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Ware Academy's Derby Day Auction and Gala
May 3, 2025
Please save the date for May 3, 2025, as we prepare for the annual auction!
Tickets and tables are on sale now!
Past Events
75 Year Anniversary Oyster Roast
November 8, 2024 @ 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Please join us as we celebrate 75 years of Ware Academy! We invite community members, alumni, past staff and board members, and current students and families.
The event is open to the public, family-friendly, and on the lawn. Dance the evening away with local entertainment. Oysters, food, and beverages (alcoholic and non) will be available for purchase.
No admission fee, but you must pre-register for a ticket on www.event.gives/ware75 for headcount and entry.
Premier Sponsor for the Event
Learn more about sponsorship opportunities by contacting Catelyn Penick at [email protected]
22nd Annual Golf Tournament
October 31, 2024 @ 9:00AM — 3:30PM Ford's Colony
A day on the course to support Ware Academy students!
We are excited to return to Ford’s Colony this year for our 22nd Annual Golf Tournament. The golf tournament is a community favorite and our second largest fundraiser for the school each year. Proceeds from the Golf Tournament provide direct funding for the enrichment and educational initiatives that tuition alone does not cover. Your participation in this event is an investment in the education of every child at Ware! Please join us a community sponsor or player today. We look forward to golfing for the good of Ware out on the course with you.
Premier Sponsor for the Event
Learn more about sponsorship opportunities by contacting Catelyn Penick at [email protected]
Save the Dates!
October 31, 2024, November 8, 2024 and May 3, 2025
There are a few highly anticipated events just around the corner!
Learn more about sponsorship opportunities by contacting Catelyn Penick at [email protected]
Annual Auction and Gala
April 20, 2024
This highly anticipated event is just around the corner!
Learn more about sponsorship opportunities by contacting Catelyn Penick at [email protected]
Tickets and tables will go on sale February 9, 2024.
https://event.gives/waregroundbreaking
21st Annual Golf Tournament
October 27, 2023 @ 9:00AM — 3:30PM
A day on the course to support Ware Academy students!
We are excited to announce our new venue for this fall, and we hope that you make plans to join us at Ford’s Colony. The golf tournament is a community favorite and our second largest fundraiser for the school each year.
Proceeds from the Golf Tournament provide direct funding for the enrichment and educational initiatives that tuition alone does not cover. Your participation in this event is an investment in the education of every child at Ware!
Annual Auction and Gala
April 22nd, 2023
This year’s annual auction and gala will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Last year’s event welcomed back eventgoers and achieved a record success. This year we will gather for an Evening Under the Stars donning black and white apparel. By popular demand, Snackbar Jones will return to the stage as our live entertainment to rock the night away.
Ware Academy is dedicated to our mission to educate the whole child with an emphasis on rigorous academics and character development. Despite record-high enrollment, the school upholds the traditional values that have become hallmarks of a Ware Academy education. “ The energy at Ware surpasses any energy in the past, “ says Kim Croxton, Upper School lead teacher. “ We’ve been small, and we’ve grown larger, and we never lose what is special about Ware.” Tuition alone does not fully cover the cost of educating a student at Ware Academy. Our annual Auction is our largest fundraiser each year, proceeds go directly to the school’s academic programs, technology enhancements, the athletic department, and fine and performing arts programs, and are vital to providing a Ware Academy education.
20th Annual Golf Tournament
October 7th, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Can’t take the heat? Neither can we.
We’re playing it cool this year, hosting our 20th annual golf tournament at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club on October 7th at 10:00 AM. Online registration is now open. Golf for the good of Ware Academy!
Contact Catelyn at catelyn.penick@wareacademy for more information.
Ware Academy Annual Auction
April 23rd, 2022
Ware Academy’s Annual Auction returns on April 23, 2022. With the theme “Catch the Wave”, we hope to share what Ware Academy Waves have been up to and earn back the reputation as the prominent, local, social event of the year and we would love to have your support!
Ware Academy prides itself on being a “private school with a public purpose”.
The school creates an educational atmosphere built around the pillars of confidence, leadership, accountability, responsibility, character, and independence.
Tuition alone does not fully cover the cost of educating a student at Ware Academy. Proceeds from our auction go directly to the school’s academic programs, technology enhancements, the athletic department, and the fine and performing arts programs.
Ready to get involved? More information can be found here.
Checkin at 5:00 PM
Ware Academy
Main Office: (804) 693 - 3825
Email: [email protected]
Address: 7936 John Clayton Memorial Highway Gloucester, VA 23061
Ware Academy is fully accredited, enjoying the benefits of membership with the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. Other memberships: Virginia Council of Private Education, National Association of Independent Schools, Education Records Bureau, Secondary Schools Admission Test Board, National Junior Honor Society, Independent School Management, Gloucester Chamber of Commerce and the Gloucester Main Street Association.
