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Westminster Hosts 16th Annual MS Walk
Hundreds of walkers turned out for the annual MS Walk hosted by Westminster School April 17. They registered for the walk in Armour Academic Center, heard welcoming remarks from Headmaster Bill Philip, State Representative John Hampton and Head Prefect Tim Sanford, and warmed up with exercises led by Mary Root. Ashlyn Chin sang the national anthem and the Jazz Quintet provided entertainment.
After the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Commencement Lawn, the walkers followed a route into town and back. There was also a shorter walk on campus. Both individual and team walkers from throughout the community participated.
More than 100 Westminster faculty, staff and students served as volunteers, helping with the day’s setup, operations and cleanup. Many also participated in the walk. “We could not host such a big event without the support of the students, faculty and staff,” said Jill Loveland, Westminster’s director of the MS Walk.
This is the 16th year Westminster has hosted the event. Members of the school community raised approximately $7,000.
Student volunteer coordinators included Sixth Formers Evie Pope, Tommy Jacobs and Ken Barnes; Fifth Formers Payton Prendergast, Brendan Jacobs and Max Powers; Fourth Formers Connor Seeley, Jessie Schuhlen, Elisabeth Morin, Mary Kille, Katie Kosier, Maddie Dwyer, Mike Riberdy, Teagan Stedman, Ozzy Kutluel, Dallis Alvarez, Emma Alpaugh and Sophia Gasser; and Third Formers Sofia Raymond, Blake Cote and Georgia Swank.
“I was very impressed with the involvement of Third Formers and really liked the new registration venue in Armour Academic Center,” said Evie Pope, a longtime planning committee member. “We were also lucky to have such nice weather.”
“It was a great experience and a wonderful way for the school community to give back,” said Isabel von Bargen-Burke ’19, a first-time student volunteer who helped with van transportation. “I felt like I bonded with many people from the local community and made lasting connections.”
“An exciting and engaging way to support a worthy cause,” added Connor Seeley, who served as a volunteer coordinator for the past two years. Throughout the walk, he organized students who were loading and unloading supplies and riding vans to help cheer on walkers and offer rides to those who wanted transportation back to campus.
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