By Luke Stone ’20 J. Carter Walker wrote in his “Statement on the Honor System” in 1951, “The Honor System is the most precious heritage of Woodberry Forest boys from those who […]
Room Searches Hold Students Accountable
Diversity in our Faculty
Diversity. A confusing word to most Woodberry boys, “it’s not that big a deal,” “it’s not my problem,” “why are you even bringing this up?” After returning from the Student Diversity Leadership […]
Wearing Headphones on Pathways: A Threat to School Culture
By Luke Stone ’20 Former Chaplain Dr. David Smith once said at an Invite Back Weekend panel, “We understand that Woodberry is not the real world. And we don’t want it to […]
The Varsity Athlete Waiting Exemption
Henry Singleton ’19 It is a well established practice at Woodberry that varsity athletes are not required to participate in the seated meal waiting rotation. Without the varsity exemption, only sixth form […]
Why the Woodberry Community Should Vote
Charlie Moore ’19 In the words of Hillary Clinton, “pokemon go to the polls!” With mid term elections less than a week away, (no, not a presidential election, but one where we […]
Why Fir Tree Online Ordering Is A Horrible Idea
Luke Stone ’20 The Fir Tree has been a Woodberry staple for decades. It, like many things around here, has stayed the same for years. Fir […]
Unlike a Window Pane
Henry Singleton ’19 Rumors have an uncanny ability to move at seemingly impossible speed. A speed which Woodberry multiplies by ten. Whenever anything of note takes place, word travels from one person […]
Co-Ed Woodberry? Not Woodberry at All.
By Luke Stone ‘20 There are 10,693 private secondary schools (high schools) in the United States. Woodberry would, obviously, be among that number. What makes Woodberry different from the other 10,692? We […]