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WEF collected letters for teachers at WHS Community Day
Spelling Bee Co-Chairs Leah Thomas and Kara Dooley were on site at the WHS Community Fair on October 25, 2025. The WEF table collected hand written student letters for their teachers and handed out sweets and treats. 🍎
Thank you WHS for including WEF in your day of celebration!
Thank you WHS for including WEF in your day of celebration!
WEF Speaker Series: Dr Rachel Kramer
A big thank you to all the parents and caregivers who joined us for our very 1st WEF Lecture series event of the year, “How Big Is This Problem? Teaching Children Skills for Managing Stress.”
Dr. Rachel Kramer shared insightful and practical strategies for helping children manage stress and build emotional resilience. Parents walked away with valuable tools and ideas to support their kids’ well-being at home and school.
We are so grateful for this engaged community that continues to come together to learn, connect, and grow.
Dr. Rachel Kramer shared insightful and practical strategies for helping children manage stress and build emotional resilience. Parents walked away with valuable tools and ideas to support their kids’ well-being at home and school.
We are so grateful for this engaged community that continues to come together to learn, connect, and grow.
Spotting Red Apple magnets and amazing teachers at back to school night 🍎
It’s that time of year again when parents march in our children’s footsteps and see what a day in their life at school is like! For WEF board members it is always a delight to meet teachers that proudly display their Red Apple magnets in their classrooms! Pictured here is 6th grade math teacher Holly Marquedant. 🍎
WEF welcomes seven new Board Members at our 2025 kick-off meeting
This fall WEF welcomes seven new board members to the team at our annual kick-off meeting. Thank you for lending your hearts and minds to making this another successful year of supporting WPS! Welcome Mary Tricolli, Ceren Bayulgen, Kara Dooley, Julie Krathen, Liz Cheron, Mike Vogel and Nicole Ferrante (not pictured).
2025 Red Apple Awards delivered to WPS teachers
September 2025: WEF Board Members Ray Cheng and Katie Oldoerp worked tirelessly to sort and deliver all the Red Apple Honor Roll magnets to teachers and administrators who were honored last school year. We love seeing these magnets in the classroom. Thank you Ray and Katie for spreading the WEF cheer!
This magnet display was spotted in the WMS band room!
This magnet display was spotted in the WMS band room!
WPS, Wellesley College and WEF honor 10 teachers and administrators for 25 years of service at WPS
The honorees:
Darcie Ayer (middle school science teacher)
Margaret Flitsch (physical education teacher at Sprague)
Ellen Banthin (5th grade Sprague teacher)
Ann Cole (special educator)
Nina Kahn (literacy specialist at Hardy)
Michael Krieger (high school physics teacher)
Karen Griffith Poole (3rd grade Hardy teacher)
Valerie J. Spruill (administrative assistant)
Jamie Chisum (Wellesley High principal)
J.J. Kelleher (middle school Spanish teacher)
Read more about the 2025 Chair Ceremony as reported by The Swellesley Report at the link below.
Darcie Ayer (middle school science teacher)
Margaret Flitsch (physical education teacher at Sprague)
Ellen Banthin (5th grade Sprague teacher)
Ann Cole (special educator)
Nina Kahn (literacy specialist at Hardy)
Michael Krieger (high school physics teacher)
Karen Griffith Poole (3rd grade Hardy teacher)
Valerie J. Spruill (administrative assistant)
Jamie Chisum (Wellesley High principal)
J.J. Kelleher (middle school Spanish teacher)
Read more about the 2025 Chair Ceremony as reported by The Swellesley Report at the link below.
WMS 8th Grade team wins the 35th Annual Wellesley Spelling Bee 🐝
Congratulations to the 8th Grade WMS Team, our youngest spellers, for beating 34 teams to win the Bee's coveted Ruth Humphries award. Way to go! Thank you to every team who participated in making WEF's 35th Annual Bee a fun, successful event!
Read what The Swellesley Report had to share about the event at the link below:
Read what The Swellesley Report had to share about the event at the link below:
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