Valwood in the News

Honor Society Inductions

March 14, 2016

The Valwood Chapter of the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society inducted its newest members this morning in a ceremony in the Rodgers Holmes Performance Hall. Congratulations to all these students on a wonderful honor and accomplishment. National Honor Society Inductees: Olivia Cox, Ben Crump, Anna Dorl, [...]

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Knighton and Ro Named STAR Students

March 8, 2016

Valdosta North Rotary Honors STAR Students from Valwood Valdosta, GA - Valdosta North Rotary honored the STAR Students from Valwood at its March 8 club meeting. Valwood Seniors Sara Knighton and Joyce Ro share this year’s designation as STAR Students for having the highest SAT scores and meeting other rigorous [...]

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GA Power Good Citizens – 3rd Quarter

March 4, 2016

Recipients of the 3rd Quarter Georgia Power Good Citizenship Awards were announced on March 4 at Valwood's Lower School Friday Flag program. Ms. Joyner of Georgia Power presented the awards to the students who were chosen by their teachers. The awards are given to students exhibiting character traits such as [...]

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Science Olympiad Regional Results

February 27, 2016

The Valwood Science Olympiad team traveled to Gordon State College on February 27, 2016, to compete in the Regional Tournament. Twenty-three team members competed in twenty-three different events, with a record number of freshmen participating and having much success. These freshmen were the first Valwood group to reach high school [...]

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Odyssey of the Mind Regionals

February 22, 2016

Valwood hosted the 2016 Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament this weekend, welcoming in over 25 schools from around south Georgia. The ages ranged from kindergarten to high school students, with winners advancing to Columbus, Georgia, for the State Tournament on April 9th. One of those teams advancing was Valwood's [...]

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Perlman Named a Top 20 Leader

February 4, 2016

Valwood junior Addy Perlman was recently named a Top 20 Youth Leader for 8th annual Georgia Youth Leadership Awards by 21st Century Leaders, a Georgia-based non-profit youth leadership and talent development program. An awards ceremony to honor the recipients will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the College [...]

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Five Students Named to Leadership Lowndes

January 15, 2016

Valwood had five upper school students selected to be a part of the Youth Leadership Lowndes Class of 2016. Juniors Ty Petermann, Maggie Smith, Isabel Langdale, Kate Hanson, and sophomore Carter Sharon were all picked after a rigourous application and interview process. A total of 30 students from public and [...]

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Dance Marathon Raises Money

November 7, 2015

This Saturday, Valwood's Dance Marathon raised $18,262 to benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospital at Shands in Gainesville, Florida. The night was filled with plenty of dancing, as well as fun activities and competitions, for the participants. The is the second straight year Valwood has hosted the event - last [...]

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GA Power Good Citizens – 1st Quarter

October 29, 2015

Recipients of the Georgia Power Good Citizenship Awards were announced on October 16th at Valwood's Lower School Friday Flag program. Mr. Scott Haner of Georgia Power presented the awards to the students who were chosen by their teachers. The awards are given to students exhibiting character traits such as honesty, [...]

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