SHOCKING: A growing number of middle school athletes — mostly boys — are intentionally repeating 8th grade to delay their start in high school, giving themselves another full year to get bigger, stronger, and faster, which in turn dramatically boosts their chances at elite high school spots, college scholarships, and massive NIL deals potentially worth millions. William La Jeunesse: “Of 8M high school students in sports only 7% will play in college.” 
“On the other hand, the [likely] number one pick in this year’s NBA draft, [AJ Dybantsa], did 8th grade twice.” CRAZY IDEA: How about we let more kids be kids!

The devil works hard, but @Barbie’s marketing team is INSANE Small visual thread of all their awesome work as of late:

The Principles of Popovich: 1. Humility "Get over yourself." 2. Discipline "Don't skip any steps." 3. Determination "Grow and get better every day." 4. Toughness "Respond the right way." 5. Togetherness "Sacrifice for each other." 6. Perspective "See the big picture."

Elliott Anderson '23 was recently recognized at the 2023 Georgia Positive Athlete Awards ceremony for being named the Most Positive Swimming & Diving Athlete for the state of Georgia. Congratulations!

Check out this EDITABLE coaching cycle template 📋 sbee.link/xwp7mjvrfq via @czaplickin #educoach #edutwitter #edchat

Congratulations Laura Taylor!!! We are so incredibly grateful to have Laura Taylor @WoodwardAcademy along with our amazing @WASportsMed Team to keep our @WAWarEagles safe and healthy! @WAPresident @WAalumni

ICYMI War Eagle fans...Woodward Academy senior Elliott Anderson was recently named the Most Positive Swimming & Diving Athlete for the state of GA! Elliott will be recognized at an Awards Ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in June. #WAPRIDE

What a fun way for 4th grade to end their unit on circuits. These mini @WoodwardAcademy buildings are awesome! Way to go! 💡💡💡#woodwardway @dandyphillips13 @MissLeFevers @MzjcCollins @EDunkTeach @TeacherTammyF

Transfer in Education Jay McTighe #UbD #edchat

Behold the beautiful Mandarin duck.

Congratulations to Woodward Academy student athletes Ryan Seeb and Elliott Anderson. Ryan was named the Positive Athlete Award winner for Wrestling while Elliott was named the Positive Athlete Award winner for Boys Swimming & Diving! #WAPRIDE @TheCircleW

Some self-care suggestions for the month of May!

Going through the design thinking process to create a storm shelter. @MissLeFevers and I went with an umbrella-ish idea to allow for airflow. @NSTA @WoodwardAcademy #walower #steam #STEMeducation

I think we won. #WALower #WoodwardAcademy #PrincipalsDay @PSPrincipalWA @dandyphillips13 @WoodwardAcademy

Celebrating Earth Day 🌎 big in 4th grade @WoodwardAcademy

Woodward senior Henry Hughey has been named the Academy's 2023 PAGE STAR Student. woodward.edu/beyond-the-clas…

We're coming back.

I interviewed a teacher who resigned last year. Part of it👇 Why did you resign? “I have a Master’s degree. I work really hard. I love teaching kids and am great at my job. I do it all for a disgracefully low salary. All of that and I’ve never felt so disrespected by so many.”

This! 🙌