Charger Times - Northwood Academy

N o rt h w o o d A c a d e m y
Charger Times
June 2016
Volume 17 Issue 10
Inside this issue:
Lower School News
2-5
Upper School News
6-7
Sports
8-9
Thanks for the Memories
Northwood Academy’s Upper School said goodbye to
the 2015-2016 school year with a yearbook signing on
May 23. Students and faculty spent the afternoon
remembering special moments throughout this school
year and writing special messages to friends. The
yearbook signing is an annual event, and is one of the
most anticipated activities of the year.
While the Lower School does not participate in the
yearbook signing, students also enjoy the excitement of
seeing their year in full color. Fifth grader Jackson Pratt
agreed, “It was fun; it means school’s almost out. I am
ready for summer.” Isaiah Glover, also in fifth grade,
said, “Yearbook signing is fun!”
The 2015-2016 A strapé production was under the
direction of advisers Rebekah Boldin and Brittany Ward.
Across Both
Campuses
1011
Upper School
Summer
Reading List and
Assignment
1213
Class of 2016
Upcoming Dates
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August 12…………………...………………………...Parent/Student Orientation—Upper School
August 12……………………………….…..……………...Lower School Parent/Student Drop-in
August 15………………………………………………..……………………..First Day of School
September 5……………………………………..………………..Labor Day Holiday—No School
Lower School News
The future high school class of 2028 graduated from Kindergarten on May 25 and the
future high school class of 2023 from 5th grade on May 26. Awards ceremonies for
the 1st-4th graders took place during their final chapels on May 19 & 20. May 26, the
last day of school, was full of celebration! Summertime—here we come!
Lower School Awards
Most Outstanding
Student
1B
1B
1C
2A
2A
2B
2B
2B
2C
2C
3A
3B
3B
4A
4B
4C
5A
5A
5B
5B
Addison Jenkins
Kassie Perkins
Luke Gordier
Brody Norwood
Abigail Klapperich
Katie Boldin
George Holsberg
Addison Shroeder
Carrier Womack
Paige Pouyat
Layla Ragland
Stella Foster
Marcus Horry
Hailey McElveen-Tague
Harley Weathers
Kaleb Newman
Grace Houck
Cody Yeung
Makariya Rouse
Ethan Van Etten
Servant’s Heart
1B
1B
1C
2A
2A
2B
2B
2C
2C
3A
3A
3B
3B
4A
4B
4B
4C
5A
5B
5B
Kevin Johnson
Gala Burns
Cristina Goforth
Maddie Connor
Jamen Sanders
Maggie Harrawood
Jack Singleton
Gabby Reyes
Ben DeFreice
Justin Brown
Lydia Mott
Hannah Mullins
Gunner Bosch
Ava Stacey
Andrew Leonard
Layla Valipour
Keaton Edwards
Raelin McLaughlin
Kaitlyn McGaha
Seth Nolan
4A
4B
4C
5A
5B
Highest Percentile
Chloe Duesterhaus
Stephanie Justus
Abigail Boldin
Eve Devera
Brea Williamson
4A
4B
4C
5A
5A
5B
5B
2nd Highest Percentile
Lance Johnson
Garry Mullis
Jay Meadows
Jonna Douglas
Madison Wert
Ethan Van Etten
Victoria Ferree
Victory Award
4B Dallan Tretera
4B Gabriel Marshall
Lower School News
Lower School Soccer
PreK-5th Grade Boys and Girls
Soccer sign-ups will begin August 3 and end August 21. Each player will need a pair of
cleats and shin guards. The cost $50.00. Practices will begin in September and games will
be on Saturdays beginning the first week of October. For more information,
please e-mail Becky Ellison at [email protected].
Summer Reading
Rising 2nd-5th grader’s summer reading program is to read AR books of their choosing at any level of their
choosing. Students will be able to r ead and take the AR quizzes at home on any electr onic device that
has internet access. The ability to access the AR quizzes from your home devices will be activated on May 31
and will be closed on August 12. Points ar e ear ned when a quiz is passed. The amount of points
earned is determined by the difficulty of the book .
Students need to earn the following points:
2nd Grade—10 Points
3rd Grade—15 Points
4th & 5th Grade—20 Points
REWARD!!!!
Northwood Academy Coupon Book
Non Uniform Coupons
Ice Cream Coupons
No Homework Coupons
Surprise Coupons
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Pratt at [email protected].
Disclaimer: These AR points will NOT count towards 2016-2017 school year goals!
Lower School News
Dear Lower School Parents,
We are pleased to offer you a service that will take the hassle out of buying your student’s Back-toSchool supplies this fall for Northwood Academy. School Tool Box will package your teacher’s
school supply list and deliver them to your child’s classroom ready for the first day of school. You will
receive brand name products, such as, Avery Binders and Crayola Crayons and more!
Place your order today... It’s easy!
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Go to the website: www.schooltoolbox.com
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Choose “Find Boxes Now” and type in Northwood Academy Lower School
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Purchase dates available from May 24– June 24
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Payment is made by credit card online.
• Orders can still be placed after June 24. However, the order will be shipped to your home,
our school discount will not be applied and shipping will be added to your order..
For more information, please contact:
Erin Loudin [email protected]
Melanie Van Deusen
[email protected]
Northwood Lower School Supply
Grade
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Price
20.00
36.00
40.00
50.00
40.00
45.00
Lower School News
Lower School Honor Roll—4th Quarter
“A” HONOR ROLL
Third Grade
“A” HONOR ROLL
Fifth Grade
Stella Foster
Ella Grace Ishie
Allison Litchfield
Sofia Loyola
Culby Meekins
Peter Moore
Lydia Mott
Layla Ragland
Jolie Ward
Sophie Watkins
Reid Williamson
Peter Ahrens
Cooper Baker
Kyla DeLee
Eve Devera
Jonna Douglas
Victoria Ferree
Ashlyn Margolis
Markus Mauldin
Stephen Osaguona
Makariya Rouse
Calista Russell
Lindsay Thomason
David Thompson
Haley Tyler
Ethan Van Etten
Madison Wert
Brea Williamson
“A” HONOR ROLL
Fourth Grade
Abby Boldin
Chloe Duesterhaus
Tanner Durst
Lance Johnson
Stephanie Justuas
Cecelia Kolodziej
Andrew Leonard
Gabriel Marshall
Jay Meadows
Garry Mullis
Kaleb Newman
Cassandra Nti
Jose Ochoa
Greenleigh Scola
Ana Tyler
Harley Weathers
“B” HONOR ROLL
Third Grade
Justin Brown
Madison Giglio
Gabe Gregg
Marcus Horry
Esther Lilly
Brandon Martin
Hannah Mullins
Libby Putney
Ava Reyes
Drayden Snovel
Jake Turner
Riley Vicars
Caroline Welty
Cayden Williams
Cadence Ziffer
“B” HONOR ROLL
Fourth Grade
Christian Carter
Violet Hostetler
Annsley Infinger
Ross McLeod
Alex Miller
Sasha Rad
Ava Stacey
Aubriell Whiteley
“B” HONOR ROLL
Fifth Grade
Paris Blissett
Terrance Dessaure
Emma Graham
Emily Hines
Gracie Houck
Micah Houston
Tyler Infinger
Avery Ishie
Katie McGaha
Raelin McLaughlin
Isabella McNichol
Mason Morgan
Seth Nolan
Cody Yeung
“HONORABLE
MENTION”
HONOR ROLL
Third Grade
Addison Carson
Miles Maxfield
Hannah Mullins
Colton Perdue
Victoria Powell
Summer Strause
Makael Wagner
“HONORABLE
MENTION”
HONOR ROLL
Fourth Grade
Christian Barton
Cade Cashwell
Diamond Dwight
Quinn Everett
Hadley Giglio
Gabby James
Ashlyn Jordan
Hailey McElveen-Tague
Jackson Pyle
Sydney Reich
Grace Shelton
Nora Sineath
Jace Stancil
Ava Trowbridge
Reagan Villegas
“HONORABLE
MENTION”
HONOR ROLL
Fifth Grade
Morgan Burton
Vivian Foster
Jackson Pratt
Caleb Reed
Upper School News
Academic Awards Banquet 2016
On Friday, May 20, students in 6th -12th grade were recognized for their academic accomplishments with a dinner at the
North Charleston Convention Center. Honor Roll and High Honor Roll students were recognized along with students
receiving the Highest and 2nd Highest Numeric Average in each grade. Junior Marshals were announced and National
Honor Society members were inducted. The Class of 2016 was recognized along with their top graduates!
Valedictorian
Austin Davison
Salutatorian
Zachary Ellison
High Honor Graduates
Cumulative GPA of 4.25 or higher
Austin Davison
Zachary Ellison
Taylor Lowry
Evan Rouleau
Alex Toole
Amy Zerbst
Newly Inducted NHS Members
With Honor
Makenna Bryant
Stephanie Connor
Iliane Domenech
Peyton Looney
Maia Mahaffey
Hannah-Grace Markham
Elaina Newman
Nathan O’Brien
Mary Pratt
Rachel Revelise
McKenna Richards
John Totuszynski
Nathan Waite
Kaley Wriggle
Colby Wright
McKenzie Yon
Jenna Andrews
Stephanie Connor
Emily Harrison
Peyton Looney
Maia Mahaffey
Hannah-Grace Markham
2016 Junior Marshals
Highest Numeric Average
1st-3rd qtr
Honor Graduates
Cumulative GPA from 4.0 to 4.24
Austin Alexander
Jonathan Gibson
Cameron Poyner
Kaitlynn Weeks
1200+ SAT Club Inductees
Jenna Andrews
Ethan Kline
Michael Medors
Nathan O’Brien
Kara Owens
Evan Rouleau
Colby Wright
ACT 27+ Club
Zachary Ellison
Jonathan Gibson
Newly inducted and current NHS members
6th-Christian Herrman
7th-Jessica McGaha
8th-Candace Herrman
9th-Alyssa Dukes
10th-Makenna Bryant
11th-Savannah Hall
12th-Austin Davison
Junior Marshals
With High Honor
Andalis Burton
Liza Campbell
Savannah Hall
Ethan Kline
Katelyn Klutts
Jessika Miller
Savannah Noel
Nathan O’Brien
Ian Villavicencio
Colby Wright
Nicholas Yoho
McKenzie Yon
2nd Highest Numeric Average
1st –3rd qtr
6th-Chloe Mott
7th-Sophie Miller
8th-Payton Lee
9th-Amanda Clark
10th-Iliane Domenech
11th-Nathan O’Brien
12th-Alex Toole
Upper School News
Annual Awards Assembly
The Awards Chapel, held on May 19, was an inspiring time as scholarships were presented, class awards were given, and
Northwood Academy institutional scholarships were awarded. The outgoing senior class performed a farewell skit after
the incoming senior class sang and danced a farewell to them.
The following scholarship, open only to Northwood Academy
students, was presented at the Awards Assembly.
Brittany Lauren DeJeet Memorial Scholarship
Donor: Kris DeJeet, Karen DeJeet and Family
Tyler Malmgren, Senior
The following scholarship was specifically recognized at the
Awards Assembly.
SCISA Bill Simpson Award
Zachary Ellison, Senior
This award is the highest presented to individual student-athletes
in the South Carolina Independent School Association,
recognizing the top graduating male and female student-athletes
in the association, with more than 100 member schools.
Recipients must have lettered in at least two varsity sports,
received multiple athletic awards and honors, received
recommendations from their headmasters, teachers and coaches,
have sufficient SAT/ACT scores and a record of academic
achievement, and show participation in clubs and community
service groups.
2016-2017
Student Government Association Officers
Ian Villavicencio—President
Savannah Noel—Vice President
Kacie Walker—Secretary
Jess Miller—Treasurer
Iliane Domenech—Parliamentarian
2016-2017
National Honor Society Officers
Katelyn Klutts—President
Andalis Burton—Vice President
Stephanie Connor—Secretary
Tried By Fire Award
The coveted “Tried by Fire”
Award was presented to
Senior Cameron Poyner at
the Awards Chapel. The
faculty nominate a senior
who displays consistent
Christian character based
on their walk with Jesus
Christ.
1 Peter 1:6-7
SCISA George Grice Eighth Grade Scholars
(Scored at or above 90% on Standardized Testing)
Chase Adcock
Jaemin Anthony
Kaitlyn Byrd
Jillian Coleman
Victoria Cook
Candace Herrman
Lilian Karp
Payton Lee
Kyle McLaughlin
Duke TIP (7th Grade)
Qualifiers
Jillian Ahrens
Abby Anderson
Collin Briscoe
Caroline Ellison
Garrison Ford
Addison Foster
Zachary Heffner
Kari Ideozu
Michael Martin
*Jessica McGaha
Sophie Miller
*Caleb Miranda
Shiv Patel
Owen Scoggins
Ellie Sineath
*Norah Strickland
Lia Stuart
Jamin Ward
Sheldon Watkins
Douglas Watson
Gavin West
Kathyrn Miller
Madeline Mitchum
Luke Moore
Brooke Phares
Louise Silance
Grace Stanton
Turner Waddill
Malachi Walton
Arden Woods
SC Junior Scholars
Kathryn Miller
Turner Waddill
Malachi Walton
AP Scholar
Austin Davison
*State Recognition
Academic Athlete Award
This award recognizes the
student with the highest
numeric average who has
lettered in two varsity
sports.
Junior
Iliane
Domenech earned this
honor by lettering in two
sports: Cross Country and
Varsity Girls Soccer.
Charger Sports
State Champion
Junior Raena Burns won the SCISA State titles (AAA)
in the pole vault and 400 m hurdles on Saturday, May
7 at Porter Gaud. Raena finished 8th out of 11 teams
and also competed in the long jump and high jump.
Congratulations Raena!
FOOTBALL NOTE
The pairings for the Sertoma Classic were
announced at The Citadel. Northwood will be
taking on Stall High School on Friday, August 12
in the 5th quarter.
MALE ATHLETES
Summer Lifting for JV (grades 6-8) &
Varsity (grades 9-12)
June 6 – July 22 from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M.
(Varsity) / 8:00 to 9:00 A.M.(JV)
No Lifting the week of July 4 – July 8
CLOSED WEEK (SCISA)
Lifting will be 3 days a week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Lifting the month of June will take place at the gym on Otranto
Road. The month of July, lifting will take place at the new
campus.
Any questions please contact Coach Keefe or Coach Leaver.
GIRLS Summer conditioning
SWIMMING
All Female Athletes can lift on
The Northwood swim team is excited to announce that
for the upcoming 2016 season, we will be using the
Carnes pool as our home facility! We are so excited to
have our “own” space within walking distance of our
brand new campus. Our first practice is set for Monday,
August 1. Ther e will be mor e team infor mation sent
over summer break. Contact Coach Carly Carter at
[email protected] if you are a rising 6th12th grade student interested in being a part of our team.
Tuesday and Thursday
from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M.
This starts on Tuesday, June 7 and goes through
Thursday, July 21.
The week of July 4 is a closed week
(No lifting all week).
Cross Country
Girls Volleyball Summer Hours
Interested in joining the cross country team? The team
will be having optional summer workouts starting
Monday, June 6. Meet ups will be on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mondays and Thursdays the
team will meet up at the new school at 9:00 a.m. On
Tuesdays, the team will meet at Wannamaker County
Park at 6:00 p.m. Look for the team at the Tupelo
Shelter. Summer running/conditioning is strongly
encouraged in preparation for the fall season. For more
information
please
contact
Coach
Yoho
([email protected]) or Coach Ahl
([email protected])
Any girls in grades 6-12 interested in playing
volleyball can attend our summer sessions.
Hours during the month of June are:
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Wednesdays
5:00-7:00 p.m.
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Practices will be held at the Otranto campus
gym during the month of June. If you have
any questions please contact Coach Curtis at
[email protected].
All sports participants must have a physical and emergency treatment form on file in the athletic office before
the start of practice for that sport. Physicals are good for one year. Please contact Coach Keefe at
[email protected] with any questions.
Charger Sports
Individual Spring Sports Awards
Baseball: Most Improved—Nolan Litchfield
MVP—Kris Blanco
Coach’s Award—Jason Cassannello
Softball: Most Impr oved—Hannah Grace-Markham
MVP—Abby Kennedy
Coach’s Award—Alis Burton
Girls Soccer: Most Improved—Jillian Coleman
MVP—McKenzie Yon
Coach’s Award—Grace Miller
Boys Soccer: Coach’s Award—Reece Myers, Nick Yoho
MVP—Entire team (16-0 regular season)
Region II 2A Player of the Year—Zach Ellison
Softball Finishes Strong
The varsity softball team had a great season. The girls
finished with a 15-11 record. They did well in the State
Tournament by defeating Cardinal Newman and
Orangeburg Prep. Although the girls fell short in the semi
-finals to Laurence Manning, they worked hard and never
gave up. “I was really proud of the team,” said Coach
Becky Ellison.
“The girls persevered and were
determined through the whole game. It was a tough loss,
yet I am extremely proud of their work ethic and their
drive to do well. I am looking forward to the future for
Northwood Academy softball.”
Several girls received honors including
All-Region
and North/South team
Abby Kennedy, Katelyn Powell,
Maycin Brown, and Bree Peatross.
Congratulations to the team for their
accomplishments!
CHARGER BASEBALL
Congratulations to our 2016
Charger baseball team!
Northwood made a great
run at the end of the season,
losing in the quarterfinals to
Laurence Manning. The
Chargers
finished
the
season with a 15-10 record.
A special thanks to the coaches and players
for showing what can happen when a team
works hard. Well done, Chargers!
Artists Showcase Talent
Olivia Scoggins
Finalist
Congressional Art Competition
May 2016
Kacie Walker
2nd Place
County Fair
October 2015
Esperanza Agbunag
Honorable Mention
North Charleston Arts Festival
May 2016
Dee Heath—Congressional Art
Competition-Painting will be
displayed in the South Carolina
Congressional offices in
Washington D.C.
Northwood Academy
Homecoming Queen Honored
Northwood Academy’s 2015-2016 Homecoming Queen, Taylor Lowry, has been
named South Carolina’s representative in the America’s Homecoming Queen
competition. Taylor will travel to the Rose Theater in Memphis, Tennessee in
July to compete for the title of America’s Homecoming Queen. Congratulations,
Taylor!
Across Both Campuses
Need Uniforms for Next Year?
REPORT CARDS
The Used Uniform Sale will be held on Saturday,
July 30 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Car nes
campus. All uniform items will be $5
each. We will send an email in July
with the exact location. See you there!
Report Cards will be available
for pick-up from the Business
Office beginning June 10.
Have a safe and blessed summer!
Uniform Vendors
Due to the closing of Educational Outfitters, we have secured another local vendor for
school uniforms. Read’s Uniforms is located in West Ashley. See the infor mation
below!
Also, Lands’ End will continue to be another online option, with a couple of new items
being added for the fall. To access the Northwood Academy Lands’ End page, simply go to
www.landsend.com/school and create or sign in to your account or find Northwood
Academy using the Preferred School Number Search: 900166794.
2016-2017 Northwood Academy
Upper School Summer Reading List
GRADE
6 required
TITLE
AUTHOR
Old Yeller
Fred Gipson
6 pre-AP recommended
The Cay
Theodore Taylor
7 required
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Peak
Roland Smith
The Young Traveler’s Gift
Andy Andrews
Thr3e
Ted Dekker
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
The Cross and the Switchblade
David Wilkerson
Safely Home
Randy Alcorn
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Directed Verdict
Randy Singer
This Present Darkness
Frank Peretti
12 AP Literature required
The Great Divorce
C.S. Lewis
12 AP Literature required
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Thomas C. Foster
7 pre-AP recommended
8 required
8 pre-AP recommended
9 required
9 pre-AP required
10 required
10 pre-AP required
11 CP and AP Language required
11 AP Language required
12 CP required
BE PREPARED! Summer Reading Assignment and Test
Tuesday, August 16!
High School Summer Reading Assignment
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Students entering grades 9-12 must answer the following questions for the required summer novel.
Students earning Honors/Pre-AP credit must also answer these questions for the Pre-AP novel.
Junior and Senior Advanced Placement English students will receive an assignment packet and are not required to complete
this assignment.
1. Discuss the main conflict in the novel. Is it internal or external? Support your argument in 6-7 well-developed sentences.
2. A novel oftentimes contains more than one theme. Write a paragraph explaining one of the novel’s themes.
3. Fill out the following chart for 4 quotes you find particularly important or that stood out to you in some way.
Quote, speaker and
page number
Context (What is happening?)
Significance (Why is this quote important to the novel?)
Middle School Summer Reading Assignment
Grades 6-8 must answer the following questions for the required summer novel.
The Pre-AP summer novel is recommended but not required.
Write 2 - 3 sentences for each item below. Answers for each item should include such details as description, quotations, events, clue words,
traits, attributes, or ideas that summarize the following elements.
1. Describe the setting (time and place of the story).
2. Describe the protagonist (the main character or hero in the story).
3. Describe the antagonist (the adversary or opponent fighting against the hero in the story; the villain or negative force in the story).
4. What is the conflict (the problem that triggers the action or the problem the main character has to solve)?
5. What is the point of view (the angle from which a story is told; depends upon who is telling the story)?
6. What is the theme (the message being written about; the life lesson that you learned from the story)?
7. Describe the resolution (the satisfying end of a story; that part in which the problem is solved).
8. Would you recommend this book to others? Why or why not?
*All answers for High School and Middle School must be in complete sentences
and may be typed or handwritten.*
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Larry Evanoff - Dir ector of Schools
Darlene Anderson, Ed.D. - Upper School Pr incipal
Curt Combs - Upper School Assistant Pr incipal
Tonya Houston, Ph.D.– Upper School Assistant Principal
Cheryl Burton - Guidance Dir ector
Philip Keefe - Athletic Dir ector
Becky Ellison– Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Lower School Athletics
Melanie Van Deusen - Lower School Pr incipal
Erin Loudin - Lower School Assistant Pr incipal
Karen Morgan - Dir ector , Child Car e Ser vices/Business Manager
Stacey P. Hall - Newsletter Editor
Upper School · Phone 843-764-2285 · Fax 843-764-3713
Lower School · Phone 843-572-0940 · Fax 843-764-2274
Business Office 843-764-2278/ Pre-school 843-764-2271
Athletic Office 843-764-2289
www.northwoodacademy.com
The Mission of Northwood Academy is to educate students with an emphasis on college preparation, through academic and character
development supplemented by the arts, athletics, and the humanities, with Christian values forming the underlying foundation.