VALDOSTA –– At long last, Valwood Valiants head coach Justin Henderson will make his debut on the sideline as the Valiants travel to battle with the Bowdon Red Devils tonight at 7:30. Henderson admits he's had a tough time sleeping in the days leading up to tonight's opener. "I'm very [...]
Darcee Brown allowed three hits and the Valwood softball team started its season strongly with a 10-2 run-rule victory against the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots on Thursday. The Valiants played error-free defense, backing up Brown. Natalie Rojas and Bri Fosdick both made standout defensive plays in the infield. "I believe [...]
VALDOSTA — New Valwood football coach Justin Henderson touted the program’s strength of schedule and mentioned a focus on fortifying the team's mental toughness during his time at the podium, beginning ITG Next Media Day on Saturday morning. After opening the season on the road against Bowdon, Valwood faces Frederica [...]
Valwood School is now an accredited member of SAIS. To earn accreditation from SAIS, Valwood School complied with quality standards, was evaluated by an outside group of peer professionals, and implemented a school plan focused on strategic improvement and student performance in accordance with the school’s mission which is to [...]
Valwood tennis player Howell Burns played in the IMG Academy Discovery Open last week in Bradenton, Fla. The rising freshman received a wild-card entry to participate in the invitation-only tournament in the event, described by the IMG Academy website as being designed for "some of the world's newest talent to [...]
Valwood graduates John Michael McRae and Jaharie Boone played in the GISA All-Star baseball game at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus on Saturday. McRae's Blue Team defeated Boone's Red Team 10-3. McRae batted 1 for 3, while Boone was 0 for 1 and walked twice. The Valiant duo finished [...]
HAHIRA – The top winners of 2018 PBS KIDS Writers Contest were honored with an awards celebration at GPB’s headquarters in Atlanta. The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is the largest annual writing competition of its kind for children in kindergarten through third grade. Out of hundreds of entries, Drew DeMersseman, [...]
VALDOSTA – Valwood School Valiants crossed the stage toward their futures Friday afternoon. Valwood held its 48th commencement exercise Friday at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center. Ferrell Singleton, the first headmaster of the school, gave the commencement address, during which he offered the students three tasks to always remember [...]
HAHIRA — Valwood School seniors Chandler Call, Hope Hathcock and John Miller received James D. Eunice Legacy Scholarships. The scholarships were presented on May 17 by Tammy Eunice, James D. Eunice's mother. Chandler and Hope began attending Valwood in pre-K. Chandler is the daughter of Tom and Kelly Call. Hope [...]
HAHIRA — Smith Shaw, a Valwood freshman, recently received the Service Project of the Year Award at Upper School Honors Day for introducing the Girl Talk mentoring program to Valwood School. Shaw, who has a sister in middle school, saw a need for a mentoring program and thought that her [...]