WFS Students Honored for Leadership and Impact at Blood Cancer United’s Student Visionaries of the Year Celebration
Numerous WFS students were honored at the Blood Cancer United Student Visionaries of the Year Grand Finale Celebration, recognizing their leadership, compassion, and commitment to making a difference in the fight against blood cancer.
WFS had two teams represented in this year’s campaign: Stronger Together, led by Olivia Agne ’27, Annie Rosenthal ’27, and Lucy White ’27, and Team Oscar, led by Oscar Wilson ’27.
The Student Visionaries of the Year program is a philanthropic leadership development initiative for high school students. Each year, candidates build a team, create a fundraising plan, and rally their communities during an intensive 7-week fundraising challenge.
Supporting the teams were Ella Fontanazza ’26, Emma Lavelle ’26, and Anna Weiner ’26, who served as Junior Leadership Committee Members. Throughout the campaign, members of the Junior Leadership Committee mentor and support the candidate teams. Sofia Dattani ’27, Pamela Moore ’27, Mia Tabron ’27, Ava Okolo ’28, and Isla White ’29 were team members who supported through fundraising efforts.
The program supports the mission of Blood Cancer United: to cure blood cancer and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Great job, friends!
Learning about Indigenous communities, lower schoolers enjoyed a special “Books & Breakfast” experience, bringing together students across divisions for a morning of storytelling and connection.
Kara Ogbeide ’28 was one of three students who completed the Penn Social Innovators Program last spring—a 12-week virtual program centered on social entrepreneurship that awards a certificate from the University of Pennsylvania.
First graders gathered for the annual monarch butterfly migration, a beloved, cross-curricular tradition for both students and teachers that connects science, Spanish, and art classes.
Congratulations to Palmer Jenney ’30 on being named Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performances last week! Jenney scored five goals across the Quakers' victories over Sanford, St. Andrew’s, and Archmere.
3rd-grade students explored the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) as they continue to study the Quaker testimony of Stewardship throughout the school year.
On the evening of Friday, October 23, WFS community members gathered in the Library Learning Commons for a night of community, music, and recognition at the All Alumni Reception. Guests enjoyed dinner, a lively performance by the upper school Jazz Band, celebrating the 1980s field hockey teams and 50 years of cross country, and recognition of this year’s alum award recipients.
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