The Sem Scoop

Cornell Robinson, head coach of Wyoming Seminary's boys wrestling team, could not have asked for a much better rookie season in Kingston. He led the Blue Knights to team state and national championships and just returned from Rome, Italy, where he coached a pair of Sem standouts to World Championship titles. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

Benjamin (Ben) Zhao is set to graduate from Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in a few weeks, wrapping up a four-year career at the school where he expanded his horizons by participating in everything from Mock Trial and Model UN to baseball and soccer, as well as Climate Science and Sustainability and numerous courses. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

Wyoming Seminary's second-year girls tennis coach, Raphael Cooper, joins the show to talk about his team's magical season that ended with a 3-2 win against Sewickley Academy for the 2021 PIAA Class 2A team championship. Ilana Rosenthal, Ella Krypel and Victoria Martinez won their singles matches in the state final, lifting Sem to the state title. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

Wyoming Seminary Interim President Tom Whitworth walks us through his philosophies, his life and his career, highlighting the people (including legendary basketball coach Dean Smith) and events that helped him along the way. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

Scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 7, the New York City Marathon will feature three women with ties to Wyoming Seminary and the Ryan's Run 12 fundraising team. Hear from parent Clancy Harrison, teacher Katie Callahan and Director of Communications Jill Snowdon, as they discuss why they run and also why they care about this special cause. For more information about WNEP's Ryan's Run, which in 11 years has raised $4 million-plus for Allied Services, please visit the link below.

https://www.allied-services.org/ryans-run/apply-to-run/

The countdown to Wyoming Seminary graduation on Saturday, May 29, is almost over. Shailee Desai, an academic and athletic standout, who's also served as the Class of 2021's President, tells us all about her — and her classmates' — experiences over the past four years. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

In the third and final interview with Wyoming Seminary's Summer at Sem program directors, we catch up with Tim Early, who leads the dance program. Tim tells us what students should expect to learn and experience in his course. For more information, visit summeratsem.org or email Gayle Sekel, Director of Summer Programs, at gsekel@wyomingseminary.org. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

"The highlight of my year." That's how Jeremiah Downes, Wyoming Seminary's Director of Summer at Sem Creative Arts Theatre Program, describes Summer at Sem. Listen to our full interview to learn why. For more information, visit summeratsem.org or email Gayle Sekel, Director of Summer Programs, at gsekel@wyomingseminary.org. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

Summer at Sem is quickly approaching. Listen to Jason Sherry, Wyoming Seminary's Director of Filmmaking, tell you more about the fun ways in which his students learn the art of filmmaking. For more information, visit summeratsem.org or email Gayle Sekel, Director of Summer Programs, at gsekel@wyomingseminary.org. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

We catch up with award-winning alumna Paige Allen, whose academic career at Princeton University was recently topped off with the Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction for an undergraduate. Paige’s studies at Princeton have included English, theater, creative writing and humanistic studies. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

We catch up with Nansen Wang '22, a native of China, who contributed to Wyoming Seminary's 200-yard freestyle relay team, which placed second in the state's PIAA Class 2A swimming championships. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

We have a new leader for Wyoming Seminary's rowing program and it is Chris Rechen, a former standout in the sport at Marist College in New York. Having originally played more traditional sports, Chris picked up rowing in ninth grade and has never looked back, as he's eager to begin a new chapter at Sem. To contact Coach Rechen, please email him at crechen@wyomingseminary.org. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

We learn about writing — and teaching — from Nina Cinti, who, under the name Nina Bocci, has written several books and even has had one short story recently turned into a short film. Nina, a teacher at the Lower School, is participating Thursday, March 18, 2021 in an edition of Sem Talks. For more information, visit https://www.wyomingseminary.org/alumni/semtalks. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.

We talk ice hockey and much more with Christophe Beluse '21, a native of Lachine, Quebec, who tells us about his experience of playing ice hockey and studying at Wyoming Seminary. At the time of this recording, Christophe, a goaltender and team captain, has helped the Blue Knights to an 11-2 record. To submit a future news item or interview subject for The Sem Scoop, please email mbufano@wyomingseminary.org.