Congratulations to 8th grade student Andrew Farrant. He received this year's Wreaths Across America LEARN Award at the 4th Annual Service & Recognition Ceremony held on May 3, at The Officer's Club at Ft. Myer in Arlington, VA.
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The May issue of ACCENT, Awty's quarterly e-magazine, has been published. We hope you will enjoy enjoy hearing about all of the great things happening at Awty.
Congratulations to senior Sebastián Báez! He earned a perfect score on the National Spanish Exam at its highest level, level 6 for bilingual students. Sebastián plans to attend Loyola Marymount University in the fall.
After participating in the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership conference in Anaheim, California last December 2017, 10th grader Angela Chen was inspired to organize a local diversity conference with four of the top schools in Houston. Students participating in this conference came from Awty St John's School, the Kinkaid School, and Episcopal High School.
Congratulations to 6th grader Max Grinstein! He made it to the National History Day state competition in Austin with his paper, “When Conflict Follows Compromise: The Red Cross and the Holocaust.” He walked away with not one, but THREE awards.
Congratulations to Jaden Wu! He earned a Superior rating on a Class 1 solo (performing Meditation from “Thäis” by Jules Massenet) at the TPSMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest. He earned a 1st place medal and is eligible for the state solo & ensemble contest.
All five of Awty's Odyssey of the Mind teams participated in the State Finals, which were held this past Saturday, April 14, and the results were quite impressive including a first place win for the 10th/12th Grade team. This is Awty's first ever first place finish in the State Finals! The 10th/12th Grade team now advances to the world finals at Iowa State University, which will be held on May 23. Congratulations to you all! You make Awty proud!
Congratulations to Awty's Robotics team, the Awtybots. The team has qualified to compete in the World Championships on April 18-21, which will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center.