STEM Winter Newsletter
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STEM Winter Newsletter
SEMINOLES ARE RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE RESOURCEFUL S.T.E.M. News AND READY TO LEARN! CONTACT US! MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL 3205 UNDERWOOD RD. CONYERS, GA 30013 I S S U E 5 National Broadcom Masters (Top Projects in Junior Division): Noah Crafts Jennifer Cruz P. 770-922-0139 Jacqueline Gomez F. 770-922-6192 Jacqueline Le Science Fair 1 Winners National 2 History Day Honor Roll Recycling Program GJSHS at UGA 3 4 4 E D I T I O N Regional Science Fair Winners Kayla Andrews INSIDE THIS ISSUE: W I N T E R Specialty Awards: 1st place: Laura Anschutz Award – Angel Brooks Kayla Andrews AFCEA Award – Noah Crafts Sydney Campbell NOAA “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award – Noah Crafts Miles Gordon Nicole Bourland Shawn Cothran Noah Crafts Grand Champion (Advancing to State Science Fair): U.S. Navy Award – Jennifer Cruz, Jacqueline Gomez, and Jacqueline Le Jennifer Cruz Kayla Andrews 3rd place: Kaygen Hudson Nicole Bourland Brandon Hong Cole Nangle Noah Crafts Briana Smith Shivam Vohra Jennifer Cruz 2nd place: Payton Lovett Jacqueline Gomez Angel Brooks Jeffrey Nzerue Jacqueline Le Zora Duncan Kaygen Hudson Cionne Gates Cole Nangle Rhaia Jackson Shivam Vohra Tiara Mitchell Payton Lovett Jeffrey Nzerue Jacqueline Gomez Jacqueline Le 2 0 1 5 PAGE 2 Congratulations Winners of The Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest, named after Mr. Behring in recognition of his support of National History Day, is a competition held around the country in celebration of our nations history. The following Memorial Middle School students were awarded with State awards at the 2015 National History Day Competition and will be progressing to the next level of competition: National History Day promotes the development of critical thinking, problem solving, research, reading, oral and written communication skills, as well as confidence and a sense of responsibility and democratic involvement. Anthony Mays, Ava Bailey, Brandon Hong, Chiemeka Nzerue, Christian Downer, Cionne Gates, Enya McDaniels, Everett Myers, Hannah Brunson, Jada Grant, Jaqueline Gomez, Josie Slotnik, Khafri Jamison, Noah Crafts, Payton Lovett, Shawn Cothran, & Sydney Campbell. Participants research a particular event or person that has made an impact on our nations history and present their findings at various levels of competition. Approximately 3,000 students, are chosen to attend the weeklong event at the University of Maryland, in College Park. S.T.E.M. NEWS ISSUE 5 PAGE Memorial Honor Roll On March 4th, students who received all A’s and B’s for the first semester were recognized and awarded for their efforts. 149 students who received A’s and B’s were recognized as part of the Memorial Honor Roll, 75 students who received more A’s than B’s were recognized as part of the Memorial Honor Roll with Distinction, and lastly, 28 students who received all A’s were recognized as part of the Memorial President’s list. Congratulations to all of these students on their outstanding accomplishment! Students met in the auditorium to celebrate their exceptional performance! Don’t Forget to Recycle! 3 MMS Recycling The Memorial Middle School Junior Beta Club needs your help in keeping our environment clean. We encourage all students to begin actively participating. Members of the Junior Beta Club presented at the last STEM Lunch & Learn to inform students of the procedures for recycling as well as the importance of it. 6th Grade Students helping recycle. Keep up the great work 6th graders! GJSHS at UGA At the Georgia Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS), high school students from across the state have the opportunity to present the results of their original scientific, engineering, or mathematics research before a panel of judges and an audience of their peers and compete for militarysponsored scholarships and other awards. Students from Memorial Middle School were the only middle school students in Georgia selected to attend this prestigious event. Congratulations to these students for their incredible effort and achievements! Sydney Campbell at the Mrs. Snell and Noah Jennifer Cruz at the Symposium Crafts at the Symposium Symposium