For the second year in a row, Wakefield School has an award winning student artist featured in the prestigious Southern Teachers' calendar contest. Southern Teachers, located in Charlottesville, VA, is the oldest premier placement agency for private and independent schools across the South. The Southern Teachers Agency Academic Calendar features students' artwork which, "focus on a distinctive, recognizable feature of a campus building or structure of the school attended by the artist." Twelve pictures for publication in the art calendar and their website were chosen, one being from Wakefield sophomore, Chloe Osborn of Upperville.

Chloe Osborn's watercolor, Senior Chairs, was chosen from hundreds of entries coming from states as north as Pennsylvania and as far west as Texas. She was one of two students selected from Virginia. Anyone familiar with Wakefield knows that the Adirondack chairs, traditionally enjoyed by seniors in their garden, and the view of the mountains in the background of her piece are a classic element of the school's picturesque campus. She chose the location to paint because she felt it best represented the distinct beauty only found at Wakefield's campus.

Chloe, under the guidance of art teacher and local painter, Teresa Duke, completed her watercolor in her Studio Art I class. This was the first major art piece she has painted with watercolor. Chloe wanted to try a new medium she was unfamiliar with. In addition to being published in the calendar, Chloe was also awarded a certificate of commendation and $ 50.00 gift certificate from Blick Art Materials. She plans to buy plenty of tubes of watercolor to paint more masterpieces.

Calendars were distributed to the winning recipients and over 2,000 schools this summer.