Woodberry School Profile 2022-2023

2022–2023 School Profile

OVERVIEW

A Woodberry Forest School education is rooted in intellectual thoroughness and moral integrity.

Our storied honor system allows students to enjoy an incredible amount of trust and freedom; we ask them to keep high standards and hold each other accountable for everything from academic integrity to a positive dorm culture.

Juniors and seniors set the tone on campus. They take on significant leadership and community responsibilities, yet their day-to-day lives follow a more collegiate rhythm than their younger peers: longer classes that meet less frequently. They learn quickly that independence means using time well.

Woodberry is an all-boys, all-boarding high school. 95 percent of the faculty live on our 1,200-acre campus in Central Virginia.

FACTS AND FIGURES

 2022–2023 enrollment: 403 students (103 in senior class)

 44% of students receive tuition assistance from Woodberry; average grant: $42,419

 31 countries, 32 states, and the District of Columbia represented

 24% of students are domestic students of color

 10% of students are international

 Abroad programs in Central Asia, China, the Galapagos, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, and the UK

 Nearly 40% of our students are involved in one of seven music ensembles (concert band, jazz band, beginning strings, string ensemble, pipe and drum band, chapel choir, the Dozen)

 Academics, arts, and athletics facilities are always open to boys

 Accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Virginia Association of Independent Schools

 Founding member of the International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC) and the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). Member: ACCIS, NACAC, NAIS, PCACAC, SACAC, SAIS

College Counseling Office

 David F. Mabe, Director • david_mabe@woodberry.org

 Leah N. Hoffman, Associate Director • leah_hoffman@woodberry.org

 Curtis T. Johnson, Associate Director • curtis_johnson@woodberry.org

 Elena Kritter, College Counseling Assistant & Test Coordinator • elena_kritter@woodberry.org

CEEB Code: 472455 148 Woodberry Station Woodberry Forest, VA 22989

Byron C. Hulsey, Headmaster

GRADES  Woodberry Forest calculates an annual grade point average using grades earned in all courses that year. A cumulative weighted GPA is also reported. Students are normally enrolled in five core academic courses each meeting 3 3⁄4 hours per week. Woodberry is on a trimester system; first trimester senior grades are considered mid-year grades.

CLASS RANK  Woodberry Forest School does not rank its students. Only courses taken at Woodberry appear on our transcript. Our weighted cumulative GPA is calculated using only grades earned while attending Woodberry. Transcripts from previous secondary schools attended are also provided.

CURRICULUM

“H” Level Courses: Woodberry offers courses at two levels of academic rigor: regular and honors. Honors courses carry an “H” label and are considered college-level.

English

English 300, 400, 500, 600

Honors English 500

English 600:

Leadership and Literature

Mythology and Modern Literature

Honors Creative Writing

Honors Frontier Film and Literature

Honors Shakespeare

Fine Arts

Advanced Art – New Media

Ceramics; Advanced

Drawing; Advanced

Painting; Advanced

Photography; Advanced

Printmaking; Advanced Sculpture; Advanced

Intro Drama and Speech

Honors Drama: Adv. Acting & Directing

Documentary Filmmaking

Narrative Filmmaking

*Music – Choir, Concert Band, Dozen, Electronic, Jazz, Pipe and Drum, Strings

*Music Theory – Intermediate

Honors Music Theory

Individual Instruction – Instrumental, Voice (no credit)

Design & Editing for Lit. Pubs; Honors

Journalism; Advanced

Yearbook

Foreign Language

Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Ind. Study

Honors Chinese 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

French 1, 2, 3

Honors French 4, 5 Latin 1, 2, 3

Honors Latin 3, Advanced Latin Lit.

Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4

Honors Spanish 3, 4, 5, Ind. Study

Russian Independent Study

*Trimester course

Honors courses in bold

History

Stories and Histories: Intro to Historical Analysis

US History; Honors

Honors American Government & Politics

Elective history sections: Ancient Empires; Honors Atlantic World; Honors

Europe and the World; Honors Islamic History; Honors World War I & II & the 20th Century; Honors

Math & Computer Science

Foundations in Algebra

Algebra 1

Geometry; Honors Algebra 2; Honors

Functions, Statistics & Trig Pre-Calculus

Honors Intro to Calculus

Statistics; Honors Honors Calculus A Honors Calculus B

Seminar in Advanced Math

Economics, Finance, and Investment

Independent Study: Advanced Math

*Honors Java Coding

*Seminar in Advanced Computing

Religion

*Introduction to the Bible

Honors on the Road: Reading Paul and Pilgrimage

Science

Conceptual Physics

Physics; Honors Chemistry; Honors

Biology: A Cellular Approach

Biology: An Ecological Approach

Honors Biology

Environmental Science: Woodberry Environment

Engineering Design

Honors Science Thesis Seminar

 Science Thesis Seminar

Science Thesis Seminar is an undergraduate-level science course that allows juniors and seniors to dive into faculty mentored research projects and immersive short courses. Each student undertakes two separate projects/immersives, at least one culminating in an externally evaluated thesis defense. STS is an ungraded honors course. Students are selected based on authentic, demonstrated interest in science and an application and interview process.

 Engineering Design

Engineering blends math, science, and team-based design thinking. The course is a core science offering, and students need instructor permission to enroll.

 The Talon

For more than seventy years, Woodberry students have published poetry, prose, and art in The Talon, the school’s literary-arts magazine. Students who have submitted their own work can apply to serve on editorial review boards and then become section editors or editors in chief. The Talon is regularly recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and others as one of the best studentproduced literary magazines in the country.

COLLEGES ADMITTING WOODBERRY GRADUATES, 2020–2022

Members of the class of 2022 enrolled at institutions in orange

Adelphi University

Allegheny College

American University

Amherst College

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Babson College

Bard College

Baylor University

Belmont University

Bentley University

Boise State University

Boston College

Boston University

Bowling Green State University

Bradley University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Butler University

California Lutheran University

CSU, Dominguez Hills

Carleton College

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Centre College

Christopher Newport University

Citadel

Claremont McKenna College

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

College of Charleston

College of the Holy Cross

College of William & Mary

College of Wooster

Colorado College

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Denison University

Dickinson College

Drexel University

Duke University

Duquesne University

East Carolina University

Eckerd College

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U.

Emory University

Fairfield University

Flagler College

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida State University

Fordham University

Franklin and Marshall College

Furman University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia State University

Gettysburg College

Greensboro College

Guilford College

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampton University

High Point University

Hillsdale College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hong Kong U. of Science & Tech

Indiana University Bloomington

James Madison University

Juniata College

Kennesaw State University

Kenyon College

Lafayette College

Lake Forest College

Lander University

Lehigh University

Lewis & Clark College

Longwood University

Louisiana State University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Maryland

Macalester College

Maine Maritime Academy

Mary Baldwin University

Mass. Maritime Academy

McGill University

Mercer University

Merrimack College

Miami University, Oxford

Michigan State University

Middlebury College

Mississippi State University

Montana State University

Montclair State University

Morehouse College

Morgan State University

New Jersey Inst. of Technology

New York University

Norfolk State University

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

Oberlin Col. of Arts and Sciences

Occidental College

Ohio Wesleyan University

Oklahoma State University

Old Dominion University

Pennsylvania State University

Pitzer College

Pomona College

Purdue University

Queens U. of Charlotte

Quinnipiac University

Radford University

Randolph-Macon College

Reed College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhodes College

Rice University

Rider University

Roanoke College

Rochester Inst. of Technology

Rollins College

Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology

Rutgers University

Saint Louis University

Saint Mary’s College of California

Samford University

Santa Clara University

Savannah Col. of Art and Design

Seton Hall University

Sewanee, U. of the South

Shenandoah University

Skidmore College

Southern Methodist University

Southwestern University

St. John’s College (NM)

St. Lawrence University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Suffolk University

Syracuse University

Temple University

Texas A&M University

Texas Christian University

Texas Tech University

The Catholic U. of America

The Ohio State University

Towson University

Trinity College

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity University

Tulane University

Union College - New York

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

U. of Alabama

U. of Arizona

U. of Arkansas

U. of British Columbia

U. of California, Berkeley

U. of California, Davis

U. of California, Irvine

U. of California, Los Angeles

U. of California, Riverside

U. of California, San Diego

U. of California, Santa Barbara

U. of California, Santa Cruz

U. of Central Florida

U. of Chicago

U. of Colorado Boulder

U. of Delaware

U. of Denver

U. of Edinburgh

U. of Florida

U. of Georgia

U. of Glasgow

U. of Hawaii at Manoa

U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

U. of Kentucky

U. of Louisiana at Lafayette

U. of Louisville

U. of Lynchburg

U. of Maine

U. of Mary Washington

U. of Maryland, College Park

U. of Massachusetts, Boston

U. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

U. of Massachusetts, Amherst

U. of Miami

U. of Michigan

U. of Mississippi

U. of Montana

U. of Nebraska, Lincoln

U. of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

U. of New Hampshire

U. of North Carolina, Charlotte

U. of North Carolina, Wilmington

U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

U. of North Georgia

U. of Notre Dame

U. of Oklahoma

U. of Oregon

U. of Oxford

U. of Pennsylvania

U. of Pittsburgh

U. of Puget Sound

U. of Redlands

U. of Richmond

U. of Rochester

U. of San Diego

U. of San Francisco

U. of South Alabama

U. of South Carolina

U. of Southern California

U. of Southern Mississippi

U. of Tennessee, Knoxville

U. of Texas, Austin

U. of the Pacific

U. of Toledo

U. of Toronto

U. of Tulsa

U. of Utah

U. of Vermont

U. of Virginia

U. of Washington

U. of Wisconsin, Madison

U. of Wyoming

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth U. Virginia Tech

Wagner College

Wake Forest University

Wake Tech. Community College

Warren Wilson College

Washington and Lee University

Washington University in St. Louis

Wesleyan University

West Virginia University

Western Carolina University

Westminster College (Utah)

Wheaton College

William & Mary

Williams College

Wingate University

Wofford College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Xavier University

York College of Pennsylvania