List of 5 news stories.

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  Week #33 - Boys High Jump and Girls 4x100 Highlight Historic Day at Woodberry Forest Invite!

  4/23/2026
  Varsity Track and Field - While I always hoped I'd grow to be 6' tall, I never quite made it to that vantage point. Instead, I stand squarely at 5'9". It's a decent height - I can see over most people at concerts, I often stand in the second row during group photos and people rarely jump over me. I had not thought much about that third statement, not until I watched Kemaan make his High Jump debut this evening. With perfect footwork, he increased his stride length and power before scissor-kicking his way to 5'4" - the VISAA State Qualifying standard. As the officials continued to raise the bar, Kemaan took on the challenge -  eventually clearing 5'6" with ease, and 5'8", and eventually 5'10".  This is extraordinary for four reasons:

   

  1. He won.

  2. It's the Tandem School Record.

  3. It's Kemaan's new very impressive Personal Record.

  4. It proves that now, at any time, Kemaan can jump over me. I'll be on high alert.

   

  The Tandem Track and Field Badgers repeatedly made history this afternoon - setting school records, personal records, qualifying for VISAA State Championships and earning podium finishes! Both the Boys and Girls finished in the top 3 overall, defeating much larger schools!
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  Week #32 - Inaugural Tandem Middle School Dash on the Grass Was an Absolute Blast!

  4/15/2026
  At Tandem Friends School, we teach our students to use all of the resources available to them, to be flexible and creative, and to give back to their community. The Inaugural Tandem Middle School Dash on the Grass was a tremendous example of those concepts. This event was about more than thinking outside the box - our student athletes created their own shape today - a 312-meter loop around the field! Over 80 athletes from three schools had the opportunity to try new events today - throw a shot put, run a relay, or even do a standing broad jump! There were lots of photo finishes, personal records, and tremendous teamwork this afternoon for our Badgers, who welcomed and competed hard against Peabody and Charlottesville Catholic!

   

  The event began with an exciting 100 Meter Dash, where Ellie dusted the field and won her heat in a blazing time of 15.5 seconds! Cora won her heat as well, finishing ahead of her competition in 16.2 seconds! Sage and Aggie, making their debuts in the event, each ran 17.1! On the boys side, Gabriel paced our sprinters, running neck and neck with his opponent. Gabriel finished second in his heat in a time of 13.3 seconds, with William hot on his tail in 14.1. Isaiah pushed himself to the limit, running 15 flat, while Kai and Jayceon came through together at 16.1!
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  Week #31 - Varsity Track Meet at Louisa

  4/3/2026
  Coach Jason Farr
  So many highlights from the meet at Louisa. State qualifiers in the girls and boys 4x800, with the boys taking the win! The boys 4x400 and 4x100 also qualified with a new school record in the 4x1! Those guys crushed it!

  Individually, Gabriel qualified in the 400, as did Lucy, Peter W, Miles, and Hayes in the 3200, with Hayes taking the win in 9:38 running all alone. Nari broke his own school record in the 100m getting under 12 seconds, and Tyler got a school record in the discus. What a great day for our athletes! Go Badgers!

   
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  Week #31 - MS Girls Capitalize on a Beautiful Day for Soccer

  4/1/2026
  Middle School Girls Soccer - Now three games into the season, the Middle School Girls have shown significant improvement.  Coach Sam remarked today on how the team is "always relentless," and that they "compete hard no matter what." For the second consecutive game, the Badgers have earned a second half goal, using an aggressive push by Sunrise in the mid-field to get the ball to Sam who fired it into the back of the net. Sunrise continues to improve, and this duo is working so well together!

   

  Defensively, April continues to be absolutely everywhere, as if she has teleported! Working closely with Francesca, both players have done a fine job sending the ball ahead to Retta and flipping the field! Clara showed a lot of tenacity today, winning the ball away from the opposition, and centering it for the Tandem attack. Juno continues to be an incredible support to Emma, who had several great saves today! Juno and Nora worked together to eliminate scoring opportunities from Grymes, while sending the ball ahead to Zoey who dribbled around her defender. The team has grown each game - their passing, defense and positioning have improved significantly!

• Week #31 - Badgers Win Big on their Home Field!

  3/30/2026
  Girls Varsity Soccer - Throughout the first twenty-five minutes of the game, the Badgers kept the ball in their offensive zone. The team had several quality scoring chances, a few corner kicks and showed off precision passing. At the twenty-five minute mark, Hadley smashed a free-kick from about thirty feet away with such force that it left a hole in the net! The Badgers took a 1-0 lead, and from there, the flood gates opened!

   

  Catriona made a beautiful pass up the line, sending the ball Ruthie who found Althea just outside the box.  Althea launched a powerful shot, and got her toes under it, lofting the ball high into the air. The ball traveled in the shape of a rainbow, just over the outstretched arms of the WCDS goalie, and crashed into the pot of gold on the other end! .
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