by Emily Huelskamp | Jul 22, 2021 | Athletics, College, Extracurriculars, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Failure: When God Closes Olympic-Sized Doors A note from John and Rachel Hutson, Whitefield’s crew coaches: Emily is a friend and fellow Wheaton College crew alumna. Since graduation, Emily has been competing at the highest levels of the sport...
by John Hutson | May 13, 2021 | Athletics, Classical Christian, Extracurriculars, Middle School, Uncategorized, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog Classical Athletics: Teaching Virtue Through Sport Last year, my wife and I started a rowing team at Whitefield. One of the neat things about coaching rowing at a classical school is that I can point to a rowing race in one of the most...
by Rachel Hutson | Sep 20, 2017 | Athletics, Classical Christian, Extracurriculars, Middle School, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog Unconventional Sports for Athletes While walking to the dining hall in college, a car full of rowers drove by me, noticed I was short and asked if I would like to be a coxswain (the smaller person who sits in the boat and yells at the rowers)....
by Rachel Hutson | Sep 6, 2017 | Athletics, Extracurriculars, Middle School, Parenting, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog 7 Reasons Your Student Should Play Sports A caveat to start: I grew up doing musicals. I probably played soccer and softball a handful of times. I was on the rowing team in college as a coxswain because I was short and loud. I am no sports...