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Shelley Brown Named Assistant Head of School for Academics
Wellington is thrilled to announce the appointment of Shelley Brown P ’32 ’33 ’38 as its new Assistant Head of School for Academics, effective July 1, 2025. Brown will oversee Wellington’s Little Jags–grade 12 academic program, while continuing her exceptional leadership as Head of Early Childhood and Lower School. Read the announcement.
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The Jag is Here!
The Jag Fall 2024 magazine has arrived in a mailbox near you! Don’t miss our feature story on Cliona Howie ’93, who shares her inspiring journey from a multi-sport powerhouse at Wellington to a trailblazer in environmental science. She’s driving impactful change for our planet through resilience and determination to tackle the toughest challenges. We always appreciate your feedback, so please send your comments to communications@wellington.org.
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Thank You for Supporting The Wellington Fund Day of Giving
Your incredible generosity made The Wellington Fund Day of Giving a resounding success! With 457 donors contributing $391,951, your gifts fuel civic engagement opportunities, a new athletic training room and middle school locker rooms, tuition assistance, and general mission support. Thank you for elevating Wellington – together.
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Register for Winter Break Childcare - December 20 and 23
Wellington’s Beyond the Bell program will offer childcare on December 20 and 23 for students in Little Jags-grade 4. Complete the registration form by Friday, December 13. Questions? Email Nicoly Anicio, beyond the bell coordinator.
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Winter Weather Updates: What to Expect
As winter approaches, we want to share how we handle inclement weather decisions. We aim to announce snow days or delays by 6:15 a.m. Here’s what to expect:
Closure: School is closed for the day.
Two-Hour Delay:
Early Dismissals: Avoided whenever possible.
Extracurricular and Evening Activities: Decisions are made by noon and communicated via SportsYou (athletics) or division heads (performing arts).
While we prioritize opening, we trust families to decide if travel is safe.
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Respectful Parking and Traffic Etiquette
As part of our commitment to fostering good relationships with our neighbors, we kindly request your cooperation regarding traffic during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. Please refrain from blocking the driveway of the Normandy Square Apartments on Reed Road while waiting in the car line. Blocking their access causes inconvenience to their residents and disrupts the flow of traffic in the area. We appreciate your understanding and effort to help maintain positive relationships with our community neighbors. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Rise and Shine, It's Pancake Time!
The WPA invites middle school students and their families to join us for a pancake breakfast on Friday, December 13. Meet in the Thomas Family Dining Room, from 7-8:15 a.m. We'll be serving up pancakes, sausage, eggs, potatoes, and juice with gluten-free options available. Buy your tickets now at www.wellington.org/pancake. A few volunteers are still needed – sign up here!
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New Sokol Store Afternoon Hours
Sokol Store afternoon hours have changed beginning Monday, December 2, 3-4 p.m. only. Please plan accordingly for after-school snacks. Regular parent volunteers are needed. Please contact Sokol Store Manager Lauren Roberts at roberts@wellington.org.
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Sokol Store Gift Cards - Did You Know?
Purchasing a reloadable Sokol Store gift card for your middle school student helps them develop independence and has an added benefit: there is no minimum purchase of $5 required when using a gift card. Stop into the Sokol Store to purchase or reload a gift card. We recommend writing the student's name in Sharpie on the card in case of loss.
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Wellington Youth Basketball League
We are happy to offer the Wellington Youth Basketball League (WYBL) once again! The league, for girls and boys grades 1-4, begins practice December 27-January 2. For questions, please email wybl@wellington.org. Register here.
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Grandparent Information Needed for Grandparents & Special Friends Celebration - May 2
Grandparents and special friends are invited to our annual celebration on Friday, May 2, 2025. We need your help to ensure invitations are sent to grandparents. Please log in to your Veracross parent portal and navigate to Family Profile Changes, Household Contacts, and Contacts for My Children to ADD grandparent email and mailing addresses (please no parent information). For existing grandparent records, you must email to share address updates. To request that grandparents DO NOT receive a printed or digital invitation in March, email eggleton@wellington.org by February 15. If your child does not have a grandparent to attend on May 2, consider sharing the registration link with a special friend (18+) once registration opens on March 28. Questions? Email eggleton@wellington.org.
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Join the WPA Leadership Lab
Parents and caregivers are invited to join the Wellington Parents Association on Tuesday, January 21, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., for a sampler of the Leadership Lab. In this unique session, you'll experience and co-create together a change-making process that will build our connectedness as a team and offer a chance for us to formulate a shared vision for our work together. As leaders in the school, this promises to be a rare chance for this group of caring parents and caregivers to come together for deep listening, connection, and collaboration around our common purpose - our Wellington community and ensuring all thrive in it! This session is facilitated by the Leadership Lab founders, parents Jenn and Jason Miller, and Head of Upper School Rishi Raghunathan P ’27 ’30. Sign up now!
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WPA Pre-Loved and Ski Apparel Sales
Join the WPA on Friday, December 6, from 7:30-8:30 a.m., in A105.3, just inside the ROHR. Enter through the rotunda and look for a sign in the lower school hallway. The sale will have ski apparel available for all ages, regardless of participation in the winter ski program. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gear up for the season!
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Fall Sports Update
Upper School:
OSSCA Division 5 All-State Honors:
Upper School Boys Soccer:
First Team: Asher Sniderman ’25
Winter Sports Update
Upper School:
Jaguar Invitational:
The 35th Annual Jaguar Invitational Boys and Girl Basketball Tournament starts tomorrow, Friday, December 6, with the boys varsity basketball team taking on Miami Valley at 2 p.m., and the girls varsity team taking on Miami Valley at 4 p.m. On Saturday, the consolation games will be at 10 a.m. (boys) and 12 p.m. (girls), and the championship games will take place at 2 p.m. (girls) and 4 p.m. (boys). Be sure to come out and support your Jaguars as they kick off their seasons!
Upper School Girls Basketball:
The upper school girls basketball team has picked up where they left off last season, already notching a league win vs. Bishop Rosecrans and Fairfield Christian.
Upper School Swimming and Diving:
The upper school swimming and diving team had their first meet of the season the weekend before Thanksgiving! The team saw first-place finishes from Cameron Petitt '25 in the 200 free and 100 fly, Jack Mahaffey '27 in the 100 free and 100 back, Catherine Cartmell '25 in the 200 IM, and Jack McCarthy '25 in the 1m 6 dives. They also had second-place finishes from Catherine Cartmell '25 in the 100 breast, the 200 medley relay (Liam Withrow '28, Maxwell Johnson '25, Cameron Petitt '25, and River Kaser '27), and the 400 free relay (Cameron Petitt '25, Charlie Armitage '28, Reid Braswell '28, Maxwell Johnson '25). Ten athletes also secured personal best times!
Upper School Bowling
The upper school girls bowling team won their first match against West High School with a final score of 1229-845, while the boys had a close loss to West High School with a final score of 1372-1421. Their next matches are today vs. South High School at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.
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Please send comments and submissions to bugle@wellington.org. To be considered for the next issue, content is due by 5 p.m. on the first Monday of the month.
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