Valwood School’s "Odyssey of the Mind" teams had another strong showing at the Georgia state tournament, competing in a virtual platform. The purpose of the competition is to focus on creative problem solving using a team approach, school officials said in a statement. Teams were scored on a combination of points [...]
The Valwood girls and boys tennis teams secured second place in Region 3-AAA on Tuesday. Valwood hosted the GISA Region 3-AAA Region Tournament at McKey Park this week. Eight Valiants will compete at next week’s state tournament in Macon. No. 1 Boys Singles: Howell Burns No. 1 Girls Singles: Rebecca [...]
Valwood basketball standout Russell Hunter is headed to the next level. Hunter, the son of Cate and Greg Hunter, signed a letter of intent to attend Covenant College Monday morning. Hunter has played basketball since seventh grade and has developed into a college level player at the high school level. [...]
Valwood fifth-grader Kreea Chakraborty competed at the spring American Protégé International Music Talent Competition. She took first place for her age group. She will perform in a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York City in October, school officials said. She is a private voice student of Marti Schert, Valwood upper school [...]
Valwood senior Capri Persaud is the Valwood School 2021 STAR student. The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition award is given to the graduating senior who has achieved the highest score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test in one sitting, while meeting other program requirements, including being among the top 10% of the [...]
Officer Les Bunte, Valwood campus safety and security coordinator, was selected for the crisis coordinator program and has completed certification as a crisis coordinator. The crisis coordinator certification program was "designed to empower crisis coordinators to recognize emerging crisis warning signs and circumstances, to identify the likelihood a circumstance could escalate to a crisis and [...]
January 30, 3021 The Valwood JV and varsity swim teams have returned from a successful time at the GISA state swim meet. There were 21 GISA teams in the competition. A total of nine Valwood swimmers competed. Results included top times, one All-State Title and two All-State Runner Up Titles, [...]
Aug 27, 2019 HAHIRA – Valwood senior Millie Hollis will travel to Atlanta to attend an intensive, four-day Law Academy conducted by the State Bar of Georgia. This is her third year as a mock trial competitor, school officials said. In the 2018 historic run at the state finals, Hollis [...]