The Quaker approach to competition has influenced my life greatly. From my experiences, I’ve learned that competition can be utilized […]
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A Tool or a Weapon
Hazel Mariani, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Wrestling with Defeat
I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with […]
Clay Lewis, Grade 9, Abington Friends School, member of Abington Meeting, both in Jenkintown, Pa.
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High School Hierarchy
I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school […]
Felicity Medina, Grade 9, Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pa.
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What Page Are You On?
Competition surrounds my life. In almost everything I do there is some sort of a competition involved even when there […]
Nicole Sosnik, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
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Truly Winning at Life
Competition is a big part of the everyday world. It overlaps with the desire for power and the desire for […]
Sophia Stylianos, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
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Growth and Learning
I used to wrestle… One time, after losing a match, I sat back down on the bench, changing my shoes […]
Wielond Kirby, Grade 8, Medford Memorial Middle School, member of Medford Meeting, both in Medford, N.J.
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Competing Against Myself
What does it mean to win or lose? How can we use competition to grow as individuals? In response to […]
Ankita Achanta, Grade 8, Newtown Friends School in Newtown, Pa.
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My Revelation with Quaker Competition
I used to despise competition. Growing up with siblings, our lives were devoted to one‐upping each other and proving who […]
Carluccio Horton, Grade 9, Westtown School in West Chester, Pa.
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The Value of Intense Competition
As my dirty, sweaty palm makes contact with my opponent’s, I look him in the eye. He was their striker […]
Jack Davis, Grade 11, Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y.
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The Hope for Collaboration over Competition
Quakers can be co‐conspirators, participants, creators, shapers, imaginers, and dreamers.
Mark Pratt-Russum is a released minister at West Hills Friends Church in Portland, Ore. He is a father and husband and is seriously in love with photography.
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May 2019
Student Voices
6th Annual Student Voices Project
Features
How I Found God in Competitive Sport by Jon Watts
The Hope for Collaboration over Competition by Mark Pratt‐Russum
The Invisible Damage of Competition by Mary Jo Klingel
Poetry
Always the Challenge to Be Patient by Charles Bunner
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