Potential Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 26

SCHOOLNEWS Look what River Region schools and students are accomplishing. Saint James School Fares Well this Fall High school students from Saint James were recognized for their hard work, talent, and expertise in the 39th Annual School Art Show at the Alabama National Fair this past fall. Claudia Hubbard took first place in Sculpture and Michelle Lee took first place in Printmaking. Ella Skier took second place in Watercolor Painting, Jin Kim took second in Mixed Media, and Jake Hastings took second in Printmaking. Jake Hastings also placed third in Watercolor Painting, Christine Choi placed third in Opaque Painting, Payton Christian took third in Black and White Drawing, Whitman Kent placed third in Mixed Media, and Kylie Eng placed third in both Color Drawing and Printingmaking. Saint James students were also named Honorable Mention for Black and White Drawing – Greta Decker and for Printmaking – Jin Kim. L2 | Spring 2018 BrewTech Robotics Receives Worldwide Rankings The Brew Tech robotics program keeps reaching new heights, and now has cracked the worldwide rankings! At the recent Gulf Shores Middle “Bots on the Beach” VEX Robotics Competition, the team of William Sumlin, Trevor Taylor and Will Percival scored a 147 in their combined skills run, which places them currently at 22nd in the world! The top 50 teams in the world receive an automatic bid to the VEX Worlds Competition. Brew Tech students also brought home two Tournament Champion Awards and the Judges Award, which goes to the team judges choose for special recognition. Congrats to these students competing on a global scale! www.potentialmagazine.com