By: Eden Flowers '28

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the chipmunk that bleeds the most green of them all? Stacy Woodward ‘96 has been an integral part of Archbishop Chapelle High School since she stepped foot onto our campus her freshman year. But what makes this chip stand out? Her drive.

Choosing Chapelle as her home wasn’t a hard decision. Her mom, Brenda Capaci worked as a typing and accounting teacher back in the 80’s, and now serves as our Director of Service Hours; and Woodward would go to all of the sporting events, visited Chapelle on the days she had off, and even snuck into the nun’s hall to play hide and seek sometimes. Woodwards says: “It was finally being a part of the many traditions that I long to be a part of my entire life. Loving Chapelle was something my family has always done.” Here at Chapelle, our girls really do become loyal to green and white and carry that on for generations to come. Woodward was never in the back. During her time at Chapelle, Woodward was involved in Chapellettes, Cheerleading, Choir, and Student Council, even serving as her Senior Class President. 

Stacy Woodward now serves as Director of Student Activities, coordinating all things STUCO, VOOBOO, Rally, Challenge, and every other fun thing our chipmunks do. But did she always want to come back to green and white? Straight out of high school, she wanted to be an accountant. Her mom even taught her while she was here! She later realized that teaching was her passion. After getting her degree in General Business with an emphasis on Officer Administration, she applied to become a Computer Applications teacher at Chapelle. And trust, she’s been here ever since. When she started teaching, Woodward knew she wanted to coach a team as well. When she was approached about coaching Hi-steppers, her obvious answer was YES. Since then, she has helped the Hi-Stepper Dance and Drill team dominate competitions around the South, including American All Stars State Dance Competition, Dance Team Regionals, and Dance Team Union Nationals. They not only win titles, but build strong dancers. The majority of dancers on Hi-Steppers dance at other studios in the area, and bring their skills learned at Chapelle to the dance floors.

But who is the backbone behind all of us, supporting Woodward wherever she goes? Brenda Capaci, Stacy’s mother, says: “Looking back on her journey from entering Chapelle to now I feel proud of her. She has accomplished so much. She “bleeds green.” That journey began as a student then teacher… Guess it’s no wonder that I find myself tearing-up as I watch that magic continuing even now 25 years later. Deus Providebit.” And her legacy still shines on! Her daughter, Shayla Woodward ‘23, was a Hi-stepper during her time at Chapelle under the coaching of her mom. “Being on Hi-Steppers grew our relationship tremendously. She may have been the hardest on me, but I knew it was because she knew how far I could go and I can only be thankful for that…  Being able to be coached by someone as amazing as her, grew me not only as a dancer but as a person too.”

It’s no question that Stacy Woodward will continue to shine on for years to come. Whether she’s managing VOOBOO, or helping Chippy get dressed, she’ll be there. She shows out for our girls more than anyone on Chapelle’s campus, and we couldn’t thank her enough!