The Valwood Science Olympiad team competed in the regional tournament on Saturday, February 21 at East Georgia College in Swainsboro. The team placed third overall (out of 18 teams) and received an invitation to the state tournament at Emory University on March 21. Only 24 teams out of all the [...]
Valwood junior Sara Knighton has been chosen as one of the 20 youth leader recipients for the 2015 Georgia Youth Leader Awards. There were over 100 nominations received for this honor and nominees were scored by a panel of leaders from the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 under 40, area professionals [...]
Last year Valwood was awarded a $5000 grant from The Fender Music Foundation to cover the purchase of 8 new instruments. We have already received 4 acoustic guitars, while an electric bass and two electric guitars are on the way! Mrs. Paoletti has begun using the acoustic guitars in the [...]
The Valwood fourth graders just completed a wonderful service project aimed at making sure every child has a happy birthday!! Over several weeks, the class collected a variety of toys, party supplies, and "lasting" items (like a stuffed animal that a child can keep for a long time and then [...]
Three middle school students - Madeline Caston, Jolie Green and Smith Shaw - have been selected to the GISA Middle School All-Select Choir and will be going to Alpharetta, Georgia, for a performance on February 7th at King's Ridge Christian School! Madeline and Jolie will be sopranos, while Smith will [...]
The Valwood Middle School Quiz Bowl team took the region championship at the Page Academic Bowl this past Saturday! The event was hosted by Thomas County Middle School in Thomasville, Georgia and approximately 10 other schools participated. The Valiants now move on to the State competition on Saturday, January 24th. [...]
Smith Northview Hospital will host an art reception for the public to view selected works from Valwood students. The art ranges from pre-kindergarten students to seniors and will be displayed in the halls until February 15th. The reception will be from 5 - 7 PM on Thursday, January 8th, and [...]
Valwood junior Sara Knighton recently earned the 2015 Congressional Award Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals, the highest youth awards presented by the United States Congress. Knighton was one of only two students from Georgia to earn the awards, which are based on completing goals and achievements in volunteering in the [...]
Recipients of the Georgia Power Good Citizenship Award for the second quarter were announced on December 12 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 [...]
The K-Kids Club organized a great community service project that will ultimately affect people around the world - literally! Raising over $850 from the lower school dance, the Valwood K-Kids Club partnered with Heifer International to purchase animals that will be given to needy families and communities around the globe. [...]