On Friday, Jan. 27, the Wesleyan community came together to support the Red Cross by donating blood. The WPC event, led by parents Ginger Holland and Patricia Morris, welcomed 77 donors to Yancey Gymnasium. This event yielded 74 pints of donated blood, with 31% of donors participating for the first time. On average, each pint corresponds to three patients receiving necessary and possibly life-saving blood, so the Wesleyan community will positively impact 222 patients! We are so grateful for the Wesleyan blood donors. This event was also successful thanks to all of our generous food and non-food items donated! We are excited for next year’s blood drive !
On the evening of Jan. 25, the college advising office hosted high school parents for the annual Paying for College Seminar. This year’s speaker was John Sisk, senior assistant director in the Office of Financial Aid at Emory University.
Wesleyan's beloved tradition of Pizza on the Quad began with a desire to host a regularly recurring, low-cost, family-friendly event on campus that would facilitate community-building among students, friends, and family.
Partnership Gwinnett has honored senior Robert “RJ” Devlin as Wesleyan School’s STAR student for the 2022-2023 school year. In turn, Devlin was able to select the teacher who has had the greatest influence on his academic life to be named Wesleyan’s STAR teacher, and he selected Joseph Cooper, modern and classical languages teacher.
For the month of January, second grade students focused on learning about the “A” for “abilities” in the G.R.A.C.E. Model. Students celebrated the unique abilities that God has gifted each individual.
During their T.I.E.D. Together lesson for the month, Mrs. Park’s fourth grade students discussed the greatest commandments, to love God and to love one another.
Made up of 5th to 8th grade students desiring to serve our local community, middle school Omicron teams are in full swing this week! Additionally, this year, there have been three high school Omicron teams, and the next high school group will begin following spring break.
On Friday, Jan. 18, 2023, parents of students with Asian heritage visited Mrs. Cailor’s first grade classroom to speak about and celebrate Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese cultures. Parent visitors included Maryanne Chi, mother of JiAe Hong ‘34, Rebecca Tablada, mother of Catalina Tablada ‘34, and Anna Vu, mother of Hudson Hicks ‘34.
After care is debuting a “Fun Friday” series that will begin on Jan. 20, 2023. Offered on three Fridays throughout the semester, Fun Fridays will be an immersive after care experience for students to enjoy themed activities with friends. January’s theme, “Snow Day,” will include activities like snowman bingo, winter crafts, and snowy story time.
High school students and faculty spent the long weekend in Winterplace, West Virginia for the Christian Life Ski Retreat. Students enjoyed skiing, spending time with friends, worshipping with peers, and participating in Bible studies.
Mr. Gregory’s fifth grade English students recently completed the “how to” project, which practiced compositional and public speaking skills and demonstrated the many passions of fifth grade students.
Mrs. Paroli’s tenth grade English class is reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. The unit encourages students to consider the value of stories and the dignity of every human being.
Wesleyan students can participate in high school clubs to build community and explore areas of interest. Chess club is led by Mitchell Mayfield, who appreciates that chess is a game that helps students build relationships.
The annual middle school spelling bee took place in Powell Theater on Jan. 9, 2023. Jia Lim ‘27 won the spelling bee, and Shaan Sancheti ‘27 was the runner-up. The two will advance to the first round of the GISA spelling bee on Feb. 9, 2023.
The Southwest Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Alex Edgar ‘23 with the Chamber’s Character Award. The award seeks to honor “an outstanding student whose attitude and actions embody the chamber's mission, passion, and commitment to excellence and community action.”
On Friday, Jan. 6, Wesleyan School inducted the 2023 class to the Wesleyan School Athletic Circle of Honor. This year’s inductees were Tucker Cannon ‘16, Jameson Kavel ‘17, and Kylie Reed ‘16.
