Woodlynde School

Woodlynde School is an independent co-educational college preparatory school located in Strafford, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1976, Woodlynde serves students with diverse learning styles, primary through grade 12.

Administrators

  • Interim Head of School: George King Jr.
  • Assistant Head of School, Grades K-8: Elizabeth Maglio
  • Assistant Head of School, Grades 9-12: Dorinda Shank
  • Dean of Students: Dave Shank
  • Athletic Director: Scott Purdy
  • Admissions Director: Kristen Tabun

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Woodlynde Athletics

Fall

  • Co-ed Golf
  • Girls Tennis
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Co-ed Soccer
  • Co-ed Cross-Country

Winter

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball

Spring

  • Boys Lacrosse
  • Girls Lacrosse
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Men's Tennis
  • Golf

Trivia

  • The Woodlynde School participates yearly in the Martin Luther King Mural Project.
  • Cabrini College and the Woodlynde School have a partnership where Cabrini students come to in and intern at the school while seniors are allowed to attend College courses held at Cabrini.
  • The Woodlynde School used to have a dragon boat team but it has since been disbanded as of 2010 it competed at the Schuylkill river dragon boat races in 2009.
  • The Woodlynde School golf team won the tri-county golf championship in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
  • The Woodlynde school year book is called "Aurora", meaning 'dawn' or 'new beginning.' Named by the class of 1978.
  • The Woodlynde school student newspaper is known as "The Informer" it is printed on real newsprint paper.
  • Woodlynde has one talent show every year though occasionally they will have a coffee house where people can perform.
  • Woodlynde has a play for middle, upper and lower school every year.
  • Woodlynde used to have tee shirts that read "Woodlynde Football -Undefeated Since 1976." The school never played a game.
  • Woodlynde won the Varsity Men's Lacrosse title for their conference in 2008.
  • Woodlynde won the cross country Tri-County League title in 2009.
  • There was a time when more formal uniforms were required. The boys wore blazers and ties and the girls wore blazers and kilts. Fridays were "dress-up" for seniors, not "dress-down" days.
  • Lunches in the "real" Radnor Dining Room were served family-style, with a faculty member sitting with students at each table. Meals were served to the students.
  • At the Radnor campus, PE classes were held on the 2nd floor of the carriage house. Once Channel 10 came out and filmed a segment on the basketball team that did not have a gym.
  • There are 5 faculty/staff members who have been at Woodlynde on both the Radnor and Strafford campuses. They are: Laura Bohl, Anne Eckert, Shelly Kerner, Dave Shank, and Jackie Smith.

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130712095354/http://www.woodlynde.org/podium/default.aspx?t=118430. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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