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• Lucky Dawg Gala & Benefit Auction: March 9
• Scholastic Book Fair: March 14-22
• LS Grandparents Day: March 15 (early dismissal/no aftercare)
• Jr./Sr. Prom: March 15 (no school for grades 9-12)
• Service Opportunity: March 15 (see below)
• Summer Camps Registration: open now, go gwa.com to register

GWA senior Jordan Smothers (pictured third from the right) was among the ten 2023 Samsung American Legion scholars who were recently honored for their achievement in Washington, D.C. During their stay in the nation’s capital from Feb. 24-27, the scholars toured the National Mall and Arlington National Cemetery and were recognized at The American Legion’s annual Washington Conference.

National Samsung American Legion scholars receive $10,000 for higher learning. Eligible applicants for this scholarship participated in either American Legion Boys State or Auxiliary Girls State in 2023, are the direct descendant (or legally adopted child) of a U.S. military veteran and demonstrated academic achievement and community service.

Jordan didn’t know his grandfather, an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, but he reflected on his service when he visited the Korean War Memorial. “I took the time to think about my grandfather” and all service members. “I feel a lot of times today that veterans are not given the honor and recognition that they deserve. They were willing to fight for us, fight for our freedom. Not everyone can say they would do that, but they did. That’s something special. It’s something we should truly recognize and be grateful for.”

Congratulations to Jordan on his outstanding achievements and his scholarship award from The American Legion!

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In Mrs. Callaway's AP Statistics class, students dissected two different brands of chocolate chip cookies and found how many chocolate chips were in each cookie. This data allowed students to construct a confidence interval for the difference in the number of chocolate chips in each brand. This confidence interval allowed the class to have convincing evidence that Chips Ahoy cookies have more chocolate chips per cookie than Publix brand chocolate chip cookies. So, if you are looking for cookies with more chocolate chips, Chips Ahoy is where it's at!

Dallin Peck has already met and surpassed the Fifth-Grade Annual 40 Book Reading Challenge! Fifth grade students were challenged in August to read 40 books before the last day of school. They are required to read across several genres and write a summary after reading each book. An impressive wall display containing book strips of all books read by fifth graders so far shows the determined drive of our students! Way to go, Dallin and fifth grade!

Be sure to browse our Lucky Dawg Gala & Benefit Auction silent auction offerings (including recently added items and some grade projects) and place your bids online! Our live auction grade projects are listed as well and are available for previewing. Silent auction item bidding ends at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. CLICK HERE for our event website. Happy bidding!

Each year at our Gala, we randomly select a lucky winner who receives their choice of any of our four amazing trip packages offered as part of this year's raffle. Each raffle entry is $100 and no more than 200 tickets will be sold.

You can learn more about each trip- please click below:

-Mediterranean Cruise
-Jackson Hole, Wyoming
-British Columbia, Canada
-St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Click HERE to purchase your entries!

The boys' team currently sits at 4-0 with wins over Dacula, Brookwood, and Grayson with an overtime thriller against Hebron Christian Academy this past Wednesday.

The Bulldogs are averaging 14 goals per game. The boys are led offensively behind William Ferguson (12 Goals, 8 Assists), AJ Dillard (17 Goals, 2 Assists), and Tiedrell Ansley (3 Goals, 9 Assists). Defensively, the boys hold teams to an average of four goals per game, led behind goalie Marcus Porter, Defenders Ayden Concepcion, David Eberly, and David Boozer.

The girls’ team is 1-0, with a 15 - 8 win over Grayson. The girls are led defensively by goalie Addie Odell and defenders Sarah Digby, Abby Holley, Kendall Inman, and Zoie Hamman. Offensively, they are paced behind McNair Shannahan (9 goals), Zoie Hamman (3 goals), Alexis Hendrix, Adrianna DiCicco, and Claire Lawrence, each contributing one goal.

The boys are back in action Friday at home against River Ridge in a doubleheader with the girls' team. The girls start at 5:30, and the boys face off at 7:30 p.m. Go Bulldogs!

The 2024 Cheer Season is right around the corner, and registration for youth cheerleading is now open! The GWA Youth Cheer Program is open to students in grades K5 - 6th. A mandatory meeting and fitting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The cost to participate is $75, which will be billed through RenWeb. The additional mandatory uniform items will be paid to Varsity Spirit Apparel Company at the fitting on March 26.

Please register your child here:

K5 - 2nd Grade Cheer Registration

3rd & 4th Grade Cheer Registration

5th & 6th Grade Cheer Registration

Please reach out to Head Coach Michele Bowen at michelebowen85@yahoo.com with any questions.

The GWA theatre department has been hard at work on Clue! Clue will be performed March 22 and 23 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Admission is free. You won't want to miss this play, based on the movie, based on the board game. Join us for an old fashioned "whodunit." For tickets contact Ms. Bekah directly at rwesley@gwa.com with what day you want to attend and how many tickets you need.

Hello GWA community! I'm Britton Ryan, the new Director of Development at George Walton Academy. I'm a proud graduate of Georgia Southern University and have recently put down roots in our wonderful community with my fiancé, Blake, and our two pups, Belle and Benelli. My passion for fundraising started early, at 16, when I volunteered with my church at Lighthouse Family Retreat, a nonprofit supporting families affected by childhood cancer. I've also worked with multiple nonprofits dedicated to serving those impacted by cancer. Most recently, I had the privilege of working with high school students in metro Atlanta, helping them raise over two million dollars in just seven weeks for the last few years. I'm thrilled to be part of the GWA family and can't wait to meet everyone. Go Bulldogs!

Our upper school students are encouraged to take advantage of an opportunity to get out in the community and serve on Friday, March 15. This is a great way to gain hours for Beta and NHS! If you would like to sign up, please fill out the form below so we can plan accordingly. Please sign up by March 12 so we can plan for transportation to the sites. You may reach out to athomason@gwa.com with any further questions or concerns.

Sign-Up Form

Ms. Newberry is looking for parent volunteers to help with the upcoming book fair. If you are interested, please click HERE to sign up.

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