Friday, May 18, 2012
The girls soccer team will play First Presbyterian Day School, Saturday, May 19 at 6 p.m.
Fellowship Christian School Paladins girls soccer team advance to the state finals after defeating Pace Academy Wednesday night in overtime. When regulation time of the game ended in a score of 1-1, that game went to overtime and ended with no further score. A penalty kick shootout crowned the Paladins the victors, 3-1. "There were plenty of cards handed out on both sides but most noticeably was the red card given to the FCS goalie with four minutes left in regulation after a close play," said team photographer, Lisa Webb. "FCS went on to stop three of the Pace penalty kicks with our back up goalie, Emily Sonnett. It was a very intense game to say the least." The team advances to play First Presbyterian Day School from Macon at home in …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Fifteen students constructed egg encasements which survived a 30-foot drop.
The Roswell North Elementary Education Foundation held its first ever fourth grade egg drop contest during Field Day, Monday, May 7. Recently, the students learned about force and motion in the school’s state-of-the-art Licata Science Lab. They were quite intrigued with the lesson and the Foundation decided to continue the hands on experience and host an egg drop contest during Field Day. Stephen Matthews coordinates Field Day and was honored to host the first egg drop at RNE. Fourth grade teacher Cindy Fields spear-headed the effort and coordinated the fourth grade teachers and the building of the egg encasements. They were all given the same list of supplies and had to apply their learning to building an encasement that would survive a …
The team will play Milton High School on Saturday, May 19.
**CORRECTION: The title game will be played at Milton High School. After defeating the Alpharetta Raiders, the Roswell High School Hornets girls lacrosse team is headed to the state championships on Saturday. The team won prior playoff games against Lassiter High School on May 9 (18-14) and Harrison (9-8) on May 12. But they finally clenched their place in the championship game Wednesday night when they won the game against Alpharetta, 14-13, in triple overtime. They go on to play the Milton High School Eagles for the state championship title on Saturday at Milton High School**. The game will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway in Milton.
The team plays in Suwanee on Friday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
The Centennial High School boys soccer team will travel to Collins Hill in Suwanee Friday, May 18, to play for the 2012 state championship. It's a hard-faught honor for the team, which won their game against Parkview High School on Tuesday night 5-1. The Knights scored twice off throw-ins and twice on corner kicks, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The school website says the win was inevitable "right from the opening whistle," with skilled playing by the Knights dominating the game. The last time Centennial faced Collins Hill in the finals was during 2009, when several current seniors were freshman, according to the website. They lost the game 1-0, but hope to make up for it tomorrow night. The team's overall record this …
Students recently visited a classroom in Holland, via Skype technology.
Swift School continues to incorporate new technology tools and services that transform the traditional classroom setting into a digital learning environment (DLE) and facilitate learning adventures - like a virtual trip to Holland. On April 17, Swift fifth graders traveled more than 4,000 miles and back - no passport needed - to talk to students in Holland via Skype, a free video conferencing service. For the past several weeks, Donna Cherry and Harriet Litzy’s students have been engaged in a novel study about students in Holland. "The Wheel on the School," a novel by Meindert DeJonga, explores the life of Lina and her classmates in Holland trying to discover why there are no storks in their small village. When these two teachers …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The school reduced waste by over half.
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Wednesday, May 16
Cutting lunchroom waste by 50 percent was the goal for the students and faculty at Mountain Park Elementary during the first ever waste free lunch recently. The special day, held Thursday, April 26, highlighted the school's continued efforts throughout the year to recycle more and cut down on waste. A waste free lunch was the perfect way to bring all of the initiatives together. Members of the school’s Environmental Club assisted other students in putting appropriate food scraps in the worm composting bin and plastic, aluminum cans and foil juice pouches in the recycling bins. The school cut their usual 13 bags of lunchroom trash down to five bags during that day. Upon meeting the goal, Principal Stacy Perlman kept to her promised and …
The failure of Fulton Science Academy Middle School to get a state charter led to the latest drop to a 'C' rating.
Fitch Ratings again has downgraded the rating on the $18.9 million in bonds for Fulton Science Academy to "CC" from "B," according to BusinessWire. Fulton Science Academy Middle School's failure to get either a charter renewal from Fulton County or a state charter led to the downgrade of the Development Authority of Alpharetta educational facilities revenue bonds. Fitch said in the release that lack of management cooperation left it unable to determine if the middle school's proposed conversion to a private school was feasible, and its possible effects on the Fulton Sunshine Academy and Fulton Science Academy High School. All three schools are obligated for the bonds. Fitch won't be issuing analysis or further ratings because Fulton …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The team had an exceptional year, which took them all the way to the top.
A worn and shabby tennis ball flies out of bounds. Peachtree Ridge’s Abigail Owens drops to the dimly lit pavement in a disheveled manner. Simultaneously, Summer Ralston and the supporting Roswell crowd erupt into a blissful cry. The remainder of the Roswell girls varsity tennis team rushes the court and encircle Ralston - their state championship dreams had finally come to fruition. The Hornets arrived at the Clayton County Tennis Center on the overcast afternoon of May 12 with a 20-game winning streak and a state championship on the line. After a brief rain delay, the girls handily defeated the Lowdes County Vikings in state semi-finals in a quick 3-0 rout. A match against the Peachtree Ridge Lions for the state title, pitting the top …
The Roswell High School girls lacrosse team plays Alpharetta High School on Wednesday.
After defeating Harrison High School 9-8 on Saturday, the Roswell High School girls lacrosse team is moving onto the semifinals. The team plays Alpharetta High School at that school on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The winning team goes onto to play in the state championship on Saturday, May 19.
Becky Nelson
7:48 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
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