WCDS highlights
In special highlights of the week, sixth grade students, in a handson engineering lesson under the instruction of parent Stephen Hudak, were challenged to build the tallest tower using straws and then create a new building model for WCDS, and Becky Ernest’s Lower School thespians performed an amazing production of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
During Assembly seniors passed their torches to juniors who reciprocated by wishing the seniors luck and presenting them with pennants from their chosen colleges.
Thursday night four new students, Ryan Brown, Douglas Griffin, Bridgette Larsen, and Pierce Mingione, were inducted into the National Honor Society.
On Friday James Shaw’s physics class and Ann Pankow's physical science students competed in the Kings Dominion Coaster Mania Contest, and both classes took top awards. The 8th grade students had stiff competition with over twenty coasters from four different schools competing. The WCDS team of Peter McMahon, Eric Schuster, Isaac Burak, and Gray Gilliam came in first place with their entry, “Coaster City.” Pierce Kiser, Griffin Landis, Killian O'Reilly, and River Robinson came in second place with their team’s “Super Sonic Sizer.” Mari Tisera, Lexi Johnson, Shayla Nelson, and Alice Phenparchum finished in third place with “The Mystical Forest.” In the high school division, the team of Bernie Cieplak, Douglas Griffin, and Zoe Porterfield won first place with “Wild Card,” and Lucas DuMez, Nicholas Leskovec, and Dac Tran won second place with their entry, “Mystery of the East”.
Also that day, second and third grade students explored the underground world of Skyline Caverns, and after school Welby Griffin delighted dozens of lower school children at her Science Fling. Later, sweet voices filled the auditorium for the evening’s Spring Concert directed by Sarah Solomon.
On Saturday WCDS students and teachers gave back to the community at large by walking in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and cleaning the highway in Flint Hill with VDOT’s Adopt-a-Highway program.
On Sunday the eighth graders donned their masks and togas to present their recitations for the annual Classical Recital, a tradition directed by history and literature teacher Kirsten Youngquist and in its eleventh year. On Sunday and Monday, the WCDS Envirothon team competed at Virginia’s Dominion Envirothon State Competition at Virginia State University in Petersburg.
This week students also received yearbooks, and what a wonderful edition it is. We thank Suzanne Zylonis and her yearbook staff for their heroic efforts and brilliant creativity.
WCDS ATHLETIC WINNERS
WCDS athletic director Mike Costello presided over the Spring Athletic Awards Ceremony in the Leonard M. Cowherd Auditorium. The memorable event honored senior athletes and their parents and celebrated all athletes for their commitment to team sports.
Below is a listing of the individual awards. Congratulations, Owls!
Middle School Girls Soccer:
Most Valuable Player: Beverly Eborn; Most Improved Player: Sophia Korte; Coach's Award: Mari Tisera.
Middle School Boys Lacrosse: Most Valuable Player: Pierce Kiser; Most Improved Player: Alex Diehl; Coach’s Award: Manoa Weber.
Varsity Girls Soccer:
Most Valuable Player: Shayla Nelson; Most Improved Player: Anna Schuster; Coach’s Award: Tatumn Vaught
Leonard Cowherd Award: Female: Tatumn Vaught; Male: Lucas DuMez.
WCDS LEOS
The Wakefield Country Day School Leos Club cleaned up the road through Flint Hill last Saturday. The Rappahannock Lions Club sponsors the Leos Club and provided help and the fire truck for added safety for this community project. Back Row: Harmony Lindstrom, Lora Eborn, Patricia Wingfield, Karl Shao, Jeff Perry, Will Zhang, Rudy Segaar. Front Row: Justin Hu, Jessica Lindstrom, Lori Perry, James Gao, and Kuanting Lee.