| Wayland Makes a Good Showing at the Wisconsin Junior Classsical State Convention | |
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Seventeen students from Wayland Academy traveled to Madison to compete at the State Convention of the Wisconsin Junior Classical League. There were contests creative and intellectual, as well as spirit competitions, dances, and time to meet new friends from around the state.
Ten students are given individual awards for winning the most points across all areas of competition. Jeff Benes `14 took 5th place and Laura Petersen `14 took 7th of the 500 students in attendance. Wayland Academy took 2nd place in Spirit and 1st place in qualitative sweepstakes, which divides the points earned by the school by the number from that school in attendance. In addition, Trenton McMaster `13 was elected 1st VP for the state board.
To view a list of individual awards, click here. |
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Congressman Tom Petri Visited Wayland Academy |
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Congressman Tom Petri visited the Academy several years ago, but he recently returned to campus and met with Wayland's President Brian Cheek. Cheek took the Congressman on a tour of the campus and shared some of his visions for the Academy's future. |
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| Recent Wayland Graduate Making a Difference | |
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 Knowledge and Character is Wayland's motto and one alumna has carried her character education experience from Wayland to the college level.
Megan Petersen `11, along with a classmate from Scripps College, has formed a group with the motto "We fight with sticks for chicks." In an article from the Scripps College Office of Communication and Marketing, it states that their goal is "to bring attention to important women's issues that merit discussion."
Read the full article.
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| Wayland Welcomes New Director of Advancement | |
 Wayland is pleased to welcome Gregory R. Clancy to the position of Director of Advancement. From his first day, it has been a whirlwind of meetings, greetings and other activities and tasks. Greg comes to Wayland from The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, Massachusetts, where he was Director of Major Gifts.
Moving from a life spent in Massachusetts, to the Midwest has been a challenge. Greg, however, said he is up to the challenge, "moving to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, has been a great experience, except I learned a valuable lesson at lunch one day when I asked 'so, who did Bart Starr play for?' all around the table I saw jaws drop. From that moment on I knew there was going to be a learning curve."
Greg will oversee all of the functions of the Advancement Office (formerly called the Development Office) including fundraising, organizing events, sending out publications, and much more. Greg is a terrific asset for Wayland. He has great respect for tradition, although he also is bringing fresh ideas and new approaches to the Academy. His easygoing personality and sense of humor, combined with an ambitious and goal-oriented approach, make him a perfect fit for Wayland Academy. Feel free to email Greg to if you have any questions, wish to introduce yourself to him, or would simply like to be another person to welcome him to the Wayland Community. | | |
| Wayland is on the Move! |
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The Admission Team
Seated: Assistant Dean of Admission Lindsay Knaup
Standing (l-r): Dean of Enrollment Paul D. Keller III, Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Enrollment Roxanne Sell H`92 and Associate Dean of Admission
Kris Boucher H`90. |
Dean of Enrollment Paul D. Keller III and the rest of the Admission team have a busy month coming up. They will be traveling the world over to represent Wayland at multiple Boarding School Fairs and recruiting prospective students.
If you would like to have an Admission Representative contact you or someone else who may want to consider Wayland for their child, please email us or call 800-860-7725.
Contact Roxanne Sell to arrange an interview or to receive further admissions materials.
Guadalajara Fair, Mexico
Fair Date: Monday, April 16, 2012
Fair Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Presidente InterContinental Guadalajara
Av. Lopez Mateos and Moctezuma
Ciudad Del Sol
Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico City Fair, Mexico
Fair Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Fair Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: The JW Marriott
Andres Bello 29
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Baku Fair, Azerbaijan
Fair Date: Monday, 23 April 2012
Fair Time: 4:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Baku
Azadlig Av. 1
Baku, Azerbaijan
Tbilisi Fair, Georgia
Fair Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Fair Time: TBD
Location: Tbilisi Marriott Hotel
Rustaveli Avenue 13
Tbilisi, Georgia
Moscow Fair, Russia
Fair Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Fair Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Tverskaya Street 3
Moscow, Russia | | |
| Alumni Profile: Erik Brandt `91 | |
 | | The Urban Hillbilly Quartet |
Family Information: My wife and I have three children.
Current Occupation: High School English Teacher and professional musician.
I recently earned National Board Teacher Certification and was flown to the White House to celebrate! While there I caught up with Sunil Iyengar `90. I teach and run my school's IB program at Harding High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I live with my wife and three children.
I still - somehow - play music with the Urban Hillbilly Quartet. Catch up with our music at: www.UrbanHillbillyQuartet.com | |
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