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Something Fishy Going On

Dive into our 5th grade science class with Mrs. Perry as students are learning about vertebrates. In this study of fish, amphibians, and reptiles, the students are dissecting a fish.   First they have to label the external features of the fish on a diagram, and then they locate the structures on the fish.  Next,

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Eborn Knows Geography

“A crater lake formed on Mount Pinatubo after a massive eruption in 1991. This volcano is located near Quezon City in what country?” That was just one of the many questions posed to our geography bee participants last Friday in our school’s pursuit to send an Owl to the annual National Geographic Bee Championship.  In

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MOAS Team in Washington, DC

Model OAS Team Debates International Policy   Bernie Cieplak, Bridgette Larsen, Jackson Romine, Rian Dougherty, Owen Youngquist, Masakazu Nakauchi, Ming-Chun Lin, Brendan Cwalina, Kathryn Phillippe, and Rachel Cieplak   On November 29, Wakefield Country Day students traveled to Washington D.C. to represent the Delegation of Venezuela in the Model Organization of American States.  There, the

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WCDS Celebrates Fall Sports

Last Friday evening WCDS student-athletes gathered with coaches and parents to celebrate the end of the cross country, soccer, and volleyball seasons at the annual Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony. Athletic Director Mike Costello recognized the All-DAC winners and handed out awards from the coaches to individual students. He remarked: “We knew entering this fall that it

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All- DAC Honors for Lady Owls

More kudos to our student-athletes! This time it’s for volleyball. Congratulations to Lucy Clark for being named 1st Team ALL-DAC DII and Anna Schuster for being named 2nd Team ALL-DAC by the conference coaches. Mari Tisera was named Honorable Mention ALL-DAC. Go OWLS!   Pictured (left to right): Mari Tisera, Lucy Clark, Anna Schuster

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WCDS Honors Those Who Served

In celebration of Veterans Day, WCDS welcomed in Assembly veteran Jackie Hamel, who spoke to the student body about her impressive service in the United States Marine Corps.  Mrs. Hamel is pictured here with her son Preston, a second grader at the school. The theme of her presentation—Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover—was full of surprises and truly

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Soccer Stars Take All-DAC Honors

Athletic Director Mike Costello congratulates Connor Glennon, Chris O’Heir, Porter Gilliam, Nile Patel, and Pierce Mingione on their selection to the ALL-DAC Team. Five Wakefield Country Day School students earned All-DAC First Team recognition for their strong and efficient play throughout the season: Porter Gilliam, Connor Glennon, Pierce Mingione, Chris O’Heir, and Nile Patel.  And,

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Thank you, Chester Gap VFD

We thank the wonderful firefighters of Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department who visited our school this week to teach our children fire safety.  They went out of their way to entertain and educate our youngest children.  After exploring the pumper truck and the firefighters’ gear (very heavy!), our students walked away with bright red fire hats,

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Rian Dougherty Ready for Take Off

We love to see our students learning year-round, especially when they are making new discoveries about themselves and their interests.  And, we love to read about them in the newspaper.  Keep up the great work, Rian.  The sky’s the limit! Teen takes interest in space to next level | News, Sports, Jobs – The Northern

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Sports Recap 09/29/17

Varsity Boys Soccer The Owls hosted Tandem Friends School for a DAC game on 9/25/17. The boys played well and moved into first place in the division with a 6-1 win. Chris O’Heir had a career day scoring two first half goals and earning an assist as the boys took a 4-1 lead into half

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A Fantastic Time at the 5K Fun Run

On Saturday, September 23, under blue skies and warm sunshine, forty runners competed in our annual fundraising 5K race.  The strong turnout included a great mix of WCDS families and runners from the area and other local schools. The Top Male Finisher was Adam Rossi who broke the race record with a time of 18.33.

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Sports Recap 09/22/17

Varsity Boys Soccer The Owls traveled to play Chelsea Academy in a DAC game on 9/18/17.  Chris O’Heir scored the team’s first goal with an assist from Ryan Brown.  Ryan Brown scored to push the lead to 2-0.  Pierce Mingione scored off an assist from Connor Glennon, but the Knights scored three unanswered goals to lead

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Seniors Phillippe and O’Heir Facilitate Change as New Officers

After a successful spring campaign, Kathryn Phillippe and Chris O’Heir secured the votes to become Student Government President and Vice President for our new academic school year, 2017-18. Between the two students they have more than twenty-two years of experience attending Wakefield Country Day, and they believe this experience is what helped them to the

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