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June 9, 2017 Page 1 of 12 The 21st Year of a 21st Century Education: 2016-2017 Year in Review The Oakwood School continues to provide an outstanding education that prepares our students for college and the greater world beyond college. Following are a smattering of academic, athletic, and fine arts honors, recognitions and awards that were announced recently and happened throughout the year. There is so much good stuff going on at Oakwood, it is difficult to harness it all, so inevitably some events and awards may not be listed or students may have inadvertently been left out. Please forgive any unintended mistakes or errors. Have a great summer and GO EAGLES! Valedictorian - Emma Mehlhop Class Speaker - Elliott Triebenbacher Barbara Brown Founders Award - Kelly Oglesby College List - *matriculations The University of Alabama American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) Appalachian State University* Barton College* Baruch College of the CUNY University of British Columbia College of Charleston Christopher Newport University Clemson University University of Colorado at Boulder Davidson College Duke University* East Carolina University* (3) Elon University Florida Southern College* George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology* High Point University* Hollins University University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Indiana University at Bloomington James Madison University Liberty University Longwood University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Meredith College University of Mississippi University of North Carolina at Asheville* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* (3) University of North Carolina at Charlotte* University of North Carolina at Greensboro* University of North Carolina at Wilmington* (2) North Carolina State University* (4) Old Dominion University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Queen's University* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of San Diego* Sewanee: The University of the South University of South Carolina The University of Tampa University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tulane University University of Tulsa Virginia Commonwealth University University of Virginia's College at Wise* Wesleyan University* (2) Scholarship total: $743,878 Class of 2017 Senior Recognition

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The21stYearofa21stCenturyEducation:2016-2017YearinReview

TheOakwoodSchoolcontinuestoprovideanoutstandingeducationthatpreparesourstudentsforcollegeandthegreaterworldbeyondcollege.Followingareasmatteringofacademic,athletic,andfineartshonors,recognitionsandawardsthatwereannouncedrecentlyandhappenedthroughouttheyear.ThereissomuchgoodstuffgoingonatOakwood,itisdifficulttoharnessitall,soinevitablysomeeventsandawardsmaynotbelistedorstudentsmayhaveinadvertentlybeenleftout.Pleaseforgiveanyunintendedmistakesorerrors.HaveagreatsummerandGOEAGLES!

Valedictorian-EmmaMehlhopClassSpeaker-ElliottTriebenbacherBarbaraBrownFoundersAward-KellyOglesbyCollegeList-*matriculationsTheUniversityofAlabamaAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademy(AMDA)AppalachianStateUniversity*BartonCollege*BaruchCollegeoftheCUNYUniversityofBritishColumbiaCollegeofCharlestonChristopherNewportUniversityClemsonUniversityUniversityofColoradoatBoulderDavidsonCollegeDukeUniversity*EastCarolinaUniversity*(3)ElonUniversityFloridaSouthernCollege*GeorgeMasonUniversityGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology*HighPointUniversity*HollinsUniversity

UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignIndianaUniversityatBloomingtonJamesMadisonUniversityLibertyUniversityLongwoodUniversityUniversityofMassachusetts,AmherstMeredithCollegeUniversityofMississippiUniversityofNorthCarolinaatAsheville*UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill*(3)UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte*UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro*UniversityofNorthCarolinaatWilmington*(2)

NorthCarolinaStateUniversity*(4)OldDominionUniversityPennsylvaniaStateUniversityPurdueUniversityQueen'sUniversity*RensselaerPolytechnicInstituteUniversityofSanDiego*Sewanee:TheUniversityoftheSouthUniversityofSouthCarolinaTheUniversityofTampaUniversityofTennessee,KnoxvilleTulaneUniversityUniversityofTulsaVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityUniversityofVirginia'sCollegeatWise*WesleyanUniversity*(2)

Scholarshiptotal:$743,878

Classof2017SeniorRecognition

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DaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(DAR):TheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution’AmericanHistoryEssayContestforthe5th-8thGradedivisionencouragedstudentstothinkcreativelyabouttheimportanceofournationalparks.Participantsincluded:HelaynaClark,VarshaHarnoor,MuhammadAli,andArnanBawa.Inaddition,HelaynaClarkrepresentedOakwoodatthedistrictcompetitionandwonfirstplace.SydneyMartinreceivedtheDARMedalthatispresentedtoastudentwhoexemplifiesthequalitiesofhonor,service,courage,leadership,andpatriotism. ChristopherColumbusEssayContest:Atthe9-12thgradelevel,theChristopherColumbusEssayContestaskedstudentstoexaminehowadvancesintechnologywouldhaveimpactedColumbus’sjourney.FrankHarperwonfirstplaceatthedistrictcompetition.PoliticalSeries:Aspartofourteachingofgovernmentandtheelectionprocess,theHistoryDepartmentsponsoredaseriesofvoluntaryDebateDebriefswherestudentsexaminedthepreviousnight’selectiondebatesandaPost-Electionlunchdiscussiontoexaminetheresultsandrolesofthepopularvoteandelectoralvote.Studentswhoattendedalloftheseeventswererecognizedearlierthisyearwithcertificates:CarterSmith,FrankHarper,NoahHoldeman,NathanDavis,andRobertPrati.GeographyBee:TheNationalGeographicBeeisanannualcompetitionorganizedbytheNationalGeographicSociety,designedtoinspireandrewardstudents'curiosityabouttheworld.HunterJennettewontheschoolcompetitionandthenwentontobearegionalwinnerandcompeteatthestatecompetition.CulturalConnectionsRecognition:AttheMiddleSchoolandUpperSchool,theHistoryDepartmenthostedlunchdiscussioneventswhereguestspeakerssharedtheirexperiencesstudyingorworkingabroadinSouthAfrica,Japan,Iraq,France,Spain,Denmark,andEngland,aswellasservinginthePeaceCorps.Thefollowingstudentsarerecognizedfortheirdedicatedparticipationintheseevents:MiddleSchool--RyanSmith,HelaynaClark,SamanthaBrown,SamiMarcu,andVictorHoppenot.UpperSchool--LouJantzenandCateDuncan.

History

CongratulationstoallourGradswhoareallexploringtheirinterestsatthenextlevel.InthemixareGradsdelvingintothenextleveloftheirpassionincludingascholarathlete,ascholarperformingartist,anda

STEMscholar.SoarhighClassof2017Eaglesalumni!

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TheUniversityofRochestersponsorstwosocialstudieshighschoolawardsthatrecognizeoutstandingachievementsinleadershipandacademics.Recipientshavetheirapplicationfeeswaivedandareeligibleforspecialmeritscholarshipsworthatleast$10,000peryear.Allinterestedjuniorswereinvitedtocompleteanapplicationandpersonalstatementthatexplainedhowtheyexemplifiedtheawardcriteria.

• TheFrederickDouglassandSusanB.AnthonyAwardisgiventoastudentwhohasdemonstratedcommitmenttounderstandingandaddressingdifficultsocialissues,leadershipanddedicationtocommunityaction,andstronggradesandrigorouscoursestakeninthehumanitiesandsocialsciences.Thisyear’srecipientisLaurenBordeaux.

• TheGeorgeEastmanYoungLeadersAwardisgiventoastudentwhohasstrongleadershipexperienceatschoolandinthecommunity,highgradesandchallengingcourses,andextensiveinvolvementinextracurricularactivities.Thisyear’srecipientisMacyRobinson.

ModelUnitedNations,alsoknownasModelUNorMUN,iswherestudentslearnaboutdiplomacy,internationalrelations,andtheUnitedNationsthroughsimulationconferences.Thisyear,interestedOakwoodstudentspreparedforthreemonthstoparticipateattheDukeModelUNConference.Thefollowingstudentsjoinedover300otherstudentsfromtheSoutheasttodebateanddraftmockresolutionsforworldhealth,security,andhumanrights:JordanAtkinson,JermaineSmith,NathanDavis,KennedyTate,CarterSmith,CharliePrice,JordynStyles,FrankHarper,SaskiaHerron,VishalHarnoor,AaliviaSmith,NataliePotter,AJBarnett,JenevièveSurkin,JuliannaSurkin,andLaurenBordeaux.RhoKappaCommendations:RhoKappaScholarshipandCommunicationCommendationsisanewdepartmentprogramthatpromotesstudentexcellenceinacademicscholarshipandcommunication.Allstudentsfromgrades1-12were“encouragedtosubmitoneormoreentriesthatrepresentedtheirbestwrittenwork,documentary/skit/song(recorded),orposterdealingwithtopicsofhistory,geography,orculture.”Eachentrywasaccompaniedbythestudent’sreflectiononwhattheylearnedthroughcompletingtheproject.Submissionswereevaluatedbyanoutsidepanelofeducatorsthatincludedhistoricalpreservationistsandcollegeprofessors.Students’workcouldearnacommendationinthesecategories:research;demonstrationofthisyear’sschoolthemeofOneSchool,OneCommunity,OneWorld;writtenexpression,historicalinterpretation,originality;andoverallexcellenceLowerSchoolRhoKappaCommendations:

ReceivingaCertificateofParticipation:CJBlackwelder,RondyBryant,AriSaidel,andStellaStepp.ReceivingRhoKappaCommendations:CommendationsforResearchandWrittenExpression-EmanAliCommendationsforWrittenExpression,Originality,andOverallExcellence-AddisonAdlerCommendationsforHistoricalInterpretation,Originality,andOverallExcellence-DaliahJamileh

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MiddleSchoolRhoKappaCommendations:

ReceivingaCertificateofParticipation:MarcusGillikin,AveryRespess,AnnaMonroe,MattoxPiscorik,GeorgiaJennette,ManahilNauman,ElliottMoore,MadisonMoseley,AminahBatterjee,CarsonMartin,andEnikoVirag.ReceivingRhoKappaCommendations:CommendationforDemonstrationofSchoolTheme-AddieReedyCommendationforResearch-NoorAliCommendationforOriginality-LenoraJanztenCommendationsforResearch,WrittenExpression,andOverallExcellence-HelaynaClark

UpperSchoolRhoKappaCommendations:

ReceivingaCertificateofParticipation:KristinaKessler,SashaSurkin,RobertPrati,CarolineBrown,MaddyHeins,JordanAtkinson,CharliePrice,SarahHoward,PeytonPiscorik,BrysonJacobs,MuhammadAli,MaceyRobinette,JordanCox,LaurenBordeaux,andJuliannaSurkin.ReceivingRhoKappaCommendations:CommendationforResearch-LucasSensiCommendationforResearch-AbbiAdlerCommendationforOriginality-SaskiaHerronCommendationforOriginality-LowiePriceCommendationforWrittenExpression-NathanDavisCommendationforWrittenExpression-NoahHoldemanCommendationforDemonstrationofSchoolTheme-JennyPainterCommendationforDemonstrationofSchoolTheme-LauraBauerCommendationforHistoricalInterpretation-AliceYanCommendationforHistoricalInterpretation-VishalHarnoorCommendationforHistoricalInterpretation-MacyRobinsonCommendationsforOriginalityandforHistoricalInterpretation-FrankHarperCommendationforWrittenExpressionandforOverallExcellence-BriscoeRobinette

Congratulationstoallstudentswhochosetosubmittheirwork.Wewanttoencourageyoutoparticipatenextyear!

81studentsacrossallgrades=recognizedforhistoryefforts(akahistorybuffs??)

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ScienceOlympiadElementaryDivision(grades4and5)BothVarsityandJuniorVarsityteamsplaced1stoverallatthePittCountyRegionalTournamentatJHRoseHighSchool.Membersofeachteamincluded:

• Varsity:JamesDuncan,MayaHidalgo,AbrilInsaurralde,LenoraJantzen,AidenLang,AnnaMcCunney,AndreaMewborne,RemyMitchell,AnnaMonroe,MattoxPiscorik,NathanPotter,AveryRespess,CamilleSaverino,SpencerShovelin,AlinaSohail,EllieSurles,andAntoniaVital.

• JuniorVarsity:AmiBatterjee,AugieBerry,BryceBurnett,WilliamDoumaux,TeresaDuffrin,

MarcusGillikin,MakaylaKean,VincentLiu,CiaranSidhu,EnikoVirag,AbbeWaller,andTyWilliams.ScienceOlympiadCompetitionsDivisionCStateVarsity-NCStateCompetition

• ElectricVehicle-8th-GonzaloInsaurraldeandSireenAbayazidDivisionBMiddleSchoolVarsity-NCStateCompetition

• MicrobeMission-3rd-RasheeqAzadandEliThorn• StuckOnScience-4th-NoorAli,VarshaHarnoor,andSashaSurkin• Ecology-6th-SofiaAcetoandNorahSmith• FastFacts-7th-RasheeqAzadandEvanKiess• DiseaseDetectives-RasheeqAzaandEliThorn• DuctTapeChallenge-10th-NoraMcCunneyandTheoSarris

EnvirothonTheOakwoodMiddleSchoolsentthreeteamstotheMarch21,2017,CoastalEnvirothoneventheldatWeyerhaeuser’sCoolSpringsEnvironmentalEducationCenterinCravenCounty.Teammembersare:MuhammadAli,SashaSurkin,NoraMcCunney,HelaynaClark,LukeCahill,AustinWhichard,CollinSayers,YazeedAbayazid,VarshaHarnoor,ShahraBatterjee,JudeSaverino,CarsonAarup,WhitneyMoore,NoorAli,andAndrewPrice.

Science

94studentscompetinginScienceOlympiadinelementary,middleandhighschooldivisions;Over20studentsparticipatinginEnvirothon.

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VarsityVolleyball

• CICrunners-up• #3rankinNCISAAfinished#6instate• CICAllConference-LauraBauer,BriscoeRobinette,andMacyRobinette• NCISAAAllState-LauraBauer

VarsityBoysSoccer

• CICAllConference-BrandonSears,AlexAdler,andJakeBoyd• NCISAAAllState-BrandonSears

MiddleSchoolBoysBasketball

• CICAllTournament-ColeWatkinsVarsityGirlsBasketball

• CICAllConference-BiancaLockamy• HonorableMention-KaitlynKostrzebskiandCateDuncan

VarsityBoysBasketball

• CICAllConference-JordanAtkinson• HonorableMention-AJBarnettandJermaineSmith

VarsityGirls/BoysSwimming

Teamresults:• OakwoodBoyscamein2ndoverallatthemeet(Conferencerunners-up)• AllConferenceGirls-KellyOglesby• AllConferenceHonorableMentionGirls-SydneyMartin• AllConferenceBoys-MattCahill• AllConferenceHonorableMentionBoys-VinceVarju

Individualresults:

• MattCahillcamein3rdintheBoys200IMwithatimeof2:36.32• WesleyBolincamein3rdintheBoys50Freestylewithatimeof25.24(StateQualifying)• KellyOglesbycamein3rdintheGirls100Butterflywithatimeof1:19.87• EdwardHardy-Brazcamein3rdintheBoys500Freestylewithatimeof7:24.69• KellyOglesbycamein3rdintheGirls100Breaststrokewithatimeof1:25.78(State

Qualifying)• MattCahillcamein3rdintheBoys100Breaststrokewithatimeof1:18.98(StateQualifying)

Athletics

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• OakwoodBoysARelaycamein2ndintheBoys400FreestyleRelaywithatimeof4:17.92StateQualifiers:

• Boys-WesleyBolin,MattCahill,WilliamHoppenot,HarrisonMartin,PeytonPiscorik,CharliePrice,CarterSmith,andVinceVarju

• Girls-KellyOglesbyVarsityBaseball

• AllConference-AustinGoins,CharlesCorey,andJordanAtkinson• AllState-AustinGoins

VarsitySoftball

• 3rdintheNCISAA• AllConference–KaitlynKostrzebski,SloaneCorrea,JennyPainter,andSaraNimmo• AllState-KaitlynKostrzebski,SloaneCorrea,andJennyPainter

VarsityGirlsSoccer

• 4thintheNCISAA• AllConference-CateDuncan,MaceyRobinette,andAnnabelleAverette• AllState-CateDuncan

VarsityBoysTennis

• CICConferenceChamps• NCISAA1AStateChampions• PlayeroftheYear-JeevanTewari• AllConference–JeevanTewari,BrandonSears,andHarrisonMartin• AllState-JeevanTewariandBrandonSear

AthleticDepartmentHonors

• FemaleScholarAthleteoftheYear–CateDuncan• MaleScholarAthleteoftheYear–VinceVarju• CICSportsmanshipAward–MadisonAverette• FemaleAthleteoftheYear–CateDuncan• MaleAthleteoftheYear–CharlesCorey

2016-2017AthleticsatOakwoodStats:

• 77%ofstudentsparticipatedinatleastoneathleticteamingrades7-12• 1StateChampionship–BoysTennis• 40studentAthletesnamedAllConference,and/orAllTournament,All-State

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Choral/VocalMusic:

• 2016EasternYouthOrchestra-AddisonAdler,AlexAdlerFordAmerson,NicholasBrillant,LenoraJantzen,LouJantzen,DavidMehlhop,JuliaMoore,NnamdiObi,andOziomaObi

• 2017EasternRegionalOrchestra–DavidMehlhop• 2016NCElementaryHonorsChorus-MJBirgensmith,AbrilInsaurralde,NathanPotter,Alina

Sohail,andEllieSurles• 2016NCAISHonorsBand-BraxtonBurnett,PierceHarner,andDavisKiess• 2017NCEasternDistrictHonorsBand–NoraMcCunney• 2017ACDANationalChildren’sHonorChoir-HelaynaClark,TylerMorgan,andEllieSurles• 2017ECUChoralLeadershipConference–HayleyAllen,ColeDaugherty,LaraHardy-Braz,and

AliceYan• 2017WashingtonandLeeMusicHonorsWeekend–HayleyAllenandLaraHardy-Braz• WingateUniversityElite9th/10thChoir–ColeDaughertyandLiyahEdwards• 2017ACDANationalMiddleSchoolHonorChoir–LiyahEdwardsandLeslieHarker• 2017NCMENCSolo/EnsembleCompetition(SuperiorRating)–MuhammedAli,MJBirgensmith,

EllieOsborne,DakotaSorie,andHaleyWright• 2017NCMiddleSchoolAll-StateChorus–MJBirgensmith,EllaHoldeman,KristinaKessler,andEllie

Osborne • 2017NCHighSchoolAllStateChorus–HayleyAllenandColeDaugherty

VisualArts:

• 2017CongressionalShowatEmerge–WilliamHoppenotandAliceYa• NationalArtHonorSocietyStateTravelingArtShow–DonnyChen,WilliamHoppenot,CeciliaLing,

TravisMewborne,AliceYan• 2017NationalArtHonorSocietyOutstandingStudentChapterAward–BiancaLockamy

ArtHonorSocietyMembers:

NationalArtHonorSociety:HayleyAllen,AshaArmistead,StasiaAustin,MadisonAverette,LauraBauer,LaurenBordeaux,DonnyChen,CateDuncan,EdwardHardy-Braz,ColeyHawk,JackHeins,SaskiaHerron,WilliamHoppenot,BrysonJacobs,KaitlynKostrzebski,CeciliaLing,BiancaLockamy,WendyLu,TravisMewborne,QuanNelson,SaraNimmo,JessicaPabst,PeytonPiscorik,LowiePrice,BriscoeRobinette,TannerRuffin,MeganSingleton,andAliceYanTri–MHonorSociety:HayleyAllen,StasiaAustin,WesleyBolin,LaraHardy-Braz,JoelInzerillo,DrucillaLindsay,DavidMehlhop,GeorgeMartin,DavisNoe,JessicaPabst,JennySurkin,andAliceYan

FineArts

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NationalHonorSocietyforDanceArts:HayleyAllen,LaurenBordeaux,EmmaMehlhop,JessicaPabst,AvaShusterman,andAliceYanInstrumentalMusic:

• EasternYouthOrchestra-AddisonAdler,AlexAdler,FordAmerson,NicholasBrillant,LenoraJantzen,LouJantzen,DavidMehlhop,JuliaMoore,NnamdiObi,andOziomaObi

• EasternRegionalOrchestra–DavidMehlhop• NCAISHonorsBand-BraxtonBurnett,PierceHarner,andDavisKiess• NCEasternDistrictHonorsBand-NoraMcCunney

Oakwoodians/isms:Adopt-a-Senior,BUDS,HUGS,OASESSaladHarvestDays,FallFunDay,

ScienceFieldDay,PinwheelsforPeace,LidGig,CharacterParade,Dr.SeussParade,AthleticBanquet,MonkMadness,VarietyShow,StudentArtShow,

BiketoSchool,TeenLeadershipandmanymore…

ForeignLanguage

NationalLatinExam:CharlotteHerron,LukasNieto-Rickenbach,SashaSurkin,LukeMewborne,NnamdiObi,GonzaloInsaurralde,SimonBarker,SireenAbayazid,NathanDavis,LaraHardy-Braz,CarterSmith,GeorgeMartin,DavidMehlhop,andJoelInzerilloNationalSpanishExam:

• LoganSaad,JordynStyles,andSloaneCorrea-BronzeAward(75-84thpercentile)• JuliaMoore-PlataAward(85-94thpercentile)

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ECUMathCompetition-Presentingawardstoschool:RayPrati,DavisKiess,LukeMewborne,RasheeqAzad,NnamdiObi,LouJantzen,SimonBarker,DonnyChen,PeterChen,JaxChen,JerryCui,DavidMehlhop,NathanDavis,JacksonHunt,JeevanTewari,AlexAdler,WendyLu,andVinceVarjuMathCounts-Presentingawardstoschool:RayPrati,LouJantzen,RasheeqAzad,andNnamdiObiMathOlympiadDivisionETeamWinner-AbrilInsaurraldeMathOlympiadDivisionMTeamWinner-LouJantzenandRayPratiAMC-8SpecialRecognitionforHighest5thGradeScore-NathanPotterAMC8-RasheeqAzad,NnamdiObi,andLouJantzen AMC10-NathanDavis,DavidMehlhop,andJacksonHunt AMC12-WendyLu,VinceVarju,andJeevanTewariNoeticMathCompetition:LowerSchool(Fall)

• SecondGradeTeamWinnerandNationalHonorRoll–IanJones• SecondGradeHonorableMention–MadelynMcCarren,CallanHigginson,IanJones,NaveenSidhu,

andChigozieObi• ThirdGradeTeamWinnerandNationalHonorRoll–SeanCoan• ThirdGradeHonorableMention–AriSaidel,RyanSaad,ChrisRyan,KhloeMoye,AddisonAdler,

DillonPatel,andSeanCoanPamPackElementaryDivision

• OverallSchoolAward(trophy),3rdplace:AndreaMewborne,LenoraJantzen,andAbrilInsaurralde

MiddleSchoolDivision• Team,2ndPlace:SofiaAceto,GraceLiu,

OziomaObi,ArnanBawa,andEvanKiessMath1(Algebra1)Division

• Team,3rdPlace:DamonHardy,MaxBrown,KendallVick,RayPrati,NoraMcCunney

• OverallSchoolAward,3rdPlace:DamonHardy,MaxBrown,KendallVick,RayPrati,NoraMcCunney

Math2(Geometry)Division

• Individual,3rdPlace:LouJantzen• Individual,2ndPlace:NnamdiObi• Overall(combinedIndividual/TeamScores),

3rdPlace:NnamdiObi• OverallSchoolAward,1stPlace:NnamdiObi,

LouJantzen,EliThorn,andIanMeredith

Math

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Jr.Eagle

• 4thgrade:MayaHidalgo• 5thgrade:AddieReedy

EagleAwards

• 6thgrade:ArnanBawa,AndrewPrice,andSadieSmith• 7thgrade:DylanHunt,JudeSaverino,andAustinWhichard• 8thgrade:SaraAlwair,SydneyMartin,andMarySpencerRoberson• 9thgrade:GonzaloInsaurralde,MaceyRobinette,andLoganSaad• 10thgrade:WesBolin,SaskiaHerron,andCarterSmith• 11thgrade:AlexAdler,AliceYan,andMacyRobinson• 12thgrade:CateDuncan,JordanCox,andBiancaLockamy

ScholarAwards

• 6thgrade:SofiaAceto--ClassicalMythology• 7thgrade:HelaynaClark--SherlockHolmes• 8thgradeBonnieCalhounScholar:NnamdiObi--ClassicMysteryStories• 9thgrade:KennedyTate--TheOdyssey• 10thgrade:JennyPainter--GreatExpectations• 11thgrade:JeevanTewari--Philosophy• 12thgrade:MattCahill--Tesla

AdditionalAccolades

OakwoodEagleAward

RecipientsofTheEagleAwardexemplifythemissionofTheOakwoodSchool.Theyarechosenbyfacultybasedontheirstrengthofcharacter,theircreativity,andtheir

contributionsthatmakeadifferenceatschoolandinthecommunity.

OakwoodScholarAward

TheOakwoodScholarAwardispresentedbyfacultytostudentswhohaveearnedoutstandinggradepointaveragesandwhodemonstrateastrongdedicationtolearning.

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DukeTalentIdentificationProgram(TIP)StateRecognition:HelaynaClark,VictorHoppenot,DylanHunt,DavisKiess,NoraMcCunney,TylerMorgan,TheoSarris,RyanSmith,andKendallVickDukeTIPNationalRecognition:RayPratiTarHeelGirlsandBoysState:HarrisonMartin,PeytonPiscorik,HayleyAllen,BriscoeRobinette,andElizabethWhitehurstNCGovernor’sSchool-AlexAdler SpellingBee-SashaSurkin-2ndinDownEastSpellingBeePSACommunityServiceRecognition200hours-Gold

• CarolineBrown• JessicaPabst• PeytonPiscorik• AverySorie

150hours-Silver

• BrysonJacobs• TravisMewborne• NataliePotter• KennedyTate

100Hours-Bronze

• AbbiAbler• StasiaAustin• FrankHarper• SarahHoward• EllieOsborne• DavisNoe• SamanthaPabst

CONGRATULATIONSTOOURSTUDENTSONANOTHERSUCCESSFULYEAROFACADEMICS,ARTS,ANDATHLETICS!

The Oakwood School seeks to inst i l l in i t s s tudents

the s trength o f character , the creat iv i ty , and the wisdom to make a di f f erence in the world.

Communityserviceschoolwide:

SpikeitForLife,DayofServiceandFeastandTreatsforPrinceville,Recycling,DogTraining,OASESFarmDays,OASESanimalcare,GoldenLiving,Ronald

McDonaldHouse,PumpkinGoodieBakeSale,Horizons,andmanymore…