Recipients of the Georgia Power Good Citizenship Awards for the fourth quarter were announced on March 24 at Valwood's Lower School Friday Flag program. Ms. Lark Joyner of Georgia Power presented the awards to the students who were chosen by their teachers. The awards are given to students exhibiting character [...]
Very big congratulations to Joe Cochran, Mary Claire Griner, Lilly Respess, and George Tidmore for being honored by the Duke TIPS program for exceptional scores on the ACT or SAT! These 4 students scored in the 95 percentile on grade-level standardized test, and were invited to participate in "above-level" testing. [...]
What a great afternoon April 20th was for Valwood, as the school celebrated three special people who have affected the school in immeasurable ways! The Vallye Blanton Middle School Commons area was named after Vallye Blanton in honor of her many years as a teacher and administrator at Valwood. As [...]
Valwood seniors Olivia Cox, Maggie Smith and Addy Perlman have been named Georgia Scholars!! Only 183 seniors are selected in the state and Valwood had more than any other school (public and private) in the South Georgia area!! Through the Georgia Scholar program, the Georgia Department of Education identifies and [...]
Video from 4th grade practicing for Grandparents Day
Pavan Patel and Hope Hathcock recently took the American Chemical Society local exam along with students throughout the southwest Georgia region from public and private high schools and scored high enough to qualify for the next round! In fact, Pavan Patel achieved the HIGHEST SCORE IN THE REGION!. He joins [...]
Recipients of the Georgia Power Good Citizenship Awards for the third quarter were announced on March 24 at Valwood's Lower School Friday Flag program. Mr. Scott Haner of Georgia Power presented the awards to the students who were chosen by their teachers. The awards are given to students exhibiting character [...]
The Valwood Chapter of the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society inducted its newest members this morning in a ceremony in the Rodgers Holmes Performance Hall. Congratulations to all these students on a wonderful honor and accomplishment. National Honor Society Inductees: Chandler Call, William Clifton, Dane Fafard, [...]
Dance Marathon Becomes Reality by: Addy Perlman Dance Marathon started merely as an idea in 7th grade, and as high school approached, Ms. Vallye Blanton and Dr. Darren Pascavage helped me formulate a plan to carry out my idea. Children’s Miracle Network saved my cousin’s life, and to thank the [...]
The Valwood Science Olympiad team placed 3rd out of an 11-team field in the Regional Competition this weekend at East Georgia State College in Swainsboro, GA. Competing against much larger schools, the Valiants held their own and only missed making the State Competition field by one spot. Valwood had 14 [...]