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Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1/23/2016

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To celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Woods community gathered on Friday, January 15th to spend time learning about the era of extreme segregation in the South. The  Academy Award-nominated film Freedom On My Mind recounts the hardships and struggles faced during the Mississippi voter registration drive of 1961-1964. Firsthand accounts reveal the true personal impact of racism within the country’s history.

​We welcomed our own panel of ten people invited to come and share their knowledge--and possible connections-- relating to the times of segregation in the country. Among those speaking were Ms. West and Mr. Stewart, dear family to the Woods community.  

Their stories and knowledge allowed the student body a special look into our history. 
It was a special honor to host Hortense McClinton, the first African-American professor at UNC Chapel Hill. Read more about Ms. McClinton here.

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Kids Connect Across Grade Levels

1/13/2016

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The fifth grade advisories invited Woods seniors to join them each month as they work on conversation and social skills. The high school buddies help the younger students learn to make introductions and talk with new people, and most of all it's fun for everyone.
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Isabel Pearce Scores Goals For Girls

1/2/2016

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​Woods Charter School junior Isabel Pearce joins Olympic and World Cup champions Cindy Parlow Cone and Danielle Slaton and their elite U18 soccer club on a journey to India to play at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi as part of the International Football Leadership Summit for Girls. Supported by Goals for Girls, the event connects and empowers girls from around the world, coaching them in leadership and teamwork on and off the field.

“The mission at Goals for Girls USA is to use soccer to teach young women life skills on how to be agents of change, in their own lives and in their communities,” according to Bikram Singh Thockchom, President of AMMA Football Club (Andro - Manipur). The Goals for Girls website quotes Nelson Mandela: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they can understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” (www.goalsforgirls.org)
Isabel’s outstanding soccer record includes her leadership as team captain on the WCS Varsity team and as two-time All-Conference, All-Region and 1A All-State player. She won the NCAC Conference Player of the Year as a freshman and led the conference and the state in points and goals scored in 2015.
WCS soccer coach Graeme Stewart praises Isabel as “ a team leader who works hard to give her best but remains humble and grounded through all of her stellar achievements.”

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