The Valwood family is pleased to share that, coach Mike Patrick, was awarded the 2021 Brent Cribb Distinguished Service Award at the GISA Banquet this summer. This award is the GISA's equivalent to being inducted into their Hall of Fame. Patrick will be re-joining the Valwood family this fall as [...]
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and its Young Writers League hosted the first “The Art of Writing” contest sponsored by the Georgia Council for the Arts, Guardian Bank and the Greater Valdosta United Way for middle and high school students in Valdosta, Lowndes County and the surrounding [...]
Valwood head volleyball coach Val Gallahan was named the GISA Volleyball Coach of the Year by the GISA Coaches Association on Monday. Gallahan led the Valiants to the GISA Class 3A State Championship last season, defeating Dominion Christian 3-1 Oct. 10, 2020. The Valiants posted a 20-5 record overall and [...]
Capri Persaud, a high school senior at Valwood School, has been named a 2021 PAGE STAR student region winner for PAGE STAR Region 10. Persaud selected Joy Owens as her STAR teacher, school officials said in a statement. The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program, in its 63rd year, is [...]
Valwood School’s lower and middle school Odyssey of the Mind teams had another strong showing at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Orlando, Fla. More than 200 teams from around the world participated in this year’s World Finals. Each team performed and were judged in three categories: long term, [...]
Two Valwood Valiants picked up postseason glory as the Georgia Independent School Association recently announced its All-Region awards. Conner Hutto and Harrison Hamsley both made the All-Region team for 3-AAA. Hutto was credited by the Valiants on MaxPreps as sporting a .328 average for the season. He scored 22 runs [...]
Valwood School hosted the second annual Summer 3v3 Challenge Soccer Tournament on Sunday. The 3v3 tournament is through Challenge Sports and was open for teams ages 6 to adult. Thirty-three teams from across Georgia and Florida were in attendance. Teams were separated by division and competed using 3v3 soccer rules [...]
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A high school student is on a mission to help keep patients who don’t have phones, connected to their doctor. George Tidmore, a Valwood student, proposed a phone donation project to Partnership Health Center. “It’s wonderful to be able to help people in our community, especially [...]
Forty-eight seniors took their first steps into life beyond high school Friday afternoon. Ceremonies for Valwood School’s 51st graduating class took place at Perimeter Road Baptist Church. After the Pledge of Allegiance and opening remarks, the Jefferson Cup was presented to 16 Valwood graduates who had attended the school since [...]
The Valwood girls’ and boys’ soccer teams secured second place in Region 3-3A. The Valiants and Lady Valiants will compete in the playoffs. Region 3-3A Girls Soccer Player of the Year: MacKenzie Collins Region 3-3A All Region Girls Soccer: MacKenzie Collins, Emma Burnett, Ella Burnett, Madison Shapiro, Kennedy Kimbro, Hanna Svenson [...]