List of 5 news stories.

• Week #34 - Senior Day Showdown: Excellent Effort for Varsity Girls Soccer!

  4/28/2026
  V Girls Soccer - Nieve gained possession of the ball at midfield and Miller's defense was on high alert. It's the second time the two teams have met this year, and it's impossible not to notice how smooth Nieve is with the ball at her feet. As the first defender charged in Nieve's direction, she calmly placed her right foot on top of the ball and spun to her left. Almost instantly, the defender was behind her, and a second Miller defender ran full speed towards the ball. Nieve pushed the ball ahead, and with a burst of speed, left a second opponent in her wake. When the third defender arrived, she waited until that player was right in front of her, and then made a slick pass to Ruthie, who had set up shop on the right side of the box. With one strong, powerful touch, Ruthie sent that ball straight into the back of the net - and like Miller's defenders, the goalie had no chance. The sequence was true poetry in motion, and the Badgers took an early lead on Senior Night.

   

  A few weeks back, Tandem played Miller on the road. The Badgers struggled in the first half, allowing Miller to get an early lead, and they were expecting the same to happen this afternoon. Tandem has improved and 20:00 in the game, the Badgers were dominating possession, and the scoreboard, on the strength of Ruthie's extraordinary goal. 
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  Week #34 - She's So Cool: Tandem Girls Relays Highlight Massive Day for Badgers at VCTA!

  4/27/2026
  Varsity Track and Field - It was an incredible day at the VTCA Championships for this extraordinary Tandem Badger Varsity Track and Field team. In the words of Gracie Abrams, the squad had a message to their old PR's: "leave and never come back!" The team set three new school records, qualified two new athletes for VISAA State Championships, and defeated the likes of MUCH larger schools including Monticello, James River, Brunswick, Fork Union, Caroline, West Springfield, Prince William County, Cumberland, William Monroe, Goochland and many more!  

   

  As Eve rounded the final curve and dominated the home straight away in the middle lane, I have to imagine that all thirty teams were reflecting on her performance in the words of Gracie Abrams:  "oooo - bet you're thinking she's so cool." That's what was on my mind because her time of 1:16 is so cool - as is Eve claiming first place in her heat - and a four second PR!  
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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!