May
Julia Abelsky
bound for Turkey and IEPO Competition in May!
Julia, a dual magnet student in
math/science and film, is one of three Georgia high school
science students who’ve won the opportunity to compete in the
International Environmental Project Olympiad in Istanbul,
Turkey.
She will be among 11 students from across the United States
competing with students from forty-four other countries in this
annual international contest that tests the ability of students
age 13-19, to create solutions to today’s environmental
challenges.
Abelsky will be presenting Solution to Run-Off Pollution, her
science fair project that earned first place in her division at
both the 2011 County and Georgia State science fairs and three
special awards: the UGA Eco-Reach Award, the Watershed
Association Award for Environmental Research and the American
Water Association award of Excellence. Abelsky’s project
tested mulch versus gypsum as being the most effective in
filtering pollutants from water.
Accompanying her to Turkey will be AP
environmental science teacher and her project sponsor, science
chair Patti Lawrimore. “Mrs. Lawrimore really guided me and
helped me every step of the way,” shared Abelsky. For her part,
Lawrimore is “thrilled to be going; I am so proud of Julia; she
is an amazing student.”
Annual Math & Science Banquet
With over 150 in attendance, this year's Math & Science Banquet
was a great success! The night’s speaker, Dr. Pete Ludovice,
delivered a an entertaining and humorous presentation on how
geeks need to relate to "normal people”. The evening's main
focus was on the students. Numerous awards in math and science
were presented by the teachers; see below for a full
listing. In
addition, the Seniors presented their own “special” awards to
the faculty.
Special thanks to Diane
Wilkes for handling the food and decor for the banquet,
as well as arranging for the volunteer servers. Many thanks
also go to Margot
Harding for managing the awards,
Pegi Amend for
outstanding communication support,
Mary Reid for
taking care of a thousand things and all the other volunteers
that made the evening possible.
Science Awards:
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The Joyful Chemist - Alex Pappas
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The Most Improved Chemist - Katie Pitts
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The North Springs Chemist - Gerardo Veltri
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Research Methods - Matthew Hannon
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Human Anatomy - Tori Weprinsky
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APES - Austin Wilkes
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Botany - Mitchell Miller
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Science Olympiad Most Valuable/Coach's Award - Michelle Plavnik
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Science Olympiad Whatever it takes - Brent Limyansky
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Science Bowl Most Valuable/Coach's Award - Megan Rich
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Science Fair Winner / Environmental Project Olympiad National
Winner - Julia Abelsky
Math Awards:
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AP
Calculus BC – Amber Ferrell, Brent Limyanski
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AB
Calculus AB – Joseph Newman, Clarice Reid
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COMAP Regional Outstanding – Clarice Reid, Destin Miller, Adnan
Sayed, Claire Smith
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Certificate of Scholastic Achievement in Mathematics
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Otonio Montufar
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Amady Ndaw
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Sarah Tyrlick
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Brentton Ingraham
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Hannah Brown
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Sarah Edwards
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Kierra Bell
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Cristian Figueredo
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Jossane Oliviera
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Jacob Schlanger
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MacKenzie Baughman
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Mercy Brimpong
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Armani Burroughs
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Bella Martinez
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Kamila Souza
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Allison Miller
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Sydney Phillips
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Nicole De La Torre
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MacKenzie McCloud
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Raven Cleveland
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Karestiah Lawson
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Elia Muntofar
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Cassidy Reliford
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Daquan Watts
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Laurel Powell
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Aubree Grimsley
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Jahmaica
Wright
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Malik Bates
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Sharif Brown
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Abraham Ballesteros
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Landy Lizama
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Symone Stanford
Student to Student Awards:
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Most Likely to Blow Up the Lab - Maddie Frank
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"The Next Mr. H" - Joseph Newman
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"The Next Mr. Fowler" - Adnan Sayed
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"The Next Dr. Moody" - Michelle Plavnik
Teacher Appreciation Awards:
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Scott Hetherington
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Dr. Steven Moody
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Jan Arnette
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Ana Placke
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Patti Lawrimore
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Jim Fowler
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Rahim Ghassemian
FOMAS Plant Sale Successful
Thanks to everyone who purchased plants during the annual plant
sale. FOMAS raised
approximately $1400 to support Math and Science activities for
at North Springs. Once again,
Denise Pitts did
a fantastic job leading this effort. Additional thanks to
Pegi Amend for communications support, Bridget Brennan for help
with online orders and to all the pickup day volunteers.
FOMAS Board
Each year, a cadre of special parents and faculty
work to make math and science education at NSCHS the best it can
possibly be for their students. The people making up the board
for the 2010-2011 school year include:
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Skip Addison - President
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Pegi Amend - Communication Chair
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Margot Harding - Secretary
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Mary Reid - Treasurer
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Bridget Brennan - Board member
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Scott Hetherington - Math Faculty
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Patti Lawrimore - Science Dept Chair
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Steven Moody - Science Faculty
New board members are being sought for the 2011-2012 school
year. Strong math and science education at NSCHS depends on
active, involved parents. Please contact Skip Addison (skip.addison@northspringsmagnet.com)
for more information about how you can help.
April
RSVP Now for the Annual Math and 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
Applications
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!
March
NSCHS Students Excel at Fulton County Science Fair!
Congratulations to the following students for placing in the
Fulton County Science Fair. 1st place winners
will continue to represent North Springs at the State Science
Fair in Athens, March 31-April2.
First Place:
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Ariana Lewis
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Jason Boherer
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Julia Abelsky
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Alex Taylor
Second Place:
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Adrian Astaphan
Third Place:
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Elizabeth Wilkes
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Mathew Hannon
Honorable Mention
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Barry Rich
Science Olympiad Team goes to State Competition
The NSCHS Science
Olympiad Team is going to the state competition.
The team placed in 16 out of 21 events at the regional
competition at North Georgia College on February 5th.The team earned medals in Forensics,
Helicopters, Protein Modeling and Astronomy. A special
shout out goes to Michelle Plavnik, who organized the team after
conflicts came up with the Mock Trial and Science Bowl
competitions. The state tournament will be held at
Southern Polytech on March 26, 2011. Thanks to the parents
and FOMAS for their continued support.
Math & Science T-Shirt Contest – Deadline March 25th
NSCHS Friends of Math and Science are seeking the perfect design
for the 2011-2012 Math and Science Magnet t-shirt.
The winner will receive two tickets to the Math/Science
Banquet on April 20, 2011 where the winning design will be
revealed. They will also have the pride and pleasure of seeing
their design worn around NSCHS and the community by students,
faculty and parents.
See the Contest Guidelines for
details.
February
Science Olympiad Team Goes to State Competition!
The NSCHS Science Olympiad Team is going to the state
competition. The
team placed in 16 out of 21 events at the regional competition
at Forensics, Helicopters, Protein Modeling and Astronomy.
A Special shout out goes to Michelle Plavnik, who organized the
team after conflicts came up with the Mock Trial and Science
Bowl competitions. The state tournament will be held at
Southern Polytech on March 26, 2011. Thanks to the parents
and FOMAS for their continued support.
Best Ever COMAP Results!
Mr. Hetherington is pleased to announced that
the 2010 NSCHS COMAP participants had their best ever results.
For the first time all 11 teams achieved a status of honorable
mention or higher. For the second time in the school's history,
one team achieved a Regional Outstanding, a ranking that only 9
teams in the world, working on Problem B, achieved. All of
the students are to be commended for their efforts.
Regional Oustanding:
- Destin Miller
- Clarice Reid
- Claire Smith
- Adnan Sayeed
Meritorious:
- Mathew
Fedchuk
- Felipe Roriz
- Charlie
Sanders
- Robert
Seibold
Honorable Mention:
- Chris Sandhage
- Austin Wilkes
- Gerry Veltri
- Brian Brandt
- Sara Lynn Lesage
- Emily Francis
- Megan Rich
- Elizabeth Bell
- Ivan Akimov
- Angela Berry
- Alex Pappas
- Ryals Thomas
- Mick Baker
- Will Ferrand
- Tate Anderson
- Leighton Rowell
- Anthony Prince
- Chaitanya Tondepu
- Megan Eisenberg
- Karlye Phillips
- Christina Buschman
- Anna Berinhout
- April Blad
- Court Granish
- Justin Eisenberg
- Rebecca Addison
- Wilson Dworschak
- Adam Schweber
- Thomas Minor
- Jamila Wright
- Nancy Alipo
- Dreyton Hilton
- Maddy Frank
- Michelle Plavnik
- Joseph Newman
- Brent Limyanski
82 Emerging Scientists Compete in Science Fair
NSCHS held its annual science fair, the largest in Fulton
County, on January 20. Ten area scientists, engineers and
educators judged the student entries honoring eight first place
winners; five of whom, all Sandy Springs residents, also
received special trophies for exceptional work.
Freshman Ariana Lewis won the top prize, the Friends of Math and
Science (FOMAS) Best in Show award for her project identifying
bacteria in produce through mass spectrophotography. Sophomore
Julia Abelsky, winner of last year's Emerging Scientist award
captured the school's runner up Mendeleev Award for her project,
Solution to Run-Off Pollution, a continuation of the project she
began in 8th grade which last year garnered several
state-level awards. Sophomore Jason Bohrer received the Einstein
Award for researching if anaerobic sulfur denitrification can be
used to remove nitrates from waste water; freshman Elizabeth
Wilkes received the Mendel Award for her work on the best
mulching methods to reduce rainfall erosion; and freshman Alex
Taylor received the Emerging Scientist trophy for his project
exploring the ability of fish to see and discriminate colors.
Adrian Astaphan a sophomore from Roswell and freshman Barry Rich
and Matthew Hannon also placed first. The eight first place
winners will advance to the county science fair in February.
Several of the ten judges, all professionals, have judged the
NSCHS science fair before and enjoy it. According to Stan Jones,
Director of Engineering at Bennett & Pless, “I like to see
students grow in their thought processes. This year there were
more young students and they are developing an excellent
foundation. Often when they start talking about their projects
it's just amazing.”
Physicist Dr. Lyman Hurd, from Interwoven, Inc. serving in his
fifth year as a judge agreed, “I always enjoy interacting with
and helping support these emerging science students; the North
Springs science fair is always well done and the faculty is to
be commended." This year's judges also included Matthew Nusnbaum,
PhD grad student in neuro science at Georgia State; Margot
Harding, senior project engineer with Energy Pro-USA; Nevruz
Turan, biology and environmental science teacher at Fulton
Science Academy; Laura Keck, chemist in material science with
Kimberly Clark; Jill Sanders chemist and marketing manager with
Solvay Advanced Polymers; Nicole Schechter and Tom Wickson,
science teachers at Sandy Springs Middle School.
Register Now for Advanced Math/Science Courses
A Note About AP Courses
Courses are only taught if at least thirteen students sign up
for them. Even though NSCHS is a Math and Science Magnet, not
all courses are taught every year. Last year, several students
decided they would rather take AP Physics C than what they had
originally signed up for. Unfortunately, because thirteen
students hadn't registered for it, the course had been dropped
from the schedule for this year. If you want to a take a
particular course, especially an advanced course such as AP, be
sure to register for it now.
AP Biology
Correction to the AP Night hand-out. The papers handed out at
the AP Parent Night indicated that "Complete Science Fair
project and competition" are a requirement for the AP Biology
course. This is incorrect, a Science Fair project is not
required.
AP Physics C
Students who have taken AP Calculus and one high school physics
course qualify for AP Physics C. AP Physics C level is based on
Calculus and is good foundation for students planning to major
in science or engineering in college. If this fits your
student's goals, be sure to register for AP Physics C in the
upcoming 2011-2012 school year registration. The AP Physics C
course can only be taught if there is sufficient student
interest. For sophomore students interested in AP Physics C, be
sure to register for AP Calculus in the Junior year.
Distance Learning Calculus
The Distance Learning Calculus course covers Calculus II and
III. To qualify for this course, students must have completed
AP Calculus AB or BC and achieved minimum scores in the AP test.
More information about the Distance Learning Calculus course is
available at
http://www.admission.gatech.edu/dcpfaqs/.
FOMAS Plant Sale Coming Soon!
The FOMAS Plant Sale is fast approaching, start planning your
spring plantings now. Sale materials will be available on
the web and at the front of the school before March 1.
This is the only fundraiser for the Math/Science magnet so let's
make it a successful sale. Volunteers are need to help on plant
pick-up day 4/16, send email to
info@northspringsmagnet.com
if you can help.
Order Dates: March 1st thru March 31st
Pickup Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9 AM-Noon
Annuals available in full or half flats:
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Begonias
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Impatiens
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Lantana
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Petunias
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Portulaca
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Salvia
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Vinca
Perennials in gallon pots:
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Black-eyed Susans
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Daylilies
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Dianthus
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Phlox
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Purple
Fountain Grass
Also Available: Geraniums, Caladiums and assorted baskets.
January
NSCHS Winter Open House - January 9th
Prospective parents and students are invited to
Discover North Springs!
Winter Open House on Sunday January 9, 2011 from 2-5pm.
Prospective families will be able to tour the school, see
performances, learn about course offerings, AP classes, varsity
sports, and over 75 clubs and activities. Students,
parents, faculty, and Principal Dr. Lisa Stueve will be on hand
to give tours, answer questions and share what makes North
Springs such a unique and outstanding Sandy Springs public
school.
Proud to be a comprehensive high school with the
only dual arts and science magnet program in Georgia, North
Springs is open to any student living in or outside Fulton
County.
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.
NSCHS Science Fair - January 20th
The
annual NSCHS Science Fair will be held on January 20th.
Judging will be conducted by a panel of local judges and will begin
at 8 AM in the Media Center. Parents and students are
invited to the Science Fair awards program, beginning at 7 PM.
Volunteers are needed to welcome judges and provide
refreshments. Please contact Margot Harding at
sciencefair@northspringsmagnet.com
if you can help.
Volunteers Needed for FOMAS Plant Sale
Each spring, FOMAS gives the NSCHS community a great deal on a
variety of plants from a local grower while raising funds for
Math and Science. This year, proceeds from the sale
will be used to purchase and maintain an interactive white board
for a mathematics classroom. These “Smart Boards” are very
effective teaching tools and are greatly appreciated by the
teachers using them.
Volunteers are needed starting in February to help make the sale a reality. Denise
Pitts will once again chair the event and is looking for some
energetic volunteers to complete the plant sale team. If you
can help with communications, promoting the sale, producing
order materials or help on the day of the plant sale, please
send an email to
info@northspringsmagnet.com.
Northside Hospital Donates Beds for Healthcare
Occupations
Northside Hospital is providing two hospital beds to the NSCHS
Health Occupations program.
Functional hospital beds are a central component of the
healthcare lab. The beds will provide students a hands-on
setting in which to learn basics of the environment in which
they may work. Students will learn safety procedures and
how to work around the bed in conjunction with doctors or other
care givers. Many
thanks to Northside for this very useful donation.
December
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.
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?" Here's an example from this
year's competition.
Problem A: Bicycle
Club
Several cities in the US
are starting bike share programs. Riders can pick up and drop
off a bicycle at any rental station. These bicycles are
typically used for short trips within the city center, either
one-way or roundtrip. The idea is to help people get around
town on a bike instead of a car. Those making longer trips
(such as commuting to work) are likely to use their own bikes.
Some of the challenges are
how to determine where to locate the rental stations, how many
bikes to have at each station, how/where to add new locations as
the program grows, how many bikes to move to another location
and when (time of day, day of week).
The downtown city maps, the
bike rental locations ant number of bikes at each location for
Chicago, Denver and Des Moines are available from the following
websites: ·
Mu Alpha Theta Inducation
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:
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Ivan Akimov
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Nancy Alipo
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Virginia Tate Anderson
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Adrian Astophan
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Angela Berry
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Brian Brandt
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Christina Buschman
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Trevor Dworetz
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Wilson Dworschak
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Justin Eisenberg
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William Ferrand
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Amber Ferrell
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Madeline Frank
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Dreyton Hilton
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Michael Hochman
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Sara LeSage
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Brent Limvansky
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Alex Pappas
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Michelle Plavnik
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Anthony Prince
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Clarice Reid
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Isabella Tondi Resta
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Megan Rich
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Meghna Roopireddy
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Leighton Rowell
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Charlie Sanders
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Chris Sandhage
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Robert Seibold
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Claire Smith
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Peace Stegall
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Chaitanya Tondepu
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Austin Wilkes
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Jamila Wright
NovemberMu Alpha Theta Induction Nov. 11
The
mathematics honor society,
Mu Alpha Theta
will hold an induction and mixer on Thursday, November 11th at
6:30 PM in the NSCHS Media center.
Parents and students are welcome.
Light refreshments will be served.
FOMAS Student Research Grants Available
Students can
apply for a
FOMAS Student Research Mini-grant
of $25-$100 to help subsidize their Science Fair project
research. Deadline for applications is Monday, November 15th.
Notification of grant recipients will be made by November
22nd.
Science Bowl Team
The Science
Bowl team, including Charlie Sanders, Chris Sandhage, Michelle
Plavnik and Justin Eisenberg, made it to the Sweet 16 at the
annual WISC tournament at Walton High School.
Way to go team!
COMAP is Coming!
If x = 55
students * 36 hours / 2 math problems, what is x? X is COMAP, a
national contest in mathematical modeling. Under the guidance
of Mr. Hetherington, teams of students will chose a
real-world problem, research it, figure out how to
analyze it, model it mathematically, design a realistic solution
or result, and write a paper describing it all in the space of a
non-stop weekend, Nov. 19-21.
Check
VolunteerSpot
for volunteer opportunities related to COMAP. Best wishes to the
teams and their chaperones!
October
Meg Roopireddy wins National Top 10
Finish in HOSA Competition
North Springs Charter High School junior, 16 year old Meg
Roopireddy, is the only student from Georgia to finish in the
top 10 in the medical assisting competition at the Health
Occupations Students of America National conference held in
Orlando this past summer.
She competed with 60 students from across the country in the
first round written test before advancing with the top 20
students to the clinical procedures part of the competition.
Health sciences teacher at North Springs, Paulette Diener, is
not surprised. “Meg has such a passion for medicine and is so
committed to North Springs and health care. As HOSA president
she will be coordinating the school’s two large blood drives
this year. Two years ago, she was just a few pints away from
getting a scholarship for single handedly coordinating a blood
drive among her neighbors which collected nearly 40 pints of
blood. That’s amazing for a 14 year old.”
Roopireddy has also has earned over 102 volunteer hours at
Northside Hospital over the past two years. This summer after
the convention she helped in labor and delivery; transferring
mothers from recovery back to their rooms, and as she says
smiling, “playing with the babies and helping with sterile
processes.”
In addition to HOSA, Roopireddy is a math/science magnet student
at North Springs, a member of the Science National Honor
Society, Co-Captain of the Math Team, a member of Science Bowl,
Interact and Beta service clubs and a member of the Student
Government executive council. Her heart though is in medicine.
“My goal is to become an oncologist, she says, ”I think oncology
is one of the most demanding specialties and one of the most
rewarding because cancer has some of the most demanding needs.”
Health Science / Health Care Sub-Group
Forming
A number of students and parents have expressed a special
interest in health sciences and health care this year. NSCHS
has traditionally had a strong health care internship program
and it now is a good time to get more people involved and
broaden it further.
If you are interested in health science or health care
occupations, come to an organizing meeting on Monday, Oct 18,
7:30 p.m. at NSCHS. Please contact
Skip Addison
if you are interested in being part of this effort.
Buzz on Biotechnology
On Sep 18,
NSCHS students attended a Biotechnology Open House at Georgia
Tech. The
Bioengineering
and Bioscience Unified Graduate Students organization
(BBUGS) organized this special event just for
high school students.
The NSCHS group was large
enough to warrant special presentations on:
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Neuro-engineering from a graduate student who is hoping that her
research into coaxing neurons to join together will help people
with injuries
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The use of atomic force microscopes to provide detailed images
at impossibly small scales and potentially even to push
individual molecules around
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Two laboratories collaborating to research nanobiology and how
it can be used to treat some diseases
This event
was a big hit with the students and the parents who accompanied
them. If you have contacts or know of future events at Emory,
Georgia Tech, the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) or other nearby resources, please forward
the information
Skip Addison.
How to Volunteer
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Fill out a
Volunteer Survey Form
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Follow the link
to sign up on
Volunteer Spot
so you can see where we need help. After you register your
email, you will be sent a link that you can use to access the
calendar. Check back every week for new event postings.
·
When events are
being planned that fit the skills and interests you entered on
your form, you will be sent an invitation to sign up from the
Volunteer Spot calendar.
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After you have
completed your volunteer hours, enter your actual hours worked
on the
NSCHS Volunteer Tracking website.
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You will need to be
registered in this database to enter your hours. If you filled
out a Volunteer Survey Form, you should already be there. If
not, please follow select the
Add A Volunteer Record button.
·
If you don’t see
your event on the list, there is a button to add new events to
the list. Note that
there are multiple pages of events, so check all pages before
adding a new one.
Which Events Count As Volunteer
Hours?
·
Any event you sign up for
through Volunteer Spot, an email from an event chairperson, PTSA
Board member, or School Staff member.
·
Any Governance Board
meeting, PTSA meeting, Booster club meeting (athletic, band,
chorus, drama) that you attend.
·
FONS, FOMAS, FNSVPA
meetings, and volunteering at one of these organization’s
events.
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Volunteering at a sporting
event (concession stand, band parent, away game chaperone)
·
Attending Magnet Parent
night, Junior/Senior or Freshman/Sophomore nights, Curriculum
night, Teen Health night, and more.
September
Magnet Parent Night
Parents
of Arts & Math/Sciences Magnet Students,
join us at Magnet Parent Night designed
to help you sort out questions you may
have about the Magnet programs at North
Springs.
Magnet Coordinator C. Yvette Greene will
provide an overview of the program and
answer questions about issues unique to
magnet students, dual magnet, single
magnet or thinking about switching
emphasis, credits earned, schedule
issues and the Magnet Seal at graduation
will all be covered. Additionally,
information will be provided about
extracurricular activities and the
organizations supporting magnet related
programs.
Start the year and your plans on the
right foot by getting all the
information you need to succeed in North
Springs Arts & Sciences Magnet; the ONLY
dual magnet in the State of Georgia!
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