6/07 - Spring Sports Success
5/07 - Friends Joins School Year Abroad
5/07 - Sophomore is State’s Best New Driver
5/07 - Seven Seniors at 100-plus Service Hours
5/07 - National Merit Scholars
5/07 - Freshman Chosen by USOC
5/07 - Fifth Grader Honored by NCCo Police Department
5/07 - Junior Year in India
5/07 - Jazz Band on Ice
5/07 - Chess Champ (Learned at ASP!)
5/07 - Eighth Graders Honored by Mayor
5/07 - Math-a-Thon 2007, HUGE Success
4/07 - Third New Orleans Service Trip
4/07 - Senior Honored in Comcast Program
4/07 - Science Teacher Recognized
4/07 - Visiting Artist Ken Anderson
3/07 - Junior Chosen for Medical Forum
3/07 - Science Classes at UD, DuPont Labs
3/07 - Science Olympiad Earns 20 Medals
3/07 - Mock Trial Team Makes State Finals
3/07 - Nwannunu Honored for Academics/Community Leadership
2/07 - Walter WINS Jeopardy Teen Tournament!
2/07 - WorldQuest Team Second in State, First in Participation
2/07 - Quaker Youth Leadership Conference Delegates
2/07 - Chamber Singers on Tour
2/07 - Senior on Jeopardy!
1/07 - Lego League Success
1/07 - MS Hockey Player Chosen for Tournament
1/07 - Hallenbeck (1st chair!) and Tufano Chosen for All-State Groups
1/07 - Geography Bee Winners
1/07 - Math Night
12/07 - Friends Recognized in DuPont Program
12/07 - All-State Chorus Students
12/07 - Annual Diversity Conference
12/07 - Fall Sport Student-Athletes Recognized
11/06 - Monari Chosen for All-Eastern Chorus
11/06 - National Merit Semi-Finalists
11/06 - Wendy's Heisman Nominees
11/06 - Field Hockey and Volleyball Win Conference, Advance in Tournament
11/06 - Seventh Grader 12th in Cross Country Championships
10/06 - MS Students Present Research at National Conference
10/06 - Jones Visits as "Principal for a Day"
10/06 - Salzberg Honored as Alumnus of the Year
9/06 - Second New Orleans Trip a Success
9/06 - Student Summers Well Spent
9/06 - Faculty News
9/06 - de la Veaux Receives Scholarship
8/06 - IB Diplomas, 100% Again
6/06 - Altman Awarded Scholarship
6/06 - HOBY/Governor's School Recognition for Barakat
6/06 - Spring 2006 Sports News

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6/07 Spring Sports Success
Over the course of the spring 2007 sports season, five Friends teams were ranked among the state’s best. By the end of the season, the boys’ lacrosse team and three boys’ singles tennis players had played their way to the state finals; a track athlete had hurdled her way to the prestigious Meet of Champions; the girls’ soccer team and a girls’ tennis player had made it to the state semi-finals; and there was plenty to cheer about.

In track, three Friends relay teams and five individual athletes qualified to compete in the state meet. Sophomore Christina Chapman, in her first season of track, placed second in the 300m hurdles and fourth in the 100m high hurdles. The second place finish qualified Christina for the Meet of Champions. In boys’ tennis, all five Friends players/teams, both singles and doubles, qualified for and won state tournament matches for key team points, and in a remarkable sweep, all three singles players made it to the final round. The team finished second. At third singles, Travis Peck earned his second individual state championship. In girls’ tennis, junior Allie Hammons entered the tournament as the sixth seed at first singles, but won her way to the semi-finals, upsetting the number three seed before losing to the eventual state champion.

The girls’ lacrosse team was ranked in the top-10 for most of the season, and just missed making the small eight-team state tournament field. Senior Emily McMillan was named first-team All State, and junior Carrie Hopkins was chosen second-team All State. On the boys’ lacrosse field, the post-season action continued all the way to the state finals, led by a strong senior class—including All-Staters and Senior All-Star Game players Doug Adams, Clay Cowperthwait, and Deane Mellor (junior Bobby DeWees also earned All-State honors). The girls’ soccer team qualified for the state tournament as the fifth seed, and advanced to the semi-finals losing to nationally ranked and undefeated state champion Padua, playing the Pandas tough, 0-0 until the game’s 64th minute. Brooke Sheppard was named first-team All State in soccer; Kristi Kerrigan and senior Lauren Schmittle were chosen second-team All State.

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5/07 Friends Joins School Year Abroad
This year, Wilmington Friends became the first school in Delaware accepted into School Year Abroad (SYA), a consortium of top independent schools across the country with a commitment to international education. The program was founded by Phillips Academy in 1964; other SYA charter schools are Phillips Exeter Academy and St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. SYA allows students to live in Europe or China for an academic year while earning credits toward graduation from their U.S. high schools. Member schools have additional opportunities for students to participate in summer programs and for faculty to teach and study abroad. The emphasis of SYA is on cultural understanding, language fluency, and consistent high-level preparation for university study. Students live with families, and study at SYA schools both in English and in the language of the host country.

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5/07 Sophomore is State’s Best New Driver
Sophomore Bill Goswell is officially the best new driver in Delaware. Bill earned first place in the 19th Annual Driver Education Competition, which includes a written test, road test, skills test, and map reading. Cara D’Amico and Kyle Knight also were chosen to participate from Friends.

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5/07 Seven Seniors at 100-plus Service Hours
Seven members of the class of 2007 have given 100-plus hours of community service through in-depth projects, more than doubling the school’s baseline 50-hour requirement. Congratulations, with thanks, to: Emily DePhillips, Sarah Hartman, Katie McEnroe, Lauren Schmittle, Ayana Suber, Shira Tiffany, and David Walter.

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5/07 National Merit Scholars
David Walter was one of five Delaware students named recipients of National Merit Scholarships. David will attend Princeton University. Nathan Hobbs and Amara Nwannunu were named as National Merit Semi-Finalists. Amara also will attend Princeton, and Nathan will attend Stanford University.

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5/07 Freshman Chosen by USOC
The United States Olympic Committee announced that freshman Tristan Salvadori is one of just 44 athletes who has been chosen to attend the 2007 National Paralympic Academy, June 1-4, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.

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5/07 Fifth Grader Honored by NCCo Police Department
Fifth grader Grayton Downing received quite a tribute at lower school, with a visit from K-9 and mounted officers from the New Castle County Police, along with command officials and media representatives from channel 6, channel 12, and the News Journal. As part of her Presentation of Learning project, Grayton raised money for a bullet-proof vest for a county police dog.

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5/07 Junior Year in India
Sophomore Talia Tiffany will spend her junior year at an international school in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The school is approximately 50% international students and 50% students from India, and, like Wilmington Friends, offers the IB program. Talia will be attending through the SAGE (Studies Abroad for Global Education) program. The School Year Abroad program (SYA) offers additional international opportunities, both year-long and summer programs, for Friends students and faculty.

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5/07 Jazz Band on Ice
The Jazz Band recently performed in the Skating Club of Wilmington’s special show, “Mardi Gras on Ice.” The event offered a wonderful performance opportunity for the band and a great community partnership for the school. (And as an added attraction, eighth grader Alyn O’Brien was one of the skaters.)

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5/07 Chess Champ (Learned at ASP!)
Myles McDevitt played his way to first place in the fifth grade group of the Delaware State Elementary School 2007 Chess Championship. Myles learned his chess skills at the Friends After-School Program.

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5/07 Eighth Graders Honored by Mayor
Louise Connelly and Parthena Moisiadis wrote a report for their Brandywine Project about how dams along the river hurt the shad population. They also circulated a petition among students, and sent it to Mayor James Baker of Wilmington, asking him to seek funds to build fish ladders or ramps at the city-owned dams. The Mayor then invited Louise and Parthena to a press conference, with the Brandywine Conservancy and wildlife officials, where he introduced the students and applauded their leadership in the community partnership. They were also interviewed by the News Journal.

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5/07 Math-a-Thon 2007, HUGE Success
The Middle School Math-a-Thon, which benefits St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, set a new school record this year, raising $5,567.98. Congratulations to all the participating students and to faculty sponsor, Jorge Chavez.

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4/07 Third New Orleans Service Trip
The third Wilmington Friends School service trip to New Orleans was over spring break 2007. Parent Marybeth Cashman accompanied four students—seniors Mandy Copeland and Katie Laux, junior Joe Barakat, and sophomore Haley Cashman—and the Fay family again served as gracious hosts to the Friends delegations. Longtime New Orleans resident Christina Papastavros Fay is a graduate of Wilmington Friends, and her daughters Hannah and Kelly attended Friends in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina while their schools were closed. The spring break group gutted two homes, did outreach work in the lower Ninth Ward, and heard from everyone they met, “Please come. Come to visit. Come to work.” Marybeth Cashman remarked, “No doubt, Friends will be back.”

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4/07 Senior Honored in Comcast Program
Senior Katie McEnroe was chosen for an award in the Comcast Foundation’s Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program.

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4/07 Science Teacher Recognized
Middle school science teacher Mike Smith was recognized in March with a Distinguished Service Award from the National Earth Science Teachers Association.

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4/07 Visiting Artist Ken Anderson
On April 11-12, Visiting Artist/Scholar Kenneth Anderson met with upper school classes and committees, middle school faculty, and choral groups. Ken is best known for his performances, in song and lecture, in tribute to Paul Robeson. In addition to sharing Robeson’s story, Ken spoke with students and teachers about the influence of music on individuals and society and about his own experiences growing up in Wilmington in a time of legalized segregation. He also helped lead a musical Meeting for Worship.

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3/07 Junior Chosen for Medical Forum
Junior Allie Hammons will participate in the Summer 2007 National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in San Francisco. In the program, students have a chance to participate in small-group seminars hosted by institutions like the Firestone Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley; Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology; and University of California, Davis School of Medicine. They also meet with distinguished medical practitioners and researchers. To be eligible, students must meet high academic standards and have a strong demonstrated interest in a career in medicine. At school, as part of that demonstrated interest, Allie is part of the Public Health Discourse (PhD), an upper school group clerked by junior Siedah El that conducts research and discussions on health and health-related careers. The PhD group also hosts visitors from medical professions and organizes field trips.

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3/07 Science Classes at UD, DuPont Labs
In late January, the IB SL/Advanced Chemistry class, taught by Loraine Snead, visited the University of Delaware to learn about three instruments used to analyze the structure, and ultimately to identify, organic compounds: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR), Mass Spectrometer, and Infrared Spectrometer. In March, the class followed-up with a trip to the DuPont Experimental Station, taking along a compound they had synthesized in their lab at school, and then applied their new expertise using the same three spectrometers. They also heard about the latest developments in nanotechnology.

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3/07 Science Olympiad Earns 20 Medals
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team, coached by Ellen Johnson, George Lacsny, and Loraine Snead. The team of 24 students earned 20 medals at the state competition, including a first place for sophomores Jamie Collier and Ryan Day. Nathan Hobbs, three medals, clerked the team, which included: Kelsey Burston, medal; Sam Haley, three medals; Markian Pazuniak, four medals; Michaela Snead, medal; Joe Barakat, two medals; Paris Barkan, medal; Kelly McGeehan, medal; Patrick Monari, medal; Billy Broderick, medal; Sean Mansoory, Maury Nolen, Morgan Dorsey, Somya Chhajlani, Caroline Armstrong, Hannah Frail, Priya Kumar, Amanya Maloba, Ryan McGeehan, Mia Reynolds, Sarah Tufano, and Abby Walter. Lower school science teacher Tim Dalby is the director of Delaware Science Olympiad’s junior and senior high school divisions; Tim has been involved in Science Olympiad for eight years and was quoted in the news coverage about the state competition.

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3/07 Mock Trial Team Makes State Finals
The Friends Mock Trial team made it to the final round of the two-day state competition, finishing second among the 28 teams that competed. On the A Team were seniors Jon Culver, Caitlin Garrigan-Nass, Katie Laux, and David Walter; juniors Anique Clements, Alexis Kleinman, and Josh Little; and freshman Abby Walter. Nass won a gavel for best attorney; Laux won three gavels for best attorney; David Walter won two gavels for best witness; Clements won a gavel for best witness; Kleinman won a gavel for best attorney; and Little won two gavels for best witness. B Team members were seniors Laura Rocek and Michaela Snead; juniors Joseph Barakat, Misha Barker, and Kelly McGeehan; sophomores Bob Lutz, Mackenzie Snead, and Talia Tiffany; and freshman Darrell Seeney. The students were coached by Jason Jowers, Amy Quinlan, Stacey Galperin, and Heather Schwenzer; the sponsoring law firm is Morris James Hitchens & Williams. Senior Drew Rizzo served as timekeeper, and modern language teacher Frederic Skrzypek was the faculty advisor.

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3/07 Nwannunu Honored for Academics/Community Leadership
Congratulations to senior Amara Nwannunu, who was one of the honorees at the Annual Calvary Community Development Corporation Banquet. Honorees are chosen based on academic achievement and dedication to community service.

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2/07 WorldQuest Team Second in State, First in Participation
Congratulations to the Wilmington Friends WorldQuest Team, which competed in the fifth annual statewide competition on February 3. Friends had the largest number of students participating of any school, fielding seven teams in the competition testing knowledge of current events. Team A finished second in the state, just one point out of first; members of Team A were seniors Nathan Hobbs, Amara Nwannunu, David Walter and sophomore Tom McNeeley. Other participating students, listed by team group, were: seniors Shira Tiffany and Giulia Sciota, and sophomore Ali Cooper; juniors Allie Hammons, Pooja Yadav, Kelly McGeehan, and Morgan Dorsey; juniors Corin Johnson, Rob Rizzo, Max Martinez, and Paul Sheslow; sophomores Andrew Scott, Bill Broderick, Patrick Monari, and Somya Chhajlani; sophomores Elizabeth Connolly, Monica Felder, Laura Shand, and Amanda Reeder; and freshmen Sarah Tufano, Abby Walter, Hannah Frail, and Katie Orth. It was the second year in a row that Friends placed a team second in the state. Social science teacher Javier Ergueta advises the WorldQuest teams.

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2/07 Quaker Youth Leadership Conference Delegates
Wilmington Friends was well represented at the annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference, held this year at Tandem Friends in Charlottesville, VA, February 1-3. This year’s focus was on Quaker leadership in community service. Attending from Wilmington Friends were juniors Paris Barkan, Mieke DeVrind, and Emma Finkleman, and sophomores Mary Blumenfeld and Talia Tiffany.

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2/07 Chamber Singers on Tour
Also on the road recently were the Chamber Singers. On a three-day concert tour, the group performed at the Lawrenceville School and Princeton United Methodist Church, and participated in workshops with Dr. Steven Sametz, director of choral activities at Lehigh University and artistic director of the Princeton Singers, and Dr. Sun Min Lee of the Westminister Choir College. Participating students were seniors Mandy Copeland, Sarah Hartman, Nathan Hobbs, Maddie Iacobucci, Jane Monari, Courtney Nix, and Laura Wolf; juniors Misha Barker, Alexis Kleinman, Reity O’Brien, and DeSean Taggart; and sophomores Hannah Brilliant, Austin Carr, Bob Lutz, Kenny Rosenberg, Samantha Shay, and Andrew Trainor. The director of the Chamber Singers is performing arts teacher Margaret Anne Butterfield.

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2/07 Walter WINS Jeopardy Teen Tournament!
Wilmington Friends senior David Walter not only was chosen for the Jeopardy Teen Tournament, not only qualified with a very clever Final Jeopardy strategy for the semi-finals, not only won his semi-final to qualify for the finals, he won the whole tournament! And along the way, David's response to all the success and attention made him a champion in the very best sense of the word.

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2/07 Senior on Jeopardy!
Don’t miss Jeopardy! on Friday, February 9. Senior David Walter will be on the show as a contestant in the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament. David was one of 15 high-school students selected from more than 7,000 who auditioned nationwide. David traveled to Los Angeles for the competition, which taped in early January. David was also chosen as one of Delaware’s two representatives to the United States Senate Youth Program, and will spend a week in Washington in March meeting with Senators, members of the Cabinet, officials for the Department of State and Defense, and a Supreme Court Justice. The Program includes a $5,000 scholarship. David was accepted early decision to Princeton University.

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1/07 Lego League Success
Congratulations to the Lego teams for their amazing performance at the First State Tournament on Saturday, January  27. Team 325, Nano Ennea, won the 3rd Place Champion's Award. This prestigious award celebrates how the team members inspire and motivate others about the excitement of science and technology, solve problems, and demonstrate respect and gracious professionalism. Team 5215, MoeCoLatte, was ranked 27th out of 59 teams on their robot performance.

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1/07 MS Hockey Player Chosen for Tournament
Congratulations to sixth grader Dwyer Tschantz, the only Delaware ice hockey player in his age group chosen to attend the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, the premier event of its kind in the world.

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1/07 Hallenbeck (1st chair!) and Tufano Chosen for All-State Groups
Congratulations to freshman Sarah Tufano, flute, who was chosen for the Junior All-State Band, andto senior  Alex Hallenbeck, who was chosen first chair clarinet (#1 in the state) for Senior All-State Band and Senior All-State Orchestra.

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1/07 Geography Bee Winners
In the Wilmington Friends School Geography Bee on January 8th, the winners were: for fourth grade, Henry R., first; Jake E., second; and Emilio E., third. For fifth grade, Sophia C., first; Joey W., second; and Emma H., third. For middle school, Abby Schmidt, first; Kevin DePaulo, second; and Catherine Curran, third. For upper school (these students also served as coaches for the younger students), Nathan Hobbs, first; Max Martinez, second; and Kelly McGeehan, third. Other upper school coaches were Mike Anderson, Somya Chhajlani, Morgan Dorsey, Brook Kebede, and Katrina Siegfried. The National Geographic Society awards its medal to a student in 4th-8th grade, so Abby Schmidt earned that recognition and will represent Wilmington Friends at the state-level competition in March. Thanks to the continuing dedication of Geography Bee Club sponsors, social science teachers Javier Ergueta, Adrian Burston, and Chris Narwold, there will be another school-level competition in May.

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1/07 Math Night
Thanks to all the student presenters, teachers, and supportive parents (and siblings!) for a great Math Night. Students representing grades four through twelve offered presentations. Freshman Adrian Lo designed and compared mathematical simulations of elemental decay. Senior Janelle Nelson presented research on using the "capture/recapture" technique to determine fish populations mathematically. Sophomores Ali Cooper and Bob Lutz presented on Moire Patterns. Senior Kelsey Burston did a mathematical study of memory. Freshmen Mark Campanella, Greg Miraglia, and Scott Shlossman created a math game called "Diddley Attion.” Seniors Emily McMillan, Ted Ratchford, and Christian Toman presented research called "This is 4 the Birds!” on how to calculate bird species population in the ivy on the front of the school building. Sophomores Somya Chhajlani, Ryan Day, and Patrick Monari presented work on Voronoi Regions using Geometer's Sketchpad. Students from grades 4-8 also made presentations. From lower school, Jimmy C., Martha O., and Macon S. represented 4J; representing 5A, Eliza D., Jack K., Delaney L., and Luke M.; and 5M offered a group presentation. Middle school presenters were: Louise Connelly, Parthena Moisiadis, Jack Hollingsworth, Becky Hodge, Keya Joshi, Mara Freilich, Caroline Face, and Julie Ly.

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12/07 Friends Recognized in DuPont Program
Thanks to parent Carol Palmiotto, who has participated in both Wilmington Friends service trips to New Orleans, the school received an award and $1,000 through the DuPont Volunteer Recognition Program. The award will help fund future New Orleans service trips.

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12/07 All-State Chorus Students
Congratulations to the student musicians chosen for All State Choir: in upper school, junior Misha Barker, sophomore Hannah Brilliant, and seniors Sarah Hartman and Jane Monari (also chosen for All Eastern Choir); and in middle school, eighth grader Juliana Ly (ranked second in the state), eighth grader Sarah Coonin, and seventh grader Daniel Potter.

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12/07 Annual Diversity Conference
Thanks to the students and faculty who represented Wilmington Friends at the annual National Association of Independent Schools People of Color/Student Diversity Leadership Conference: juniors Morgan Dorsey, Josh Little, and Pooja Yadav; Head of Upper School Rob Lake, US teachers Scott Rhodewalt and Loraine Snead, and LS teachers Mary Lukach and Sia Willie. Head of School Bryan Garman was a conference presenter.

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12/07 Fall Sport Student-Athletes Recognized
Congratulations to the student-athletes who earned All-State and All-Conference recognition for fall sports. For field hockey, Katie McEnroe and Brooke Sheppard, first team All State and All Conference; Lauren Galinat, second team All State and first team All Conference; Elissa Cashman, honorable mention All State and first team All Conference; also first team All Conference, Emily McMillan, Lauren Schmittle, and Kyle Knight; second team All Conference, Whitney Aerenson and Sydney Stargatt. For volleyball, Kristi Kerrigan, first team All State and All Conference; Courtney Nix and Julia Roberts, third team All State and first team All Conference; Sara Geoghegan, second team All Conference. For soccer, Jon Binetti, third team All State and first team All Conference; James Wingate, first team All Conference; Gabe Aliquo, Dante Pannell, and Andrew Trainor, second team All Conference; and Matthew Gluckman and Maury Nolen, honorable mention All Conference. For football, first team All Conference, Markian Pazuniak (offense/defense), Ted Ratchford (off), Matthew Lang (off/def), Robert Rizzo (off/def), and Ryan Procaccini (def); honorable mention All Conference, Sean Mansoory (off), John Trenta (def), John Chappell (def), and Ryan Procaccini (off).

Congratulations to all the fall sports teams, with thanks to all the coaches, parent volunteers, and fans. Fall sports captains were: cross country, seniors Alex Hallenbeck and Celia Laskowski; field hockey, seniors Elissa Cashman, Lauren Galinat, and Emily McMillan; football, seniors Markian Pazuniak and Ted Ratchford; soccer, seniors Gabe Aliquo, Jon Binetti, Maury Nolen, and James Wingate; and volleyball, senior Courtney Nix and junior Sarah Geoghegan.

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11/06 Monari Chosen for All-Eastern Chorus
Senior Jane Monari has been chosen for the All-Eastern Chorus. Students with the highest scores in all-state auditions become eligible to audition at the regional level. The All-Eastern ensembles include students from Maine to Washington, DC. Jane recently played the Queen in the school's production of Cinderella; last year, she starred as Laurey in Oklahoma! She is also a member of the school's Chamber Singers, a group that has toured regionally and produced a CD.

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11/06 National Merit Semi-Finalists
Three seniors have qualified as semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship academic competitions. Congratulations to Nathan Hobbs, Amara Nwannunu, and David Walter. Of the 1.4 million students who enter the competition when taking standardized tests, only about 1% qualify as semi-finalists.

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11/06 Wendy's Heisman Nominees
Seniors Elissa Cashman and Alex Hallenbeck have been chosen as the school's nominees in the Wendy's High School Heisman award program. The program recognizes promising student leaders for academic excellence, athletic achievement, and commitment to their schools and communities.

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11/06 Field Hockey and Volleyball Win Conference, Advance in Tournament
Special congratulations to the field hockey and volleyball teams, both of which won the independent conference titles and advanced all the way to the semi-finals of the state tournaments. Notably, field hockey posted two wins over conference rival Tower Hill, and volleyball lost only to perennial powerhouses Ursuline and Padua during the season.

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11/06 Seventh Grader 12th in Cross Country Championships
Congratulations to seventh grader Chazz Higginbotham who finished 12th in the middle school cross country championship meet.

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10/06 MS Students Present Research at National Conference
Four eighth grade students at Wilmington Friends-Alexa Pierce-Matlack, Caroline Face, Mara Freilich, and Cindy Tanzer-presented research at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA), which was October 22-25 in Philadelphia. The Friends students were the only middle school students in the country to have their proposal accepted for presentation at the Meeting; they had a booth alongside students from Brown University, Rice University, Carleton College, the University of California, and others.

The presentation grew out of a project on hurricane Katrina in seventh grade earth science at Friends, taught by Mike Smith. Using a controlled experiment they designed in their classroom lab, Alexa, Caroline, Mara, and Cindy investigated the influence of levee base width on how long each levee would last during a flood before it eroded and collapsed. Alexa transformed her paper into a poster for the annual Science Expo at Friends. "She did such a good job," Mike Smith said, "when I heard that the GSA was going to have its Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, and that they wanted to encourage younger students' involvement in geological research, I thought it would be a great opportunity to submit an abstract."

The research group of four students worked together on the final poster and presentation, "Hurricane Katrina: Using a Stream Table to Investigate the Role of Levee Base Width on Failure Time During Floods." The poster, with the students presenting and responding to questions, was on display from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Sunday, October 22, at the Philadelphia Convention Center. "University students, geology professors, and professional geoscientists talked with our students about their research," Mike Smith said.

The GSA Annual Meeting is, Smith added, "the premier meeting of geologists in the United States," with 10,000 to 15,000 geologists typically attending. Remembering the GSA Annual Meeting where he presented his own master's research in 1985, Smith said, "I never thought then that I'd see middle school students at such a prestigious event. In fact, neither did GSA. They had to convene a special staff meeting this summer just to decide on how to register our students, because they only had options for college students and professors."

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10/06 Jones Visits as "Principal for a Day"
In late October, Friends welcomed Tyrone Jones, of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, as "Principal for a Day" through a program sponsored by the state Chamber of Commerce.

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10/06 Salzberg Honored as Alumnus of the Year
In conjunction with Homecoming, the school honored John Salzberg '54 as Alumnus of the Year.

John served from 1992 through 2005 as Washington Representative for The Center for Victims of Torture. Previously, he was executive director of William Penn House, a Quaker center focused on peace and social justice issues; a professor and project consultant at American University; a regional officer in the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State; a consultant to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements; and a representative to the United Nations of the International Commission of Jurists.

An active Quaker, John is a member of Bethesda (MD) Friends Meeting and serves on the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting and on the Steering Committee of the Friends International Center in Ramallah. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Oberlin College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in international relations from New York University. Dr. Salzberg visited with students in the Peace, Justice, and Social Change course through the day on October 20 and had lunch with members of the Amnesty International club.

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9/06 Second New Orleans Trip a Success
The second service trip to New Orleans was August 15-19; the Friends volunteers worked to clear yards, gut houses, distribute supplies, and maintain shelters. Student participants were seniors Katie McEnroe, Giulia Sciota, Katrina Siegfried, Mallory Wilson, Katie Laux, Caitlin Garrigan-Nass, Lauren Schmittle, Anne Kelsey, Mallory Goggins, Lena Bradley, and David Walter, and junior Joe Barakat. Also on the trip were Eric Preisendanz and Carl Fritschel, both class of 2006; parents Carol Palmiotto and Cynthia Kelsey; and a faculty delegation led by Head of Upper School Rob Lake. The school received letters from both Senator Joe Biden and Congressman Mike Castle commending the volunteer work in New Orleans.

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9/06 Student Summers Well Spent
Nathan Hobbs '07 participated in Operation Catapult in June at Rose-Hulman College in Indiana. Participation in the hands-on engineering seminar also qualified Nathan for a Rose-Hulman scholarship program.

Laura Wolf '07 was selected to attend the 2006 Professional Student Leadership Conference at Bentley College in Boston. The conference included "promising young leaders from across the U.S. and abroad," with an emphasis on ethical and principled leadership.

Senior Sean Mansoory was chosen to attend the 2006 Congressional Student Leadership Conference, sponsored by Lead America.

Senior Sarah Hartman was one of just 25 students from the tri-state area chosen, from almost 150 who auditioned, to perform at a summer concert at the Kimmel Center.

Seventh grader Caroline Provine won the Delaware Junior Clay Court Open and in September became the top-ranked player in her bracket in Delaware.

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9/06 Faculty News
Head of School Bryan Garman published a review of Bruce Springsteen's We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions in the spring 2006 issue of Backstreets.

Performing arts teacher Margaret Anne Butterfield was chosen president-elect for the Delaware Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association; she will succeed former Friends faculty member Marty Lassman.

During the recent astronomical debate on a new definition of planets, middle school science teacher Mike Smith was quoted in both USA Today and the Boston Globe.

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9/06 de la Veaux Receives Scholarship
Dianne de la Veaux '06 was awarded a scholarship from the Delmarva Power Foundation. Dianne, a student at NYU's Steinhart School, qualified for the scholarship through community service while earning the Gold Award in Girls Scouts.

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8/06 IB Diplomas, 100% Again
For the second year in a row, 100% of the Wilmington Friends students enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program were successful in earning their diplomas (23 students) and course certificates (30 students).

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6/06 Altman Awarded Scholarship
Ben Altman '06 received the Lowell L. Bryan Merit Scholarship at Davidson College. The scholarship is awarded to two freshmen "who will contribute in a superlative manner to their sports as well as to the academic and co-curricular life at Davidson."

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6/06 HOBY/Governor's School Recognition for Barakat
Now-junior Joe Barakat was chosen for the 2006 Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Program (HOBY), and for the Governor's School for Excellence in academics. Junior Alexis Kleinman was chosen for the Governor's School for Excellence in the arts.

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6/06 Spring 2006 Sports News
Varsity coach Jake Rashkind was named as Delaware's Boys Lacrosse Coach of the Year for 2006. Also in boys' lacrosse, Ethan Timmins-Schiffman '06 was named second-team all state, first-team all conference. Deane Mellor was honorable mention all state, first-team all conference. Doug Adams, Gabe Aliquo, Bobby DeWees, Brad Albertson '06, Pete Williams '06, and James Wingate also received all-conference recognition.

In girls' lacrosse, Emily McMillan was named second-team all state, first-team all conference. Perrin Downing, Carrie Hopkins, Syd Stargatt, and Grace Heck '06 received all-conference honors. Varsity coach Pigeon Graham '93 coached the White team in the Blue-White Senior All-Star Game.

In baseball, Mike Schell '06 and James Baczkowski received all-conference recognition.

In girls' soccer all-state selections, Brooke Sheppard was named to the first team; Lauren Galinat was named second team; and Lena Bradley and Libbie Goodill '06 were named to the third team. All four were also first-team all conference, along with Elissa Cashman, Lauren Schmittle, and Katrina Siegfried. Diana Farmer, Kristi Kerrigan, Katie McEnroe, Mallory Goggins, and Lindsay Schmittle also earned all-conference recognition.

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