The
Whittier Miscellany
Holiday Issue 2024 • Wilmington Friends School’s Community Newspaper • Wilmington, DE
SEASON VICTORY! WFS Girls Field Hockey Team Makes State Finals
Liza Green ‘27 Staff Writer
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community, both coaches and players demonstrated grit. Although the team his year's field hockey team made it to didn't experience many losses, they remained resilient when they fell to Delmar the StateFinals, an incredible achievement during the regular season, the #1 team in that the Wilmington Friends field hockey the state, who they ended up facing again team has not experienced since 1996. Dein the finals. Their previous loss only made spite how impressive this accomplishment them more determined to put up an excelmay be, the team achieved many more of lent fight during the State Finals. their goals as well. “I’m proud of the grit the team The 2024 girls field hockey team showed throughout the season,” says Rowwasn't only strongly goal-oriented and athland. “We never once gave up and always letically talented, but had an amazing sense played for each other. ” of teamwork and communication. To strengthen the community, Each player recognized the value the team participates in bonding activities, of their teammates, and in turn created a such as the “Field Hockey Scavenger Hunt”, unique harmony on the field. which takes place a few weeks before the WFS Senior and team captain Sawend of the regular season. Activities like yer Rowland ‘25 believes teamwork is one of these secure the strong friendships and rethe reasons behind this year's major achievelationships between teammates, ultimately ments. “What makes the team so successful improving the team’s communicative skills is the strong bonds and friendships between on the field. teammates,” says Rowland. “From the first However, the camaraderie beday of preseason, we knew the potential the tween team members has not always been team carried. Every member on the team this way. played a crucial part to the team’s success.” Continued on page 8 In addition to appreciating the
Creativity: Keep It Alive!
Paz Becker ‘28 Staff Writer
and find expressive outlets, as well as finding ways to maintain your creative spark. Everyone grows up at some WFS English teachers, Ms. Kenpoint. The phenomena that were ney and Ms. McManus both offer hopeful once terrifying, like quick sand, or insight, both expressing that students must the bermuda triangle, become minis- exercise the muscle for writing and reading cule parts of everyday lives. Alterna- to improve their ease in the practice. Mctively, as kids grow up, a change in Manus says, “You’ve got to keep working creativity and creative drive occurs. on that muscle, it doesn’t just happen. And When you were younger at first it's hard, right? It's hard to do, but you may have enjoyed reading pic- once that muscle gets built, you get stronture books, making up stories, play- ger and it's easier to do.” ing board games, drawing, writing and many more activities that your young mind would have dreamt up. But as you grow, you also may experience feelings of burnout or exhaustion as you go through school, jobs and other parts of everyday life. With upcoming midterm exams, many students may have the growing feeling of creative burnout, which is natural when under periods of stress. Many credit the decrease of creative drive to just growing up, or Pictured: Micheline McManus and Katy the way that life works. But regardless Kenney. Photo: Brina Abere of the reason, it is important to try Continued on page 3
2024 WFS Girls Field Hockey Team. Photo: Jake Myers
Hurricanes Milton and Helene: Two Months Later
Cooper Jones ‘25 Staff Writer
news media outlets have stopped covering the aftermath of both On the 26th of September, disasters, opting to focus on the Hurricane Helene made landfall, newest attention-grabbing story. with wind speeds of over 140 miles After two months, affectper hour. Thirteen days later, on ed victims are still living with the October 9th, Hurricane Milton hit consequences. The damages from Florida with wind speeds of 180 both hurricanes cost over 250 miles per hour. billion dollars. In North CaroliThese two hurricanes tore na alone, over 100 people were apart families and communities, killed, and approximately 126,000 costing hundreds of billions of homes were destroyed. dollars in damages. Yet, two months later, Continued on page 6
Hurricane Milton From an Aerial View. Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa