BEYOND the BOOKS
A JUBILANT, CHAOTIC
MAD DASH TO THE FINISH LINE
S
PRING FINALLY came out
The Lower School Bruins
from behind the clouds and
kicked things off with a rousing
cold to deliver a beautiful
rendition of the National Anthem;
day for ’Wick, Walk, Run on
Mr. O. gave a pep talk and loos-
April 28. Nearly 200 runners
ened up everyone’s muscles with a
took to the 1.6-mile course
“pre-game” stretch; and emcee Mr.
on Edwards Campus — just
Coupe sent all off from the starting
the perfect distance for a challenging and fast-paced
line in a chaotic mad dash (well, at least the youngest participants).
Literary Magazine Garners
Three Top Prizes
Cosby Field, too, played host to a
run or a nice-
parade of activity before and after
and-easy jog or
the annual school tradition — with
top honors across the landscape of scholastic
trot to the finish
students of all ages teaming up for
journalism — earning a Gold Medal Certificate
soccer games or jumping for joy on
from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association;
line.
the bouncy castles. Co-chairs Vivian Dean P ’28 and Kristin Lamendola P ’30 deserve special recognition for all that goes into the planning process of such a large-scale event. “The Brunswick spirit was alive and well all morning,” they said. “It was so much fun to see our friends and families enjoying each other and the beautiful King Street campus. And the highlight had to be all the red, happy faces crossing the finish line!”
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Luke Velasco ’27 and Connor Finn ’28; the runners sprinted out of the starting gate; Charlie Carroll ’29; and Grayson Shaw ’29
OF BRUNSWICK • SPRING 2018
The Oracle, ’Wick’s literary magazine, secured
the “Highest Award” from the National Council of Teachers of English; and the Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association.