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

• Head of School: Dr. Christopher M. Fulco
• Head of FOUNDATIONS & Lower School: Elizabeth Maglio
• Head of Middle School: Dr. Kate McCallum
• Head of Upper School: Dorinda Shank
• Dean of Students: Dave Shank
• Athletic Director: Scott Purdy
• Admissions Director: Kristen Tabun

Woodlynde Athletics

Fall

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

Winter

• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball

Spring

• Boys Lacrosse
• Girls Lacrosse
• Girls Softball
• 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.
• 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.

External links

• Woodlynde School site