Former Army Ranger Speaks to Students

Former Army Ranger turn public speaker, Gary Horton, spoke to Woodward Academy students on Monday afternoon. Horton travels the nation and speaks to people about America and its future and in the last few years, has conducted over 7,000 school assembly programs in 46 states. He has a particular interest in Woodward Academy's student population and was excited to attend.

After completing college in Florida, Horton spent many years working with troubled youth in the juvenile courts in Miami, FL. He later expanded his work to the Florida state prisons. Mr. Horton served in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers until 1977 when he completed his military service in the 2nd Ranger Battalion. He then returned civilian life where he renewed his commitment to the youth of America.

Google Chromebook

Thanks to the Boone County Community Endowment Fund, Woodward Academy received the Community Foundation Grant that allowed us to utilize a classroom set of Samsung Google Chromebook devices in some core content areas.

The goal of the project was to utilize additional digital equipment for educational use with the ultimate purpose of increasing our use of technology in the classroom. By utilizing these popular lightweight devices, teachers are able to better individualize instruction based on student needs, provide opportunities for deeper understanding of concepts, and provide 21st century skill building for students. Thanks again to the Boone County Community Endowment Fund for their support of Woodward Academy education.

Knightly Knews Volume 27 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:

- 18 Year Anniversary
- Campus Events recap (Open House and Knights Scholarship Golf Outing)
- How education WA is different
- Knights on the Move
- I Am Building Woodward Academy: Staff  Profile
- Baseball images

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

Homecoming Week 2013

This week the student population celebrated homecoming week in style. In many high schools, it can be a crazy week with themed days and excitement toward the culminating football event. It is a way to generate school pride and just to act a little ridiculous. The week ends tonight as the Knights host the Madrid Tigers. Below is a break down of what happened each day on campus:

Monday: Comfy Monday

            Theme - Wear your comfy clothes or your PJs

            Activity - Small groups flash mobbed another dorm randomly.

 

Tuesday: Wacky Tuesday

Theme - Dress in your craziest outfit

            Activity - Make a slogan for the football game and decorate a poster to hang at the game.

 

Wednesday: Walking Dead Wednesday

            Theme - Dress like a zombie.  

            Activity - Make treats for the dorm across from you.

 

Thursday: Stylish Thursday

            Theme - Dress in your best/court outfit, looking nice and professional

            Activity - Decorate your homeroom teacher’s/teachers’ door/doors.

Friday: Knights Pride

            Theme - Wear blue and white Knights gear

            Activity - Pep Rally with dorm skits and prep with Crowd Control chants

The Woodward Academy Experience // Video

We are very pleased to unveil our new promotional video titled The Woodward Academy Experience. In 2008, we produced our first video that looked at campus life and we've been using it since then. Rather than update that video, we decided to start fresh with all new footage. Last fall we slowly started capturing footage for the video and recently edited it all together. It is a great overview of Woodward Academy and specifically looks at dorm life, education, athletics, vocations, and the Knights Club. We hope you enjoy it and feel free to share with others.

Dallas Chief Eagle

Dallas Chief Eagle visited campus today and talked with students about Native American culture. As a member of the Rosebud Lakota nation, Chief Eagle holds a master's degree in guidance counseling and is a recognized master of the Lakota hoop dance. He has been visiting Woodward Academy annually for nearly a decade, and each year teaches students the traditional hoop dance. He speaks throughout the assembly about Native American values and expresses some of his views on what it means to grow from a boy to a man. 

Chief Eagle has been performing the Lakota hoop dance for years and has gained national recognition as a result. In 2007, he was invited by the American Folklife Center to perform at the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. This year, he brought nearly 40 students onto the gymnasium floor and used more than 200 hoops to perform the dance with Woodward Academy students. It was a great cultural experience for our students and we have always appreciated the Chief taking time out of his schedule to visit Woodward Academy.

Listen online - Pressbox Radio

You can listen to every Woodward Academy football game live online by visiting www.pressboxradio.com. You can listen through your computer or on your smartphone and get play-by-play accounts of the game. Now you'll be able to stay in touch with how the Knights football team is doing each week. This Friday, the Knights host South Hamilton in Week 2 high school football action. Go Knights!