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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 3 4 6 12 18 22 24 26 27 28 29 30 letter from the president woodward and college park woodward and the metropolis current events homecoming reunion weekend class notes golf tournament advancement report spotlight students spotlight tom rounds spotlight erica forniss athletic wrap up passages LETTER FROM THE EDITOR W hat is Woodward Academy Why are we here in College Park that is And what has happened over the years that made us the school we are today Today I heard a story It started with these unbelievable parallels between Woodward and the metropolis and went on to tell about our strong ties to the City of College Park There are other stories about a student who organized a book drive and donated 15 000 books to a school in Mississippi devastated by Hurricane Katrina two students who spent their summer working with less privileged children in India more than 300 alumni who returned to campus for the annual Homecoming weekend Read on for these and many more stories This is Woodward Chapter One Marci Mitchell Director of Communications WOODWARD ACADEMY ADMINISTRATION Dr Harry C Payne President David R McCollum Headmaster Barbara Egan Vice President for Finance and Administration Robert F Hawks Vice President for Institutional Advancement Russell L Slider 75 Vice President for Admissions 2006 2007 GOVERNING BOARD Mr Ben F Johnson III 61 Chairman Mr J Russell Welch Vice Chairman Ms Madelyn Adams Mr Edward B Andrews Mr Robert E Bowers 74 Mr Robert L Brand Jr 35 Mr Ronald M Brill Dr Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Mrs Thalia Carlos Mr Clarence Davis 74 Mr Adair Dickerson 71 Mrs Kitty Dukehart Dr Xavier A Duralde 76 Ms Vicki Escarra Dr Nancy Gallups 84 Dr Phillip A Gri ths 56 Mr Stephen R Hennessy Dr James F Jones Jr 65 Mr Ian Lloyd Jones Dr Anthony A Malizia Jr 71 Mr Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mr George S Morgan Sr 69 Mrs Marie L Nygren 78 Mr Tim A O Brien 61 Mrs Vicki R Palmer Mr John D Randolph Mrs Paula Rosput Reynolds Mr Mitesh Shah Mr James E Sutherland 54 2006 2007 ADVISORY BOARD Mr William W Allison Mr James A Colquitt 36 Chairman Emeritus Mr W Dexter Douglass 47 Mr William E Eason Jr Dr Daniel S Ferguson 68 Mr John J Flynt Jr 32 Mr W Philip Gramm 61 Dr Byron F Harper Jr Dr Ben H Jenkins Mr Waldo S Kennedy 57 Dr Thomas L Lyons 66 Mr John J McDonough Jr Mr Albert N Parker Mr Charles B Pyke 49 Mrs Anne Rivers Siddons Mr Randolph W Thrower 30 Dr Robert P Tucker Mr Harvey W Watt Mr Raymond G Woodall Jr 50

letter from the president The Academy s Paradoxical Gate There is a gate that sits at the west entrance to Woodward Academy s Main Campus This gate has been photographed many many times as our most ready to hand symbol But my favorite image of the gate is actually a painting produced by a Lower School student a few years ago Amidst the display of artwork on the walls that year I noticed a picture of our gate standing freely in the middle of a green eld Above were clouds and winged angels uttering about Our gate had become the pearly gates the entrance to heaven I looked more closely and I saw a building standing behind the gate It was the Lower School building anked on either side by a tree I thought perhaps this was a reference to the two trees in Eden of Life and Knowledge But very close inspection showed that each of the trees bore a fruit From one tree hung Snickers bars and from the other Hershey s Kisses Clearly this student saw the Woodward gate as inviting those of good spirits to many delights The gate has its antecedents Early in the Academy s history there was a fence that ran in front of the school along Jackson Street apparently with a simple gate By the mid 1920s a brick arch called the Gateway to GMA or sometimes the Gateway to Opportunity appeared at the center of the fence The eagle that today perches atop the gate came to land there as part of the expanded Memorial Gateway presented by the senior class of 1934 35 And for all those years through the early 1960s the gate really did serve as a channel through which people and vehicles entered the Academy In the early 1960s that period of change in so many areas and the decade of our change to Woodward Academy the current arrangement emerged an arched gate circumvented by paths that cannot be sealed Later still the cannon which probably dates to the Spanish American War and was actually red ceremonially for many years came to rest behind the grillwork perhaps eliminating any temptation to view the gate as an entrance The transformation from gateway to monument was complete THE WIDE EMBRACE I nd something most appropriate in that history for the de ning characteristic of Woodward is its unique metropolitan reach and embrace Almost all independent schools choose a particular niche to occupy a de ned age group a particular religion a distinct geographical part of a city a student of a certain kind of personality or learning style Our niche is exactly the opposite Our niche is to have no niche but rather to reach out to families for 50 miles in all directions to the entire metropolis of 28 counties and to bring them together at an Academy with the programs and facilities to o er ne opportunities for all We are the most public of private schools The evolution to that model began in the 1960s with a most consequential set of decisions to end the military program rename the Academy from Georgia Military to Woodward o er admission to girls open our doors to persons of color and begin a steady evolution away from boarding programs The last boarder graduated in 1993 Continued on next page Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 1

letter from the president As the Academy grew in scale it also grew in its philosophy of education Unlike most independent schools Woodward acquired the scale to o er an increasing and impressively wide array of programs suitable to the talents passions and needs of a very varied population The addition of our much heralded Transition Program in 1971 72 recognized the potential of bright students with certain learning challenges The Academy was able to o er a range of core course levels to match each student s needs all with the same goal of a well rounded preparation for college and life An ever growing program of faculty and spaces in the arts assured attention to that vital part of the soul And from 1970 to the present the Academy expanded its o erings of competitive sports sanctioned by the Georgia High School Association from 15 to 22 making our athletics program one of the largest and most successful programs in the state and providing opportunities for many di erent skills and ambitions Such o erings made it possible for each student to tailor a curriculum appropriate to his or her needs And vitally important this rich set of o erings made us an ideal family school as we could serve siblings with very di erent strengths and needs We embraced an increasingly wide academic and extracurricular world eventually drawing students from 24 counties to an array of programs as rich as those available at any private school in the country REACHING OUT Of course no matter how wide the Academy opened its embrace our students must be able to reach the campus The period after the change to Woodward Academy witnessed enormous growth in the metropolitan area as Atlanta grew outward to its current width of 28 counties and almost ve million people The creation of Interstates 75 85 20 and 285 enabled this population explosion and outward movement and created a way of life where people expect to navigate distances to get to work school commerce and play Riding the highways we evolved from a school peopled largely with boarding students and students from nearby south side areas to a school that attracts students from 24 counties and 40 to 50 miles in all directions But we did not sit idly by and wait for these circumstances to evolve We reached out to be sure that people everywhere in this metropolis could visualize Woodward Academy as their school The decision to add satellite elementary schools the Busey Campus Riverdale 1970 and Woodward North Duluth 1990 created neighborhood schools for almost 600 young children bringing them into the Woodward community and leading most of these students to continue at Main Campus for their Middle and Upper School years The decision to create a bus company in 1981 had dramatic impact It began more modestly but Student Transport Inc which is owned and operated by the Academy now runs 43 buses along 25 routes transporting about 1 000 students to and from school The buses carry not only our students they carry the Woodward name far and wide and they have become a symbol of who we are and our determination that no part of the metropolis is beyond our reach Since 2001 our shuttle service to and from the local MARTA rail station has allowed an important alternative From about 80 students who rst took to MARTA rails in 2001 we now have more than 200 students daily using mass transit The result is a Woodward family that comes from all the major neighborhoods of metro Atlanta from Carrollton to Stone Mountain Cumming to Newnan Cascade to Palmetto Stockbridge to Sandy Springs Marietta to Conyers and many more points in between LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Woodward embraced a fast moving metropolis in the best possible way First by standing still in this place that is our home and creating a stable nurturing educational environment that provides the fundamental skills and knowledge young people need for whatever worlds they enter Second we created the programs the campuses and the transportation that provide access and alternatives for so many varied students Woodward opened itself to the metropolis that is Atlanta and in the process knitted together a remarkably varied and loyal community of families and teachers We continue to do this every day as our city grows and evolves And while the future is always unknown I feel con dent that this is a course we will continue in the decades ahead opening our embrace to each new generation of students from every neighborhood in this metropolis Our aim is to create an Academy as wide in spirit as the metropolis it serves All the best Dr Harry C Payne President Woodward Academy 2 Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006

T HE HISTORY OF COLLEGE PARK is apparent in its street names which include Harvard Princeton and Cambridge The city founders imagined College Park as an educational center and they asked Col John Charles Woodward to further that vision at the turn of the 20th century More than 100 years later Woodward is ful lling those early dreams in a way that would make Col Woodward and the city founders proud The Academy plays a vital role in the 21st century life of College Park and school leaders recognize that Woodward s location is one of the things that sets it apart and gives the school its unique character Rusty Slider 75 serves as Vice President for Admissions at the Academy and a member of the College Park City Council As a member of the school faculty for 26 years and a Councilman for 11 he has both a historical perspective and a contemporary view on the school s relationship with College Park People coming into town to visit the Academy often nd themselves becoming enamored of both the city and the school he said Once they are here people nd it very charming College Park is the kind of place in many ways that the world ought to be because so many di erent kinds of people people of di erent races and income levels can live in this one community and appreciate the di erences instead of just acknowledging di erences which Woodward does as well In that way I think the town and Woodward are on the same page Councilman Tracey Wyatt who represents Ward 3 the district that includes Woodward has high praise for the role the Academy plays in the city Obviously I think College Park has a very bright future We re a rapidly growing city and beautiful homes are being built in College Park I attribute most of that to Woodward Academy he said As more people move into new and renovated housing in College Park the city s tax base grows Mr Wyatt said And these are people who have the nancial stability to go into the community and visit our restaurants and our stores That s a boost to our busiWOODWARD TAKES THE GREEN POWER LEAD ness community as well Woodward Academy is the City of College Park s largest purMr Wyatt views Woodward as a good partner to the community chaser of green power which comes from alternative energy citing the example of the school s unique contribution to the Jesse sources like wind biomass solar and methane Through the City of Draper Boys Girls Club The Academy built a new facility for the College Park s Power Department Woodward is purchasing energy club in exchange for the land where it sits where Woodward has generated by wind farms in Texas and Oklahoma developed new athletic elds I think that is the greatest example of Woodward Academy In 2004 and 2005 the City of College Park purchased 965 000 contributing to the community Mr Wyatt said That is the club I kilowatt hours in renewable energy credits from Green Mountain Energy which was in turn sold primarily to Woodward Academy attended growing up so I know the value of the club There is no This use of green power kept almost 1 9 million pounds of telling where I would be without it carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere equivalent to avoiding 2 1 Mr Slider says the Boys Girls Club Woodward partnership million miles of driving represents the wave of the future and predicts the Academy will continue to play an important role as a community partner Jim Smith Power Director for the City of College Park said Woodward Mr Wyatt also said he is pleased about the construction is the city s rst purchaser of green power and remains the city s largest of Woodward s new Primary School on the site of the former consumer of the renewable energy resource The use of green power helps to maintain LEED certi cation for the buildings on Woodward s Longino Elementary In addition Woodward is an important Jordan N Carlos Middle School campus LEED stands for Leadership in employer for the City of College Park including many local Energy and Environmental Design residents among its faculty and sta Dr Payne and I meet on a regular basis and we share each other s concerns It s a It s been a nice partnership between us and Woodward for the past partnership that I value and I certainly think in the future three years and it s worked out well on both ends Mr Smith said as Woodward continues to grow College Park will ben We were the rst municipal power provider in the state of Georgia e t When you have the largest private school in the to o er green e certi ed power so Woodward and College Park Power are kind of groundbreaking in the state in getting the green power continental United States in your community that is program going saying a lot Mr Slider puts it this way Each place Mr Smith said College Park is promoting the green power source to other commerWoodward and College Park is made better cial and industrial customers As you see there is a substantial environmental bene t by the other from this program he said We always put this partnership with Woodward front and The Academy and College Park A Shared Past and Future center to our other customers It shows that there is good stewardship going on there Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 3

The 1920s and 1930s Milestones The 1910s Early Connections The 1900s Beginnings Georgia Military Academy is founded by Col John Charles Woodward at the urging of citizens of College Park with the goal of creating a great preparatory school like the leading schools of Europe and America focusing on academic excellence character and discipline The Atlanta Coca Cola Bottling Company is licensed as the local bottler of the soft drink It begins operations in a building that still stands at 125 Edgewood Avenue 4 In 1912 13 a GMA catalog aimed at recruiting boarding students predicts that Atlanta is destined to become an economic and industrial hub and touts the city s delightful climate In the spring of 1918 Col Woodward addresses a group of prominent Atlantans at the Piedmont Hotel enlisting their support for the school They form the Georgia Military Academy Corporation among its directors are Ernest Woodru father of Robert Coca Cola Manager William Candler and S S Selig Jr president of The Selig Company Nine year old Bobby Jones wins Atlanta s junior golf championship in 1911 He later becomes the rst and only player ever to accomplish golf s Grand Slam In 1919 Asa Candler sells the Coca Cola Company for 25 million to a group led by Ernest Woodru Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 In 1927 Col Woodward takes the Cadet Band and basketball squad to Havana Cuba The group is met in Tampa by the Cuba agship of the Cuban Navy GMA had many boarding students from Cuba and other parts of Latin America during this period In 1928 GMA is the rst school in the state to o er aviation courses The Biltmore Hotel opens in 1924 two years later Mrs H M High donates her home to Atlanta for use as an art museum The Fox Theatre opens in 1929 That same year the city buys the airport then called Candler Field and daily Atlanta Birmingham ights begin The beginning of the decade 1931 brings the death of Lucile Woodward in 1939 Col John Charles Woodward passes away at his home His son in law Col William Roe Brewster Sr is elected the second president of GMA New York Atlanta ights begin at the airport in 1930 followed a year later by an Atlanta Miami service In 1933 Eastern Air Transport makes its headquarters in Atlanta and soon thereafter changes its name to Eastern Airlines The 1940s and 1950s The War and its Aftermath During World War II enrollment at GMA increases as families look to prepare their sons with military training During the war an estimated 1 500 alumni serve in the military 50 percent as commissioned o cers Ninety alumni die in the war Delta Air Lines locates its headquarters in Atlanta in 1941 An assembly plant for building B 29 bombers comes to Marietta In 1947 the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra forms and the South s rst television station WSB TV goes on the air the following year The auto assembly plants in Doraville and Hapeville also open in the 1940s A junior college started by the Academy in 1940 closes in 1953 The Academy s Board of Governors becomes a truly independent governing body in 1957 Brewster Hall is built in 1959 In 1957 Atlanta Mayor William Harts eld is reelected to a sixth term The Buford Dam is completed forming Lake Lanier north of the city in 1956 Atlanta s population passes one million in 1959

Arts Center Midtown North Avenue Civic Center Peachtree Center The 2000s Embarking on the Second Century Five Points Garnett Woodward Academy s leaders look ahead with a grand vision for the future West End The 1960s The Watershed Years Oakland City Lakewood Ft McPherson The 1980s Reaching Out East Point Capt William R Brewster the Academy s visionary president during this decade bucks tradition and paves the way for the future In 1964 the Academy admits its rst female students when 34 girls enroll In 1966 Capt Brewster leads the push to discontinue the military program and Georgia Military Academy becomes Woodward Academy In 1960 Martin Luther King Jr gives his rst sermon at Ebenezer Baptist as copastor and the University of Georgia is desegregated by court order In 1962 a group of in uential Atlanta art patrons die in a plane crash at France s Orly Field the tragedy leads to the creation of the Woodru Arts Center In 1966 Julian Bond is refused a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives because of his opposition to the Vietnam War On April 4 1968 Martin Luther King Jr is shot to death in Memphis four days later he is buried in Atlanta College Park The 1970s Taking the Lead The Academy creates its own bus system in 1981 This decision was critical in allowing the school to extend its reach Airport Woodward Academy admits its rst AfricanAmerican students in the early 1970s In 1971 the Academy starts the forerunner to today s Transition Program Richardson Hall the Academy s rst major arts facility is built in 1975 In 1971 Former Atlanta Mayor Harts eld dies shortly thereafter the airport is named for him Sales tax funding for MARTA is approved by voters in Atlanta Fulton and DeKalb In 1972 the ACLU sues nine metro area school boards to develop a desegregation plan The next year Maynard Jackson becomes the city s rst black mayor Today Woodward draws students from 24 metro Atlanta counties Approximately 1 000 students take the bus to school every day and 240 students are riding MARTA to the Main Campus in 2006 2007 In 1980 Ted Turner s Cable News Network CNN airs its rst broadcast The following year Metro Atlanta s population exceeds 2 million In 1984 the state authorizes the widening of Georgia 400 from I 285 to North Fulton County Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 The 1990s Achieving New Levels of Excellence Woodward Academy s reputation for excellence grows during this decade as more and more families in the metropolis begin to recognize Woodward for its broad range of programs in academics the arts and athletics In 1993 12 graduating seniors are accepted to Ivy League colleges and universities The Second Century Campaign the school s rst ever comprehensive fundraising campaign is a great success raising more than 28 million to build new facilities enhance the endowment and continue a strong Annual Fund in support of teachers Since 2000 100 percent of every graduating class has been accepted to institutions of higher learning At the same time Atlanta is being recognized as an international city In 1996 the Summer Olympics comes to the metropolis 5

current events Woodward Chosen as Nominating School for Prestigious Scholarships The Academy recently was named a nominating school for three prestigious scholarship programs the Morehead Scholarship Program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill the Robertson Scholarship Program which is a joint program of Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill and the College Scholars Program at The College of William and Mary The Morehead program which emphasizes leadership o ers a four year scholarship to UNC as well as a Summer Enrichment Program to its recipients After a competitive selection process Woodward was chosen as one of only 15 Georgia high schools eligible to nominate students in 2006 2007 Eligibility means the Academy s College Counseling Department may nominate one student in the fall of the senior year to be considered for the Morehead The Robertson program awards four year scholarships each year to 36 students 18 at Duke and 18 at UNC It also o ers summer community building and enrichment components Woodward has been designated by the Robertson Board of Trustees as an inaugural Robertson Scholars Program Partner School meaning the Academy will be asked each fall to nominate a senior as a candidate Because of the partner school standing the candidate will advance automatically to the next stage of the process Woodward is one of 200 nominating out of state high schools for William and Mary s College Scholars Program meaning the Academy will be able to nominate one senior every year for the scholarship which o ers substantial nancial support along with the opportunity to participate in special program o erings as well as study abroad at Oxford University Our selection as a nominating school for these prestigious scholarship programs is a great validation of Woodward s excellence and it represents great opportunity for our students in the years ahead said Academy President Dr Hank Payne Woodward also serves as a nominating school for the Je erson Scholarship Program at the University of Virginia and for the Emory Scholars Program at Emory University Woodward Student Celebrated for Art Honors at Carnegie Hall Ninth grader Victoria Polo was honored in June at the Celebration of Excellence in New York City as part of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Victoria was the recipient of a National Silver Award She and her extended family along with her Middle School art teacher Paul Angelo Vogt attended the awards celebration held at Carnegie Hall Guest speakers included actor Glenn Close and Sebastian Junger author of The Perfect Storm Mr Vogt was named the Georgia Middle School Art Teacher of the Year See page 10 for details Habitat Campus Chapter Dedicates First Home The Woodward Academy Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity dedicated its rst house in the spring and began working on a new home construction project this fall The rst home in East Point was built for Yashica Klugh and her family The fall project began with a September 16th kick o Students will work every Saturday until the home also located in East Point is complete The campus chapter has more than 100 members O cers include senior Rachel Trau who is president and seniors Alex Fielder and Morgan Plank who are co vice presidents Upper School Teacher Jon Merrill advises the campus Habitat chapter and Woodward Dean of Student Life Chris Freer is serving his third year as the board president of the South Fulton Habitat a liate which is a partner on the construction projects 6 Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006

Middle School Student Creates Holiday Card Artwork Eighth grader Samantha Becker created artwork featured on 2006 holiday cards being sold as a fundraiser to bene t Children s Healthcare of Atlanta Samantha visited Children s at a young age to have tubes put in her ears Her favorite subjects are science and math Woodward North Displays Flag Flown Over Iraq United States Marine Corps Captain Stacy Hayes ew a ag over Iraq for students of Woodward North Capt Hayes a friend of teacher Anna Hubbell served two tours of duty in Iraq as a helicopter pilot Woodward North students wrote to her when she was there As a gesture of her appreciation Capt Hayes ew an embroidered U S ag for the school It was displayed during the week of September 11th along with a certi cate of authenticity which reads This United States ag was own on board a U S Marine Corps CH 46E helicopter call sign Grey Goose 03 on 30 January 2005 over the cities of Baghdad Al Taqqadum and Al Asad Iraq by Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II Freshman Spearheads Book Donation to Mississippi Schools Last year when Woodward student Asher Lipsett read about the school libraries destroyed by Hurricane Katrina he decided to do something about it He organized a book drive that resulted in a tremendous donation to the libraries of the elementary and middle schools in Poplarville Miss Asher worked with the Heart of America Foundation to nd the town and enlisted the help of the entire Woodward community especially Middle School teacher George Dietz and classmates Joshua Roche and J C Waddell Asher had the idea for the drive when he realized that he had many books he had outgrown on his shelves at home and that his Woodward friends probably did as well His original goal was to come up with 1 000 books to donate but the project generated a staggering 15 000 volumes Asher recruited 35 volunteers to help with the book drive and handled all the logistics of transporting the books to Mississippi He and his family and friends delivered them personally The many books included two sets of new encyclopedias replacing the 1960s set that had been the only one available at one of the schools Lynn Payne principal of the Poplarville elementary school wrote to thank him We want you to know how very much your hard work means to us I hope you realize how many lives you are making better because of your generous and sel ess spirit We need more young men like you showing us how to make a di erence When he began the project Asher was 13 He is now a 14 year old freshman in the Upper School The project helped Asher earn his Eagle Scout badge Following is an excerpt from his proposal to the Boy Scouts explaining the book drive project At rst the distance to Mississippi s hurricaneravaged region seemed quite large but I soon realized that it is minimal when compared to the distance that a book can take a child the journey to distant lands which for some can be reached only between the covers of a mystery or fantasy novel a Shakespearean play the biography of an astronaut or an atlas of the world To mis quote Dr Seuss Oh the places they ll go And I d like to help them get there Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 7

current events Senior Works on Unique Promotion for High Museum During a summer internship Senior Danielle Darling worked as part of the 3 D animation team at Turner Studios that created a unique advertisement for the Louvre Atlanta exhibit at the High Museum For a TV commercial the design team created a 3 D portrait of Raphael s Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione and Jean Honore Fragonard s The Bathers as well as other works The treatment had been used for cities and buildings in the past but not for ne art according to the Turner animators The Louvre Atlanta partnership will bring hundreds of works from the Musee de Louvre in Paris to Atlanta s High Museum beginning in October 2006 and continuing through 2009 Woodward Students Learn Herzog Keyboarding Woodward Academy students in grades three through six are learning the Herzog method of keyboarding Unlike the home row method which was developed in 1883 Herzog introduces the keys in alphabetical order It takes less time to teach and applies new research on the biomechanics of operating computer keyboards Herzog teaches the alphabetic keyboard in ve 30 minute sessions and uses any word processor according to information provided by Shelley Paul Assistant Director of IT for Woodward Academy It can be applied immediately to school and home computer use and it s a lifelong skill Current research suggests that third grade is the earliest e ective age to begin formal keyboarding instruction We believe the Herzog method provides the best approach to help our students develop this fundamental skill Ms Paul said 8 Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 Woodward Student Named Top Junior Golfer Jennifer Adyorough a senior at the Academy was named among 12 junior and college level AfricanAmerican players to watch nationally in Golfweek magazine The magazine published an interview with Jennifer and her father Shima Adyorough whose support has been vital to his dauther s success in the sport Jennifer is No 69 in the Golfweek Titlest Junior Rankings

Odyssey Teaches Every Idea is a Good Idea Woodward North WN and the Lower School on Main Campus are both gearing up this year for Odyssey of the Mind a program that takes students on a phenomenal journey of learning and which took WN teams to world competition last year Woodward North has enjoyed several years of success at Odyssey of the Mind This year WN is elding nine teams made up of seven students The students will meet throughout the year on a long term project and to work together to solve problems that fall under several di erent categories including classics art music or literature vehicles building performance and a special NASAsponsored problem Odyssey requires students to solve their own problems and create their own projects coaches can only teach skills that help students reach their goals Students do everything from building their own vehicles to making their own costumes Last year one Woodward North team nished rst at the Odyssey of the Mind world competition The team was the only team able to develop a non verbal communication system when asked to do so within ve minutes in part of the competition called spontaneous Coach Amanda Morton became passionate about the program when her daughter participated as a Woodward North student She is now in her fth year of coaching This is one of the greatest enrichment programs I ve ever seen The whole idea is to teach creativity and problem solving she said The students work hard They have to learn how to brainstorm and create together One of the rules is that every idea is a good idea Inspired by Woodward North s experiences with the program the Lower School on Main Campus will begin an Odyssey of the Mind program this year The Lower School will have three teams of fourth and fth graders coordinated by teacher Rebecca Dearolph We have excited students and parents and are looking to learn a lot this year as we try it for the rst time Mrs Dearolph said Theatre Department Produces After Juliet This fall the Upper School s Theatre Department produced After Juliet a contemporary play by British playwright Sharman Macdonald The play is set immediately after the death and burial of Romeo and Juliet and deals with the couple s friends and how they work through their anger and grief sometimes with humor The production was directed by Bob Putnam with performances in October In November the Upper School students directed their own one act plays holding performances on campus and entering regional competition A group of visitors from Japan spent time at the Primary School in August The children accompanied by their mothers sat in on classes and made new friends on the playground Woodward s new softball complex was completed in late summer A dedication was held on August 24th prior to the Varsity game Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 9

current events Woodward Teacher Named State s Top Middle School Art Teacher Paul Angelo Vogt joined the faculty at Woodward Academy to teach Middle School art after retiring from a career as an architect bringing a depth of experience that in uences the way he teaches This unusual approach combined with his dedication to making art a part of students lives won him recognition as the Georgia Middle School Art Teacher of the Year for 2007 Mr Vogt holds master s degrees in architecture and land planning from Georgia Tech In August 1998 he came to Woodward after a long career in design and stints teaching at the Art Institute of Atlanta and Georgia State University He brings years of experience working with architects designers and artists to the classroom For me art is too often taught as if we re trying solely to create visual artists Mr Vogt said You re not producing just painters You re producing industrial designers engineers and contractors and yes you want to produce painters and sculptors if you can Mr Vogt s students get exposure to a wide range of media including painting and drawing ceramics graphic design photography and video in the well equipped studios of the Middle School s A Adair Dickerson Jr Art Center He believes art teaches a big picture approach to viewing life and speaks of new literature on the value of right brain artist type thinkers in this industrial technological society to help us understand and interpret our complexities Mr Vogt also believes in teaching students about the business side of art His advanced eighth grade students learn about consignment agreements with galleries and both seventh and eighth graders enter contests that require written and visual documentation for entry Students also do a sculpture assignment in which they respond to a Request for Proposal RFP build a model and then present it to classmates representing an arts council The project focuses on environmental art so students must consider safety issues maintenance lighting site situation and other issues associated with outdoor public artwork In the last ve years Woodward s Middle School art students have won six awards for photography from Technology and Learning Magazine as well as 23 State Scholastic Art Awards including ve American Vision nominations which is Scholastic s best in show award and three National Scholastic Art Awards I m proud and excited to receive this honor from the Georgia Art Education Association Mr Vogt said But I m even more honored every day to work with these students They possess amazing talents and helping them learn about the possibilities of art whether they are destined to be painters sculptors doctors or lawyers is a great opportunity 10 Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 Woodward Students Named National Merit Semi nalists The National Merit Scholarship Program announced its semi nalists for 2007 and 15 Woodward Academy students were among those selected This placed the Academy second among all independent schools in the state of Georgia Seniors selected as National Merit semi nalists were David S Baron Abhishek J Bose Kolanu Harris Eppsteiner Emily M Fujimoto Joslyn L Gross Andrew H Kell Nathan O MacKay Shannon C O Brien Ishita D Patel Samuel J Robertson Robert N Rosenbleeth Daniel H Schulz Christopher A Simmons Ryan T Watts and Cindy B Yovino Woodward also had four students named National Achievement semi nalists They are Kelley Blount Courtney Dillard Christopher Simmons and Veronica Stewart In addition seniors Rodney Chip Baker Alexandria Leggett Jessi Mitchell and Brittany Taylor were named National Achievement Referred Senior Andrew Mauro was named a National Hispanic Scholar Twenty four Woodward students were named National Merit Commended Woodward Academy hosted students from a Georgia Tech construction engineering class at the site of the new Primary School construction in October Sachin Shailendra 96 a graduate of Woodward and Georgia Tech helped coordinate the eld trip for Tech students The new Primary School is scheduled to open in fall 2007

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WOODWARD CELEBRATES HOMECOMING CLASS REUNIONS OCTOBER 13 14 2006 F CONVOCATION all is a great time on the Woodward Academy campus The excitement of the new school year is palpable in the crisp cool air Homecoming Class Reunion Weekend on October 13th 14th was a special time for the entire Woodward family as students alumni faculty and their families and friends gathered to celebrate our great school and enjoy each other s company Events began with Convocation on Friday October 13th followed by the Alumni Faculty and Sta Luncheon where speakers included Distinguished Alumni Award recipients John Henry 53 and Stan Thomas 72 as well as Alumni Service Award recipient Robert Evans 56 On Friday night the All Campus Tailgate Party on the Parade Field brought people together for a fun familyfriendly evening featuring BBQ live music and a moonwalk for the small children At the Emeritus Club Luncheon on Saturday October 14th alumni from the Class of 1966 were presented with Golden Diplomas All Georgia Military Academy alumni were invited to attend and were honored and recognized for their years of continued service and dedication to the Academy Most of the reunion classes celebrated together this year with a cocktail reception on Saturday evening in the beautiful Middle School Courtyard The Classes of 1956 and 1961 celebrated together at the Ann and Ben Johnson Center Classes ending in 1 s and 6 s enjoyed live music hors d oeuvres and cocktails 12 A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006

Capt William R Brewster speaks at the Emeritus Club Luncheon Attendees of the Emeritus Club Luncheon Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient John D Henry Sr 53 presented Dr Hank Payne Woodward President with a hat worn by his father Albert L Henry Sr 30 during his years as a GMA student Stan Thomas 72 and Bob Evans 56 are pictured with Dr Hank Payne Mr Thomas was presented with a Distinguished Alumnus Award while Mr Evans was the recipient of the Alumni Service Award Members of the Class of 1966 and recipients of Golden Diplomas include left to right Marla Jo McIver Kirk W Benson Ronald A Stribling Michael McChesney and Elizabeth Knecht Suber A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006 13

BULLRING ROUNDABOUT RAISES FUNDS FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY The 2006 Bullring Roundabout was held during Homecoming Weekend More than 75 students alumni parents faculty and volunteers were involved in this 10th annual race and more than 2 000 was raised to bene t Habitat for Humanity of South Fulton The overall winners were Dr Kevin Hurysz a science teacher in the Upper School and Jennifer Rubel who is a freshman in the Upper School TAILGATE BULLRING ROUNDABOUT 14 A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006

HOMECOMING GAME The War Eagles defeated Banneker 31 24 at the Homecoming football game A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006 15

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Class Notes 1930 Randolph Thrower 30 wanted his 324 acre north Georgia mountain property to be preserved for future generations so he sold his land for signi cantly less than fair market value to The Nature Conservancy and waited for three years while the organization secured a congressional appropriation so that it could be transferred to the U S Forest Service Now the land which is near the Chattahoochee National Forest and The Nature Conservancy s Holly Creek Preserve will be protected from development 1970 Howell Lee Watkins II 70 credits his Woodward Academy education with preparing him well for life After graduating from the Academy Mr Watkins earned a bachelor s degree and then a law degree from Mercer University and returned to his native Florida to begin a career in real estate Today he is the Miami based owner president of Howell Watkins Properties and Howell Watkins Realty Corp with holdings ranging from Florida marinas town homes and o ce buildings to farms in Georgia and a cattle ranch in Florida Woodward was one of the best experiences of my life and I value it and look back on it with a great deal of pride he said recently I ve been very fortunate and I think Woodward Academy helped me a lot I m very appreciative to have been able to go there 18 0 atkins II 7 Howell W Mr Watkins came to Woodward as a boarding student and remembers the strong discipline that was an important part of Academy tradition He played baseball and served as a hall counselor in his dorm during senior year For the past 30 years he has kept in monthly contact with his Woodward roommate Carl F Williams III now a dentist in Oglethorpe Ga He has fond memories of Dean Art Krueger and teachers including Major Abe Ferguson Bobby Alford and Jimmy Jones They were incredible teachers I think what made the place so unique at that time was that Woodward had some of the best teachers you could nd anywhere Mr Watkins and his wife Valerie have three children 16 year old Lillian 17 year old Allison and 19 year old William a sophomore at Mercer where Mr Watkins serves on the Board of Trustees 1981 Alex Johnson daughter of Laurie Gar eld Johnson 81 and Shel Johnson 78 graduated magna cum laude on May 13 2006 from Woodward Academy For the second year she was named on the Gold Eagle list which requires a GPA of 3 8 or better Alex spent a month over the summer visiting Europe with her best friend Lauren Houghton 06 and enrolled this fall at the College of Charleston in Charleston S C where she plans to do an art history business doublemajor as well as a minor in French As alumni her father and I were granted the opportunity to hand To subm it y visit www our Class Notes woodwa rd and click on Updati edu alumni ng Inform ation You may also send updates to Woodwa rd Alumni R Academy elations 1662 Ru gby Ave College P ark GA 3 0337 her the diploma It was a very exciting and emotionally moving day for us all her mother writes Alex s cousin Carter Johnson son of Jay and Pilar Leivano Johnson 83 is now in the sixth grade at Woodward In addition Laurie Gar eld Johnson will graduate with a Ph D in English literature from Georgia State University in May of 2007 Mario Sammy Levis 81 became a father to his second daughter on February 15 2006 In September 2005 he left his former employer Doral Financial Corp to start a new nancial investment company with his brother and sister David and Aidiliza Levis 1982 Dany Davis Weer 82 and her husband Eric welcomed their daughter Mary Elizabeth known as Lizzie in November 2003 Lizzie is a red haired and energetic child Dany retired from Delta Air Lines after a 17 year career in sales and product development management She enjoyed traveling the world and now really loves being a stay at home mom Eric is a civil engineer for CH2M Hill and enjoys building roller coasters Dany Eric and Lizzie live in Alpharetta A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006

1984 1988 Carroll Farber Elliott 84 graduated Andrew Steele 88 founded a business and corporate development consulting practice in the Silicon Valley focused on helping digital media and consumer technology ventures raise venture funding establish strategic partnerships and go to market execution His wife Bridget is a marketing manager at Microsoft in the TV and entertainment division and their daughter Sydney is the star of her three year old preschool class The Steeles recently bought a house in Mountain View Calif 1985 Winifred Winnie Wilkins Thompson 88 completed her Ph D in health from Shorter College on May 6 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in management She is presently working for Liberty Mutual as a customer service representative This photo of Cadets Alex McKeehan Bob Pilcher Billy Alford and Jimmy Carmichael was taken on September 9 1957 after a dress parade Just days later Americans learned that Russia had launched Sputnik the world s rst orbital satellite Many concerned parents began calling the Academy asking if they should arrange for their sons to return home because of widespread fear that Sputnik might drop an atomic bomb on the United States These fears subsided after President Eisenhower in a televised address revealed that Sputnik was not much larger than a basketball Ann Margaret Victor Johnston 85 1983 Clark Spratlin 83 is a head golf professional and a realtor with Harry Norman Realtors in Blue Ridge Ga Clark will be participating in the 2006 PGA Professional National Championship This is his third trip to the National Championship Jamie Dinnerstein Freedman 83 and her husband Forrest along with three year old daughter Blayse Raquel welcomed the birth of Nash Israel on February 18 2006 Prior to the birth of their son the Freedman family traveled throughout Asia for three weeks in August 2005 and the Western Caribbean for two weeks in December 2004 In August 2006 they traveled throughout the Eastern and Western Mediterranean for a month The family lives in Boca Raton Fla lives on Lake Lanier with her husband and the couple s West Highland terrier named Madison We just built our dream home after tearing down our existing home she writes I have had a CPA practice for more than 11 years and my husband manages assisted living communities We travel as much as possible and enjoy scuba driving I recently wrote a book that came out in January called How to Turn Your Poker Playing into a Business It is a top seller in CardPlayer magazine and can be found on Amazon I have written several articles and done radio interviews on poker and taxes 1986 Christopher Schell 86 and his wife Teri have an eight year old daughter Sierra The family lives on Tybee Island Ga Christopher teaches at Charles Ellis School a public Montessori school in Savannah promotion education and behavior at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina in Columbia S C She recently accepted a position as a research assistant professor at Emory University s Rollins School of Public Health Winnie and her family have moved back to Atlanta after almost 18 years residing in Athens Ga El Paso Texas and Columbia S C We are excited to be back home Winnie writes 1989 Melissa Fitts 89 recently gave birth to her second child Jack Robert Fitts was born April 24 2006 He joined his brother Mason who is three years old The family resides in Birmingham Ala where Melissa s husband Dan has started his own business Class Notes continued on next page Richard Russell 86 recently moved to Greenville S C after spending 11 years in Europe We re looking forward to being close to family friends and football Go Dawgs he writes A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006 19

Ado Te Todd 89 is working with Given Imaging Inc an Israeli company that pioneered the use of a pill camera for endoscopic procedures in which the patient swallows a tiny camera that takes an eight hour video of the digestive tract Todd lives in Stone Mountain and has three children Ory Wilkins Todd 12 Kai Hiroshi Todd who is eight and Akio Orion Todd age seven Laura West Wise 89 received her Doctor of Philosophy in education at Georgia State University in August Her dissertation was titled Case Studies of the Literacy Interactions of Preschool Deaf Children with their Parents in the Home Laura has taught deaf hard of hearing children in Henry County Schools for the past 12 years She and her husband John also welcomed the birth of their rst child Jared Michael on July 19 2006 1990 Timothy Eugene Cox 90 writes that he still misses Atlanta but keeps moving further away He is now working as a weekend anchor for the FOX television station in Indianapolis and absolutely loves being a part of raising two little boys I hope the Class of 1990 continues to be happy and healthy he writes 1991 Jennifer Hammer DeMeglio 91 and her husband Ralph were married on December 30 2005 at the College Park First United Methodist Church The wedding was a small event Guests included family and very close friends Jennifer and Ralph spent a week in Costa Rica on their honeymoon and now reside outside of Knoxville Tenn Kandra Cosby 91 is a special educa tion teacher working on a doctorate in higher education She holds a Master of Education in special education and a specialist degree in educational leadership She lives with her two children in Jonesboro Ga 20 Monica Parker 91 has had a great year in 2006 She began her new position as director of the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce was married in New Orleans in March and sang the national anthem for the Red Sox at Fenway Park in August I credit the many years under the direction of Alan McClung and the Woodward Academy Singers for that marvelous opportunity she writes 1995 Rachelle Seligmann Gerson 95 Chanda Hadley 99 graduated from the University of Florida in May 2006 with her Master of Science degree in applied physiology and kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology She graduated magna cum laude from Florida A M University with her Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in December 2003 She is planning to teach for a few years before going back to school for her Ph D in physical education 2000 and her husband David are pleased to announce the birth of Stella Anne on September 2 2006 Stella joins her brother Jacob David is the director of customer relations for Interface Flor Rachelle is a full time mom The family lives in Newnan Ga Holly Wiggins Warren 00 and her 1997 2001 Shannon McKnight 97 graduated from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville Ala in July 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in emergency management She currently resides in Fayette County Georgia Jordan Louis Sissel 01 earned his 1999 Jennifer Blake 01 is a special educa Sean Foster 99 graduated from Furman University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in health and exercise science He then started a master s degree at the University of Southern California and became the head lifeguard at the university After graduating from USC in 2005 with a master s degree in health administration he began working as the administrative resident for Healthcare Partners Medical Group in Torrance Calif He now works as the South Bay regional project manager of operations for Healthcare Partners Medical Group husband Matt celebrated their second wedding anniversary in June The couple lives in Lexington S C where Holly teaches Middle School special education and Matt serves as a middle school administrator B S degree in computer science from Rochester Institute of Technology on May 26 2006 Jordan is living in San Mateo Calif and is employed by Google tion teacher in Houston She teaches students with severe disabilities in kindergarten through fourth grade Mark Terr Mark Terry 01 was one of only ve people who recently completed FOX News Channel s Apprentice Program After completing the program he was asked to join the FOX News sta as a production assistant A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006 y 01

for FOX Friends The apprentice program now its third year was created by Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes to attract and develop minority employees It allowed Terry to gain experience in various departments from technical production to on air booking The apprentice program does a great job of pairing individuals with mentors Terry said The program gave me a crash course in what goes into producing a TV show I m doing things that many of my friends from college just aren t doing yet After graduating from Woodward Terry earned a degree in political science and mass communication from the University of Michigan in 2005 2002 Feras Akbik 02 was featured in the summer 2006 issue of the Emory University magazine for his work on the College Council and for fostering discussions of race and religion on campus Akbik graduated from Emory in 2006 with a double major in biology and philosophy He was a Goodrich C White Scholar and served as vice president and president of the Emory College Council He earned the university s highest student honor the Marion Luther Brittain Service Award Akbik also worked closely with the Muslim Student Association to plan events that fostered the understanding of Islam and performed community service work teaching science classes at an Atlanta public school and tutoring at risk students Akbik planned to attend Washington University in St Louis this fall to pursue a career in medical research Julia Roberts McAllister 02 graduated in August from North Georgia College and State University The Military College of Georgia She has been a member of the Georgia Army National Guard for two years and was commissioned a second lieutenant assigned as a military intelligence o cer in the Headquarters Company of the 48th Brigade Julia is scheduled for training next year at Fort Benning Georgia and at Fort Huachuca Arizona While at North Georgia she was a platoon leader in the Corps of Cadets a runner on the Varsity Cross Country team and a member of Sigma Kappa sorority Jameson Phelan Locklear 02 gradu ated from the United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor s degree in political science and a commission as a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force on May 31 2006 After a muchneeded vacation Jameson reported to Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo Texas where he is attending a course in Air Force intelligence His job classi cation for the Air Force is acquisitions During his last semester at the Air Force Academy he was Cadet Squadron 12 Commander He also held several wing group and squadron leadership positions passed combat survival training earned his parachute jumping wings and coordinated disaster relief e orts and logistics competitions 2005 rkin 05 Jordan A Jordan Arkin 05 is a sophomore at the University of Texas in the Department of Communications She is a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority Kevin M Smith 05 is in his sopho more year at Emory University and was recently awarded membership in the Emory Scholars Program He plans to study business and Spanish Caroline H Howard 05 is a sophomore at the University of Georgia and a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Dustin K Foster 02 was married March 25 2006 in Marietta Ga In May he graduated from Auburn University with a business degree in professional ight management In June Dustin and his wife moved to Florida so that he could receive additional ight training Julius Pryor IV 05 is a student at Morehouse College 2003 Gopi Krishna Panchapakesan 03 graduated one year early from Northwestern University in June 2006 After graduation he went to work for LECG a litigation consulting rm in Evanston Ill 2004 Anne H Bean 04 is attending school at Furman University She also started her own jewelry business based from her successful Web site Scott Thorpe 04 is a rising junior at George Washington University A Sp e c i a l S e c ti on of Ac a d emy Ma g a z i n e Fall Winter 2006 21

Woodward Academy Challenge Bene ts Scholarship Fund G olfers enjoyed a beautiful day on September 26th when the 14th annual Woodward Academy Challenge was held at Piedmont Driving Club The tournament attracted a full complement of 144 golfers and was hosted by the Woodward Academy GMA Alumni Association After playing 18 holes the golfers enjoyed dinner and a live auction on the clubhouse terrace and celebrated the presentation of a generous 95 000 check to Academy President Dr Hank Payne by Bobby Bowers 74 The event s proceeds bene t the James A Colquitt Scholarship Fund an endowment that provides tuition support for deserving students who might not otherwise be able to attend Woodward Academy and the Alumni Scholars Program The winning team from Noble Investment Group was led by Woodward parent Mit Shah Bobby Bowers 74 Tournament Committee Chairman presents Dr Hank Payne with a generous check representing proceeds from the tournament 22 Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006

The Annual Fund A Teacher s Perspective Following is the condensed text of remarks on the importance of the Annual Fund given at the Philanthropy Dinner this fall H ello my name is Gail Lawler I am a second grade teacher at the Primary School on Main Campus I have been asked to share with you how the Annual Fund has bene ted me my students and my colleagues at Woodward Academy As many of you know tuition covers approximately 90 percent of the school s 51 million annual budget The remaining 10 percent of operating costs must be funded through other means Our endowment covers 4 percent auxiliary services cover 2 percent and the Annual Fund covers 4 percent The Annual Fund provides direct nancial support for classroom resources technology enhancements and professional development Your contributions to the Annual Fund greatly impact an administrator s decision to restock classroom libraries purchase computers and software upgrades and support training and development for teachers Last year because of your donations the Annual Fund received a record 1 675 million Your generosity has enabled the faculty and sta at Woodward to provide your children with what we believe to be the best educational experience possible I must share with you that my most important teaching tool is a singing frog which was not funded through the Annual Fund however my second most important teaching tool is my SmartBoard I can t imagine classroom life without one Thanks to your gifts not only do we have SmartBoards in the majority of our classrooms but our teachers also have received the necessary training to make them a successful learning tool The SmartBoard mastery class that I took last summer provided the tips tools and practice I needed to use my SmartBoard throughout my day In class we use the SmartBoard to share important information and as an interactive tool for teachers and students During our study of the seven continents we use Google Earth to travel from the parking lot at the Primary School to the Ei el Tower in Paris the Sahara Desert in Africa and the Amazon River in South America Like my students say It s way cool As we all know our students are surrounded by technology Just last week we were reading a story and the job title Bank Teller was mentioned After nishing the page I asked if anyone knew what a Bank Teller was A little boy s hand went up Your gifts whether small or large are like those ripples on the lake of learning touching every child quickly I know what a Bank Teller is he said It s an ATM that s a human being Those of you with children in the Middle or Upper School are familiar with edline It is an information portal for parents and students to access study guides homework assignments and most importantly grades I m excited to tell you that I have been asked to pilot edline for kindergarten though sixth grade at Woodward Because of your gifts to the Annual Fund this past summer I purchased a wonderful listening center for my students The Listening Center is comprised of a special CD player six headphones and books on CDs Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 The Orton Gillingham training that I received along with every second grade teacher at the Primary School was funded by the Annual Fund This highly acclaimed phonics based approach to reading writing and spelling provides a strong building block in our language arts curriculum in the primary grades Professional development comes in many forms Whether it is coursework for recerti cation adding an advanced degree a certi cation program such as the Orton Gillingham training a technology training class or an educational conference these classes are attended by every teacher at Woodward Academy Thank you for providing the nancial support to ensure that our faculty is encouraged to be the very best My parents live on Lake Sinclair and fall is my favorite time of the year to visit The air is a little cooler and the recreational boaters have all gone home In the early morning hours I love to sit out on the swing under the big oak trees and view their re ections in the stillness of the lake Then it always happens A sh breaks the surface of the water the ripples spread across the entire lake and everything is changed Your gifts whether small or large are like those ripples on the lake of learning touching every child As a teacher at Woodward I have listed several things that the Annual Fund has provided my students but in addition to the actual purchases made for our school your support shows that you believe in us as teachers Thank you for that very special gift 23

Academy Sets Annual Fund Goal for 2006 2007 Event Celebrates Woodward s Philanthropic Support T he Philanthropy Dinner was held October 3 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Buckhead in celebration of Woodward Academy s generous supporters Guests enjoyed music by the Woodward Academy Big Band as well as a lovely dinner and remarks by Dr Hank Payne Academy President Jim Chandler recipient of the Joseph W Jones Distinguished Service Award gave an emotional acceptance speech and second grade teacher Gail Lawler spoke about the importance of the Annual Fund to teachers See page 23 for the text of her remarks Bob Hawks Vice President for Institutional Advancement thanked all of the volunteers who gave time service and monetary support to the Academy especially Marie Nygren 78 for her tireless e orts as chairman of the Annual Fund for two consecutive years Dr Xavier Duralde 76 this year s Annual Fund Chairman and a member of the Board of Governors gave a champagne toast in appreciation of all gifts to the Academy 24 Tuition covers only 90 percent of Woodward Academy s operating budget so a successful Annual Fund is critical in helping make up the difference between tuition and the actual cost of a Woodward education All unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund directly support our faculty These contributions provide additional classroom resources updated technology and professional development for teachers This year the Academy s goal is to raise 1 8 million for the Annual Fund In 2005 2006 our 3 181 generous donors contributed a record 1 675 million These gifts have enabled our teachers to provide the margin of educational excellence our students receive in the classroom today said Richard Yancey Associate Director of Development We extend our deepest gratitude to those who gave last year and ask for their continued support this year Each gift we receive regardless of the amount is greatly appreciated The Academy has increased the level of giving required for membership in the Woodward Society which now recognizes contributions of 1 500 or more The Parents Club has issued a matching gift challenge for 2006 2007 announcing it will match dollar for dollar up to a level of 25 000 any new gift to the Annual Fund from parents who did not contribute last year The deadline for participation in this year s fund is May 31 2007 For more information please contact Mr Yancey at 404 765 4038 or e mail him at richard yancey woodward edu To make a gift online you may visit http www woodward edu supportwoodward online giving asp

Advancement O ce Names Two New Associate Directors of Development Richard Yancey joined the Advancement O ce as Associate Director of Development last August after spending two years as Director of Development at the Atlanta International School He will divide his time managing the Annual Fund sta while expanding the pool of school friends through personal visits Mr Yancey began his career in 1992 working in annual giving at The University of Georgia his alma mater He served as a major gifts o cer at Georgetown University in Washington D C from 1997 to 2002 and then spent two years managing a campaign at Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda Md A UGA graduate with a B A in history he spent a year at Georgetown pursuing an M A in international relations which he hopes to one day complete at a university in the Atlanta area Louis W Randall joined the Advancement O ce sta as an Associate Director of Development also in August He works with the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and the Director of Development to build relationships with Woodward constituents He is responsible for friend raising initiatives as they relate to major gifts to help ensure the success of the Academy s master campus plans Mr Randall is an alumnus of Christchurch School in Virginia where he went on to teach and serve as headmaster He holds a bachelor s degree from HampdenSydney College and a master s degree from The College of William and Mary Mr Randall served as headmaster at Enrichment Fund Supports American History Programs Chesapeake Academy assistant headmaster at Christchurch followed by a 10 year tenure as the headmaster of Christchurch He served as vice president of the Christchurch Foundation and then served in London as the vice president of the American College Following that he transferred to Atlanta to serve as vice president of the American College for the Applied Arts He worked as a career consultant in Atlanta for nine years and then served at schools in Miami Tennessee and North Georgia before coming to Woodward Woodward Represented on CASE Alumni Relations Commission Robert F Hawks the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Woodward Academy was selected to serve as a member of the Commission on Alumni Relations by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education CASE Mr Hawks was one of only 22 advancement professionals selected to ll openings on three CASE commissions CASE is an international association of professionals who advance educational institutions with headquarters in Washington D C and an o ce in London Membership includes more than 3 250 colleges universities and independent schools in 54 countries around the world Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 This year the Robert Warren Ross American History Enrichment Fund supported its rst project in American History at Woodward Academy an exhibit of seminal newspaper issues covering events ranging from the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln to the election of President Ronald Reagan Mr Ross had a passion for American History and collected issues of contemporary newspapers during his lifetime His son Doug Ross along with his wife Robyn and sons Stephen 03 and Jacob 08 established the enrichment fund to create a legacy in American History at the Academy This exhibit which opened in October represents the rst annual program supported by the fund Each year earnings will be used to create events and activities beyond the normal curriculum to stimulate interest in American History among Academy students at all grade levels More coverage of the newspaper exhibit will appear in the winter spring issue of Academy Scholarship Fund Supports Charter School Students The Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Scholarship Fund was established in 2005 with gifts from members of the Brown family the Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation and others Earnings from the fund will provide nancial assistance to quali ed Academy students with rst preference going to students who come to Woodward from the Fulton County charter schools programs 25

Sophomores Volunteer in New Delhi Shelter during Summer Break C urran Sidhu and Ross Crawford took a special journey over summer vacation The friends and classmates since prekindergarten at Woodward both members of the Class of 2009 spent a week in New Delhi India working in a shelter for children Curran s father Dr Jasjeet Sidhu accompanied them on the trip which they had been planning together since Curran became interested in doing volunteer work in India Dr Sidhu contacted the U S Embassy for a list of a liated nongovernmental organizations and he and his son studied the list together They were attracted to the shelter for boys run by the Salaam Baalak Trust and later saw an article about it on the BBC Web site Last December during a family trip to New Delhi they visited the shelter bringing dinner on Christmas Day The visit cemented their decision to return and Curran s friend Ross later decided to join them In June Dr Sidhu Curran and Ross spent a week volunteering helping the boys with schoolwork and teaching them to play baseball The boys in the shelter range from eight to 14 They come to New Delhi by train from impoverished villages thinking they will nd a better life Contacts at the train station bring the boys to the shelter whose sta works to return them to their families About 70 percent of the boys are returned to their parents Those who In addition to their week spent volunteering at the shelter the group spent another week traveling around India visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra Leh Ladakh in the Himalayan mountains at an altitude of 11 970 feet the India Pakistan border and the Golden Temple at Amritsar a sacred site for the Sikh religion which is the Sidhu family s faith Ross said he was impressed by the visits to the Golden Temple and the border region Paula Crawford Ross s mother and a teacher at Woodward s Middle School said her son returned from India with a new appreciation for his life at home Seeing so many without basic things that we take for granted was eye opening to him she said The trip was a wonderful experience that I know will continue to a ect him for the rest of his life spotlight THIS IS WOODWARD 26 can t go home remain in the shelter where they are cared for and educated Some of the sta members are former residents who grew up and went on to college returning to help a new generation of children according to Curran and Ross Dr Sidhu said Curran and Ross learned much from the experience The interesting point they made was These kids aren t any di erent from us and their economic situation is really unfortunate he said Kids are kids from all over the world I think Curran and Ross learned how fortunate they are and that they should share what they have with others The journey to India along with other family trips was important for Curran because he learned more about his heritage My Dad tries to keep my heritage alive for me I think that s because he was born here in Ithaca N Y he said Curran s paternal grandfather went to Cornell University on a scholarship and returned brie y to India before moving back to the United States He really didn t want to leave his family but he realized it was pretty nice over here Curran said Curran s mother Gurinder was born in India and met his father when she moved to Chicago His maternal grandparents now spend half the year in the United States and half in their home in New Delhi which is where Curran Ross and Dr Sidhu stayed in June student Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006

Tom Rounds Teaches that Learning Lasts a Lifetime D r Tom Rounds has worked as a research scientist and a university lecturer as well as a project manager in the business world He holds degrees from Bowdoin College B A chemistry the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph D and Northeastern University M B A He has spent his life seeking new challenges He was on the faculties of the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Denver and spent three years working at Harvard Medical School as a researcher A specialist in the study of molecular structure he published 12 papers in scienti c journals After earning his M B A Dr Rounds decided it was time for new challenges and left science to work in the business world for almost 15 years To the good fortune of Woodward students he returned to teaching four years ago rst at Walton High in Cobb County This is his rst year on the faculty at Woodward Academy I had never really entertained the idea of teaching at a high school he said until a friend approached him about taking over the position of a teacher who was going to be leaving Walton He sat in on her classes I had a ball It made me feel ten years younger and it was refreshing to be back where I was helping kids learn Dr Rounds was attracted to Woodward because the Academy o ered the chance to teach Advanced Placement chemistry and work with students in the Independent Scienti c Research Program ISRP in addition to teaching regular Upper School chemistry classes The ISRP allows Woodward students to pursue research in partnership with Georgia Tech and Emory professors Dr Rounds serves as a coordinator helping students learn to write papers and give talks about their work and keeping them on track for deadlines A Portland Maine native Dr Rounds has two grown daughters the oldest is a teacher in Boston and the younger works in public relations in New York City He is a proud father of both daughters and says one of the best things about returning to teaching was telling his eldest daughter about his decision Perhaps the biggest reward was that I validated her choice of career when I went back to teaching I could hear her voice on the telephone just beaming with pride When I was o ered the job I leapt at the opportunity Dr Rounds added I m delighted to be here The science faculty is just amazing really nice people who are bright and energetic Now I can safely say this is the best job I ve ever had There is so much positive energy with these kids Dr Rounds wants his students to learn that the scienti c method is an approach to problem solving they can use in any area of life not only in the lab much as he used his science background in corporate life I ve changed directions I don t know how many times he said If I had a creed it would be always keep learning as long as your mind is stimulated you re going to get better and better spotlight otlight THIS IS WOODWARD teacher Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 27

New Teacher Brings Energy Fun to Fourth Grade Classroom F ornissland is a place where learning is fun and kids don t want to leave at the end of the day On an afternoon in September early in Erica Forniss rst full year at Woodward students are stopping by her classroom at the end of the day to work on homework or make up missed assignments She deals with the occasional eruption of misbehavior by playfully warning students that they are risking banishment from Fornissland Fornissland is a busy place with a sense of fun in the air A 2005 Georgia State University graduate Ms Forniss spent part of last year substituting for a Lower School teacher on maternity leave This year she joined the Woodward faculty full time to teach reading English and Social Studies to fourth graders She also coaches Varsity Cheerleading Ms Forniss grew up in College Park graduating from Landmark Christian School before entering Georgia State s education program I always wanted to be a teacher she says As part of her major she spent seven weeks teaching each grade which made her realize that she was happiest teaching at the second third and fourth grade levels valuable lesson I used to feel like I had to have all the answers to my students questions I m learning that I must be able to say I don t know but I can nd out Ms Forniss brings a big sense of enthusiasm and passion to her job Asked what makes a good teacher she says I feel like if you make learning exciting and it s interactive children learn more than if you talk to them for 45 minutes It has to be fun Just spend a few minutes in Fornissland and you ll see It really is a fun place to be Student Henry Hasbrouck on his way out at the end of the day sums it up best Can I sleep at my desk he asks the teacher spotlight THIS IS WOODWARD 28 I love this age because they think you re beautiful and you know everything What more could you ask for she says Ms Forniss says she has found everything she could ask for as a teacher at Woodward Academy I love this atmosphere Every single class that I have every group of kids is di erent she said I also love this place because it s such a supportive environment Mr Cobb Ms Spratlin and Mr McCollum are amazing Time management is turning out to be the biggest challenge she says partly because she has to organize her classroom at the end of the day in time to coach cheerleading at 4 p m She is also learning another teacher Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006

WOODWARD ACADEMY ATHLETICS Fielding Strong Teams in Fall Sports T he Varsity Football team started the season strong this fall going 4 0 in the rst four games Head Coach Mark Miller and the War Eagles started the season with wins over Heritage Dunwoody Northgate and Fayette County The War Eagles then faced two very tough opponents in Creekside and Westlake in back to back weeks The team fought hard from start to nish but in the end lost both games The War Eagles got back on the winning track by defeating Banneker and McIntosh and as this magazine was going to press had a 6 2 record and games against Starr s Mill and Whitewater remaining in the season The Varsity Girls Softball team once again competed in one of the state s toughest regions With as many as three teams ranked in the top 10 in class AAAA the Lady War Eagles achieved a 12 16 overall record Head Coach Nikki Law and the Lady War Eagles captured rst place in the Ruby Division of the Milton Tournament going 4 2 in the division Woodward Academy also nished third at the Jordan Invitational in Columbus Ga with a 3 2 tournament record The future looks bright for the Lady War Eagles Next year eight of 11 varsity players will be returning The Varsity Volleyball team is preparing once again to defend its AAAA state champion status The Lady War Eagles have been state champs for the last ve consecutive years Head Coach Tad Sahara once again used a very di cult regular season schedule to prepare his squad for its tournament run Finishing with a regular season match record of 33 17 the Lady War Eagles traveled to top tournaments in Alabama and Florida and regularly played against the best teams in Georgia Members of the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams continued to train toward their goal of the state cross country meet At press time the Boys Cross Country squad was averaging more than a minute faster in its overall times than in the rst meet of the year and nishing strong in every meet The Girls Cross Country squad also was having a strong season turning in season best times at every meet Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 29

Passages HENRY ROBINSON CART 17 of Atlanta passed away on September 30 2006 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident He was a member of Woodward Academy s Class of 2007 Henry is survived by his parents A Robinson and Roberta Heyward Cart and his sisters Jessie and Heyward He entered Woodward in the fourth grade On campus his passions were in math science and art but o campus his real love was for travel and the outdoors Henry was selected for the People to People cultural exchange in 2002 when he visited England Ireland and Wales He loved traveling the world with his family on trips to Italy Mexico and various Caribbean destinations as well as scuba diving and sailing with Broadreach in the Netherlands Antilles Henry also loved being at the family home in Saluda N C where he could enjoy his favorite outdoor activities especially hiking kayaking tubing shing and snow skiing For me hiking is much more than a walk through the woods when I hike I observe and learn all about animals nature tracking survival and awareness Henry said Through the Church of the Apostles Henry went on a mission trip to Romania during 2006 spring break He also went on mission trips to Maine Mississippi and Thailand Henry was active at both the Church of the Apostles and All Saints Episcopal Church According to his parents mission work changed his life and helped to improve the lives of others Other survivors include his grandparents Walter and Donna Cart his aunts 30 and uncles Emily and Stuart Cochran Walter and Elizabeth Cart Lucile and Bobby Boyle Keith and Jane Heyward and Jane and Bill Read and his cousins Carter Jodie and Caroline Cochran Alexander Cochran Lucy Boyle and Robert Boyle Nat Heyward Corey Heyward Heyward Read Alexander Read Virginia Read Eliza Cart and Eleanor Cart He was predeceased by his grandparents Irvine Keith and Jessie Greever Heyward His family has established the Henry Cart Foundation to bene t youth mission work and academic needs in the areas of art math science and learning disabilities JON MARC RUTHERFORD the sta accompanist at Woodward Academy passed away on June 7 2006 In addition to his service to Woodward s Performing Arts Department Mr Rutherford was the organist and choirmaster at St John s Episcopal Church in College Park and a guest lecturer and sta accompanist at Emory University He performed extensively throughout the state of Georgia with the Capitol City Opera Company presenting opera to hundreds of school children Beginning in 1999 he conducted the Capitol City Opera Madrigal Singers As a countertenor soloist he performed extensively in Great Britain with the touring choir of men and boys from St Mark s School of Texas Mr Rutherford recorded with Capitol Records and was featured in movies television radio and TV commercials He performed with a diverse group of artists including Dave Brubeck and Jerry Je Walker Survivors include Mr Rutherford s partner Dock Anderson of College Park his parents two sisters two brothers one grandmother nieces and nephews Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 Alumni STEVE ARTHUR 37 88 passed away September 15 2006 of congestive heart failure Mr Arthur received a Purple Heart for his service during World War II and came home to Atlanta to start a 50 year career as a contractor A baseball lover he spent 20 years as a coach of community baseball and was president of the former Atlanta Dugout Club He also built and maintained baseball elds for the children of Atlanta Survivors include his wife Lillie Glover Arthur three daughters Dr Linda Arthur of Metter and Mary Arthur and Nita French both of Atlanta two sons Steve Arthur of Cumming and Michael Arthur Sr of Alpharetta a brother Christopher Arthur of Tampa and seven grandchildren JOSEPH BEN BROCKMAN 40 83 passed away May 25 2006 A native of Greenville County S C he graduated from Georgia Military Academy and later received a B A degree from Furman University He also attended The Citadel He was a U S Army veteran of World War II a retired insurance agent for Liberty Life and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels Survivors include his wife Margaret Mardre Brockman a son William T Brockman of Atlanta a daughter Mary Wardlaw Brockman Collins of Mountain Rest S C a sister Nancy Brockman Dudley of Greenville and two grandchildren CRESTON W CATHCART 40 passed away earlier this year

LT COL TROY H MIDDLETON JR 40 passed away on August 10 2006 following a brief illness A native of Columbus Ga Lt Col Middleton graduated from Georgia Military Academy and Louisiana State University He entered the Army in 1943 and served in World War II the Korean War and the Vietnam War After 30 years of service he retired from the Army in 1973 having received decorations and awards including the Combat Infantryman Blade and the Bronze Star Survivors include his wife Martha two children Dr Troy H Middleton III of Mobile and Emily Middleton Serrano of Baton Rouge daughter in law Kathryn Middleton son in law Jorge Serrano six grandchildren one great grandchild his sister Mrs Ashton Stewart of Baton Rouge and a niece and nephew ALBERT B DINKINS JR 41 passed away on July 10 2006 WILLIAM BRINKLEY DICKERSON 45 78 passed away in March 2006 from pneumonia in Nashville Tenn Mr Dickerson had a 40 year career in the construction machinery industry His work took him and his family around the country He moved back to Atlanta in 1970 and later received Woodward s Distinguished Alumnus Award Survivors include his wife of 54 years Betty two daughters two sons and ve grandchildren Mr Dickerson was proud that his family continued the Georgia Military Academy Woodward Academy tradition His daughter Elizabeth graduated in 1972 son Brinkley in 1974 and son Steve in 1975 Another daughter Claudia did not attend Woodward Mr Dickerson presented two of his grandchildren Whitney 03 and Will 05 with their Woodward Academy diplomas at their respective graduations Military Academy was a very important part of his youth and the discipline and scholarship habits learned there stood him in good stead for the rest of his life ROBERT WOODWARD MCQUARRIE 47 76 grandson of Academy founders Col and Mrs John Charles Woodward passed away on August 17 2006 in Ocala Fla He was the son of Ruth Woodward McQuarrie and Lt Claude M McQuarrie who was on sta at Georgia Military Academy Robert Bob attended GMA for 12 years and served as captain of the Cadet Corps He attended West Point Military Academy and later graduated from the University of Georgia with a commission of second lieutenant in the United States Army Upon his return to civilian life he moved to Nashville Tenn for several years until he relocated in 1977 to Ocala Fla where he was owner operator of a local Baskin Robbins and where he later retired Survivors include his wife Gloria son Robert W McQuarrie Jr 86 of Ocala daughter Lyne McQuarrie Perdue 75 of Acworth Ga daughter Jan Melton of Memphis Tenn grandson Zachary N McQuarrie of Ocala brother Thomas K McQuarrie 48 of Williston Fla sister JoAnne McQuarrie Kendall of Crystal River Fla and four stepdaughters He was preceded in death by his older brother Claude M McQuarrie Jr 41 HUGH OLIVER BROCK 58 of Woodbury Tenn passed away on June 8 2006 after a valiant six year battle with cancer After graduating from the Georgia Military Academy where he was class salutatorian he earned a B A from Emory University and J D and M A degrees at Yale University and the Candler School of Theology at Emory Mr Brock was an able attorney with a passion for church music and theology For more than 40 years he served as a director of music in churches In 2001 he moved from Atlanta to Tennessee to accept a position as an attorney for the Tennessee State Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance Survivors include his wife Schatzie Brunner his brother Benson his children Hugh Je rey and Susannah and his grandsons Elliot and Samuel TED ASHTON PHILLIPS SR 56 passed away on May 23 2006 following a long and debilitating ght with cancer Mr Phillips had a passion for baseball that led him to ful ll his lifelong ambition of becoming one of several owners of minor league baseball teams Georgia CATHERINE LAURIE DARSEY LYLE 74 50 passed away May 17 2006 from natural causes at her home in Anchorage Alaska After Woodward she graduated from Stephens College in Columbia Mo Laurie was mother to a Yorkie puppie named Contessa and an avid traveler and lover of the outdoors She is survived by her mother Parkerlyn Florence Darsey of Atlanta and Tallapoosa Ga and brothers Joseph F Joel Darsey Jr of Newnan and Jonathan Parker Darsey of Atlanta She was predeceased by her father Joseph F Darsey Sr and brother Stephen William Continued on next page Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006 31

Passages Continued from previous page Darsey Other survivors include her sisters in law Judy Couch Darsey and Donna Peters Darsey nephews Joseph Joe and Jonathan Darsey and many loving aunts uncles and cousins Friends VICTOR ARTHUR HOLBROOK 56 of Acworth passed away September 11 2006 Mr Holbrook s daughter Colleen is in the fourth grade at Woodward s Lower School Survivors include his daughter and his wife Terri Moore Holbrook his parents Venci and Ruby Holbrook of Columbus Ohio his brother Phillip Holbrook also of Columbus a sister Susan Livington of Acworth two nieces and two nephews Academy Magazine regrets the delay in publishing the following Passages COL HENRY PETER VAN GORDER 57 passed away in Fort Lauderdale Fla on October 9 2002 He was interred at West Point Cemetery in West Point New York Survivors include his wife Wendy and daughters Lisa Peggy and Heather MARION WARREN DAVID JR 79 passed away in August 2004 32 Ac a d emy Fall Winter 2006

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MOTTO Excellence Character Opportunity MISSION STATEMENT In an inquiring and creative educational environment Woodward Academy seeks to Promote educational excellence in a traditional yet progressive college preparatory setting Foster character development with a special emphasis on personal accountability honor decorum academic integrity respect for di erences civic duty and service to community Encourage students to maximize their individual strengths through a broad range of academic artistic and athletic opportunities Right Woodward Academy s Homecoming Queen for 2006 2007 is Leigh Dodson She was escorted by Sam Long 1662 Rugby Avenue College Park GA 30337 2199 NON PROFIT ORG U S POSTAGE PAID WOODWARD ACADEMY