![5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/gib1jtlwe2zgq3naj1lb/5thGradeMovingUpCeremony.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/gib1jtlwe2zgq3naj1lb/5thGradeMovingUpCeremony.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/gib1jtlwe2zgq3naj1lb/5thGradeMovingUpCeremony.png","width":600}])
Fifth graders celebrate their transition to Middle School at the Moving Up Ceremony. We are proud of this class for all of their learning and growth!
- Lower School
Davis News
Around Campus
![New Family Social Event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/f5fwqqgouyfd9tyirhr7/NewFamilySocial.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/f5fwqqgouyfd9tyirhr7/NewFamilySocial.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/f5fwqqgouyfd9tyirhr7/NewFamilySocial.png","width":600}])
Mechina, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade new students and families meet for a New Family Social at the lower school playground. We are excited to welcome so many new students and families to our Davis kehillah!
- Lower School
![Young Authors' Morning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/q0u27pjuhyf4b278e4kd/YoungAuthors.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/q0u27pjuhyf4b278e4kd/YoungAuthors.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/q0u27pjuhyf4b278e4kd/YoungAuthors.png","width":600}])
Mechina through fifth grade students took the spotlight during Young Authors’ Morning. Each student writer had an opportunity to showcase his or her original written work to an audience of families, friends and teachers.
- Lower School
![Lower School Spelling Bee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/ucwhb28ltlrlgtpj9cha/LowerSchoolSpellingBee.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/ucwhb28ltlrlgtpj9cha/LowerSchoolSpellingBee.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706599/davisacademyorg/ucwhb28ltlrlgtpj9cha/LowerSchoolSpellingBee.png","width":600}])
The annual Lower School Spelling Bee demonstrates student competency with vocabulary enabling them to excel at reading, writing and public speaking.
- Lower School
![8th Grade Israel Parade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/svri8bxgwjmiqd5wryzi/8thGradeIsraelParade.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/svri8bxgwjmiqd5wryzi/8thGradeIsraelParade.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/svri8bxgwjmiqd5wryzi/8thGradeIsraelParade.png","width":600}])
All grades came together to give the eighth graders a spectacular send off parade! It was a heartwarming farewell celebration for their upcoming adventure to Israel. The whole school community cheered and waved goodbye.
- Middle School Jewish Life
![French Club Actiivities]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706589/davisacademyorg/ifsbxzcdgtgoxcotxxql/Afterschoolfun.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706589/davisacademyorg/ifsbxzcdgtgoxcotxxql/Afterschoolfun.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706589/davisacademyorg/ifsbxzcdgtgoxcotxxql/Afterschoolfun.png","width":600}])
The French Club students were immersed in France's rich flavors and cultural heritage by indulging in a delectable cheese board charcuterie.
- AfterSchool
- Lower School
![Sandy Springs Fire Department vists Mechina]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/nldoq8hmtgpn8c8btxvp/SandySpringsFireDepartmentvistsMechina.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/nldoq8hmtgpn8c8btxvp/SandySpringsFireDepartmentvistsMechina.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/nldoq8hmtgpn8c8btxvp/SandySpringsFireDepartmentvistsMechina.png","width":600}])
The Mechina students had an incredible time meeting the brave firefighters from our neighboring Sandy Spring Station no.1.
- Lower School
![NYC Alumni Reunion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/hdy1ajrvf2pcmwgqlbjw/NYCAlumniReunion.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/hdy1ajrvf2pcmwgqlbjw/NYCAlumniReunion.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684706588/davisacademyorg/hdy1ajrvf2pcmwgqlbjw/NYCAlumniReunion.png","width":600}])
Our Davis Academy Alumni Association’s Big Apple Reunion was a success! We had so much fun catching up with 30 Davis Academy graduates in NYC this week.
- Alumni Events
The Journey Magazine
![Fall 2022 Issue]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":1772}])
![Davis Stories]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683834462/davisacademyorg/yofxy4bhcihiljwinucg/DavisStoriesUNELL.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683834462/davisacademyorg/yofxy4bhcihiljwinucg/DavisStoriesUNELL.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683834462/davisacademyorg/yofxy4bhcihiljwinucg/DavisStoriesUNELL.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683834462/davisacademyorg/yofxy4bhcihiljwinucg/DavisStoriesUNELL.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683834462/davisacademyorg/yofxy4bhcihiljwinucg/DavisStoriesUNELL.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1683834462/davisacademyorg/yofxy4bhcihiljwinucg/DavisStoriesUNELL.jpg","width":2200}])
From Kindergarten all the way through 8th grade, Davis developed Harris’s character, self-confidence, resilience, work ethic, curiosity, enthusiasm, and love for learning. Harris had multiple informal and formal leadership opportunities in the classroom as well as extracurriculars in the arts, sports, and clubs that cultivated a sense of ownership, accountability, and responsibility to himself, our family, and the greater community.
![Our Davis Story: Rique and Avrielle Ragghianti]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682615666/davisacademyorg/eixxbaiev7vnmxai5zhh/DavisStories-Ragghianti.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682615666/davisacademyorg/eixxbaiev7vnmxai5zhh/DavisStories-Ragghianti.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682615666/davisacademyorg/eixxbaiev7vnmxai5zhh/DavisStories-Ragghianti.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682615666/davisacademyorg/eixxbaiev7vnmxai5zhh/DavisStories-Ragghianti.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1682615666/davisacademyorg/eixxbaiev7vnmxai5zhh/DavisStories-Ragghianti.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1682615666/davisacademyorg/eixxbaiev7vnmxai5zhh/DavisStories-Ragghianti.jpg","width":2200}])
72,000 miles. It all started with a 20-mile drive back in 2013 and will end with 72,000 miles traveled ten years later.
![MatthewBarryDavisStory]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680114648/davisacademyorg/c4l6knvbl0ztych0lmmc/DavisStories-Portraits1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680114648/davisacademyorg/c4l6knvbl0ztych0lmmc/DavisStories-Portraits1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1680114648/davisacademyorg/c4l6knvbl0ztych0lmmc/DavisStories-Portraits1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1680114648/davisacademyorg/c4l6knvbl0ztych0lmmc/DavisStories-Portraits1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1680114648/davisacademyorg/c4l6knvbl0ztych0lmmc/DavisStories-Portraits1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1680114648/davisacademyorg/c4l6knvbl0ztych0lmmc/DavisStories-Portraits1.jpg","width":2200}])
My Davis story begins as a 15-year-old sophomore at Riverwood High School. I knew at that point in my life that I wanted to be a teacher and a coach. The teachers and coaches I had gave me the confidence and passion for learning and athletics, and I wanted to have an impact on future generations of student-athletes in the way they did for me.