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2018-2019YearinReview

TheOakwoodSchoolcontinuestoprovideanoutstandingeducationthatpreparesourstudentsforcollegeandthegreaterworldbeyondcollege.Followingareasmatteringofacademic,athletic,andfineartshonors,recognitionsandawardsthatwereannouncedrecentlyandhappenedthroughouttheyear.ThereissomuchgoodstuffgoingonatOakwood,itisdifficulttoharnessitall,soinevitablysomeevents

andawardsmaynotbelistedorstudentsmayhaveinadvertentlybeenleftout.Pleaseforgiveanyunintendedmistakesorerrors.HaveagreatsummerandGOEAGLES!

Valedictorian–NathanDavisClassSpeaker–AvaShusterman

BarbaraBrownFoundersAward–JennyPainter

Peiran“Peter”ChenZhiyuan“Jax”ChenZihao“Donny”ChenSloaneMcKennaCorreaZhenye“Jerry”CuiWilliamColeDaughertyBenjaminNathanielDavisNathanRichardDavis

RobertAuldonDuncanFrankHembyHarperIIISaskiaAliceHerronJacksonRileyHuntDrucillaDelaneyLindsayDavidMichaelMehlhopDavisLandonNoeJenniferLeePainter

AnjaliBhaveshPatelCharlesMalcolmPriceAvaHenleyShustermanCarterDuffordSmithJermaineDioneSmithJenevièveWebsterSurkinJuliannaWebsterSurkinKathrynMeganWainrightElizaDinnageWood

CollegeList-*matriculationsAppalachian State University* Arizona State University Barton College* Boston University Bowie State University Brandeis University* Bucknell University Butler University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego* University of California, Santa Barbara Campbell University Coastal Carolina University East Carolina University* The University of Findlay*

The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Guilford College High Point University* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Johnson C. Smith University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lincoln University* University of Maryland, Eastern Shore MCPHS - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University of Miami (College of Arts & Sciences) University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Missouri-Kansas City

Morgan State University New York University* University of North Carolina at Asheville The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Pembroke* University of North Carolina at Wilmington North Carolina State University * Northeastern University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences * Pennsylvania State University University of Pennsylvania* Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Rhode Island Rochester Institute of Technology

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Sewanee: The University of the South University of South Carolina* University of Southern California St. John’s University The Ohio State University Tulane University Union College University at Buffalo-The State University of New York Virginia State University Virginia Union University University of Virginia Warren Wilson College* University of Washington*

Classof2019ScholarshipTotals:$1,200,067

Classof2019SeniorRecognition

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Thisyear,theHistoryDepartmentstrovetoincreaseconnectionsforstudentstotherealworldanddeveloptheirpassionforthestudyofhistory.GeographyBee:TheNationalGeographicBeeisanannualcompetitionorganizedbytheNationalGeographicSocietyanddesignedtoinspireandrewardstudents'curiosityabouttheworld.ThedepartmentwouldliketorecognizewithacertificateOziomaObi.Oziwontheschoolcompetitionandthenwentontobearegionalwinnerandtocompeteatthestatelevel.NationalHistoryDay:Forthesecondtime,thestudentsingrades6-12participatedintheNationalHistoryDaycompetition.StudentsworkedinclassonprojectswiththethemeofTriumphandTragedy.Regional:SomeofthestudentsthenchosetocompeteintheregionalcompetitionatECU.NationalHistoryDayinvites7th-12thgradestudentsfromallovertheUnitedStatestobecomehistoriansbyresearching,developing,andpresentingprojectsbasedontheyear’shistoricaltheme.Categoriesincludepaper,exhibit,performance,website,anddocumentary.Participationrecognitionincludes:CarsonAarup,SofiaAceto,ShahrazadBatterjee,CarolineBrown,LukeCahill,TaylorCarnevale-Somersett,DonnyChen,JackDyba,KeithGraziosi,MaddyHeins,SolomonHidalgo,MarissaHill,ShanHossain,DylanHunt,GonzaloInsaurralde,HunterJennette,EvanKiess,GraceLiu,KateMadison,RayPrati,AndrewPrice,MaddoxRuffin,JudeSaverino,AaliviaSmith,SashaSurkin,AlecTedder,KendallVick,FaithWeaver,andAustinWhichard.States:StudentswhowontheirdivisionsattheregionalcompetitionthencompeteattheNorthCarolinaStatecompetition.CathyLiandNancyLiwonthespecialprizeforGreatDepression/WorldWarIItopics,andOziomaObiwonthespecialprizeforColdWar/Vietnamtopics.StudentsinvitedtoparticipateatStatesinclude:

• 6thGrade:MorganWorsleyforanindividualexhibit.• 8thGrade:FayleeCrawfordforanindividualdocumentary,EllaHoldemanandWhitneyMoorefora

groupwebsite,OziomaObiforanindividualpaper,andNorahSmith,SadieSmith,andOliviaThornforagroupexhibit.

• 9thGrade:HelaynaClarkforanindividualdocumentary,andDavisKiessforanindividualwebsite.• 10thGrade:MuhammadAli,JoshHarper,BenKean,andLukeMewborneforagroupdocumentary,Ian

MeredithandNnamdiObiforagroupdocumentary,andCharlotteHerronforanindividualexhibit.• 10thand11thGrade:CathyLiandNancyLiforagroupexhibit.• 11thGrade:JordanStylesforanindividualexhibit.

TheUniversityofRochestersponsorstwosocialstudieshighschoolawardsthatrecognizeoutstandingachievementsinleadershipandacademics.Recipientshavetheirapplicationfeeswaivedandareeligibleforspecialmeritscholarshipsworthatleast$10,000peryear.Allinterestedjuniorswereinvitedtocompleteanapplicationandpersonalstatementthatexplainedhowtheyexemplifiedtheawardcriteria.TheGeorgeEastmanYoungLeadersAwardwasthengiventoastudentwhohasstrongleadershipexperienceatschoolandinthecommunity,highgradesandchallengingcourses,andextensiveinvolvementinextracurricularactivities.Thisyear’srecipientisJuliaMoore.

History

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ModelUnitedNations(alsoknownasModelUNorMUN)isanorganizationwherestudentslearnaboutdiplomacy,internationalrelations,andtheUNthroughsimulationconferences.Thiswinter,25Oakwoodstudentschosetoresearchassignedcountriesandissuesandtoparticipateintwodifferentconferences.Fromthisgroup17studentsattendedthefour-dayDukeModelUNConference,whichfeaturedlarge,traditionalcommittees,small-scalecommitteesfocusingonregionalissues,andaJointCrisisCommittee.Thefollowingweekend,eightstudentsparticipatedintheGeneralAssemblyandCrisisCommitteesatChapelHill.

• DukeMUNDelegates:RasheeqAzad,HelaynaClark,NathanDavis,FrankHarper,JoshHarper,CharlotteHerron,HunterJennette,KristinaKessler,NancyLi,KateMadison,NnamdiObi,RobertPrati,JordynStyles,JeneviéveSurkin,JuliannaSurkin,SashaSurkin,andKennedyTate

• BestDelegate:HelaynaClarkandNancyLi• HonorableMention:JuliannaSurkin• ChapelHillDelegates:SaraAlwair,TiffanyLin,SaskiaHerron,IsraMarcu,SydneyMartin,Ellie

Osborne,NataliePotter,andAaliviaSmithRhoKappaCommendations:RhoKappaScholarshipandCommunicationAwardsisadepartmentprogramthatpromotesstudentexcellenceinacademicscholarshipandcommunication.Allstudentsfromgrades1-12wereencouragedtosubmitoneentrythatrepresentstheirbest-writtenwork,documentary/skit/song(recorded),orposterdealingwithtopicsofhistory,geography,orculture.Eachentrywasaccompaniedbythestudent’sreflectiononwhattheylearnedthroughcompletingtheproject.Submissionswereevaluatedbyanoutsidepanelofparentsandeducatorsincludinghistoricalpreservationistsandcollegeprofessors.Students’workcouldearnanawardin:Scholarship,Communication,Originality,andOverallExcellence.LowerSchoolRhoKappa:ParticipationRecognition:AubreyEason,TaylorEvans,JamesMiller,ViraajMinhas,TrentSheffield,andJacksYoungsCommendations:

• Scholarship–CassiusMontgomeryandEmmeRobinette• Communication–AhmadAliandAliJMitchell• Originality–AnsleyGillikin,KatelynLimberis,AmeliaThaxton,andElyseThigpen• OverallExcellence–EmanAli,EllaHoldeman,WeatherlyTate,andMorganWorsley

MiddleSchoolRhoKappa:Commendations:

• Scholarship–EmanAli• Originality–LinaChen• OverallExcellence–MorganWorsley

UpperSchoolRhoKappa:

ParticipationRecognition:NoorAliandKristinaKesslerCommendations:

• Scholarship–OziomaObi• Communication–SofiaAceto,NorahSmith,SadieSmith,andOliviaThorn

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• Originality–HelaynaClark• OverallExcellence–NathanDavisandDavisKiess

RhoKappaSocialStudiesHonorSocietyistheonlynationalorganizationforhighschooljuniorsandseniorsthatrecognizeexcellenceinthefieldofSocialStudies.Thisyear,anotherninejuniorswereinductedintotheOakwoodChapter.

• Seniors:JerryCui,NathanDavis,FrankHarper,SaskiaHerron,DavisNoe,JennyPainter,AnjaliPatel,AvaShusterman,CarterSmith,JennySurkin,JuliannaSurkin,andElizaWood

• Juniors:JuliaMoore,SamanthaPabst,NataliePotter,RobertPrati,MaceyRobinette,AaliviaSmith,JordynStyles,EmilySurles,andEddieWang

ScienceOlympiadDivisionA:AddisonAdler,EmanAli,ShahrazadBatterjee,KelceyBonner,RondyBryant,ValeriaBuschur,AbigailCarstarphen,PreethiChada,LinaChen,MorganHill,KaitlynHodgin,ShadHossain,IanJones,KhloeMoye,AnessaMyers,ChigozieObi,KaushalRamani,andCorySheffieldcompetedatJ.H.RoseinMarchandplaced2ndoutof16teams.DivisionB:SofiaAceto,NoorAli,AminahBatterjee,AugieBerry,JordanBowen,AlyssaCheek,WilliamDoumaux,JamesDuncan,KaijiFu,MarcusGillikin,MayaHidalgo,AbrilInsaurralde,MakaylaKean,EvanKiess,AidenLang,SamiMarcu,MarleyMayo,BreAnnaMcMillian,AndreaMewborne,ManahilNauman,OziomaObi,NathanPotter,NateQuesnel,SpencerShovelin,NorahSmith,SadieSmith,AlinaSohail,EllieSurles,AntoniaVital,LoreleiWeaver,andMorganWorsleycompetedatECUintheGreenvilleRegionalwherethevarsityteamwon1stplaceoutof18.DivisionC:MuhammadAli,Rasheeq,NathanDavis,CharlotteHerron,SarahHoward,GonzaloInsaurralde,DavisKiess,DavidMehlhop,IanMeredith,DavisNoe,NnamdiObi,RobertPrati,TheoSarris,CarterSmith,SashaSurkin,JenevieveSurkin,JuliannaSurkin,KendallVick,andChenZhangcompetedatECUintheGreenvilleRegionalwheretheywon4thplaceoutof16teamsandreceivedaninvitationtostates.EnvirothonMiddleSchoolEnvirothonTeams:NoorAli,AminahBatterjee,AlyssaCheek,AbrilInsaurralde,LenoraJantzen,CarsonMartin,AddieReedy,CamilleSaverino,EllieSurles,andAvaTantplaced1stand2ndplaceattheCoastalRegionEnvirothonheldatCoolSpringsParkinMarchandwentontorepresentourregionattheNorthCarolinaEnvirothonStateCompetitioninMay.HighSchoolEnvirothonTeam:TaylorCarnevale-Somerset,AverySorie,KennedyTate,KendallVick,andAustinWhichardalsorepresentedOakwoodattheNorthCarolinaEnvirothonStateCompetition.

RoboticsTeamconsistingofSeanCoan,AidenGrabill,CallanHigginson,GeorgiaJennette,VincentLiu,RemyMitchell,ElliottMoore,DillonPatel,NolanRobinette,AriSaidel,ColtonStyles,AbbeWaller,ChristianWalsh,andRuneWasklewiczcompetedatSouthCentralHighSchoolinthePittCountyRoboticsTournament.

Science

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VarsityVolleyball

• CICandCICTournamentRunners-up• CICAllConference–SloaneCorreaandMaceyRobinette• CICAllTournament–SloaneCorreaandMaceyRobinette• CICHonorableMention–SydneyMartinandJennyPainter• CICCoachoftheYear–GinnyHoward

VarsityBoysSoccer

• CICAllConference–AuldonDuncanandJacksonHunt• CICHonorableMention–DavisKiess

CrossCountry

• GirlsCIC2ndplaceVarsityGirlsBasketball

• CICHonorableMention–MaceyRobinetteandElizaWoodVarsityBoysBasketball

• CICAllConference–JermaineSmith• CICHonorableMention–KhalilBlount

VarsityBaseball

• CICAllConference-JermaineSmithVarsitySoftball

• CICAllConference–SloaneCorreaandSamTaylor(ChristCovenant)• CICHonorableMention–JennyPainter• NCISAAAllState-SloaneCorreaandSamTaylor(ChristCovenant)

VarsityGirlsSoccer

• CICAllConference–MaceyRobinetteandElizaWoodVarsityBoysTennis

• CICAllConference–MuhammadAliVarsityBoysGolf

• CICAllConference–FordAmerson• AllTournamentHonorableMention–FordAmerson

ScholasticClaysTargetPracticeShootingTeam(SCTP)wonvarioustournamentsandindividualawardsincludingthesquadofLiamRoberson,NateEason,andNoorAliwhoplaced2ndintheirdivision,whileLiamRobersonindividuallyplaced1standNateEasonindividuallyplaced3rdinthedivision.

Athletics

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AthleticDepartmentHonors• FemaleScholarAthleteoftheYear–JennyPainter• MaleScholarAthleteoftheYear–DonnyChen• CICSportsmanshipAward–JacksonHunt• FemaleAthleteoftheYear–SloaneCorreaandElizaWood• MaleAthleteoftheYear–JermaineSmith

MiddleSchool• 2018NCElementaryHonorsChorus–KelceyBonner,AbigailCarstarphen,MarleyMayo,IrelandScully,

andAlinaSohail• 2019MiddleSchoolChoralFest–MJBirgensmith,FayleeCrawford,AbbeWaller,andMorganWorsley• 2019ACDANationalChildren’sHonorChoir–KelceyBonner,MarleyMayo,ManahilNauman,Alina

Sohail,andAntoniaVital• FiestaValGrandChampions–StringsEnsemble• NCAISHonorBand–WilliamDoumauxandCamilleSaverino• KingsDominionFestivalofMusic–ChorusandBandEnsembles• 2019UnnaturalResourcesFair1stplace–AddisonAdler,CJBlackwelder,KelceyBonner,RondyBryant,

AbigailCarstarphen,JackChen,AnessaMyers,LiamRoberson,andCorySheffieldUpperSchool

• NCMEAEasternRegionalOrchestra–NnamdiObi• 2018NCHighSchoolHonorsChorus–ColeDaugherty• 2018NationalMENCHonorsChoir–ColeDaugherty• 2018UNCWHonorBandFestival–DavisKiessandTheoSarris• 2019ACDANationalHonorsChoir–HelaynaClark,DrucillaLindsay,andTylerMorgan• 2019NCBAAll-DistrictBand–DavisKiess• 20199/10WingateEliteCarolinaChoir–HaleyWright• 2019NCMENCAll-StateChorus–ColeDaugherty,NateDavis,andKristinaKessler• 2019CarolinaBandFestivalHonors–DavisKiess• 2019NATSRegionalWinner–DrucillaLindsay• 2019ECUChoralLeadershipClinic–NateDavid,SarahHoward,KristinaKessler,TylerMorgan,and

AverySorie• 2019UnnaturalResourcesFair1stplace–NoorAli,NataliePotter,andJordynStyles

NationalArtHonorSociety:MuhammadAli,KhalilBlount,DonnyChen,HelaynaClark,SloaneCorrea,JerryCui,NateDavis,AuldonDuncan,KeithGraziosi,MaddyHeins,CharlotteHerron,SaskiaHerron,SarahHoward,GonzaloInsaurralde,BenKean,DavisKiess,TiffanyLin,GraceLiu,KateMadison,NataliePotter,RayPrati,LoganSaad,AvaShusterman,AalivaSmith,CarterSmith,JermaineSmith,AverySorie,JordynStyles,JuliannaSurkin,SashaSurkin,KathrynWainright,FaithWeaver,andHaleyWrightTri–MHonorSociety:MuhammadAli,ColeDaugherty,NateDavis,SarahHoward,KristinaKessler,DrucillaLindsay,DavidMehlhop,AnjaliPatel,AverySorie,EmilySurles,EddieWang,andHaleyWright

FineArts

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InternationalThespianSociety:MuhammadAli,HelaynaClark,SarahHoward,KristinaKessler,NancyLi,EmilioMarty,EllieOsborne,SamanthaPabst,LoganSaad,AvaShusterman,TaylorCarnevale-Somersett,AverySorie,JenevieveSurkin,JuliannaSurkin,SashaSurkin,EmilySurles,andKendallVickNationalHonorSocietyforDanceArts:SarahHoward,KristinaKessler,SamanthaPabst,LoganSaad,AvaShusterman,andKathrynWainwright

ECUMathCompetition:ParticipantsincludedRasheeqAzad,HelaynaClark,NathanDavid,KaijiFu,EllaHoldeman,DavisKiess,EvanKiess,DavidMehlhop,JuliaMoore,OziomaObi,RayPrati,RobertPrati,NorahSmith,RyanSmith,SashaSurkin,andEddieWang.Oakwoodplaced1stfortheiroverallperformanceinthePrivateschoolcategory.InMath2Division,Ella,Evan,Norah,andOziomacamein2ndoverall.EllaandEvanbothplacedinthetop10%andadvancedtothestatecompetition.InComprehensive,Nathanplaced4thoverallandRasheeqandRaytiedfor5th.Allthreequalifiedforthestatecompetition.TheComprehensiveteamofDavid,Nathan,Julia,Robert,Eddie,Ray,andRasheeqplaced1stoverall.MathCounts:ParticipantsincludedNoorAli,KaijiFu,AbrilInsaurralde,LenoraJantzen,EvanKiess,OziomaObi,NorahSmith,SadieSmith,andEmilyQuesnel.TheteamofEvan,Ozioma,Emily,andKaijiwonthirdplaceinthecompetitionandwentontocompeteatthestatelevel.Oziomaplaced8thoverallintheindividualround,competingonstageintheCountdownRound,aquickfiremathcontest.NoeticLearningMathContest:AimanBatterjee,McKaylaBlackmer,TannerKearney,KatelynLimberis,HarperLongshore,CassiusMontgomery,JamesMiller,ViraajMinhas,DavidBallenger-Peters,andCarterSingletonreceivedhonorablemention;ScottyBallenger-Peters,EmmeRobinette,andBenjaminSwaneyweretheteamwinnersandreceivednationalhonorrollforhighscores;andSeanCoan,KaijiFu,LenoraJantzen,AndrewKarcut,ChigozieObi,andNateQuesnelscoredatthetopoftheirrespectiveclasses.OakwoodMathFair:AddisonAdler,EmanAli,KelceyBonner,ValeriaBuschur,andEloiseClarkreceived1stplace,ChigozieObireceived2ndplace,ShadHossainreceived3rdplace,andAidenGrabillandIrelandScullyreceivedhonorablemention.MiddleSchoolMathFair:AddisonAdler,KelceyBonner,ValeriaBuscher,andAidenGrabillreceivedanawardattheEasternRegionalMathFairatECUinMarchandthenadvancedtotheStateCompetitioninMay.MathOlympiad:KaijiFu,CallanHigginson,LenoraJantzen,EvanKiess,OziomaObi,NathanPotter,andKaushalRamaniscoredinthetop50%oftheirdivision.Oziomaalsowontheschooldivision.AMC10:RayPratiwon1stplace,RasheeqAzadtook2ndplace,andRyanSmithtook3rdplace.AMC12:NathanDaviswon1stplace,RobertPratitook2ndplace,andEddieWangtook3rdplace.

Mathematics

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NationalLatinExam:Eachyear,OakwoodofferstheopportunitytotaketheNationalLatinExamination.Thisyear,inMarch,OakwoodLatinstudentscompetedagainstover139,000otherstudentsfromall50statesand24foreigncountriesfromalloverEurope,NorthAmerica,andAfrica,andAsia.WedemonstratedthatOakwoodLatinstudentsaremorethancapableofcompetingonaglobalscale.TheAmericanClassicsLeagueandNationalJuniorClassicsLeagueissuedawardstothosestudentsscoringhighestattheircurrentLatinlevel.Thereare22studentsenrolledinLatinatOakwoodthisyearandninewererecognizedfortheirsuperiorperformance:IntroductoryLatin

• Top5%-NorahSmith• Top10%-ShahraBatterjee

Latin1

• Top15%-AustinWhichard• Top10%-GraceLiuandTylerMorgan

Latin2• Top15%-EleanorBerry

Latin3

• Top20%-NnamdiObi• Top10%-CharlotteHerron

Latin4

• Top10%-RobertPratiNationalSpanishExam:Thisyearwasthe5thyearourSpanishIIandIIIstudentshavecompetedintheNationalSpanishExamasafirststeptoqualifyformembershipintheNationalSpanishHonorSociety.Thisisanationalexam,andthestudentswhoseperformanceisexemplaryarerecognizedashavingreachedoneofthreelevelsofaccomplishment:Oro(abovethe95thpercentile),Plata(between85thand94thpercentile),orBronce(between75thand84thpercentile).Thisyear,wehad9studentswhoachievedthisrecognition.

• Bronce–JoshHarper,DavidKiess,TheoSarris,JudeSaverino,andKendallVick• Plata–DylanHunt,GonzaloIsauralde,andRayPrati• Oro–HelaynaClark

OakwoodEagleAward:RecipientsoftheEagleAwardexemplifythemissionofTheOakwoodSchool.Theyarechosenbyfacultybasedontheirstrengthofcharacter,theircreativity,andtheircontributionsthatmakeadifferenceatschoolandinthecommunity.Jr.EagleAwards

• 4thgrade:PreethiChadaandIrelandScully• 5thgrade:KelceyBonnerandValeriaBuschur

EagleAwards

• 6thgrade:AidenLang,AlinaSohail,andLoreleiWeaver• 7thgrade:AddieReedy,AndreaMewborne,andJordanBowen

AdditionalAccolades

ForeignLanguage

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• 8thgrade:WhitneyMoore,EmilyQuesnel,andNorahSmith• 9thgrade:JudeSaverino,KendallVick,andAustinWhichard• 10thgrade:KristinaKessler,SydneyMartin,andNnamdiObi• 11thgrade:LoganSaad,AaliviaSmith,andEmilySurles• 12thgrade:JerryCui,SaskiaHerron,andElizaWood

OakwoodScholarAwards:TheOakwoodScholarAwardispresentedbythefacultytostudentswhohaveearnedoutstandinggradepointaveragesandwhodemonstrateastrongdedicationtolearning.

• 6thgrade:MayaHidalgo• 7thgrade:AbrilInsaurraldeandAvaTant• 8thgrade:OziomaObi• 9thgrade:HelaynaClark• 10thgrade:IanMeredith• 11thgrade:JuliaMoore• 12thgrade:NathanDavis

DukeTalentIdentificationProgram(TIP):JamesDuncan,LaycieEastwood,ShanHossain,AbrilInsaurralde,LenoraJantzen,NathanPotter,AddieReedy,SpencerShovelin,andAvaTant

• StateRecognition:JamesDuncan,AbrilInsaurralde,LenoraJantzen,AddieReedy,andAvaTant• GrandRecognition:AvaTant

ShakespeareanSonnetCompetition:

• 1stPlace:JudeSaverino• 2ndPlace:HelaynaClark

BattleoftheBooks

• Elementary-2ndPlace:AddisonAdler,EmanAli,ShahirBatterjee,ValeriaBuschur,LinaChen,EloiseClark,AidenGrabill,EeshanMudireddy,AnessaMyers,ChigozieObi,AriSaidel,andCorySheffield

• MiddleSchool-1stPlaceinDistrictand3rdPlaceinRegion:NoorAli,AminahBatterjee,KaijiFu,LenoraJantzen,AidenLang,ManahilNauman,AddieReedy,NorahSmith,AvaTant,AntoniaVital,andMorganWorsley

NorthCarolinaSchoolofScienceandMathematics:

• MarissaHillandKennedyTate–OpticalToysandAnimation• RaymondPrati–AerospaceEngineeringandRocketry• MorganWorsley–BigHistory:FromtheBigBangtotheAnthropogenic

HomecomingCourt:

• 8thgrade:OliviaThorn• 9thgrade:JudeSaverino• 10thgrade:HunterJennette• 11thgrade:AaliviaSmith

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• 12thgrade:SaskiaHerronSpellingBee:OziomaObiwonOakwood’scompetitionandtheDowneastRegionalCompetition.HewentontothethirdroundoftheScrippsNationalSpellingBeeinWashingtonDC.TarHeelGirlsandBoysState:NathanDavis,FrankHarper,JacksonHunt,andAnjaliPatelNCGovernor’sSchool:KennedyTate,MathTeenLeadershipInstitute:SashaSurkinandEddieWangJuniorMarshals:JuliaMoore,RobertPrati,MaceyRobinette,EmilySurles,andKennedyTateDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(DAR)Award:SadieSmithFineArtsAmbassadorAward:NateDavisPSACommunityServiceRecognitionAwards:200+hours-Gold

• HelaynaClark• SamanthaPabst• KendallVick

150+hours-Silver

• MuhammadAli• ElisabethJenkins• JosephMorris• EllieOsborne• KennedyRhodes

100+hours-Bronze

• NoorAli• SaraAlwair• MadelineHeins• IsraMarcu• JuliaMoore• MaceyRobinette• AverySorie• KennedyTate

CONGRATULATIONSTOOUROAKWOODSTUDENTSONANOTHERSUCCESSFULYEAROF

ACADEMICS,ARTS,ANDATHLETICS!

SeeyoubacktoschoolonAugust22!