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Woodward Academy (also known as Woodward or WA) is an independent, co-educational college-preparatory school for pre-kindergarten to 12th grade on two campuses located in College Park, Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, within the Atlanta metropolitan area.


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History

Woodward Academy was founded in 1900 as Georgia Military Academy. Originally an all-male school, in 1964 it became coeducational and was renamed Woodward Academy in 1966. The boarding program was discontinued in 1993. Woodward draws its students from 23 metro Atlanta counties taken to school by MARTA, Woodward buses, parents, or carpool. The school has two campuses - the Main Campus in College Park (preK-12) and Woodward North in Johns Creek (preK-6).


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Academics

Woodward Academy is divided into five schools. Located on the Main Campus in historic College Park are the Upper, Middle, Lower, and Primary schools. The second campus, Woodward North, serves preK through 6th grade. The Primary School has students in preK through 3rd grade, the Lower School has 4th through 6th grade students, the Middle School has 7th and 8th grade students, and the Upper School has students in 9th grade through 12th grade.


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Athletics

Woodward Academy offers fall, winter and spring sports, including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, riflery, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. These are offered as teams for 7th grade to 12th grade and intramurals for grades 4 to 6.


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Notable alumni

Government

  • Irlo "Bud" Bronson, Jr. - former State Representative, Florida's 77th State House District, 1983-1993
  • Amy Carter (1985) - daughter of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
  • John James Flynt, Jr. - former U.S. Representative, Georgia's 4th Congressional District, 1954-1979
  • Phil Gramm (1961) - former U.S. Senator, Texas, 1985-2003; former U.S. Representative, Texas's 6th Congressional District, 1975-1985
  • Walter E. Johnston, III - former U.S. Representative, North Carolina's 6th Congressional District, 1981-1983
  • Burt Jones - Georgia State Senator, 2013-present
  • Williamson S. Stuckey, Jr. (1952) - former U.S. Representative, Georgia's 8th Congressional District, 1967-1977; Chairman of Stuckey's Corporation, 1985-present
  • Randolph W. Thrower (1930) - former U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1969-1971
  • Fred Wood - Idaho State Representative, 2006-present

Athletics

  • Henry Anderson - NFL player, 2015-present
  • Kiesha Brown (1998) - former WNBA player, 2002-2010
  • Delino DeShields, Jr. (2010) - MLB player; 8th overall pick of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, 2015-present
  • Julian Jenkins (2002) - former NFL and CFL player, 2006-2008
  • Tommy Lyons - former NFL player, 1971-1976
  • Erskine Mayer (1907) - former MLB player, 1912-1919
  • Tim Simpson (1974) - former PGA Tour golfer, 1977-1998
  • Reed Sorenson (2004) - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, 2005-present
  • Juwan Thompson (2010) - NFL player, 2014-present
  • C.J. Williams (1993) - former CFL player, 1998

Military

  • Julien J. LeBourgeois - former Vice Admiral, United States Navy; President of the U.S. Naval War College, 1974-1977
  • Stephen W. Pless (1957) - former Major, United States Marine Corps; Medal of Honor recipient

Business

  • Michael C. Carlos (1944) - former Chairman and CEO of the National Distributing Company; philanthropist
  • Robert W. Woodruff (1908) - former President of the The Coca-Cola Company, 1923-1955; philanthropist

Academia

  • Alfred Blalock - surgeon, known for his research on shock and blue baby syndrome
  • Phillip Griffiths - mathematician
  • James F. Jones, Jr. (1965) - President of the Sweet Briar College, 2014-present; former President of Trinity College, 2004-2014; former President of Kalamazoo College, 1996-2004
  • William Tate - former Dean of Men at University of Georgia, 1946-1971

Entertainment

  • Scott Budnick - film producer
  • Sterling Holloway (1920) - film and voice actor
  • Jeffrey Stepakoff (1981) - film and TV writer, most notably of Dawson's Creek; author

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