Potential Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 30

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! L6 | 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. www.potentialmagazine.com