Panosian makes All-State Girls Golf team
Congratulations to Colleen Panosian, who recently made the Class A All State Girls Golf Team. Colleen was named to the position by the Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association. This past year, Colleen had a fantastic season. She was the 2010 Girls Region 5-A Golf Tournament Champion, shooting a 91 to clinche the tournament title; she also wen...
Whitefield athletes make MDJ All-County teams
Congratulations to a number of Whitefield students who were recently named to the Marietta Daily Journal 2010 All-County teams. Named to the All-County Girls’ Track team was Briana Jones; Janey Fugate received an Honorable Mention. Colleen Panosian was named to the 2010 All-County Golf team. Kyle Childree, a No. 1 single’s player was named to th...
Whitefield art selected for holiday greeting cards
Congratulations to Amanda Shilling and Justin Brendel whose artwork was recently chosen by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for the 2010 Holiday card program. Each year CHOA selects artwork from hundreds of entries around Atlanta for this program. Holiday cards are produced from the artwork and sold to raise funds in support of the wonderful medi...
Jasmine Swift represents Georgia in fast pitch championships
Whitefield graduate, Jasmine Swift (’10) is a member of one of six softball teams representing Georgia this August in the ASA (Amateur Softball Association) 18 – U Fast Pitch National Championships in Hemet, California. Jasmine’s team, West Georgia Bad Company, placed first in a berth qualifier held June 19th at Al Bishop Complex in Marietta to ea...
MacDonald encourages seniors as they graduate
Gordon MacDonald, keynote speaker at Whitefield's recent 13th commencement exercises, addressed the fifty-three graduating seniors with a challenging and inspiring message. The ceremony was held at The Church of The Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia.
MacDonald stressed that decisions made during the college years were critical in paving a direction f...
Whitefield collects bicycles for refugees
Whitefield families recently collected 25 used bicycles in order to help out the Fugees Family, a non-profit organization devoted to helping child survivors of war. The Fugees Family began as a a soccer team five years ago. At that time, Coach Luma Mufleh sought to provide refugee boys, who had been relocated to Clarkston from war-torn countries, ...
Whitefield fourth graders win soccer championship
The U-10 Smyrna Soccer Lady Chiefs, a soccer team comprised primarily of girls from Whitefield's 4th grade, recently won the Georgia Youth Soccer State Championships in Columbus, GA! The talented team of Whitefield girls entered the tournament undefeated and ranked #1. They represented the western part of the state in the championship tournament....
Kyle Fowler makes ARCA Racing Series debut
Kyle Fowler, class of 2010, recently made his racing debut in the ARCA Racing Series at the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway. Fowler drove the No. 6 Toyota, which was fielded by ESR. Racing against top-notch veterans like Ken Schrader, Kyle held 6th place during much of the race until an electrical problem with his b...
Second graders raise funds to help the blind
Congratulations to our Whitefield second graders who recently collected $870 for Vision Rehabilitation Services (VRS). VRS is a local organization that helps adults and children in our community who are blind or have low-vision. The organization trains those who have lost sight to resume normal daily activities such as reading, writing, cooking, ...
Duke University recognizes Whitefield 7th graders
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) has invited 7th graders Cole Barber, Grace Langella, Peter Keith, and Marcus Jones to participate in the Duke TIP Academy for Summer Studies. This program offers an exceptional academic and social experience for those students who are amongst the top 5% of academically talented students in the...
Braves win, Marching WolfPack performs
Braves Win, Braves Win (‘Pack Band Performs, ‘Pack Band Performs Again!)
The event could have been lifted from a Hollywood script! On a perfect, balmy May evening - 71 members of the Wolfpack Band and color guard marched on the field at Turner Stadium to open the Braves matchup with the Mets. The ‘Pack entertained the fans with a medley of Mi...
Rebecca Stueve qualifies for national fencing competition
Congratulations to Rebecca Stueve, Whitefield freshman, who recently qualified to fence epee at the Summer National Fencing Championship this July at the World Congress Center. Rebecca qualified in the Youth 14 Women's Epee and the Under 16 Cadet Women's Epee. She is pictured here with her fencing coach Oswaldo Ortega.
The Summer National Fen...
Seniors earn over $5 million in scholarships and grants
Congratulations to the fifty-three seniors who graduated from Whitefield Academy this past weekend.
These seniors have been accepted to 90 colleges and universities including Boston College, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College, New York University, Northwestern University, Smith College, Spelman College, Stanfo...
Varsity Track teams end spectacular season
The Varsity Track teams had a wonderful showing in the state championships! Briana Jones won state in discus throwing, with a hurl of 122 feet and 4 inches. This was her personal best and this is the second time she has won a state championship in discus.
The Boys team followed up its Region Championship with a 4th place finish at the State Ch...
Sixth graders raise money for Haitian orphans
In keeping with Whitefield Academy's mission statement to put "others ahead of self," several sixth graders recently planned their own fundraiser to help Haitian orphans. Meagan Rose Byers, Kristen Corliss, Anna Reeves McCutcheon, Harlan Kyle, Bethany Van Rensburg, and Sera Trapani set up their very own bake sale and lemonade stand early on a rece...
JV Lacrosse ends season with winning record
Whitefield's Junior Varsity Lacrosse team had a very successful first
season with a record of four wins and two losses. Although the team played
a fairly limited schedule, opponents included such established programs as
Wesleyan and Holy Innocents'. The Lax Pack was able to defeat Wesleyan
both times they tangled, Holy Innocents' in their only...
Four students named to Area 9 All Metro Soccer Selections
Justin Weimer, Stuart Kilgore, Molly Burke and Carson Quiros were named to the Area 9 All Area Selections for 2010 for Boys and Girls Soccer. These players were selected by opposing coaches after each area match throughout the season. At the completion of the Area tournament, coaches were asked to send in a list of all the opposing players that t...
Boys' Varsity Track wins Region Tournament
Congratulations to the Boys' Varsity Track team which recently won the Region 5A track meet! The team dominated the meet with 158 points, 53 points better than the second place winner, Our Lady of Mercy. Congratulations to these student athletes for a great season.
Special congratulations to the following athletes who helped secure the win in ...
Boys Varsity Golf team finishes third in region
The boys varsity golf team finished their season in third place at the Region Tournament, only 5 shots out of first place. Sophomore Anders Olsson lead the Pack with a 76 which tied him for fourth place in the tournament - two shots off the winning score.
Congratulations for a great season, Wolfpack Golf!
