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FEATURED INSIDE Senior Snapshots 1 Student Awards 31 Magazine SUMMER 2017 Alumni 46

WELCOME ADMINISTRATION F Stuart Gulley Ph D President Rebecca R Eckstein Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President and Dean for Student Life Upper School Principal Robert F Hawks Vice President for Advancement Nija Majmudar Meyer Vice President for Strategic Marketing and Communications Kelly H Sanderson Vice President for Finance and Administration Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs From Our President Many of you know the work of Andy Cunningham a beloved sculpture teacher in our Upper School who is also a master artist Andy created a piece representing the DNA of Woodward Academy installed this spring in the lobby of our Carlos Science Building As I reflect on this past academic year Andy s sculpture springs to mind as symbolic of the Academy Like the strands of DNA Woodward weaves together the academic experience with such an incredible array of opportunities for students to explore and build on their own special talents The seniors featured on the following pages personify the beauty of the Woodward experience From the world class fencer and founder of a toy company to the aspiring doctors and dedicated volunteers these students are each so much more than those single definitions imply To the Class of 2017 I send my congratulations and a reminder that Woodward will always be your home As we celebrate our seniors I am grateful to all of you the members of the extended Woodward family It takes all of us parents teachers counselors coaches bus drivers and administrators to prepare our students for college and lives of meaning like those our alumni are leading all over the nation and the world I hope your summer has been enriching and refreshing and I look forward to another year of being part of this remarkable Woodward family in 2017 2018 F Stuart Gulley

The Woodward Academy Class of 2017 is a diverse and remarkable group of students filled with athletes artists innovators performers leaders civil servants science whizzes humanities geniuses and often all of these things at once Even brief snapshots of a small group of seniors reveal the breadth and depth of this class s accomplishments and the bright future that awaits them WOODWAW R DO OE DD W U AARLDU M E DNUI 1

Aaron Brown GEORGIA TECH Vintage Eagle Aaron started his own business selling toys at age seven He is still running Tin Toy Arcade an online seller of vintageinspired toys and retro gifts think robots paper dolls and Silly Putty that has an A rating from the Better Business Bureau WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED MEMORY Woodward is the community that allowed me to grow a silly idea in second grade into one of the largest retro toy stores online Teachers and families supported me in my company s growth allowing me to turn my childhood hobby into a full time business and discover my intended path of studies in college operations research I cannot articulate just how thankful I am for Woodward the fantastic teachers and faculty and the friendly families Singing an impromptu concert on the shore of Lake Geneva at sunset with the Woodward Academy choir WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 MILLION I would assist small businesses in their early stages of development acting as a sort of angel investor and I would love to work with the owners and with companies as they develop their unique style of running their business WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A WOODWARD KINDERGARTENER Slow and steady wins the race I have found success with this advice many times over though it is a bit clich 2 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Aaron is a Vintage Eagle meaning he attended Woodward for 12 consecutive years

Katya Hernandez Pol UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER Woodward is a place of academic freedom where I can express my opinions and hear the great diversity of opinions around me in an enjoyable microcosm Katya s easy smile says a lot about her spirit and her actions says even more Katya volunteers at a women s relief center serves breakfast to homeless people at St Francis Table and tutors at Main Street Academy Her sport is riflery and she loves making jewelry and building model rockets WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP A traveling doctor WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 MILLION Save a quarter pay for college with another quarter and use the other half to figure out how to start some sort of nonprofit business that funds technical education in Africa IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH THREE OF YOUR HEROES WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY Jeanne de Clisson Scipio Africanus and Nelson Mandela Jeanne de Clisson was a strong woman in an era where women were viewed as weak After the king executed her husband she fought against the corruption of the French hierarchy by becoming a fearsome pirate queen Scipio Africanus was a Roman general who was known for his more peaceful conflict resolutions Finally I would choose Nelson Mandela because he fought against racial inequalities in South Africa and when he won had the courage to forgive his oppressors WOODWARD EDU 3

Sierra Payton UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Vintage Eagle With friends Sierra Payton created an online magazine Peach Pit celebrating culture and art for Atlanta teens A creative problem solver she has been an accomplished scholar cheerleader and lacrosse player all the while pursuing photography and helping her mother run a child care center Sierra is a Vintage Eagle meaning she s been at Woodward since Pre K WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 MILLION I would use some of the money to buy out an entire Urban Outfitters store and I would give everything else to my mom to repay her for everything that she has sacrificed for me Woodward means home Anyone who has had any type of impact in my life has been a part of my Woodward career from teachers to classmates and other faculty members My friends are like my family They look out for me and are there for me during tough times My teachers have been great role models The Woodward community has helped make me the person I am today IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH THREE OF YOUR HEROES WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY Barack Obama He seems like a cool guy and reminds me of my dad Petra Collins She s my favorite photographer and very creative Beyonce She s my favorite singer and I have admired her since I was 2 years old I would be honored just to be in her presence IN THREE WORDS WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO YOUR CLASSMATES IN THE CLASS OF 2017 AS YOU EMBARK ON LIFE BEYOND WOODWARD I ll miss you 4 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

Andy Sun WHARTON COLLEGE AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Andy Sun is the whole package a worldchampion fencer winner of the 2016 U S A Junior Olympics Championship in cadet saber fencing and a scholar who achieved a perfect score on the SAT Having learned to juggle an intense training regimen with rigorous academics Andy will surely conquer life in college and beyond Woodward made me into a wellrounded kid Although the academic opportunities abounded I did not feel pushed to devote my life purely to poring over textbooks for hours on end like my peers at other schools I always felt I had enough time to pursue my fencing career and other cocurriculars WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP Something in the field of economics WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY The Willpower Instinct It talks about what gives people willpower and motivation to accomplish more IN THREE WORDS WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO YOUR CLASSMATES IN THE CLASS OF 2017 AS YOU EMBARK ON LIFE BEYOND WOODWARD Try something new WOODWARD EDU 5

Chase Calhoun WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Chase Calhoun s kindness and caring for others make him seem wise beyond his years At Woodward Chase has been shaped by his studies and activities He s been president of the SGA and a member of the Honor Guard the Chaplain s Council the Outdoors Club and the varsity clay target and swimming teams Outside of school he s served on mission trips to rural North Carolina and Haiti With his sights set on becoming a humanitarian worker peacemaker or federal law enforcement officer Chase s parting words to his classmates sum up his wishes for their future Love Give Live WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED MEMORY My most treasured memory is falling asleep on a deflated sleeping pad lying on a rock with spiders crawling who knows where but looking up at the stars perfectly bright and visible over the uninhabited Galiuro wilderness of Arizona on a WA Outdoors Club NOLS trip 6 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 I am the young man I am today because of my parents guidance throughout my childhood years my spiritual journey as a teenager and my education Woodward has played a massive role in who I am and has given me the tools necessary to go out into this world give my life to others and make a difference WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 MILLION I would take what I needed to live buy a small south Georgia farm and give the rest away WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A WOODWARD KINDERGARTENER Love everybody you meet regardless of your differences because we are all really brothers and sisters

Krithika Nayudu NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Krithika Nayudu has her sights set on medicine and she s already interned for three physicians in Atlanta and Chicago As a member of Woodward s Service Leadership Board she led a project to care for elderly citizens at the College Park Healthcare Center She s also done volunteer work in Bangalore India We ll give her a few years and then check to see if she s taking patients WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY I really love languages so in my free time I like to keep learning new words and phrases everyday I ve been learning French in school for six years and I like to read French novels so that I can maintain my current level WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY My favorite book is Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri which is a collection of short stories that each have a common theme of Indian culture in America I really enjoyed reading it because I felt like it was very relatable as I too have had to find a way to make peace with two very different cultures I was really moved by the perspectives of all the different characters Woodward Academy for me has been a place where I have been able to grow as a person mainly because of the diversity of the student body I have been able to learn in an environment alongside students with such different backgrounds and interests This has allowed me to gain a much better perspective of what the real world is like WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A WOODWARD KINDERGARTENER I would say that working hard every step of the way is very important but at the same time it s equally important to have fun with your friends and make the most of your time in school because these are memories that you will have long after it s all over Also it is important to be comfortable with who you are and retain this confidence despite any obstacles that may come your way WOODWARD EDU 7

Phoebe Quinton STANFORD UNIVERSITY Phoebe Quinton s got spirit In fact she won the Spirit Award in eighth grade before forging an Upper School path that included working with Woodward Academy Serves on community service playing the mellophone in the Marching Band and French horn for the String Machine and studying abroad in France and Switzerland We can t wait to see what Phoebe will do next To me Woodward represents a welcoming and accepting community that fosters ingenuity diversity and leadership WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED MEMORY My most treasured memories at Woodward involve working as assistant drum major for the Marching Band WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 MILLION I would use 1 million to fund the expansion and improvement of the Jesse Draper Boys Girls Club I have spent many afternoons tutoring at the club and organizing their annual fundraiser I would love to see how the club would improve with some extra funding Also I would use the money to help pay for my college tuition because that stuff is expensive WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP Honestly I still do not know what I want to be when I grow up and fully resist the overwhelming pressure of society to dictate my future at such a young age 8 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

Chandler Dorsey GEORGIA TECH Chandler Dorsey was invited to take part in American Explorers a leadership development program co created by the Arthur M Blank Family Foundation that gave him a summer experience in the outdoors of Montana among other opportunities Chandler clearly believes that leadership should take the form of service to others as evidenced by his service to his Woodward community in the city of Atlanta and to his hometown in Henry County From serving as Peer Leader at Woodward and teaching young kids to play golf with First Tee of Atlanta to feeding the homeless with Hosea Helps Chandler has done it all while maintaining honor roll status Next stop Georgia Tech where he plans to study mechanical engineering Woodward means a community which fosters learning growth and friendships WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 MILLION I would pay off my parents house my college fees and give to the rest of my family ARE THERE ANY FACULTY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY INFLUENTIAL DURING YOUR TIME AT WOODWARD My chemistry teacher Mr Mark Carrington has helped by recommending me for many of the opportunities that have come my way My college counselor Ms Jodi Hester also has given me recommendations as well as guiding me through the college process IF YOU COULD HAVE DINNER WITH ONE OF YOUR HEROES WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY Jackie Robinson for his courage to break barriers in sports WOODWARD EDU 9

Carson Collins UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Carson Collins is a once and future scientist Woodward s 2017 PAGE STAR Student he excels in math and science and conducted research in partnership with Georgia Tech s School of Physics through Woodward s Independent Scientific Research Program Carson achieved a perfect score on the SAT There s no way of knowing what discoveries await he plans to pursue a research career in math or physics WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED MEMORY I was part of a Woodward group that visited Cuba From the people I met to the incredible sights and sounds I witnessed the trip was an eyeopening experience Every day included trying a new local dish exploring a new area of the country and meeting Cuban teenagers and adults I will not soon forget the incredible memories I made on that trip Woodward has been my home for more than a decade a place where I ve grown and explored without boundaries or limitations It s a community where students come together with respect and enthusiasm for learning whether in the classroom on the playing field on the stage Woodward will be with me for the rest of my life WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP I plan to pursue a career in research specializing in a mathematics and or physics based field Problem solving and applying knowledge in new and different ways are what I enjoy and I am definitely looking forward to the research opportunities available to me at UChicago WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A WOODWARD KINDERGARTENER To a kindergartener or anyone still in elementary school don t worry about moving up to the next school at Woodward It s not as scary as it might seem now and no matter what happens every member of this incredibly supportive community will always be behind you 10 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

CONTENTS National Model Programs 12 FEATURED IN ALUMNI Week of Understanding 14 The Big Chill 46 woodwardway 17 Golden War Eagle Celebration 50th Reunion Weekend 47 Connecting New Friends to Terranova 18 Young Alumni President s Circle Reception 48 Seniors Named to 20 Under 20 19 Dispatches from a Middle School Trip to France 20 Athletic Hall of Fame 49 War Eagle Watch 22 Class Notes 50 Arts in the Aerie 24 The Woodward Fund Why Participate 26 Track Dedicated to Coach Hamling 27 Reflections on the Class of 2017 28 Learning to See at WA 29 Student Awards 30 Holiday Hangout 48 GMA Grad Brings People Together 52 Getting on the SmartPath 57 Alumna Lives Out Service Ethos 59 Babies 62 Weddings 63 Passages 64 Every year seniors decorate their uniforms with images representing the colleges and universities they ll attend WOODWARD EDU 11

Robotics Publications Debate Oh My Woodward on the National Stage All across our community Woodward eagles are working and competing among the nation s best Our talented students faculty and staff often garner attention on the national stage for their academic athletic artistic and cocurricular accomplishments While awards and recognitions abound at Woodward three programs have made especially impressive leaps and bounds over recent years robotics student publications and debate Winning accolades at the highest level these Woodward programs gave us more reasons to be proud in 2016 2017 Robotics Building for hours on end Practicing intricate driving skills late into the evening Coding hundreds of lines of complex code Following a gameplan to perfection Woodward s championship Robotics Team 12 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 This is how Upper School robotics advisor Tim Hipp describes the work that went into his team s success The team qualified all four of their robots for the State Championships bringing home three of the top nine scores in the skills competition This marked the team s best performance in five years and qualified three of their robots for the World Championships more than any other high school in Georgia Additionally the robotics program hosted a very well received tournament and won an important Sportsmanship Award recognition for putting their best foot forward to even their fiercest competitors

Publications The Blade newsmagazine The Butterknife email newsletter Silent Voices literary magazine and the Phoenix yearbook all recently took home prestigious awards at the state and national levels The Georgia Scholastic Press Association awarded all publications top honors proving Woodward s publications and its student journalists to be among the state s very best These publications also achieved national model status winning the scholastic equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize in several areas Among the many honors at the national level The Blade was a National Scholastic Editors of student publications Press Association NSPA 2016 Pacemaker Finalist and a Columbia Scholastic Press Association CSPA Gold Medalist and Silent Voices was a CSPA Gold Medalist and Gold Crown winner in addition to winning the NSPA Magazine Pacemaker award While many journalists won recognition at the state and national levels for their individual editorial efforts most notably Maddie Ledet was the Runner Up Junior Champion Journalist of Georgia Erin Edwards won the Superior Award for News Writing at a national write off competition and Avni Kulkarni received three Honorable Mentions and was the Grand Prize Winner for the national Jostens Design Contest Debate The Woodward debate program has flourished at every level over recent years This year the all star Max Abramson Tripp Haskins team had a 40 0 record in their preliminary debates which was an Academy record and as coach Maggie Berthiaume puts it no other team in the country came close At the High School State Championships the Abramson Haskins team as well as the Arjun Srinivasan Alanna Pearson team achieved perfect records for the weekend earning Woodward both first and second places overall at the varsity level Additionally the Mona Mahadevan Malachi Robinson team became JV state champs and all six Woodward debaters at the tournament were top 10 speakers Meanwhile the Middle School excelled as well with the Sonali Dade Carter Smith team winning the JV state championship title Abramson Haskins Pearson and Max left and Tripp led the nation in preliminary debates Srinivasan also won the Academic All American award Woodward also had the great honor of hosting the 30th Annual First and Second Year National Debate Championships which featured approximately 200 students from 47 schools and 18 states Faculty Woodward teachers also often earn recognition at the state and national level This spring three teachers gained especially remarkable honors Sherry Cheng 2016 Georgia Chinese Language Educators Teacher of the Year Patricia O Sullivan Georgia Chapter of AATF K 12 Teacher of the Year Dawn Axam Dance Teacher of the Year Dance Teacher Magazine WOODWARD EDU 13

EMBRACING DIFFERENCES Week of Understanding This spring President Stuart Gulley wrote a heartfelt message to the Woodward community during the Week of Understanding March 27 31 giving context to the tradition now in its 15th year and reiterating the school s commitment to being a standard bearer Indeed this year s program may be more important than ever given the deteriorating state of respect for difference in our country The rise in anti Semitic incidents nationwide including the desecration of Jewish cemeteries is deeply troubling Across the world Muslims are experiencing increased threats and discrimination We need this Week of Understanding to re center us and remind us that we are a community where everyone regardless of our differences receives respect and appreciation A hallmark of a Woodward education is providing the opportunity to help us examine the world through the lens of someone different from ourselves While I hope that our daily interactions at the Academy encourage that to happen naturally and throughout the year the Week of Understanding is our conscious attempt to see the goodness in people of all races ethnicities nationalities faith traditions abilities ages sexual orientations and gender identities It is our means of living out the Woodward Way respecting ourselves each other our school and our world More than anywhere else in Atlanta and most likely the nation we are blessed to be a global school representing the great diversity of the world We are committed to learning to live together in cooperation and respect I take great pride in hearing from outside observers that they view Woodward as Atlanta at its best May we continue to lead the way for Atlanta and our country by using this Week of Understanding as a reminder of the gift of our rich diversity the gift of embracing people who are different from ourselves not fearing or reviling them 14 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Jacob Mach A Lost Boy s Journey Home Jacob Mach s visit to the Lower School was one outstanding aspect of this year s Week of Understanding Not only is Mr Mach an Atlanta police officer and a Woodward parent of fourth grader Mach Mach he s also one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who grew up in Sudanese Ethiopian and Kenyan refugee camps Mr Mach told a rapt student audience about his journey which began when he was forced to flee civil war in what is now South Sudan As a 7 year old Mr Mach made a twomonth barefoot journey during which many friends and fellow Lost Boys died of exhaustion starvation and dehydration Perhaps even more terrifying many others died of violent onslaughts by their persecutors and attacks from lions and crocodiles Somehow Mr Mach survived but his journey did not end there After four years in an Ethiopian refugee camp he was displaced again by civil war Another harrowing journey ensued this time back to Sudan then on to Kenya where he eventually landed in a refugee camp and at 12 years old began elementary school For years he survived on one UN sponsored meal a day but worked hard and kept his faith that he might one day find another home

footing it was Mr Mach s grit and perseverance that ultimately led to his success And his successes are many after gaining his GED he graduated from Georgia State while working nights as a security guard After years of working in security he graduated from the Atlanta Police Academy and as of February 2017 became an Atlanta police officer He s grateful for the chance to give back to the community in his role as a police officer Mr Mach frequently works with homeless veterans If I can make it you can he tells them Photo by Wendy Stone care of Corbis Historical Collection In 1999 Mr Mach was one of approximately 4 000 Lost Boys to qualify for resettlement in the United States More than 15 000 other Lost Boys remained in refugee camps in east Africa though they are still considered the lucky ones given the staggering 2 5 million people who died in the Sudanese civil war Mr Mach however all of a sudden found himself in a small apartment in Atlanta The journey was still not over he arrived not knowing how to turn on the lights or the water yet needing somehow to figure out how to make ends meet While state and federal immigration refugee and war relief services helped him get his Lower School students listened carefully to Mr Mach s story and were still absorbed as he ended his presentation saying You go to the best school in the state you have the best most caring teachers the best coaches the greatest chance to learn the best opportunities It is up to you to succeed But you have to follow the rules and respect everyone For the fourth fifth and sixth graders in the audience it wasn t just another adult telling them how to behave or even another Woodward parent giving advice The message to embrace all of Woodward s opportunities while fully respecting everyone had a special significance coming from Mr Mach whose incredible perilous journey and will to succeed are lessons to us all Alana Simmons Hate Won t Win On June 17 2015 Alana Simmons was driving home when she got a call from her father She pulled over and heard the words that forever devastated her family There has a been a shooting at your grandfather s church Ms Simmons is the granddaughter of Rev Daniel L Simmons Sr who was brutally gunned down along with eight other worshippers at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston S C by 21 year old white supremacist Dylann Roof after welcoming Roof into their Bible study During the Week of Understanding Ms Simmons shared her story with students at the Lower School She told them about the awful night of praying continually while waiting for news of her grandfather At 5 a m her Alana Simmons continues next page l r Courtney Dunbar Jones co author of a book with Ms Simmons her mom Barbara Dunbar a Lower School teacher Ms Simmons and President Stuart Gulley WOODWARD EDU 15

Alana Simmons continued from page 15 family learned he did not survive When we heard what happened we were devastated she said When we heard why it happened we were even more devastated They learned Roof wanted to start a race war At a bond hearing for Roof family members of victims stood and remarkably offered forgiveness instead When it was her turn to speak Ms Simmons said It is my understanding that the purpose of this shooting was to initiate a race war And although my grandfather and the other victims died at the hands of hate they lived in love and they preached love and their legacies will be love This display of forgiveness by the families and their plea for mercy on your soul is a true testament to how they lived and so hate won t win Hate won t win Those three words became a rallying cry They went viral on social media and dominated news coverage becoming a movement devoted to creating and sustaining an equitable society for people of all races religions social classes and orientations Now a nationwide effort Hate Won t Win focuses on initiatives to eliminate the tensions that are destroying communities The movement challenges followers to show an act of love to someone of a different race religion or economic class by posting a picture or video to social media promoting hatewontwin Ms Simmons encouraged Woodward students to spread the message Go out into your communities and I want you to show an act of love to someone who is different from you she said Lower School Principal Andy Phillips echoed her words urging students to reflect the Hate Won t Win mission and the purpose of Woodward s Week of Understanding in their daily lives The Week of Understanding doesn t need to be a week he said It needs to be a lifetime Exploring the Meaning of Home in 2017 This year the Week of Understanding s activities and events centered around the theme Home The following events kept Woodward focused on understanding the meaning of Home while other activities gave students opportunities to further understand and embrace our differences n Students at Woodward North read the book This is Me A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From n In partnership with United Way s Shoebox Project students Academywide filled shoeboxes with toiletries for homeless people n Upper School students watched a special screening of the documentary Salam Neighbor about refugees n Upper School students engaged in a Religious Roundtable experience to learn about other religions in a quickimmersion format n Middle School students were guided through the Are You A Bully test and learned about the effects of bullying on bullies and on those being bullied n Middle and Upper School students put together hygiene kits for Atlanta s homeless in partnership with Love Beyond Walls n The Upper School hosted a panel discussion entitled Stories of Hope in which students heard from refugees and their supporters n Maps representing local national and global communities were on display throughout the week and students and faculty identified where their home is located A Hate Won t Win march in Charleston 16 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

EAGLE EYE Use woodwardway to show up in our social stream at woodward edu social WA celebrated being named No 1 in the large workplace category of the Atlanta Journal Constitution s Top Workplaces program We ve been No 1 or No 2 for seven years in a row Art Department Chair Chris Greenway painted For Joy in remembrance of Joy Fulton Richardson esteemed English teacher who touched the lives of many during her tenure from 1971 to 1999 The painting now hangs in the Gallups Atrium at Jane Woodruff Hall home of the English Department Congrats to the 22 retirees who represent an astounding 508 years of service to the Academy We re grateful and we ll miss you Ninth grader William Gore took a first place Platinum Award in the National French Contest earning the top score in the entire nation in the French 2 division His 2nd year in a row to get a perfect score Upper School Orchestras and String Machine took first place at the New York Heritage Festival competing against orchestras from across the U S and Canada String Machine also won the Sweepstakes Award Caroline Yarbrough 18 was named the Most Positive Girls Tennis Athlete in Georgia by the Positive Athlete organization We re so proud of her true War Eagle spirit The Woodward North Odd a bot Division 2 Odyssey of the Mind team were state champs in their division and went on the compete at World Finals Way to go eagles WOODWARD EDU 17

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE Connecting New Friends to Terranova On a planet with a population in the billions unexpected connections can form between people across thousands of miles That s what happened when a group of lively elderly ladies average age 87 in Colorado reached out through Woodward Academy to the children of Mazabuka Zambia The ladies are part of a knitting class at the retirement community Someren Glen in Centennial Colorado Knitting 101 meets weekly Last year they gave away 208 hats to women s and children s shelters So how did the ladies of Knitting 101 learn about Woodward and its sister school in Zambia the Terranova School Early in 2017 George Dietz science teacher and Middle School assistant principal asked eighth grader Kira Bowman about the hand knit hat she was wearing Kira told Mr Dietz it was gift from a friend of her mom Julie Bowman From Woodward Academy in Atlanta to Someren Glen in Centennial Colorado back to Atlanta and then on to Terranova Africa there are many miles of love Helen Lenda Mr Dietz who heads up Woodward s Terranova relationship knew that babies and young children there needed warm hats when temperatures drop so he contacted Kira s mom who in turn put him in touch with Helen Lenda the Knitting 101 instructor Right away the ladies flew into action their needles flying fast enough between January and April to make 153 hats which were packed off to Woodward and then on to Terranova The story doesn t end there Mr Dietz sent Ms Lenda photos of children at Terranova some of them holding pencils with huge smiles on their faces He explained that pencils are cherished items Once again the Knitting 101 group sprang into action They raised 188 to send pencils sharpeners and cases to Woodward where students volunteered to assemble pencil kits More recently a volunteer at Someren Glen hand crafted wooden toys which found their way into the hands of the Terranova children this summer From Woodward Academy in Atlanta to Someren Glen in Centennial Colorado back to Atlanta and then on to Terranova Africa there are many miles of love Ms Lenda wrote to Mr Dietz Thank you for allowing Knitting 101 to participate in such a wonderful project They are already knitting hats for next year s collection Terranova continues at top of next page 18 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

The Woodward Terranova Connection In 2004 Woodward Academy established a sister school relationship with the Terranova School Run by Colin and Alison Street on their 4 000 acre farm Terranova is one the most successful schools in southern Africa educating 400 students in grades one through 12 Many graduates attend universities a rare opportunity Some former students have returned to teach One student earned a full scholarship to medical school Terranova also has brought clean water health care services electricity and a renewed sense of purpose to people in the area Woodward has raised tens of thousands of dollars to provide books computer equipment school supplies and uniforms During summer trips faculty and students helped build the campus to include 20 classrooms a library bathrooms faculty living quarters a computer lab and biology and chemistry labs Each year the Academy focuses on specific areas of need and 2016 2017 was no exception n Woodward North raised 8 067 a number that reflects the distance to Terranova in its Trek to Terranova project Donations went toward a giant wall map warm clothing and shoes and construction of a new dormitory n The Primary School contributed book fair proceeds sending 1 250 for projects at Terranova n Lower School students raised money for the dormitory project while collecting refurbished microscopes textbooks and science and reading materials for lower grades n Woodward Girl Scouts collected warm hats and gloves for Terranova children n Middle School students brought donations and enjoyed fun Earth Day activities with proceeds going toward Conservation Lower Zambezi and building projects n The Upper School raised 2 500 with a Valentine s Day carnation sale and a dodgeball tournament COMMITMENT TO SERVICE Two Woodward Seniors Named to 20 Under 20 Woodward seniors Kadi Weakland and Rylee Jahn were named two of this year s 20 Under 20 in the Atlanta INtown Paper In its ninth year 20 Under 20 features students who have gone above and beyond to give back to the community As freshmen Kadi and Rylee shared their vision of helping their peers better understand the issue of homelessness in Atlanta They brought their experience with the United Way to Woodward to pursue a similar model for service projects in our Upper School After a year of careful planning they created executed and publicized two transformative projects at the Academy Kadi Weakland and Rylee Jahn In the Upper School the Vet Kits project is a three week initiative in which high school students hear the testimony of a formerly homeless veteran then write letters and decorate large grocery bags with encouraging messages and finally pack the bags with household items needed for formerly homeless veterans who are transitioning into a new house or apartment Over the past two years the Academy s service club under the direction of Kadi and Rylee has prepared more than 300 vet kits Kadi and Rylee also introduced the Shoebox Project to benefit homeless women and children in metro Atlanta Our Primary School which piloted the project three years ago decorated shoeboxes and filled them with toiletries and other essentials During this year s Week of Understanding the Primary and Lower Schools again completed the Shoebox Project and in record numbers Rylee and Kadi s leadership initiative and sense of citizenship exemplifies Woodward s commitment to service leading to their success on campus and with the 20 Under 20 title well beyond the bounds of the Academy WOODWARD EDU 19

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS Dispatches from the Frontlines of a Middle School Trip to France This past spring break a group of Middle Schoolers traveled through France Paris Avignon Nice Monaco and even had time for a day trip to Italy and a visit to the Mediterranean Sea It was the 16th annual trip organized and led by French department chair Madame Patricia O Sullivan Immersed in the rich history and culture of France the students had an amazing time by all accounts but one account in particular stuck with us Assistant principal science teacher and veteran chaperone George Dietz has bravely accompanied the group of Middle Schoolers for every one of the trip s 16 years and again lived to tell the tale Below are excerpts from Mr Dietz s daily missives which he shared with us and the kids parents via email as he traveled Day Before Flight March 2 Happy to report that upon inspection today All kids had clean underwear All kids had a tooth brush All kids had deodorant Now if they will just use them Day 1 March 3 Well overall a good day If you speak FitBit we had an easy day today with 13 000 steps Weather is cold and rainy so many parents are going to be receiving a nice I Love Paris umbrella as one of their gifts Our two main activities were Notre Dame and the Arc de Triomphe I know the kids are excited to see things so I pointed out that they could see the Eiffel Tower as well as the Arc someone pointed out that we could also see a McDonald s Then 20 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 George Dietz about eight of them asked if we could go in Keep in mind this is literally five minutes after dinner Day 2 March 4 The kids got to see the President of France this morning He was delivering a speech of appreciation to mark the 105 years of the Paris Fire Department A lot of pomp and circumstance as well as a lot of dignitaries The event was at the front of the town hall and a lot of French people were there We had a lot of great questions from the kids like Why is he speaking French How long is it going to rain Are we going to lunch now Day 4 March 6 We are now in Avignon a three hour train ride south of France It is fantastic here probably like home 68 and blue skies with a gentle breeze as opposed to the rain and strong cold winds of Paris Yesterday was a fun day for them I would like to give you a small window into the world of the chaperone with a few true conversations Chaperone Where is your rain gear Student In the hotel Chaperone I guess that is a good place for it now it won t get wet Why are you not wearing it Student I want to look good Chaperone Good choice Women like men who have that blue lip hypothermic look The kids loved the Eiffel Tower last night and Sacr C ur was fun for them as well Today was a travel day after a cooking class They made crepes souffl s and a couple other French dishes All involved chocolate I looked over and saw a couple kids just eating the chocolate

Summer 2017 Travel Several of the kids have now realized that they cannot maintain their spending level of 100 euros a day I mentioned the word budget to them and they looked at me in wonder We will work it out and no child will go hungry My interest rates are modest Day 6 March 8 The kids are eating their way through France What is amazing is that it is as if they never stop eating They eat at the meals in between and constantly have snacks I don t know how they manage at school They have really enjoyed every day and for the most part they get along well Many have now incorporated the word budget into their vocabulary as they have learned that their money does not somehow magically reproduce itself in their pockets The kids really enjoyed Nice today and we spent a lot of time walking and touring the city I think they also stopped at every ice cream shop along the way Probably the highlight of the day for your kids was playing at the water s edge of the Mediterranean Sea They tried to skip rocks Some of your kids need to get out into nature a bit more We did not represent America too well in the rock skipping department Day 7 March 9 The kids enjoyed Monaco and the perfume factory I am betting the French economy surged a bit today This was my first time to Menton France and it is what everyone envisions Europe to be I was noticing how many senior people have retired here and then realized that they were probably looking at me and thinking the same thing We will probably have somewhat of a long day tomorrow as we are off to Italy for the day I think we are in San Remo Day 8 March 10 The kids spent the day in Italy and tried to spend the remaining euros that they had They have realized that the euro is not spendable at home I think the highlight of the trip for the kids was going to the Mediterranean Sea For some reason one of the boys asked if he could swim As the water was a warm 40 or so I said sure go for it The French stopped walking on the boardwalk and watched the crazy Americans playing in the water Both groups were laughing and having a good time As for me I m ready to see my wife and my dog UPPER SCHOOL Chorus Performance Tour of Holland Belgium and France Traveling to Amsterdam Bruges Paris and more the Upper School Chorus explored new cities while performing for a European audience Aussie Odyssey Summer 2017 Australia and Hawaii Students visited two of our partner schools and experienced the cultures and breathtaking landscapes of these two beautiful islands China Summer Shenzhen Hong Kong Guilin Chengdu Shanghai Students dove into Chinese cultures language and food while taking special excursions and staying with host families Tropical Ecology Field Study in Costa Rica Through hands on investigations students discovered some of the richest ecosystems on earth rainforests cloud forests mangroves caves and more MIDDLE SCHOOL Gateway to the Americas Panama This educational trip took students to a Central American gem Panama to experience another world and inspire a sense of global citizenship La F te Fran aise Paris Provence Nice and more provided an entr e into French society and culture for students Independent Schools Cultural Alliance Trip England With students from around the globe middle schoolers experienced cultural historical and social experiences across England WOODWARD EDU 21

WAR EAGLE WATCH Go War Eagles Woodward Academy s athletic teams excelled again in 2016 2017 capturing 11 region or area championships and qualifying 21 teams for state tournaments or playoffs The Academy also finished 4th overall in the Georgia Athletic Directors Association s Director Cup AAAA standings This spring Woodward magazine interviewed two rising seniors outstanding studentathletes who represent the War Eagle Spirit Is there a different way you approach clay target competitions in comparison to how you approach tennis The clay target team and the tennis team are similar in a few ways but very different in others For both you have to make quick decisions and be able to perform based on those decisions The difference is the repetition in shooting versus the unpredictability of the other player in tennis Also shooting is an individual sport where you are competing for your personal best whereas tennis is competing to win the match for your team Have you started to look at colleges What are you looking for in a school I want a school that is big but not terribly big and is located in a small town I ve visited many colleges and plan on visiting a couple more So far I really like Auburn Alex Potts 18 Alex holds the record in girls pole vaulting for Woodward Academy When did you start competing in pole vault What drew you to that event specifically Finn Gosch 18 Finn is a double sport athlete on the tennis and clay target teams He s pictured above with the tennis team front row second from left How exciting was it to be part of a region champion tennis team this year At the beginning of the season the team made goals for what we wanted to accomplish and being region champions was at the top of the list We worked very hard to accomplish this goal and when we did everybody on the team was ecstatic When did you get started playing tennis I started playing tennis when I was around 6 years old My mom signed me up for one week of tennis camp and on the last day I loved it so much I begged her to sign me up for the whole summer 22 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 I started pole vault freshman year I was a gymnast for about 10 years and when the track coaches found that out they all suggested that I try pole vault I really enjoyed it right from the beginning because it s just really fun to do Alex Potts 18 continues at top of next page

What was your favorite athletic experience this year My favorite athletic experience would have to be last summer when I competed at New Balance Nationals It was my first really big meet and even though I was in a lower division I had the time of my life and I actually jumped really well Have you started the college application process What schools interest you at this point I feel like even though my senior year hasn t even started I am well into the college process As of now I don t really have a top college choice but a few that I m interested in are the University of Miami Duke and Stanford How does it feel to be in the Woodward record books for pole vaulting When I actually think about it it s kind of weird to me that I ve jumped the highest of any girl who has ever jumped at Woodward I ve only been vaulting for less than three years For more on spring sports go to wareaglewatch org MI Onward Athletes Congratulations to the 34 members of the Class of 2017 who will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level Check out our map to see the places they ll go 1 Kenny Andrews Elon University Soccer 2 William Berkey Davidson College Soccer 3 Morgan Brinson American University Soccer 7 4 Garnet Brown Davidson College Track Field 5 Kayla Bruster UGA Soccer TX 6 Julian Cameron LaGrange Basketball 7 Ryan Capo Southern Methodist University Soccer 8 Anna D Cruz University of Alabama Birmingham Volleyball 9 Weston Dunkel Hampden Sydney College Lacrosse q Hunter Falconer Wingate University Football w Daniel Farzaneh Mercer University Football e Makenli Forrest University of Louisville Track Field r Julia Gianneschi Duke University Fencing t Ryan Glass Georgia State University Baseball y Ryan Glover University of Pennsylvania Football u Lauren Graham Sweet Briar College Swimming i Joshua Harrison Mercer University Soccer o Jeffrey Hubbard Eastern Michigan University Football p Kie Jie Jacobs Jacksonville University Soccer a Illana Jamison Clemson University Track Field s Joshua Johnson University of Louisville Football d Josh McCullough Washington University St Louis Football 6 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 og h f PA IL MO VA d es l MS c z yx NJ 3 u 9 KY k1r 24 NC q ja SC 5 8 6twv i AL GA b p FL f Brennan McDaniel University of Chicago Basketball g Terry Myrick Eastern Michigan University Football h J R Pace Northwestern University Football j Keller Pilch Furman University Lacrosse k Katie Pressgrove Wake Forest University Cheerleading l Zachary Quarterman Delta State University Football Kobe Sandel Birmingham Southern College Football z Sultaan Shabazz Princeton University Football x Andy Sun University of Pennsylvania Fencing c Ben Wilkinson Bucknell University Lacrosse v Brennan Silliman Georgia College State University Cross Country Track Field b Cade Sutherland University of South Alabama Football WOODWARD EDU 23

ARTS IN THE AERIE Skylark Vocal Ensemble Makes Music with Woodward Choirs The voices of the Middle School girls in Suzanne Woodruff s choir class came together to make a big and beautiful sound During a visit from from Matthew and Carolyn Guard of the Skylark Vocal Ensemble the singers got some valuable coaching from professionals who work with vocalists all over the country The Guards gave students a window into careers in music I m proof that you can pursue a career in music Matthew told them If you re passionate about music now at your age don t think that you have to give it up Matthew and Carolyn met at Harvard where they both sang in the University Choir They married and moved to Atlanta earning their MBAs at Emory Both went to work for consulting firms and joined the choir at St Philip s Episcopal Cathedral but the couple wanted to devote themselves to music while earning a living Both of us learned a lot at business school and looked on our time in consulting as practical training Matthew said We always had the idea that we would do something more entrepreneurial and I wanted to get back into conducting I just didn t know how Things came together when friends approached them with a business idea making aviator style sunglasses for kids Their company Babiators was born As Carolyn focused on the business Matthew found a way back to 24 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 conducting He went part time in consulting working three months on three months off so that he could build the musical program that became Skylark A project based vocal ensemble Skylark brings together professional singers to stage concerts The ensemble grew from one or two performances a year to a full season of 15 performances on the stages of Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center Boston Symphony Hall the Atlanta Symphony and Spivey Hall Skylark stages innovative projects including one at MIT that used music to explain mathematical concepts At Woodward Matthew and Carolyn spent a day working with students in the Upper and Middle School choirs and an evening conducting the Camerata ensemble through their repertoire After a session with the Middle School choir Matthew came away impressed with Woodward s young vocalists They are surprising in two ways they are fantastically well trained and musical and they are super engaged and into it The Guards visit was supported by the H Bruce McEver 62 Visiting Artists program which brings artists to campus to enrich students experiences Mr McEver founded Berkshire Capital in 1983 He holds degrees from Georgia Tech Harvard Business School and Harvard Divinity School Spring Theatre at Woodward Upper School students performed Into the Woods James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim s modern interpretation of classic storybook characters and tales on the stage of the Ben F Johnson III 61 Theatre Also this spring Middle School players produced Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr pictured below based on the 1970s cartoon and Lower School students staged Willy Wonka the Chocolate Factory

Senior Art Showcase This spring senior artists exhibited their stunning work in Richardson Hall Artwork is by Cameron Carmen Bobby Burton Kathryn Denson Jason Jian Keller Pilch Margaret Sutton Meredith Williams Yinan Xu Zixin Zeng Royce Cunningham Alexa Flesch Kamryn Scocos Ansley Bird Marissa Ander Shelby Etkind Sierra Henry Alex Kostyshen Marcus Lin Marco Moreno Krithika Nayudu Isabelle Romero Madeline Sieglinger Ben Woollcott Sabrina Zhao Margaret David Natalie Demars Molly Echols Shelby Fishmen Colleen Gramlich Sierra Payton Ashley Raymer Jasmine Sears Richelle Thompson Raquelle Cannon Adelaide Wilson Kadi Weakland Katie Pressgrove Maya Forman Merritt Winter Daly Gryboski Morgan Groft Morgan Brinson Susannah Cole Ashley Kimbrough Claire Watluck Gabriel Pasqual Dani Ben Arie Kinnera Nayudu Margaret Ladisic Ella Creal Benjamin Reich WOODWARD EDU 25

GIVING BACK Why Does Woodward Fund Participation Matter Woodward falls far short of national and peer school standards for annual giving participation the reason it matters may surprise you One hundred percent parent participation would be incredible says Woodward dad Todd Miller Kirkham 28 and Boone 30 who volunteers and supports The Woodward Fund along with his wife Emily Ultimately it s not about how much someone gives but the sentiment of it One hundred percent participation would show an amazingly dedicated and supportive parent community In 2017 2018 parent participation increased by 10 percent to 45 percent and alumni participation increased to 13 percent from 10 percent However participation remains far short of 100 percent and Woodward still falls short of our peer schools for parental participation PEER SCHOOL COMPARISON From left to right Emily Valentina 3 years old Kirkham rising 2nd grader Todd Tucker 1 year old Boone rising Kindergartener Ultimately it s not about how much someone gives but the sentiment of it One hundred percent participation would show an amazingly dedicated and supportive parent community Todd Miller Most people understand The Woodward Fund covers a portion of the gap between the amount of money tuition brings in and the school s actual operating budget and supports things like teacher development technology sports equipment and cocurriculars just to name a few but we often forget that participation in The Woodward Fund also is a vote of confidence in our school It s about being a part of our community believing in Woodward s mission and standing up for the Woodward education Because participation is so meaningful in and of itself every gift truly makes a difference I know everyone makes a lot of sacrifices to send their children to Woodward already and that giving to The Woodward Fund may seem unnecessary given tuition says Todd But I m also fairly confident that a majority of our families could afford to give at least 25 a year Think of how much more could be achieved if everyone just gave a little Such gifts really do add up and an increase in participation would enhance the opportunities and resources for Woodward students Just as importantly however participation shows that our community believes in our children and stands together to provide the best possible education for them For Todd and his family community spirit shines through faculty and staff participation Woodward Fund continues at bottom of next page 26 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

GIVING BACK WA Dedicates Track to Coach Hamling Since 2001 track and cross country coach Tim Hamling has led his teams to one girls track and field state championship two individual boys state championships five individual track and field state championships four girls cross country region championships six boys track and field region championships six boys cross country region championships two state runner up finishes and three girls track and field region championships This is to say nothing however of how beloved Mr Hamling is as an English teacher mentor peer leadership advisor and colleague Throughout his career Mr Hamling has been recognized by families as a teacher coach who routinely goes above and beyond to take care of his students and guide them to success on and off the track in and out of the classroom On April 26 more than 200 members of the Woodward community gathered to honor Mr Hamling and witness the naming of The Timothy J Hamling Track and Field Complex Gifts totaling more than 100 000 were made in honor of Mr Hamling all of which were designated for student financial aid at Mr Hamling s request With Coach Hamling l r Dr Chris Freer President Stuart Gulley his brother Thomas mother Susan father James sister Kathleen and niece Evelyn Woodward Fund continued which is always at or near 100 percent We know that all of our children s teachers are giving to the fund It s hard to see them putting back part of their paycheck into the school and not at least do the same ourselves They do so much for our kids Our gift is one way for us to show that we support them too says Todd While parent and alumni participation aren t quite there yet Todd is excited about the possibility of building participation I really hope people who have never given will consider making at least a small gift he says Let s not be in last place among Atlanta s private schools We can do better We owe it to our children WOODWARD EDU 27

SUCCESS BEYOND WOODWARD From Dr Chris Freer Vice President and Dean for Student Life Upper School Principal Reflections on the Class of 2017 The Class of 2017 is the largest senior class to graduate from Woodward Academy in our 117 year history 276 seniors including scholars artists athletes and servant leaders who will matriculate to 108 different colleges and universities around the globe next fall While there are countless attributes of a Woodward graduate there is one distinct characteristic that I believe embodies the Class of 2017 comfort with ambiguity I know what you are thinking Comfort with ambiguity Seriously What does that even mean Why not leadership character or the trendy grit The Class of 2017 has certainly demonstrated all of these qualities Their selfless leadership was on display on their last day of classes when the retired tradition of Rip Day was replaced with the new tradition of Drip Day All year we witnessed their strong character in genuine service to others working with the Boys Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Atlanta Community Food Bank Habitat for Humanity Horizons and our sister school in Zambia the Terranova School And their grit was ubiquitous on the playing fields the stage and in the classroom as they developed the strong work ethic needed to struggle through the curricular and cocurricular demands of the Upper School has grown together Throughout their time in the Upper School this class has faced ambiguity from starting their freshman year in Cottage Park during the construction of Jane Woodruff Hall to persevering through our current political climate Through a multitude of shared experiences the Class of 2017 has learned that when the outside world gets confusing we have to remember we are more alike than we are different Despite our different backgrounds and affinities we share many common goals hopes and dreams issues in black and white there is gray Understanding and valuing differing perspectives is essential for critical thinking and ethical problem solving During their Upper School experience our students confront ambiguity both intentionally and organically and these lessons result in personal growth Our faculty and coaches push students to broaden their perspectives and struggle with uncertainty Life is uncertain and those who are comfortable with this reality are better positioned to succeed and lead in the real world So what exactly is comfort with ambiguity and how does this relate to the Class of 2017 In simple terms it is a skill that allows an individual to remain composed when faced with difficult challenges or meaningful change When things do not go as As I reflect on the Class of 2017 I have little doubt that our students are ready for this world and all of its challenges For one reason our Woodward seniors have spent the past four or more years developing a deep respect for difference that authentically reflects the world outside The Woodward community is made up of every difference imaginable from race and religion to learning styles and ethnicities Our students represent geographical diversity traveling to our campus from 23 different zip codes via car bus or MARTA These 276 individuals comprise a class that is truly a microcosm of the city of Atlanta Our students embrace differences through learning playing serving questioning and listening They grow Through a multitude of shared experiences the Class of 2017 has learned that when the outside world gets confusing we have to remember we are more alike than we are different Dr Chris Freer But it s the way this class engages with each other on a daily basis that stands out to me This diverse group of 276 individuals including 69 Vintage Eagles and 45 students who entered Woodward in high school planned a person who is comfortable with ambiguity realizes that there may be multiple ways to approach a problem Life is both complicated and fluid As much as we search for concrete answers and want to view Reflections continues at top of next page 28 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

comfortable with the ambiguity that surrounds us and they do not shy away from difficult conversations In fact the Class of 2017 s comfort with ambiguity was evident before they were seniors As juniors this class initiated and organized student led assemblies for all four grades of the Upper School to confront challenges they witnessed in their school as a consequence of the vitriolic rhetoric surrounding the presidential election This thoughtful display of collective leadership took both strength and character to challenge what they knew was wrong Through this experience these seniors learned that leadership during times of uncertainty is not always easy but it is necessary Reflecting on the students who comprise this class I acknowledge that everyone develops these skills at different times and degrees This is an essential aspect of ambiguity that makes for a beautifully diverse and complicated community of individuals There are members of this class who have excelled in leadership and have proven to be comfortable when faced with challenges Others have yet to realize their tremendous potential but will be ready when the opportunity is presented Seniors as you begin a new chapter be confident that you are well prepared You are prepared for the academic rigor you will face in college and you are prepared with the grit and leadership skills necessary to be successful as you pursue your passions Throughout your life you will be confronted with challenges and contradictions but I trust you will find comfort knowing that you are prepared to lead in this increasingly ambiguous world Learning to See at Woodward Academy Excerpts from the 2017 Commencement Address given by Brennan McDaniel who will attend the University of Chicago As we the Class of 2017 leave the walls of the Academy it s important for us to remember the words of President Gulley In life we are sometimes led to places people and experiences that are unexpected and prove to be truly transformative For me like President Gulley this describes the experience of my coming to Woodward Academy So to begin I would like to share with you a brief story To paraphrase James Baldwin the American novelist playwright and social critic Most of the Americans that I have ever encountered truly have nothing against other people That s really not the question It s really about apathy and ignorance You don t know what s happening on the other side of the world because you don t want to know What many of you may not know is that I have only attended Woodward for the past two years Prior to that I attended a private Christian school in the northern suburbs of Atlanta since the sixth grade It was a school that both my parents and I chose based on the religious component and its academic rigor I was very excited to attend and to be quite honest for the majority of my time there I felt good about my place in the school Despite this initial comfort however early on things began to change in a way that I could not put my finger on There was an undercurrent that was playing out that I couldn t entirely grasp but that I knew was there As guys we told crude jokes and said stupid things but as the only black boy in my grade I was sensitive to the fact that at times the comments were simply racially insensitive As the years went by either the jokes increased in number or I took them more personally maybe both The ironic thing throughout these episodes was that my classmates wondered why I didn t find the jokes as funny as they did Here is where James Baldwin s message applies Most of the Americans that I have ever encountered truly have nothing against other people It s really about apathy and ignorance You see my classmates were not bad people they simply felt it OK to share these types of jokes because according to them I was somehow different from their impression of other black people although most of the blacks that I know and who are in my family are generally like me But what confused me most was that in my eyes my friends and I were so much alike We shared similar interests socioeconomic status exposure and spiritual beliefs After all I had spent so much of my life learning how to interact with people who were Brennan McDaniel continued on next page WOODWARD EDU 29

Brennan McDaniel continued from page 29 different than me I just could not understand why underneath it all my skin color still ultimately made me so different from them And they didn t seem to understand that This experience changed me in a way that I think will affect my perspective on the way people see one another or rather don t see one another Ultimately I knew I had to make a change so that this situation wouldn t change me on a deeper level So what does this have to do with Woodward Academy Well after much prayer and discussion my parents and I determined that Woodward seemed to be a good place for me to explore Of course I was skeptical to make the switch due to the fact that I would be transferring for my 11th grade year Who does that Everyone tells us how your junior year of high school is the hardest and that it also is the most important year as it relates to college But I felt strongly that I did not want the rest of my high school tenure to be like the previous five years I was leaving a school where everyone knew me I had gained the respect of teachers and the administration At Woodward I would have to re establish myself in an entirely new community I tell you this story because it directly relates to the importance of a school like Woodward Academy On this journey I have come to find out there are very few private schools in the country that can compete with the dynamic combination that Woodward displays a high level of academics and a real world social experience Woodward s academic rigor is well known throughout the state and the country as evidenced by the amazing schools to which 30 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 my peers have been accepted Colleges clearly look highly upon students from Woodward What is sometimes overlooked when we focus on the Academy s academics and its athletics is that Woodward is a hidden gem The administration has created an intentional community The confluence of students of diverse ethnicities socioeconomic backgrounds thought and religion is the true barometer of this school s esteemed position in this city Woodward is a microcosm of what the rest of the world looks like Some consider this period a post racial society yet James Baldwin and others point out how often we tend to disregard or fail to understand the things we don t personally relate to Thus it s human nature at times to marginalize groups of people according to race gender religion culture sexual orientation and the list goes on Therefore we might tend to be unjustifiably suspicious of and threatened by someone with a Middle Eastern name or even by a 6 6 young black man simply out for a nighttime jog around the neighborhood On a personal level the way my sixth grade friends failed to see me is the same way that marginalized groups are not seen on a daily basis For me it is simply a matter of asserting the importance of exposure to diverse experiences and recognizing the value therein I will be attending the University of Chicago to play basketball and study economics and international business as these areas of study embody the same principles that I thrive on social interaction serving others and global awareness So to my Class of 2017 in order to help affect change in our global community it is our obligation to help create global unity by understanding the cultures and backgrounds of others My experience at my former school did change me but it also piqued an awareness of others that has broadened thanks to my time at Woodward It is my goal to challenge people to take the protection of every human s rights personally and empower those who feel as if they are not seen I can honestly say that choosing to come to this school was one of the best decisions I have ever made The relationships garnered in a short span of two years have been genuine and I am confident will be lifelong Once we leave the walls of the Academy each of us will be prepared to enter a 21st century global community Business is no longer being done from coast to coast rather continent to continent And as Woodward alumni we will be able to navigate these differences with ease So as I conclude President Gulley s words ring true I do feel as if my experience here has been unexpected and truly transformative As we transition from high school to college we will all encounter unexpected events It is a matter of how we react to and learn from these events that show us who we shall become So I implore you to reject apathy and ignorance and join me as we explore what s going on in the rest of our world Learn from others Question theories and laws Challenge yourself and enjoy every minute of difficulty Don t be afraid to step into an unexpected circumstance because you never know it may transform you into an agent that can change the world

Josh McCullough and Mary Grace Lesesne A Message from Marcia Prewitt Spiller Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs I m so proud of the Class of 2017 and their many achievements in academics the arts and athletics As a group their accomplishments include more than 15 million in merit scholarships 31 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation including eight National Merit finalists and two National Hispanic Scholars two perfect SAT scores 20 President s Scholars 15 Dean s Scholars 193 HOPE Qualified Scholars including 38 Zell Miller Scholars nine visual and performing arts scholarships three Georgia Tech Honors Program offers including one Stamps President s Scholar five University of Georgia Honors Program offers two debate state champions with perfect records in regular season debate one state debate top speaker award three VEX Robotics World Championship qualifiers 34 athletes recruited to play at the college level more than 5 000 hours contributed to community service National Scholastic Press Association Magazine Pacemaker Award Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Gold and Silver Keys in National and Regional Scholastic Art awards two All State Band participants and two All State Chorus participants I could name many more achievements by our most recent graduates and all of the Woodward Academy students who make us so proud and I invite you to learn more in the Awards listing that follows Congratulations to the Class of 2017 and to all of our students who truly represent the Woodward Way respecting ourselves each other our school and our world WOODWARD EDU 31

Upper School Honors Banquet 2016 2017 SENIOR BANQUET SGA PRESIDENT Chase Calhoun VICE PRESIDENT Justin Berger CARLOS VALEDICTORY Carson Trant Collins MASTER STUDENT AWARD Aaron Bryant Brown 12TH GRADE BEN F JOHNSON III 61 SALUTATORIAN AWARD Andrew Wen Sun PRESIDENT Maya Foreman ATLANTA JOURNAL CUP Erin Victoria Edwards VICE PRESIDENT Kennedy Lollis BENENSON AWARD Jalen Quran Polk SENATORS Payton Christensen Nia Garama MCKAY AWARD Justin David Berger SENATORS AT LARGE JaKai Grooms Katie Pressgrove NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ROGER W SLOAN AWARD President NHS Maya Foreman VICE PRESIDENT Avni Kulkarni SECRETARY Angela Neal Quill Scroll Avni Kulkarni Aly Shakoor Erin Edwards Isabelle Koscik Sari Bircoll Mikayla Boyd Emily Citarella 32 GRESHAM AWARD Charles Merrell Calhoun III MORRIS AWARD Susannah Smith Cole BURNETT AWARD Briana Nicole Fernandez CIVITAN AWARD Isabelle Marie Koscik BREWSTER AWARDS Cameron Allan Robinson JaKai Marie Grooms DAVID R MCCOLLUM AWARD Brennan Lanier McDaniel PRESIDENT S AWARDS Max Joseph Abramson Garnet Elise Brown Carson Trant Collins Maya Elizabeth Foreman Avni Salil Kulkarni Mary Grace Lesesne Kennedy Taylor Lollis Kamryn Alysse Scocos Sultaan Khaleef Shabazz Andrew Wen Sun DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS COMPUTER SCIENCE Will Stull ENGLISH Evan Strat MATH Carson Collins PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE Jackson Payan DANCE Kavya Paladugu ORCHESTRA Angela Neal SCIENCE E A Dearolph Award Madeline Sieglinger SOCIAL STUDIES William E Lineberry Award Max Abramson WORLD LANGUAGES A T Ferguson Award Alexa Flesch DAVIS AWARD Sara Grace Carmical VANN AWARD Sehaj Singh Rekhi INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Mariah Sanders MARGARET C HODGES 11 ACADEMY CITIZENSHIP Maya Elizabeth Foreman CHORUS Sara Grace Carmical STONE ESSAY AWARD Ansley Bird VIDEO PRODUCTION Justin Berger TYLER BROWN AWARD Susannah Cole TECHNICAL THEATRE Hailey Thomas DOBBS AWARD Nithya Shanmugam PHYSICAL CONDITIONING SPORT Jeff Hubbard RELIGIOUS STUDIES Garrett Oberkfell Maheen Arzoo Chranya SELMA RIDGWAY AWARD Grace Englert CHARLES G HIXON III AWARD Crawford Kennedy DAVID H CHANDLER AWARD Garnet Brown KYLE BURNAT AWARD William Berkey Editors of the Newspaper Blade Editors of the Literary Magazine Editors of the Phoenix Yearbook Aly Shakoor Erin Edwards Avni Kulkarni Erin Edwards Avni Kulkarni Sari Bircoll Sammie Hasen Emily Citarella Isabelle Koscik WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

Upper School Honors Banquet 2016 2017 Joy Howard DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS 11TH GRADE 10TH GRADE 9TH GRADE COMPUTER SCIENCE Tashfia Rahman COMPUTER SCIENCE Tommy LaFiandra COMPUTER SCIENCE Paul Loughlin ENGLISH Jack Cenatempo ENGLISH Mona Mahadevan ENGLISH Nishita Ghanate MATH Andrew Murfee MATH Reagan Glass MATH Harbin Hong PHYSICAL CONDITIONING SPORT Syed Rahman PHYSICAL CONDITIONING SPORT Kevin Powell PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR LIFE Charles Reid SCIENCE Alex Rand SCIENCE Henry Freer SOCIAL STUDIES Stratton Marsh SOCIAL STUDIES Emma Carmical PHYSICAL CONDITIONING SPORT Kiersten Lee WORLD LANGUAGES Nija Packer WORLD LANGUAGES Emma Gallagher BAUSCH LOMB AWARD Alex Rand CLEO HUDSON POETRY AWARD Alisha Chranya CLEO HUDSON BEST WRITER AWARD Nija Packer DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Srinidi Panchapakesan Bridget Silvert DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD McGarrah Walker SCIENCE Erin Brooks SOCIAL STUDIES Grace Whitmire WORLD LANGUAGES William Gore DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Shreya Dhanani KAREN BERRY AWARD Teagan Fritts GRALIKER LEADERSHIP AWARD Brian Smith JEAN OLSTIN AWARD John Stuart Gordon LOTTIE WILSON MATH AWARD Andrew Murfee ROSS AMERICAN HISTORY AWARD Aman Patel XEROX TECHNOLOGY JUNIOR AWARD Faiz Essa Isabelle Koscik Woodruff Spirit Awards 11TH GRADE Chloe Adams Kathryn Cahoon Kendall Heggie Morgan Lindelow Sahiti Namburar Sonny Nguyen KJ Phillips Emily Sigman Arjun Srinivasan Harrison Todd 10TH GRADE Alex Burgess Josh Burgess Julian Chapman Avi Chugani Jenna Codner Reagan Glass Zoe Jafflin Eva Jones Cece Ng 9TH GRADE Aspen Andrews Jenna Benedict Jalen Dedeaux Michael DuBose Stuart James Ja Kiya Myrick Ryann Phillips Spencer Smith Mary Claire Steele We apologize for omitting mention during Commencement of Dean Reamsnyder 17 being appointed to the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia WOODWARD EDU 33

Language Awards 2016 2017 National Spanish Exam LEVEL 1 award Matthew Ausman Simisola Awujo Ellen Daugherty Faheem Jivani Lucas Kim Patrick Klum Lekha Koganti Sanaa Malik Naman Miglani Akash Patel Sachi Reddy Catherine Rippy Keller Smith Alyssa Stadeker Logan Stephens Maximilian Vandervelden Arya Vishwanath Vaishnavi Vuyuru Abby Weinreb Charles Wheelock 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold 8 8 8 8 8 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Reeya Bazari Tate Nelson Sreya Nandanampati Alexis Rogers 8 8 8 8 Silver Silver Silver Silver grade award Mia Bechara Sarah Bortnick Erin Brooks Livia Chagas Avinash Chugani Kyndall Dunn William Gamson Abby Henderson Jayden Khatib Sydney Mance Armaan Ajani Cameron Nguyen Mansi Patel Ryann Phillips Emily Pugh Alexandra Rowe Neha Singh Spencer Smith 9 9 9 11 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Will Banks Michael DuBose Maxwell Ellison 9 9 9 Silver Silver Silver LEVEL 2 34 grade WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Hannah Granot Sydney Graves Joshua Kim Gabrielle Lewis Malachi Robinson Cahlia White Jacob Workman 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Bronze Bronze grade award Ariana Alvord Isabela Baldwin Alexia Cainion Emily Gallagher Anna Gianneschi Reagan Glass Asha Gorjala Nicholas Greene Samantha Humphrey Arya Joshi Akhil Kandimalla Nia Kherani Hailey Lightner Mona Mahadevan Hans Meyer Sahiti Namburar Sarah Olatidoye Seeta Patel Harry Putt Lindsay Rand Benjamin Reich Armaah Sharma Linda Shi Clara Snell Kayla Stadeker Derek Zhou 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 11 12 10 10 10 10 10 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Neel Bansal Jourdan Bolton Mary Clayton Farron Edmonds Alex Henderson Thomas Lafiandra Sarah Lewis Sydney Lopez Rachel McCray David Morris Tej Munshi Cecilia Ng Myles Ramos 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Henry Freer Anthony Okolo 10 10 Bronze Bronze LEVEL 3 grade award Jack Cenatempo Aditi Deepak Robert DuPre Briana Fernandez Armand Fernandez Megan Garrison Jordan Herrell Bridget Idzik Mary Lecesne Elizabeth Levine Stratton Marsh Nija Packer Alanna Pearson Alexandra Potts Tashfia Rahman Alex Rand Tanvi Reddy Molly Ross Olivia Silva Arjun Srinivasan Peyton Strong Maxwell White 11 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Johnson Bella Christina Campbell Susannah Cole Samuel Collins Madeline Ledet Pooya Nayebi Kinnera Nayudu Srinidhi Panchapakesan Laura Pressgrove Hannah Watkoske 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver 11 12 11 Silver Silver Silver Corinne Cochran Jack Lewis Clara Perlis Sultaan Shabaaz Nithya Shanmugam 11 11 11 12 12 Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze LEVEL 4 NATIONAL LATIN EXAM Magna Cum Laude Jack Pressgrove Blue Certificate of Merit William Pressgrove

Language Awards 2016 2017 National French Contest UPPER SCHOOL LEVEL 1 UPPER SCHOOL LEVEL 2 UPPER SCHOOL LEVEL 3 UPPER SCHOOL LEVEL 4 Gold Award Platinum Perfect Score Gold Award Silver Award Emma Gallagher William Gore Silver Award Gold Award Zoe Jafflin Caitlin Reed Samantha Humphrey Nia Kherani Megha Gupta Harbin Hong Uswa Khan Anjiya Lakhani Vijay Murthy Lily Chahine Sydney Hallas Anna Kathryn Hodges Silver Award Daisy Dow Marc Hammond Bronze Award Makenli Forrest Cele Daly Camryn Graham Evonne Iau Clara Wheelock Addison Wood Silver Award Nishita Ghanate Wyatt Kopcha Paul Loughlin Josie Pickett Nitya Rajeev Bronze Award Tucker Bailey Vincy Chiou Sahaj Dhanani Nyah Hawkins Harrison Tanna Irvin Jack Settles Bronze Award Harley Sage Bronze Award LEVEL 5 Bronze Award Anuja Palacharla MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL 1 Silver Award Haley Fuller Karam Jivani Genesis Kidd Bronze Award Alexander Moss Eva Shutze Katy Snider Parker Bates Benjamin Carrington Abby Hartman Eila Schutz National German Exam Results LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Gold Award Gold Award Gold Award Gold Award Jacob Schroeder Xueyuan David Wang Grace Whitmire Lele Preuss Andrew Spicher Jacy Watson Harrison Todd Kristin Wadsworth Catherine Heaton Silver Award Bronze Award Silver Award Caroline Marinac Connor Baldwin Sarah Heaton Addie Riviere Nicky Garmestani Mia Green Harry Humbard George Kimbrough Thomas Bennett Brian Smith Achievement Award Achievement Award Lance Borders William Herbert Ryan Rafuse Parker Daniell Bronze Award Achievement Award August Stowers Silver Award Bronze Award Nora Singh Achievement Award Thad North Jake Reams WOODWARD EDU 35

12TH Upper School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Ali Abdullah Erica Abraham Max Abramson Tucker Alexander Neal Allen Grant Barchard Drew Beaty Dani Ben Arie Alex Bender Justin Berger William Berkey Sari Bircoll Ansley Bird Taylor Brandon Erica Brooks Aaron Brown Garnet Brown Nia Brown Kayla Bruster Noah Carlyle Sara Grace Carmical Toby Chen Ethan Cheng Emily Citarella Justin Clark Simon Cohen Susannah Cole Carson Collins Morgan Croft Aditi Deepak 36 Natalie DeMars Katie Denson Caela Donald Chandler Dorsey Alex Dulisse Weston Dunkel Corey Earwood Erin Edwards Hannah Erbrick Gibran Essa Shelby Etkind Briana Fernandez Alexa Flesch Maya Foreman Makenli Forrest Adrian Funk Nia Garama Shenqi Geng Julia Gianneschi Ryan Glass Ryan Glover JaKai Grooms Daly Gryboski Matthew Gulley Sammie Hasen Tripp Haskins Sierra Henry Katya Hernandez Pol Joy Howard Abhay Iyer Illana Jamison Gillian Jewell Crawford Kennedy Jonathan Kiss Isabelle Koscik Avni Kulkarni Danielle Lanier Graham Leader Marcus Lin Kennedy Lollis Griffin Long Sarah Marco Moreno Will Muscarella Krithika Nayudu Angela Neal Charlotte Nichols Garrett Oberkfell Helen Olson Lucy Outtrim J R Pace Anuja Palacharla Kavya Paladugu Rishika Pandey Gaby Pascual Aasha Patel Neal Patel Jackson Payan Jalen Polk Katie Pressgrove Phoebe Quinton Joseph Rafshoon Moulica Reddy Benjamin Reich Sehaj Rekhi Isabelle Romero Mariah Sanders Braeden Saykaly Payton Scott Jasmine Sears Samantha Seidel Jack Settles Aly Shakoor Nithya Shanmugam Josh Sherman Madeline Sieglinger Benjamin Simon Evan Strat Will Stull Andy Sun Jerry Tang Mac Thompson Tyler Valastro Mallory Von Lotten Jordan Walters Meredith Williams Adelaide Wilson Merritt Winter Benjamin Woollcott Iris Xu Sissi Zeng Sabrina Zhao Anuja Palacharla and Tyler Valastro WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

12TH Upper School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 Matthew Jasmin Rylee Jahn Kia Jie Jacobs and Jeff Hubbard SILVER EAGLE Leila Agbogu Marissa Ander Kenny Andrews Taneisha Archer Wyatt Atchison Connor Baldwin Adia Berry Anne Clare Booker Mikayla Boyd Breece Breland Morgan Brinson Bobby Burton Chase Calhoun Julian Cameron Ryan Capo Cameron Carmen Hannah Chastain Maheen Arzoo Chranya Payton Christensen Chris Clark Emily Clarke T J Cobb Tori Conaway Natasha Cooper Ella Creal Caroline Culver Maggie Davis Molly Echols Zoe Edelmann Sam Eichel Grace Englert Hunter Falconer Breona Fennie Shelby Fishman Armon Garmestani Colleen Gramlich Evan Greenbaum Knox Hagan Joshua Harrison Carter Haydon Grace Hensel Emily Hewitt Rylee Jahn Jason Jian Dafina Kaleshi Samuel Katz Sahil Kirpalani Jeremy Kopelman Alex Kostyshen Margaret Ladisic Mary Grace Lesesne Kali Luthra Dani Maner Andrew Mayer Josh McCullough Brennan McDaniel Mackenzie Miller Sohini Moravineni Taylin Destiny Morris Terry Myrick Thad North Simren Patel Sierra Payton Keller Pilch Andrew Pressgrove Ashley Raymer Alaina Riviere Will Roberts Jade Robertson Kamau Robinson Holcombe Rolader Leila Sampson Reagan Sands Adair Sawyer Kamryn Scocos Josh Seeb Sultaan Shabazz Brennan Silliman Lilly Smith Mikey Steinberg George Stradtman Laura Strianese Grant Sullivan Katie Sullivan Cade Sutherland Maggie Sutton Kendall Swanson Nik Thomson Robbie Tucker Meredith von Kleydorff Claire Waltuck Kadi Weakland Thomas Wheeler Daneen Whitlow Dixson Darien Wiggins Ben Wilkinson Delayna Willie Tucker Witmer WOODWARD EDU 37

11TH Upper School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Anum Ali Yusra Amercani Davis Balser Thomas Bennett Sam Berman Austin Blase Hunter Brown Cali Campbell Cara Cenatempo Jack Cenatempo Crystal Chen Jeremy Chen Yujin Choi Corinne Cochran Malik Compton Cele Daly Katie Dorton Daisy Dow Addie Driggers Robert DuPre Neel Edupuganti Faiz Essa Sam Etheredge Anna Catherine Farley Armand Fernandez Jonathan Fitch Royce Flacker Trinity Foley Carlie Franzman Colin Fraser Bradley Freedman Megan Garrison Jaila Gladmon Stuart Gordon Mia Green Sydney Greenfield Prasanth Gudur Marc Hammond Chase Hart Laine Hartman Nyah Hawkins Harrison Catherine Heaton Abby Henderson Alex Henderson Jordan Herrell Katherine Herrell Bridget Idzik Gabriela Johnson Noor Kabakibou Akhil Kandimalla George Kimbrough Hailey Kistler Alisha Kongara Sam Kukler Mary Lecesne Maddie Ledet Lizzy Levine Morgan Lindelow Nanda Maiki Joseph Makilya Tayyib Malik Lindsay Malkin Leah Marcus Stratton Marsh Anaya Martin Marshall McCormack Samantha Miller Ross Milstead Kala Mitchell Chris Mulaik Andrew Murfee Sahiti Namburar Pooya Nayebi Sonny Nguyen Nija Packer Srinidhi Panchapakesan Aman Patel Shaylan Patel Alanna Pearson Quillin Perlis Ben Petree Alex Potts Grayson Prince Tashfia Rahman Vijay Rajeev Alex Rand Lindsay Rand Tanvi Reddy Caitlin Reed Hayden Reeves Katie Richardson Molly Ross Rikke Ruhs Sophie Sidman Olivia Silva Bridget Silvert Nora Singh Annalyn Smith Brian Smith Rachel Snapperman Arjun Srinivasan Peyton Strong Jaylen Taylor Harrison Todd Kinzer Trettel Jackson Verheyden Kristin Wadsworth Hannah Watkoske Max White Caroline Yarbrough Julia Yarbrough Isaac Zelcer Elise Zha JaKai Grooms and Reagan Sands 38 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

11TH Upper School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 Anthony Ptacek Gaby Pascual and Angela Neal SILVER EAGLE Chloe Adams Sara Akbik Caylin Andrews Nejra Arslanagic Connor Asarch Carlisle Bading Jackson Baker Hannah Benjamin Evan Berger Kianna Best Emily Blank Zander Bortnick Ben Boxer Austin Bryan Kathryn Cahoon Livia Chagas Joey Chen Sam Collins Alissa Cook William Cooper Ethan Cornelius Henry Cox Kennedy Crittenden Jacob Crofford Alexander Dablah Sahaj Dhanani Cate Droogmans Sam Drucker Will Dunkel Jazmyn Finney Carter Franco Chandler Fulton Carter Garvey Cameron Gifford Benjamin Goodly Finn Gosch Nicholas Greene Lauren Harrison Rebecca Hart Alex Hickox Hallie Hunt Alexandre Hurley Mitchell Kahlert Virginia Knoer Cameron Kriegel Anna Lee Taylor Leibold Miranda Levin Jack Lewis Grant Lieppe Rebecca Malever Maxwell Marinac Ayana Martin Sam Mattingly Merhawi Michael Alexander Morettini Rachel Nelkin Lowell Olmstead Cricket Pastor Nirali Patel Antwan Patton Malik Poindexter Dylan Ponquinette Coco Pons Shiva Puttagunta Jacob Ramirez Sam Riviere Collin Roberts Noah Rogers Kaya Jean Roland Jackson Rood Jay Sanders John Scott Caroline Seilkop Daniel Sherling Alexander Sieglinger Emily Sigman Megan Singleton Alex Slaughter Deven Smith Andrew Spicher August Stowers Niles Stubbs Connor Sutherlin Jack Teske Trey Turner Benjamin Vellanikaran Louisa von Steinruck Miriam Waters Cecilia Wells Madison Williams Riley Williams Justin Wright Danielle Young Ethan Zager Zed Zhu WOODWARD EDU 39

10TH Upper School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Victoria Adebayo Ariana Alvord Isabela Baldwin Neel Bansal Foster Barnard Allison Belkeir Michael Berkey Lawton Bird Charles Borchers Mahala Broad Alex Burgess Josh Burgess Adin Burwell Alexia Cainion Emma Carmical Lily Chahine Megan Chen Danny Chen Vincy Chiou Alisha Chranya Reid Christensen Jenna Codner McKibben Collins Julia Du Kyndall Dunn Samuel Etkind Henry Freer Teagan Fritts Emma Gallagher Will Gamson Sejal Gandhi Anna Gianneschi Reagan Glass Destiny Goldsmith Asha Gorjala Camryn Graham David Greene Callum Guo Sydney Hallas Greer Hardesty Jessica Hatfield Olivia Henderson Anna Kathryn Hodges Charlie Hollis Zoe Huey Samantha Humphrey Evonne Iau Tanna Irvin Zoe Jafflin Rohan Jhanjee Lily Johnson Wyatt Johnson Eva Jones Arya Joshi 40 Joanna Kastle Uswa Khan Jayden Khatib Joshua Kim Carolyn Koch Ansley Koscik Tommy LaFiandra Ilana Lavine Jacob Leader Liam Levine Monisha Mahadevan Stephanie Martinez Rachel McCray Hans Meyer Charley Moulder Tej Munshi Cece Ng Sarah Olatidoye Hrydesh Patel Seeta Patel Shayna Patel Morgan Petrini Madison Polk Lele Preuss Harry Putt Madisyn Robinson Malachi Robinson Alex Rowe Niha Savili Roshni Shah Ashani Sharma Simon Shen Ellie Sherman Linda Shi Clara Snell Grace Sorgeloos Michael Sorrow Lauren Stoeckel Alex Taylor Allen Thompson Bailey Tucker Alex Vaughan Nikhil Vishwanath Will Wagner McGarrah Walker Carly Warren Jacy Watson Lucas Werner Clara Wheelock Cahlia White Jacob Willis Ben Wombough Hannah Won Addison Wood Christian Wylder Lucy Xu Derek Zhou WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 SILVER EAGLE Emanuel Abdul Salaam Maya Akbik Kwamena Awotwi Thomas Azadi Sayre Balk Eliza Barber Dasani Barrow Ella Bennett Sonali Bhakta Jourdan Bolton Lance Borders Nia Burton Donte Bush Mia Chan Julian Chapman Avinash Chugani Mary Clayton Mitchell Crawford Leah Crider Isha Darshane Abby Duke Farron Edmonds Jason Escolar Lee Evans Danion Fields Megan Foell Meme Fort Lily Francour Kenny Frontin Karnera Gafford Nicky Garmestani Tajiah Gary Caroline Gaster DJ Gibson Jack Ginley Julian Grant Kira Green AnaSimone Guillaume Lindsey Haley Nathaniel Hall Sage Harley Kennedy Harris Freddie Hicks Alexis Hill Kameron Hughes Henry Hunt Jackie Inman Ben Jackson Cate Jones Parker Kahlert Daniel Katz Isaac Keil Kellum Key Nia Kherani Margaret Koriwchak Turner Kurzweg Gabrielle Lewis Sarah Lewis Sydney Lopez Hannah Lovett Ama Maiki Passacaglia Mason Miles Matterson Wesley Maxey Molly Merchant David Morris Allie Nagel Athena Nassar Haley O Donnell Hayes Ogletree Anthony Okolo Cross Patton Grayson Phillips Julia Phillips Madison Quarles Morgan Redding Devan Reddy Mari Riley Billy Roach Alexandra Robinson Alexis Robinson Gibbs Robinson Julien Roddenbery Sanil Sawja Ava Saykaly Zoe Shepard Joe Sigman Lucy Sileo Julia Smith Tate Snellings Kayla Stadeker Safia Tejani Noah Thomas Reagan Watson Malcolm Wiley Jacob Workman Drew Beaty

Beaty 9TH Upper School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Armaan Ajani Akinjide Awujo Mia Bechara Kaitlyn Berkowitz Anandi Bien Aime Chance Bootstaylor Sarah Bortnick Erin Brooks Ruijia Cao Naomi Censullo Larissa Chagas Michael Chapin Megan Dacey Koo Kathryn Demorest Elena Dunkel Maxwell Eidson Stephen Eith Hope Englert Samantha Fitch Olivia Francois John Franks Haowen Geng Nishita Ghanate William Gore Maxwell Greenbaum Megha Gupta Sarah Heaton Mary Hesskamp Harbin Hong Stuart James Jack Jewell Erin Kim Wyatt Kopcha Anjiya Lakhani Kiersten Lee Nicholas Mair Sydney Mance Caroline Marinac Nicholas Masters Samantha McCool Morgan Miller Maya Mitchell Faiza Mohammed Helen Moore Blythe Morgan Vijay Murthy Cameron Nguyen Drake Oakhill Theodora Oprisch McCoy Pace Mansi Patel Zayyen Patel Abbi Patterson Ryann Phillips Josie Pickett John Pressgrove William Pressgrove Emily Pugh Arun Rama Krishnan Jacob Reams Jacques Remy Alexa Richardson Madeline Riddick Seals Addie Riviere Virginia Ross Brandon Royes Salina Salim Jacob Schroeder Brandon Smith Spencer Smith John Sodemann Perrin Sorrow Gabriella Stripling Saket Surapaneni Elise Tong Xueyuan Wang Isabelle Wheeler Abigail White Grace Whitmire Samuel Wombough Richard Wright SILVER EAGLE Alec Aaronson James Abrams Rohan Agrawal Samir Ajy Michael Azadi Brendan Bagwell Sierra Bagwell William Banks Jenna Benedict Seth Blanke Emma Brantley Sarah Brummett Camden Cahoon Ambe Caldwell Brooklyn Carr Brandon Clagette Patrick Cobb Hannah Coetzer Amelia Connor Madelynn Cronin Miller Daly Ezekiel Davis Jalen Dedeaux Hannah Dendy Shreya Dhanani Maxwell Drucker Michael DuBose Ryan Falconer Hannah Feldman John Fike Jordyn Finney Tess Flanigan Gavin Frey Arik Gilbert Promis Gimeskel Claire Hailey William Herbert William Hitt Egypt Jackson Aldric Johns Jason Johnson Gildea Katz Justin King Jack Kistler Vikram Kumar Anna Landgraff Rebekah Lecesne Mary Lee Ean Levine Zhe Liu Michael Lomax Paul Loughlin Akhila Madichetty Jaylin Mae Eric Malever Grace Mata Edward Matthews James Mayfield Madeleine McCook Michael McCorvey Ivan Mills Parker Mitchell Angelica Mugg Ja kiya Myrick Isabella Nardone Madison Oberkfell Olivia Osby Matthew O Stricker Sydney Partin Ethan Patel Carolyn Pittman Sydney Poe Ali Rab Nitya Rajeev Timothy Resuta Mercer Roberts Alexander Silva Neha Singh Lori Smith Mikayla Smith Mary Claire Steele Micaela Stewart Joseph Tilman Jordan Tucker Brandon Veale Jake Vettoretti Oliver Vettoretti Kimani Vidal Jake Waddell Mikaela Walker Zion Walker Taylor White Malachi Wiley James Wilson Wesley Work Chase Wright Michael Wright Katherine Wu Aidan Zigler Andrew Pressgrove WOODWARD EDU 41

8TH Middle School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Sara Auffant Simi Awujo Alex Bates Reeya Bazari Ava Beaty Sarah Carnes Ellen Daugherty Ellie Evans Abby Hartman Delaney Hasen Gabby Hill Ruby Hope Faheem Jivani Christina Kim Luke Kim Patrick Kim Lekha Koganti Gabby Larmond Lionel Lu Sanaa Malik William Mattingly Naman Miglani Alex Moss Sreya Nandanampati Kendal Newton Ziad Obideen Mikey Okolo Ted Pound Sachi Reddy Connor Rosenthal Ava Shutze Keller Smith Katy Snider Max Vandervelden Arya Vishwanath Vaishnavi Vuyyuru Charlie Wheelock Kylie Ye Alex Zelcer SILVER EAGLE Benjamin Abrams Joshua Abrams Adam Albar Sarah Anhalt Matthew Ausman Harrison Barnard Parker Bates Nathan Beaulieu Sofia Bechara Caroline Berkey Keshu Bhat 42 Walker Boswell Kira Bowman Kelsey Bradford Carly Breland Taylor Brinson Sam Brummett Baleigh Bruster Ansley Carpenter Ben Carrington Luke Carrington Holden Carson Mia Carson Rollins Chapman Emily Cheng Akbar Chranya Komal Chranya Kylie Chrislock Baran Kendall Clark Taryn Cline Caitlin Cochran Miles Connor Ryan Cook Audrey Cooper Aaron Corbin Payton Cottingham Kerah Davis Julia Dickson Lah Lawson Doherty Andrew DuPre Grace Eller Carlo Fernandez Mark Gallups Davis Golick Sheldon Graham Devin Greene Maggie Gunnigle Elizabeth Guttenberg Kyle Hammond Brian Hart Gordon Hartman Eli Hebert Victor Henriksson Robert Hicklin Kynnedi Hines Malea Holmes Christian Houston Emma Hughes Nathan Jackson Ayda Jamil Natalie Jenkins Taneesha Jhanjee Karam Jivani Emma Jones Grace Jones Jana Kabakibou Brookes Kahlert WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Praval Kandimalla Susan Kastle Yasmin Khan Genny Kidd Drew Knoer Chip Koch Will Kukler Sarah Kumar Kaley Lollis Pavan Mandadi Sarah Mangham Alyiah Matthews Davis McCormack Will McEntee Nadia McGhee Arya Meyer Charles Meyer Abbey Miller Lynsey Miller Sophia Morettini Kazim Naqvi Darya Nayebi Tyler Neely Josh Nelkin Alina Noorani Brenton Norman Andy Olson Vincent Panunzio Christopher Parker Akash Patel Dev Patel Kelsi Patel Shay Patel Stephen Pearson Andrew Pinkston Sasha Ponquinette Aidan Pratt Anna Pressgrove Nate Rautenstrauch Jaimin Reddy Elizabeth Reese Anna Rein Kimiya Rezaiamiri Catherine Rippy Elle Roberts Bailey Robinson Alexis Rogers Logan Rooker Nia Sanders Brooke Sard Liza Scott Zach Scott Ella Shutze Bria Slater Austin Smith Olivia Smith Alyssa Stadeker Nicholas Stafford Maya Steele Logan Stephens Jackson Strickland Nelson Tate Cooper Taylor Errington Truesdell Hayden Twiss Lucas Verner Brooks Walker Yepu Wang Reagan Ward Katherine Weathington Abby Weinreb Julia White Ajani Williams Olivia Williams Simon Yarmowich Logan Yates Tyler Dodson WOODWIND MUSICIAN Merritt Snider CIVICS ECONOMICS Maximilian Vandervelden DANCE SPIRIT Kynnedi Hines DRAMA James Walker ENGLISH Ava Shutze FRENCH Genesis Kidd Alexander Moss GENERAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION Emily Cheng Luke Carrington Sanaa Malik GEOMETRY Keller Smith DAR Awards GIRL S LIFE FITNESS Gabreille Larmond Simi Awujo Mark Gallups MEN S CHORUS Lucas Verner Woodward Way ORCHESTRA Patrick Kim Samuel Brummett Elizabeth Guttenberg Christian Houston Lucas Kim Gabrielle Larmond Chase Marshall Naman Miglani Sophia Morettini Connor Rosenthal Ella Shutze Alex Zelcer ALGEBRA Lekha Koganti ADVANCED BAND BRASS MUSICIAN Kira Bowman PERCUSSION MUSICIAN Carlo Fernandez Holden Carson PHYSICAL FITNESS Simisola Awujo Payton Cottingham READING Anna Rein SCIENCE Naman Miglani SPANISH Christian Houston TREBLE CHOIR Ava Beaty US HISTORY Samuel Brummett VISUAL ARTS Sanaa Malik

7TH Middle School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Aliyah Abbasi Alex Anderson Josh Armour Jackson Armstrong Emily Auffant Matthew Bell Max Belykh Maura Berland Hayley Bernard Sydney Bowles Isabella Boyd Lily Bulson Andy Burgess Jackson Byars Wonho Choi Daniel Cochran Madison Collins Jameson Connors Kevin Cromer Javy Cross Sonali Dade Layla Doyley Ethan Faircloth Thomas Freer Zach Gardner Thomas Gary Ashna Ghanate Jagruti Goli Kimmy Guo Will Hancock Natalie Hart Lauren Henderson Jackson Hightower Matthew Hightower Laura Hollis Avery Horton Kate Jamilkowski Conner Jamison Lee Johnson Samuel Jung Hannah Kempinska Aneesh Kulkarni Aidan Mahoney Rustin Makhmalbaf Andy Massey Sydney Michael Reilly Morgan Isabella Orkin Emmanuel Timi Oyewo Maya Packer Aren Patel Kabir Patel Naijhee Pearson Thaomy Pham Myan Ponugoti Tejas Reddy Riya Sachdeva Zoe Schwartz Aaron Su Emeri Tompkins Allyn Tucker Adaeze Uzoije Anika Vemuri Alex Wang Brad You Elizabeth MarieYu SILVER EAGLE Syd Angus Jasim Ansari Claire Asbell Abbey Atchison Brooke Barrow Oliver Bates Kaylee Bell Nicolas Bender Elgin Bennett Hannah Bernard Kelly Bozeman Aiden Brill Emily Bronstein Ben Brown Laura Jane Bryan Cade Cahoon Swen Cain Colin Caldwell Michael Carswell Christopher Cataland Max Chartier Devind Chea Eliot Ciuperca Caroline Clayton Sarah Collingsworth Parker Daly Ciara Devane Colin Elam Abby Faulkner Keely Faulkner Rush Forquer Justin Frediani Katia Fuson Eve Gelber Taylor Graves Marcus Gray Will Grice William Grigsby Samantha Grivno Neekan Haddad Grace Hall Maddy Hall Ayesha Hayat Jordan Holmes Mace Hood Grant Howard Sela Humphrey Maddox Husband Bennett Jacobson Leo Jahn Reynolds Johnson Alena Jones Jayden Jones Tyler Kelley Ansley Kendall Morgan Kenly Lily Koziol Sierra Kvidt Ezra Lambert Rohan Mandadi Camille Marinac Jordan McCants Oliver McCoy Will McManus Rainey Mills Chase Millward William Moodie Kai Moore Sonia Munir Gabby Norwood James Palmer Riley Panessa Hunter Payne Slade Perlis Connor Phillips Isabella Pollydore Wallace Putt Allie Ragan Amanda Reese Kelsey Richardson Jayan Srinivasan Kathryn Steele Sydney Stevens Henry Stuart Zaid Syed Ryan Thomas Benjamin Valdes Amelia Walthour Sarah Westen Pattie Wharton Chloe White Luke Whitmire Chloe Williams Deon Williams Brooke Yamada DAR Awards Samuel Jung Daniel Cochran Sierra Kvidt GIRL S LIFE FITNESS Kailani Moore Woodward Way MATH Harbin Hong Madison Collins Rush Forquer Zach Gardner Thomas Gary Jordan Holmes Avery Horton Kate Jamilkowski Reilly Morgan Aren Patel Amanda Reese Elizabeth Yu MEN S CHORUS Zach Gardner ALGEBRA Jackson Byars READING Samuel Jung COMPUTER SCIENCE Paul Loughlin SCIENCE Matthew Bell CADET BAND SOCIAL STUDIES William Hancock BRASS MUSICIAN Maxwel Montgomery MOST OUTSTANDING Zoe Schwartz ORCHESTRA Kevin Cromer PHYSICAL FITNESS Chloe White Cameron Cainion PRE ALGEBRA Adaeze Uzoije SPANISH Maura Berland PERCUSSION MUSICIAN Tyler Payton STEM Allyn Tucker Zach Gardner WOODWIND MUSICIAN Thomas Gary TREBLE CHOIR Kate Jamilkowski DANCE SPIRIT Isabella Pollydore VISUAL ARTS Caroline Clayton DRAMA Amanda Reese ENGLISH Andrew Burgess FRENCH Natalie Hart GENERAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION Kimberly Guo Hunter Payne GEOMETRY WOODWARD EDU 43

6TH Lower School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE Grant Blake Andrews Marin Elizabeth Arvin Carson David Bates Morgan Kyli Black Jackson Zachary Block Casey Loraine Cullen Jai Deans Kaiden Amaya Dye Samanyu Sannappa Gangappa Ella Kate Greenbaum Akash Chander Gupta Alayna Hashmi Francesca Danielle Ryla Henderson Henry Partlow Hughey Alexandra Charlotte Humphrey Kennedy Ari Isom Alok Reginald John Valentino Martin Johnson Arnav Sai Katikaneni Sage Helena Katz Benjamin Sang Joon Lee Jordan Harris Levit Nicole Madison Lindelow Evan Patrick Loughlin Sarah Caroline Marsh Anna Kathryn Mattingly Jackson Milhous Merrill Callie Brannen Mitchell Samantha Reese Mitchell Chloe Genevieve Norman Haarika Sai Palacharla Aurelie Pamphile George Allen Parks Aakash Alpesh Patel Nalen Nitesh Patel Juanita Elizabeth Pryor Aaron Joseph Richardson Rhian Simone Richardson Kaleb Aiden Robinson Shifa Salim Quin Ann Schifilliti Hannah Rachel Silverman Archer Thomas Snell Barrett Lane Sorgeloos Griffin Ritter Sorrow Xavier Ramon Souder Morgan Maxwell Terry Ruby Skye Thomas Amelia Morgan Tong Chandler Elise Warden Caleb Johnannes Welch 44 SILVER EAGLE Erin Christine Andrews Carson Miles Baer Aden Sibley Balser Grace Jane Beebe Kennedy Lauren Bell Andrew Thomas Bleuez Olga Ekaterina Carter Sekai Shishido Chandra Brooke Phyllis Elaine Chaney Meher Samanvi Chittoor Jordan Robert Clagette Kennedy Chanel Clemons Nicholas Garrett Coleman Drake Wesley Craig Chase Aaron Dent Enrique Feliciano Diaz Blair Bellis Ecker Ashley Elizabeth Felix Marshall Allen Fields Connor Calloway Ford Walker Taylor Freeman Camille Faith Frontin Peyton Lindsey Funderburk Reese Ellen Gannon John Malvin Glenn Erik Allen Hansen Chase Hope Hardon Beckett Doyle Hartman Carter Hobson Hartman Reagan McKenzie Juhan Thomas McLain Kaufman Myles Collis Kirby Baileigh Bridgette Lee Jack Arthur Levinson Anderson Benjamin Lhormer Vishnu Gopal Madichetty Hannah Rose Marte Travis Jeremiah Martin Derrilyn Janae Maxey Michael Anthony McCormack Evan James Milam Noah Kyle Mize Andrew Charles Moss Alessandra Sisi Nardone Qui Ngoc Nhan Gabriel William Parker Nathan Peters Dorien Laurent Phillips Rhamsei Alexis Phillips John Porter Pilger Charles William Reed Kennedy Nichole Rogers Frederick Thomas Simon Sania Jasenta Stewart Priya Nanda Storey Jaylin Ahmad Tate Willow Corrina Tate Benjamin Buerkle Thibo Julianne Elizabeth Thibo Georgia Elizabeth Toole Alexis Roma Twiss Vincent Michael Vath Ian Pierce Wallace Evan Ryan Wiener Marcus Allan Charles Williams Ellison Sef Aker Wright OTHER AWARDS Certificate of Merit Outstanding Student Grant Blake Andrews Kaiden Amaya Dye Samanyu Sannappa Gangappa Ella Kate Greenbaum Alayna Hashmi Kennedy Ari Isom Benjamin Sang Joon Lee Evan Patrick Loughlin Sarah Caroline Marsh Callie Brannen Mitchell Chloe Genevieve Norman Haarika Sai Palacharla George Allen Parks Aakash Alpesh Patel Juanita Elizabeth Pryor Hannah Rachel Silverman Griffin Ritter Sorrow Amelia Morgan Tong Chandler Elise Warden DAR Citizenship 6TH GRADE Rhian Simone Richardson Griffin Ritter Sorrow Most Improved Student 5TH GRADE Emmaline Elizabeth Layton Outstanding Effort 5TH GRADE Aneri Alpesh Patel Davis Merrill Good Character Award 6TH GRADE Callie Brannen Mitchell Griffin Ritter Sorrow 5TH GRADE Ariana Celeste Moyer Amira Wesley Marshall Benjamin Robert Grice 4TH GRADE Elyse Arlene Smith Ritesh Sachdeva Sehaj Rekhi WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017

6TH Woodward North School Gold Silver Eagles 2016 2017 GOLD EAGLE John Daniel Brumbaugh Aleksandra Dee Edwards Samuel Max Franco Kylie Elaine Hallas Alyssa Rachel Khalil Neha Hamsika Koganti Namit Miglani Yongwoo Anderson Park Mischa Mayoor Patel Sachin Bhushan Patel Ryan Matthew Seeb Rajveer Singh Ava Riley Thompson Cameron Aidan Thompson Lydia Star Wheeler Derek Zhang SILVER EAGLE Eshaan Ajani Elizabeth Ann Atchison Parker Bella Bakarich Asad K Hayat Alver John Hoffler Leonard Michael Inskeep Audrika Islam Caitlin Madison Johnson Firaz Surender Latif Francesca Panunzio Gavin Seth Rohrer Eesh Trivedi Alexander Van Aacken Leah K Williams OTHER AWARDS Eaglegacies Eshaan Ajani Elizabeth Ann Atchison Kennedy Yvonne Campbell Alexander William Cunningham John William DuBose Kylie Elaine Hallas Asad K Hayat Namit Miglani Jansen Dean Nickell Sophia M Panjwani Francesca Panunzio Yongwoo Anderson Park Mischa Mayoor Patel Sachin Bhushan Patel Ryan Matthew Seeb Ava Riley Thompson Cameron Aidan Thompson Woodward Way Recipient Ryan Matthew Seeb Greene Light Award Mischa Mayoor Patel Sally Boone Math Olympiad Shristi Das Roy Outstanding Student Awards John Daniel Brumbaugh Aleksandra Dee Edwards Samuel Max Franco Kylie Elaine Hallas Neha Hamsika Koganti Namit Miglani Yongwoo Anderson Park Derek Zhang Art Awards 6 GRADE Jessica Deng Derek Zhang TH 5TH GRADE Emily Brown Evan Rubin 4TH GRADE Anna Jane Harben Vinnie Yang 3RD GRADE Dylan Im Kirsten Liang Citizenship Awards 6TH GRADE A J Hoffler Caitlin Johnson Sachin Patel Ava Thompson Cameron Thompson Lydia Wheeler 5TH GRADE Sithini Chea Anay Kulkarni Julia Panfilov Bennett Rosenthal Shristi Roy Maddie Wheeler 4TH GRADE Eva Cason Ansley Chapman Aidan Connors Anna Jane Harben Anjali Mohan Katie Weathersby 3RD GRADE Svara Dalal Dylan Im Kirsten Liang Simran Maholtra Giovani Njem Middle School Peer Helpers Audrika Islam Namit Miglani Sachin Patel Ryan Seeb Ava Thompson Lydia Wheeler Music Awards 6TH GRADE Ava Thompson Caitlin Johnson 5TH GRADE Soha Ali Karissa Nguyen 4TH GRADE Anton Poliashenko Jackson Smith 3RD GRADE Svara Dalal Layla Patel 5TH GRADE Tyler Cason Anay Kulkarni Griffin Marshall 4TH GRADE Paul Byrnes Aidan Connors Rian Merchant 3RD GRADE Jayden Hall Giovani Njem Simran Malhotra Spanish Awards 6TH GRADE Eshaan Ajani Rajveer Singh 5TH GRADE Tyler Hart Bennett Rosenthal 4TH GRADE Ella Melioris Emma Zhou 3RD GRADE Mustafa Naviwala Rumana Shash Stem Awards 6TH GRADE A J Hoffler Asad Hyatt Alex Van Aiken 5TH GRADE Maya Majmundar Julia Panfilov 4TH GRADE Atlas Covey David Ohayon 3RD GRADE Hansika Yerramsetti Jonathan Zhan Physical Education Awards 6TH GRADE Leo Inskeep Sachin Patel Cameron Thompson WOODWARD EDU 45

2 1 3 Big Chill 6 The Alumni Association hosted the seventh annual Big Chill event February 3 at Ponce City Market raising more than 50 000 for needbased student financial aid This year all members of the Woodward community were invited to attend 4 1 Members of the Big Chill committee 2 Jean Verdel Alexander 76 3 Valaurie Bridges Lee 90 and Tracey Harris 4 Patrick Franks 04 and Kate Franks with Kiley Hodgson King 05 5 Kofie Abakah 99 and guest Cranston Collier 6 Matt Ficken 05 his mom Allison Ficken 5 and Matt s fiance Leah Gordon headlining partner 46 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 platinum partners

Golden War Eagle Celebration 50th Reunion Weekend 1 Each year alumni who have celebrated their 50 th Reunion are invited back to campus for Golden War Eagle Weekend This year the Class of 1967 celebrated their 50 th Reunion and were inducted into the Golden War Eagle Club This special weekend in the spring provides the opportunity to reconnect and reminisce with fellow alumni 1 Members of the Class of 1967 Rod Canfield Milton McGarity Terry Nelson and Tim Atkins 2 Golden War Eagle weekend attendees members of the Class of 1967 and beyond 2 WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 47

2 1 1 Tamu Brown Justin Alexander 99 Young Alumni President s Circle Reception 3 and Anthony Thomas 98 2 Barrett Cornelius 09 and Adam Carll 08 The inaugural Young Alumni President s Circle reception was held on April 12 at the Buckhead Club to recognize our young alumni leadership donors to The Woodward Alumni Fund 3 Nicholas Widener 09 and guest Leslie Stewart Holiday Hangout 4 Our youngest alumni Classes 2012 2016 gathered at TAP in midtown in January while home for semester break for the annual Holiday Hangout 4 Caitlen Schmidt 12 Tucker Griffin 12 and Katherine 5 48 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Alexander 12 5 Caroline Richardson 14 Upper School faculty member Mark Carrington and Alex Ford 14

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Alumni athletes were named to the Athletic Hall of Fame at the fourth annual induction ceremony held in the Tyler H Brown 96 Student Center on Main Campus March 26 This year s inductees were Jennifer Fanen Adyorough 07 a champion junior golfer who went on to play for Columbia University the late Allen Ferguson 73 who held the Academy record for highest career points among other records and won a basketball scholarship to Villanova University Rolffs Pinkerton 57 champion swimmer for GMA and the University of Georgia who now competes in U S Masters Swimming Michael Sorrow 92 a triathlete at Woodward in baseball basketball and football who played baseball at Georgia Tech and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1996 and members of the 1980 state championship football team 1980 football team and cheerleaders The Ferguson Family Since John A Ferguson Sr graduated from GMA in 1943 13 members of the Ferguson family have graduated from the Academy with a combined total of 84 years as students Mr Ferguson s wife Frances taught Lower School reading and English from 1964 to 1986 and a cousin Jane Ferguson Graham is a much beloved English teacher in the Upper School The family includes four Ferguson children Daniel Sullivan Ferguson 68 John A Ferguson Jr 69 Julie Ferguson Sawyer 71 and Allen Ferguson 73 and eight alumni grandchildren Before he passed away Allen Ferguson learned he would be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in March In a message to Dr Chris Freer who taught many of the Fergusons and presented the Hall of Fame award to Allen s family John Ferguson Jr wrote with the family s trademark sense of humility and humor These Woodward alums include a valedictorian and a salutatorian along with artists designers journalists doctors engineers MBAs Ivy Leaguers and a Ph D though none of those monikers apply to me As the black sheep of the family I am the lawyer Over two decades at the Academy Dr Freer has gotten to know the family well as coach and teacher of the third generation The Ferguson family epitomizes all that Woodward stands for both in the classroom and in the community he said I look forward to the day the next generation of Fergusons enters the Academy WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 49

Class Notes The symbol denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy Jack Hudson is retired after 50 years in practice as a dentist He volunteers at a hospital information desk once a week and at the National World War II Museum once a week 46 Cliff Cottingham and his wife Julie are planning a road trip out West to see the sights and look up classmates They will be traveling about 2 500 miles to see most of the country s natural wonders over the course of three to four weeks beginning in August or early September 53 professor Eduardo Zayas Baz n emeritus at East Tennessee State University received the Robert G Mead Jr Distinguished Leadership Award presented to an American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese AATSP member for outstanding leadership Dr ZayasBaz n is a distinguished scholar and educator with an exemplary record of leadership in the AATSP and other language related organizations He has published numerous articles on diverse topics and authored or co authored 20 books including acclaimed Spanish textbooks and one historical novel He also has led many Cuban American events and organizations Fred Olds coordinated a reunion in Virginia Beach in May 2016 for 230 of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots and guests Capt Olds is pictured with his daughter Shelley Olds Burns his date for the formal banquet 54 50 2017 2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Bruce McEver received a bronze medal from the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation a U S based nonprofit in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact s Business for Peace Initiative He was among seven business executives from around the world honored for their work in interfaith relations in Rio de Janeiro prior to the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games All of the leaders were recognized for using their businesses to bridge cultural and religious divides Bruce is the co founder and chairman of Berkshire Capital Securities LLC He and the late Prof Ron Thiemann of Harvard Divinity School created The Foundation of Religious Literacy which promotes religious understanding by bringing together business professionals with outstanding academics and practitioners The foundation also supported pioneering interfaith collaborations between Georgia Tech and Emory University as well as Harvard and Boston universities 62 executive committee Jessica Ziegler Newth 97 President Matthew Wilson 99 President Elect Justin Alexander 99 Treasurer Christy Morrison 83 Secretary Winifred Wilkins Thompson 88 Past President directors Walter Constantine 99 Julie Davis Couch 88 Alok Deshpande 94 Matthew Ficken 05 Kiley Hodgson King 05 Jennifer Welch Rueter 04 Suzanna Sanchez 00 Visit www woodward edu alumni to learn more about upcoming events Submit A Class Note by emailing alumni woodward edu or mailing to Woodward Academy Alumni Relations 1662 Rugby Avenue College Park GA 30337

A J McCracken co founded Faithwell Press He retired from a career as a CPA CFO in 2010 and co founded a large preschool in Nashville in 2011 In 2015 he retired from the preschool Faithwell Press plans to publish church music starting with an oratorio composed by A J s wife Jean who previously served as a staff songwriter for House of Gold and Welk Music They have two sons Michael an airline pilot and David president and COO of a preschool Alan and Jean have two beautiful grandsons 63 David Jones is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Emory University School of Dentistry A member of Sigma Chi he received its Significant Sig award last year David spent two years in the U S Air Force and had a private dental practice in Atlanta for 36 years before selling it and specializing in temporomandibular disorders He worked for Oral Surgery Associates for 13 years 66 David now heads TMJ Treatment Atlanta and lectures in his field He has been married to the former Vesta Owens his escort at senior parade for 45 years and has three children and seven grandchildren soon to be eight David spent most of his adult life as a competitor in international whitewater canoe and kayak racing As part of the U S team he won two bronze medals and a silver medal in world competition in the master s class David also holds seven national championship titles and held a Guinness Book of World Records for situps in the late 1970s He was inducted into the Paddle Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 and his wife Chris Thurner Judy evacuated their St Marys home in September 2016 for Hurricane Matthew The Thurners were invited to stay with classmate Joe Brannon 66 and his wife Jan in Griffin Though they expected never to see their house again as Matthew was predicted to be a Category 4 storm Chris and Jane returned to very little damage Fred Landers was named a top producer by the Atlanta Realtors Association for 2016 Fred is an associate broker with Chapman Hall Realtors He and his wife whom he met during his senior year at the Academy live in Sandy Springs retired on December John Miles 31 2014 after 30 years with Delta Air Lines He now keeps busy by catching up on his honey do list and building stuff He has designed and made two dining tables a Big Green Egg table and remodeled his deck He and his wife Susan live at Jackson Lake where they enjoy puttering around on their pontoon boat when they are not busy with projects Rick Minton and classmates Don Morehead and Chuck Weatherington enjoyed hunting on Don s farm in South Carolina in March 68 67 recently retired David LeCraw to Lake Oconee in Eatonton He is planning a trip to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates this fall John Longino returned to the U S in December after a long trip in Southeast Asia He is now on an eight month hike of the entire Appalachian Trail He will celebrate his 66th birthday on the trail Very few people through hike the trail in their 70s As John says it s now or never 69 Class Notes continues on page 54 WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 51

SUCCESS BEYOND WOODWARD GMA Graduate Brings People Together Few can say they re leading a life as full creative and downright fun as 1952 GMA alumnus Jim Haynes From Morocco Moscow and Istanbul to London Edinburgh Dublin and everywhere in between Jim has been a part of the arts scene across Europe since the 1960s And by arts we mean all of them film theater visual art performance music culinary culture you name it Jim makes a habit of not only attending arts festivals across Europe in 2016 he celebrated his 60th visit to the annual Edinburgh Festival but also contributing to the scene He is the author of several books has written produced and performed countless plays runs a small Paris based kitchen table literary publishing 52 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 house is the subject of two recent films and perhaps most emblematically was recently a living breathing art installation in the Victoria Albert Museum exhibition London in the 60s But none of this is what Jim is most famous for For the past 40 years Jim has hosted 60 to 75 people in his home every Sunday night in his international supper club A rotating roster of volunteer chefs cook every cuisine imaginable and with just an advanced reservation and a suggested donation you too can join in the fun Smells wafting in from the kitchen music playing wine bottles popping suddenly you re having dinner with 60 new friends from all around the world And that s not an overstatement Jim s parties have spurred lifelong friendships artistic collaborations international romances marriages and ultimately even

babies These kinds of connections were always the goal of the dinner party project for Jim who makes a point to memorize every single person s name before they arrive Jim shows a similar commitment to human connection in the many travel books he s written which highlight not museums hotels or restaurants but instead introduce the reader to 1 000 individuals who live work play in the villages towns and cities of the country Jim s mission is to bring people together whether for a brief dazzling conversation or a lifelong partnership At an estimated 140 000 visitors over the years Jim s guests hail from every corner of the earth and represent every niche of humanity the name of the game is eclecticism As Jim put it in a 2012 profile for the New York Times Tolerance can lead to respect and finally to love No one can ever really understand anyone else but you can love them or at least accept them If the international supper club and arts scene feels a far cry from 1950s GMA it appears perfectly fitting given Jim s experience at the Academy Jim describes himself during his GMA years as active in the literary activities of the school but slipped out and went over the wall at every opportunity Often caught and forced to spend free time walking around the bullring As hindsight often puts one s youth in perspective it seems even at GMA Jim was on his way to a life brimming with conversation rich in art and rebellious in intellect Forty years into uniting diverse groups Jim Haynes right at GMA through delicious food wildly good times art and shared humanity Jim s life s work is much more than a lot of dinner parties it s a model for being a truly compassionate global citizen A Sunday dinner at Jim s place WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 53

Class Notes Sheila Sabin is a graduate of Florida State University with a B S degree in art education She has worked in the arts education and corporate settings Sheila has taught in K 12 schools for more than 25 years and recently was honored as Teacher of the Month She also has taught educational workshops throughout Florida Georgia and North Carolina Her love of the arts began as a child in her mother s needlepoint and stitchery shop in Fort Lauderdale She was inspired by her family friend Walt Disney who encouraged her to follow her dreams Sheila has been a senior art instructor at Valdosta State University s Camp Discovery for the past eight years She also established the art program at Harbor Chase Senior Living facility which has received recognition for being a superior program Sheila believes that with proper guidance and nurturing anyone can learn to love art and produce amazing work 72 Debbie Eaton Wilbrink was the keynote speaker on Family History Day at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in November 2016 She authored two books Time to Tell Your Personal Family History and Fire of Commitment History of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville both published in 2016 She has four books in progress 73 54 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Richard Wilkins has had a software ministry serving the Pregnancy Care Center since June 2000 His company Class Software offers two products CareTrak a client intake product and Heart Gifts a fundraising product Woodward Academy has played a huge role in Richard s life path He remembers services in the chapel and Father Bob who was pastor in 1974 His experience at Woodward taught him the importance of collaborating to be the change he wishes to see in the world through civic mindedness and becoming engaged in the community around him 74 Johnny Stallings Jr Coach Johnny Stallings Sr Coach Pete Fritts Sr and Coach Pete Fritts Jr 83 were recognized at the 2017 Georgia High School State Wrestling Championships All four of these former Woodward head wrestling coaches and or alumni wrestlers were officially honored for their outstanding performances in Georgia high school wrestling at this year s event Xavier Duralde has been appointed president of the Georgia Orthopedics Society for the coming year 76 Steve Justice executive director of the Georgia Centers of Innovation was named by Georgia Trend magazine in the January 2017 issue as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians Lee Crowe is working at Nickelodeon on a new Rocko s Modern Life special to air sometime in 2018 Lee and her team hope it s a hit and that they will be able to bring the series back Lee also teaches animation at California State University Northridge 77 75 Mark Landers is a granddad Mark and his wife Aleta live in Lawrenceville Their grandson Judah Landers and all three of their children live in the Atlanta area Mark finished his Ph D in water resources at Georgia Tech four years ago and now works with the U S Geological Survey

Class Notes Angela Morris Edwards and husband Max have been fortunate to travel extensively on planes and ships They are both retired from Delta Air Lines Max also retired from the Marine Corps They have experienced the wonders of five continents and 30 plus cruises To celebrate their 37th anniversary the couple bought a new RV and plan to hit the back roads exploring this magnificent country 78 Stephen Fleming has accepted a new appointment as vice president Strategic Business Initiatives at the University of Arizona He will focus on strengthening corporate engagement extending the research program and better aligning the university s positive impact on Tucson Arizona and the Southwest Stephen and his wife Cissa have relocated to Tucson Although they miss their friends and family in Atlanta they re hoping to connect with Woodward alumni across Arizona 79 84 Fran Tyler Draper and her husband Will debuted her new show Love and Vets on the National Geographic channel on March 11 2017 The show is a threepart series that takes a behind the scenes look at their practice Village Vets and their family Kevin Hudson reports that his commercial construction based law firm has grown to 14 lawyers over four years The firm continues to represent owners and general contractors throughout the Southeast Lisa Merritt graduated from Florida International University with a master s in engineering management in December 2016 She is the senior director of development for the School of Architecture at the University of Miami She lives in Miami with her family including two daughters ages 14 and 11 84 Grant Christians and classmates Clarke Devine McBee and Jenny Schnieder Shoemaker met in Vail Colorado for their annual snow ski trip Save the Date Homecoming and Reunion Weekend October 13 14 The classes of 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 and 2012 will celebrate reunions this fall Veterans Day Ceremony November 10 Gresham Chapel 11 a m Gene Cox and wife Xiorelis own and operate a retail store Eco Denizen located in Midtown Atlanta The gift shop was named one of America s 25 Most Gifted retailers by Gifts Decorative Accessories Magazine The primary factors in the selection were sales per square foot and customer reviews Gene and his wife recently agreed to a new five year lease in the 999 Peachtree Building for their gift shop 90 Charlotte Swint was named the interim director of the undergraduate nursing program at Clayton State University in Morrow for the 2016 2017 academic year She is a scholar in the Sigma Theta Tau Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy for the the international honor society of nursing She also is the co chair founder of the Health Policy Education Special Interest Group for the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties In 2016 Charlotte completed her service obligation in HRSA s Nurse Corps program by serving as an assistant professor of nursing at Clayton State She has been a family nurse practitioner for 20 years working in both rural and academic clinical practice sites Class Notes continues on next page Become a class delegate class delegates link the Alumni Association and members of their graduating class Class delegates provide their classmates with news on programs and events keep Woodward informed about their classmates and encourage class participation in The Woodward Alumni Fund If you re interested in becoming a class delegate please email the Alumni Office at alumni woodward edu or call 404 765 4035 As volunteer liaisons WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 55

Class Notes Sabrina Callahan Burnett now serves as the director of human resources for The Carter Center providing leadership and strategic direction for human resources management for the organization A not for profit nongovernmental organization The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 80 countries by resolving conflicts advancing democracy human rights and economic opportunity preventing diseases and improving mental health care The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U S President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University to advance peace and health worldwide 91 Rob Hamilton was promoted to the rank of commander in the U S Navy He celebrated this career milestone with his wife Shannon and daughter Ellie Sue The Hamilton family lives in Omaha Nebraska 94 Carmen Alvarez Stanley was granted nonprofit status in April 2016 for her organization Cuentos Para Cambios Stories for Change a literacy focused project that supports schools creates educational initiatives and builds libraries In summer 2017 Cuentos opened its first library in northern Nicaragua Nicole Newsome Cole made partner in September 2016 with her practice Radiology Partners the largest radiologist owned and led private practice in the nation She was promoted to vice chair of the radiology department for Columbus Regional Health and continues to serve as medical director of the Breast Care Center Two of her family members have been diagnosed with breast cancer which led to her passion for breast imaging Nicole and her husband recently purchased their first home 96 Steven Eisenstein has added another business that compliments Classic Tents Events He purchased Coastal Restaurant Equipment Rentals in late 2016 It rents ovens fryers fridges freezers hot boxes and more to customers including caterers and restaurants Alice Daniell Graybill and her husband Michael celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on March 17 St Patrick s Day They have three wonderful children Alice is working as a sub for the Lower School at Woodward and hopes that everyone from her class is doing well 56 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Lukejohn Dickson and his wife Amy moved to Bluffton S C in 2015 after having their second child Coral Camden Dickson Lukejohn volunteers with the Savannah Children s Choir and was elected its chairman in 2016 to continue the growth of the organization to serve other communities outside Savannah including Hilton Head Bluffton and Beaufort Sarah Rampacek lives in Palo Alto California where she is a senior manager for the Cheesecake Factory restaurants and the proud mother of Katherine Anne and George 98 Anthony Webb joined the GGB Bearing Technology team as the vice president of human resources Anthony joins GGB after a decade of experience in law mergers and acquisitions management consulting and corporate development He started his career in 2006 as a corporate attorney focusing on private equity M A and general corporate advisement at Hunton Williams LLP and then at DLA Piper LLP one of the world s largest law firms During that time Anthony discovered his desire to learn more about business strategy talent development and finance He accepted a full scholarship to Yale School of Management and began the two year MBA program in the fall of 2011 After graduation from Yale he accepted an offer to join Accenture in its Atlanta office as a senior consultant Anthony joined EnPro s M A and Strategy team in November 2015 and has worked closely with GGB on various strategic initiatives 99 Class Notes continues on page 58

SUCCESS BEYOND WOODWARD Getting on the SmartPath In 2010 by the time the economic recession was in full swing people all around the country were feeling it Among the many factors that created such economic decline Alok Deshpande 94 saw a gap in knowledge around personal finance and wondered if he could help to remedy it Alok certainly had the credentials to assist people with their financial planning decisions After graduating from Woodward in 1994 he went on to Emory then proceeded to Harvard Business School before starting a job in financial advising at Bain and Company But Alok also had the desire to help people and the ability to translate complex financial knowledge into accessible terms In short he had the mentality of a great teacher So that s just what he became Alok began holding financial education sessions that were free and open to the public In the years before the very recent boom in personal financial wellness Alok s financial education seminars were unique and provided people with the tools they desperately needed to make smart financial decisions Most people were only getting financial advice from someone who was trying to sell them a product I really wanted to teach people says Alok As his reputation spread Alok started receiving invitations to give talks and lead training sessions for companies employees In 2015 after years of teaching he published his book Fuel The Most Important Number in Your Financial Life and launched his company SmartPath Financial Education Ever in line with the zeitgeist Alok and his company have been steadily expanding as individual and company financial wellness programs become more and more popular SmartPath s goals are as Alok describes them to one give people the tools to execute the financial system we teach and two give people someone to talk to a real human to advise you instead of automation While a budgeting app and a financial concierge service are most pressing on SmartPath s current agenda Alok s Alok Deshpande is an Alumni Board Member and new Woodward parent long term vision involves a shift in the banking industry s mindset Given the fact that big banks so often prey on the average consumer s financial ignorance If we have people using financial concierge services the same way you have a gym membership a doctor or a nutritionist then banks will have to adjust and be more transparent They will be selling to the concierge s knowledge base instead of the individual consumer My goal is that you never make a financial decision alone Woodward just does such an unbelievable job at giving you the fundamentals like math and writing Alok Deshpande 94 As SmartPath continues to expand Alok spends his time developing new client prospects and working on their digital products but he still devotes much of his energy to the hands on business of teaching financial wellness Looking back he credits Woodward with laying the groundwork for his success Woodward just does such an unbelievable job at giving you the fundamentals like math and writing Alok said He describes his success as starting with those two core skills numbers and being able to communicate effectively While he jokes about being torn apart in writing classes in the Upper School he wouldn t trade those experiences adding all of the credit goes to Woodward WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 57

Class Notes Bri Dennis Long and her husband Jason have been married 12 years and have two sons Nathan 10 and John 3 Briana received her master s in art education in 2014 and continues her work as a professional artist and visual arts educator teaching 2D and 3D design at a fine arts magnet school and serving as a visual arts lead educator for her district In their off time the family enjoys working together in ceramics at their home studio 00 Jonathan Gardner is a cardiologist who did his residency at the Medical College of Georgia and fellowship at the University of Tennessee in Memphis Jonathan will be moving to Houston where he will start his last fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital 01 Virginia Porter graduated with her MBA from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business in December 2016 She works for the Clorox Company in Alpharetta Billy Scott has joined the Torts Division at the Georgia Department of Law as an assistant attorney general in its Appellate Services Bureau Mr Scott will be defending the state in civil litigation 03 05 Andrew Saul graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in May 2016 and joined the law firm Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP in Atlanta He focuses his practice on patent litigation Mackenzie Brannon is back in school pursuing a degree in environmental science after years of being a somewhat wandering artist She is doing pet illustrations on the side to help pay for school Mackenzie hopes everyone is well and says it s never too late to change your course and follow your dreams 06 Bianca Whitten Shubert graduated from medical school and got married in 2015 She began her residency in Cleveland Ohio in emergency medicine in July 2015 Casey Collins Linton was awarded Evansdale Elementary teacher of the year in 2016 09 Hadrian Mendoza will enroll at Yale School of Medicine beginning this fall In case any classmates are wondering yes he still plays the trumpet Lindsay Tuchman is now an anchor reporter at NY1 in New York City 02 58 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Christina Dowdle is now a partner and VP of Coton Frais a Frenchinspired resort wear gifts and accessories brand located in Jupiter Florida 07 Class Notes continues on page 61

SUCCESS BEYOND WOODWARD Alumna Lives Woodward s Service Ethos Every Day Rebecca Vallas is a 2002 alumna who embodies Woodward s commitment to service After she was named a Forbes 30 under 30 in law and policy in 2011 and 2014 respectively Rebecca joined The Center for American Progress in 2014 as managing director of its Poverty to Prosperity program How did you get interested in helping low income Americans Little did she know her beloved theatre classes at Woodward were preparing her for a job in which she speaks to the media and interviews politicians and other thought leaders almost every day She also could not have foreseen that her Woodward education was setting her up for a lifetime of academically rigorous advocacy work Today Rebecca leads a fast paced life in D C where she s on the frontlines of the biggest issues in our country She was gracious enough to fit a few of our questions into her busy schedule Can you tell us about the Poverty to Prosperity program and describe your role The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan think action tank that seeks to advance progressive policies and ideas Our Poverty to Prosperity Program focuses on developing analyzing and advancing policies to cut poverty and expand opportunity like raising the minimum wage ensuring paid family and medical leave second chance policies to ensure that a minor criminal record isn t a life sentence to poverty policies to give workers with disabilities a fair shot at employment and more We also analyze and seek to stop proposals that would worsen poverty and inequality and make it harder for struggling families to get ahead which is the lion s share of what we re doing right now with healthcare housing nutrition assistance and more facing unprecedented threats I serve as the team s managing director Before I came to D C I spent several years as a civil legal aid attorney in Philadelphia The experience of working directly with low income individuals and communities and learning from some of the best poverty lawyers in the country continues to underpin my work and how I see the world One of the central lessons I took with me was how misunderstood poverty and poor people are in this country Media coverage of poverty is a big part of this Most of the time poverty is cast in terms of us and them as though the poor are some stagnant class of 13 to 14 percent of the population living below the poverty line year in and year out and who struggle financially because of laziness or bad decisions Rather economic hardship is a widespread experience with fully one in three Americans struggling to make ends meet living paycheck to paycheck or worse Meanwhile half of Americans will experience at least a year of poverty or teetering on the financial brink at some point during their working years Add in unemployment or needing to turn to the safety net and that number rises to four in five Americans As staggering a number as this is it comes as less of a shock when you consider that the three leading causes of poverty in the U S are job loss or cutback in hours disability illness and birth of a child all commonplace experiences that could happen to anyone Continued on next page WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 59

Rebecca Vallas continued from page 59 How one views the cause of a problem inevitably shapes what they ll see as the solution That s why pushing back on myths and stereotypes about poverty and elevating the voices of people struggling to provide for their families to help put a face on the reality of their circumstances is a big part of what my team seeks to do What do you like about your job Most days I feel like I won the job lottery I feel incredibly lucky to work with many of the nation s leading experts and advocates on issues ranging from economic policy to criminal justice immigration democracy LGBT rights climate environmental policy and more Plus I m part of a team of talented communications and political strategists My coworkers and staff are equal parts talented and passionate and I count several among my closest friends When people find out I work on poverty many assume it must be dark depressing work The truth is my colleagues and I may work on heavy issues but we really enjoy each other And particularly right now with so much under threat I feel so fortunate that this is my day job Is there something exciting that you re working on now One particularly fun experiment has been launching TalkPoverty org a progressive hub for poverty news and discussion which has since grown into the most widely read site on poverty in the U S with a popular blog that elevates the voices of advocates experts policymakers and people struggling to make ends meet who tell the real stories of poverty in America We also launched TalkPoverty Radio a weekly radio show podcast which I host The podcast has been an incredible experience bringing together many of my heroes including journalists such as Melissa Harris Perry formerly of MSNBC policymakers like Sen Sherrod Brown bestselling authors like Rebecca Traister All the Single Ladies comics such as Lizz Winstead co creator of The Daily Show and most importantly people struggling to make 60 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 ends meet who are fighting for policies that would enable them to get ahead In recognition of the unique political moment the show relaunched in February as Off Kilter with wider syndication and a greater focus on the resistance movement sweeping the country What s the most challenging aspect of your job Defense can be exhausting in any political climate But right now every day brings a new threat to our work It can be a challenge to stay positive when so many programs and policies that protect marginalized populations and help level the playing field are under threat including many that I and my colleagues fought to see enacted over the past few years That being said it s been incredibly energizing to watch the momentum growing every day to fight back against dangerous and divisive policies Physically and emotionally challenging though it may be at times I feel lucky to get to do this work right now Keeping the Affordable Care Act in place and preventing 24 million Americans from losing health insurance was a huge win earlier this month and a powerful reminder that our work is deeply important How has your time at Woodward informed your current role Academically Woodward prepared me better for college and law school than I ever could have anticipated at the time But in many ways my time in WA s theatre program was the best preparation for what I eventually went on to do helping me develop a strong comfort level with public speaking and media Music was another big part of my time at WA from choir to Camerata to the school s first all women s barbershop quartet I miss singing classically but singing remains an outlet for getting me out of the office thanks to Center for American Progress competitive karaoke team which proudly won 2nd place citywide last year

Class Notes Margaret Appleby graduated from Virginia Tech in 2016 with a master s degree in political science She now works in Washington D C for a member of the House of Representatives 10 Risa Hayet started a new job at Gap Headquarters where she is a brand global engagement and events specialist working on internal large scale meetings and corporate engagement events She graduated summa cum laude in May 2016 from the University of Alabama Her past experience includes interning with Jimmy Kimmel Live Pure Talent Management and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After interning at The Clinton Foundation in fall 2016 she accepted her position with Gap She s never been happier and finally feels at home in the Big Apple 12 Henley Kibler graduated last May from Belmont University majoring in audio engineering technology and minoring in music business While in college Henley started doing live production on the road and is now working for Eric Church s Holdin My Own Tour which is touring the U S and Canada He sends best wishes to his Woodward family and hopes others are having the same success he has been having thanks to his time at Woodward Cali Callaway was a part of the 2016 University of Georgia s homecoming court Cali also was profiled on UGA s website as an Amazing Student She has spent three years as a lab researcher in regenerative medicine developed a guide for sexual assault resources volunteered in the community participated in a number of honor societies and traveled around the world Cali a Goldwater Scholar at UGA wants to become a physician 13 Jamieson Jann was selected as a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship at the British Embassy in Houston in October He was offered a Fulbright Grant to pursue a master s in medical anthropology and sociology at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands as well as the Robert W Woodruff Scholarship at Emory s Rollins School of Public Health for the master s degree in public health Callie Kennedy is a junior at Haverford where she is majoring in anthropology with a Spanish minor In January she started a five month course of study in Spanish in Veracruz Mexico Last summer she was an intern with an immigration attorney in Philadelphia Callie joined her parents for a trip to Boston and Bar Harbor last October to visit her brother Matthew at College of the Atlantic 14 Christopher Kennedy spent his second semester of 2016 2017 in Chiapas Mexico studying Mexican social movements He is majoring in environmental studies and has had a busy year at Oberlin In addition to his formal courses Christopher DJs for the Oberlin radio station with a show called Climate Justice Radio He s also a member of the Oberlin Taiko drumming team Matthew Kennedy continues his work at College of the Atlantic on the coast of Maine majoring in human ecology He spent a week at Standing Rock North Dakota supporting water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline Last year he studied in the Yucatan Peninsula learning about Mayan culture and farming traditions while strengthening his Spanish Courtney Wyatt was crowned Miss College of Engineering at Howard University Jakari Harris completed her first semester at Hampton University with a 4 05 GPA in the chemical engineering program She also is a Division I women s golfer at Hampton 16 Amari Page received a second place scholarship of 1 000 through the National Spanish Examinations Only 48 students are chosen from among the 160 000 students who take the National Spanish Exams each year Students from Woodward Academy have a long history of high achievement on these exams Amari was in Kelli Stanyard s AP Spanish Language and Culture class WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 61

Babies Alysson Vogt Blackwelder Jody Dougherty Benz Stephanie Simpson Nalley Stephanie Simpson Nalley and Street Nalley announce the arrival of Miles Overstreet on September 10 2016 He joins big sister Taylor 8 and big brother West 5 95 Jody Dougherty Benz and Ryan Benz welcomed a baby girl Arya Dawn Benz into their family on September 11 2016 a date with special meaning for two parents who work for the U S Army Ryan was present for the birth He deployed three weeks later to Afghanistan and returned home this summer Carrie Schwartz Gordon 98 Alysson Vogt Blackwelder and her husband Matthew Blackwelder welcomed their second child Winfield John Blackwelder on December 7 2016 in Washington D C 99 Walter Constantine and Elizabeth Constantine welcomed David Hayes Constantine on November 11 2016 Sam Earnhardt and her partner Joshua Sprague welcomed a baby boy Brandon Michael Earnhardt in August 2016 He enjoys life in a geodesic dome home nestled in the woods outside Chapel Hill N C Carrie Schwartz Gordon and John Gordon welcomed baby girl Addison Marie Gordon on January 12 2017 Sam Earnhardt Lacy Garrison Gow and Gordon Gow welcomed their first child Hamish Gordon Gow who was born on October 2 2016 in Perth Australia Lacy has started a new job as an in house mediator and facilitator for Curtin University 01 Susanne Stacy Teegarden and Stewart Teegarden welcomed their third baby girl Jane Janie Marie Teegarden on May 4 2016 Robby Bowers and Upper School teacher Haley Bowers welcomed baby boy Kai Eason Bowers on January 1 2017 02 Stuart Pearson and Allison Pearson a WA staff member welcomed Charlotte Elaine Pearson on April 24 2017 04 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 Stuart Pearson Amy Marien Petro and Sean Petro welcomed their son Camden Michael Petro to the world on March 10 2017 The proud grandmother is Woodward North principal Beth Marien Babies continue at top of next page 62 Lacy Garrison Gow Amy Marien Petro

Bonnie Burns Clear and Todd Clear welcomed a baby boy Louis Sanford Clear on January 12 2017 06 Hayley McNash Lowe and Scott Lowe welcomed their first daughter Anna Jane on November 13 2016 The proud grandmother is Upper School Academic Dean Peggy Dyer McNash 73 Anna Jane s family is full of Woodward alumni including her uncle James McNash 05 cousin Hayley McNash Lowe Jordan Crawford 05 great aunt and Middle School teacher Paula Dyer Crawford 78 and great uncle Charles McNash 82 Kelsey Todd Pinckney Kelsey Todd Pinckney and Andrew Todd welcomed Heidi Marie Pinckney on March 8 2017 08 Weddings Jasmine Johnson Wakeel Kelsey Kerr Shull Allison White Holmes Lauren Leighton Brittsan Jordan Gardner married Brittany Plaven in July 2016 at Vail Pass Colorado Jordan is a psychiatrist who did his residency and finished his child and adolescence fellowship in June at the University of Colorado 05 Allison White Holmes and Darrell Alan Holmes rang in the New Year by celebrating their one year anniversary Allison and Darrell were married on December 31 2015 at Summerour Studio They were celebrated by friends and family from Atlanta California Colorado Hawaii Norway Germany 03 and the United Kingdom The guest list included Allison s Woodward classmates Brittany Carlton Lamb George Morgan Whitney Drillot and Melissa Benkel Allison was chosen for The Yellow Pages rotation abroad program She is representing YP in Bangalore India Lauren Leighton Brittsan married Matthew Brittsan in Denver Colorado on September 4 2016 Woodward classmates Kimmy Mann and Ruthie Kiester were bridesmaids Sisters Jennifer Leighton 09 and Rachel Johanna Leighton were maids of honor 06 Kelsey Kerr Shull married Dr Peter Shull on September 24 2016 in Okatie South Carolina Susan Griffiths 10 was one of Kelsey s bridesmaids The couple live in the Augusta area where Kelsey works as a recreation therapist for the Veterans Administration s acute psychiatric unit and Peter works as a pharmacist for Walgreens 08 Jasmine Johnson Wakeel married Muhasibi Nai m Wakeel on September 24 2016 Their vintage style wedding was filled with the love of Woodward Academy Chaplain Katelyn Kilpatrick officiated the wedding Alumni in the wedding party included Marcus Polk 11 and Justin Watkins 11 ushers Macie Sims 14 photographer and Valana Wiltz 15 hostess Current student KenniGrace Fowler 25 was flower girl 11 WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 63

Passages Woodward Academy s fourth President Dr Gary M Jones passed away on March 27 2017 Dr Jones served as President from 1978 to 1990 A Presbyterian minister originally from Wales he came to Woodward from the Webb School in Tennessee Former Governing Board Chair Ben F Johnson III 61 who worked closely with Dr Jones described him as an important transitional figure who led Woodward during its transformation from the family and proprietary roots of its first 78 years to its truly institutional present Dr Jones also presided over the creation of the bus system and planning for Woodward North Gary persevered with vision Academy The three are my father Dr Jones and Ben Johnson he said Dr Gary Jones and his wife Joan at his 90th birthday party and wisdom during an important period in the life of Woodward For that I and Woodward should be forever grateful Mr Johnson said When Dr Jones came to Woodward current Board Chairman Robert E Bowers 74 was a recent graduate and Dr Jones became a close family friend I owe a great deal to three men who have shaped who I am and inspired me to dedicate a large portion of my life to Woodward When Dr Jones decided to retire he asked the school to conduct a national search for his successor leading to the appointment of Dr Tom Jackson as Woodward s fifth President Dr Jones is remembered for his effective oratory and commitment to students said current President Stuart Gulley His love for Woodward continued into his retirement and I was the beneficiary of his occasional phone call or note of encouragement He was proud of the role he played in making Woodward what it is today Alumni James Jake Longino died on February 23 2017 He served in World War II and Korea and worked as a pilot for Delta Air Lines for 30 years Survivors include his wife Bobbie and a son Robert James Longino 43 Theodore Sumner died on January 28 2017 Ted served in the Korean War before joining Union National Bank to begin a long successful banking career Survivors include his wife of 64 years Ruth Patsy his daughter Stacy and his son Theodore 46 64 WOODWA R D M AGA ZINE SUMME R 2017 John Harvey died on November 12 2016 A resident of Valdosta Georgia he was married to Mary Frances Harvey 50 Donald Randolph died on March 10 2017 He and his wife of 55 years were residents of Historic College Park parents of two and grandparents to five He had a career in accounting and received the Academy s first Alumni Service Award Raymond G Woodall Jr died December 7 2016 Ray served as a member of the Governing Board for more than 20 years As a young man he won multiple Mid South Boxing Championships and the Golden Gloves Championship He attended Georgia State and served in the U S Army s 3rd Armored Division in Germany He was a business owner in the aviation industry for more than 40 years and was named a Distinguished Alumnus Survivors include his wife of almost 63 years Martha Cofer Woodall sons Scott and William and five grandchildren Clyde Rhines died on November 7 2016 He earned a degree in ornamental horticulture from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and worked in his family business Rhines Florist and Nursery Survivors include his wife of 59 years Penny daughters Robin Anna and Lori five grandchildren and six great grandchildren 53

John Lanier died on January 7 2017 John was active with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Survivors include his wife of 56 years Annette children Nancy Robert and Julie and five grandchildren 55 James Tinsley died on January 17 2017 Jim served in the U S Army and worked for AT T for three decades Survivors include his wife Diane daughters Sheryl and Jennifer his son Robert and five grandchildren 56 Neil Franklin Jr died on May 11 2017 He was a UGA graduate Navy veteran and owner of Marietta Saw and Sharpening Service Survivors include his wife Gail daughter Emily and son Kyle 58 Henry Kimball died on February 28 2017 He was president of Kimball Oil Company and Kimball Properties and served as an alderman of his Louisiana town Survivors include two daughters Patti and Peggy five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Harry Patterson died on September 25 2016 Survivors include his son William stepson Doug four granddaughters and one great grandson 58 Maureen Moe McCarthy In addition to his children William Brae John Allen Jack and Georgia survivors include his mother a granddaughter his sister Julie Ferguson Sawyer 71 and brothers Daniel Ferguson 68 and John A Ferguson Jr 69 Allen learned in October 2016 that he would be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on March 26 2017 See page 49 for more details Jeffery Armstrong died on November 19 2016 Jeff owned and operated Armstrong s Cricket Farm for 21 years Survivors include his mother Nell his former wife daughters Debbie and Jessica his son Jacob and three granddaughters 74 Frank Nochumson died on November 28 2016 He graduated from The Atlanta Art Institute and worked as a professional photographer Despite becoming legally blind in later life he began painting and taught a class in abstract painting Survivors include his son Shawn and his mother Janice 77 Chris Rooks died on February 23 2017 Chris was employed by Gerdau Ameristeel Survivors include his wife Liz his children Kevin Kyle and Kristen and three grandchildren Greg Knox died on October 6 2016 He was a resident of Big Canoe Georgia 79 60 Ken Funchess died on November 14 2015 Edward Allen Ferguson died on November 30 2016 He was the youngest of four children of John A Ferguson Sr 43 and Frances Allen Ferguson who taught at Woodward for more than 20 years Allen played basketball at Villanova University where he met his wife 73 Jesse Jordan died on June 28 2016 Jesse lived in Leary Georgia 80 82 Noland Bell died on October 13 2016 He served in the U S Army and Georgia National Guard with three tours of duty in Afghanistan Bosnia and Iraq Survivors include his father Dr Frederick Mitchell Bell Jr and four siblings Charles Joyner died on December 8 2016 at the age of 25 Charley was a graduate of Georgia Southern Survivors include his mother Susan Bowen Isakson his father Charles Daniel Joyner III his stepfather John Andrew Isakson his stepmother Tracey Jones Joyner his beloved sister Jane Joyner his other siblings Riley and Jack Isakson and his grandparents Jane and J L Jerden and Missie Joy 09 Friends Jim Chandler former math instructor and business manager at Woodward died on February 14 2017 Retired librarian Emily White Collins died in October 2016 Emily began working at Woodward Academy in 1992 and retired in 2005 Rebecca Joy Fulton Richardson died on December 13 2016 An Upper School English teacher she was beloved by her students Survivors include her husband Dr Don Richardson who is writing The Book of Joy a compilation of remembrances He welcomes submissions from Joy s former students colleagues and friends which can be emailed to gaia comporium net Denalyn Osborne Levy mother of rising 11th grader Tessa Levy and Matthew Levy 08 died in June 2017 William J Taggart father of rising 8th grader Elizabeth Taggart passed away on June 8 2017 WOODWA R D E D U A LU M NI 65

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