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Administration magazine F Stuart Gulley Ph D President Robert F Hawks Vice President for Advancement Marci Mitchell Marla Goncalves Amy Morris Edward Tharp Gene Patterson Publisher Managing Editor Editor Magazine Design Sports Editor Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President and Dean for Student Life Upper School Principal PHOTO CREDITS Kelly Sanderson Vice President for Finance and Administration Michie Turpin Photography Madelyn R Adams Warren Bond Photography Shelby Etkind 17 M Hines Photography Billy Howard Photography Russell L Slider 75 Vice President for Admissions Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs Governing Board Advisory Board Mr Ben F Johnson III 61 Chairman Mr J Russell Welch Vice Chairman Mr William W Allison Mr Edward B Andrews Dr Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Mrs Kitty Dukehart Mr W Dexter Douglass 47 Mr William E Eason Jr Ms Vicki Escarra Dr Daniel S Ferguson 68 Mr W Philip Gramm 61 Dr Phillip A Griffiths 56 Mr Waldo S Kennedy 57 Dr Thomas L Lyons 66 Mr John J McDonough Jr Mrs Anne Rivers Siddons Mr Randolph W Thrower 30 Mr Raymond G Woodall Jr 50 Ms Madelyn R Adams Mr Gerald R Benjamin Mr Robert E Bowers 74 Mr Ronald M Brill Mr Chris Michael Carlos Mr Clarence Davis 74 Mr A Adair Dickerson Jr 71 Dr Xavier A Duralde 76 Dr Nancy H Gallups 84 Mr Stephen R Hennessy Mrs Jo Cranford Hodges 96 Dr James F Jones Jr 65 Mr Ian Lloyd Jones Mr Gene W Milner Jr 71 Ms Mary S Moore 87 Dr Carlos S Moreno 82 Mr George S Morgan Sr 69 Mrs Belinda M J Morris Mrs Marie L Nygren 78 Mr Tim A O Brien 61 Mrs Vicki R Palmer Dr Deepak Raghavan Mr John D Randolph Mrs Paula Reynolds Mr Stephen E Roberts 65 Mr Mitesh Shah Mr Shi Shailendra Mr James E Sutherland 54 Mr Larry D Thompson Letters and story ideas may be sent to Marci Mitchell Woodward Academy Ann Ben Johnson Center 1662 Rugby Avenue College Park GA 30337 2199 or by email to marci mitchell woodward edu Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions Woodward magazine is published three times a year by the Academy s Office of Advancement www woodward edu On the cover Starlight Williams Ryan Strat and Caitlyn Rutan in the commencement processional Mission Motto Woodward Academy combines the proud traditions of Atlanta s oldest college preparatory school with an innovative challenging and well rounded educational experience In a broadly diverse and caring community Woodward embraces the uniqueness of each individual Guided by our core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity we champion student success Excellence l Character l Opportunity Vision Woodward Academy will be a national model in collegepreparatory education developing critical thinkers and ethical problem solvers in an inclusive community rich in opportunities for student success

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From President Gulley Occasionally I am asked about the purpose of Woodward magazine and I usually reply that this publication is intended to be all things to all people associated with the Academy In this our largest issue of the year we demonstrate this fact by highlighting the many activities and accomplishments of our vast operation In the following pages you will find an insightful portrait of the Class of 2013 written by Dr Chris Freer Vice President and Dean for Student Life and Upper School Principal You also will read about the many and varied accomplishments of our students in academics in the Awards section introduced by Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs who gives us a reflection on her first year in the role and a look ahead to plans for next year You will learn about student achievements on the athletic fields as well as an important new program to foster team building and about students expressing themselves and developing their talents in the arts In addition to news about our students you will find stories of alumni and the impact they are having in the world beyond Woodward At times I am asked to select a highlight or a special moment from the year that will stay with me With all of the impressive things described in these pages that is virtually impossible except to say that nothing ever surpasses the pride and joy of commencement As Dr Freer and Ms Spiller describe here we have been enriched by our remarkable students It s a pleasure and a joy a true blessing to work with them and for them each day May you be inspired by the Woodward stories that you find within these pages F Stuart Gulley at woodward You arrive at your own greatest strengths by receiving wise guidance along the way You arrive at your own view of the world by taking the journey with people who think differently than you You arrive at real strength of character by realizing a stumble often precedes the triumphant step You arrive at a more complete definition of success by discovering the path that is uniquely your own woodward edu SUMMER 2013 1

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The service of this class was felt close to home and far away Members of the Class of 2013 provided service leadership to local regional and global charities in diverse ways and in a wide range of capacities Financial contributions to these organizations were once again impressive with the school collecting more than 100 000 for a dozen different charities Perhaps even more impressive however was the service learning that took place throughout the school Through the newly formed Service Leadership Board seniors created real opportunities for students to engage with charities on a more intimate level Students tutored almost daily at the Jesse Draper Boys Girls Club Mount Olive and Hapeville elementary schools Woodward students volunteered at the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity This summer students will travel to our sister school in Zambia to work side by side with students from the Terranova School on conservation projects along the lower Zambezi River Through the newly formed Service Leadership Board seniors created real opportunities for students to engage with charities on a more intimate level The Class of 2013 provided leadership in many ways throughout the year Certainly there were individuals who led the class in the more obvious and traditional ways but this class also was full of leaders who were not elected officers but led in an unofficial capacity The leaders were athletic team captains honor council members and individuals who passionately advocated for social causes or community problems simply because it was the right thing to do Senior leadership could be found in the classroom on the stage throughout the fields of athletic competition in community service and in every hallway The very fact that the senior class dedicated its yearbook to a friendly face that greets them in the attendance office every morning and the cafeteria staff members who served them meals throughout their years at Woodward confirms that these students understand what it means to serve Perhaps the greatest attribute of the Class of 2013 is the way the seniors unified the entire Upper School community Woodward also was designated a No Place for Hate school for the third consecutive year They started the school year hosting the first ever fun in the sun event on the last day of summer and celebrated the start of school as a senior class Another highlight of the year and a visible or perhaps audible display of the community built by this class was the adrenaline hush basketball game when the War Eagles defeated St Pius in front of a standing room only crowd The annual Week of Understanding was a tremendous success due in large part to the leadership of our senior class Seniors in every student organization club and team celebrated our diversity during a festival that concluded the week Woodward also was designated a No Place for Hate school for the third consecutive year As we continue to develop our deep respect for difference as a school community our senior class helped model these ideals in the way they care for one another and the entire school community The members of the Class of 2013 were the last seniors to attend classes in Brewster McKay and West Halls and the last to enjoy the tradition of celebrating the last day of school around the magnolia tree in the Brewster courtyard While this class was made up of 247 seniors who each had their own individual experiences the class was collectively defined by the sum of its personalities Together they became socially and personally responsible servant leaders creative and critical thinkers problem solvers and lifelong learners The 247 seniors in the Class of 2013 have preserved the proud traditions of Woodward and they have left a lasting impression on me personally and on the Academy woodward edu SUMMER 2013 3

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Living in The Oaks Chris and Amanda Freer moved last August into The Oaks the historic home occupied in early years by Woodward Presidents and most recently by Ron McCollum retired Vice President for Academic Affairs and Headmaster and his wife Linda Woodward magazine spoke to the Freers the first family with children to reside in the house in 40 years about what it s like to raise their three boys Henry rising 7th grader Thomas rising 4th and Charlie rising Pre K on campus We have enjoyed the house tremendously and have definitely benefited from more family time We love inviting Woodward families and faculty over and with all the new friends the boys have made in the Woodward neighborhood we usually have lots of kids running around too There really is a wonderful sense of community surrounding The Oaks Chris The boys absolutely love living here they think the entire campus is their playground and many days it is They get to walk to school and ride their bikes through campus And it s not uncommon for us to find Charlie climbing the cannon or Mr Carlos statue Amanda The boys always keep things light They enjoy when we host events like on graduation morning when we hosted a faculty breakfast Charlie was in the windows in his pajamas and Thomas was trying to play Gangnam Style and Justin Bieber on the outdoor sound system Chris 6 WOODWARD ACADEMY Renovation work by Tom Owenby and facilities staff and Tony Morris IT interior design by Amanda Freer Rachel Hoath at RHoath Interiors and Trinity in Decatur

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ATHLETIC WRAP UP SPRING Senior Alex Robinson Boys Golf Team Wins State Championship The BOYS VARSITY GOLF team captured the AAA State Championship in a triumphant end to one of its strongest seasons of the past 30 years The War Eagles became state champs at the Reunion Golf Club with a team score of 298 four strokes better than the nearest competitor Senior Cam Andrade turned in an impressive 73 to lead the War Eagles Others scoring were Seniors Josh Rollins 74 and Sam Fishman 75 Freshman Jake Lawson 76 and Juniors Bo Echols 78 and Matthew Stewart 85 Cam also turned in the lowest average on the year and was voted most valuable golfer Seniors Sam Fishman Josh Rollins and Josh Lubel helped lead the team to a 5 0 dual meet record and the region 6 AAA championship The GIRLS VARSITY GOLF team ended the 2013 campaign with its 14th Region 6AAA Title in 16 years and an AAA State Runner Up finish Sophomore Mia Gill won the individual medalist honors at the region tournament while Freshman Jakari Harris shot an 84 to finish in eighth place at the AAA State Tournament at Chateau Elan Both Mia and Jakari were named to the AAA All State Team while Senior Captain Kelly Guest was named Honorable Mention Junior Kayla Lightner Senior Nevin Yadav The GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS team had a wonderful season finishing second at the State Championship Sophomores Molly Paradies and Sarah Zschunke led the way at numbers 1 and 2 singles The highlight of the season was defeating St Pius for the second time this year in the state quarterfinals Senior Captains Haley Gooding Chelsey Clark and Ellie Trice were great leaders for the underclassmen The BOYS VARSITY TENNIS team placed third in the region and qualified for the State Playoffs After winning first and second round matches the boys had a close loss to Blessed Trinity in the quarterfinals The team graduated doubles players David Alexander and Nevin Yadav Returning players for next season include all three starting singles players from this season Juniors Andy Martinez Eric Pinckney and Trent Sears as well as doubles players Juniors Branson Byers and Josh Bircoll Sophomore Brett Schwartz and Freshmen Cole Ritchey and Walker Robitscher The BOYS VARSITY SOCCER team played for the AAA State Championship for the fourth consecutive season advancing to the championship game with wins over North Hall North Oconee Islands High School and East Hall before losing in the finals to St Pius With a team made up mainly of underclassman Head Coach Matt Holmes relied on the senior leadership of Captains Chris Kendall Nolan Hall and Alex Robinson and veteran player Junior Josh Cohen The team suffered some early season losses due to growing pains but won 10 of the last 14 matches The boys finished ranked No 2 in AAA and No 14 in all classifications The GIRLS SOCCER team had another exciting finish this spring working its way to the state AAA final four The team was led by an experienced group of seniors Hannah Aiken Cali Callaway Evelyn Ahnrud Lauren Culver and Blake Johnson The girls had arguably the most competitive schedule in the state playing 10 teams that boasted final four finishes in all classifications Lauren Culver led the offense with 13 goals and five assists Defensively Blake Johnson a Syracuse signee anchored the team as the captain and center back The success of this team was a true group effort Five different players had five or more goals throughout the season athletic wrap up continues on next page woodward edu SUMMER 2013 7

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ATHLETIC WRAP UP SPRING Senior Jameel Spencer Senior Devon Willis Senior Devon Valastro The BOYS TRACK AND FIELD team won its sixth consecutive region championship and finished fifth at the AAA State Meet Senior Jameel Spencer finished second in the discus and seventh in the shot put Sophomore Drew Sands finished third in the 800M and Junior Wesley Shaw finished third in the 200M The 4x400M Relay team Juniors Christian Warczak and Wesley Shaw Sophomore Michael DeShay and Senior Kyle Hawkins finished fourth and the 4x100M Relay team Senior Steven Smith and Juniors Quincy Wolff Wesley Shaw and Christian Warczak finished sixth Seniors Spencer Clapes and William Willsey tied for eighth in the pole vault At the Region Meet Drew Sands 800M and Spencer Clapes pole vault both won region championships A special congratulations to the record setters this year Spencer Clapes 14 03 in the pole vault and Steven Smith Quincy Wolff Wesley Shaw and Christian Warczak 1 31 64 in the 4x200M Relay The GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD team finished ninth in the AAA State Meet Senior Morgan LaMarca tied for second in the pole vault to lead the team s scoring Freshman Erica Evans 300M hurdles and Senior Summer 8 WOODWARD ACADEMY McFadden 800M both finished in fourth place Erica also placed seventh in the long jump and eighth in the 100M hurdles The 4x400M relay team including Summer Erica and Freshmen Meagan Dillon and Micaiah Levy finished fifth At the region meet Morgan pole vault and Sophomore Zharia Jeffries discus both won region championships The BOYS VARSITY LACROSSE team finished its first season under a new coaching staff with a record of 6 12 Despite a rough stretch of consecutive losses the team showed tremendous resolve by winning each of its close games including a dramatic comefrom behind victory in overtime vs North Atlanta 8 7 The team finished the season on a strong note winning the final three games by a combined score of 32 11 Head Coach Kris Muir said the team worked together on a service project at St Francis Table a soup kitchen in downtown Atlanta While the team graduates a few defense starters all of the offensive weapons and a core group of young players will return in 2014 including Junior Oliver Marshall 29 goals 3 assists Sophomore Will Crane 21 goals 2 assists and Sophomore goalie Will Romero 47 saves as a freshman GIRLS VARSITY LACROSSE made it to the second round of state playoffs finishing the season with a 14 4 record The girls finished the regular season with a second place finish in Area 1 AAAAA A The regular season ended with a 6 1 record and a thrilling 18 17 overtime win against Area 1 rival Starr s Mill At the state playoffs the team won against Blessed Trinity 13 11 in round one and lost to Westminster 17 7 in round two Westminster s girls went on to win their sixth state championship Offensively Woodward was led by Senior Captain Drew Jackson who will play at the University of Southern California Defense was led by Senior Captain Morgan Millon and standout Sophomore Madison Richardson Drew was named first team All State for the fourth year in a row and first team All American for the third year Madison was named an All State Honorable Mention With nine seniors graduating rising Senior Mary Alex Romero is expected to be a strong leader in 2014 The RIFLERY TEAM used a season high score of 1112 to advance to the state tournament in the spring The team was eliminated by Allatoona High School in the state tournament 11301083 Senior Niki Morrison the only senior on this year s squad provided key leadership on a team of younger shooters With seven of eight shooters returning next season Coach Sid Oliver and the team members are looking forward to continued success Junior Hamilton Jenkins Senior Niki Morrison and Freshman Paul Zachos

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Riflery Team Member Jay Rivera The Peaceful Shooter Above Freshman Sarah Lu Left Junior James Rink WOODWARD ULTIMATE had a rough season with cold and rainy weather and many canceled practices and rescheduled games Nevertheless both boys and girls varsity Ultimate teams took third in the state and the junior varsity team showed well at this year s Terminus competition Boys varsity Ultimate was led strong by players like Senior Seas Patton Miller Juniors James Rink and Charlie Gresham and newcomer basketball player turned Ultimate powerhouse Senior Cameron Haldin The girls team led by Senior Kat Watson proved a force to be reckoned with Freshmen Sarah Lu and Caroline Richardson and Junior Emily Goldstein were major scorers throughout the season The members of Woodward Ultimate teams can be proud of a season well played The VARSITY BASEBALL team had a rough start to the season opening the season with an 0 4 record as the team lost several close games The team continued to improve and finished the season with a 19 10 record and a second place finish in region play with a 11 3 region record After defeating White County in two games in the first round of the State Playoffs the baseball team played eventual state champion Cartersville in three games with a 4 1 win a 7 3 loss in extra innings and a 4 3 loss The War Eagles graduated five seniors who will go on to play college baseball Zach Wingate will play first base and catcher at Georgia Highlands College Sophomore Jay Rivera was honored with the Courage Award this spring by his coaches and teammates on Woodward s riflery team Jay has the size and stature of a football player he loves shooting and has devoted himself to improving his riflery skills over the past few years But he abhors violence I m a pacifist said Jay I ve always hated violence I love a good action movie and I love comics but I could never hurt a fly Jay was born with a shortened left arm so he wears a prosthesis recommended by his doctor when he shoots the air rifle It basically looks like the arm of a Lego with interchangeable parts that can be attached to the rifle he said Jay s interest in riflery began in seventh grade when he joined the riflery club at the Middle School He picked it up again in ninth grade joining the team and spending that first year primarily training Last summer he attended a riflery camp I slowly got better and I started my sophomore year David Scott will be a middle infielder at Birmingham Southern Brandon Rohrer will be pitching at Samford Jonathan Pryor will be an outfielder at Wake Forest and Wilson Morgan will play outfield at Emory University with scores in the 260s and 270s out of 300 When he was younger Jay went to Fernbank Elementary and Morningside Elementary before coming to Woodward in sixth grade Over the years he has played a range of sports including baseball basketball and soccer Riflery is a year round sport at Woodward and Jay managed a busy schedule during sophomore year playing recreation league basketball and keeping up with academics as well Academically his favorite subjects are science especially chemistry and history especially ancient history He is a big music fan and enjoys listening to classic rock like Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen He saw The Boss at Phillips Arena last year Jay received the Courage Award from his team for his determination courage commitment and perseverance in the face of adversity True success is working your hardest and doing your best and Jay always did exactly that no matter the circumstances said head riflery Coach Sid Oliver The coaching staff and team congratulate Jay on a well deserved award Senior David Scott woodward edu SUMMER 2013 9

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CHARACTER Woodward Athletics Launches New Program for Team Building Sportsmanship Woodward Academy will launch a new program to encourage team building student inclusion and sportsmanship in the fall beginning a two year effort funded by a grant from the Luther Susie Harrison Foundation Students will benefit from Although the focus will training to encourage initially be athletics in the good sportsmanship while Upper School the hope is for deterring hazing said Dr the program to expand to Jose Fernandez Woodward the Middle School and even Academy s Athletic Director Lower School levels I don t Having been in Florida and think it s ever too early to seen hazing incidents at other start this type of education schools I felt fortunate to said Dr Ahlgren Bedics come into a situation where funding was available to start Dr Crow says that 95 perthis program at the begincent of his work focuses on ning of my tenure as Athletic schools mainly colleges and Athletic Director Dr Jose Fernandez with Dr Becky AhlgrenDirector said Dr Fernandez Bedics and Dr Brian Crow universities where hazing a former pro baseball player incidents have occurred who came to Woodward in July or nearby schools So Woodward s president of her own consulting 2012 after working in both high program will be unique That s firm and serves as the director of school and college settings in his why this project is so refreshing leadership development at the home state of Florida We were really pleased when we Janssen Sports Leadership Center found this was a preventive proFoundation she co created and Support from the Harrison gram he said There is just a facilitated the National Collegiate Foundation enabled Dr Fernandez Athletic Association s annual feeling about Woodward that it s a to reach out to Dr Brian Crow a special place Dr Fernandez and his Leadership Conference involving nationally recognized expert in the thousands of student athletes staff are very professional field Dr Crow and his colleague Dr Becky Ahlgren Bedics were His colleague Dr Ahlgren Bedics The team is planning for a twobrought on board to develop the adds This can be a model for high year program at Woodward with program for the Academy schools nationally I think what it the hope of acquiring funding to speaks to is Woodward s commitadd another two years Initially Dr Crow is a professor of sport ment and the fact that the school is the consultants will assess management at Slippery Rock looking at it longtitudinally A lot of Woodward s culture Then they University in Pennsylvania since schools bring a speaker in for one will work with student athletes 2003 he has spoken to more than time event and it doesn t become coaches and parents eventually 4 000 student athletes at more ingrained This is an opportunity to involving all stakeholders The than three dozen colleges and program will be about team build make multiple visits across time universities about hazing in athsaid Dr Ahlgren Bedics ing team cohesion and building letics He is a textbook author and on the culture of respect that is widely published in the areas of already exists at Woodward said sport marketing athletic hazing Dr Crow We will focus on how to and other sport related issues His build a championship team in a colleague Dr Ahlgren Bedics is the culture of respect 10 WOODWARD ACADEMY

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Advancement 360 Academy Develops New Field Space in Main Campus Neighborhood The Academy acquired seven acres of land two blocks from Main Campus to develop into much needed athletic spaces primarily for practice purposes The new sports complex for Middle and Upper School teams will meet both immediate and longterm needs bringing teams closer to campus significantly reducing the need to rent space off campus and providing temporary practice space for teams displaced by construction of the new humanities building Beginning in spring 2014 it will serve as practice space for teams that would normally use the Parade Field Part of the Parade Field affectionately dubbed Cottage Park by students is now the site of 24 classroom cottages that will be used during construction Another section of the Parade Field is the site for installation of geothermal wells that will help to power heat and cool the new building one of the sustainable building practices that will help the Academy qualify for Gold LEED certification from the U S Green Building Council The new humanities building called Jane Woodruff Hall will ideally open sometime in the fall of 2014 After the new building opens and the Parade Field is available again the new field space will continue to be a valuable asset to the Academy s athletic programs We are very pleased to be able to bring closer to campus these athletic offerings for our students assuring safety security and space for our students said President Stuart Gulley For information on how you can contribute to the cost of the new sports complex please call Bob Hawks Vice President for Advancement at 404 765 4031 Woodward Fund Parent Participation Increases The 2012 2013 Woodward Fund raised 1 717 889 the highest total in the past six years Parent participation had a record year reaching 59 percent compared with 57 percent for the previous year Of all divisions Woodward North achieved the highest level of parent participation with 65 percent an 18 percent increase from 47 percent for the previous year woodward edu SUMMER 2013 11

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Advancement 360 Progress on Campus Demolition of the Brewster McKay and West complex has begun to make way for construction of Jane Woodruff Hall the new humanities building The old Brand Hall formerly the Academy s Middle School also is being renovated in preparation for the 2013 2014 school year The building will be used as classroom space during construction of the humanities building Here workers uncovered an old sign used when the Campus Store was located in Brand Hall Save the date for the Woodward Auto Exhibit sponsored by Porsche on Saturday October 5 2013 from 11 am to 4 pm on Main Campus If you have a vintage or specialty car and are interested in joining the exhibition please contact Bob Hawks Vice President for Advancement at bob hawks woodward edu or 404 765 4031 More information will be available in the fall KEEP A PART OF WOODWARD ACADEMY S HISTORY As we take down Brewster McKay and West Halls this summer to make way for the new humanities building we will salvage bricks from the buildings as commemorative keepsakes for alumni and friends who retain fond memories of the buildings The bricks with brass plaques attached will be available after September 1 for 250 per brick limit two per person You may also choose to name a bench in the new quadrangle space between the humanities building and the athletic complex Benches with nameplates are available for a gift of 2 500 Please call 404 765 4030 for more information about how to reserve your brick or bench 12 WOODWARD ACADEMY

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1 Summer 2013 Issue ALUMNI News and stories from GMA Woodward alumni 2 7 Alumni Last Blast 6 3 5 4 On May 28 more than 420 graduates gathered for the Alumni Last Blast around the magnolia tree in the courtyard of Brewster Hall one last time just before the Academy began the process of dismantling Brewster McKay and West to make way for Jane Woodruff Hall the new humanities building The very special event brought together GMA Woodward graduates of all ages as well as teachers who spent decades in the buildings Pictured clockwise from top Frances Reyes 90 Todd Spencer 88 Monica Willis Finley 88 and Ena Shaw 88 graduates from 2000 to 2013 gathered in front of the magnolia graffiti spontaneously recorded on the classroom walls during the Last Blast Members of the Class of 1978 Kathleen Collins Virginia Serrato Johnston Diane Fausett Bridgette Bayne Tomlinson and Paula Dyer Crawford Members of the Class of 2009 Marshall Mosher Jenna Schmidt Omar Haque Kevin Ye Emily Hixon and Ashish Ghandi Bob Evans 56 Bob Schorr 56 Doc McKay 57 and Doug McKay 58 the McKay brothers are the sons of Col J W C McKay for whom McKay Hall was named Dan Niblock and Kathy Brewster daughter of former President Capt William R Brewster Jr 37 and granddaughter of Woodward founders John Charles and Lucile Woodward Kelly Rice 05 and Akeem Hardnet 04 woodward edu SUMMER 2013 13

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Class Notes Alumni Update 2012 2013 Alumni Association Board of Directors 57 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jack Rhodes 92 Lee Cardwell 98 Damian Pryor 99 Robbie Ashe 93 Simon Arpiarian 94 Mary S Moore 87 Carlos Moreno 82 Anthony Webb 99 president vice president treasurer secretary past president advisory member advisory member advisory member 61 Doc McKay Jr has published a new book New World Tribe Faces of Sacrifice The novel alternates between present day and 16th century Honduras exploring the complex fears and hopes that arise when two different cultures confront each other Tim O Brien published a new book titled Murder at the Supreme Court Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases co authored with fellow ABC News journalist Martin Clancy The book investigates Supreme Court deliberations and the crucial links between landmark capital punishment cases and the lethal crimes at their root An attorney as well as a journalist O Brien s work has been honored by the legal and journalism professions He won an Emmy for his contributions to CNN s coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks class notes continued on next page DIRECTORS Jean Verdel Alexander 76 Mike Blackstock 93 Todd Ellenberger 93 Blake Ivey 87 Valaurie Bridges Lee 90 Garnie Nygren 02 Jessica Ziegler 97 The GMA symbol denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy Visit www woodward edu alumni to submit Class Notes read alumni news learn about upcoming events and more Join our Facebook Fan Page Woodward Academy GMA Alumni Association or follow us on Twitter WAalumni Golden War Eagles In April the Academy hosted a 50th reunion celebration for the Class of 1963 and the annual Golden War Eagle Club event for alumni celebrating their 50th reunion and beyond PARENTS OF ALUMNI If your child no longer lives at your address please notify the Alumni Office at alumni woodward edu or 404 765 4035 of his her new mailing address and let us know if you would like to continue to receive this publication 14 WOODWARD ACADEMY Members of the Class of 1963 left to right Chris Blaine Bob Weinstein Marion Rivers Russ Bell Joe Feagins Jack Parry Frank Huchingson Jerry Murphy and Raul de Saint Malo

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69 73 John T Longino had an article Technology Makes It All Possible published in the December 2012 issue of the Georgia Bar Journal Robin Hensley business development coach and president of Raising the Bar has been recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the nation s Top Business Development Coaches in its second annual Best Of reader s survey This national recognition follows Hensley s designation as Atlanta s top business development coach by the Daily Report as determined by the Atlanta legal community She has held business development and marketing positions with the Atlanta law firms Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP and Swift Currie McGhee Hiers LLP and she was also a CPA with Ernst Young Dr Robert Tucker s daughter Caroline Tucker 13 graduated from Woodward on May 11 Caroline was the 2013 recipient of the Vann Award 40 years after Dr Tucker received the same award in 1973 The Vann Award recognizes a well rounded student who has spent a significant number of years at the Academy The award is given in honor of Dr Scott W Vann 69 and in memory of John W Vann III 67 both of whom spent 12 years at Woodward Dr Tucker presented Caroline with her Woodward diploma during the graduation ceremony After graduating from Woodward Dr Tucker attended Emory University earning a B A in chemistry followed by his M D degree from Emory University School of Medicine Dr Tucker is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons In December 2005 Tucker Associates Eye Care and Laser Center opened its doors in Johns Creek with a satellite office in Buford Dr Tucker has two children at Woodward Rebecca 15 and Robbie 17 76 79 82 85 woodward edu alumni Stacey Holt is starring in the traveling production of the Broadway hit The Producers The show had a run in Atlanta in January and many Woodward friends enjoyed seeing Stacey perform 86 George Dorsey is operating a hair salon in Buckhead Hugh Williamson was re elected to the Georgia House of Representatives for House District III Walton County in November 2012 Dr Warren Smith was chosen to speak at the Duke Divinity School s 87th Baccalaureate Service on May 11 Dr Smith is an associate professor of historical theology at the Divinity School He was selected by Dean Richard B Hays after graduating students made nominations 89 Author and artist Tracy BehrensSands released her latest book in October 2012 The Christian Alphabet Book uses the alphabet to teach children about Jesus prayer and the Bible Tracy s beautiful illustrations depict easyto grasp images that help parents share the book s message with their children Kimberly Burke Brown lives in Atlanta and her twin sister Stephanie Burke Tippens 89 lives in Smyrna with her husband Randy Tippens Pictured are Kimberly Stephanie the twins father and their dogs q Walter C Ernest IV executive director for the Weeks Bay Foundation was named the director of operations of the Pelican Coast Conservancy in Mobile Ala The newly formed conservancy is owned by Georgia based Atlantic Coast Conservancy Walter became the first executive director of the Weeks Bay Reserve Foundation in 2003 He will continue to serve as the chairman of the state of Alabama s Coastal Resource Advisory Board and as a board member of Legacy Partners for Environmental Education class notes continued on next page woodward edu SUMMER 2013 15

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Class Notes Alumni Update ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Will Jones Believes in Integrity Taking a Leap of Faith Will Jones 84 says that his reverence and respect for Augusta National Golf Club led him to where he is now poised to become the next Executive Director when Jim Armstrong retires in September from the club that hosts The Masters one of the four major championships in professional golf Like Bobby Jones one of the club s co founders but no relation to Will he believes in being a gentleman and doing things with integrity Will came to Woodward in fourth grade after attending public school in McDonough He credits the Academy with giving him many opportunities in life After Woodward he went on to the University of Georgia on a football scholarship earning a degree in finance and meeting his future wife Karen who was Miss Georgia Football Will s first experiences with Augusta National were during college when he served as a volunteer at The Masters He volunteered for two and a half years and was able to play the course for the first time His father has been a volunteer at Augusta National for more than 40 years After graduating from UGA Will went to work for a brokerage firm married Karen and settled into life in Atlanta and their first home Just a few years later he learned of a job opportunity at Augusta National and decided to inquire he had a great interview but didn t really feel qualified for the position The leaders at Augusta National didn t see it that way He was offered the job and started in March 1993 as the Assistant for Business Affairs At first Will didn t have his own office he worked from an extra table in the Executive Director s office absorbing all that happened around him and sitting in on many meetings to negotiate media deals While most sporting events have an agency to represent them Augusta National represents itself Eventually he was promoted to Senior Director of Business Affairs the position he still holds handling all TV and media relationships around the world and overseeing all merchandizing and sponsors His travels have taken him to parts of the world he never knew existed Will s greatest pride is in his family He and Karen have an 18 year old son William who hopes to be Harvard bound to play football in another year They also have 15 year old twins Matthew and Jeff who play basketball and football All are honor roll students in the International Baccalaureate program at Richmond Academy Will Jones is incredibly warm and has a knack for putting people at ease He is also humble and quick to praise the employees and volunteers at Augusta National The club s mission statement speaks to its uncompromising pursuit of perfection and Will thinks about that almost daily in his work and builds his goals around that pursuit If we don t get it right we do it better the next year he said While the leaders of The Masters are good stewards and good businessmen they make decisions based on improving the tournament and increasing its accessibility around the world sometimes even with less revenue Will says he is committed to integrity honesty respect and loyalty In his new role he will focus on the continued improvement of the tournament and the development of his employees When asked what gave him the courage to take a job he felt unqualified for all those years ago Will said I was taught by Coach Graham Hixon in algebra class that you got as much credit for the process as you got He held that role for about three years before being pro for the answer Sometimes you just have to trust the moted to Director of Business Affairs to run the club s TV process and hope you find the right answer It s all a business He traveled the nation and the world helping leap of faith 16 WOODWARD ACADEMY

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90 92 John Ragsdale reports that his business CustomerVision has gone through a radical transition over the last 12 months After spending 15 years in the IT field developing and deploying advanced and innovative products including two patented products the company has exited the technology field altogether transitioning into manufacturing of metals plastics and fiberglass The business continues to grow through acquisitions and bringing new and patented products to market Julie Wiley Day completed her Master s of Nursing degree in perinatal women s health at Georgia State University in 2012 She recently joined Atlanta Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates as a Women s Health Nurse Practitioner The group practices at Piedmont Hospital Julie and her husband Jonathan Day live in Mableton with their sons Jon and Jack This summer Allan WattsTrent will release a collection of short stories Observations from a Third Story Window and Other Stories through Amazon Containing 12 original short stories this ebook touches on a wide array of subjects and is set in a multitude of locations including Chicago New York London and Allan s hometown of Atlanta 93 Steve Frame is touring the American West this summer playing gigs across Wyoming Montana and Colorado both solo and with his band Steve Frame and his Western Rebels Venues include Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeos street dances festivals restaurants and bars You can follow him on his website www steveframe bandcamp net 94 98 99 Kris Bryant was promoted to staff architect at VIP Architectural Associates in 2013 after earning his architecture license from the state of New York With 13 years of experience in the field Kris has been with VIPAA since 2008 In addition to being a registered architect in New York he is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Boards Justin Spiller was appointed to serve as a vice chair for the Florida Democratic Party Justin is a Jacksonville attorney and has served as president of both the Jacksonville Young Democrats and the Florida Young Democrats He also has served as the second vice chair of the Duval County Democratic Executive Committee and as a mentor and member of various boards in Jacksonville including the United Way of Northeast Florida and the Jacksonville Urban League Catherine Rhinehart Toriello and her husband Alejandro completed their first half marathon the Atlanta Half Marathon on Thanksgiving Day 2012 They had a fantastic time prompting them to complete a second race Pasadena s Rock n Roll Half Marathon in February 2013 Catherine continues to work as a business consultant and woodward edu alumni Upcoming Events OCT Homecoming and Reunion Weekend October 4 5 2013 Classes of 2008 2003 1998 1993 1988 1983 1978 1973 and 1968 will gather to celebrate reunions NOV Veterans Day November 11 2013 Retired Air Force Col Leo Thorsness a Medal of Honor recipient will return as the guest speaker for Woodward s annual Veterans Day ceremony Col Thorsness was a POW during the Vietnam War at the infamous Hanoi Hilton For more information about events send an email to alumni wooward edu or call 404 765 4043 Alejandro is a professor of industrial engineering at the University of Southern California Anthony M Webb was selected to be one of Connecticut Magazine s Top 40 under 40 professionals for 2013 Although he has only been in Connecticut for a short time Anthony says he has worked at becoming a meaningful part of the community and he truly appreciates this recognition A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago Law School he practices corporate law and just received his M B A at Yale University Since 2007 Anthony has helped 1 000 disadvantaged youths nationwide through a program he created called Boys Speak Out class notes continued on page 19 woodward edu SUMMER 2013 17

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00 03 04 Juliet Pearl happily joined Port City Logistics in February 2013 working in the company s accounting department as collections manager She has been with her family in Savannah since 2004 when she graduated from Rhodes College with a bachelor s degree in philosophy and a minor in French Stephen Ross completed a doctorate degree in English literature from the University of Oxford in England in May 2013 91 92 07 Lily Walter started a business called Slip Away Farm LLC a small scale diversified vegetable and flower farm on Chappaquiddick Island in Births 95 David Muirhead his wife Kristine and their daughter Madison Brooke welcomed a new family member Emory Grace Muirhead on November 6 2012 Ayana Hardnett Stallings and her husband Ferrell announce the birth of their second son Ethan on January 28 2013 Ethan is little brother to 2 yearold Caleb woodward edu alumni Massachusetts Lily is the only commercial grower on the island She has been granted a five year lease for seven acres of farmland a historic farmhouse and a oneroom schoolhouse dating from the 1800s which functions as the farm stand In 2013 Lily was awarded a 10 000 USDA grant to assist with infrastructure purchases for the farm Bryce M Aspinwal graduated from the University of Michigan in 2011 and began working for the Animal Rescue Corp His work has taken him across the country protecting animal rights and fighting for ethical treatment of zoo and circus animals Bryce lives in Chicago with his fianc Deborah Peare Philip Park announces the arrival of his daughter Josie Elizabeth Park on November 14 2012 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces Blair Rothstein and his wife Lisa announce the birth of their son Caleb Levi Rothstein on November 28 2012 He was born at Emory Midtown Hospital weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces 96 Luke John Dickson and his wife Amy Dickson welcomed the arrival of their first daughter Anna Catherine Dickson on June 9 2012 Oliver Reynolds who was on two Woodward Academy state championship tennis teams was recently named interim head coach at The Citadel While these types of records are not kept the Atlanta Journal Constitution speculates he may be the youngest ever NCAA Division I head coach in any sport 08 Katie Herring has been teaching at Kent Gardens Elementary School a Fairfax County Public School in McLean Va for the past year In addition to teaching the full elementary curriculum of reading language arts social studies math class notes continued on page 99 21 Casey DeLong Jordan and her husband Joe are loving life as new parents to their baby girl Vera Laine The family lives in Woodstock Ga Casey has worked in photography television and film for the past 10 years As a freelance wardrobe and prop stylist she recently worked on projects for clients such as Turner Studios Adidas BMW Dunkin Donuts Verizon and the Georgia Lottery woodward edu SUMMER 2013 19

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Alumna Turns Blog into Book Lydia Whitlock 04 is the author of a new book published by Random House in April To My Assistant Things I ll Never Do to You but Many Other Crazy Bosses Will is based on her blog about working as an assistant in the Los Angeles film industry The book pokes fun at the ridiculous demands Hollywood bosses make of their assistants sorting their M Ms by color creating and maintaining their online dating profiles and offers helpful tips for Boss Wrangling Woodward magazine caught up with Lydia by email for a peek into her life as an assistant turned author Where did you go to college and what brought you to L A and your job as an assistant I went to Yale and eventually decided to major in film studies there so I thought the logical step for me after graduating was to move to the epicenter of the film industry Los Angeles and try to figure out if I wanted to work in film and in what capacity Being an assistant is one of the only real entry level jobs in the business and it s also a great way to learn the different sides of the business and figure out which might be something you d like to pursue as a career Why did you start your blog I started my blog after spending a couple of years hearing other assistants say and saying to myself When I have an assistant I ll never do this ridiculous thing my boss just did to them I thought it was a good natured and funny way to call attention to this kind of behavior My number one goal was to make fellow assistants laugh at our shared misery What is the funniest weirdest situation with a boss that ever happened to you as an assistant Once I spent my Sunday morning picking up a massive baby shower cake for a party my boss was throwing The cake was emblazoned with the baby pictures of the expectant couple and was pretty creepy Another time my boss screamed at me really screamed because the butter that came with his lunch was too warm I had to squeeze each packet of butter to test its temperature before giving it to him for the rest of my time working there But my favorite crazy assistant story doesn t even belong to me A friend of mine once had to go to her boss s house on a Saturday to pick up a stool sample from his dog and deliver it to the vet because her boss just plain didn t want to 20 WOODWARD ACADEMY How did you parlay the blog into a book It turns out that one way to get Hollywood s attention is to make fun of it so after the blog started spreading around to assistants and then to executives I started getting some emails about agent representation and TV rights So I turned to an agent friend at WME Entertainment who put me in touch with my book agent there and she walked me through the process of writing a book proposal which we eventually sold to a publisher whose ideas for the book lined up with mine And after all that I started writing the book The whole process of selling the book felt like a crazy whirlwind but the actual writing of the book was really fun for me What is life like now as an assistant turned author Well to be honest it s only been a few months so time will tell But so far it s been great I m working on quite a few other writing projects because the big question is always What s next Any thoughts on Woodward and how it prepared you for your life today Woodward definitely prepared me for my life today I always loved writing but my time at Woodward really helped me to develop my skills and style which are still improving I hope every day Any special teachers or friends from your Woodward days that influenced you or remain a part of your life So many of my teachers influenced me at Woodward but especially my AP English teachers Mrs Haldeman and Ms Lee who both really encouraged my writing and my chemistry teacher Ms Nettles who sponsored our film club and is responsible for my first ever viewing of Citizen Kane among many other great films And I ll always remember Mr Bryant who was able to make our AP Economics class completely enjoyable with his sense of humor which possibly contributed to my doing the same with being an assistant How about your family What do they think of your book Both of my parents have always had great senses of humor When I finally told them about the blog and the attention it was getting they paused briefly to take it all in and then said Well you were always good at turning bad situations into good ones They live in Baltimore now and are very very proud about the whole thing The book is dedicated to them

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katie herring continued from page 08 19 Coleman Gregory Patton III Greg was the recipient of the Lester R Godwin Award during Dartmouth College s annual athletic banquet for the school s football team The award is presented to the senior player who through extraordinary perseverance rose above personal disadvantage to contribute measurably to the team Sidelined by several injuries throughout his career Greg entered the program as a rookie quarterback and set Dartmouth s single game rushing record with 243 yards against Cornell University After sitting out his entire sophomore season Greg played in seven games as a running back in 2011 and six games in his final season rushing for 180 yards while averaging 6 4 yards per carry with a 51 yard touchdown run against Cornell Greg graduated from Dartmouth in June with a bachelor s degree in government He plans to continue his education in law school and science each day to her sixth grade students she teaches math and science in French as Kent Gardens is a French immersion school This summer Katie is traveling to Besan on France to participate in a program funded by a grant from the French government to assist French immersion teachers in perfecting their skills in methodologies for teaching French language and culture Lucia Roderique appeared in the production of Zorro at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta in April Josh Stillman published his first book The Chinese Finger Trap which he based on his own experiences with learning differences in school and how he overcame them Mikaya Thurmond is News Channel 9 s newest reporter making her the youngest onair talent at Chattanooga s No 1 ranked television station She joined the team after completing 11Alive s Talent Development Program in Atlanta Mikaya graduated from the University of Georgia in 2012 q 09 Bhavik Patel graduated magna cum laude with honors from the University of Georgia with a degree in finance in May 2013 He has accepted a position as a member of the Finance Leadership Development Program at CSX Transportation in Jacksonville Fla 10 Asha R Bennett is in her junior year at Howard University in the clinical laboratory science program She has been accepted into the upper division a two year program and will spend her senior year doing hospital rotations Jennifer Rubel helped the Georgia State University women s cross country team earn its first Sun Belt Championship in 2012 She was named to the AllSun Belt third team Jennifer finished in the top 15 in her race which included 83 female competitors q woodward edu alumni Julia Watkins a rising senior at Davidson College is majoring in psychology while pursuing a minor in Arabic In the summer of 2012 Julia received two grants from the college that allowed her to study and volunteer with Iraqi Syrian and Somali refugees in the Middle East She then spent 10 weeks in intensive study of Arabic in Amman Jordan during which time she traveled to the Dead Sea Red Sea Petra Jerusalem and Palestine Julia spent the spring semester of 2012 studying multiculturalism human rights and Arabic in Rabat Morocco t 11 Liz King and Missy Morrison both earned spots in the DCI World Class Corps Drum Corps International DCI is home to the highest most competitive level of marching in the world Liz will be marching lead baritone with Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps and Missy will be marching trumpet with Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps They are touring the country this summer competing and performing for thousands of people including a stop at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on July 28 While at Woodward they were both in the Marching Band Missy was the Drum Major and Liz was the Assistant Drum Major class notes continued on page 23 woodward edu SUMMER 2013 21

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Class Notes Alumni Update Academy to Inaugurate Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 2014 The Academy will induct the first members of the Woodward GMA Athletic Hall of Fame next spring to recognize outstanding former student athletes coaches teams administrators and other significant contributors for their accomplishments and contributions to the school s athletic program The Hall of Fame will provide a formal way of honoring the many athletes of the Academy s past present and future who have made remarkable achievements in their chosen sport and exhibited the great sportsmanship and character that the Academy represents Under the leadership of Athletic Director Dr Jose Fernandez a committee has worked for several months to establish eligibility criteria and processes for nominations and selection to the Hall of Fame A selection committee for the Hall of Fame will include eight voting members three current Woodward coaches three alumni and two faculty members The Athletic Director will chair the committee as a non voting member The President Vice President and Dean for Student Life and Vice President for Advancement may assist with appointees to the Hall of Fame selection committee graduation Achievements or accomplishments earned as a member of a Woodward GMA interscholastic team will be given primary consideration accomplishments at the collegiate and professional levels will bolster a candidate s possibility of induction For coaches nominees must have coached at the varsity level at Woodward GMA for at least 10 years achieving an outstanding record of coaching championship teams and or athletes The Hall of Fame will provide a formal way of honoring the many athletes of the Academy s past present and future who have made remarkable achievements in their chosen sport and exhibited the great sportsmanship and character that the Academy represents Dr Fernandez said Dr Jose Fernandez Coaches become eligible for induction five years after retiring from coaching although the committee reserves the right to waive this requirement in the event of illness or other extenuating circumstance Teams are eligible 10 years after the competition of their athletic season state championship teams will be automatically nominated 10 years after the completion of their championship season For the first three years the committee will be able to Nominees must be Academy graduates who competed induct an unlimited number of members into the Hall of in Georgia High School Association GHSA sanctioned Fame After the third year a maximum of five candidates sports Athletes are eligible for induction seven years after may be selected in a single year A rendering of the Hall of Fame display which will be located in the athletic complex 22 WOODWARD ACADEMY

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11 Becca McIver a student at Lafayette College recently returned from a semester abroad studying in Metz France Jasmyn E Story was chosen as one of six finalists vying for 50 000 in cash and business services in Skidmore College s third annual Kenneth A Freirich Business Plan Competition She was among the few finalists awarded a cash prize Although Jasmyn is an anthropology major at Skidmore pursuing minors in Italian and international affairs she has always wanted to be an actress Her business idea aims to change the way casting agents hire extras Through a smartphone application being developed by a friend Jasmyn created a tool agents can use to easily browse profiles of 12 Weddings 81 96 Greg Carlson 81 and his wife Cissy Oliver Carlson 82 celebrated the marriage of their daughter Ashley Carlson Kendall to Brandon Kendall on October 20 2012 Woodward graduates Madison Weiss 09 and Kelsey Weiss 11 served as bridesmaids and rising eighth grader Olivia Silva served as a junior bridesmaid Greg and Cissy also have two sons Matthew a student at Georgia Tech and Zach who is in seventh grade Heather Mann Humphrey and Blake Humphrey 95 married on September 15 2012 in Keystone Colo Woodward alumni attending included Brent Humphrey 91 Naomi Mann 94 Howard Hsu 95 Nate Lytle 95 woodward edu alumni non union actors seeking work With the prize proceeds Jasmyn plans to establish an Atlantabased company in partnership with her app developer She will graduate from Skidmore in 2015 opportunity to learn technology skills Julie was invited to attend after she won an award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology last year which came with scholarship money as well as an introduction to a dedicated community of likeminded young women Kendall Roney has been accepted into AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in New York N Y and Los Angeles Calif Kendall is presently a freshman theater major at Suffolk University in Boston She transferred to AMDA New York in June to pursue a bachelor s degree in fine arts focusing on musical theater First year Goucher College student Julie Hubschman s love of computer science has taken her to the White House During January s White House Tech Inclusion Summit Julie was able to network with professionals and hear speakers including the U S chief technology officer and executives from Microsoft and the National Science Foundation The event is an annual gathering of innovative thinkers from business government nonprofits and the tech world held to ensure that all Americans have the Bill Patterson 95 Casey Sentell 95 Karla Camac Carlisle 96 Julie Lybrook Brady 96 and Meredith Jackson Ramaley 96 Blake and Heather live in Fort Collins Colo 00 04 Andrew Labovitz married Allison Kelrick on May 5 2012 at the Marriott Harbour Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale Fla Groomsmen included Michael Kuniansky 00 and Justin Sunshine 00 Andrew recently joined FishBait Marketing as director of sales and media relations in New York City facilitating partnerships and providing sponsorship opportunities for businesses marketing to college football and basketball fans Washington University on May 20 2012 After a honeymoon in Italy Claire and Antonio now reside in Houston Texas where Claire is completing a residency at Baylor University and Antonio is in graduate school while completing a management program at Enterprise Leasing 05 Shannon Sheesley Balthaser married Spencer Balthaser on August 11 2012 Laura Wootton 05 and former Woodward faculty member Emily Tyre were in the wedding party q Claire Kendall Bush married Antonio Bush on May 5 2012 at the Atlanta History Museum Claire s sister Carmelle Kendall served as the maid of honor and Muriel Sherwood 04 was a bridesmaid Claire graduated from medical school at George woodward edu SUMMER 2013 23

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ALUMNI Roy A McGriff died on March 2 2013 An Atlanta native he served in the Army Air Force during World War II as a radio operator mechanic and was a home builder in the Atlanta Roswell and Cumming areas for many years Survivors include his wife of 63 years Hilda Townsend McGriff son Mark McGriff 69 and daughter in law Donna daughter Susan Boyd and son in law Gene grandchildren Chase and Kelsey McGriff and Zane Boyd and a sister Lois Maffett 44 Dr Donald R McCorvie died on November 17 2012 at the age of 85 Dr McCorvie grew up in East Lansing Mich and attended Michigan State University and the University of Michigan for his undergraduate education and the University of Toronto for medical school graduating in 1954 He served in the U S Navy in the Pacific during World War II He and his wife Lois married in 1953 and moved to Williamston Mich in 1956 to start his medical practice of 36 years Although he retired from his practice in 1992 Dr McCorvie continued to practice medicine until February 2012 Survivors include his wife Lois Milburn McCorvie his son Scott McCorvie and daughter inlaw Bonnie daughter Jill Perkins and son in law Terry daughter Mary Jo Morrison and son in law Brad daughter Lisa Frye and sonin law Bill and six grandchildren Drew Perkins Mecca and Madison Morrison Ian and Kevin McCorvie and Isabel Frye Roy Wilson died on March 27 2013 He was born in North Carolina and moved with his family in 1939 to East Point graduating from GMA in 1946 and from Southern Poly Tech in 1948 In 1951 he joined the U S Navy and was 46 24 WOODWARD ACADEMY honorably discharged in 1955 In 1956 he married his wife Donna Jean Gabele Mr Wilson retired from Delta Air Lines after 30 years of service 1955 1985 and moved to Williamson Ga in 1994 Survivors include his wife son Dean Wilson and daughter in law Susan son Jerry Wilson daughter Cindy Duncan and son in law Robert grandchildren Alex Wilson Alison Wilson Kimberly and Carlos Maldonado Rebecca Duncan and Kristin Duncan and a great grandchild Adrian Maldonado 47 Walter L Lamb died on March 30 2010 Robert C Hutches died on May 9 2011 A native of Bradenton Fla he was a graduate of GMA and Stetson University in DeLand Fla He operated a cattle ranch in Myakka City Fla and served with the U S Army during the Korean War He served as a Manatee County Commissioner from 1965 to 1977 and was a fire commissioner for the Myakka Fire District for many years He was director of HOPE in DeSoto County and a member of St Martha s Catholic Church in Sarasota where he was a choir member for more than 25 years Survivors include his wife of 53 years Ruth Wedig Hutches a daughter Virginia Mol son David Hutches son Ronald Hutches and daughterin law Linda six grandchildren and two great grandchildren 50 Edwin B Gresham died on March 12 2013 A native of Greensboro N C he was the great nephew of the Rev Richard C Gresham a member of the Class of 1907 who served as chaplain at GMA for whom Gresham Chapel is named Edwin Gresham graduated from GMA and Wake Forest College He moved to Clearwater Fla in 1962 and was 52 employed at Honeywell as an electronics buyer later retiring from United Technologies in Tampa He served for 17 years as a coach for Clearwater Little League Babe Ruth League and Junior Miss Softball In retirement he and his wife spent several years as antiques dealers Survivors include his wife of 53 years Bennie his sister Ann Clendon his son Ben Gresham and daughter inlaw Susan daughter Sarah Griffin and son in law Steve daughter Amy Fisher and son in law Rob and six grandchildren Jessica and April Gresham Shelby and Danielle Griffin and Andrew and Katie Fisher 56 David T Minor died on October 15 2009 Robert S Mitcham died on November 6 2012 An Atlanta native he graduated from GMA with honors and received an appointment to the Air Force Academy in Colorado graduating in 1967 with honors He was awarded a scholarship to the California Institute of Technology where he earned a master s degree Survivors include his wife Ginny Mitchell Mitcham and his brother William D Mitcham 61 Bob shared a close relationship with his brother throughout his lifetime and the two served as best men in each other s weddings including Bob and Ginny s 2006 wedding aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach Calif 63 Daniel V Hayes died on February 5 2013 A U S Navy veteran he was retired from teaching special education at Greenville Middle School An alumnus of the University of Georgia he was an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan and held a law degree in addition to his teaching degree Survivors include his wife Bonnie T Hayes his mother Dorothy Keys Hayes son Daniel V Hayes Jr son Victor Tuszynski and daughter in law Karin and son Jack 65

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Tuszynski granddaughter Veronica Tuszynski great granddaughter Novalee Tuszynski and brothers Keys Hayes 68 George Hayes 69 and Peter Hayes 74 John E Tilton died on November 13 2012 Mr Tilton was born into a family legacy of military service and attended GMA and The Citadel before completing his degree at Georgia State University in 1970 He spent 20 years serving as a pilot and officer in the active U S Army and the Army Reserves retiring as a Lt Colonel He received more than a dozen decorations and service badges including the Bronze Star and the Master Aviator Badge After his military career Mr Tilton served in the Civil Air Patrol where he held the rank of Colonel and a variety of leadership roles He piloted gliders helicopters prop planes jets float planes and hot air balloons He was a certified flight instructor and a corporate pilot for companies such as Energy Helicopters and The Southern Company from which he retired Over his career he accumulated more than 18 000 flight hours Survivors include his wife Becky Tilton daughters Allison Gale Tilton Clark and Natalie Anne Tilton Lloyd son John Edward Tilton III stepdaughter Larissa Greer Bran Hughes stepson Gregory Joseph Brand II six grandchildren and his sister Connie Bryant Kaye Hames McChesney 66 died on May 13 2013 Kaye grew up in Atlanta before her family moved to Hapeville She met her husband of 42 years Sam McChesney at Erskine College where they were in the Erskine Choraleers together Together they enjoyed singing with many community and church choirs traveling with friends by camper across the United States and Canada and trips overseas especially with the Marietta First Presbyterian Chancel Choir Survivors include her husband and their two children Emillie Ruth McChesney Skinner and Paul Samuel McChesney son in law Billy Skinner daughterin law Katherine Rentschler McChesney two granddaughters Eleana Ruth and Calleigh Rose Skinner one grandson Noah Paul McChesney and a sister Judy Paulette Hames 71 Davis B Robbins died on December 25 2012 He attended Georgia Southwestern College and was the owner operator of Oakman Industries and Consolidated Realty Company He was a loving father and a practical jokester who enjoyed spending time with family and friends Survivors include his son Davis Benton Robbins III and daughter in law Cynthia Ann son William Thomas Robbins daughter Kristen Robbins Perdue grandchildren Avery Ann Robbins Samuel Benton Robbins William Davis Perdue Anna Kate Perdue and Alice Grace Perdue and brothers Gary Vance Robbins 65 and Edward Benton Robbins 68 Curtis C Dunn died on December 3 2012 A native of Coral Gables Fla he was employed with S O S Security Company Verizon site in Alpharetta Survivors include his sister Darnell D Bean and brother in law George W Bean his uncle and aunt Bob and Jackie Dunn his aunt Ella Dunn Gerner a niece Lara Lewis and several cousins 71 Dozier P Smith Jr died on December 20 2012 At Woodward he was a star baseball pitcher Dozier liked to work with his hands and he could fix anything His greatest joy was fishing in his bass boat at Lake Lanier He leaves behind three dogs that he loved very much Jazz Blue and Belle Survivors include his father Dozier P Smith Sr mother Helen F Smith brother and sister in law Lyn 77 and Barb Smith sister and brother inlaw Terri and Bubba Newman and a niece Meredith Lea Earnest Daniel W White died on December 11 2012 Danny graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor s degree in marketing Always artistically talented he studied photography after college at Portfolio Center in Atlanta and was on his way to a career in that field before health issues caused a change in plans For many years he was the artistic force behind the gift shop that was a separate operation to the family stone masonry and fish pond business in Lithonia operating as All South Stone Water Garden Center Danny managed to never lose his original childhood enthusiasm for Disney and Madonna and was especially knowledgeable about the theater movies and contemporary culture He loved seeing plays on Broadway and was an enthusiastic visitor to Atlanta s Fox Theatre Among his favorite places were Boston Orlando Chicago and Destin where his family vacationed for many years In addition to his mother Johnnie sister Stephanie and nephew Taylor he is survived by his brother inlaw Miguel Gonzalez best friend Bruce Seaman and the many others whose lives he touched 87 FRIENDS Robert Dillard Ballentine Sr died on December 23 2012 A sailor in the U S Navy for six years he received his bachelor s degree in journalism at the University of Georgia and a master s degree in English from Jacksonville State University He worked as a teacher in the Atlanta Public School System for two years and at Woodward Academy for 31 years before retiring as principal associate headmaster In 1990 he authored a book about the passages continued on next page woodward edu SUMMER 2013 25

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continued from page 25 Academy The Woodward Story Mr Ballentine also was a City of Hiram councilman for 16 years Hiram mayor pro tem for 14 years interim mayor and a member of multiple boards and committees for Paulding County Survivors include grandsons David Ballentine Stephen Ballentine and Trey Balletine and granddaughter in law Jessica Ballentine great grandson Logan Ballentine brother Norman Ballentine sister Connie Corn daughter in law Julie Huff Ballentine step grandchildren Stephanie and Jason Camp and Kelly and J J Hopkins step great grandchildren Daniel and Gracie Camp and numerous nieces nephews and cousins Mr Ballentine was preceded in death by his son Robert D Ballentine Jr and his wife of 54 years Virgie Gorham Ballentine Sara Sally Sullivan Boone a teacher at Woodward North since March 1993 died on March 23 2013 Martha Callahan Tat Hixon died on December 10 2012 Tat was a graduate of Auburn University and she earned a master s degree in early childhood education at Georgia State University She taught kindergarten and directed the after school program at Woodward Academy prior to her retirement in 1989 Her late husband Graham Hixon Jr was a teacher and state championship winning football coach Student athletes now play on a field named in his honor Graham Hixon Field at Colquitt Stadium Mrs Hixon s survivors include her daughter Linda Hixon Gilmore 74 son inlaw John Gilmore and grandchildren Zack and Rachel son in law Tommy Main and granddaughter Gralyn Main Barto and daughter in law Glenda Hixon She was predeceased by her husband her son Charles Graham Chuck Hixon III 67 and daughter Gail Hixon Main 69 26 WOODWARD ACADEMY Marc de Courcy Ireland died in May 2013 Survivors include his wife Barbara and children Woodward students William a rising 10th grader Olivia rising 7th grader and Anastasia rising 5th grader John J McDonough a member of Woodward Academy s Advisory Board died on March 19 2013 at the age of 81 Mr McDonough spent his formative years in Rome Ga where he attended the Darlington School He followed in his father s footsteps and attended Georgia Tech on a football scholarship playing for a year After deciding to pursue a liberal arts degree he transferred to the University of Virginia and graduated with distinction in 1954 Mr McDonough served as a lieutenant in the U S Navy aboard the destroyer U S S Henley After his military service he joined Merrill Lynch and spent a career of more than 30 years with the company He was a financial consultant managed branch offices in Savannah Palm Beach and Atlanta and ultimately served as the firm s southeastern regional director He was an avid golfer hunter and gardener as well as a lover of history literature and music Mr McDonough was particularly interested in supporting education and the arts and was an active fundraiser for Woodward and the Atlanta Opera serving on both organizations boards Survivors include his wife of 55 years Patty McDonough daughter Meta Matthews and son in law Mark daughter Julia Neisler son Jack McDonough 81 and daughter in law Belinda daughter Mayla Thom and son in law Patrick grandchildren Christopher Zawol Virginia and Patrick Thom and John and Lucy McDonough and his brother Bill McDonough and sister in law Lisa Beverly Sanderson died on February 28 2013 A native of Minneapolis Minn Mrs Sanderson traveled the U S with her husband Ira Sandy Sanderson on an educational tour of schools advocating physical fitness for students and faculty In 1955 the couple moved to Atlanta and she and Sandy both became dedicated employees of GMA For many years Beverly was a house mother to boarding students Later she became administrator for the Campus Store Her husband served as athletic director director of admissions and director of development for the Academy Beverly and Sandy served GMA Woodward with distinction and a real devotion to the school and its students In March 1998 the couple moved to Sarasota Fla to be near their children and grandchildren Survivors include her son Dennis Sanderson 62 and daughter in law Carla grandchildren Scott Sanderson and Stacy DeLin a sister Jean Peterson nieces Carole Dirks and Linda Peterson Agre and a nephew Ronald Powers Lisa Smith died on February 15 2013 Survivors include her husband Tony and children Jarrett Smith 12 and current student Darcy Smith a rising junior Lydia Taggart mother of rising fourth grader Elizabeth Taggart and husband of William Taggart passed away in June 2013 Curtis Walker a member of the Woodward Academy Housekeeping Staff died on June 3 2013 Mr Walker had been working at Woodward since 1991

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woodward academy student accomplishments William Willsey Karthik Srinivasan and Ansley Sobel a message from Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs At the end of the school year I concluded my first year at Woodward Academy as Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs During the year I have had the opportunity to watch our teachers provide meaningful learning experiences to our students who respond with enthusiasm and authentic engagement a process that I believe is the cornerstone of a Woodward education 13 million in merit scholarships 14 National Merit Finalists During 2012 2013 our students excelled in academics and their achievements were reflected in exceptional standardized test scores Advanced Placement exams and outstanding results in state and national foreign language contests The senior class led the way earning more than 13 million in merit scholarships with 46 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation including 14 National Merit Finalists and five National Achievement Finalists The Upper School Odyssey of the Mind team won first place at the World Finals in May One senior who participated in the Independent Scientific Research ISR program was named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search Art students won prestigious awards including two National National Scholastic Art Gold Awards three Achievement Finalists Silver Awards and the American Vision Award and several Upper 5 continued on next page woodward edu SUMMER 2013 27

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marcia prewitt spiller continued and Middle school students were included in art exhibits across Georgia The performing arts department delivered the highest quality theater musical and dance performances throughout the year earning top ratings at music festivals and selections for All State Chorus and Band In these accomplishments and many more Woodward Academy students have made us very proud As I look ahead to the new school year I am excited about several new initiatives to support our faculty in being the very best educators for our students such as increased planning and collaboration time for teachers a continued emphasis on applying technology in the classroom and on innovative and creative learning opportunities such as design thinking as well as a newly formed Academic Council to help guide academic priorities for the future of the Academy Additionally in alignment with Woodward s new drug testing policy we will employ a new drug education curriculum in the Middle School that will include a parent education component We also will pilot a BYOD bring your own device program for students in eighth grade history and several Upper School classes I hope you enjoy reading the following Awards section which celebrates our students and highlights the many ways in which Woodward continues to foster excellence character and opportunity in our learning community academic achievement Thirty three Woodward students participated in the Foreign Language Association of Georgia s FLAG Annual Spoken Language Contest in French Spanish Japanese Chinese and German with 85 percent receiving the top award of superior Upper School foreign language students also participated in the following National Exams l National Spanish Exam 82 Honors Spanish students won state awards placing at the 95th percentile or higher nationally l National French Contest 22 Honors French students placed in the top 10 in state and nationally l National Latin Exam 10 Latin students won awards ranging from Cum Laude to Gold Summa Cum Laude academic achievement Senior Grayson Berger was selected as a candidate for the U S Presidential Scholars Program Students are chosen based on superior test scores on the SAT or ACT college admission tests and then evaluated for academic achievement personal characteristics leadership and service activities and a personal essay Sincerely academic achievement academic achievement Senior Ronak Dave was selected as a semifinalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search one of the nation s most prestigious pre college science research competitions Ronak also participated in the Independent Scientific Research program along with senior Cali Callaway The three Upper School student publications The Blade newsmagazine Silent Voices literary magazine and The Phoenix yearbook each received gold medals from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association from Columbia University at the 2012 competition Each publication is produced by students in grades nine through 12 academic achievement academic achievement Senior Charlie Marcus received the 2013 Georgia Chinese Language Educators GCLE Star Student Award Charlie completed four years of Mandarin Chinese study 28 WOODWARD ACADEMY The Upper School Odyssey of the Mind team competing in the Division III Tumblewood Problem won first place out of 43 teams from around the world including Singapore Hong Kong Germany Poland and South Korea at the World Finals held at Michigan State University in May

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2012 2013 Graduation Awards senior banquet GRESHAM AWARD BURNETT AWARD Kelly Marie Guest Hannah Katherine Silvers CARLOS VALEDICTORY CIVITAN AWARD Kelly Marie Guest Amy Yan Dam SGA PRESIDENT Isaiah Matthews Avery Cobb VICE PRESIDENT NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Benji Russell MASTER STUDENT AWARDS BREWSTER AWARDS Karaz Patrice Axam Isaiah James Matthews Taylor Lorin Lin Calder Remington LaBriola ATLANTA JOURNAL CUP DAVID R M c COLLUM AWARD PRESIDENT Catherine Mahala Callaway Catherine Mahala Callaway Karaz Axam SALUTATORY AWARDS PRESIDENT S AWARDS VICE PRESIDENT Mary Helen deGolian Justin Samuel Payan Bahar Sedaghat Amalfard Grayson Parke Berger Harrison Avery Adams Cobb Mary Helen deGolian Robert Davis DeRodes Summer Elizabeth McFadden Justin Samuel Payan Michelle Eve Raphael Lindsay Nicole Rohrer Benjamin Elijah Russell David Andriate BENENSON AWARD Alexandra Lynn Lucas McKAY AWARDS Morgan Anna Foreman Charles Richard Marcus MORRIS AWARD Charles Bernard Pyke III ROGER W SLOAN AWARD PRESIDENT NHS 12th VICE PRESIDENT Nabil Sawja SECRETARY Julia Johnson SENATORS Anna Scott Phillips Ben Heiman SENATORS AT LARGE Ethan Frank Kailey Orkin Bahar Amalfard departmental awards MATH RELIGIOUS STUDIES PERFORMING ARTS CHORUS STONE ESSAY AWARD Mary Helen deGolian Nolan Hall Jake McWhorter Killian Wyatt ENGLISH PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT PERFORMING ARTS VIDEO PRODUCTION TYLER BROWN 96 AWARD Hannah Silvers Angell Green Blake Johnson SOCIAL STUDIES William E Lineberry Award PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE RAY A KROC AWARD Morgan Millon Justin Payan Katie Goldstein SCIENCE E A Dearolph Award PERFORMING ARTS DANCE DAVIS AWARD Carter Roberts Thomas Giornelli PERFORMING ARTS ORCHESTRA VANN AWARD CHARLES G HIXON III COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD Caroline Tucker Ryan Strat ACADEMY CITIZENSHIP AWARD DAVID H CHANDLER AWARD PERFORMING ARTS BAND Simone Carey Anna Scott Phillips Charlie Marcus DOBBS AWARD Phillip Yamin SELMA RIDGWAY AWARD Ronak Dave FOREIGN LANGUAGE A T Ferguson Award Kelly Guest COMPUTER SCIENCE William Willsey Kelly Hagan Kailey Orkin Summer McFadden KYLE BURNAT 01 SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD Austin Roark woodward edu SUMMER 2013 29

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woodruff spirit awards awards continued upper school honors banquet LOTTIE WILSON MATH AWARD Beldon Lin ROSS AMERICAN HISTORY AWARD Evan Elam KAREN BERRY AWARD Leslie Fellwock GRALIKER LEADERSHIP AWARD CLEO CARMACK HUDSON BEST WRITER AWARD Lucy Banks Smith Christopher Kennedy Matthew Kennedy BAUSCH LOMB AWARD CLEO CARMACK HUDSON POETRY AWARD JEAN OLSTIN AWARD Matthew Kennedy Sathvik Namburar James Williamson 11th 10th Carli Beisel Tristan Cooke Kendall Davis Anjan Deepak Jonathan DuPre Ward Easterlin Briana Fleetwood Leah Hammett Christian Harrison Arooj Khalid Maya Munnings Cole Snyder Pooja Dave Jenny Hannah Charles Jackson Brandon Johnson Sydney Krieg Jared Ladden Rikha Manchireddy Christian Raver Jacob Reich Brett Schwartz departmental awards 11th 10th 9th COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE Cai Glencross Meghana Gudur Cassie Van Orden FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE Christopher Kennedy Molly Wafer Pranay Vemulamada ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Katherine Hueber Katherine Hueber Roshni Kailar MATH MATH MATH Beldon Lin Allison Gordon Shlok Sarin PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR LIFE PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR LIFE Cameron Moseley Drew Sands Domia Edwards Peter Droogmans RELIGIOUS STUDIES PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT Alex Eidson Andrew Davis SCIENCE Sathvik Namburar Alex Eidson SCIENCE Abiram Srivatsa SCIENCE Meghana Gudur SOCIAL STUDIES Meera Gorjala 30 WOODWARD ACADEMY Logan Cooper RELIGIOUS STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES Samuel Shipp PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SPORT SOCIAL STUDIES Nikolas Koumandarakis 9th Sarah Kate Carpenter Carley Clapes Justin Cook Logan Cooper Luke Corbin Erica Evans Michelle Harlan artistic achievement The following art students were included in the juried exhibit for the 22nd Annual Georgia Photography Awards and Exhibition held at Pace Academy sponsored by Atlanta Celebrates Photography Sydney Cooper 1st place Kyra Semien 2nd place Dannah Gottlieb 3rd place Merit of Excellence Evelyn Ahnrud Bahar Amalfard Julia Johnson Ellie Blocker Lizzie Dickerson Coleman Fitzgerald Madison Bass Taylor

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2012 2013 Upper School 12th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Dorsey Addicks Eva Anderson David Andriate Brooke Aspinwall Karaz Axam Jessika Bassil Grayson Berger Elizabeth Blocker Holly Boyles Ashley Bruce Cali Callaway Catherine Carter Nathan Case Katan Cheti Spencer Clapes Chelsey Clark Avery Cobb Ford Croft Lauren Culver Amy Dam John Dannehl Ronak Dave Mary Helen deGolian Davis DeRodes Elizabeth Dickerson Alex Duner Rachel Fair Sam Fishman Hannah Fleming Morgan Foreman Thomas Giornelli Katie Goldstein Sam Goldstein Haley Gooding Sam Grindell Kelly Guest Nolan Hall Hannah Hewitt Bill Hindman Sydney Housen Trevor Jann Blake Johnson Julia Johnson Anna Kelly Chris Kendall Raajita Koneru Anna Kreger Calder LaBriola Annie Ladisic Morgan LaMarca Taylor Lin Josh Lubel Alex Lucas Khayame Maiki Jeffrey Mann Katie Mann Spencer Mann Charlie Marcus Samuel Marks Isaiah Matthews Hollyanne Maxey Carroll Middelthon Morgan Millon Tommy Moorman Wilson Morgan Niki Morrison Bobby Newman Kailey Orkin Justin Payan Alex Phillips Priya Reddy Carter Roberts Alex Robinson Zoi Rosado Jared Ross Morgan Rousseau Caitlyn Rutan Rajan Sardana Nabil Sawja Hannah Silvers Lauren Smith Ansley Sobel Karthik Srinivasan Caitlin Stanyard Ryan Strat Caroline Tucker Stefan Vereen Ben Walker Kathryn Watson Caroline Wilkinson Starlight Williams William Willsey Killian Wyatt Phillip Yamin SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Zoya Abdullah Sarah Adams Mayowa Adesokan Evelyn Ahnrud David Alexander Iman Ali Bahar Amalfard Anna Baldwin Ford Croft and Avery Cobb Mina Bansal Madison Bass Taylor Marc Beans Savannah Burgess Simone Carey Jayesh Chokshi Dan Connolly Sydney Cooper Natalie de Guardiola Neil Dhruv Price Dickerson Maddy Donlan Connor Dooley Ashley Duncan Pilar Duralde Christopher Edwards Elizabeth Ellis Kirby Fibben Coleman Fitzgerald Ethan Frank Andrew Gehrhardt Jake Gottlieb Angell Green Tiana Grissom Kelly Hagan Kyle Hawkins Emily Haydel Benjamin Heiman Emma Herrera Lauren Hibbard Drew Jackson Victoria Johnson Annie Kempe Kennedy Krieg Andie Kuehndorf Kate LaFiandra Anna Kathryn Lawler Abby Lester Solomon Mangham Drew Massey Simone May Summer McFadden Jake McWhorter Shah Mirza David Morgan Jecee Morgan Verdin Susana Morphis B J Myers Meg Nestlehutt Anna Noeltner Lexie Norfleet Nnedi Obichi Jake Parker Robert Passarella Bhavin Patel Shayl Patel Jordan Patton Seas Patton Miller Anna Scott Phillips Max Poore Chad Pyke Hayley Quay Michelle Raphael Nzinga Reid Austin Roark Brandon Rohrer Lindsay Rohrer Josh Rollins Max Ruth Andrew Sayegh David Scott Alex Shamir Rachel Sharitz Sam Siegel Steven Smith Matt Stack Brian Stringer Joseph Stuhrenberg Lexi Sutherland Austin Torras Ellie Trice Devon Valastro Sam Viguerie Taylor Walters Maurissa Ward Sydney Wheat Cody Williams Taylor Williams Devon Willis Ava Wilson Zachary Wingate Nicole Woods John Zay woodward edu SUMMER 2013 31

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awards continued national honor society new Dorsey Addicks Ashley Allen Sarah Anderson Jason Arkin Jed Barkin Lee Beaty Josh Bircoll William Blissit Caroline Boggs Rachel Boxer Grace Broadbent Quin Brown Branson Byers Athena Cahill Charlie Carroll Nathan Case Ta Neal Chandler Spencer Clapes Sarah Coats Joshua Cohen A J Cole Kathleen Cook Sarah Diekroeger Jon DuPre Ward Easterlin William Eidson Evan Elam Katherine Feldner Sam Fishman Robert Flesch Jordan Gamble 2013 inductees Morgan Gibbs Emily Goldstein Amy Gorowitz Irfan Hassam Malani Emily Haydel Benjamin Heiman Kenan Herbert Katherine Hueber Sydney Housen Albert Hunecke Harini Indrakrishnan Blake Johnson Callie Kennedy Christopher Kennedy Matthew Kennedy Arooj Khalid Alex Koumandarakis Sarah Krawcheck Danielle Kreger Alexander Kriteman Afshan Lakhani Christopher Lea Max Lefar Kayla Lightner Beldon Lin Austin Lourie Kevin Lu Josh Lubel Khayame Maiki Kashif Malik Drew Mancuso legacy of liter ary achievement Sandra Slider Director of Student Publications will retire at the end of the calendar year concluding a 32 year career at Woodward that has spanned a variety of roles on the faculty and staff A 1975 graduate Sandra returned to Woodward in 1981 as Alumni Director and Yearbook Advisor Along the way she worked in the Development Office as Parent Club Coordinator Director of Publications and Public Relations and Director of Development In 1994 she moved to the Upper School to her current position and she has spent almost 20 years nurturing the writing and journalism talents of Woodward students Under Sandra s direction and leadership The Phoenix was named the top independent school yearbook in the country by the American Scholastic Press 32 WOODWARD ACADEMY Spencer Mann Brantley McAdoo Phillip Moore Niki Morrison Sydney Morton Cameron Moseley Caroline Muller Maya Munnings Elizabeth Muse Sathvik Namburar C J Nicholson Sarah Anne Owens Anjeli Patel Ravish Patel Elizabeth Pilger Jackson Raines Aja Rawden Pranav Reddy Amri Rigby Jakob Robinson Mary Alex Romero Caitlyn Rutan Warren Sams Hayden Schaefer Brooke Scocos Nick Shapiro Nakul Sharma Samuel Shipp Hanna Sidhu Benjamin Sigman Lauren Smith Lucy Banks Smith Annie Stewart Matthew Stewart Nicki Strianese Katie Tabachnick William Uphouse Cameron Walker Richard Wang Rachel Ward Mimi Washburn Brianna Washington Sydney Wilbon Morgan Williams Starlight Williams James Williamson Quincy Wolff Tian Xin Taylor Williams Association Silent Voices has won numerous Highest Awards from the National Council of Teachers of English and was named a Pacemaker Finalist from the National Scholastic Press Association and each of the publications has earned countless first place and gold medal awards as well as All Southern and All American status In addition to overseeing student publications Sandra is the Student Government Association sponsor and serves on the graduation speech selection committee She also was the inaugural coordinator for the SOAR program and has served as an advisor in the program Her husband Russell Rusty Slider 75 Vice President for Admissions also will retire at the end of 2013

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2012 2013 Upper School 11th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Ashley Allen Sarah Anderson Jason Arkin Lee Beaty Erik Benjamin Josh Bircoll Will Blissit Caroline Boggs Rachel Boxer Grace Broadbent Quin Brown Madeline Burke Branson Byers Athena Cahill Sarah Coats Joshua Cohen Sarah Diekroeger Ward Easterlin Alex Eidson Evan Elam Robby Flesch Jordan Gamble Morgan Gibbs Cai Glencross Emily Goldstein Amy Gorowitz Kenan Herbert Katherine Hueber Albert Hunecke Harini Indrakrishnan Callie Kennedy Christopher Kennedy Matthew Kennedy Arooj Khalid Alex Koumandarakis Sarah Louise Krawcheck Danielle Kreger Alexander Kriteman Christopher Lea Max Lefar Kayla Lightner Beldon Lin Austin Lourie Kevin Lu Kashif Malik Sydney Morton Caroline Muller Sathvik Namburar C J Nicholson Sarah Anne Owens Ravish Patel Anjeli Patel Jackson Raines Aja Rawden Pranav Reddy Jakob Robinson Mary Alex Romero Warren Sams Hayden Schaefer Virginia Settles Nick Shapiro Nakul Sharma Samuel Shipp Benjie Sigman Macie Sims Monica Strauss Nicki Strianese Katie Tabachnick William Uphouse Jelly Vanderwoude Cameron Walker Richard Wang Rachel Ward Mimi Washburn Brianna Washington Quincy Wolff Catherine Zhu SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Smiley Asireddy Denzel Banks Amanda Barag Jed Barkin Carli Beisel Ta lor Billups Megan Blase Anna Bowden David Brotman Jack Bryant Allen Michael Capo Talia Capozzoli Charlie Carroll Ta Neal Chandler Doug Clarida Caroline Coffey Naomi Cohen A J Cole Joe Collins John Comer Kathleen Cook Tristan Cooke Caitlin Cooper Theo Culley Harrison Curtis artistic achievement The String Machine and Chamber Orchestra groups received Superior Ratings on their performances at the Heritage Music Festival in New York City The String Machine won the best overall award and first place Chamber Orchestra won second Seniors Kelly Hagan and Sam Viguerie won Maestro Awards at the festival for their solo performances Sam also composed an original music score to accompany the Some things are certain message reel on the school s website Klair Davis Katrina Dawson Rachel Dodson Lillian Duong Jon DuPre Rachel Etheredge Katy Feldner Briana Fleetwood Alex Ford Mary Fragakis Hayley Goldberg Shields Goodman Aidan Gorey Sean Gramlich Ben Grander Kaitlyn Greaney Stefan Gresham Leah Hammett Haley Haskins Irfan Hassam Malani Raevin Hawkins Hal Herring River Holifield Lindsay Hornecker Rachael Howard Hamilton Jenkins Ahmad Jingo Adnan Khawaja Lauren Kimbrough James King Aidan Knezo Afshan Lakhani Abby Lawson Ryan Lieppe Jonathan Mack Drew Mancuso Andy Martinez Melissa Mazur Brantley McAdoo Ivana McDonald Ian Moreno Blythe Morocco Caleb Morrison Cameron Moseley Falak Muhammedi Maya Munnings Meagan Murray Elizabeth Muse Luz Ovalle Nicole Pappas Max Pastor Elizabeth Pilger Eric Poliashenko Chandler Pyke Faheem Rahman Caroline Richardson Amri Rigby Trip Rohling Sydney Schirra Dylan Scinicariello Brooke Scocos Amy Sekar Ian Shulterbrandt Hanna Sidhu Lucy Banks Smith Corey Smith Cole Snyder Katherine Stepanian Annie Stewart Matthew Stewart Anthony Strianese Ryan Todd Lisa Waltuck Rachel Ware Charles Wellborn Sydney Wilbon Joanna Wilen Trey Williams Morgan Williams Alexandria Williams James Williamson Adrian Winchester Courtney Wyatt Tian Xin Judy Zhao woodward edu SUMMER 2013 33

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2012 2013 Upper School 10th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Nava Amalfard Caroline Arnold Austin Barrett Morgan Beans Kevin Brown Kate Bryan Chip Cary Philip Cave Jordan Chapman Briana Childs Mary Elizabeth Cooper Pooja Dave Gracie Demarest Rachel Erbrick Leslie Fellwock Kyra Freeman Meher Gill Allison Gordon Meera Gorjala Dannah Gottlieb Benjamin Gregg Grace Grindell Meghana Gudur Jenny Hannah Devyn Harrod Reeves Henderson Callen Inman Emani Jones Amy Kanchibhatla Jennifer Katz Sydney Krieg Jack LaFiandra Mason Lin Patricia Lin Tori Lindelow Sasha Litovchenko Ben Malkin Maddie McCool Natalie Milton Alex Murfee Anna North Daniel Oberti Molly Paradies Lee Ann Passarella Sahil Patel Hao Wen Peng Corey Pessin Ellie Pryor Jacob Reich Jack Sard Ruth Schapiro Brett Schwartz David Spielberger Jack Stoffer Helen Taylor Matthew Torrance Mackenzie Tylka Shyam Vyas Molly Wafer Andrew Warren Sydney Warren Hannah Waters Kennedy Watson Savannah Williams Simon Willis Kallie Wynens Janet Xin Liliana Zha Kevin Zhou artistic achievement Lizzie Dickerson and Savannah Burgess each won a National Scholastic Award Silver for their artwork Ellie Blocker was one of five selected in the state of Georgia to receive the American Visions Award Lizzie also won third place at Atlanta s Dogwood Festival High School Art Exhibit SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Sameer Abbasi Alyssa Achiron Michael Adams Grace Andrade Caroline Bakke Brendan Bender Jarryd Bethea Shaan Bhakta Joelle Borchers Jalen Brooks Erica Brown Tommy Bryan Austin Carey Darby Cease Anderson Cheney Caroline Citarella Alexandra Claugus Jalen Coleman Gina Colombo Allison Compton Nas Crawford Claudia Creal Aliyah Daley Lauren Daley Andrew Davis Michael Deshay Oscar Dow Evan Duffy Kinsley Evans Arrington Farrar Caroline Franco Arden Frank Taisen Garama Lauryn Greer Dean Griffin Andrew Gulley Nate Guyton Marcus Hall Claire Hammond Ashari Hankerson Haley Hasen Brielle Hentz Palmour Hewes Avery Hinchman Camera Hogan John Hopkins Samantha Howard Marcus Hyatt Charles Jackson Zharia Jeffries Shayan Jiwani Lauren Johnson Lindsey Johnson Nick Johnson Yash Joshi Olivia Koscik Catherine LaBriola ac ademy achie vement Woodward Academy was named No 2 in the large workplaces category in the Atlanta Journal Constitution s Top Workplaces feature Woodward was included in this honor for the third consecutive year chosen from more than 1 200 organizations 34 WOODWARD ACADEMY Tiffany Boyd

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Jared Ladden Anna Lee Will Letcher Lexi Lobel Karan Maiki Rikha Manchireddy Nikhil Mardhekar Spencer McCray Molly McGonigle Jack McKenney Ashley Mulaik Amanda Myles Marin Ogletree Laura Oprisch Charlie Paine Utkarsh Pandey Akshay Patel Veeral Patel Alex Patrick Josh Perry Nick Pezeshkan Ryann Poe Abby Poirier Charlotte Preuss Damian Privat Kennedy Prothro Joseph Rabun Matthew Reynolds Madison Richardson Emily Rockhill Scott Rubinger Drew Sands Camille Sayles Riley Schatz Emma Schifilliti Collin Silliman Samantha Simpson Austin Smith Darcy Smith Paisley Snowden Nolan Stubbs Drew Stull Drew Sullivan Jack Sullivan Sydney Sumrall Jes Sutherland Sachin Swami Summer Thompson Rita Thomson Rebecca Tucker Jessica Vass Nathaniel Wallace Julia Watson Grant West Caroline Williams Eniyah Willingham Nikita Zlatopolsky Sarah Zschunke from the commencement address At four years old I chose to go to Woodward North because it was the only school with ponies in the front yard complete with a riding ring Looking back I now realize I chose Woodward not because of the horses but because it s where I felt the most at home Woodward is the place where I feel the strongest and where I know I can be the best version of myself Braver stronger and smarter that s what we all want to be but often don t think we are We need someone there to remind us and I d like to think that that someone has been and will always be Woodward Cali Callaway 13 artistic achievement Paintings by Upper School art students Katherine Goldstein and Summer McFadden were juried and selected for the Jay Shapiro Foundation Exhibit at the Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery in May woodward edu SUMMER 2013 35

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2012 2013 Upper School 9th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Bassem Amercani Jack Taylor Bernard Susannah Bakke Liliana Burgess Sarah Kate Carpenter Emily Cease Falak Chranya Gavin Claugus Emma Clayton Austin Coffee William de Courcy Ireland Rand Dorney Chris DuPre Neena Edupuganti Stephen Elliott Erica Evans Samantha Freedman Sahil Gandhi Heyley Gatewood Harrison Gibbs Nicole Hofland Darya Hosein Michael Jang A J John Isabelle Johnson Kate Johnson Katherine Johnson Roshni Kailar Shreya Kanukunta Alliah Kassem Nikolas Koumandarakis Sam Lefar Kaylie Lobel Sarah Lu Jordan Meachum John Patrick Mulkey Jessie Newman Amari Page McKinley Paul Grady Pastor Olivia Reznik Madison Rousseau Shlok Sarin Arjun Shah Benjamin Silvers Eeshani Singh Aria Smith Lauren Sobel Abiram Srivatsa Pranay Vemulamada Kathryn Warren Connor Welch Tam Wheat Gabrielle Wilkinson SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Alex Alvord Caila Anderson Olivia Anderson Cheyenne Arthur Chad Assad Chad Baldwin Alison Balog Coston Barber Mari Whitten Barber Alex Belkeir Charlotte Bernot David Brewer Joshua Briggs Marley Briscoe Doug Brite Grace Brown Sydney Burke Jack Carroll artistic achievement Senior Jake McWhorter was nominated for the 2013 Shuler Hensley Award for Best Featured Actor for his role as Nicely Nicely in the spring production of Guys and Dolls The Shuler Hensley Award an initiative of the ArtsBridge education program of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation honors musical theatre excellence at the high school level Jake also was selected for All State Chorus for an outstanding six consecutive years 36 WOODWARD ACADEMY Callaway Chase Carley Clapes Erika Clift Aliyah Cofer Mac Collins Justin Cook Kyle Cooke Cameron Cooper Logan Cooper Luke Corbin William Crane Velanie Croley Malik Curry Jordan Daley David Neil Daniell Yash Darshane Neel Dhanani Keira Douget Haley Dunson Monica Duong William DuPre Domia Edwards Duncan Elam Alex Erdman Ashley Fair Trey Falconer Benjamin Feldman Jack Fleming Marie Forehand Madison Garvey Mije Gist Kynedi Gray Mack Green Lauren Greene Will Gryboski Marc Guasch David Guttenberg Michelle Harlan Jakari Harris Wyatt Hathaway Lexi Hecht Autumn Hicklin Natalie Hill Alex Huey Nic Huey Allen Hulette Gyasi Igyan Mahagony Jackson Sara Elizabeth Jackson Ariel Jones Olivia Jones Julia Khoury Tucker Kimbrough Serena Kongara Andrew Koriwchak Rachel Ladisic Jake Lawson Zachary Levin Josh Levy Benjamin Marcus Harrison McAdoo Madison McGarrah Sarah McKenney Clay McMillian Shelby McWhorter Ben Meyers Coleman Morgan Lydia Morris Yari Mosley Arslan Munaf Jake Nestlehutt Justin Norris Wallis Ohlhausen Zach Orig Anjali Patel Kashav Patel Emily Pritchard Lucy Richardson Max Richardson Walker Robitscher Will Romero Anna Salvadori Ron Sanders Ramzi Sayegh Jason Seeb Cameron Seets Jewel Smith Tiffany Smith Garrett Snyder Dylan Stechmann Anna Strawn Michele Taylor Jessica Terrell Avery Tutt Kase van Rees Kristian Walker Dwayne Watkins Morgan Watson Katy Williams Mallory Wilson Stephen Witmer Elyza Wylder Paul Zachos

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2012 2013 Middle School 8th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Ali Abdullah Erica Abraham Danielle Ben Arie Will Berkey Pari Bhat Erica Brooks Garnet Brown Chase Calhoun Cash Callaway Sara Grace Carmical Simon Cohen Susannah Cole Carson Collins Indira Cunningham Aditi Deepak Cheyenne Early Grace Englert Hannah Erbrick Briana Fernandez Amanda Firestone Alexa Flesch Maya Foreman Vamsi Gadde Suma Gangasani Julia Gianneschi Shah Mirza Solomon Mangham Ryan Glass Landon Goldstein Sierra Henry Katya Hernandez Pol Gillian Jewell Avni Kulkarni Mary Grace Lesesne Krithika Nayudu Garrett Oberkfell Helen Olson Anuja Palacharla Rishika Pandey Jackson Payan Katie Pressgrove Faculty members Swannee Park 97 Michelle Nichols and Dana Reker Phoebe Quinton Ashley Raymer Ben Reich Sehaj Rekhi Apurva Routhu Aly Shakoor Josh Sherman Madeline Sieglinger Evan Strat Danielle Streever Andrew Sun Jayesh Chokshi Jessika Bassil Mina Bansal Brooke Aspinwall departmental awards ALGEBRA COMPUTER SCIENCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION BOYS WOODWARD WAY AWARDS Anuja Palacharla Cassie Van Orden Darien Wiggins BAND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PHYSICAL EDUCATION GIRLS Pranay Vemulamada Avni Kulkarni ENGLISH READING Vamsi Gadde Alexa Flesch FRENCH SCIENCE Evan Strat Carson Collins Hampton Brannon Sara Grace Carmical Indira Cunningham Cheyenne Early Maya Foreman Avni Kulkarni Josh Mccullough Gaby Pascual Phoebe Quinton Sehaj Rekhi Evan Strat ORCHESTRA GEOMETRY SOCIAL STUDIES Angela Neal Apurva Routhu Nikolas Koumandarakis US HISTORY SPANISH Max Abramson Helen Olson MATH VISUAL ART Shlok Sarin Cheyenne Early BRASS MUSICIAN Ali Abdullah MEN S CHORUS Tripp Haskins PERCUSSION MUSICIAN Landon Goldstein TREBLE CHOIR Erin Edwards Erica Brooks Xavion Fleet Wood TYLER DODSON AWARD WOODWIND MUSICIAN Branch Buehler DAR AWARD Sierra Henry CIVICS ECONOMICS Rishika Pandey OVERALL Andrew Sun woodward edu SUMMER 2013 37

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2012 2013 Middle School SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Max Abramson Tucker Alexander Neal Allen Kenneth Andrews Wyatt Atchison Connor Baldwin Grant Barchard Everest Barfield Drew Beaty Alex Bender Justin Berger Adia Berry Sahaj Bhimani Wake Biederbeck Ansley Bird Hampton Brannon Breece Breland Morgan Brinson Aaron Brown Blake Burns Ryan Capo Noah Carlyle Cameron Carmen Clay Cary Ethan Cheng Maheen Chranya Payton Christensen Justin Clark T J Cobb Natasha Cooper Ella Creal Morgan Croft Caroline Culver Julia Mae Davis Sydney deFrancis Dylan Dodge Caela Donald Alex Dulisse Wes Dunkel Cory Earwood Molly Echols Erin Edwards Arnith Eechampati Shelby Etkind Xavion Fleetwood Makenli Forrest Nia Garama Giulia Gomes Harry Gould Jakai Grooms Daly Gryboski Matthew Gulley Joshua Harrison Sammie Hasen Tripp Haskins Grace Hensel Joy Howard Rylee Jahn Rizaan Kamruddin Shira Kaplansky Sam Katz Crawford Kennedy Makael Khaaliq Zaira Khan Sahil Kirpalani Jonathan Kiss Isabelle Koscik Alexandra Kostyshen Danielle Lanier Alex Lawson Graham Leader Marcus Lin Kennedy Lollis Griffin Long Will Magruder Khalid McCalla Josh McCullough Dinara McMichael Mackenzie Miller Sarah Moreno Kinnera Nayudu academic achievement Erica Abraham was selected as a 2013 Carson Scholar for earning the highest level of academic achievement and displaying strong humanitarian qualities Erica received a 1 000 scholarship award for her college education Angela Neal Charlotte Nichols Thad North Jonathan O Neil Lucy Outtrim J R Pace Kavya Paladugu Gaby Pascual Aasha Patel Neal Patel Simren Patel Jalen Polk Andrew Pressgrove Joseph Rafshoon Tatum Ramsey Moulica Reddy Will Roberts Kamau Robinson Martin Rodriguez Isabelle Romero Cameron Russ Leila Sampson Mariah Sanders Braeden Saykaly Kamryn Scocos Jasmine Sears Josh Seeb Samantha Seidel Jack Settles Caroline Shelton Matthew Shelton Brennan Silliman Ben Simon Lillian Smith Valdon Smith Jack Starr Michael Steinberg Laura Strianese Will Stull Margaret Sutton Hailey Thomas Mac Thompson Imani Thompson Nick Thomson Tyler Valastro Nicholas Ventulett Ishani Vyas Darien Wiggins Ben Wilkinson Meredith Williams Delayna Willie Adelaide Wilson Merritt Winter Justin Wolozin Eric Wood Grace Woodbery Benjamin Woolcott Sabrina Zhao academic achievement The Middle School Math Team competed in the 25th Annual GACS Math Tournament Out of 40 teams in the small school division the mathletes won first place in the JV contest covering Algebra II and Geometry and third place in the Algebra I contest Calder LaBriola and Taylor Lin 38 WOODWARD ACADEMY

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2012 2013 Middle School 7th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Alexandria Barrett Calli Campbell Jack Cenatempo Jeremy Chen Corinne Cochran Daisy Dow Robert DuPre Neel Edupuganti Sam Etheredge Armand Fernandez Colin Fraser Bradley Freedman Anna Freeman Cates Freeman Megan Garrison Stuart Gordon Prasanth Gudur Laine Hartman Nyah Hawkins Harrison Jordan Herrell Katherine Herrell Gabriela Johnson Noor Kabakibou Lauren Latona Mary Elizabeth Lecesne Maddie Ledet Lizzie Levine Leah Marcus Stratton Marsh Marshall McCormack Keera McDonald Sara Milstead Kala Mitchell Will Moore Sahiti Namburar David Osayi Srinidhi Panchapakesan Shaylan Patel Alanna Pearson Alexandra Potts Tashfia Rahman Vijay Rajeev Alex Rand Tanvi Reddy Caitlin Reed Katherine Richardson Collin Roberts John Scott Sophia Sidman Olivia Silva Bridget Silvert Brian Smith Arjun Srinivasan Peyton Strong Trey Turner Kristin Wadsworth Sawyer Wolf academic achievement Eighth grader Ali Abdullah was one of two students who placed first in the state of Georgia in the National French Exam Twenty Honors French students placed in the top 10 with five earning second place Also in the Middle School students taking Honors Spanish classes placed in the top six in the state and in the 95th to 99th percentile in the nation in the National Spanish Exam Isaiah Matthews departmental awards ALGEBRA FRENCH SPANISH Arjun Srinivasan Alexandria Barrett Alex Rand BAND OVERALL VISUAL ART Jack Cenatempo Anna Freeman PHYSICAL EDUCATION BOYS WOODWARD WAY AWARDS Jackson Baker Marshall McCormack Corinne Cochran Alexander Dablah Armand Fernandez Jazmyn Finney Bradley Freedman Cullen Moore Sahiti Namburar Alanna Pearson Shiva Puttagunta Terzettea Simpo SCIENCE DAR AWARD Malik Compton Megan Garrison Antwan Patton BRASS MUSICIAN Tashfia Rahman MEN S CHORUS Joseph Makilya PERCUSSION MUSICIAN Will Dunkel PHYSICAL EDUCATION GIRLS Cameron Gifford ORCHESTRA PRE ALGEBRA Neel Edupaganti Daisy Dow TREBLE CHOIR Bella Johnson READING WOODWIND MUSICIAN Armand Fernandez ENGLISH Kristin Wadsworth Lauren Hibbard SOCIAL STUDIES Alanna Pearson woodward edu SUMMER 2013 39

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2012 2013 Middle School SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Chloe Adams Sara Akbik Yusra Amercani Connor Asarch Lucas Bakhtiari Davis Balser Hannah Benjamin Samuel Berman Austin Blas Carole Anne Block Cully Bogard Cameron Bothwell Ben Boxer Hunter Brown Austin Bryan Reece Bunbury Samantha Carbonara Cara Cenatempo Anna Coffee Sam Collins Anthony Compton Alissa Cook Ethan Cornelius Stanley Cunningham Alexander Dablah Cele Daly Luke DePiero Sehaj Dhanani Shree Dhanani Katherine Dorton Virginia Doty Will Dunkel Drew Dunson Anna Farley Jazmyn Finney Jonathan Fitch Carter Franco Harold Franklin Carlie Franzman Daniel Gallups Cameron Gifford Merhawi Gimeskel Jaila Gladmon Benjamin Goodly Finn Gosch Nicholas Greene Sydney Greenfield Kayhan Haddad Marc Hammond Lauren Harrison Abigail Henderson Alexandra Henderson Hallie Hunt Nikhil Jindia Mitchell Kahlert Katie Kaminsky George Kimbrough Alisha Kongara Jack Kostyshen Miranda Levin Jack Lewis Grant Lieppe Morgan Lindelow Serananda Maiki Joseph Makilya Rebecca Malever Tayib Malik Daniel Marcus Maxwell Marinac Sam Mattingly Samantha Miller Ross Milstead Cullen Moore Christopher Mulaik Andrew Murfee Miles Oden Christa Pastor Aman Patel Nirali Patel Antwan Patton Quillen Perlis artistic achievement Three Middle School students received awards in the National Scholastic Art Competition Samuel Riviere 7th Silver Medal Photography Cashington Callaway 8th Gold Medal Jewelry and Cheyenne Early 8th Gold Medal Photography Ben Petree Shiva Puttagunta Lindsay Rand Hayden Reeves Sam Riviere Noah Rogers Jack Rood Kelsey Russell Daniel Sherling Ben Shipp Emily Sigman Terzettea Simpo Alexandra Slaughter Rachel Snapperman Bradley Snipe Andrew Spicher Adam Spielberger Niles Stubbs Connor Sutherlin Omar Swaray John Teske Tori Truesdell Jacob Vayle Benjamin Vellanikaran Thomas Welch Maxwell White Madison Williams David Wilson Justin Wright Graysen Wynens Caroline Yarbrough Julia Yarbrough Maddie Zacks Ethan Zager Isaac Zelcer Elise Zha artistic achievement Fourteen Middle School art students were selected for the My Atlanta Exhibition of Atlanta Celebrates Photography held at Piedmont Park Eighth grader Jaelyn Willis earned first place in the 14 18 year old category and eighth grader Cheyenne Early earned first place in the 13 and under category Joseph Stuhrenberg Kirsten Stubbs and Stefan Vereen 40 WOODWARD ACADEMY

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2012 2013 Lower School 6th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Maya Akbik Ariana Nayelli Alvord Neel Amber Bansal Kaitlyn Mackenzie Bates Michael Dosh Berkey Zoe Woyu Bienert Brett Rich Blas Alex Michael Burgess Joshua Scott Burgess Alexia Sanai Cainion Emma Elizabeth Carmical Julian Gilchrist Chapman Avinash Ravi Chugani Mary Grace Clayton Isha Dnyanesh Darshane Nicholas Ericson Eller William Henry Freer Emily Jean Gallagher Sejal Gandhi Reagan Britney Glass Marshall Thomas Golick Asha Divya Gorjala Camryn Graham Sabrina Zainab Haider Anna Katherine Harris Noah Miller Henry Anna Kathryn Hodges Charles Franklin Hollis Wyatt Stewart Johnson Cora Michell Jones Griffin Mikhail Jones Arya Biren Joshi Isaac Evan Keil Thomas Cataldo LaFiandra Grace Catherine Lazzaro Hailey Michelle Lightner Sydney Lauren Lopez Wesley Davis Maxey Caroline Grace McKean Anthony O Okolo Sarah Ayomide Olatidoye Seeta Patel Michael Miller Reid Roshni Mitesh Shah Ashani Sharma Eliana Lasseter Sherman Clara Hollister Snell Kayla Stadeker Safia Serena Tejani Allen Knox Thompson Nikhil Madhure Vishwanath William Peet Wagner Clara Ellen Wheelock William Addison Wood Andrew Phelan Zacks Raymond H Zhao SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Micah Samuel Abramson Kwamena Tosan Awotwi Isabela Elise Baldwin Thomas Foster Barnard Lawton Andrew Bird Ethan Connor Blas Mahala Jane Broad Adin Bryn Burwell Zachary Alexander Canepa Reid Everett Christensen McKibben Jiang Collins Jackson Wendell Couch Olivia Audrey de Courcy Ireland Annabelle Wadsworth Duncan Farron Jayce Edmonds Samuel Joseph Etkind Coley Lee Evans Kristina Elise Farthing Danion Kaylor Fields artistic achievement Three fifth graders from the Lower School earned top honors in the No Place for Hate student essay contest Victoria Dablah 1st Elementary Writing Ella Wells 2nd Elementary Writing Sarah Brummett 1st Elementary Media Songs Poetry DAR CITIZENSHIP AWARD Teagan Sage Fritts Kameron Nickon Garmestani Caroline Renee Gaster Zoravur Singh Gill Kira Nicole Green David Hoover Greene AnaSimone Guillaume Charles Ross Hatcher Anam Hussain Jacqueline Anne Inman Zoe Amelie Marie Jafflin Rohan Jhanjee Parker August Kahlert Daniel Glin YiQing Katz Margaret Johanna Koriwchak Jacob Edward Leader Casey Andrew Levy Tessa Rehette Levy Rebecca Magruder Amanosi Nalini Maiki Stephanie Martinez Miles Kenneth Saeed Matterson Rachel Anita McCray Max Allen Meyer David Warfield Morris Athena Aniela Nassar Zander Damore Page Carlyle Gentry Pilger Madison Sinclaire Polk Luke Christian Pollydore Mark Antonio Pollydore Harry Davenport Putt Morgan Charles Redding Alexandra Francis Robinson Nicholas Irven Salomon Max Seidel Sam Nathan Shir Lucy Grace Sileo Harper Elizabeth Sims Michael Fred Sorrow Bryce Joseph St Amand Cullen McCormac Stradtman Anya Vijayvergiya Jacy Danielle Watson Jared Ryan Whitehurst Jacob Price Willis Christian Glenn Wylder Olivia Jeanne Zervas Benjamin Roland Zintak Teagan Sage Fritts Michael Fred Sorrow KIWANIS CLUB AWARD James Wyatt Barron CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Outstanding Student Ariana Nayelli Alvord Brett Rich Blas Alex Michael Burgess Emma Elizabeth Carmical William Henry Freer Sejal Gandhi Reagan Britney Glass Asha Divya Gorjala Camryn Graham Anna Katherine Harris Anna Kathryn Hodges Griffin Mikhail Jones Arya Biren Joshi Thomas Cataldo LaFiandra Caroline Grace McKean Ashani Sharma Eliana Lasseter Sherman Nikhil Madhure Vishwanath Andrew Phelan Zacks Raymond H Zhao PRESIDENT S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ariana Nayelli Alvord Brett Rich Blas Alex Michael Burgess Emma Elizabeth Carmical William Henry Freer Sejal Gandhi Reagan Britney Glass Asha Divya Gorjala Anna Katherine Harris Anna Kathryn Hodges Arya Biren Joshi Thomas Cataldo Lafiandra Ashani Sharma Eliana Lasseter Sherman Nikhil Madhure Vishwanath Andrew Phelan Zacks Raymond H Zhao woodward edu SUMMER 2013 41

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2012 2013 Lower School 5th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Isabella Rose Bakhtiari Kaitlyn Elizabeth Berkowitz Eric Robert Bible Sarah Alexa Bortnick Erin Nicole Brooks Sarah Kelley Brummett Guthrie Ogden Buehler Hector Martino Bush Brooklyn Rose Noel Carr Hannah Faye Coetzer Victoria Dablah Logan Dansby Jessie Lane Dietz Gabrielle Leigh Edwards Maxwell Scott Eidson Chase Martin Engelhard Hope Elaine Englert Hannah E L Feldman Gavin Kenneth Frey Reynolds Welton Gaddy Caroline M Garvey Sydney Elizabeth Graves Gavin Kalaheo Greer Megha Gupta Stuart Aaron James Sabeena Devi Jindia Austin McLeod Kelly Madeleine Ruth Kenyon Rahul Khandelwal Kathryn Ann Krupczak Anjiya Lakhani Rebekah Anne Grace Lecesne Akhila Madichetty Eric Prager Malever Sydney Arin Mance Cornell McBride Michael Samuel Medeiros Morgan Yvonne Miller Parker Andrew Mitchell Maya Lauren Mitchell Angelica Camille Mugg McCoy Alexander Pace Peter George Papapolymerou Mansi Chetan Patel Abbi Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Campbell Patteson Nitya A Rajeev Jacques Remy Alexa Marie Richardson Salina Salim Macon McNeill Sandifer Cole Ford Schindler Luke Elliot Schindler Rhea Bhavik Shah Alexander Xavier Silva Brandon Amir Smith Spencer Rivers Smith Perrin Lynne Sorrow Gabriella Casscille Stripling Brock Benefield Vandagriff Spencer Warner Waterbury Malachi DuBois Wiley Richard Nicholas Wright Daven Raymond Yadav Charles Matthew Zacks SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Kristin Lawton Abernathy Aspen Gillian Andrews Akinjide O Awujo Alivia Leigh Ayres artistic achievement Fifth graders Akhila Madichetty Manasa Moravenini and Asha Gorjala were selected for the Clayton State University Spivey Hall Children s Choir Program for the 2013 2014 year Members of the Children s Choir receive professional quality instruction in all aspects of vocal production musicianship and choral performance 42 WOODWARD ACADEMY artistic achievement The Lower School s 5th Grade Ensemble won the Gold Medal at the Southern Star Music Festival competition They also were named Grand Champions earning the highest score of all competing instrumental and choral group divisions with a 99 out of 100 the highest score in the 21 year history of the music festival Kassia Maya Bandrowski James Wyatt Barron Lance Berland Oliver Harris Blank Chance Basil Bootstaylor Joseph Cassidy Bowers Emma Elisabeth Dison Brantley Riley Joyce Burruss Camden Scott Cahoon Edwin Buchanan Crane Trenton Robert Davis Jalen Christopher Dedeaux Kathryn Kyser Demorest Maxwell Rubin Drucker Sebastien Alexandre Edelmann Ryan Nicole Falconer Jordyn Denice Finney Samantha Rose Fitch Ella Wells Freeman Avery Lynne Greene Leah Marie Greer Henry Wyatt Hart Jack Henry Jewell Aldric Omar Johns Herbert Christopher Jones Jayden Michael Jones Gildea Odette Rose Katz Ean David Levine McKenzi Andreya McDade Hill Faiza Mohammed Manasa Moravineni Blythe Elizabeth Morgan Teague John Morgan Isabella Parker Nardone Drake Frederic Wilson Oakhill Madison Tracey Oberkfell James Crawford Pringle Benjamin Reitman Addie Grace Riviere Mercer James Roberts Brandon Germain Royes Samuel Coleman Sawyer Lori Olivia Smith Kale Insu St James Jason Alan Steinfeld Micaela Marie Stewart Cole Edwin Storey Robert Benjamin Strianese Jake Edward Waddell Michael Charles Whitmore Griffin Anthony Williams Preston Martin Wright CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Outstanding Student Erin Nicole Brooks Sarah Kelley Brummett Guthrie Ogden Buehler Chase Martin Engelhard Hope Elaine Englert Caroline M Garvey Megha Gupta Madeleine Ruth Kenyon Kathryn Ann Krupczak Parker Andrew Mitchell McCoy Alexander Pace Peter George Papapolymerou Elizabeth Campbell Patteson Salina Salim Luke Elliot Schindler Brandon Amir Smith Perrin Lynne Sorrow Gabriella Casscille Stripling Charles Matthew Zacks

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2012 2013 Woodward North 6th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Alisha Chranya Vincy Chiou Caroline Doran Jason Escolar Anna Gianneschi Sydney Hallas Samantha Humphrey Evonne Iau Bryce Macaulay Monisha Mahadevan Passacaglia Mason Hans Meyer Tej Munshi Dhruv Narula Aliya Ohayon Shayna Patel Niha Shavele Linda Shi Alex Vaughan Derek Zhou SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Tommy Azadi Sonali Bhakta Austin Carter Catherine Doran Christian Hall Kellum Key Naman Luthra Ariana Machen Julia Phillips Sanil Sawja Ava Saykaly OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS Vincy Chiou Alisha Chranya Anna Gianneschi Sydney Hallas Samantha Humphrey Evonne Iau Monisha Mahadeven Passacaglia Mason Hans Meyer Tej Munshi Linda Shi Alex Vaughan Derek Zhou 5th GOLD EAGLE AWARDS Armaan Ajani Emily Azhari Nick Daddona Michael DuBose Ananya Ganesh Nishita Ghanate Jason Guo Saanya Kapasi Erin Kim Siddu Koppaku Vikram Kumar Rhea Niyyar Emma North Aditi Pande Rhea Pandit Jack Passyn Arjun Smith Saket Surapaneni academic achievement Four Odyssey of the Mind teams from Woodward North qualified to compete at the World Finals competition in May at Michigan State University The teams placed 9th 12th 17th and 25th out of 827 teams from 14 different countries SILVER EAGLE AWARDS Destiny Abbey Kabir Ahmad Samir Ajy Naheen Ali Michael Azadi Danielle Blank Viswa Chintalapudi Collin Conduah Shreya Dhanani Prahalad Gururajan Harish Koneru Cameron Martin Cameron Nguyen Ameiya Pednekar Kunal Poddar Parker Poteet Ava Rincon Lynn Yue OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS Armaan Ajani Emily Azhari Nick Daddona Ananya Ganesh Nishita Ghanate Saanya Kapasi Rhea Niyyar Aditi Pande Rhea Pandit Saket Surapaneni WOODWARD WAY RECIPIENT Anna Gianneschi GREENE LIGHT AWARD Sydney Hallas Alex Vaughan The last commencement processional out of Brewster Hall Chairman of the Governing Board Ben Johnson III 61 with President Stuart Gulley and members of senior staff and the administration woodward edu SUMMER 2013 43

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2012 2013 Woodward North STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS PRESIDENT ART AWARDS MUSIC AWARDS SPANISH AWARDS SIXTH GRADE SIXTH GRADE SIXTH GRADE Naman Luthra Alex Vaughan Ava Saykaly Lindsey Haley Ansley Delaney Anna Gianneschi FIFTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE Dani Blank Siddu Koppaku Emma North Shreya Dhanani Michael DuBose Aditi Pande Nishita Ghanate Armann Ajani Rhea Niyyar FOURTH GRADE FOURTH GRADE FOURTH GRADE Kendal Newton Lekha Koganti Colton Nickell Libby Lindahl Audrey Nesbit Casey Macaulay Akash Patel Justin Hall Sara Auffant SIXTH GRADE THIRD GRADE THIRD GRADE THIRD GRADE Aarya Merchant Evan Magill Emily Auffant Connor Phillips Ashi Jain Vishal Sareddy Jasim Ansari Riya Patel Elizabeth Yu FIFTH GRADE CITIZENSHIP AWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARDS SIXTH GRADE SIXTH GRADE Shayna Patel Niha Shavele Evonne Iau Tej Munshi Passacaglia Mason Sydney Taylor Hans Meyer VICE PRESIDENT Michael DuBose SECRETARY Caroline Doran TREASURER Kiran Gadde CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Cooper Sydney Hallas Stephens Anna Gianneschi Barton Ananya Ganesh Guest Vikram Kumar Key Nick Daddona FOURTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE Shreya Dhanani Nishita Ghanate Michael Azadi Siddu Koppaku Nick Daddona Rhea Pandit THIRD GRADE Alex Duner FIFTH GRADE Milton Sara Ghafary Nicholson Mathew Ausman Potts Teja Gadde Ananya Ganesh Michael Azadi Nick Daddona Adolph Amelia Walthour Markey Rehaan Bicha Rovsek Jameson Connors FOURTH GRADE Connor Li Richard Westrop Kennedy Ryman FOURTH GRADE THIRD GRADE Shay Patel Naina Reddy Justin Hall Lekha Koganti Naman Miglani Kennedy Ryman Aneesh Kulkarni Christian Harrison Rustin Makhmalbaf THIRD GRADE Aneesh Kulkarni Julia Loggins Evan Magill Riya Patel Rustin Makhmalbaf Khushi Niyyar 44 WOODWARD ACADEMY Annie Kempe Grayson Berger

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