Jerry's Notes: In the Beginning...

The Knightly Knews always likes to look at Woodward Academy history in order to step back and respect where we have come from.  The following article of Jerry's Notes was original published in Volume 21 of the Knightly Knews.  If you didn't have a chance to see it, click here and download a .pdf version of it.

Jerry's Notes are intended to pass along some WA history and observations of life on campus.  To bring you up to speed, Jerry Anderson is an original employee of Woodward Academy and has held several positions including that of business manager.  He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Woodward Youth Corporation and had the second education center named in his honor.

Read more after the jump.

Tee off to support a Lifetime Commitment

Woodward Academy is hosting their 3^rd Annual Knight’s Scholarship Golf Outing on Friday, June 29^th at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Grimes.  Fee is $60 per golfer and includes green fees & cart for 18 holes, dinner, and prizes.  All money raised goes toward the Knight’s Lifetime Commitment fund which financially supports former students in many ways.  In the past, money has been allocated for such things as tuition & books for college, equipment needed for trade school, assistance with 1^st apartment needs, and new clothing for an upcoming job interview.

If you are interested in putting together a team, sponsoring a hole or donating any items to the event, please let us know!  It's a great event with a great cause.  Contact Tami Santi at tsanti@wwacademy.com or (515) 438-3481.

WA Doc rocks the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival

Even though the 2012 powerlifting season is over, the 2011 season still lives on... through film.  Knights of Iron was Woodward Academy's first feature length documentary.  It followed the 2011 powerlifting team they went down to Corpus Christi, TX to compete.  This past weekend it played at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival in Cedar Rapids, IA that was sponsored by The Iowa Motion Picture Association, Best Buy, and the local ABC affiliate.

It played twice over the 2 day festival that was held at the Collins Road Theatres and closed the Friday night session as the feature.  The film won the "Gold Eddy" as Best Pro-Am Documentary and generated a good crowd response during viewing.

Read more after the break.

Knightly Knews Volume 21 is now online!

The latest edition of the Knightly Knews is now online and you can access it by clicking here.  As a .pdf document, you can view or download the quarterly publication to your computer, iPad, or smartphone for easy reading. Some highlights in this edition include:

- Basketball

- Powerlifting Nationals

- How WA preps students for college

- Knowledge Bowl and extracurricular activities

- Conference Academic Bowl

- and a new WA historic section titled "Jerry's Notes"

We hope you have a chance to check it out and enjoy the read.

Track Preview - 2012 Poster

The unseasonably warm weather once again brings the track and field season into full bloom.  Pictured is the 2012 Woodward Academy Track and Field poster, highlighting the athletes for this year.  The Knights hope to match the previous two successful seasons and the weather has allowed for a good start in preparations this year.  Last season was a remarkable year for the Knights as they won the District Championship for the first time and qualified for the state meet in 9 different events.

The poster is a composite of individual images combined into one.  The runners in front holding the batons represent the team captains.  To view other campus sports posters, go to our Knight Pics website by clicking here.