Arnold is the ONLY middle school in MCSD
to make this distinction
Awesome Job RAMS!
Schools must meet 3 criteria to
be determined winners:
1. Stay clear of needs improvement status;
2. Demonstrate that at least 20% of students exceed standards in all test
areas as measured by state
assessments; and
3. Place in the 95th percentile or higher statewide in greatest student
achievement gains.
Arnold is one of only 5 middle
schools in the state of Georgia to receive this award for the 2007 - 2008 school
year.
for more information check out Arnolds Report Card
The Governor's Office of Student Achievement
showcases every school in the state
check out their website as well.
http://gaosa.org
Congratulations to
Ronda Allen, 702 Language Arts teacher!
She was selected as the Golden Apple recipient for the week of February 23rd
more information available here
Great Job Science Olympiad Team!
Our team came in 6th overall and won 1st place in the following areas:
Bio - Process Lab: Julie Youm and Daniel Dominguez
Disease Detectives: Joseph Turley and Alex Benny
Ecology: Bridget Berg and Julie Youm
Experimental Design: Jenny Youm, Julie Youm, and Alex Benny
Shock Value: Austin Sellers and Nithin Jino
Other team members are: Landris Baggs, Arun Benny, Felicia Folds, and
Rescia Williams.
Congratulations to Arnold's Tennis
Team!
They had a PERFECT season with 10 - 0 and finished 1st place - AWESOME JOB!
Congratulations to the 2009 - 2010 Arnold Rams Math Counts Team
at the Columbus High School Middle School Math Tournament
Overall tied for 3rd out of 17 participating schools
Team High Scorer: Julie Youm
Way to go Mathletes!
Congratulations to Julie Youm
Middle School Winner in the "Web 2.0 tools" essay contest for
MCSD Department
of Technology Services
She received a netbook donated by Lenovo.
Great job Julie!
For more information, check out this link.
Congratulations to our Social Studies Fair Winners
Class I 6th graders
Best Overall - Alyssa Allen
First Place - Alyssa Allen - Economics - Does a Healthy Meal Cost More?
First Place - Russell Kelly - History - How Do Units at Fort Benning Affect the
Global War on Terrorism?
Second Place - Tobias Akers - Sociology - Is Using Simulation and Gaming in the
Army a Good Idea?
Third Place - Nyles Huling - Sociology - How is Social Behavior Affected by
Playing Video Games for Long Periods of Time?
Third Place - Naeisha McClain - History - Tonga: Why is There Only One
Remaining Kingdom in Polynesia?
Class II 7th and 8th graders
Best Overall
- Austin Sellers
First Place - Austin Sellers - History - Does Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal
Compare to Adolf Hitler's Holocaust?
Second Place - Christian Clark - History - Rangers Lead the Way! A History
of the 75th Ranger Regiment
First Place - Korie MacDougall - Sociology - Cochlear War: The Deaf Community
vs. the Disability
Second Place - Ryanne Cotterell - Sociology - Airport Security: Before and
After 9/11
Third Place - Joseph Turley - Sociology - Unabomber vs. USPS: Did the
Unabomber Change USPS Regulations?
Third Place - Alexandria Hartley - Sociology - How Did the Lifestyles Change -
Prior to, During, and After Khmer Rouge?
Third Place - Julie Youm - Sociology - How Did Kim Dae-Jung Affect the
Development of the Republic of Korea?
Third Place - Sam Hatala - Sociology - Where is the US Manned Spaceflight
Program Headed?
District SS Fair Winners
1st place - Korie
MacDougall
2nd place - Austin Sellers
3rd place - Alyssa Allen and Russell Kelley
Regional SS Fair Winners
Korie MacDougall won in Regional
Competition on Saturday, February 27th.
She will now go on to State Competition
Congratulations to our Regional Science Fair Winners - WAY TO GO RAMS!!
We had 12 students who submitted projects of which 8 placed in the following
areas:
3rd Place -
Matt Hooper - Behavior and Social Sciences
1st place - Joseph Turley - Chemistry
2nd place - Austin Sellers - Chemistry
3rd place - Brandon Knutson - Engineering: Materials/Biochemical
2nd place - Korie MacDougall - Medicine and Health
3rd place - David Fuentes - Medicine and Health
2nd place - Christian Clark - Microbiology
2nd place - Sam Hatala - Plant Sciences
Congratulations to
Patti Gourd
"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" Award for Top Secretary in MCSD
She was nominated and recognized
at the MCSD School Board meeting on 3/16/09. The ABCD Award is presented
monthly to a Muscogee County School District employee who has gone above and
beyond in the performance of his/her “job.” This individual shall have exhibited
unusual effort, initiative, motivation, encouragement, and/or related qualities,
and shall have achieved notable results. The winner will have contributed
either directly or indirectly to the betterment of our school district by
positively affecting our students--academically, socially, physically, or
emotionally.
Congratulations to Ms. Jill Sammons, 602 Language Arts Teacher
She won the National Junior Cotillions Best Mannered Teacher for the 2009 - 2010
school year.
Her student, Alyssa Allen, wrote the winning essay.
Congratulations to Mrs.
Ronda Allen's Gifted Magnet Homeroom
They won the "Be Well" Program Competition for all of MCSD
Each student received a $400 gift card for a Wii, a Wii fit, and a game of their
choice
Mrs. Melissa Niemi's Homeroom came in 3rd in MCSD
Mrs. Ellen Posey's Homeroom came in 4th
This competitions was open to 7th graders throughout MCSD
Information about the program is here