Whitfield School

Have a wonderful winter break, Warriors! We look forward to welcoming students back to campus on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Whitfield’s band and choir presented their winter performances last week in Woods Hall. For more images, please click the link in comments.

Snow Fun 2025 welcomed a strong turnout this year, bringing 50 alumni and their guests back to campus for a total of 180 attendees. Families gathered on December 6 for a morning of activities in Schmitter and Cady, including a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, balloon art, winter crafts, a photo booth, and pancake art by Dan Cakes, along with breakfast and hot cocoa.

Thank you to all who joined us for this annual alumni tradition.

Social Studies faculty member Miller Boyd, Ph.D., joined World Wide Technology’s Black Network Employee Resource Group on December 1 for a fireside chat on the history and significance of Kwanzaa. Boyd and Aaron Jackson, principal in WWT’s Management Consulting division, led a discussion connecting the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa with WWT’s core values, and explored how cultural traditions can strengthen workplace culture.

Students in Mr. Daniels’ 2D Studio: Drawing class explored how sound can be interpreted visually through a project inspired by synesthesia. Each student received an anonymous audio recording and created a drawing that translated rhythm, tone, and texture into visual form. View the full collection and listen to the original sounds by clicking on the link in the comments.

During advisory today, Whitfield students wrapped gifts for 100 Neediest Families through the United Way and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. This annual tradition supports families across the St. Louis area. Gifts will be delivered on Friday to the 38 families Whitfield is supporting this holiday season.

You're invited! Join us for our winter instrumental music concert on Tuesday, December 9, and our winter vocal music concert on Thursday, December 11. Both performances take place in Woods Hall at 7:00 PM on their respective dates.

Our middle schoolers took center stage with Hummingbird Wars, an original play written and developed entirely by students and directed by Keith Borzillo. The story follows a young girl who builds a backyard hummingbird feeder and discovers the lively world of hummingbird rivalries, debates, and inner thoughts. The production blended creativity with fascinating facts about hummingbirds and showcased the imagination and talent of our middle school community.

What does a line say about who you are? Ninth graders in Mr. Erlinger’s Design Overview class explored that question through a Line Systems Self-Portrait project. After experimenting with mark-making, grids, and photography, students created striking portraits that blend design principles with personal reflection.

Students in Ms. Muggleton’s Advanced Mandarin class submitted designs for Whitfield’s annual Lunar New Year ad in St. Louis Chinese American Magazine. Congratulations to Jonah Stolker ’26, whose Year of the Horse design was selected to represent Whitfield!

To view all the submissions, please visit: https://www.whitfieldschool.org/about/news/news-detail/~board/news/post/advanced-mandarin-students-design-lunar-new-year-advertisement

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