Gianna Cottone ’26 became just the 9th WFS basketball player in school history to record 1,000 career points on Saturday afternoon!
After the game, Gianna was celebrated by her teammates and shared a special moment connecting with the two most recent members of the 1,000-point club—Jordan Perkins ’17 and Natalie DePaulo ’18.
WFS boys’ players to reach 1,000 points: Braden Neff ’00, Lou Romanoli ’78, Ethan Timmins-Schiffman ’06, Jordan Perkins ’17
Please join us for Alumni Night at the Games on Friday, January 30 to support our girls' basketball teams and have some fun—the girls' JV game versus St. Andrew's School will start at 4:00 p.m., the girls’ varsity game versus St. Andrew’s School will start at 5:15 p.m., and this will also be Senior Night for the girls’ team!
Stats provided by Charlie Donaghy ’95.
Congratulations to Gianna on this amazing accomplishment!
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, we officially celebrated the opening of our reimagined lower school campus! Guests gathered in the lobby and checked out the beautiful panda donor wall.
HL IB Biology year two students used CRISPR/Cas9 technology in their latest gene knockout lab to disrupt a gene in bacteria and observe a phenotypic change as a result.
The library was jam-packed with students this morning during the annual upper school Clubs and Committees Fair! During the fair, students have forty minutes to learn about the numerous clubs and committees on campus (we had over 50 during last school year).
WFS juniors who are beginning the International Baccalaureate Diploma program gathered for dinner to learn more about what's next in their academic journey. The IB emphasizes high academic standards, global perspective, informed and engaged citizenship, respect for others, and the active application of classroom experience.
Middle school Chinese teacher Jianglin Shi presented at the Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (DECTFL) Conference at the University of Delaware.
The WFS college counseling team began welcoming colleges and universities to campus this week, hosting representatives from 24 schools. Interested junior and senior students can attend these meetings to introduce themselves to regional admissions representatives, learn more about the institutions, ask questions, and share their interest in the schools.
Students in the upper school Smart Machines class began the year with a cup-stacking challenge (with a twist) to prepare them for the hands-on labs and group projects they will complete this semester. Requiring communication, patience, and teamwork, groups of four used a rubber band with attached pieces of yarn to move the cups to the correct location without touching the cups with their hands!
This week kicked off with faculty meetings and professional development , along with a lovely event with our new parents and guardians. And student orientation day did not disappoint, with energy filling both campuses!
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