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Fulton County Technology Competition |
The 10th annual Fulton County Technology Competition (2011) will be held at Riverwood High School on Saturday, January 29th.
Project categories are digital video editing, hardware, case modification, non-multimedia, multimedia, animated graphic design, non-animated graphic design, digital photography, 3-D modeling, project programming, web 2.0 Internet applications, Individual programming challenge, and robotics.
Students must complete a Project Submission Sheet and be prepared to explain and demonstrate the highlights of their project in 15 minutes (or less).
Registration opens on December 13, 2010 and closes on January 7, 2011. Please see Ms. Cox in the Media center for additional information, registration and project sheets, and for registration. |
| Science Olympiad and Science Bowl | |
Science Olympiad practices have begun. Please see Michelle Plavnik or Brent Limyansky for details and when and where to meet the coaches.
The regional competition will be on February 5 at North Georgia College in Dahlonega.
Science Bowl practices are also underway and occur every Monday after school in room A113. The sub-regional for Science Bowl will be on February 5th. |
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Interdisciplinary Learning:
Social Studies and Science Join Forces! | |
Honors Chemistry is partnering with AP World History as Ms. Queen and Dr. Moody look to reinforce Mr. Benschine's Scientific Revolution content. "This is a wonderful opportunity to bring history into science lab" says Dr. Moody, "and will highlight the timeframe of when some key scientific experiments took place, and also some of the challenges the scientists overcame". The classes will join together on Monday, December 6th and will include a short lecture and hands on experiments for the students. The students will take advantage of the work of Robert Boyle and make water boil at room temperature, and recreate the classic Evangelista Torricelli experiment and make a barometer. |
| COMAP - Math Meets the Real World | |
You probably never had the opportunity to enjoy a 36-hour mathematics lock-in when you were in high school. Our students certainly do. From Friday evening through Sunday morning, 44 students worked in teams of three and four on a mathematical modeling challenge and they had a blast.
So, what do students do at COMAP? The biggest activity is obviously the math challenge. The problems are opportunities to investigate and model real world issues using mathematics. By the end of the weekend, each team had written a letter, proposal, or other plain language description of their analysis. In addition to the actual math problem, the students also enjoyed some down time to hang out with friends who share common interests, something a typical school day doesn't provide.
Scott Hetherington is the amazing faculty sponsor who makes this event happen each year. His enthusiasm is infectious, which is one reason why COMAP is so popular.
Staging COMAP requires a lot of parent support for meals and chaperones. A big THANK YOU to the 28 (yes, 28) volunteers who helped make the event possible. A special thank you goes to the two co-chairs, Patti Seibold who coordinated all of the meals and snacks, and Katie Addison who coordinated the chaperones and got the t-shirts printed.
If you're wondering, "What kind of math problem would occupy the interest of a group of high school students for 36 hours?" see the Math & Science magnet website for details.
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| Mu Alpha Theta Induction | | This year 30 new members were inducted into the Math Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta. We are very excited to have such a large enthusiastic group. Hopefully we will continue to have new members eager to participate in math events around the school and in the community.
Inductees include:
- Ivan Akimov
- Nancy Alipo
- Virginia Tate Anderson
 - Adrian Astophan
- Angela Berry
- Brian Brandt
- Christina Buschman
- Trevor Dworetz
- Wilson Dworschak
- Justin Eisenberg
- William Ferrand
- Amber Ferrell
- Madeline Frank
- Dreyton Hilton
- Michael Hochman
- Sara LeSage
- Brent Limvansky
- Alex Pappas
- Michelle Plavnik
- Anthony Prince
- Clarice Reid
- Isabella Tondi Resta
- Megan Rich
- Meghna Roopireddy
- Leighton Rowell
- Charlie Sanders
- Chris Sandhage
- Robert Seibold
- Claire Smith
- Peace Stegall
- Chaitanya Tondepu
- Austin Wilkes
- Jamila Wright
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| NSCHS Charter and Magnet Applications Now Available | | North Springs Charter High School is now accepting Charter and Magnet applications. Details and an applications are available online. The application deadline (postmark date) is February 1, 2011. |
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| Upcoming Events | |
December 6-9
End of Course Tests
December 14-15
Accelerated Math 2 End of Course Tests
December 22
End of Semester
December 23-January 3
Winter Break
Regular Exam Schedule:
12/17 - 1st & 2nd Period
12/20 - 3rd Period
12/21 - 4th & 5th Period
12/22 - 6th & 7th Period | |
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GOOD LUCK ON EXAMS SPARTANS! BEST WISHES for a wonderful winter break! Visit the Spartan School Store located on "C" hall across from the Auxiliary Gym, open Monday through Friday 7:45 to 8:25 selling NSCHS spirit wear, school supplies, hot chocolate and snacks! Get organized for exams with note cards, highlighters, sticky notes, sheet protectors, dividers, composition books, filler paper, 1.5 " binders, notebooks & 3 prong pocket folders. Also available: black or white TRIFOLD DISPLAY BOARDS for science fair projects, staff paper, sketch books, drawing pencils, art gum erasers, math project highlighters, graph paper, poster board, flash drives, recordable CDs & DVDs, mechanical pencils and MORE! | |
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