Academic Excellence

Eighth grader Ali Abdullah was one of only two students who placed first in the state of Georgia in the National French Exam. The following 8HP Honors French students earned second place: Giulia Gomes, Krithika Nayudu, Benjamin Reich, Apurva Routhu and Evan Strat. In addition, fifteen students placed in the top ten.

Five of six Woodward Academy teams competing in the Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament April 6 qualified to represent Georgia at the World Finals in May. Three Woodward teams were state champs, and two teams came in second place. Woodward is sending more teams to World Finals than any other school in the state.

The Upper School Odyssey of the Mind team took the state championship in the "Tumble-wood" balsa problem and came in first in spontaneous. Two Woodward North teams, the third grade "tumble-wood" balsa team and the third and fourth grade "ARTchitecture-The Musical" team also are state champs. Two other Woodward North teams placed second at state. The Odyssey of the Mind program at Woodward Academy is directed by Kathy Smith and Tonya Milton.

Three teams from Woodward North advanced to state competition after the third Georgia Regional Odyssey of the Mind tournament held this past weekend at Parkview High School in Lilburn. The first team to earn their way to the State Finals was the "ARTchitecture:The Musical" Division 1 team whose team members are Akbar C., Komal C., Sanaa M., Rustin M., and Arya M. They placed second out of 12 teams. Also going to State Finals is the "It's How You Look At It" team which placed fifth out of 20 teams. Team members are Connor R., Connor L., Sarah A., Kennedy R., Faheem J., and Tapasya K., and Rohan S. The Division 2 "The Email Must Go Through" team placed third out of nine teams. These sixth graders must compete against teams composed of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Team members are Alex V., Sonali B., Bryce M., Vikram K., Shayna P., and Monisha M. This is the first time in several years that every team from Woodward North has qualified for the State Finals.

New members were inducted into the Academy's Randolph Thrower Chapter of the National Honor Society at a convocation on February 15. Joining the 80 seniors who are current members, new members include 95 juniors and 15 seniors. They are as follows: