In last week’s wrestling tournament Mr. Torrence’s elite group of wrestlers beat the tournament winners (Saint Anselm’s) in heads-up matches and took 2nd place as a team. This is the first time the team has placed as a team in any tournament, and the highest the team has placed in the MAWL conference, which includes public and private schools in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. Senior Keith Stancil won his final match by pin to claim silver. Junior Jackson Lewis won his two official matches to claim the top spot at 170. Zemen Sium won all of his matches by pin. Sophomore Zaire Jackson notched an upset victory in a revenge match against his foe from Saint Anselm’s with a rare defensive pin. Junior D’Andre Person and freshman Eamon Price battled injuries off the mat, but still showed up for their teammates, along with freshman Maccabi Epstein who faced his teammate in an exhibition.
On Tuesday, varsity boys beat IDEA PCS in a tight game, winning 61-58 in overtime. Meanwhile the girls beat Basis 46-10, in a lopsided win. Their team spirit, collegiality, and positive attitudes through these competitive games. Thursday, the girls play DCI and the boys play SEED in the semi-final round of the PCSAA playoffs. The wrestling team goes tot he state tournament on Saturday at Gonzaga, and the indoor track goes to George Mason for the DC State Championships.
On Wednesday’s Poetry Out Loud competition ninth graders took the top three spots. First place winner was Oscar Murray, second place winner was Brooke Roberson, and the third place finisher was Ruby-Rae McCants. Students spent several weeks evaluating, analyzing, and memorizing famous poems in their English classes for the competition, vying with sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the competition. Congratulations to the young poetry aficionados and the ninth grade English teacher, Ms. Alston on their poetry prowess! Oscar will proceed to the next level of the city-wide competition.
Fifth and sixth grade teachers announced the winners to the science fair this week. In fifth grade Elena Kwon, Avery Durant, and Liv Darling won first with a group project about how the material and size affect the aerodynamics of a plane? Khalil McKinney won second, the team of Caroline Beares and Rachel Regardie won third, the team of Kennedy Porter and Leo Edwards won 4th, and William Dunne and Aiden McCleskey won fifth. In the sixth grade, Francisco Blanco won first, Luther McClinton came in second place, Zen Duvall-Smith and seventh grader Annie Alcorn tied for third. Eden Claire won fourth place, Moses Stone-Amgott won fifth place. Along with several honorable mentions, these students will proceed to the Montgomery County Virtual Science Fair in the spring!
The middle school girls basketball team won the 2021 PCSAA Championship against DCI, besting their competitors 41-31. Coach Mozie led the team to victory in an exciting Saturday game. Thursday the girls and boys basketball team competed in their own games.
