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Woodward Graduates 24 at 114th Commencement
The Woodward School graduation was held on May 30, at the "Church of the Presidents'", the First Unitarian Church, in Quincy Center. The guest speaker was Sandra Sims-Williams, a member of our Board of Trustees. The valedictorian address was given by Sidonia Maninos, and the salutatorian address was given by Tatianna Rosado. Headmaster Dr. Thomas L. Wesner, conferred the degrees with Ms. Sims-Williams, while the graduates names were announced by Principal Carol Andrews.
The graduation is held at the Church where John and Abigail Adams, and John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams are interred; and it is the church where their cousins, our founders, Dr. Ebenezer and Mary Greenleaf Woodward, worshipped. It has a large seating capacity, so it allows each graduate to invite many guests. This year's graduation was a great ceremony, as always. Graduation is one of Woodward's best events of the year and it was nice to see so many alumae return to share the happiness of the day with their "sisters".
The graduation is held at the Church where John and Abigail Adams, and John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams are interred; and it is the church where their cousins, our founders, Dr. Ebenezer and Mary Greenleaf Woodward, worshipped. It has a large seating capacity, so it allows each graduate to invite many guests. This year's graduation was a great ceremony, as always. Graduation is one of Woodward's best events of the year and it was nice to see so many alumae return to share the happiness of the day with their "sisters".
Seventh Grade Student ranked fifth in Irish Step Dance
At age three, Kennedy Hannon, began to Irish Step dance and has since danced her way to achieve what most would call, a lifetime of success. She is an honor roll student, class vice president, and an outstanding fiddler. She plays varsity lacrosse at Woodward and is a member of the Girls Massachusetts Elite Lacrosse Team. Among her extracurricular activities, Kennedy’s favorite is Irish Step dancing and she is not your average seventh grade performer. Kennedy has won the highest of awards and has been named an Open Champion in the world of Irish Step. Amongst other step-dancing competitors, Kennedy has been declared as the fifth best in North America and second in New England. Congratulations Kennedy! You are a role model to all.
The Woodward School Art Show
Congratulations to everyone that participated in this year’s Art Show! Your hardwork and commitment really paid off; it was a great success! The awards presented are as follows:
Kids Choice Award:
Nadia Zimo
Lysha Coleman-Gibbs
Lower School Honorable Mention:
1st Place: Danielle Paschall
2nd Place: Maura McDonough
3rd Place: Desiree Allman
4th Place Emily Carvalho
5th Place Zoe Shannon
Lower School Winners:
3rd place: Tayla Burns
2nd Place: Nadia Zimo
Lower School Best in Show:
Emma Whatley
Upper School Honorable Mention:
1st Place: Rose Perriello/Anaise Trocher
2nd Place: Julia Perriello
3rd Place: Joelle Tobin
4th Place Jocelyn Spellberg
5th Place Malika Weekes
Upper School Winners:
3rd place: Misha Leister
2nd Place: Lysha Coleman/Maggie Will
Upper School Best in Show:
Brittney Eklund
Kids Choice Award:
Nadia Zimo
Lysha Coleman-Gibbs
Lower School Honorable Mention:
1st Place: Danielle Paschall
2nd Place: Maura McDonough
3rd Place: Desiree Allman
4th Place Emily Carvalho
5th Place Zoe Shannon
Lower School Winners:
3rd place: Tayla Burns
2nd Place: Nadia Zimo
Lower School Best in Show:
Emma Whatley
Upper School Honorable Mention:
1st Place: Rose Perriello/Anaise Trocher
2nd Place: Julia Perriello
3rd Place: Joelle Tobin
4th Place Jocelyn Spellberg
5th Place Malika Weekes
Upper School Winners:
3rd place: Misha Leister
2nd Place: Lysha Coleman/Maggie Will
Upper School Best in Show:
Brittney Eklund
The Woodward School Science Fair
Since the 1950’s The Woodward School has had Science Fairs. This year, students from Grades 6 – 9 participated and the total number of student applicants came to seventy-seven. Our judges were from varied backgrounds but shared two commonalities – their interest in science and their commitment to the Woodward Community.
Science Fair Winners:
Grade 6 – Class of 2015:
1st Place: Ciara Flaherty
2nd Place: Desiree Allman
3rd Place: Uchechukwa Onwunaka
Honorable Mention: Joanna O’Brien
Grade 7 – Class of 2014:
1st Place: Bridget Higgins
2nd Place: Peyton Benisch
3rd Place: Taylor-Ann Greenwood
Honorable Mention: Julia Wells
Grade 8 – Class of 2013:
1st Place: Jacquelyn Eleey
2nd Place: Julia Butts
3rd Place: Katerina Eckblom
Honorable Mention: Danielle Paschall
Grade 9 – Class of 2012:
1st Place: Lilli Ann Plourde
2nd Place Katelyn Preble
3rd Place: Bianca Ruma
Honorable Mention: Alexis Winder
Grand Prize:
Lower School: Rachel Padell ‘13
Upper School: Shannon Leary ‘12
Science Fair Winners:
Grade 6 – Class of 2015:
1st Place: Ciara Flaherty
2nd Place: Desiree Allman
3rd Place: Uchechukwa Onwunaka
Honorable Mention: Joanna O’Brien
Grade 7 – Class of 2014:
1st Place: Bridget Higgins
2nd Place: Peyton Benisch
3rd Place: Taylor-Ann Greenwood
Honorable Mention: Julia Wells
Grade 8 – Class of 2013:
1st Place: Jacquelyn Eleey
2nd Place: Julia Butts
3rd Place: Katerina Eckblom
Honorable Mention: Danielle Paschall
Grade 9 – Class of 2012:
1st Place: Lilli Ann Plourde
2nd Place Katelyn Preble
3rd Place: Bianca Ruma
Honorable Mention: Alexis Winder
Grand Prize:
Lower School: Rachel Padell ‘13
Upper School: Shannon Leary ‘12
Seniors, Alanna Melendez and Tatianna Rosado nominated as 2009 NEPSWLA All-stars
NEPSWLA is the New England Private School Women's Lacrosse Association consisting of approximately 28 schools. After every game, the opposing team's coach nominates two players to join the all-star team. Voting is based on sportsmanship, skill and teamwork. This year, The Woodward School has TWO seniors who made the team!
Alanna and Tatianna played in the Connie Walkwitz NEPSWLA All-Star Game on Sunday, May 17, at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.
Alanna and Tati: From all your friends at the Woodward School, congratulations on this outstanding achievement!
Woodward Student Wins Prestigious Poetry Award
Make your voice heard!
All students in grades seven through twelve were invited to participate in a conference on writing and speaking hosted by Boston University and Barnes & Noble. Shannon Stratton, who will begin her senior year at Woodward this fall, won second place in the BU/Barnes and Noble poetry contest. The entrants came from schools all around the Boston area, and the poems were judged by the Boston University poetry faculty. There were only two prizes awarded; congratulations Shannon, you are an inspiration to all!
All students in grades seven through twelve were invited to participate in a conference on writing and speaking hosted by Boston University and Barnes & Noble. Shannon Stratton, who will begin her senior year at Woodward this fall, won second place in the BU/Barnes and Noble poetry contest. The entrants came from schools all around the Boston area, and the poems were judged by the Boston University poetry faculty. There were only two prizes awarded; congratulations Shannon, you are an inspiration to all!
The Woodward School Celebrates its Founders and Academic Excellence
The Woodward School community gathered for its annual Founders’ Night on Thursday, March 19th at the School in Quincy. The annual event celebrates the vision and generosity of the School’s founders’, Dr. Ebenezer Woodward and Mary Greenleaf Woodward, with an awards ceremony for the School‘s Founders’ History Paper Competition, and Recitation and Rhetoric Prizes. The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony also takes place that evening.
The Founders’ History Paper Competition is a graduation requirement at Woodward. Students in the Junior Class write a thesis paper on a topic in U.S. History and an independent group of judges from outside of the School read and score the finalists’ papers. The First Prize Winner is the recipient of the Susan M. Hayes Scholarship established in memory of a former Woodward teacher. This year’s winner is Sarah Bender ‘10, of Boston for her paper titled, The Little Rock Nine: The Battle for Integration. Second Place was shared due to the judges’ scoring result of an exact tie: Lorraine Anyango of Randolph for her paper The Death of Emmett Till and the Civil Rights Movement, and Ying Ying Kwok of Milton, for her paper, The Great Depression: What Killed the American Economy in the 1920’s?
The Grade 8 Declamation Prize went to Elizabeth Migueles of Randolph for her recitation of Robert Frost’s poem Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening, and the Sophomore Rhetoric Prize was awarded to Anaise Trocher of Randolph for her recitation of Frosts’s poem The Good Hours.
Woodward’s Katherine Bacon Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members into its ranks on Founders’ Night, all from the Class of 2011: Elizabeth Egan of Braintree, Shannon Galvin of Quincy, Shanice George of Boston, Aoife Leonard of Braintree, Anaise Trocher of Randolph, Maggie Will of Quincy and Lori Wong of Milton.
The Founders’ History Paper Competition is a graduation requirement at Woodward. Students in the Junior Class write a thesis paper on a topic in U.S. History and an independent group of judges from outside of the School read and score the finalists’ papers. The First Prize Winner is the recipient of the Susan M. Hayes Scholarship established in memory of a former Woodward teacher. This year’s winner is Sarah Bender ‘10, of Boston for her paper titled, The Little Rock Nine: The Battle for Integration. Second Place was shared due to the judges’ scoring result of an exact tie: Lorraine Anyango of Randolph for her paper The Death of Emmett Till and the Civil Rights Movement, and Ying Ying Kwok of Milton, for her paper, The Great Depression: What Killed the American Economy in the 1920’s?
The Grade 8 Declamation Prize went to Elizabeth Migueles of Randolph for her recitation of Robert Frost’s poem Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening, and the Sophomore Rhetoric Prize was awarded to Anaise Trocher of Randolph for her recitation of Frosts’s poem The Good Hours.
Woodward’s Katherine Bacon Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members into its ranks on Founders’ Night, all from the Class of 2011: Elizabeth Egan of Braintree, Shannon Galvin of Quincy, Shanice George of Boston, Aoife Leonard of Braintree, Anaise Trocher of Randolph, Maggie Will of Quincy and Lori Wong of Milton.
Senior Grossman Award Recipients
We are proud to announce that two members of the Class of 2009 have been named as recipients of the Grossman Award. The children of Reuben and Lizzie Grossman established the Grossman Award to encourage young people to place service above self and to recognize them for their achievements. Since the award was established in 1956, 1600 students in South Shore High Schools have received the award. The Woodward School’s 2009 recipients are Alanna Melendez of Milton, and Tatianna Rosado of Norwood. This year’s winners were honored at an awards luncheon held at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Braintree on Wednesday, March 11th.
Quincy Firefighters Win Woodward Raffle Car
The Woodward School Parents’ Association is excited to announce the winners of our Raffle. The Raffle drawing was held at the Woodward School for Girls on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. The winning ticket #1558, was purchased by five Quincy Firemen: Jeff Starr, Steven Baylis, Kevin O’Connor, Paul Moody, and Kevin Ferent. They are now the proud owners of a 2009 SmartForTwo car. Congratulations to our winners, and we wish them "Happy Motoring"!
The Parents’ Association would like to thank everyone who participated. The proceeds from this raffle will be used for the benefit of educational programs at the school.
The Parents’ Association would like to thank everyone who participated. The proceeds from this raffle will be used for the benefit of educational programs at the school.
