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 Scores for all 2017 AP exams have been published, and Woods students continue to excel in all disciplines. As the graph indicates, 84% of AP students passed their exams with a score of 3 or higher--and many students took multiple AP courses in 2016-17.
Kudos to all, for academic achievement, persistence, and accepting the challenge!
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 The graduating class of 2017 was admitted to a combined total of 59 colleges and universities. Schools that they will attend include: in-state public universities
Appalachian State University NC State University UNC Asheville UNC Chapel Hill UNC Greensboro UNC Wilmington Western Carolina University community colleges Central Carolina Community College Wake Technical Community College military academies The Citadel US Merchant Marine Academy women’s colleges Hollins University Mount Holyoke Salem College Wellesley College other private and public institutions Emory and Henry College Spring Arbor University Wake Forest University Warren Wilson College Spring Arbor University University of Kentucky University of Toronto Good luck to our youngest alumni!
It's a little bitter and really sweet to bid farewell to our latest group of fledging young adults. Good luck to the class of 2017!
For the nostalgic, take a trip down Memory Lane thanks to John Perschy. Canopy Literature & Arts Magazine features voices and genres from the Woods writing community, including art, poetry, and prose. (Click title for web version or read pdf below)
Woods junior Emily Huante had the opportunity to co-interview autism expert and professor of Animal Sciences Dr. Temple Grandin thanks to Melissa Shannon and the podcast Breaking Free. Dr. Grandin teaches and conducts research at Colorado State University. She is a renowned consultant, author and lecturer on autism and learning as well as animal behavior.
Learn more about Temple Grandin
Woods students complete a year-long research project of their choosing as part of the AP Research course. They gain experience in research methods, oral presentation, writing a research proposal, and reporting findings in a variety of written formats including abstracts, a full-length research paper, and a poster. The group attended the Leaf Research Conference hosted by Longleaf School of the Arts in Raleigh on Saturday, April 22 with students from four areas schools. The topics included a wide range of disciplines from Music Education to Neuroscience. The conference program and abstracts are published on Guidebook under “Leaf Research Conference”. www.guidebook.com  Student participants are pictured above (from left to right): Anjali Gupta, Tyler Deegan, Erin Nowak, Emma Lanford, Frank Kuo, and Ben Carter with AP Research teacher, Suzanne Sikes, and parent, Denise O’Gorman. A final poster and dessert poster session will take place in the Glade on Wednesday, May 24 from 5-6:30 PM and is open to faculty, parents of presenters, and mentors from local universities. We appreciate the PTSA for funding the printing of research posters this year!  From the News & Observer, May 16, 2017
BY TOM SHANAHAN
The UNC-Greensboro-bound senior can break the N.C. High School Athletic Association record for most goals in a career in Wednesday’s third-round home playoff game against conference foe East Wake Academy. Pearce is tied with South View’s Carolyn Lindsay (class of 2003) for the most with 217. Pearce had 45 goals her freshman year, 52 her sophomore campaign, 49 as a junior and 71 this year. Read more...  Thanks to the partnership between the Sustainability enrichment, the class of 2021, and Mr. Malone, Woods has its first bottle-filling water fountain with filtration.
Day 1: 166 plastic bottles saved! The first filtration station is on the middle school hall. Look out for an upgrade to the water fountains on the high school hall and in the Great Room, coming soon. Bottled water costs 1000 times more than tap water. Plastic water bottles can take up to 1000 years to decompose. |
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