McNair students Peter Gea and Tuong Hoang received the 1st and 2nd place awards for algebra at the regional ACTM Math Competition held at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Campus on March 6. These 7th grade students competed against 7th, 8th, and 9th grade algebra students from other schools in Northwest Arkansas. Morgan Hamel, Sam Johnson, Larry Wang, and Olivia Stiegman tied with others for 4th place. These students will be invited to compete at the state level in April at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
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McNair students Peter Gea and Tuong Hoang received the 1st and 2nd place awards for algebra at the regional ACTM Math Competition held at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Campus on March 6. These 7th grade students competed against 7th, 8th, and 9th grade algebra students from other schools in Northwest Arkansas. Morgan Hamel, Sam Johnson, Larry Wang, and Olivia Stiegman tied with others for 4th place. These students will be invited to compete at the state level in April at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
The 2010 Northwest Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair took place on the University of Arkansas campus on Friday March 12. Over 400 hundred students from our region competed in three grade levels. Middle school, Junior High and Senior High students entered 17 different categories. 22 students from Fayetteville High School entered and seven will go on to state competition at UCA in Conway.
Category Awards
Serena Caffrey - 1st Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Rob Rutherford- 2nd Place in Environmental Management
Erin Schaffer- 3rd Place in Environmental Management
Annika Tabassum - 1st Place in Medicine and Health
Kaity Lapham- Honorable Mention in Medicine and Health
Kyle Lawrence - 3rd Place in Microbiology
Byron McClendon - 1st Place in Plant Sciences
Specialty Awards
Annika Tabassum - Best 11th grade project in the competition
Serena Caffrey - American Psychological Association Award
Erin Schaffer - American Fisheries Award Nicole Villacres - Mu Alpha Theta Award
Both the Fayetteville High School boys and girls state championship basketball games in Hot Springs will be broadcast on The Hog 105.3 FM and 99.5 FM on Friday, March 12. The boys game begins at 7 pm, followed by the girls game at 8:45 pm. NOTE: if the Arkansas Razorbacks win their SEC tournament game tonight and are playing tomorrow night, their game will be broadcast on 99.5. 105.3 will broadcast the Bulldogs games in either case.
Both FHS teams are the defending state champions. Go Dawgs!!
Owl Creek School will host a "Parenting University" on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The event is from 9:30-12:00 with exhibits until 12:30. We will have a variety of seminars that will benefit any parent. Below you will find a tentative list of the workshops, exhibitors, and co-supporters\Workshops:
- Saving for College Presented by Arvest Bank
- Saving Tips Presented by Arvest Bank
- Resume and Interview Tips Presented by FirstStaff of Fayetteville
- Internet Safety Presented by Fayetteville Police Department
- Tax Talk Presented by H & R Block
- Communication with your Child presented by Tracy Bratton of FPS
- Partners in Literacy presented by JoAnne Pearcey of FPS
Continue reading Parent University at Owl Creek on March 13.
All Bulldogs fans are encouraged to join the send-off of the Fayetteville High School boys and girls basketball teams, as they leave for Hot Springs and the state championship games. Both teams will be escorted from FHS at 7:30 am on Thursday, March 11. They will proceed west on Martin Luther King Blvd., turning left on to Razorback Road and then to I-540. Fans are encouraged to line Razorback Road, and signs are encouraged. This will be a repeat of the processional parade that took place last year, which was greatly appreciated by the teams.The FHS boys team will play Conway for the 7A state championship at 7 pm on Friday, March 12, followed by the FHS girls, who will play North Little Rock for the 7A state championship at 8:45 pm. Both Bulldog teams are the defending state champions.
Go Dawgs!! Bring Home the Trophies, Back-to-Back!!
Four teams from the Fayetteville Public Schools competed well in the
Northwest Regional Competition of the Odyssey of the Mind, held on
March 6 at Woodland Jr. High.The Holcomb Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team won first place in Division 1: Discovered Treasures Problem. The other FPS teams advancing to the state competition include Holt Middle School in Division II: Column Structure, FHS in Division III: Column Structure, and Ramay Jr. High in Division II: Food Court Problem.
The state competition will be held in Beebe, AR on April 10.
Congratulations to the teams and special thanks to Lindsey Asbury, Woodland GT teacher, for coordinating the regional competition!
The Fayetteville Public Schools did very well in the recent 2010 Northwest Regional Show and Competition with nine awards. (Click on the student name to see the artwork)- 1st Place-6th: Grade Megan Davidian (McNair)
- 2nd Place-6th: Grade Anday Watson (Holt)
- 3rd Place-6th: Grade Andrew Elsass (McNair)
- 2nd Place-7th Grade: Daniel Hoskins (Holt)
- 3rd Place-7th Grade: Sam Doss (Holt)
- 2nd Place 9th Grade: Lauren Goff (Ramay)
- 1st Place-10th Grade: Serena Caffrey (FHS)
- 2nd Place-10th Grade: Joel Freeman (FHS)
- 3rd Place-10th Grade: Ryan Kerr (FHS)
The artwork has been on display at the Fayetteville Public Library. The first place winners will go the state show at the Arkansas Studies Institute in Little Rock. The State Show will be on display from April 10 through May 31, 2010.
Congratulations to all these students for their excellent work!
Congratulations to McNair 6th graders Anna Schall, Noah Sarkin, and Morgan Branham for winning first place, honorable mention, and honorable mention respectively in the 11th Annual Celebration Art Competition at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. Their winning artwork will be on display at the Arts Center of the Ozarks until March 29th.
Click on the student's name to see the artwork.
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