The 2023-2024 school year was
the final year at Friends for many beloved
teachers and faculty members. While the
current 2024-2025 school year has been full
of fun and success, we still miss our depart-
ed staff from the year before. While sitting
in class or walking through the hallways,
many students often wonder “Where are
they now?” It turns out that the teachers
from last year have not simply dropped off
the face of the earth, but actually have been
pursuing passions and hobbies of their own
and making the best of their new work-life
environments.
One faculty member that is missed
throughout the upper school is Mr. Wit-
tenburg; more commonly known as Jenks.
Jenks brought a unique and fun aspect to
the Friends community with his extensive
knowledge of technology and his killer
guitar skills. But what is Jenks up to now?
Well, since his departure last year, Jenks
has moved to New York City. In a private
interview with Jenks himself, he stated, “I
moved to New York with one goal in mind:
To rejoin the rock-and-roll life. One fact
about Jenks that has been kept out of the
public eye is that he actually lived in the UK
for many years and was an original member
of The Beatles before becoming a teacher.
He wrote the lyrics to popular songs such as
“Yellow Submarine”, “I Want to Hold Your
Hand”, and “Strawberry Fields Forever”. In
a private interview with Jenks, he revealed
that he ultimately left the Beatles because
Ringo gave him “the wrong vibe”. Jenks
stated “I know New York is a lot different
than Liverpool but at least it’s a little more
interesting than Delaware”. Jenks plans to
build a rock-and-roll empire in the big city
and assures us that when he’s charting #1 he
will still remember all our names
Another faculty member that left
Friends last year was Head of Upper School,
Rebeca Zug. Mrs. Zug’s plan when leaving
Friends was originally to have a relaxing
break from the hustle and bustle of school
life, however, this has not been the case.
Mrs. Zug has taken up the sport of tennis,
inspired by her husband Jim Zug, the former
Upper School tennis coach at Friends. Her
new passion and natural ability for the game
has opened many doors for Mrs. Zug. As of
September she has already won four nation-
al championships and one French Open.
Known for her commendable sportsman-
ship, Mrs. Zug has built an impressive name
for herself in the world of tennis. In a private
interview she stated “Baby, I’m just getting
started”.
Daniel Scott, former Upper School
English teacher, has also been quite busy
since leaving the school last year. Mr. Scott
decided that his talents would be best used
on a larger scale, so he decided to enter
the world of politics. With his new love for
foreign relations, he moved to the growing
county of Iceland in July of 2024 and has
been growing his campaign to become an
elected official and drive the county forward.
One of his most popular policies is
changing Iceland’s flag from its traditional
look, to instead depict a single ice cube in
the middle of the flag. His campaign slogan
is “Ice Ice, Baby”. This powerful slogan has
made him a sensation all over Europe and
has inspired many other English teachers
around the continent to be politically ac-
tive as well. In a private interview, Mr. Scott
says,“It’s time the world had a greater appre-
ciation for ice. It’s cold, you can skate on it,
and it is used in delicious desserts”. Mr. Scott
finished the interview by remarking, “Ice is
what water wished it could be”.
In conclusion, the teachers students
see daily at school aren’t just people. They
have interesting passions and hobbies that
students don’t see much of in the classroom,
and under the right circumstances these
passions can grow into realities that no one
could even begin to imagine.
