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ellington’s strong sense of family resonates deeply with all members of our community. Now, 31 years after first opening the school, many alumni have chosen a Wellington education for their own children as well. The 2013-14 school year marked the highest enrollment of second generation Jaguars in history. For graduates like Alison (Liebert) Wooldridge ‘93, Wellington has grown in size and technological advancement but has kept the core values and traditions she remembered from her 11 years here. She believed that her sons Andrew ’24 and Nicholas ’26 would get the best possible start in their education by attending her alma mater. Now, Wooldridge enjoys the school through the loving eyes of a parent. “It is fun being a Wellington parent,” she said. “I love all the ways parents are involved with all aspects of Wellington. It has been a great experience and my boys love school. That to me is the ultimate test of their happiness.” Many alumni want their children to share the wonderful memories they had at Wellington.
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“I wanted them to have the same happy experience I had,” Anneliese (Bohm) Adkinson ‘91 said. For Class of 1996 members Bice (Garcia) and Bob Dolciato ’96, Wellington represents family in a very literal sense. The two met here as students before going on to marry and have children. They chose Wellington for its small class size and highly individualized instruction methods. The strong sense of community, in which everyone knows each other’s name, was another major factor in their decision to introduce their children Adriana ’22, Marissa ’24, and Michael ’27 to life as a Jaguar. “Our children love hearing stories about how Wellington used to be,” the Dolciatos said. “We even chuckle watching Lower School plays in the BPAC, which was our gymnasium in middle school.” Bice and Bob marvel at Wellington’s expansion both in size and scope as a center of innovative learning. Their greatest joy, though, comes from seeing the smiles on their children’s faces each morning as they begin their day at Wellington.
2013-2014 JAG, JR.’S: David Farber ‘28 Lucia Geigel ‘28 Lincoln Otcasek ‘28 Samuel Parkes ‘28 – not pictured Anna Stewart ‘27 Parker Brown ‘27 Casey Chaudhari ‘27 Elizabeth Cooke ‘27 – not pictured Michael Dolciato ‘27 River Kaser ‘27 Holden Adkinson ‘26 Asha Chaudhari ‘26 Lucy Wilkins ‘26 Nicholas Wooldridge ‘26 Charlie Parkes ‘26 Donovan Otcasek ‘25 Andrew Wooldridge ‘24 Emma Cooke ‘24 Spencer Wilkins ‘24 Marissa Dolciato ‘24 Mac Ross ‘24 Lilliana Adkinson ‘23 Alexander Wilkins ‘22 Adriana Dolciato ‘22 Anne Spears ‘21 Caroline Cooke ‘21 Christine Cooke ‘21 Kiersten Ross ‘19 David Swaddling ‘14