The Whittier Miscell Established 1884 . Wilmington Frien s School communitynewspaper . October 2021. w
ittier.net
From the ColEditorslinlchief For some, this pi-obably feels like d6ja vu. The of us is at a different stage in our own journey;
nose). We should all feel like we belong here. Bestai.t of school, opening day classes, old friends each one of us will absorb something different cause we do. and new teachers, a jammed locker. For oth- this year, something that will stick with us for the To the class of 2025, welcome; we're glad you're ei.s, all this is new. The building, the routines, rest of our lives. A bewildering question in TOK, here. To the class of 2024, you're figuring it out, the people-it can be a little disorientating at a new friend, a song in the musical, a message settling into good habits. To the class of 2023, hang times. But all of us are here, now. We've come in Meeting for Worship, a goal, or a touchdown. in there; you're almost ready. And to the class of together in this space, as we've done for as long Ultimately, we are here to discover and build 2022: take a deep breath, let it out. You've made it. as some of us can remember, to learn and grow ourselves, learn new things, and become better And to all of us, remember: we only pass this way for another fantastic year.
people. This year, as in all years, we will collec- Once. Over the summer, I read a book called tively share in the power of our community to The Ai.t of Gathei-ing. In it, author Priya Park- achieve these goals. On behalf of the Whittier Miscellany staff and eder asks us to consider why we gather. To what As we enter into this new year, remember itorial board, welcome to the 2021-2022 school end? What is the purpose of this gathering? For our purpose. Make decisions based on that purus at school, we're here to learn and develop pose. And be conscious of the fact that we're all into the adults we will one day be. Each one
year. Go Blue!
in this together (so keep those masks over your Livingston Zug '22 & Eden Cottone `22
Cross Country On September 22, Max Leffler `22 won a trimeet against Caravel, with the final score 36 59. On October 28 the team races at Tatnall in the DISC Championships.
The cross country team celebrates after a successful race at Lums Pond State Park on September 22 .
Soccer The soccer team is looking better than ever and has started their season with a 6 -0 record. ``We are such a dangerous team!" said Shiloh Conner `22. The team will play their senior game against
Tower Hill on November 2.
New this year Eden Cottone `22
Sports teams kick off the season Tie.ss Wt]If `23
After a year of limited spectators and restrictions on
first two weeks. "I got to know many upperclassmen
sports teams, Quaker Sports is back and better than better as a person and player. It is a fun group of girls ever. Maddie Osborne `22 explained, "...because of with some great leaders and athletes. Everyone was
The past year has been a whirlwind, now we are back at school and still adjusting to our new norm. For both students and teachers the 2020-2021 has not been a walk in the park, we are all 'more than ready to move on from last year.
Though the mask mandate remains, the school is slowly reverting to its pre-pandemic life. For example, the and because our team didn't have preseason last These girls played like a team in their first games cafeteria is open for "through traffic", sports are allowed year, I think we were even more excited to be back against Sanford when both the JV and varsity won, to have spectators, the Java Nook is (supposed to be) on the field towards the end of summer." Each team giving everyone a good feeling about the rest of their open. The Wilmington Friends School is slowly returngained many new freshmen and even sophomores Season. ing to normalcy, and the students are eager and excited who could not play last year. Here's a little bit about to have lives that are not completely taken over by the each of our teams. Footba[[: COVID-19 pandemic. The football team crushed their first game against Volleyball Delmar High School, winning 28-0. The solid win There is one major change that is throwing everyone for Uiilike last year, volleyball has both a varsity and was the product of many challenging practices during a loop, something that has never been done before. The JV team this year. The varsity team participated in preseason and the first week of school. new and improved schedule. Instead of a day filled with three scrimmages during the preseason and won 50 minute blocks, we now have the addition of two 70 their first gaine against Sanfoi-d 3-0. As Reena Rob- Osi Chukwuocha `22 explained, "I was very glad to minute blocks in our schedule. The administration did inson `22, explained, "I think that the scrimmages see the underclassmen giving 100% even in the sumnot stop there, each Wednesday we now start 45 minwere necessary in order to have the confidence that mer heat. We did a lot of conditioning during preutes later. Ronnie Petrucci `22 said, "I do not like the new out-team had going into the normal season." season and I think that was very beneficial to us. It schedule. I would rather have the one from freshman was easy to see the benefits when Delmar's Football and sophomore year." Though sleeping in is nice, it is For iiew team members, preseason helped with the Team was out of breath but our team was ready to taking time for everyone in the highschool to get used transition to high school sports. Elizabeth Pisano keep pounding." to. Moving forward, the teachers and staff will continue `25 shared that even with the added level of comto help students navigate this unknown time. petition, "I love playiiig with girls that are older One of those underclassmen, Eamonn Grubb `25 Covid, all anyone really wanted to be was outside, incredibly welcoming to all the freshmen."
than me and that have a different skill level because
participated in high school sports for the first time No student will be complaining about the later start, but and said, "Some days when I would wake up during it is taking time for everyone to adjust. Greta Munch `25 games on the schedule, Friends volleyball is ready preseason, I wouldn't want to get out of bed knowing said, "I like that some of our classes are 50 minute classes I had a day full of hard hitting football. But once I for a promising season. because it allows us to get settled in and start our class stepped on that field, I felt like I belonged." on a more positive note rather than rushing into the lesField Hockey: Their preseason consisted of two scrimmages and son. That being said, some days are harder than other... Thirty girls make up the WFS field hockey team learning plays, coverages, and formations almost evHowever, our teachers are very understanding of this big this year. Even in the Allgust heat, they ran and ery day. They even spent a day hosting athletes from transition and are very patient with us as we get used to pr{icticed almost evei.y day to prepare for their first Special Olympics Delaware and doing drills togethit encoui-ages me to work even harder." With 15
few games of the season. Sawyer Rowland `25
shared how she bonded with the team during the
er!
it."