“Wilmington Friends School prepared me to get the job done. Whatever task it may be, I am not afraid to take it on and give it my fullest effort. The worst you can do is learn. My WFS education also instilled the Quaker values such as integrity and stewardship through example and engagement, both in the classroom and in the community. I also learned the importance of asking questions not only to learn but to challenge others to do the right thing regardless of what it looks like.”
Nathaniel Huxtable ’22 is a senior student-athlete at The College of Wooster. This summer, he worked as a Foundation Intern at The Home Depot. He and his team developed training resources to increase volunteer engagement within Team Depot. They established project partnerships nationwide for the Celebration of Service Campaign, building connections that supported annual efforts to strengthen communities in need. He also played in the Sunbelt League with the Atlanta Crackers, helping them win the 2025 Sunbelt League Championship.
On the baseball diamond this spring, the Political Science major had an excellent season for the Fighting Scots. He helped lead the team to the NCAC Championship game; Huxtable appeared in 33 games, recorded 32 hits, had a .396 on-base percentage, and scored 22 runs.
This morning, Nick Heckles ’28, Kylie Poole ’28, Head of School Ken Aldridge, Samantha Poole, and Matt Heckles gathered for an appreciation and reflection breakfast with Austin and Vega, our exchange students from The Friends’ School Hobart in Tasmania, Australia.
WFS Director of College Guidance Kathleen Martin recently joined 11 other guidance counselors from Quaker-affiliated independent schools across the East Coast for a two-day visit to Guilford College, the only Quaker-founded college in the Southeast.
French 5 students explored the connections between food, culture, and language — and what better way to do that than through dessert? This week, they made a délicieuse sauce au chocolat in class. Miam!
Smart Machines students recently learned how to solder, a process that involves joining metal pieces together with melted filler metal that solidifies into a strong, conductive bond.
The WFS College Guidance Department welcomed Patrick Orr, Senior Associate Director of Admission and Director of Scholarship Recruitment at Centre College, to campus for a College Financial Aid Program.
First-grade students gathered for the annual monarch butterfly migration, a beloved tradition in the lower school that connects science, Spanish, and art classes.
Have you been to the Quaker Closet (QC) this year? For those new to the Friends community or who may have missed our announcements in the Friday Message, the QC is the clothing consignment store located on the ground floor of the middle/upper school campus.
After learning about El Día de los Muertos in Spanish class, first graders brought the tradition to life by decorating colorful calaveras—sugar skulls that honor and celebrate loved ones.
WFS 6th graders had an incredible opportunity to connect via Zoom with Earth science researchers from the University of Delaware, who are currently on a research expedition in the Atlantic Ocean near the equator off Cape Verde!
Statement of Nondiscrimination as to Student Enrollment
Wilmington Friends School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students of these schools. Wilmington Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.