Our Wildwood, Volume 53

Dr. Elizabeth Bergman UPPER SCHOOL HUMANITIES TEACHER Elizabeth won the Don Romesburg Prize from the American Historical Society, adjudicated by the Committee on LGBT History, for authoring outstanding K-12 curriculum in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer history.

Electric Wolves Spark Success on the Robotics Circuit Wildwood’s robotics team, The Electric Wolves, may be new, but they’ve already made a powerful impression. This spring, they competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge—a global high school robotics competition that promotes STEM innovation—and clinched first place in their league. Their standout performance earned them a spot in the Inter-League Tournament, where they were honored with the Innovate Award for their creative use of color sensors and thoughtful design process.

Middle School Students Shine at Scholastic Awards Middle school students earned a record number of honors from the the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, one of the longest-running and most prestigious creative recognition programs for teenagers in the United States. Persephone R. ‘30, won both the Gold and Silver Key for her poetry, while Stella K. ‘30 won a Silver Key for her poetry, and Henry S. ‘29 won a Silver Key for his essay writing. Maya K. ‘30 received both a Silver Key and Honorable Mention for her photography. Students’ work was reviewed and recognized for outstanding merit in originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice and vision.

Wildwood School Yearbook Team Strikes Gold The 2025 Wildwood Yearbook has earned a Gold Level Award from Jostens, the company that produces Wildwood’s yearbook alongside that of thousands of other K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The award recognizes the team’s outstanding achievement in storytelling, student representation, and meeting key production milestones.

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