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Nearly 50 girls in grades 6-8 from 11 schools in Lake and Cook counties competed in Woodlands Academy’s 12th annual Mathalon on Feb. 1. They put their math skills to the test in creative ways. Woodlands created the Mathalon event as a way of getting girls interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) courses and, possibly, careers at an early age.
A group of about 10 area K-4 students learned about building, programming and operating robots from members of the Woodlands Academy Robotics Club during a one-hour workshop at the Lake Forest Library on Jan. 25. The idea for this Drop-in Robot Showcase came from Maddie Wenc, the Lake Forest Library’s youth services librarian and a 2015 graduate of Woodlands Academy.
Based on their performance at a recent preliminary round held at Evanston Township High School, a team from Woodlands Academy has advanced to the April 2025 Small School National Championship Tournament. Avery Drehkoff, Margaret Glunz, Claire Caserio and Juliette Hopman are among the qualifying small school quiz bowl teams from across the United States and beyond.
The second quarterly Sacred Heart Awards of the 2024-25 school year were announced during an all-school assembly on Dec. 6. Those recognized for living out Goal One were freshmen Cherynn Kim and Alyssa Mann, sophomores Luciana Regal and Nicole Waldman, juniors Janicel Otero and Lucy Petherbridge, seniors Yaya Cabrera and Jaela Lisbey, and theology teacher Christine Zapf.