Our Wildwood, Winter 2017, Volume 40

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WHAT’S INSIDE:

Letter From Landis ................................................................................................... 1 All School Feature: Parent to Parent ....................................................................................................... 2 Giving Voice: Joel Brand & Lyle Poncher .................................................................................. 6 Elementary School Feature: Elementary Visual Arts: Drawing Connections ........................................ 8 Book Shelf ................................................................................................................... 13 Middle School Feature: Advisory Is Essential—Every Day ................................................................. 14 Wildwood Athletics: Building Bridges: Upper School and 5th Grade Athletes Combine Forces ..................... 18 oh snap! ........................................................................................................................ 20 Good to Know ............................................................................................................. 24 Alumni Profile: Jessie Baren ’14: Internships Key to Success ............................................................................... 25 Class Notes ................................................................................................................. 26 Perspectives: Lilly W. ’17 ................................................................................................................... 28 Upcoming Events ..................................................................................................... 29

ON THE COVER:

Pendulum clock built by Wildwood Institute for STEM Research and Development (WISRD) students Remy W. ’20 and Jacob M. ’20.

Special thanks to the following student contributors: Matthew M. ‘25 for his book review on page 13, Chantal S. ’18 for her book review on page 13, Ande V. ’18 for his photo on page 28, and Lilly W. ’17 for her essay on page 28.