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2010-2011
Science Olympiad
Singing Accomplishments
Woods Charter School HS junior, Markos Simopoulos, participated in the 2011 North Carolina NATS Classical Singing competition held at UNC School of the Arts in Winston Salem this past weekend along with 500 students from across the state. Markos placed 3rd in his category with a superior rating and advances to the Mid-Atlantic NATS regional auditions to be held April 2, 2011 at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Winchester, VA.
2009-2010
Governor's Page
We are proud of Preston Ferguson who was selected to participate in the Governor’s Page Program in Raleigh during the week of April 19-23. Preston served as a page for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. An article appears in the Chatham News/Record for Thursday, April 29, 2010. Congratulations, Preston!
Eagle Scout
Congratulations to Alston Neville for achieving Eagle Scout.
Envirothon State Competition
Two Woods Envirothon Teams had a great time at their first state competition! It was a treat to spend a couple of spring days at beautiful Cedarock Park in Alamance County. The training day on Friday went well with team members and alternates getting last minute information for the competition on Saturday. Woods Teams finished seventh and tenth overall out of a field of over 50. Our 7th place team, The Woods 7/8s (Scott Barnes, Chris Hyde, Elliott Pearce, Chris Ward, and Joseph Webster) also tied for first place in Current Environmental Issues. Our 10th place team, The Xenon Wolves (Jessica Canton, Rachel Deininger, Mattison Frances, Henry Lindbo, and Lora Sipal) tied for 3rd place in Soils. The competition was indeed tough with the Woods Teams competing against more experienced teams; however they still enjoyed the event and learned a lot. They will be more experienced and ready for the challenge next year.
Please congratulate the team members when you see them for all their hard work and for representing Woods Charter as a premier academic school.
Science Olympiad Success
At Raleigh Charter High School the Woods Charter Division A Science Olympiad Team made an impressive first showing at the Elementary Competition by earning medals in 8 out of the 13 events they entered.
In a field of 9 teams our small team of 11 claimed 1st place medals in Body Systems, Can You Weather The Weather, Describe It - Build It and Time Machine. They also took 3rd place in Pasta Tower, a 4th in Glider and 5th place in Hot!, Hot!, Hot! and Short Circuits
With a great deal of pride we offer our congratulations and appreciation to Ally Bell, John Farrell, Joshua Goetz, Kevin Johnson, Emery Laethem, Logan Perschy, Kaitlyn Phillips, April Sharp, Melina Spencer, Tina Stewart, and Kaylee Tugwell for their successes and great representation of Woods Charter School.
None of this would have been possible without the dedication of volunteers to coach and administer this event. Our congratulations and appreciation to those who took on this challenge, Heather Gallagher, Melissa Green, Karen Goetz, Carmen Laethem, John Perschy, Phoebe Shih and Nicolle Stewart.
Our thanks to Kairys Properties, Science Olympiad sponsors, for making it possible for our students to have team shirts and a Woods Charter School Science Olympiad Team banner, which our team proudly held high while respectfully cheering during the awards ceremony. Also, thanks to Rick Tugwell for securing our sponsor.
Thanks again to all the students, coaches, faculty, administration and parents for their dedication, hard work and time.
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At NC State the Woods Charter Middle School Division B Science Olympiad Team made it known that we are still contenders at the State level despite some minor setbacks. We medaled in 3 of the 23 events and 19th overall against a field of 47 teams.
Our MS team, which turned out to be short one individual, claimed 5th place in Road Scholar, a 2nd in Egg-O-Naut, despite some surprises during rocket setup and a 3rd in Wright Stuff missing second place by only 2 seconds using the backup plane. Unfortunately the primary plane was damaged during an attempt to recover it from the ceiling at Reynolds Coliseum following a test flight just prior to the event.
If you recall our High School team left February's regional tournament in Greensboro as First Place Overall Winners in three events, which entitled those students to participate in the Division C State competition. They quickly repeated that success at the state tournament against 48 contenders by once again capturing 1st place in Egg-O-Naut and Flying Bird. Upon some post tournament inquiries buy coach Stewart Campbell regarding scores for Mission Possible it was determined that we in fact also took 1st place in that event. Three for three, and should they apply and get accepted to NC State they have each earned a $2500 scholarship!
With a great deal of pride we offer our congratulations and appreciation to our Middle School team of Matthew Campbell, Tierney Daw, Claire Day, Matthew Deininger, Elizabeth Essen, Martha Farrell, Theresa Farrell, Emma Hayes, Tommy Holden, Danny Johnston, Matthew Kornberg, Sean Nadasky, Diana Royer, Joseph Sharp, Jordan Tavana, Jordan VanHoy, and Nick VanHoy. Kudos also to our High School team, Bryan Campbell, Devon Harris, Kyle Perschy and Daniel Royer, for their successes and great representation of The Woods Charter School.
None of this would have been possible without the dedication of volunteers to coach and administer this event. Our congratulations and appreciation to those who took on this challenge, Stewart Campbell, Joe Canton, Allison Crutchfield, Deborah Day, Heather Gallagher, Tracy Heenan, Nancy Holden, David Lindbo, Megan Lynch, John Perschy, Susan Peterman, Joan Royer, Tiersa Tavana, Ann Toohey, and Mike and Robin VanHoy.
Our thanks to, Kairys Properties, Science Olympiad sponsors, for making it possible for our students to have team shirts and a Woods Charter School Science Olympiad Team banner, which our team proudly held high during the parade of schools at the Opening Ceremony. Also, thanks to Rick Tugwell for securing our sponsor.
Thanks again to all the students, coaches, faculty, administration and parents for their dedication, hard work and time.
Motocross State Champion
Codey Kosut raced in the NC State Championship Motocross race in Sandford and won 1st Place in his 250c class - he is the NC State Champion. Congratulations, Codey!
Vocal Talent
Woods Charter School 10th grader Markos Simopoulos competed in the NC NATS Classical singing competitions held the weekend of February 19 and 20 at the UNCG School of Music. He placed 2nd with a superior score and qualified for the Mid-Atlantic Regional NATS Classical singing competitions which took place this past weekend April 9 and 10 at USC Columbia, SC. Here Markos competed with superior singers from Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It was a wonderful experience and Markos is excited that he got second place in category 4, Freshman/Sophomore Advanced High School Men. Here is a link to the results to the NATS organization and the competition results.
http://www.midatlanticnats.org/auditions/pdf/2010_regionals_category_results.pdf
YLA
As many of you may know, 23 of our high school students attended the Youth Legislative Assembly in Raleigh this weekend. This is an important educational opportunity for our students as they experience firsthand the legislative process of the NC General Assembly. The students spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday reviewing, debating, and voting on bills dealing with pressing and controversial issues in North Carolina, such as health care reform and education policies. One of our seniors, Alston Neville was selected to serve as co-chair of the Substance Abuse Committee. He, along with his fellow co-chair, was given the task of drafting and presenting their bill. This is a prestigious position, as there are only 10 bills presented to the delegation of over 250 students. In addition, three of our high school student delegates received the Jimmy Gibbs Award in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to the legislative process in their respective committees. Their achievements are as follows: (only one delegate was selected from each of the 10 committees)
Nicholas Krenitsky, 10th grade - for a bill in the category of Science & Technology
Matt Phillips, 11th grade - for a bill in the category of Education
Alison Rossi, 11th grade - for a bill in the category of Civil Rights
The participating students were as follows:
12 Grade
Christopher Hasbrouck
Chad Gerber
Josh Owen
11th Grade
Michael Galin
Matt Gibson
Amanda Hasbrouck
Olivia Harris
Anastasia Hilton
Sam Holden (former Woods' student)
Matt Phillips
Alison Rossi
Meghan Theye
Jonathan Villanueva
10th Grade
Ryan Adams
Amber Bates
Larisa Bennett
Whitney Doty
Nick Krenitsky
Morgan Malone
Hannah Nayowith
Ian Pergerson
Katie Scheer
Ruby Vaughan
A special thank you to Nicole Gerber, High School Civics and World History teacher, and all the parent chaperones for making this opportunity possible for our students.
Congratulations to all participants - you made Woods proud.
2009-2010 Envirothon Regional Success
The Woods Envirothon Teams had a great time at their first regional competition! It was a gorgeous spring day with fantastic standings. Woods left Elon University with the first, the second, and the fourth place trophies for the middle school division. The CreepE Environmentalists, Jessica Canton, Matthew Deininger, Tommy Holden, Matthew Kornberg, and Elliott Pearce won first place with the highest scores in Current Events (with a 100), Aquatics, and Forestry. The Xenon Wolves, Matthew Campbell, Rachel Deininger, Mattison Frances, Henry Lindbo, and Lora Sipal won second place with the high scores in Soils and Wildlife. The Woods 7/8s team, Scott Barnes, Chris Hyde, Danny Johnston, Devin Sipal, Chris Ward, and Joseph Webster won fourth place. Our High School Team, Clay Berg, Devon Harris, Patrick Lynch, and Dana McWilliams faced tough competition in the high school division against older and more experienced teams; however they still enjoyed the event and made us proud. They will be more experienced and ready for the challenge next year.
2009-2010 Science Olympian Regional Success
WCS competed at UNCG and maintained their position as one of the top competitors in the NCSO Greensboro Region.
Our 14 High School students did remarkably well for a small HS team, receiving medals in 7 out of the 15 events they participated in. Three of those claimed 1st place medals. These winning teams in the Egg-O-Naut, Flying Bird and Mission Possible events will be invited to the State Tournament in Raleigh in April. Our team also took 2nd place in Mousetrap Vehicle, 3rd in Ornithology, 4th in Anatomy and Elevated Bridge, and rounding out the medal count was a 5th in Dynamic Planet.
Competing against 14 other teams the MS Varsity team entered all 23 events and received medals in 16 of them earning four 5th, three 4th, two 3rd, and two 2nd place medals. That strong performance plus 1st place medals in Bio-Process Lab, Disease Detective, Egg-O-Naut, Wright Stuff and Write-It-Do-It enabled them to once again earn the right to bring home the 2nd place overall trophy and receive an invite to the State Tournament in Raleigh in April.
The 15 members of our Middle School JV team did equally well. They captured a 1st place medal in Junkyard Challenge, Shock Value and Wright Stuff. By also taking four 2nd and three 3rd place medals they placed in the top 3 in 10 of the 12 events they entered.
Thanks to all the students, coaches, faculty and administration for their hard work and time. Special thanks to those MS students who took on events they weren't originally planning on doing so we could fill gaps in our MS team. Special thanks to those HS students who hung in there, some of whom picked up additional events on their own without a coach.
Participants:
Kristi Andres, Emily Ball, Emily Brozowski, Bryan Campbell, Michael Villanueva, Matt Kornberg, Stephanie Cole, Patrick Crutchfield, Tierney Daw, Claire Day, Matt Deininger, Elizabeth Essen, Emma Farrell, Watson Fitts, Holly Gallagher, Matt Gibson, Olivia Hankins, Devon Harris, Emma Hayes, Danny Johnston, Maddie Laethem, Patrick Lynch, Sean Nadasky, Kathy Nowak, Kadin Peterman, Aubrie Phillips, Bekkah Poulin, Austin Roberson, Diana Royer, Daniel Royer, Ellie Saksa, Sierra Teta, Megan Tugwell, Jordan Van Hoy, Michael Wolgast, Kyle Perschy, Henry Lindbo, Jessica Canton, Joseph Sharp, Tommy Holden, Devon Harris, Emma Farrell, Jordan Tavana, Moriah Tavana, Martha Farrell, Teresa Farrell, David Berrian.
Coaches:
Anne Toohey, Tatiana Canton, David Lindbo, Deborah Day, David Lindbo, Megan Lynch, John Perschy, Phoebe Shih, Mike Van Hoy, Joan Royer, Katherine Cole, David Lindbo, Stuart Campbell, Carmen Laethem, Tiersa Tavana, Joseph Canton, Tracy Heenan, Nancy Holden, Saeed Tavana, Allison Crutchfield.
Teachers:
Sonja Younger, Kathryn Tate, Denise O’Gorman, Donna Lee, Aaron Trocki.
Debate Team Success
Congratulations to the Woods Charter School Debate and Speech team for their performance at the Southview High School Tournament this weekend. Alston Neville and Jillian Stein-Seroussi went 3-1 and finished 6th overall against varsity competition. At their first tournament ever, Zach Staley and Ricardo Hernandez did exceptionally well despite facing one of the top varsity teams in the State in their very first debate.
Congratulations to Nik Krenitsky for finishing 5th overall in the Extemporaneous Speech category. Nik also finished second in two rounds of Impromptu Speech.
Regional Spelling Bee
Emma Lanford (fourth grader) made it to round 4 in the regional spelling bee on Saturday, March 6, at Duke University. She was in the top 17 out of 54 students, most of whom were 8th graders. Some of the words she had to spell were loam, succotash, and implement. The winner was an 8th grader from another charter school. We are very proud of Emma for representing Woods so well, and we look forward to next year's bee in elementary and middle school. Thanks to Heather Gallagher for organizing our local bee.
2008-2009
2008-2009 Science Olympian Regional Success
The Woods Charter Middle School recently competed in the regional competition of the North Carolina Science Olympiad in Greensboro. Woods sent both a JV, and Varsity team this year and came in second place overall which earns Woods Charter a spot to compete at the State level on April 25th in Raleigh. A total of 33 Woods students competed in 23 events which included the construction of planes, cars, bridges, and wind generators as well as being tested on topics such as diseases, anatomy, astronomy and many more.
Because Woods Charter Middle School was selected from 13 schools as the team that most represented team spirit, good sportsmanship and exemplary behavior by the judges; they were also awarded the coveted "Spirit Award".
Woods JV team competed for the first time and won 1st place in the following events:
Elevated Bridge (Rose Holden; Holly Gallagher)
Physical Science Lab (Matthew Campbell; Sean Nadasky)
Road Scholar (Rose Holden; Holly Gallagher, Moriah Tavana)
Robo-Cross (Danny Johnston; JJ Cyriaque)
Scrambler (Moriah Tavana, Holly Gallagher, Rose Holden)
Trajectory (Henry Lindbo; Benjamin Esposito)
Wright Stuff (Diana Royer; Matt Campbell)
Our varsity team also did well and placed in the following events:
Bio-process Lab (3rd) (Joseph Sharp; Tommy Holden)
Disease Detectives (4th) (Claire Day; Erin Durham)
Dynamic Planet (4th) (Patrick Lynch; Hunter Perschy)
Elevated Bridge (1st) (Joseph Sharp; Matthew Kornberg)
Experimental Design (1st) (Nick Van Hoy; Matthew Kornberg; Claire Day)
Fossils (4th) (Maddie Laethem; Emma Farrell)
Meteorology (4th) (Joseph Sharp; Matthew Kornberg )
Physical Science Lab (1st) (Bryan Campbell; Daniel Royer)
Reach for the Stars (4th) (Maddie Laethem)
Road Scholar (4th) (Tommy Holden)
Scrambler (2nd) (Cheyenne Tavana; Jordan Tavana)
Trajectory (1st) (Nick Van Hoy; Kyle Perschy)
Wright Stuff (1st) (Bryan Campbell; Daniel Royer)
Members of the Woods Varsity and JV teams were:
Bryan Campbell, Matthew Campbell, JJ Cyriaque,
Claire Day, Matthew Deininger, Erin Durham,
Benjamin Esposito, Emma Farrell, Martha Farrell,
Camille Gallagher, Holly Gallagher, Harli Hanson,
Emma Hayes, Rose Holden, Tommy Holden,
Danny Johnston, Matthew Kornberg, Maddie Laethem,
Henry Lindbo, Patrick Lynch, Sean Nadasky,
Hunter Perschy, Kyle Perschy, Austin Roberson,
Zach Rossi, Daniel Royer, Diana Royer,
Ellie Saksa, Joseph Sharp, Cheyenne Tavana,
Jordan Tavana, Moriah Tavana, Nick Van Hoy
The Woods Middle School Varsity and JV teams were coached by the following parent coaches:
Tiersa Tavana (Head Coach) , Megan Lynch, Marilyn Hanson, Phoebe Shih,
Stuart Campbell, Deborah Day, John Perschy, Adrianne Leinbach, Mike Van Hoy,
Carmen Laethem, Nancy Holden, Bill Hanson, and Joan Royer
This year local teams from Chatham County and Chapel Hill won the 11 county region's top 3 spots. Phillips Middle School, Chapel Hill -- FIRST PLACE OVERALL
Woods Charter School, Chapel Hill (Chatham County) - SECOND PLACE OVERALL
Smith Middle School, Chapel Hill-- THIRD PLACE OVERALL
Smith Middle School, Chapel Hill --JV TEAMS first place
2008-2009 Science Olympiad State Success
Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Science Olympiad Team. Under the direction of head coach Tiersa Tavana the team moved up from 19th to 10th place out of 44 teams in this years state tournament. Woods captured three first places and one second. A 1st place medal was awarded for Meteorology to Matthew Kornberg and Joseph Sharp coached by Phobe Shih, for Physical Science Lab to Bryan Campbell and Daniel Royer coached by Stewart Campbell, and for Wright Stuff to Bryan Campbell and Daniel Royer coached by Joan Royer. A 2nd Place medal was awarded for Egg-O-Naut to Hunter Perschy and Joesph Sharp coached by John Perschy. Also placing in the top ten in the state were the following: Trajectory 7th place. Nick Van Hoy and Kyle Perschy coached by Mike Van Hoy. Fossils 8th place. Maddie Lathem and Emma Farrell coached by Adrienne Leinbach. Road Scholar 9th place. Tommy Holden coached by Nancy Holden. Again, a well deserved applause for the entire team and the coaches for bringing the school closer to the top three in the state and the possibility of attending the National Tournament.
Kellie Harper's Basketball Camp
Angel Laws a rising freshman at Woods received a scholarship to Kellie Harper's Basketball Camp. This is formerly known as the Kay Yow Basketball Camp at NCSU in Raleigh. Angel attended from June 21 - 25. She learned new drills, movements, and formed new friendships with camp counselors. Congratulations on your scholarship, Angel!
Summer Ventures
10th grader, Devon Harris, got accepted into the Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics Program. Congratulations, Devon!
National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists
Congratulations to two of our seniors, Josh Brooks and Patrick Moseby, for being names Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program!
Vocal Talent
Woods 9th grader Markos Simopoulos participated in the National Association of Singing North Carolina Classical Student Auditions, held February 20 and 21, 2009 at UNCG. He placed 1st in his category with a Superior Score and qualified to audition in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals. Congratulations and good luck, Markos!
UPDATE: On April 4th, 2009, Markos Simopoulos competed in the Mid-Atlantic Region National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Classical Singing Auditions against students who also received a Superior score in earlier state auditions in MD, VA, DC, NC, and SC. He sang J.F. Handel's "Arm, Arm, Ye Brave," Schumann's "Hor Ich Das Liedchen Klingen," and R. Quilter's "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind." He won third place with a Superior rating - a great achievement!
National Science Fair Semi-Finalist
Alec Tidwell (9th grader at Woods) has just been selected as a semifinalist for the National Science Fair (middle school division- SSP), for his project, "Nutpower! Can Biodiesel Fuel Be Made from Nuts?". This represented a cut from 7,500 national nominees down to 300 semifinalists. Of these, 30 finalists will be chosen on Sept. 17 to go to Washington DC in October for the National Fair and to participate in experiments. Good luck, Alec!
Musical Talent
Porter Robinson, 9th grade student, has a recording released on a German record label. His "screen name" is "Ekowraith" and he doesn't yet have a website, but some of his music is online. He's writing pop or commercial trance, and his song "Booming Track" is being released in Germany.
2007-2008
Hershey's Track and Field Program
Woods Charter students made a strong statement this spring with many participating in Hershey's Track & Field Program. Elliott Pearce, Joseph Sharp & Isabel Pearce all qualified in field events for the North Carolina State Meet held in June, 2008. Isabel took 1st place in the softball throw competition for 9-10 girls, Elliott won 2nd place in the boys 11-12 age group and Joseph made some impressive long jumps. Way to go Woods!
Talented Pianist
Joshua Brooks (rising senior) was one of 20 young pianists from across the country selected to participate in the Southeastern Piano Festival in Columbia, SC, this summer. He placed second in the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition at the festival. As a result, he will have the opportunity to perform with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra in October.
RSCM Bronze Award Distinction
Markos Simopoulos sat for the RSCM Bronze Award Exam on June 24, 2008. He passed with "distinction, " the highest honor. See the requirements here.
Favorable Opera Review
Markos Simopoulos received a favorable opera review for his performance. Read the review here.
2009 National Merit Scholarship Program
Five of our rising seniors have qualified to enter the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. Roughly 3% of the 1.5 million program entrants are selected each year. Congratulations to Josh Brooks, Ben Clarke, Patrick Moseby, Carolyn Stotts, and Megan Troy!
National Merit Finalist
Andrew Phillips, a Woods' senior and Student Council President, has been named a Finalist for a 2008 National Merit Scholarship. This is a highly prestigious honor based on all-around academic achievement.
Reading Rainbow Young Writer
Gabriel Wright, 1st grader at Woods, recently won an award for a story that he wrote and illustrated, entitled The Eagle & the Turtle, in the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest administered by UNC-TV. Gabriel is the first grade runner-up in the state-wide contest. His story will be animated by UNC-TV and will be broadcast during "PBS Kids" time slots. Congratulations, Gabriel!
2008 Civic Literacy Essay Contest
Tim Smith, Senior at Woods, is the 2nd place winner of the 2008 Civic Literacy Essay Contest! Congratulations Tim! The official award presentation will be made at the Conservative Leadership Conference on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. The presentation will be made during the luncheon ceremony highlighted by speaker John Allison, Chairman and CEO of BB&T bank.
Math Counts State Success
Christopher Hunt came in 14th Place at the STATE MATHCOUNTS Competition. This is an amazing feat to accomplish.
Our students earned 8th place out of 34 teams(schools) represented. This was 17 places higher than 25th place last year. All of our students placed in the top 200. Woods' very own Christopher Hunt came in 4th place in both written math testing and the "countdown-game show" round where only the top 16 students out of all students participating compete. Christopher's 4th place finishes awarded him 2 trophies and an invitation to the STATE MATHCOUNTS competition on March 14th at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C. The team's amazing improvement earned them the "Most Improved School" for the competition and they were awarded a beautiful trophy to be placed in Woods new display case!
Congratulations to Sam Hickey, Christopher Hunt, Trevyn Larson, Austin Moody, Brian Rossi, Diana Royer, & Eric Tapp who competed on Saturday.
Science Olympiad Local Success
Congratulations to the Woods Charter School Science Olympiad Teams!
In their first ever competition, the High School team of Matt Gibson, Stephen Hinkle, Morgan Fine-Morris, Ben Holden, Jonathan Villanueva, Sam Holden, Bryan Vandjik, Andrew Moseby, and Josh Owen, coached by Nancy and Bob Holden and non-Woods parent Matt Lavoie, entered 4 events; Flying Bird, Junk Yard Challenge, Wright Stuff, and Forensics. They placed 3rd in all events except Forensics which got them a 4th place finish, a great effort against 11 other high schools!!!! Special thanks to Coach Berry, Ms. Futrell, Ms. Johnson, John Rice, Phoebe Shih, and the Perschys for all their help acquiring practice spaces and supplies.
The second year Middle School team is becoming a force to be reckoned with! They entered all events and glided to a 3rd place finish overall! Congratulations to the team of Cheyenne Tavana, Jordan Tavana, Matthew Kornberg, Maddie Laethem, Claire Day, Mia Kaplan, Daniel Royer, Nick Van Hoy, Tommy Holden, Joseph Sharp, Angel Laws, Erin Durham, Kyle Perschy, Hunter Perschy, Martha Farrell, Owen Essen, Harli Hanson, and Patrick Lynch. They medaled in half the events but placed high enough in everything for that 3rd place finish. This 3rd place team is off to the state level competition!
Science Olympiad State Success
Congratulations to the Woods Charter Science Olympiad team for a second wonderful year of accomplishment! Woods finished 19th in a pool of 50 teams from across the state. We were competing against many schools who offer S.O. as an elective class that meets several times a week and who have been competing for many years. We should all be so proud of this accomplishment.
Extra congratulations go to:
Daniel Royer and Owen Essen who finished FIRST PLACE in the state in Glider. (It was scientific art to watch the glider in motion) (coach-Joan Royer)
Cheyenne Tavana and Jordan Tavana who finished SECOND in the state in Scrambler. (Very exciting finish as the egg hit the wall but didn't leak!) (coach Tiersa Tavana)
Hunter Perschy and Tommy Holden who finished SEVENTH (and barely missed getting a medal) in Egg-O-Naut (coach-John Perschy)
Matthew Kornberg and Nick Van Hoy who finished FOURTEENTH in Trajectory (coach Mike Van Hoy)
Joseph Shih and Tommy Holden who finished FIFTEENTH in Metric Mastery (coach Phoebe Shi)
Claire Day and Mia Kaplan who finished FIFTEENTH in Road Scholar (coach Mike Van Hoy)
Claire Day and Martha Ferrell who finished FIFTEENTH in Science Crime Busters. (coach Bill Hanson)
World Premiere Opera
Markos Simopoulos (8th grade) auditioned and got a part in the Long Leaf Opera "Three, Two, One-Bang! This Opera by Justine Chen is based on Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and a World Premiere. Performances are June 11 and 12.
Math Counts Local Success
The Woods MATHCOUNTS TEAM had a great experience at MATHCOUNTS 2008 at Athens High School in Raleigh on Saturday, February 23, 2008.