The Women’s Legacy Fund holds athletics clinics for young girls as a way introducing girls to new sports and helping them build a skill set.
WLF should result in maximum impact for students and their families. Not only did the committee set out its goals for the next 1-3 years, but the members settled on keen metrics for measuring impact. Goodner said the impact should be apparent in both the PC community and the larger community as well. “We should see girls who are coming out of PC, out of an excellence in program, out of success at all levels, coming out with these key characteristics,” she said. Goodner wants female athletes to self-identify as persistent, dedicated leaders and hopes that, “by the end of next year, you can ask a student athlete, or a parent, or alumni, ‘What is the Women’s Legacy Fund?’ and they would really touch on the scholarship, the mentoring and the celebration.” “There’s an exciting and dynamic need and potential for this,” said Bartlett, “and it just kind of grows effortlessly, which is beautiful, and everyone is receiving it in a positive light.” The WLF will hold a second celebration June 4, 2014, another opportunity to shine light on PC’s talented female athletes as well as the staff and faculty. Bartlett noted that, as leaders, they need to further integrate Quaker values into their events and clinics, helping to build sportsmanship and the mentoring aspect of their vision. Goodner believes that integrating Quakerism into the WLF fits well into PC’s Strategic Vision. “I think athletics and Quakerism marry incredibly well in a lot of ways,” she said. “Sometimes our community [feels] like athletics might suffer because of decisions that are made based on Quaker values. It’s actually what makes it strong.” PC
2013 Girls Soccer:
Inter-Ac and Independent School State Champions! The team was something special. Coach Darci Borski sensed it. The players felt it. And, they proved it – twice!
On the 127th PC/GA Day, in front of a noisy crowd packed in along the sidelines of Somers Field, the Penn Charter girls displayed mental toughness and physical stamina in a tense contest with Germantown Academy. Penn Charter was assured of a shared title even with a loss, but with the game tied and less than 10 minutes remaining, senior Lauren Dimes pounded the ball into the net to give PC a 2-1 lead and the championship. It also was the first win for Penn Charter on PC/GA Day since girls soccer was added to the competition in 1992; PC has tied twice, once in 2010 and again in 2012. “It was an exciting win and a memorable day that puts us in the history books,” said Darci Borski, in her first year
as PC associate director of athletics and head soccer coach. (Penn Charter filmed the game; it is available for viewing on the school’s Vimeo channel.) The following Saturday, after a week during which they beat Hill School and then, once again, GA in state independent school matches, PC advanced to the state final, this time against top-seeded Agnes Irwin. Freshman goalkeeper Mireyah Davis and a strong defense shut out Agnes Irwin, 4-0, and the PC girls added a state championship to their PC/GA victory. “We have a very talented, hardworking group of players who put in the time and effort to achieve a successful season,” Borski said. “They trusted me and didn’t question any of my training methods. We did a lot of fitness in order to be successful in the last few minutes of every game. We didn’t have much depth so we needed the starters to be 80-minutes fit. “This team has a lot of skill, and we’re strong at every position. We’re solid defensively, creative in the midfield and dangerous up top. And we have amazing leadership from our three captains.”
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