Prattville Speech and Debate Win Local Tournament
ACA Students Sign for Bass Fishing
( Front L-R ): Sarah Rice , Nayoon Kang , Katie Leigh Smith , Gracie Sullivan . Minji Kim , Janice Cho , and Luke Kim . ( Back L-R ): Riley Pugh , Andrew Kellum , Eric Rice , Jin Kim ,
Jake Hastings , Edward Kim , and Andrew Nam .
Saint James Students Solve the Puzzle Challenge
Two Saint James School Varsity teams competed at AMP ’ d ( Auburn Mathematical Puzzle Challenge ) in late January among 14 Varsity teams from west Georgia and east central Alabama . “ Our students had a blast at AMP ’ d this year !” said Mrs . Vicky Eichelberg , Saint James High School Mathematical Department Chair . “ I am so proud of all of our students . They faced very worthy opponents in the competition and rose to the occasion with determination , focus , and confidence in their abilities .” Saint James team members who placed second at AMP ’ d included Minji Kim , Jake Hastings , Janice Cho , Nayoon Kang , Andrew Kellum , Andrew Nam , and Eric Rice . The team winning the third place award included Jin Kim , Edward Kim , Riley Pugh , Sarah Rice , Luke Kim , Gracie Sullivan , and Katie Leigh Smith . The Auburn Mathematical Puzzle Challenge ( AMP ’ d ) is a competition designed by Dr . Eric Harshbarger , a mathematician and professor at Auburn University , and is sponsored by Auburn University ’ s COSAM ( the College of Sciences and Mathematics ).
Prattville Speech and Debate Win Local Tournament
The Prattville High School Speech and Debate team participated in the 2017 Prattville Christmas Classic Tournament held at Prattville Christian Academy November 30-December 2 . Competing against thirteen other teams from across the state , the Prattville team won the Individual Events First Place trophy as well as the Overall First Place Sweepstakes trophy . Congratulations to the following tournament champions and finalists : Duo Interpretation – Grace McKelvey and Isaac Sherman Champions ; Informative Speaking – Sandhu Aladuwaka Champion , Hugh Sparks 2nd , Chad Nichols 5th and Anderson Graves 6th ; Programmed Oral Interpretation – Grace McKelvey Champion , Isabella Stachewicz 2nd and Holly Griffith 3rd ; Dramatic Interpretation – Sarah McKinney 3rd and Grace McKelvey 5th ; Prose Interpretation – Holly Griffith Champion , Isaac Sherman 4th and Kristen Rousseau 5th ; Impromptu Speaking – Sandhu Aladuwaka Champion , Isaac Sherman 2nd , Sam Guerrero 4th and Kaleigh Gillespie 5th ; Original Oratory – Will McQuiston Champion , Kaleigh Gillespie 4th and Jack Moore 6th ; Poetry Interpretation – Isabella Stachewicz Champion , Kristen Rousseau 4th and Sarah McKinney 5th – Extemporaneous Speaking - Sandhu Aladuwaka Champion , Hugh Sparks 2nd , Will McQuiston 3rd , Stephen Guerrero 4th and Sam Guerrero 6t h ; Congress – Hugh Sparks Champion , Isaac Sherman 3rd , Will McQuiston 4th , Steven Guerrero 5th and Sam Guerrero 6th ; Public Forum Debate , Ashtyn Daniel and Leigh Nicholson 4th .
The Prattville team is coached by Katy Olienyk and Jordan Berry .
Mooneyham Signs With ASU
Congratulations to Trinity Senior Mary Martin Mooneyham for signing a national letter of intent to play soccer at Alabama State University ! Mary Martin is a fifth-year player for Trinity ’ s Varsity Soccer Team and has been the leading scorer for two consecutive seasons , averaging 21 goals each season . She was selected to the AHSAA All-Star team in 2017 and was selected for the The Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro team in 2016 and Honorable Mention in 2015 .
ACA Students Sign for Bass Fishing
Alabama Christian Academy seniors Cole Borland and Elliott Torode signed their national letter of intent for bass fishing . Cole will be continuing his fishing career with Faulkner University and Elliott will fish for The University of Montevallo . ACA is proud of our anglers !
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