Whitefield held the annual Eighth-Grade Commissioning service recently, spotlighting students with high academic achievement and recognizing each individual student for an outstanding character quality demonstrated in their lives and actions throughout the year.
The character qualities mentioned were studied during the school's StoneWorks program, a character education program which eighth graders participated in this year. During Stoneworks, parents and leaders addressed students on a regular basis, sharing their insight and personal testimonies as they related to these particular character qualities. Together, the character qualities spell the acronym WOLFPACK - W (Wisdome), O (Ownership), L (Legacy), F (Faithfulness), P (Purity), A (Attitude), C (Courage), and K (Knowledge).
Dr. Ron Farrar, Middle School principal, commissioned each student; freshman Luke Miltner and Emily Sumlin charged the class to maintain their faith and character as they begin a new phase of life in the Upper School; and Tyrone Johnson, Upper School Dean of Students, prayed for God's grace and wisdom in each of their lives.
Congratulations to the students below for their achievements:
Academic Excellence Amira Williams Rubin Thomas Timothy Award Christina Nicks Sid Brendel Ephesians Award Kathleen Stueve English Daniel Justice Excellence in English Award Carson Brown Grammar Guru Award Bailey Koenig Wordsmith Award Lauren Burke Perseverance Award World Cultures Daniel Keith Excellence in World Cultures Award Sam Hamilton Teacher's Award William Hellier Solomon Award Anna Kate Petersen Ohio River Opening of the West Award Math Daniel Justice Excellence in Math Award Ethan Powell Teacher's Award Halsey Jennings Meticulosity Award Christina Nicks Ms. Reliable Award Fine Arts Giana Darby Handbell Chorus Award Brittany Crisp Excellence in Drama Award | Fine Arts (cont.) Audrée Grand'pierre Art Creativity Award Amira Williams Excellence in Orchestra II Award Ethan Powell Excellence in Band Award Foreign Language Madison Fry Academic Excellence in French Award William Hellier Academic Excellence in Spanish Award Jimmy McCarthy Academic Excellence in Latin Award MathCounts Melly Lezcano Jimmy McCarthy Audrée Grand-pierre Katherine Martin Ethan Powell Amira Williams Kathleen Stueve Daniel Justice Physical Education Samara Huggins Physical Education Dilligence Award Lauren Burke Excellence Award William Hellier Physical Education Dilligence Award Carson Brown Excellence Award Physical Science Daniel Keith Excellence in Science Award Anna Kate Petersen Engineering Award Chip Soud Sir Isaac Newton Award Joshua Turner Energy Award |