Back to School Advice From WAAS Students
WAAS students had the opportunity to share back to school advice in NPR's UpFirst Newsletter this past week. We are very proud of 7th Grade student Sophia Robinson and 8th Grade student Abram Baker who were featured in this article! Students share back-to-school...
WAAS Alumnus Leads USA to 1st Place in 65th International Mathematical Olympiad!
John Berman, WAAS class of 2005, coached the United States IMO team to 1st place in the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad, held this Summer from July 11th to 22nd in Bath, United Kingdom. The team, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America’s American...
Chess Club End of Year Tournament Winners!
Chess Club End of Year Tournament Winners! Individual Chess Champion- Harrison Lacy Team Chess Champions- Matthew Strickland and Alex Robinson 5th Grade Champions- Zoey Bass and Mira Hu 6th Grade Champions- Connor Mason and Jackson Point 7th Grade Champion- Bentley...
North Carolina National History Day Competition Results!
Congratulations to our National History Day state qualifiers who represented WAAS in wonderful fashion on Saturday in Greensboro at the State Competition! Abram Baker placed second in individual documentary and qualified for the National event in June! Tilghman Reiss,...
International Competitions History and Geography Bee Results!
We are very proud of all of our students who participated in the History Bee and Geography Bee events on Saturday and Sunday. This was a highly competitive, national event, held virtually. In the History Bee, Mira Hu won third place overall in the fifth grade...
NC State Mathematics Competition- Three Owls Place in the Top 10!
A huge congratulations to Atiksh Bhan, Bentley Burton, Edward Burton, Harrison Lacy, and Blake Torok who all competed on Thursday, April 25th in the State level of the NC High School State Mathematics Competition. Atiksh Bhan placed first and Edward Burton placed...
Varsity Science Olympiad Places 6th Overall in the North Carolina State Tournament!
Congratulations to our Varsity Science Olympiad team for an awesome 6th place finish in the State Science Olympiad Competition on Saturday! The tournament featured over 40 very competitive teams from around North Carolina, as well as competitive individual entries....
WAAS Wins the Math 3 Team Event at the Southeastern Regional Mathematics Contest, Individuals Advance to States!
Congratulations to all of our WAAS competitors in the 38th Annual Southeastern Regional Mathematics Contest on Thursday in Jacksonville, NC. This competition is a high school level competition, with competition categories of Math 1, Math 2, and Math 3. WAAS took first...
2024 Regional National History Day, Winners and State Qualifiers!
Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Regional National History Day event on Thursday, March 14th at the Cape Fear Museum! The following students placed in their category at the regional level, and have qualified for the State Competition in...
2024 Azalea Festival Writing Contest, Poetry Division Winners!
Congratulations to the following students for placing in the 2024 Azalea Festival Writing Contest, Poetry Division! 2nd Place- Will Schraff, 8th Grade 3rd Place- Tilghman Reiss, 8th Grade Their poems were selected from 71 entries across the state. They will be...
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Back to School Advice From WAAS Students
WAAS students had the opportunity to share back to school advice in NPR's UpFirst Newsletter this past week. We are very proud of 7th Grade student Sophia Robinson and 8th Grade student Abram Baker who were featured in this article! Students share back-to-school...
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