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MEMORIAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
3205 UNDERWOOD
RD.
CONYERS, GA 30013
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National Broadcom
Masters (Top Projects
in Junior Division):
Noah Crafts
Jennifer Cruz
P. 770-922-0139
Jacqueline Gomez
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Jacqueline Le
Science Fair
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Winners
National
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History Day
Honor Roll
Recycling
Program
GJSHS at
UGA
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Regional Science Fair Winners
Kayla Andrews
INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE:
W I N T E R
Specialty Awards:
1st place:
Laura Anschutz Award
– Angel Brooks
Kayla Andrews
AFCEA Award – Noah
Crafts
Sydney Campbell
NOAA “Taking the
Pulse of the Planet”
Award – Noah Crafts
Miles Gordon
Nicole Bourland
Shawn Cothran
Noah Crafts
Grand Champion
(Advancing to State
Science Fair):
U.S. Navy Award –
Jennifer Cruz, Jacqueline
Gomez, and Jacqueline
Le
Jennifer Cruz
Kayla Andrews
3rd place:
Kaygen Hudson
Nicole Bourland
Brandon Hong
Cole Nangle
Noah Crafts
Briana Smith
Shivam Vohra
Jennifer Cruz
2nd place:
Payton Lovett
Jacqueline Gomez
Angel Brooks
Jeffrey Nzerue
Jacqueline Le
Zora Duncan
Kaygen Hudson
Cionne Gates
Cole Nangle
Rhaia Jackson
Shivam Vohra
Tiara Mitchell
Payton Lovett
Jeffrey Nzerue
Jacqueline Gomez
Jacqueline Le
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Congratulations Winners of
The Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest,
named after Mr. Behring in
recognition of his support of
National History Day, is a
competition held around the
country in celebration of our
nations history.
The following Memorial Middle School students were
awarded with State awards at
the 2015 National History Day
Competition and will be progressing to the next level of
competition:
National History Day promotes the development of critical thinking, problem solving,
research, reading, oral and
written communication skills,
as well as confidence and a
sense of responsibility and
democratic involvement.
Anthony Mays, Ava Bailey,
Brandon Hong, Chiemeka
Nzerue, Christian Downer,
Cionne Gates, Enya McDaniels, Everett Myers, Hannah
Brunson, Jada Grant, Jaqueline Gomez, Josie Slotnik,
Khafri Jamison, Noah Crafts,
Payton Lovett, Shawn
Cothran, & Sydney Campbell.
Participants research a particular event or person that has
made an impact on our nations
history and present their findings at various levels of competition.
Approximately 3,000 students,
are chosen to attend the weeklong event at the University of
Maryland, in College Park.
S.T.E.M.
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Memorial Honor Roll
On March 4th, students who
received all A’s and B’s for
the first semester were recognized and awarded for
their efforts. 149 students
who received A’s and B’s
were recognized as part of
the Memorial Honor Roll, 75
students who received more
A’s than B’s were recognized
as part of the Memorial Honor Roll with Distinction, and
lastly, 28 students who received all A’s were recognized as part of the
Memorial President’s list.
Congratulations to all of
these students on their
outstanding accomplishment!
Students met in the
auditorium to celebrate their
exceptional performance!
Don’t Forget to Recycle!
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MMS Recycling
The Memorial Middle School Junior Beta Club needs your help in keeping our environment clean. We encourage all students to begin actively participating. Members of the Junior Beta Club presented at the last
STEM Lunch & Learn to inform students of the procedures for recycling as well as the importance of it.
6th Grade Students
helping recycle.
Keep up the great work 6th
graders!
GJSHS at UGA
At the Georgia Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS), high school students from across the state have the opportunity to present the results of
their original scientific, engineering, or mathematics research before a panel of judges and an audience of their peers and compete for militarysponsored scholarships and other awards. Students from Memorial Middle School were the only middle school students in Georgia selected to attend this
prestigious event. Congratulations to these students for their incredible effort and achievements!
Sydney Campbell at the
Mrs. Snell and Noah
Jennifer Cruz at the
Symposium
Crafts at the Symposium
Symposium