Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram and Twitter

or visit us online.

Email: info@gwa.com
Website: www.gwa.com
Phone: (678) 635-3800

• The Little Shop of Horrors: April 20 & 21
• Champion's Dinner: April 22
• IOWA Testing (Grades 1,2,4,5): April 24-27
• Youth Football Night: April 28
• Spring Band Concert: May 2, 7 p.m.
• Dance Performance: May 4, 9:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
• Teacher Appreciation Week: May 1-5 (see below)

Mrs. White's Physical Science students used their acquired knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion to design a paper car carrying a raw egg that will race down a 6.5 meter track, only to crash into a cinder block. The car had to hit the block in under three seconds and the egg needed to stay intact. The car was required to be visually appealing, have specific qualities to reduce drag and friction from various sources. The students were only permitted to use three sheets of paper, one straw, four wheels, two axles and hot glue. This was highly competitive and the class winner and eighth-grade winner received bonus points.

George Zupko has been chosen as Rotary Student of the Month for March. He has selected Cortney Pickens as Teacher of the Month. George has earned the GWA Best of the Best award and has made the Head of School list throughout high school. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Gavel Club (leadership role) and Latin Club and served as a member of Youth Leadership Walton. George also works hard outside of the classroom as the technical director at First Baptist Church of Monroe and as the head of his own video and photography services company, Zup Co Productions. George will attend the University of Georgia and he plans to study electrical engineering. Congratulations to George and Ms. Pickens!

Philip Mashburn has been chosen as Rotary Student of the Month for April. He selected Johnny Griffin as Teacher of the Month. Philip is an AP Scholar with Distinction, has earned the GWA Best of the Best award, has made the Head of School list throughout high school and served as a GWA Junior Marshal. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Gavel Club, History Quiz Bowl, Latin Club, Model UN, and the varsity soccer team (captain). Philip is a talented member of the GWA Marching Bulldog Band (leadership role), and he made GMEA District Band for the past four years. He will attend Georgia Tech in the fall where he plans to major in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Congratulations to Philip and Mr. Griffin!

Addie Trinh has successfully met the difficult challenge of reading 40 books in the fifth grade! All fifth graders have been participating in the "40 book challenge" throughout the year. They have been challenged to try and read 40 books before the end of the school year. Addie has accomplished this goal and surpassed it! Congratulations to Addie!

Mrs. Stumpf’s Art II class has been working with chalk pastels. The class was introduced to the medium back in March when they spent the first week and a half experimenting and learning different techniques. Students enjoyed the freedom and looseness of working with chalk. For their projects, each student chose their own subject matter. The group finished up the project with a group critique.

The excitement is building as opening night approaches for our spring musical, Little Shop of Horrors! Upper school art teacher Mr. Jameson said, "With combined efforts from select students and the entire Art Department staff, we are excited to present to you an updated and elaborate stage experience never before seen at GWA. It is our hope that this production is the beginning of a new chapter in George Walton performing arts, giving our community a more engaging stage and film experience through a cross-curricular and collaborative process. We hope you enjoy Little Shop of Horrors.”

There will be two performances in the auditorium TONIGHT and TOMORROW at 6 p.m. and only a few tickets remain. See Mrs. McDevitt in the auditorium to pick up or purchase tickets. The prices are as follows;

Students: $5

Adults: $10

Dawgs360: Free

Teachers/staff: Free

Ms. Pickens and eight upper school students attended this year’s GJCL State Convention last weekend at Rock Eagle. Along with hundreds of other Latin students from all over the state, they attended workshops, took academic tests, and competed in both graphic and creative arts. Our students came home with four ribbons:

• Alexa Lo won 1st place in the ninth-grade Modern Myth competition and 3rd place in Black Ink Drawing
• Matthew Shackleford earned 1st for Latin I level Greek Culture and 3rd place for Latin I Greek Derivatives
• Though he was unable to attend the convention, Zelig Miller spent the last few months building the group a chariot that they proudly pulled in the Roman Procession on Saturday

At the sponsor’s banquet on Saturday night, Cortney Pickens was named the Georgia Junior Classical League Teacher of the Year (she was nominated by her own former Latin teacher Eric Adams, who still teaches at Eastside High School). Congratulations to Ms. Pickens and her students!

GWA activities don’t stop when the school year ends! Our camps begin May 30 and run through July 27 and we have something for every camper!

Click HERE for complete details and registration or visit Summer Camps on our website (under Campus Life). Please contact Ashley Kirkpatrick with any questions.

Camp offerings include: Cooking Camp, Lego Camp, Hot Wheels Camp, Lacrosse Camp, Basketball Camp, Tennis Camp, Minecraft Camp, Sumo Robot Camp, Football Camp, Melty Bead Camp, Outdoor Sports Camp, STEM Camp, New London Driving Camp, Draw, Paint Create, SAT Math Prep, Under The Sea Camp, Soccer Camp, Summer Craft Camp, Outdoor Sports Camp, Princess Camp, 3D Design and Printing Camp, Christmas in July, On The Moon, and Cheer Camp.

Our GWA track and field team earns FIRST PLACE for girls at yesterday's Region meet! All medaled winners (first, second, third place) will continue to state competition. Taylor Jesel and Demere Gray tied for the girl’s high point award and Logan Blalock and Carter Payne earned their spots at State. Congrats to all of our track and field athletes on a great showing with many qualifying for the State meet in multiple events.

Congratulations to our head tennis coach Chiara DiSalvo on being named 2023 Region Coach of the Year! Our boys’ and girls’ varsity tennis teams will play in the GIAA State Tournament on April 25 and 26 at the John Drew Tennis Center in Macon (hosted by Stratford Academy). The boys will face Westminster of Augusta and the girls play the winner of Deerfield-Windsor vs. BCA. Good luck, Bulldogs!

The Champions Dinner will be on Saturday, April 22 at 6 p.m. in Don Williams Stadium. This dinner is in support of the Bulldog Fund—a fundraising effort aimed to provide and elevate the excellence across all of George Walton Academy’s athletic programs.

The event will be a family-friendly evening under the lights, which includes a BBQ dinner, dessert auction, and half off tuition raffle.

Purchase your tickets today for the Champions Dinner and/or 50% OFF Tuition Raffle tickets at

www.bulldogfund.com

Our varsity boys lacrosse team defeated the Middle Georgia Lacrosse Club last night with a final of 15-4 following a 16-6 win over ELCA earlier in the week. They will face Archer High School at home tonight starting at 6 p.m. in their last game of the regular season. Their record stands at 10-6.

The girls lacrosse teams earned back to back wins this week as well. They won 10-9 over ELCA on Monday night and beat Seckinger 17-4 last night. Their season record is 8-4. Both lacrosse teams will play in the State Championship on May 5. Way to go, Bulldogs!

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week is just a week away, May 1 - 5. Help us show gratitude to those who are the stars in our students' eyes. Signing up is easy - just click HERE.

Today's In Focus is proudly sponsored by Ashley Hills Pet Center (ashleyhillspetcenter.com). Interested in advertising through our Corporate Partnership program? Contact Mike Elmankabady melmankabady@gwa.com or call 678-635-3812.