Nov 30, 2016
Seven current students and recent graduates of Woodlawn High School have earned national recognition as AP Scholars by the College Board for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
Seniors Autumn Hopper and Allana Hopper, Class of 2017, earned the AP Scholar with Distinction award, granted to students who receive average scores of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Allana Hopper, Class of 2017
Autumn Hopper, Class of 2017
Junior Josue Casco-Rodriguez, Class of 2018, earned the AP Scholar with Honor award for students who received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
Josue Casco-Rodriquez, Class of 2018
Junior Alisa Webb, Class of 2018, and Class of 2016 graduates Michael Poor (LSU Honors College), DeAnthieus Clayton (LSU) and Anaya Askins (LSU) earned the AP Scholar recognition award for students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
Michael Poor, Class of 2016
Anaya Askins, Class of 2016
Alisa Webb, Class of 2018
“Our entire Panther Nation is proud to celebrate these students’ outstanding academic achievements. Their hard work and dedication sets an example for everyone at Woodlawn High School and especially those in in Woodlawn’s AP program,” said Principal Scott Stevens. “It is also a testament to the strength of our academic program and our dedicated teachers.”
Woodlawn students can choose from 19 Advanced Placement courses, starting in their freshman year. Woodlawn is the recipient of a National Math and Science Initiative grant to support AP courses in STEM fields.
The College Board’s AP Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. Although there is no monetary award, each award-winning student receives a certificate, and the award is acknowledged on any AP score report that is sent to college after the award has been given.
Nov 17, 2016
The week of November 14-18 is Gifted Awareness Week for the East Baton Rouge Parish School district. Because of this, we have put together a few facts about the Gifted Program in our district.
- The Gifted Program started in East Baton Rouge Parish with only 40 students in 1976. By 1997, the full spectrum of Talented courses were offered as well. Today, there are over 3000 students in the parish that participate in Gifted and Talented programs, including over 100 students here at Woodlawn High School.
- The Baton Rouge Association for Gifted and Talented Students is an organization in East Baton Rouge designed to keep parents informed and meet with district officials to help improve the gifted and talented programs. This program started in 1976 and greatly expanded its membership by 1985. Email [email protected] or visit their Facebook page for more information.
- Woodlawn High School offers Gifted classes for almost all core subjects and services for Talented Music, Talented Visual Art, and Talented Theatre. These students have been evaluated and show exceptional ability in their talented area. Some students are talented in more than one area. If you are interested in one of these programs, see Ms. Miller.
- In 2008, Great Scholars Academy was created in EBR to identify students with potential at the middle and high school levels. The Great Scholars Academy curriculum parallels the Gifted curriculum, and students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in their courses. WHS has almost 140 students that participate in Great Scholars Academy. If you are interested in this program, see Ms. Miller.
Parents interested in any of these programs at Woodlawn High School can contact Ms. Miller at (225)753-1200.
Nov 14, 2016
Woodlawn High School will host the 2016 Woodlawn Shootout from Wednesday, November 16th, through Saturday, November 19th. The host Panthers welcome seven other schools from around the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas.
Action will begin Wednesday at 3:00 pm as Woodlawn will take on Broadmoor, of District 5-5A. Game two, at 4:30 pm, will feature two class 5A schools from the New Orleans area, Destrehan (7-5A) and Helen Cox (8-5A). Game three, set for 6:00 pm, will see Woodlawn district 6-4A rival Tara face HL Bouregeois, of District 7-5A. In the last game of day one at 7:30 pm, Mentorship Academy (6-2A) will play Live Oak (4-5A).
Thursday will see the four losing teams face each other at 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm, followed by the winner’s bracket games at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm. The tournament will take a short hiatus on Friday, before finishing up on championship Saturday. The championship game will be played at 7:30 pm Saturday night.
2016-Woodlawn-Shootout
Nov 14, 2016
Woodlawn High School’s Robotics Team, Panthrobotics, hosted it’s fourth annual FIRST Lego League Qualifier in the high school gym on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Students from thirteen elementary and middle schools competed for the chance to attend the State Championship in New Orleans on December 10th. Panthrobotics members volunteered as judges, referees, game-announcers, and in a variety of other positions to help run this great event.
Students who participated were judged on their ability to design and program a Lego Robot, engage in a research project, and demonstrate the Core Values of the FIRST Lego League Program. They then competed with their robot against the other teams in a best of three tournament. In the end, The Exploding Bluejays from Oak Grove Primary School won both the Robot Performance award as well as the coveted Champions Award for their commitment to excellence in all areas of the challenge.
Congratulations to all teams that participated and good luck at the State Championship!
