SCHOOLNEWS
Look what River Region schools and students are accomplishing.
Montgomery Academy
Seniors Become National
Merit Scholarship Finalists
Edgewood Students Place at
Academic Challenge for Excellence
Congratulations to all students competing in the Academic Challenge
for Excellence at Wallace Community College Selma on Friday, March
10. The Algebra 1 team consisting of Chloe LeMaster, Cole Freeman,
and Carson Peevy came in 2nd with Chloe receiving the overall 2nd
Place individual award. The Algebra 2 team consisting of Macy Adams,
Hannah Grace McDavid, and Harris Woodruff came in 2nd with
Macy receiving the overall 3rd Place individual award. The Geometry
team consisting of Gracie Johnson, Kam Burleson, and Katie Roberts
came in 2nd with Gracie receiving the overall 2nd Place individual
award. The Advanced Mathematics team consisting of Brooke Carr,
Madison Maddox, and Matt Williams also placed 2nd. The 10th grade
science team consisting of Tyler Abernathy, Jalyn Carlton, and Shaela
McMahon, won 1st place overall. The team of Byron Simmons, JC
Bush, and Landon Eller placed 3rd with their Business Plan Project,
with Byron taking 1st place for his individual presentation.
That’s 22 medals total! Great job to all participants!
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Summer 2017
Montgomery Academy seniors Dora Eskridge
and Ellen Park have moved on to Finalist
status in the 62nd Annual National Merit
Scholarship Program. Approximately 15,000
students nationwide will be named National
Merit Finalists this year, representing less
than 1 percent of the 1.6 million students
who took the PSAT/NMSQT test as entry
into the National Merit program.
As Finalists, Dora and Ellen are now eligible
for multiple National Merit scholarships.
Some 190 colleges and universities around
the nation also extend scholarship offers to
National Merit Finalists, according to the
National Merit organization.
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