On Windy Hill

3rd Annual Waldorf Beeswax Bowl Bowling Tournament

 

More than thirty dads from the Waldorf School of Princeton participated in the 3rd Annual Waldorf Beeswax Bowl Bowling Tournament on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Hamilton Lanes in Trenton, NJ.

After randomly splitting up into teams, the Waldorf bowling began with gusto, enthusiasm, and bowling precision. Those observing would definitely have noticed the gusto and enthusiasm—the bowling precision, well, not so much! One team defied the odds and broke all existing Waldorf Beeswax Bowl Bowling records. For those rabid fans of Waldorf Beeswax Bowl history, you probably already know that a historic THREEPEAT was accomplished by Waldorf Dad John McGahren.

John is currently the only undefeated Waldorf Beeswax Bowler in the 93-year history of Waldorf education and achieved his third straight Waldorf Beeswax Bowl Bowling Championship title with this year's teammates John Orrok and Jay Fiverson. Next year, the rumor is that so many dads will be vying to be John's teammate as he defies logic in his quest for title number 4, he will need to be whisked into the bowling alley under tight security and an invisibility cloak. While the winning is exciting (especially for John), the real goal of the event was accomplished as every dad in attendance expressed that they had a lot of fun and met many other Waldorf dads.

The next Waldorf Dads Event will be the 2nd Annual Waldorf Dad/Child Field Day this May. Watch your e-mail for details.

WSP Alumna Cilla Wiggins '08 "Fastest, by George"

Priscilla Wiggins (shown here with Mr. Sheen), now at George School, earned the fastest time in the state (of PA) Wednesday for running the 1,500-meter race at the Ed Poreda Invitational (Lawrenceville, NJ). Her time was 4 minutes, 57.8 seconds. To read more, click here.

Basketball Highlights So Far ...

The Girls' Basketball team has been doing a fabulous job this season, and it's not over yet! See below for some season highlights taken at the WSP v. Stuart Country Day Game held on January 24. Go Wildcats!

Congrats to Girls' Basketball on Their Recent Win

The Waldorf School of Princeton Wildcats (Grades 5-8) won 24-14 against Princeton Charter School on Tuesday. Our students played with heart; leading their defense with a 1-3-1, they were able to keep the much taller Charter School girls to 14 points. The girls each set goals for themselves and team before the season began in earnest. They have each accomplished many of their goals, but as a team, they are off to a good start, making progress toward three of them: having fun, winning, and playing together like a team!

Congratulations, Wildcats!

Seventh grader Fiona Crawford led our very strong girls' team to victory on Monday against Stuart and PDS; second place went tour very own fifth grader Ian McIntosh, who inspired a great run for the boys.

Come support our Wildcats cross-country teams at their next home meet on Tuesday, September 27, against Princeton Academy, Princeton Charter, and Princeton Friends!

Tennis, Anyone?

 
Yesterday was the first day of tennis practice for the fifth graders!

Race to Nowhere

The Race to Nowhere is showing this week in Princeton. This film focuses on the high-pressure environment—mostly in schools—that children today are experiencing. The good news is that this troubling situation is being brought to light. We at the Waldorf School of Princeton are thankful that our school, like all Waldorf schools, provides, as Christina Sbarra in the attached blog interview says, "a living, deep, creative, balanced, and humanizing education" for our children.

Race to Nowhere

Go Wildcats!

On October 12, 2010, the Waldorf School of Princeton took third place in the Stuart Invitational Girls' Cross Country Meet!

 

Snowy Hill

Students of all ages have fully enjoyed the snow that fell so thickly on our school this past week,  from the early childhood, where a snow reindeer was built....

...(just look at those antlers!)...

... to upper graders exploring "modified gravity" on the hill off the parking lot.  They just love to challenge themselves on that slope.

Basketball

by Nancy Lemmo

8th graders led the team in their first basketball scrim-mage against 
the Lewis school.

Here's the team

watching Coach Feehan set up a play.