On Friday, March 8, Wesleyan students, faculty, and parents gathered for the annual Missions Commissioning Service to send off those serving on a Wesleyan mission trip over spring break.
On Tuesday, March 5, middle school students gathered in Powell Theatre for the Hokmah house spotlight meeting. As part of the new middle school house system, each of the four houses focuses on two leadership traits, and eighth grade students commit to teaching their classmates about those traits during spotlight meetings.
After two rigorous rounds of auditions, Ellie Ahn ’27 (flute), Chris Kang ’30 (oboe), and Dorothy Park ’24 (viola, percussion) were selected to participate in Georgia Music Educators All-State Band & Orchestra in Athens, Georgia, recognizing them as the top 10 percent of instrumentalists in the state.
After two rigorous rounds of auditions, Ethan Devarapalli ’28 was selected to participate in Georgia Music Educators All-State Chorus in Athens, Georgia, recognizing him as the top 10% of singers in the state.
Wesleyan students in middle school and lower school continued to celebrate Black History month during Pack Groups and Black History Heroes and Pioneers.
This past Saturday morning, Wesleyan School hosted the 16th annual Atlanta Invitational Case Studies (AICS). The event served almost 1,000 sophomores and their parents from 16 independent high schools in the Atlanta area.
On Friday, Feb. 9, eighth grade students in the Zedak house led the middle school in an assembly about their house leadership values- compassion and justice. Each of the four houses in the middle school house system focus on two leadership values, and throughout the year, students share with their peers about the importance of those values and how to practice them in daily life. The Zedak students led a rock, paper, scissors tournament, performed two skits, and shared Scripture to highlight compassion and justice.
On Monday, Feb. 5, middle school students kicked off their celebration of Black History Month by learning about inspirational Black leaders. More than a dozen students volunteered to research an influential Black individual and share their findings with their peers. With poise and grace, students presented on experts in a variety of careers from astronauts to authors and athletes to artists.
Wesleyan School is honored to announce that senior Tengle Wang is the STAR student for the 2023-2024 school year. Partnership Gwinnett named Wang upon recommendation by the school. In turn, Wang selected Jeff Foster, high school band teacher, as the teacher who has had the greatest influence on his academic life and thus the 2023-2024 STAR Wesleyan teacher.