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WFS Ethics Bowl Team Competes at Villanova
The WFS Ethics Bowl team competed in the 14th Annual Delaware Valley Regional High School Ethics Bowl at Villanova University, finishing 11th overall in a competitive field.
Throughout the day, students engaged with a wide range of contemporary, complex moral dilemmas—grappling with real-world issues through careful reasoning, respectful dialogue, and principled debate. It was an example of WFS students tackling challenging questions with both intelligence and integrity.
From left to right: Sebastian Pellathy ’28, Decker Reitemeyer ’27, Scarlett Murphy ’27, Bella Davis ’27, Henry Gaskell ’26, and John Schropp.
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