Woodgrove’s Top 5%
Written by Dominique Cruz and Cora McQuaid
February 13, 2019
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
Twenty members of Woodgrove senior class were honored in December as part of the county’s excellence in Education Banquet, which recognized the top five percent in each senior class throughout the county. In 1983, Al Sowards, LCPS’s gifted program manager, first recognized the academic achievers in the ba...
VHSL 4A North Regional Track and Field Meet
Written by Jack Klimek and Brady Reynolds
June 10, 2015
Woodgrove High School hosted the VHSL Region 4A North Track and Field meet where high schools from around the state came to participate in a competitive field of athletes, on May 28. Woodgrove’s Track and Field team finished at the Region 4A meet with outstanding performances from several individuals...
Woodgrove’s Odyssey of the Mind Team Compete at Worlds in Michigan
Written by Hailey Dunster
June 10, 2015
Filed under News
Woodgrove’s Odyssey of the Mind team qualified for the Worlds Finals at Michigan State University from May 20th-May 23rd and ended up placing 24th in the world with a score of 247.21. Sophomores Harrison Furlow, Elyse Morris, Patrick Ramsey, Ben Taylor, Joe Warndorf, Molly Warndorf, and David Zhang...
Faculty Struts Their Stuff in Talent Show
Written by Alivia McAtee, Ali McBride, Grace Robinson
June 2, 2015
Filed under News
Woodgrove’s auditorium came alive with dancing, music, and applause, thanks to the PBIS sponsored Faculty Talent Show on April 23. Students paid $1 to attend the show during flex, with proceeds benefitting Woodgrove’s PBIS program. Upon entering the auditorium, students were offered beaded necklaces...
Woodgrove Honors Retiring Teachers
Written by Faith Ralston and Sarah Snare
June 2, 2015
Filed under News
Nicholas Sparks once wrote, “Good teachers are priceless. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don’t know it.” This quote applies to many of the teachers of Woodgrove, several of whom are retiring this year. Edward Brosh, Johanna Cona, Samantha Purvis,...
Mars One Takes Next Step in Colonizing Red Planet
Written by Carl Huber and Trey McCleary
June 2, 2015
Filed under News
Human settlement on Mars is a realistic possibility as the Mars One organization has developed a program to send 24 people from around the world on a one-way trip to the Red Planet. Bas Lansdorp and Arno Wielders founded the Mars One program, a Netherlands-based nonprofit group, in 2011 with the purpose...
Shipp and Thomas Honored at VSCA Convention
Written by Leah Onderdonk and Andrea Zabkowski
May 29, 2015
Filed under News
Woodgrove captured the limelight at the Virginia Student Council Association convention, where junior Ryan Thomas was named president of the VSCA for the 2015-2016 school year, Principal Sam Shipp was named Virginia Administrator of the Year, and Woodgrove received the Achievement Award for the fifth...
Abercrombie and Fitch to Undergo Changes
Written by Amanda Clark
May 29, 2015
Filed under Local News
“In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and there are the not-so-cool kids...we go after the cool kids.” Mike Jeffries, ex-CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch. Jeffries’ body-shaming comments left the store with a bad reputation and a drop in sales. Jeffries retired from the company...
Orchestra Receives Superior Ratings at District Assessments
Written by Hannah Schneeberg
May 22, 2015
Filed under News
Woodgrove High School’s Orchestra received superior ratings at the District Assessments held at Loudoun Valley High School, outscoring multiple other high school orchestras from around the state. Woodgrove’s orchestra program annually competes in the conference and consistently receives high rankings. “In...
Dylan Mellor Profiled on CNN Money
Written by Hannah Schneeberg
May 22, 2015
Filed under News
Woodgrove senior Dylan Mellor was recently profiled on CNN Money in a series on students who were accepted into their dream school. CNN Money revealed how the football star and academic achiever ended his senior year by committing to Dartmouth College, an Ivy League school. Although Dartmouth’s acceptance r...
Class Council Elections Held
Written by Brady Reynolds
May 20, 2015
Filed under News
Woodgrove High School held class council elections during homeroom on Monday, April 27th. These were for the freshman, sophomore and junior classes. The rising freshman at Harmony will be holding their elections at a later date. Election results were released the next day in homeroom. Freshman winners: President:...
‘Smart Snacks in School’ Regulation To Limit Sale of Non-Cafeteria Foods
Written by Ken Kratz
May 20, 2015
Filed under News
The United States Department of Agriculture has recently enacted a new set of guidelines for the nutritional requirements of snacks sold in schools in an effort to get them up to the same standard of school lunches. Only authorized snacks will be permitted for sale during school hours in an effort to...
Mr. Shipp (left) and Ms. Holland (right). Photo by David Hamady.
A bottle of CBD oil, commonly applied on the skin. Photo by Creative Commons.
A bottle of CBD oil commonly applied on skin. Photo by Creative Commons.
An Amazon Echo sits on a shelf.
Photo used with permission from Creative Commons
In the picture, sophomores Peyton Tarrant and Lindsay Bergman study for AP World History.
Photo by Ainsleigh Shipp
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