Day: May 1, 2014

FSA Students Won Both 1st and 2nd Places in 2014 State Spanish Poster Contest

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Wonderful job at the America Association of Spanish Teacher Poster Competition. Our students won both 1st and 2nd place individually at the State level.

 Brian Shoffeitt – 1st  Place in State



Elaine Wen – 2nd Place in State


Congratulations to these students, their parents and our wonderful Spanish & Art teachers, Mrs. Adkins and Mrs. Millar for this great achievement.

Elementary Science Olympiad Team Qualified to Compete in 2014 State Science Olympiad

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Congratulations to Fulton Science Academy’s Elementary Science Olympiad team who took 4th place overall at the Forsyth County Qualifier event! Placing at this event allows the team to move on to the state competition May 17th at Kennesaw State University! 

The following students placed in their individual events as well: 
1st Place Leaf and Tree Finder: Lakshya Jasti and Shourya Jasti
2nd Place Rock Hound: Aubrey Lassetter
2nd Place Crime Busters: Chance Crigler and Neel Bhatt
2nd Place Starry Starry Night: Siyona Patel and Chance Crigler
3rd Place Simple Machines: Yoboraj Patel
4th Place Weather or Not: Aubrey Lassetter

This was the first time our elementary grades competed in Science Olympiad and they are qualified to compete at the state level. Way to go!

Congratulations to all the students, parents, and coaches for their hard work! Good luck at the state competition! 

CONGRATULATIONS TO DUKE TIP PROGRAM WINNERS

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We have received the great news that 5 FSA students have been recognized by the Duke  University Talent Identification Program.

 STATE RECOGNITION

Katherine Li
Mira Mutnick
Elaine Wen
Chloe Richardson
Ananya Terala

In addition to the Recognition Ceremony, these students are also invited to participate in the Summer Studies Program at Duke TIP University this summer. 

Congratulations to these students and their parents. Wonderful Job!

What is DUKE TIP?
Duke TIP’s 7th Grade Talent Search is the largest program of its kind in the nation. Since its inception in 1980, over 2 million students have participated. The 7th Grade Talent Search identifies academically talented seventh graders based on standardized test scores achieved while attending elementary or middle school. Candidates are invited to take the ACT or the SAT college entrance exam as seventh graders, which allows them greater insight into their academic abilities. Participants gain valuable benefits and have access to unique resources for gifted students.

For more information please click on the below link.

Great Results in 2014 State Technology Fair

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On Saturday, March 8, FSAPS Technology team students traveled to Macon, Georgia to compete at the State Technology Fair. At this year’s State Technology Fair 740+ first place winners from 17 different recognized regional technology fairs across the state competed at Macon State College in over 16 different categories. Our students have done a wonderful job and received following awards:

TEAM MEMBER 1 TEAM MEMBER 2 Category Placement
Firstname Lastname Firstname Lastname
Araneesh   Pratap  Game Design (7,8)  1st place
Sidhart   Marupudi  Mobile Apps Design (7,8)  1st place
Andre  Hamelberg  Maan  Saad   Robotics (5,6)  1st place
Jean   Moorman  Technology Literacy Challenge(7,8) 1st place
Gwyneth   Osullivan  Richardson  Chloe   Animated Graphic Design (7,8)  2nd place
Jean   Moorman  Jay Lee  Hyen   Case Modification (7,8)  2nd place
Maryam   Unal  Mutnick  Mira   Digital Photography (7,8)  2nd place
Joshua   White  Hardware (7,8)  2nd place
Shivan  Patel  Project Programming (5,6)  2nd place
Eemil  Harkonen  Pederson  Josepg   Robotics (7,8)  3rd place
Vikram   Ruppa-Kasani  Web 2.0 Internet Applications (7,8)  3rd place

Congratulations to these students, their parents and our coaches Mr. Kaya and Mr. Sanal for the great results. Way to go!