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1Fall 2023CONNECTIONSWye River Upper SchoolCONNECTIONSCONNECTIONSCONNECTIONSCONNECTIONSFall 2023InsideWhy I Serve Alumni Spotlight : Amanda BooneYour ImpactNurturing Success, Supporting Our Students

2 Fall 2023ensure that our students continue to receive a high level and specialized program - Robyn GreenWhy I serveMeet Our Board Members

Fall 2023Finding out about Wye River Upper School really steered my academic life in the right direction. Before I was a student at Wye River, I truly felt that I was never going to make it through high school because of my learning differences. Since I've been here, I have grown in ways my fourteen-year-old self would have never thought I could, and I am beyond grateful for the school believing in me and for having given me the chance to surprise not only myself but my family with how far I've come. I’m a senior at Wye River, and I'm very excited for my academic future because I feel prepared with the skills that I've acquired from my time at Wye, not only from my teachers but from the helpful staff. These years in school are the building blocks for our future, and Wye River has really made me believe that I am ready to take on challenges that come my way.-Lydia ‘24[]3Why I’m ReadyMeet Lydia Antonelli, Class of ‘24

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6 Fall 2023Info- GraphicsA Message from e Director of AdvancementDr. Jennifer Palinkas

7Fall 2023Philanthropy at its best is rooted in gratitude

Founders Circle ($5,000+)Fessler FoundationHead’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999)2002 Society ($1,000-$2,499)WellnessRalph and Karen KirchnerWootersRick SargentArmory Ally ($500-$999)Robyn GreenLori RamseyKim WilliamsBlue & White Ambassador ($250-$499)Skip GmeinerRaptors League ($1-$249)8 Fall 2023The Giving Report includes a list of donors, who are recognized for the total amount given to WRUS during this period. The list is organized into giving levels, each with a name that honors the legacy of WRUS and the strength of its community:Founders Circle, leadership level gifts that honor Chrissy Aull and Patricia McGlannan, two remarkable and inspiring women whose love for their children channeled into a vision for a school that changes livesHead’s Circle, major gifts that honor the head of school, Stephanie Borges Folarin2002 Society, gifts that honor the founding year of school, 2002, when it began in a handful of classrooms at Chesapeake College Armory Ally, gifts that honor the home of WRUS, the Centreville National Guard Armory built in 1926 and transformed into the Wye River Upper School in 2014Blue & White Ambassador, gifts that honor the school colors of WRUSRaptors League, gifts that honor our mascot

9Fall 2023Patrick FitzgeraldGreg GannonJason and Karrie GoodSharon GossFrancis and Jane HopkinsonGilda JohnsonVijay and Paula KumarKatie LillardHenry PricePatrick and Jenny RandolphLaura and William RyonPaula SchoonJane Sparks20th Anniversary Gala SponsorsHost Sponsor ($30,000)Lead Sponsor ($10,000)Diamond Sponsor ($5,000)Jim and Pat HarrisPlatinum Sponsor ($2,000)Gold Sponsor ($1,000)WellnessSilver Sponsor ($700)Bronze Sponsor ($500)

10 Fall 2023By Stephanie Borges FolarinLearning Specialist, Dr. Amy Littleeld, works with Silas ‘28 during her 8th grade Communication Skills class.Building Academic and Emotional Resilienceinterventions are aligned with the student’s developmental ultimate goal with these plans is that our students learn to social interactions can connections with peers and rooms throughout the tools and noise-canceling regulate their sensory Mrs. Folarin leads students during her weekly Upper School Seminar.Students

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