Valwood School had 31 students from the 2015-16 school year named AP Scholars, which is the most in school history! Of those, 2 were named AP Scholar with Honors and 12 earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors. AP Scholar (a 3 or higher on 3 or more AP exams): Sara [...]
A dozen Valwood Upper School students recently returned home from an international trip to Costa Rica. Organized by Valwood's middle school spanish teacher Mrs. Katelan Davis through Rustic Pathways, an international travel program, the students worked on a service project in the area near La Fortuna, Costa Rica, experienced the [...]
Recipients of the 4th quarter Georgia Power Good Citizenship Awards were announced on May 13th 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 [...]
Congratulations to Valwood senior Brenna Wilson, who was recently named a 2016 Georgia Scholar! A total of only 151 graduating seniors from the state are recognized for their achievements and excellence in all phases of school life and in the community! This program is coordinated by the Department Excellence Recognition [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]