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Three Years of ‘Extraordinary Teens’ Malachi Bostic-Wattley ’13 joins Vincent Kindfuller ’12 and Jordan Gear ’11 as the third Landon student in three years to be named an ‘Extraordinary Teen’ by Bethesda Magazine. Bostic-Wattley is featured in the March/April 2013 issue in a one-page profile titled “The Runner.” The profile includes a photo of Bostic-Wattley in a sprinter’s crouch and notes that he is an accomplished runner and captain of Landon’s outdoor track team. Dean of Students Harry Murphy talks about Bostic-Wattley’s character in the piece, noting that the Landon senior “just has this
way about him of getting others to do the right thing….” Art Teacher Thanasi Papapostolou is also quoted, saying of his student that Malachi is “persistent and holds realistic goals Malachi Bostic-Wattley ’13 was named one of for himself.” At the end Bethesda Magazine’s of the piece, Bostic“extraordinary Teens.” Wattley discusses his philosophy. He says, “We all have to respect that thing [that] someone else brings to the table.”
Reaching the Final Frontier
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n the fall, 12 Lower and Middle School boys participated in final frontiers, an annual engineering competition sponsored by the Maryland Space Business roundtable. The Landon delegation consisted of three teams (fifth grade, sixth/seventh grade and eighth grade) that competed in 12 events. The Landon stuform i students test their shuttle arm to see if it will lift a 100 gram mass dents earned three vertically 30 centimeters. awards: • 3rd place - 5th grade level Shuttle arm barrier and accurately strike a target on the event floor. • 3rd place in the 6th/7th grade level Shuttle Participants were Jahmal Banks ’20, arm event Ishmael Leggett ’20, Ryan Patterson ’19, • 3rd place in the 6th/7th grade level Golf Ball John Ramthum ’19, Armen Sivaslian ’19, Michael Carr ’18, Matt Welch ’18, Jonathan Barrage event. The objective of the Shuttle arm event was Augustine ’17, Jaydeep Sangha ’17, Will to construct the lightest arm possible that Sheldon ’17, Max Spiritos ’17 and Matt could lift a 100 gram mass vertically to a platWilkinson ’17. congratulations to our form 30 cm above a table. The goal of the Golf scientific Bears! — Mary cunningham Ball Barrage was to project a golf ball over a
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a form i student and a holton peer design a device to keep an egg safe.
Eggs Are Falling From the Sky? Everyone is OK. The falling eggs were part of a collaboration between Form I Landon and Holton-Arms students. Students were split into co-ed groups and given limited materials, including straws, index cards and masking tape. Their mission was to construct a device that would protect an egg as it fell from various heights. One device protected its egg through a fall from ceiling height, more than four meters. Middle School Head Doug Norry said, “Most importantly, the boys and girls worked together, built something, and enjoyed the process.”
Students Helping Students Sometimes it’s easier to learn from a buddy. That’s the motivation for a new Upper School club, Student Organizational Support (SOS). Senior Marc Blatt formed the club after noticing some of his peers might benefit from advice from students who have proven success in the classroom. SOS provides about a dozen students with academic advice from other Upper School students. Mentors provide guidance in areas such as class and teacher expectations, and study tips. Director of the Teaching and Learning Center Marcos Williams ’65 serves as the clubs advisor.