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March
April 2011

In This Issue
Last Chance for FOMAS Plant Sale
Annual Math & Science Banquet
Science National Honor Society Accepting Applications
Spartans Headed to HOSA Nationals
Georgia Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
AP Calculus in the Real World
State Science Olympiad

Last Chance for FOMAS Plant Sale!

Last day to order is March 31st! Plant Sale pick-up is April 16th.

Support the Math and Science activities at North Springs by buying your spring bedding and hanging plants from the FOMAS plant sale.

Check out the plant gallery and complete your order form today!  New this year, you can place your order by email and pay via Paypal!

RSVP Now for the Annual Math & Science Banquet

Make plans to attend the fourth annual Math & Science Banquet on April 20th at 6:30 PM.  The banquet celebrates the successes of math and science students along with a little fellowship and a peek for new parents to see what the magnet offers its students. The event will include dinner, guest speaker, highlights of achievements, student awards and teacher recognition.

 

Dinner will be a fresh, homemade Mexican Buffet including standard and vegetarian offerings.

 

Back by popular demand, the guest speaker will be Peter Ludovice, Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.  Dr. Ludicrous, as he is sometime called, will be speaking on "Pocket Protectors and Other Fashion Statements: Engaging the Public in a Dialogue on Science & Technology. 

 

If you are unable to join us for dinner, please join us a 7:00 PM for the ceremonies.

 

Click here for more information and to RSVP by April 15th.

Science National Honor Society Now Accepting Application
 
Science NHS 

The Science National Honor Society is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year.  Applications must be submitted prior to April 17th. Please see Mrs. Lawrimore in room F012 or by email at Lawrimore@fultonschools.org.  Qualifications include 2 scientific competitions from May1, 2010- April 30, 2011 (beyond the school level), a 92 or greater GPA (without honors points), no honor code violations, and 4 or more honors or AP SCIENCE classes.

Spartans headed to HOSA Nationals! 

 Megna Roopireddy is the new state first place winner in medical assisting and Joseph Newman, is the state second place winner in dental terminology. As a result of their recent success at the state HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America competition in Athens, Georgia, the two will now compete in their respective events at the HOSA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, June 22-25.  Both are juniors, math/science magnet students and members of HOSA and National Science Honorary and both have their sights set on future medical careers. Congratulations and Good Luck to them both!

 

Georgia Junior Science & Humanities Symposium Results

Julia Abelsky placed as the First Alternate in the 35trh Georgia Junior Science Symposium.  The program provides the opportunity for high school students  to present original scientific research in front of judges and observers.  Julia rated 6th out of 75 projects and narrowly missing the grand prize of an all expense paid trip to San Diego for the national competition.  Great work Julia!

AP Calculus Students Learn in the Real World

On February 25, Mr. Hetherington's AP calculus classes learned about velocity and acceleration at Andretti's speed lab.   Students took time values of their classmates driving go karts, and modeled functions to calculate instantaneous rates of change at certain points on the race track.  Mr. Hetherington is looking to make this an annual excursion to help students better understand velocity and acceleration.

 

State Science Olympiad
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team who competed at the state competition this weekend.  The team did well and Michelle Plavnik and Brent Limyansky earned 1st place in Forensics.Way to go Spartans!
Upcoming Events

April 4-8

Spring Break

 

April 12

9th/10th Grade Parent Night

 

April 16

Plant Sale Pick Up

 

April 19

11th/12th Grade Parent Night

 

April 20

Math & Science Banquet


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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; they'll be here before you know it! with note cards, highlighters, sticky notes, sheet protectors, dividers, composition books, filler paper, 1.5 " binders, notebooks & 3 prong pocket folders.  Also available: 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!