Student Life at Woodberry Forest School • November 2015 The Woodberry Cup The Woodberry Cup is a new tradition that challenges teams of both students and faculty to a year of competition in athletics, academics, arts, and service. The winning team claims the cup.
Creating Art and Literature boys publish magazine and compete in writing contest
“When you hold that magazine in your hands, fresh out of the box,” says David Willis ’16, “it’s the most tactile feeling of accomplishment you can have.” David is co-editor-in-chief of Woodberry’s literary arts magazine, The Talon, an award-winning student publication that comes out twice each year. “Anyone can get involved,” adds Rob Prater ’16, co-editor-in-chief. “All you have to do is submit your best work and gain the editors’ interest. Anyone can join a review board and decide which work we accept. And some review board members eventually join the editorial board.” This year, Woodberry outfitted a classroom for The Talon. It has a conference table and four iMac computers where editors design the magazine. “Even though it takes long hours of commitment and determination,” Rob says, “I love creating The Talon.” Woodberry boys can also showcase their literary skills when they go to the University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art to participate in the Writer’s Eye competition. As they do each fall, Dr. Karen Broaddus and Mr. Marc Hogan took their third-form English students to Charlottesville this October for a quick walking tour of the University’s Grounds and a guided visit through its museum. The boys then chose a work of art to inspire an original piece of poetry or prose. Among the works available to contest participants is a section of the Berlin Wall, painted on its western side with murals by a German graffiti artist. Forty boys made the trip and submitted pieces of writing, each hoping to earn the admiration of the contest’s judges and to join the many past Tigers whose work has been recognized or published in the Writer’s Eye anthology.
Which of Woodberry’s eight teams will be the first to have its name inscribed on the Woodberry Cup? This month, teams chose names that reflect Woodberry history. The Eighty-Niners are named for the year Woodberry became a school, while Walker’s Rangers pay tribute to school founder Captain Robert S. Walker, who rode with Mosby’s Rangers. Other team names honor legendary school personalities and places. Following an afternoon of handball and human chess contests and a pass, punt, and kick competition the standings are: 1. Moubray's Mustangs 2. Glover's Grizzlies 3. Red's Raiders 4. Campbell Crazies 5. Walker's Rangers 6. Rapidan Regiment 7. Madison Generals 8. Eighty-Niners
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“Woodberry Forest School is committed to offering boys what they need for the future — a challenging academic program, extensive athletic options, and a wide variety of social and cultural opportunities in a warm and welcoming community.” byron hulsey ’86 Woodberry Forest School Tiger Tales • november 2015 • 1