Admissions

Our Student Ambassadors

Learning to Lead

At Woodlynde School, we're not just teaching students how to learn, we're also teaching them how to lead. Woodlynde School's Student Ambassador Program is just one of the many leadership opportunities available to students in grades 7-12.

Student ambassadors represent the school and aid the Admissions Department in various ways. The ambassadors give tours at our Open Houses, host visiting students, attend admissions events, and engage in a variety of other activities with the goal of providing a warm, Woodlynde School welcome and hospitable environment to all of our prospective families.

Below, you can learn more about the lives of our student ambassadors both inside and outside the classroom. After all, the best way to get to know Woodlynde School is by getting to know its students.

2019-2020 Student Ambassadors

List of 30 members.

Adanya Reid

Class of 2024
Bio
Adanya has been a Woodlynde School Warrior for four years! She loves the time her teachers take to work with her on various tricky subjects. She is thankful that they are teaching her how to be a lifelong learner. Adanya has played on the volleyball, soccer, basketball, and tennis teams.
Aliya Ridgeway

Class of 2023
Bio
Aliya is a three sport athlete! She plays volleyball in the fall, basketball in the winter, and tennis in the spring. She loves hosting students who visit in her grade and sharing with them how helpful all of her teachers are.
Ava McEntire

Class of 2024
Bio
Ava is grateful for her teachers and all of the interesting things she is learning in her classes. She participates in the drama productions at Woodlynde School and also plays on the volleyball team. As a student ambassador, she is excited to share with parents just how much she has learned and grown as a Woodlynde School student.
Chloe Wheeler

Class of 2020
Bio
Chloe likes that her teachers both challenge her but also break down the material she is learning too. She always feels they make sure that she understands what they are teaching. Chloe likes being an ambassador because it provides her with the opportunity to share her Woodlynde School journey to the student she is today.
Christopher Torretti

Class of 2024
Bio
CJ loves how nice all of his classmates are this year and describes his teachers as, “The best! They really help me when I need them.” CJ plays on the golf and bowling teams. He remembers when his classmate, Matt, was his student ambassador and looks forward to doing the same for future classmates.
Cole Husar

Class of 2022
Bio
Cole loves the Woodlynde School community and is proud to be a member. He enjoys participating in Outdoors Club events on the weekends and playing on the basketball team in the winter.
Emma Smith

Class of 2023
Bio
Emma is a passionate member of the Outdoors Club and Horseback Riding Club. She loves her teachers and how they each help her to learn. While giving tours of Woodlynde School during Open Houses, Emma is eager to share this with new families. Emma is looking forward to traveling to the Grand Canyon with Woodlynde School this winter!
Gabriella Angelo
Bio
Gabi is grateful for her loving teachers and the kindness her classmates demonstrate towards each other. Gabi is an active member of the Woodlynde School community, participating our the musicals, dramas, volleyball team, and community service brigade.
Gabriella Gigliotti
Bio
Gabriella is grateful for the patience her teachers have in taking the time to slow things down and help her to understand what she is learning. Gabriella plays volleyball and participates in the school musical and play. She is a new ambassador and is looking forward to sharing with families why Woodlynde School is a great!
Gavin Polywacz

Class of 2022
Bio
Gavin describes the Woodlynde School community as, “a place where everyone looks out for one another.” He is an avid traveler with Woodlynde School, attending the trip to Ireland last year and the trips to the Grand Canyon and Greece this year! He enjoys sharing these experiences with prospective families who are looking for the right fit.
Grant Geisler

Class of 2021
Bio
Grant loves playing basketball and soccer at Woodlynde School. He enjoys being an ambassador to have the opportunity to show new students around his school.
Jessica Gardy
Bio
Jessica is a member of the Horseback Riding Club. She is a new ambassador and is looking forward to showing new families and students around the school that she loves!
Kalah-Anne Gadson-Graham

Class of 2022
Bio
Kalah-Anne plays on the varsity tennis, basketball, and lacrosse teams and recently traveled to Ireland with Woodlynde School! She enjoys giving tours to share how much she loves Woodlynde School, her teachers, and how delicious Woodlynde School’s lunch is!
Katie Dougherty

Class of 2024
Bio
Katie was new to Woodlynde School last year and jumped right in to participate in many extra-curricular activities! Katie ran for the cross country team in the fall, played on the tennis team in the spring, and had a role in the school musical. Katie is grateful for her teachers and coaches!
Kinsey Koch

Class of 2021
Bio
Kinsey enjoys learning in Woodlynde School’s small classroom environment as well as the 1:1 time she gets to spend with her teachers and learning specialist. Kinsey is a member of the LEGO and Drawing Clubs as well as the varsity volleyball team.
Layla Thorne

Class of 2023
Bio
Layla loves that at Woodlynde School, she can get help when she needs it. She is a longtime member of the tennis team and enjoys the opportunity that being a student ambassador gives her to share what she enjoys about the Woodlynde School community.
Liam Safier

Class of 2023
Bio
Liam has attended Woodlynde School since grade 7 and is an expert at hosting our applicant students during the school day and making them feel welcomed to the Woodlynde School community! He is a frequent attendant on the L.E.A.D. Student Life trips and loves spending time with the Outdoors Club. He is grateful for the support he gets from his teachers.
Maggie Russell

Class of 2025
Bio
Maggie is a member of the Fitness Club. She is a new ambassador who remembers what it was like to be welcomed to Woodlynde School by the ambassadors and her classmates. She is looking forward to doing the same for future new students!
Morgan Lang

Class of 2022
Bio
Morgan has been a Woodlynde School student since grade 3! She is grateful for the Woodlynde School community because of the friends she has made and the teachers that she connects with each day. Morgan is an avid tennis player and a long-time member of the girl’s varsity tennis team. Morgan enjoys being a student ambassador because she feels proud to show off her school to new families.
Matthew Dill

Class of 2024
Bio
Matthew has been a Woodlynde School Warrior since grade 4! He is grateful for Woodlynde School because it is here that he learned how to read fluently. Matthew is a student ambassador because he is proud to share his Woodlynde School story and experience. He loves all the friends he has made and the fun activities he participates in, like Gaming Club and Movie Club.
Max Kugler

Class of 2020
Bio
Max is a new senior this year! While he only has a short time at Woodlynde School, he loves how many clubs and activities there are for students to get involved in. He is participating this year in Stage Crew, Chess Club, Fantasy Sports Club, and Fitness Club.
Nicholas Ferraro

Class of 2023
Bio
Nick is a three-sport athlete, running cross country in the fall, playing basketball in the winter, and tennis in the spring. He is grateful for all the friends he has made at Woodlynde School and enjoys giving tours to communicate with parents what he loves about Woodlynde School.
Paige Clemmer
Bio
Paige enjoys being a student ambassador because she loves giving back to the Woodlynde School community in a meaningful way. She participates in our different drama productions each year and is grateful for all the teachers she has had at Woodlynde School since grade 5!
Sky Rota

Class of 2022
Bio
Sky has attended Woodlynde School since he was a student in Lower School. He loves the atmosphere and the people who make up the Woodlynde School community. Sky plays basketball and lacrosse and as a student ambassador, he enjoys sharing his story so families and students know they are not alone.
Takeyo Rockmore

Class of 2022
Bio
Takeyo joined Woodlynde School in grade 8 and has played on the basketball team each year. This year, he is venturing out west to join his classmates on Woodlynde School’s trip to the Grand Canyon! Takeyo enjoys his classes and sharing what he is learning in them to prospective families.
Tayiana Kishoiyian

Class of 2021
Bio
As a student ambassador, Tayiana loves to share how welcoming of a community Woodlynde School is and how grateful she is for the connections she has made with her teachers. Tayiana plays lacrosse and has been an active member of the yearbook and newspaper staff for her entire time in high school.
Tim Vasey

Class of 2023
Bio
As an ambassador, Tim likes that he has the opportunity to make new students and parents who visit to feel welcomed, just as he was when he was new in grade 8. Tim is a three-sport athlete who runs cross country and plays on the basketball and tennis teams. He loves his small classes, the 1:1 help he gets from his teachers, and the study strategies he is learning.
Victor Vernick

Class of 2021
Bio
Victor has attended Woodlynde School since grade 2. He has made the most of his time at Woodlynde School by building strong connections with his teachers that support him both in and out of the classroom. In addition, he is an active member of the Woodlynde School community. He plays on the varsity cross country, basketball, and tennis teams, attends Outdoors Club trips, and has traveled to Ireland and Costa Rica with Woodlynde School!
Wayne Ireland

Class of 2020
Bio
Wayne has attended Woodlynde School since grade 3! He is the founder of The Acoustic Society and can often be heard jamming on his guitar in the hallways. Wayne plays on the varsity tennis team, also known as, "The Program," and loves sharing with families what makes Woodlynde School unique.
Zach Kennedy

Class of 2020
Bio
Zach joined the Class of 2020 in his junior year and has loved all of the teachers and classmates he has met at Woodlynde School. He is excited to travel to the Grand Canyon with Woodlynde School in February and is a dedicated member of the ultimate frisbee team!

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Woodlynde School is a private, co-ed college prep day school located in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that serves intelligent, talented students with learning differences in grades K - 12. Woodlynde provides a comprehensive, evidence-based Kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school program in a challenging yet nurturing environment for students with average to above average cognitive abilities (IQ) who have language- or math-based learning differences (such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia or Dyscalculia), Executive Function Challenges, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or Auditory Processing Disorder. Even for those students without a diagnosed learning disability (LD), Woodlynde offers expert and caring teachers in small classroom settings that support academic success. Woodlynde School also offers a post-graduate (PG) program in partnership with Rosemont College as well as a regional Summer Camp for students who learn differently.

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