of building a story, not just in novels, but in short stories, poetry, drama, and script-writing. Using writing exercises from various books, the Creative Writing Workshop also will also help advance the student’s ability to critique the work of themselves and their peers, improving a participant’s ability to revise writing and create portfolios. For inquisitive students looking for something to do over the summer, Rashkind’s Creative Writing Workshop is just one of multiple options Wilmington Friends School has to offer. In one of the two most recent additions to Friends’ summer courses, John Roskovensky tackles the topical and controversial issue of climate change in his course, Introduction to Climate Dynamics. Open to incoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors, the class examines the contributing factors to changes in the Earth’s climate. Roskovensky seeks to portray the Earths climate as a constantly changing system. In the class, students get to truly see the extent of human-caused climate change and Global Warming. Students will be expected to perform hands-on lab work, work on mathematical models, watch and participate in demonstrations, and review scientific and research papers. Students skilled in math or science should consider taking the course, and pupils with a curiosity about the world
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around them will get the most out of WFS’ new Introduction to Climate Dynamics summer course. The third summer course, taught by American History teacher Donald Morton ‘94, is African American History. The course will begin at the start of the African Slave trade on Africa’s west coast, cover the growth of the American slave trade, and go in depth on the formation of African American culture. The class, spanning an entire 400 year history of Americans with African descent, will bring students through the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War, the struggle for equality in the 20th Century, and the holes in racial relations that still carry on today. In week three, students enrolled in African American History will travel to the “Deep South,” and explore many sites and cities central to the struggle of African Americans. The class may give students further insight into the struggles that divide America today. All three classes offered this summer cover very interesting material and subject matter, but the time frame dissuades some potential learners. “I would definitely consider the classes,” Estelle Hegenbarth ’21 said, “but I’m too busy in the summer.” Ahmad Ayoub ’21 concurred, saying “Many kids just want a break from school in the summer.” As it is, some summer courses are relatively exclusive, with the African American History class only permitting eight students. Other students might also avoid the summer workshops to join the school service trips, such as the one to South Africa. Still, with all that being said, Morton remains confident that Wilmington Friends School’s new summer program will succeed “based on the track record of our students, faculty and administration.”
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Senior Traditions: Festive, yet controversial thought-out to be truly funny and meaningful. On another note, Nisbet also worked with running media network MileSplit. Nisbet spoke about his experience: Every year, it’s sad to see seniors leave. After four “Interning at MileSplit was an amazing opportuniyears of sports, classes, and extracurriculars, each ty. Being a part of videos, articles, rankings lists and senior builds a strong foundation at Friends that is meeting the people behind it all brought newfound difficult to give up. Despite the bittersweet feeling of respect for the process and was an intriguing experileaving high school behind, senior traditions offer ence.” Nisbet finished his comment by saying: “Cory an opportunity for the grade to leave a mark on the and Bryan were great mentors, and Austin was an unschool before the community is irreversibly changed. forgettable city.” Like Nisbet, many Seniors use the opAlonia Needs ’19 finds senior traditions to be benefiportunity and time granted by Senior explorations to cial to the overall community: “Senior tradifocus on a passion and learn about tions such as senior week or skip day are resomething new. ally important because they bond the class. Head of School, Rebecca Zug, These traditions are a final thing for the also shared her remarks: “The last grade to do together.” According to Needs, weeks of school for seniors are traditions mean more than just fun; they very poignant. Seniors are ready to are a way for the grade to connect one last leave and pushing limits is typical. time before students go their separate ways. On the other hand, it is our job as Needs went on to say: “It’s exciting to see the teachers to keep the rules of enclass unite at the end of the year.” Needs also gagement consistent and predictmentioned her Senior exploration, which able, to be understanding yet firm. involves working with local government: It is a tricky balancing act for all “For my Senior exploration I’m shadowing involved!” Zug went on to mention New Castle County Council representative how seniors have dealt with tradiDee Durham. Yesterday I went to the Dotions in the past years: “I’ve seen ver legislation building and testified for her some rough exits from senior classHouse Bill 130 to ban the use of plastic bags es at other schools but mostly evin the state of Delaware. It got passed so it’s erything at WFS is celebratory and going to the House floor.” If the bill is passed positive. I was completed fooled by in Congress, Delaware will be one of the few 2019 into leaving my office to look states to drastically cut down on waste by for chickens. In the meantime, they banning plastic bags! filled my office with balloons! Who Akin to Needs, Ross Clark ’19 sees the can have a problem with that?” As value in taking a lighthearted approach to Clark stated earlier, Zug reminds the final stretch of high school. Clark menus all that although celebrations tioned, “I think that senior traditions like can be a positive way to end the the prank and rave (happiness) day are what The class of 2019’s senior board, displaying comedic moments from throughout their time year, Seniors must be careful not to at Friends. makes the last week of school so fun. Afgo too far. ter four years of hard work, letting Seniors traditions are certainly fun, it’s important that what we Based on interviews with seniors, it seems that mess around for a week seems reasonable.” Clark con- do has meaning and we’re not just going through the overall senior traditions are an excellent way for the tinued, “As long as what we’re doing isn’t offensive or motions. For instance, senior skip day starts to lose grade to celebrate the past four years before moving really disruptive, I think that it’s totally OK, like our value when seniors get out so early anyway, and doing on. However, a certain level of attention to detail and balloon prank or moving all the plants into the senior a senior prank just to follow tradition is anticlimactic care must be paid to ensure that the festivities are hallway.” It is worth noting that this year’s Seniors took and makes it not funny.” Although Senior traditions meaningful to the grade as well as respectful to the it upon themselves to clean up after each themed day bring the community together, they need to be well other members of the Friend community.
for senior week. So long as they take responsibility for the mess they create, it seems reasonable that seniors be allowed to celebrate the end of high school. Clark concluded: “I hope that all these senior traditions keep happening in the future, and some of the faculty who aren’t the biggest fans of them realize their value in the Friends community.” Hopefully Clark’s wishes will be fulfilled, so long as future seniors continue to be responsible for their actions. Contrastingly, Connor Nisbet ’19 sees the potential for senior traditions to go wrong: “While many senior
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Lucy Knudsen ’19 Columnist
Empty hallways : Continued that they are entitled to this day and are surprised when negative consequences arise.” Other teachers such as Emily Green, the new Upper School nurse, reminisced on their own senior skip day. “My friends and I spent the entire day at what we called ‘the senior beach’ which was a small patch of sand on the reservoir.” Nurse Green was not the only one who spent her skip day at the beach, Taiasha Elmore, the school receptionist, went to an actual beach where she and her peers celebrated their prospective graduation. Interestingly enough, this year teachers anticipated that some students would be absent due to the coincidental overlapping of the senior skip day with Good Friday. Despite faculty attempts to cancel the day and warn students of possible ramifications, this year’s seniors persisted with their skip day. Although this day is unconventional, it brings the seniors together to bond as much as possible before they go their separate ways for college. Chase Fallon ’19 supported this point optimistically when he commented: “It was so fun being able to experience some of my last days of high school with the kids I’ve known since I was young. I will never forget my senior skip day!” Clearly, the seniors leaving will
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have a profound effect on our community, as their final joyous contributions shined a light on what they contributed to the school. Jadyn Elliot ’20 elaborated on this point, when she said: “It feels strange that the seniors aren’t here. However, I am confident that the upcoming grades will follow in their footsteps!” With senior spirit thriving , the class of 2019 went out with a bang during their last week. The entrances and hallways of the school were decked with leis, straw hats, and beach balls, while seniors were seen repping extravagant coastal fashions for Monday’s beach theme. The days following consisted of high school stereotypes, where Carson Davis-Tinnel ’19 assumed the role of head cheerleader, Alonia Needs ’19 fulfilled her goal as a varsity football jock, and Ross Clark ’19 channeled the character of a devout prepster. On jungle day, students found themselves dodging mass amounts of greenery throughout the hallways while mock explorers and animals traveled through the jungle. Faint EDM tracks reverberated from the cafeteria on Thursday, where the seniors put together their own rave on the day coined by the school as ‘happiness day.’ Seniors dressed in neon colors and decorated with lights and balloons to throw the perfect
party as their last day approached. The hallways were filled with smiles and laughs until their big day came. The farewell took place in the meeting room where the senior class gave advice and expressed their gratitude for anyone and everything that allowed them to get to where they are. Many were visibly very emotional, or “feeling all the feels”, as tears were shed at times. To others, though, it was pure laughs and smiles. We say goodbye to the seniors as they go on their own way, and fulfill their own destiny. Each year, seniors celebrate in their own way by setting an example for the underclassmen to work hard so that they will be able to celebrate! The community will surely change as time passes and the younger grades acclimate to their new roles it the Upper School. However, the seniors made their mark upon their departure and were sure to indicate that students should remain joyous throughout their time at Friends. Overall, the senior class has been successful and was duly thanked for their wisdom at the senior farewell. While it was surely sad to see them go, their legacy was embraced.
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Science and Technology
Eco Team Update: The Meadow Is Finally Here! some sort of domesticated animal. They will almost always be used for the purpose of making hay, typically in lowland and upland fields. Agricultural meadows After a year of hard work, careful planning, and have been on a steady decline in the coming years, esteam work, the The Eco-Team meadow is flourishing. pecially in Britain which has lost a majority of it’s hay The soft green cushion-y meadmeadows over the years. There are ow can be found just outside the fewer than 15,000 hectares of lowWilmington Friends School tennis land meadows in Britain according courts. As Spring transitions into to BBC News Science & EnvironSummer, it becomes more beautiment writer, Rebecca Morelle. ful by the day. Austin Sarker-Young On the other hand, a transition’22 explained, “The Eco Team has al meadow begins when a meadow largely finished plant work on the is no longer in use and stops bemeadow. There is some considering grazed. Transitional meadows ation for an expansion of the meadare extremely rare to find, as the ow, none of it is official yet. We all meadow will eventually be taken need to see if the faculty supports over by plants and trees as the forthis decision first. The Eco Team est surrounding it will make it once also wants to earn the NWF Bronze again fully-wooded area. The most Award. This award would require interesting part about a transitional us to interview teachers, have edmeadow besides their rarity is that itorials written, and have official Native Americans used to use them statements published by the school to hunt on easy prey as a grounds supporting the environment. Addito bait out animals such as deer. tionally, the bulletin board where Some of these meadows that they the recycling is right now is going used back from thousands of years to be replaced with a small exhibit ago are still around to this day as a about the Eco Team. Overall, the result of multiple forest burnings by meadow is coming along nicely. Native Americans. Before the meadow was dormant, Besides being beautiful to look at, Austin Sarker-Young ’22 proudly lead the Eco Team’s efforts to get the meadow. but now the meadow is growing.” meadows are also very important Though they have come far, the Eco Team still has a complete without talking about Winterthur. Winter- for environmental reasons. The lack of meadows from way to go before their work is done. thur is a museum and garden that has a meadow right little to no natural grazers is changing the environWhen asked how he felt about the meadow, Upper on the grounds. This meadow is another fascinating ment for the worse. This may not seem like a problem, School Computer Science Teacher, Samuel “Jenks” sight as well due to the vast amount of space it cov- but without meadows, it is much harder to preserve Whittenburg responded with, “We have a meadow?” ers. As a result, Winterthur is able to host many events biodiversity. They can be utilized for their water, and Unfortunately, the new meadow is not yet well known on it’s grounds such as Point to Point, Garden Insid- they reduce the need for fertilizers. Another problem to the WFS community. Olivia Delgado ’21 expressed er Walk: Meadow Walk, and Naturalistic Garden, to that is more recognizable universally is the decline interest, but noted “I think that the location of it is name a few. in bee populations. Having more meadows globalcool, but not a lot of people actually know it exists.” The Wilmington Friends meadow was made from ly could be one way to drastically increase and keep Having a meadow on campus adds great value envi- human intervention, otherwise known as an artificial- the bee populations safe for generations. Something ronmentally, but with more publicity, more people ly conceived meadow. However, there is a wide vari- as simple as a meadow can drastically influence our would benefit from it as well. ety of different types of meadows. One example is an eco-system for the better. The WFS meadow lives up to the standards of agricultural meadow. These grasslands are grazed by
other local meadows such as the meadow at Pepper Creek in the Delaware Botanic Gardens. This meadow is known for its vivid colors and having a sense of a celebration of nature, similar to the one at Friends School. Additionally, no local meadow list would be
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Connor Rosas ’19 Science and Tech Writer
thoughts to consider concerning bioethics Sam Boulos ’21 Science and Tech Writer
As time goes on and humans evolve, scientists make complex new discoveries every day. Evolving, learning and growing are the essential parts of human nature. The survival of the human race depends on them. On the other hand, some advancements may not be ethical. Just because you have the key to a box does not necessarily mean that you should unlock it. Scientists at Yale University were able to restore brain activity to the unattached brains of pigs. The extent of consciousness of these brains is completely unknown. However, Wilmington Friends Upper School biology teacher, Ellen Johnson said, “Respiration and translation and protein synthesis are the functions occurring in the brain.” Because there are no sensory organs, the brains are not conscious. Another experiment last year, shed more light on brain activity as scientists in San Diego grew small brains in dishes, producing similar brain waves similar to humans. These brain transplants, however, are still closer to fiction than reality. While scientists can now revive the functions of unattached brains, reattaching them is an entirely different story. It is still not currently possible for doctors and surgeons to attach these
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brains to the recipient’s spinal cord. Three-dimensional printing is another factor that plays a major role in the future of donor transplants. This is revolutionary due to the fact that an organ can essentially be printed and personalized for the patient, rather than just giving the patient a treatment that works most of the time. While this seems great Johnson notes some cautionary factors to consider. “Some issues include that not all patients would have access to this new technology because of their financial status. Would the donor rate decrease if people thought that they didn’t need to donate organs due to 3D printing?” Scientists and doctors would still need organ donors, even if public perception would change. When asked if he would still donate, Slade Baldwin ’21 said, “If doctors were making organs, I probably wouldn’t donate them.” Lizzie Sills ’21 added, “I think that it is really difficult to know where to draw the line with these types of things.” It is very important to know where the benefits outweigh the issues with these advancements. A common myth that generally goes along with the printing of organs is that people could gain biological advantages over others that they wouldn’t have without their new organs. An example used was that an athlete could theoretically get a stronger, bigger or better functioning heart. However, Johnson said that
“This isn’t viable because the organ still needs to fit with the body.” It is important to be able to decipher what information is factual and what information is fictional. The first engineered functioning heart, complete with cells and blood vessels, was made by scientists working at Tel Aviv University in Israel. While this heart is small (about the size of a rabbit’s), this lays the groundwork for larger human hearts to be made. While these experimental hearts have long ways to go before you start to see them in hospitals, everything is happening at an extraordinarily quick rate. These heart donors alone would be groundbreaking as 610,000 people die of heart disease a year in the United States alone. This makes up 25% of deaths in the United States. With every new scientific discovery comes pros and cons. Some people choose to see the benefits of these biological advancements and some choose to see the problems. These advancements could save countless lives and they could create an even larger divide between social classes. Dr. Rabbi Ira Bedzow told Israel Times that “whenever there is a new medical discovery, both those who view its potential as Utopian and those who fear its unintended consequences are failing to grasp the complexity of the situation.” Despite the possibilities of science, bioethics must be weighed.
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Entertainment
Tribeca film festival: Celebrating Originality Film festivals rule the world of independent filmmakers, offering them the highest platform to showcase their work, get rewarded, and most importantly, to be found by a distributor. Tribeca film festival offers all of these opportunities and much more, being an atmosphere for an up and coming film festival. It is challenging the likes of Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance for the most successful film festival in the continent of North America. Tribeca, a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, has held this film festival every year since 2002. The film festival was founded, shortly after the tragedy of 9/11, to promote community and togetherness in the wake of the horrific event. The first year event was planned in only 120 days, with more than a thousand volunteers. It was a shocking success, with 150,000 people coming to the festival. Today, the event draws more than three million people yearly and generates sums greater than six million dollars annually. However, it is neither the founding of the event, nor the number of people that make the event special. It is the films which are showcased in the festival, which spans two weeks in late April and early may. The awards are split into two parts during the festival. First comes the judges’ awards, from a select panel which reviews all the films and selects best ones from each category. The categories include best narrative feature, best documentary, best performance by a leading actress and actor, and so on. These awards are similar to those of more popular events like the Oscars, but lack focus on technical depth as they delve into criteria such as “best developing voice.” This year’s winner for the best narrative feature
was a film called Burning Cane. This award was given by founders of the program, Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal on behalf of the judges. Phillip Youmans establishes his voice in this film about a mother struggling between her faith and her love of her troubled son, set in the cane fields of the south. This award is associated with a cash prize of $20,000. The audience awards, selected by a popular vote of
Film reels: a symbol of the past of film.
the attendees of the festival (an interesting dynamic of film festivals) mainly highlights one documentary feature and one narrative feature. Awards include a $10,000 cash prize. The audience awarded narrative feature to a film called Plus One. This film features Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid, and details a story centered on longtime single friends who attend other’s weddings as each other’s plus ones.
The winner for documentary feature was a film called Gay Chorus Deep South. Directed by David Charles Rodrigues, this film follows a bus tour of a San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus as they go on a titular bus trip to the deep south. This film discusses the themes of music and intolerance, and features the coming out stories of these men. Overall, these stories moved and intrigued the festival goers. A common theme of the event was the importance of relationships and family, especially families outside of birth. Many of these films were selected by distributors, and will come to theaters shortly. This is one of the most profitable aspects of the festival. Film festivals have a profound impact on their viewers. Sarah Stovicek ’21 said “I think that film festivals are a great way to have independent and art films get a chance of being as seen as big Hollywood blockbusters. Movies like Shoplifters are absolutely beautiful pieces of art that would not be as well known if they weren’t in festivals. I think that movies not attached to big studios and companies should be shown rather than the ones that every average American is going to go see. I definitely think festival awards are more serious than Oscars or Emmys because they look at more serious films and understand a great film from a mass produced movie like any star wars or avengers flick. Also, even though there are lots of great movies getting famous because of festivals, there are always gems that fly under the radar.” Festivals are a great way to experience film as the medium is meant to be enjoyed. Tribeca harnesses that sense and showcases enlightening and profound films. https://www.pexels.com/
James Tallman ’19 Entertainment Writer
2019 MET Gala: Outlandish, or On Theme? Lilia MAchado ’20 Entertainment Editor The famed 2019 MET Gala, a night spent in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This is no ordinary gala: America’s favorite celebrities and well known Internet personalities dress up each year according to a fashion-related theme, which is no stranger to the outlandish. This year’s MET gala was a sight to behold on account of this year’s theme: Camp: notes on fashion. But what is camp? No, it is not what one would wear to a weekend of camping, yet, it is the epitome of flamboyant fashion culture. Camp is many things; while it can be opinion based, it can also be rolled into a limitless style and behavior. Camp is a style of fashion and expression for the sake of being unintentionally different, like the chandelier-topped singer Katy Perry at this year’s MET Gala. Past MET Gala themes include 2018’s “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”, to which Rihannah was labeled ‘best dressed of the night’ by many, and 2017’s “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between”, which championed artist Rei Kawakubo, the famed designer of ‘Comme des Garçons’, alongside an exhibition presenting her works of art. Differing opinions on what “qualifies” as camp will most certainly vary, as this is a common occurrence among fashion fans who aim to pick apart each year’s “best dressed” from those horribly out-of-theme.
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Camp: Notes on Fashion took a turn for the interesting, some might say. Just glancing through images online of what the gala’s attendees wore is not enough to fully soak in the meaning of the exuberant theme. With roots in early homosexual culture, camp’s hushed background is reflected in the exhibit itself. The halls of the exhibition start out cramped and then leads up to wider and more open spaces, which was by design. Since camp is a reflection of modern culture and lifestyle, camp will often occur at the turns or the century (for example, the shift in societal norms in the 60’s, and the prevalence of LGBTQIA+ culture in modern America). The Met Costume Institute’s installation is a journey though the very early to modern day camp lifestyle. Since the gala’s theme was based off of Susan Sontag’s “Camp: Notes on Fashion” (which was published in 1964), Sontag’s insightful yet ironically serious voice can be felt through the exhibition’s pieces. In Sontag’s “Camp: Notes on Fashion”, Rule 24 states that: “When something is just bad (rather than Camp), it’s often because it is too mediocre in its ambition. The artist hasn’t attempted to do anything really outlandish.” This was the case for many attendees; the men (for the most part) stuck to simple black pressed suits, and the women, elegant swaying dresses. Sianna Risko ’20 stated her opinion blatantly in regards to the attendee’s outfits: “Some were good and some were absolutely horrible” and Zoë Wishengrad ’20 joked that “Rihanna was best dressed”, even though Rihanna did
not attend. Although known as the “Superbowl of Fashion”, the gala can receive little recognition. When a celebrity is seen wearing something outlandish, like Vogue’s Hamish Bowles dull purple John Galliano suit and Persian-rug-like cape, people will turn to social media to ridicule or praise said outfit. But, this is where the MET gala’s purpose can be overlooked and under appreciated. Some might feel as if the important political and social statements are forgotten, like screenwriter Lena Waithe’s pride flag worn to the 2018 MET gala’s religiously-centered theme of “Heavenly Bodies”. The 2019 MET gala was a mesh of loud and sadly underwhelming clothing. Sontag writes that “the hallmark of Camp is the spirit of extravagance”, which held true for the most part. Some notable highlights from this year’s gala include, again, Hamish Bowles’s purple suit and cape, Lady Gaga’s pink ball gown featuring a 16 minute “performance art”-like stunt, Lizzo’s coral feathered ensemble, and Billy Porter’s golden extendable wings. Outfits lacking in camp attitude include Rachel Brosnahan’s Victorian-cut red gown, Alexander Skarsgård’s plain black Burberry suit (or the entirety of Burberry that night), and Charlotte Tilbury’s flattering, yet mundane royal blue evening dress. Overall, the 2019 NYC MET gala served as an intense cultural fusion, combining aspects of politics and fashion.
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Sports
Spring Sports come to an end, but with results? When you think of spring, what comes to mind? Warm weather and allergies, or maybe lacrosse sticks and baseball bats? Perhaps some track spikes or a pair of shin guards? While dealing with a more than necessary dose of pollen, Wilmington Friends students have spent this spring engaged in spirited athletic competition. As the year concludes, we look back on the final sports season of the school year. Here is a wrap up of this spring’s sports teams. The baseball team currently holds an impressive15-2 record. With only one game left of the regular season, the Quakers look to finish strong in preparation for the postseason. From top to bottom, the roster is loaded with talent, skill, and baseball knowledge, and their consistent success has been no surprise to the Friends community. To compliment that, a good majority of the team has played together for years, and their experience and team camaraderie is accurately reflected through their impressive record. Notable performances by the team include five shutout wins, and a competition against Red Lion at the Blue Rocks Frawley Stadium. It will be exciting to see how their season concludes, as the team is expected to make a big presence in the playoffs. Eddie Micheletti ’20 expressed the team’s feelings going into the playoffs, stating, “We’re excited for the postseason. The key to our success going forth will be our focus on defense, hitting the ball well, and our pitchers throwing well.” This season, the boys lacrosse team’s motto of choice has been: “rebuild.” Although this year’s team has not enjoyed the same success as those of the past, their hard work and consistent improvement has suggested a bright future for the Friends lacrosse program. Just months before their first practice, a team member suffered an injury. Senior, Peyton McNeil suffered an ACL injury that sidelined him for the entire season. McNeil was well on his way to scoring his 200th goal and serving as captain of the team for a fruitful season; instead, he has taken on the role of assistant coach. As this season comes to a close, the Friends lacrosse team has a bright future ahead of them. The future is bright for the next gen-
eration of young, able bodied athletes. The girls lacrosse team has also experienced their fair share of adversity this season. Going into their final game, they currently hold a record of 5-10. Their schedule was quite challenging, as they faced some of the state’s best teams in Archmere, Padua, and Ursuline. Although these games were difficult and partially unsuccessful, the Quakers still maintained confidence throughout the season. Through dedication and having great games in conference, the girls lacrosse team has managed to maintain an energy and work ethic that they hope to sustain for the next season. They will be saying goodbye to only
A Friends golf player prepares for a golf match
one senior, as the majority of the team’s starters will be returning next season. With a record of 4-9, the girls soccer team’s season has not been easy. The team has experienced consistent improvement throughout the season, although their record may not reflect it. Akin to the other teams, their roster is also compiled of many young players who suggest the potential for better seasons ahead. With only 5 upperclassmen, the 20 girl roster is comprised of 15 underclassman, 4 of which are eighth graders. When asked how she
would describe the season, junior captain, Emi Arai ‘20 stated, “I’d say that obviously one downside to this season is the amount of losses we’ve faced. With that being said, I think everyone can agree that we had fun together, despite losing. It’s been great to get closer to underclassmen and eighth graders. This is also a really unique year because we don’t have any seniors, which means we won’t be losing anyone next year and we can develop even stronger bonds.” Even though this season has not been their best, the girls soccer team managed to maintain high spirits due to a healthy team culture and positive attitudes towards consistently getting better. This season Wilmington Friends Athletics added a new sport to their repertoire; golf. Coached by human dynamics teacher and golf expert, Sue Kampert, the golf team finished its first season with a record of 6-5. Throughout the season, the Quakers held their own in and out of conference competition. They will have their last match of the season against St. Georges. The track and field team has had a competitive season. With victories at Archmere and Tower Hill, they will finish undefeated at Tri and Quad meets. They have also competed well at larger meets such as the Tiger Classic at AI Dupont, the New Castle County Championship at Charter, and numerous invitational meets. Their last meet will be the DIAA State Championship at Dover High School. Friends’ track team will have multiple relay teams competing, as well as individual state qualifiers such as Luke Munch, Connor Nisbet, Christian Rosado, Margo Gramiak, and Carby Wise. The team’s success can be credited to their work ethic, positive team atmosphere, and support for one another during practices and meets. The boys and girls tennis teams also came to their season’s conclusion. The boys ended their season with a record of 1-12 and the girls, 9-4. Although the boys’ season has been difficult, the girls have had a season of success and achievement which is something to look forward to in the future of the tennis program at Friends. Overall this Spring sports season at Friends has had a lot of ups and downs. Many teams have had both high and low points of the season, but a lot of students believe that there is a bright future for all.
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Craig Lyttleton ’20 Sports Writer
Tiger Woods is back as he wins 2019 Masters Nate Rashkind ’21 Sports Writer Almost eleven years after his last major win, Tiger Woods is back. During those previous years, Tiger went through various surgeries, including four on his back, one on his ACL, and one on a damaged nerve. Despite being ranked as low as 1,200th in the world last year, Woods persisted in his efforts to improve as a player. In October of 2017, Woods, who hadn’t competed professionally in a year, posted a video of him hitting full swings, blowing the Internet away. It was later revealed that this was Woods’ first time with a full swing since his surgery. Months after the video, Tiger revealed he would be playing in the Bahamas for the Hero World Challenge in January. Despite placing seventeenth, Tiger was hopeful that he would get back to his winning ways. After improving upon his outcomes in his next few tournaments, it all came together for Woods during the Tour Championship at the historic East Lake Golf Club. After staying in the hunt during the week, a rejuvenated Tiger began to dominate on the weekend. As
he strolled down the eighteenth hole on Sunday, thousands of fans lined the green to watch him celebrate his first win in a dozen years. While this win surely relieved Tiger some of the weight on his back, a great deal of pressure concerning the upcoming season remained. When the 2019 Masters rolled around, it seemed that Tiger could finally win a major match again. As he teed off on Thursday, it was clear that he was a different person - he wasn’t going to let the injuries get the best of him. After a strong first three days, Tiger went into Sunday in a place he hadn’t been in a long time: in competition to win in a major. As Tiger teed off, toting his classic Sunday red, the uproar of the crowd let everyone know who the fans were rooting for. Spurred by the emotion of the crowd, Tiger came out firing, and took advantage of some less than optimal play by the other players. Walking down the 18th green with the notion that his painful drought was almost over, an uproar came over the crowd, as the camera moved to Tiger’s family, just like it did two decades before. Through all of the controversy, surgeries, and accidents, Tiger fought back against the naysayers and
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was finally ready to prove them wrong. As Tiger walked up to his final putt, a huge grin came across his face, as he was so relieved that he could finally let the burden of losing go away. When the putt finally dropped, the crowd went wild as the cameras shook from the craziness of crowd. During a conversation, a tear fell off of Tigers face as his family embraced him. Reflecting on this instance, Timmer Farley ’19 exclaimed: “It was crazy”. Equally ecstatic was Jake Rashkind, “As an old guy I’m always excited to see old athletes beat the young ones.” After walking past the scores of people who congratulated him, Woods made his way to Butler Cabin, where Jim Nantz was ready to interview him, and where former champion Patrick Reed was ready to give him the coveted green jacket. When the time finally came for Tiger to put on the jacket, he put it on slowly, and remarked jokingly “it fits.” The comeback of Tiger Woods is surely wildly impressive. No athlete has gone through as much pain and suffering, until they finally got back to glory. Even though there are still some naysayers, one thing is for sure, Tiger is BACK!
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College List: Class of 2019
Anna Baldwin.................................... University of Delaware (Honors Program) Madeleine Balick.......................................... The George Washington University Carlin Beskrone............................................................... Northeastern University Eleanor Bradley............................................................................ Barnard College Tobias Bulk........................................ University of Delaware (Honors Program) Ashley Carpenter.......................................................... Colorado State University Peter Cauchy...................................... University of Delaware (Honors Program) Johns Hopkins University Malik Chenault............................................................. Delaware State University Ross Clark........................................................ University of Southern California Sullivan Connors.......................................................... Michigan State University Nathan Crock...................................................... Worcester Polytechnic Institute Carson Davis-Tinnell..................................................................... Elon University Honor Dearlove............................................. The George Washington University Lisa Dobber................................................................ Erasmus University College Chase Fallon............................................................ Franklin & Marshall College Timothy Farley......................................................................... Gettysburg College Olivia Finizio................................................. The George Washington University Erin Fleming................................................................. Delaware State University Johns Hopkins University Liam Harron.................................................................................. Elon University Ruth Hazzard...................................................... Loyola University New Orleans Abd-Elrahman Hefnawi................................................. University of Pittsburgh Brooke Hegenbarth........................................................ Susquehanna University Runlai Jiang................................... University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Zareef Khan........................................................... Pennsylvania State University Lucy Knudsen.......................................................................... Macalester College Emma Landis............................................................................. Tulane University Daniel Lin.......................................... University of Delaware (Honors Program) Laurent Lutz........................................................................ College of Charleston Sean Mann..................................................................... Saint Joseph’s University Quentin McAbee................................................................ University of Delaware Michael McKenzie......................................................... University of Notre Dame Peyton McNeill............................................................................ Lafayette College Alexandra Miller................................................................ University of Delaware University of Southern California Connor Miller......................................................................... American University Joseph Mullen................................................................................ Ursinus College Daniel Nakamura.............................................................. University of Rochester Danielle Nathan........................................................... James Madison University Alonia Needs....................................... University of New Hampshire at Durham Mycah Nicholson................................................... Xavier University of Louisiana Connor Nisbet......................................................................... Princeton University Katrina Nix............................................................................. Princeton University Kyle Opderbeck................................................................. University of Delaware Fawn Palmer................................................................................ Rosemont College Tristan Pantano............................................................................... Elon University Jesse Parker........................................................................ University of Delaware Joshua Payne.................................................................................. Ursinus College Miranda Peak..................................................................................... Mills College Evan Pittenger................................................................. University of Richmond Bianca Ramsey.......................................................... Coastal Carolina University Grant Sheppard............................................ The George Washington University Isabella Stuccio.................................... West Chester University of Pennsylvania James Tallman........................................................................... Cornell University Matthew Taormina............................................................... Stevenson University Mason Tschantz.............................................................................. Elon University Alexa Vergara............................................................. College of William & Mary Simon Wakeley............................................................................ Drexel University Una Winn............................................................................................ Bard College University of Pennsylvania Kevin Wolynetz................................................................. University of Delaware Jiaqi Xu...................................................................................... Emory University Hongrui Zhang.................................................... University of California, Davis
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