Greetings!
Congratulations to eighth grader Liz Reeder who was our top scorer on the American Mathematics Competition for grades 6 to 8! Liz earned a mark of Distinction, meaning that she ranked in the highest scoring group nationally. Second place in our school was shared by seventh graders Elisabeth Parker and Brian Powell, and third place winners were Megan Rusconi-Warner, Josh Stallings, and Aaron Daniels Freeman. Aaron Daniels Freeman and Alex Berro earned Merit awards, indicating that they were among the top scorers in the sixth grade. We had great participation with 11 students competing, and all deserve a round of hearty applause!
Kudos to Module 4 Merit Award recipients: Toyin Tosh, Angela Dodson, Justice Lamphear, Carson Molaro and Stacy Powell. Also, congrats to Module 4 Honor Roll students: Aaron Daniels-Freeman, Olivia Arges, Michelle Hill, Elisabeth Parker, Brian Powell, Zachariah Claypole White, Max Fried, Lennon Klinger-Mehrbach, Bri Oleson, Joshua Pettway Hinton, Liz Reeder, Megan Rusconi-Warner, Sarah Chetty, Amber Rogers, Ryan Siebens, Kathryn Wilkes, Ian Reid, Michael Berro, Amanda Stevens, Rita Glynn and Jonathan Monroe.
Thank you to everyone for the support of the basketball team fundraiser for new uniforms. Basketball players are reminded that their proceeds and any unsold books must be turned in to Krista by noon tomorrow (Monday). The sale of the coupon books went very well and the team should be sporting their new attire soon! As an additional way to support our team the home game this Wednesday at 4 PM (“home” is Yates Baptist Church gym on Old Chapel Hill Road) will be the focus of our next Spirit Day. (Note - this is a calendar change - Spirit Day was originally scheduled for Monday.) Students are asked to wear the school colors of purple and gold on that day and any 5th-12th student with parent permission will be transported to the game after school. Younger students will require a parent chaperone. Parents are asked to pick up from Yates by 5:30 PM. Please send me an email if you give permission for your 5th-12th grade student to be transported to the game on Wednesday.
Parent Service Opportunity: We are looking for guest speakers for Holidays Around the World the week of December 15-19. This is the perfect opportunity for families who have lived in another part of the world to share their stories. In a 5-10 minute presentation, speakers share their holiday customs, foods and traditions with the student body at Morning Meeting. Contact Wendy for more details.
Have a great week!
Best,
Thelma