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Covenant Math Teacher, Mrs. Susan Love, is Covenant’s Golden Apple Award for the 2018-2019 school year. The awarding of the Golden Apple Award began in 1986 and honors outstanding teachers in the Charlottesville City and Albemarle County area. 

We are excited to announce the 2019 Commencement speaker, Dr. Lee Coppock. Dr. Coppock is Professor of Economics and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia. 

Ella Dalton is just as prolific on the track as she is on the basketball court. This past weekend, she ran right into 2nd place in the Women's 3200m event. 

This is the last year that Grade 6 will be at the Birdwood Campus, and the last year the sixth-graders will put on a large-scale musical. Teachers Julie Nemeyer and Judy Kent, directors of the spring musical, chose a show that would be meaningful and exciting as the sixth-graders exit Birdwood. 

When choosing a production to put on at Covenant, Arts Chair, Mr. Jerry King, considers the central themes of the show and to what extent they speak to what is good, true and beautiful. The process for choosing Footloose, this year’s show, was no different.

Senior Rick Weaver won his fourth VISAA (Virginia Independent Schools Atheltic Association) State Wrestling title this weekend. 

Hallie Reese became the VISAA Indoor Track State Champion in Shot Put with a throw of 35'4'' and beat the competition by nearly 2 feet! She has been an indoor and outdoor track athlete for the past 5 years, competing in the shot put and discus events. 

Covenant Wrestling brought home their first team state championship in school history!! State Medalists included Rick Weaver (1st), Michael Morales (6th), and John Gayle (8th). 

The Birdwood STEAM Fair took place on Friday, February 8th. This celebration showcased the work of all students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. Both the scientific method and the engineering design process were utilized by students in their projects.

On February 11th, Middle Schoolers Ariana Alimard, Carter Brown, Graham Carter, Carter Kardell, Nathan Klintworth, Maddox Nelson, Owen Bradley, Henry Hallock, Mary Jones, and Sophie Brissett competed in the annual Covenant School Spelling Bee. 

Student Prevails in Two Competitions and Gets Ready to Compete at the State Level

Fifth grader Elara Rodriguez won second place in the elementary poetry division of the UVA Fralin Museum of Art's Writer's Eye competition.  There is an award ceremony on March 17 where she and the other winners will be honored.

On Friday, January 18, eight Upper School students competed in The Covenant School's annual Shakespeare Monologue Competition. This competition constitutes the first round of the National Shakespeare Competition, now in its 36th year.

In December, while others were busy enjoying Christmas parties and the hustle and bustle of the season, fifth and sixth grade students at the Birdwood Campus were participating in a service project that was focused on blessing others in need for the holidays.