Winter Athletes in Full Swing |
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS |
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| Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, explores the interesting topic of Rethinking the Definition of Athletic Success in his January blog post. Below is an excerpt:
Now that I’m an Athletic Director, I have an opportunity to oversee a group of coaches. Clearly, an athletic program is only as strong as its coaches. We are very fortunate to have some of the best in the business coaching our teams. Quality coaches will always tell you that you never stop learning as a coach. At our first coaches meeting back in September, I challenged our coaches to think more about what their players might be thinking or feeling. I’m sure many of the coaches I had growing up would see no value in this information. I remember one coach saying, “On this team, we don’t question the coach. It is a dictatorship. It’s my way, or the highway.” That was the 70’s and 80’s. Thankfully, coaching has changed.
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Thursday, January 19 7 p.m. - Booster Club Meeting in Oakwood Room Friday, January 20 10 a.m. - Lower School World Language and Culture Day Assembly in Berry Performing Arts Center Sunday, January 22 4-8 p.m. - Upper School Musical Rehearsal in Berry Performing Arts Center Monday, January 23 6-9 p.m. - Upper School Musical Rehearsal in Berry Performing Arts Center Thursday, January 26 12:50 p.m. - Upper School Lunar New Year Celebration in Laidlaw Gym Friday, January 27 10 a.m. - Lower School Lunar New Year Assembly in Berry Performing Arts Center
SCHOOL CALENDAR |
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| Students recognize, honor MLK legacy |
Students and teachers in all three divisions participated in events and activities to recognize and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the past week.
Lower School students in Pre-K, JK and Kindergarten celebrated the Dr. King’s spirit and legacy during a special assembly on Jan. 13 in Lower Snowdon. Pre-K teachers Sarina Morales and Martha Restrepo led the presentation and shared a video of Margaret McNamara’s book Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Students also contributed their thoughts with personalized leaves on an Early Childhood Peace Wish Tree on a bulletin board outside the Pre-K classroom. |
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| Jim Howard honored at state luncheon |
LA veteran coach Jim Howard, the longest tenured golf coach in New Jersey, officially received his State Girls’ Golf Coach of the Year award at the annual New Jersey State Coaches Association Luncheon at the Pines Manor on Jan. 15. Coach Howard was accompanied by his wife, Sue, a longtime Lower School art teacher at LA, and Rams athletic director Mike Romeo.
Plaques were presented to head coaches in every high school sport sanctioned by the NJSIAA. Coach Howard, who guided the Rams to two consecutive undefeated state championship seasons in 2021 and 2022, became the first LA coach to receive this distinction. |
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| Seniors earn early decision acceptances |
Congratulations to several seniors in the Class of 2023 who have made their college plans official after accepting Early Decision admission to their No. 1 choices. For the next several weeks, the WHEN will include spotlights on seniors who have earned Early Decision admission.
Among the first to receive the good news was Nick Vargas ’23, who will attend Stevens Institute of Technology and major in civil engineering. The WardlaLAartridge lifer discovered his future college home through a wonderful experience at its Civil Engineering and Architecture Summer Program in 2022.
“I enjoyed the program so much that I knew going into my senior year where I most wanted to go. The summer program allowed me to live in a college environment, and by the end, I truly felt that there was no better place where I could spend my next four years,” said Nick, who was also looking to stay close to home. “Besides Stevens’s brilliant academic programs in anything STEM, the most desirable thing about Stevens is the location. The college and campus itself is the perfect size for me and has a beautiful view of New York City from across the Hudson River. Stevens really offers everything.”
Click here to read more about Nick and view other early decision college acceptance profiles |
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| Anatomy students create skeletons |
Students in Ms. Ann Pengue’s Anatomy and Physiology class have been studying the skeletal system. They ended the unit by creating a life size representation of the skeletal system that helped to reinforce their understanding. Students were asked to trace one another, then draw, paint, or create the bones of the skeletal system using any material of their choice. Students enjoyed the opportunity to use creativity in their collaboration during this interesting project. ANATOMY CLASS SKELETONS PHOTO GALLERY |
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| Upper School Musical cast announced |
The Upper School recently began rehearsals for Into the Woods, the 2023 spring musical, which will be held in early March prior to Spring Break. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m.
Leading players include Sarah Alves ’24 as Cinderella, Julia Machado ’25 as Witch, Nick Vargas ’23 as Baker, Naischa Puri ’23 as Baker’s Wife, Giselle Lee ’23 as Little Red Riding Hood, Charlie Silver ’24 as Jack, Sydney Racine ’23 as Jack’s Mother, and Raiya Patel ’24 as Rapunzel. |
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| Seniors address insightful themes in speeches |
Four seniors delivered their speeches within the past week in the Berry Performing Arts Center – Victor Liang ’23, Amy Sun ’23, Jackie Huang ’23 and Samson Ajayi ’23. The speeches addressed a variety of themes including sustainability, inspiration, friendship and spontaneity. |
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| Virtual Athletics Info Session - Jan. 26 |
The LA Athletic Department announces a Virtual Athletic Information Session open to all LA parents and students on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Virtually meet LA athletic director Mike Romeo, Ram coaches and student-athletes during this interactive session to learn more about the school's athletic program.
RSVP HERE |
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| Upper School Athletes of the Week |
Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced this week’s Upper School Athletes of the Week. Congratulations to cheerleader Giselle Rodriguez ’25 and track athletes Sevastian Castillo ’26, Adam Eisdorfer ‘25, Tommy O’Connor ’25 and Vineeth Reddy ’23.
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| Middle School Athletes of the Week |
Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced the Middle School Athletes of the Week at the division meeting in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Congratulations to cheerleader Kemi Kolawole ’29 and swimmer Coco Lee ’27. |
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FROM THE LA PARENTS' ASSOCIATION |
SAVE THE DATE - IFFN 2023 - February 3, 2023 |
WHPA Book Fair Set for Jan. 31-Feb. 3
The WHPA is excited to be hosting the annual Scholastic Book Fair! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us as we explore our love of books at our “Arctic Adventure” Book Fair! Dates: Tuesday, Jan. 31 through Friday, Feb. 3 Place: The Oakwood Room Visit our webpage at:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/whschool2022
Volunteers are needed to set up and to assist children in selecting books on Tuesday-Friday. To volunteer, please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094ca8ab29a57-annual#/ |
WINter Raffle is Underway! - Don't Forget to Send in Tickets!
Our Annual WINter 50/50 Super Raffle HAS BEGUN! Lower and Middle School families will receive an envelope via their child’s backpack, Upper School will receive via mail. Enclosed you will find 40 tickets that can be purchased and/or sold to anyone. They are $5 each and you simply fill out the top stub and return each one along with $5 for each sold. Please either send back with your child, drop off at school with the receptionist, or mail them back to school. The more tickets we sell, the bigger the prize is!
The breakdown – 50% of all monies raised will go to the winners, the other 50% helps the WHPA to continue providing for our children and school traditions. In previous years, winners have won upwards of $10,000!!
The drawing will be held live at the completion of International Family Fun Night on February 3, 2023. The winner need not be present and you can sell tickets to all your friends, families, coworkers and others. If you need more tickets, please email kkornecki@comcast.net and we will get you as many tickets as you would like.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. You can email us at parents@WHschool.org Thank you for your continued support and stay well. ~ The WardlaLAartridge Parents' Association Executive Board |
Booster Club Meeting - Thursday, Jan. 19
The LA Booster Club Executive Board (pictured above) invites the school community to attend tonight's meeting - Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Oakwood Room. A new series of featured guest speakers from the LA coaching staff will begin with an appearance by veteran girls' head basketball coach and physical education teacher Mike Howell. Upcoming events and initiatives also will be discussed at the meeting. Show your Ram pride by wearing LA gear:
ORDER YOUR LA SPIRIT WEAR HERE
Ram Flags are for sale - see order form here
We are also active on social media. Please follow the Booster Club on Instagram here |
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Giving Thanks for our LA Parent Donors
The Development Office would like to thank the LA community for supporting The WardlaLAartridge Fund. Click here to view a list of LA parents who have contributed to The 2022-2023 LA Fund between July 1, 2022 and January 18, 2023. Click here to make a gift to The WardlaLAartridge Fund! Order Your 2023 LA School Yearbooks The 2023 WardlaLAartridge yearbook is on sale. All Upper School students will receive yearbooks. Parents of Lower and Middle School students need to pre-order yearbooks. Please see the flyer for ordering information. Deadline for all yearbook orders is Jan. 31, 2023.
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This publication is produced by The Communications Office at The Lena Archuleta School. |
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