Recognizing Success

Students Recognized

2003-2004

In a program that capped off a year of study, teachers in the WCPSS Conversations About Diversity Program gathered with Superintendent Bill McNeal and Board of Education chair Susan Parry to present Lights of Hope Awards. Awards were presented to Amanda Alfonso of Durant Road Middle, Justin Bradley of West Millbrook Middle, Ali Brown of Davis Drive Middle, D'Maedra Chestnut of Apex High, Crystal Clark of West Lake Middle, Christina Cobb of Fuquay-Varina Middle, Alexandria Graham of West Millbrook Middle, Carly Jones of Leesville High, Kiara Jones of East Millbrook Middle, Jaymee Patel of Davis Drive Middle, Dasia Robinson of East Garner Middle, Alexandria Scott of Enloe High, Morgan Williams of Durant Road Middle, Charlie Wolf of Cary High and Morgan Woods of Broughton High. The awards celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King recognizing the work of community leaders and the students for their work in a year of paideia study on diversity.

2003-2004

Jessica Roush of Leesville Road High will display her award winning painting at the N.C. Museum of Art during the "Birds in the Park Family Festival" May 15. Jessica's oil painting of a pair of common mergansers won the 2004 North Carolina Federal Junior Duck Stamp art competition and placed in the Top 25 in the National Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition.

2003-2004

Moore Square Middle students Christian Gladney, Kristen Hartshorn, and Rachel Park placed third in their competition at the 2004 state level National History Day events. The students'junior exhibit entry "Exploring the Art of Dance" was awarded a cash prize from the NC Museum of History.

Ten Ligon Middle School students in art teacher Karen Thorsen's Drawing II class have devoted five weeks to a Service Learning Project for Habitat for Humanity. Students including eighth graders Sally Fry, Madison Bullard and John Rix, seventh graders Payal Nanavati, Brienne Sykes, Betty Lou Poston; Sean Plummer, Eugene Walsh and Alex Benham; and sixth grader Nikhil Satsangi painted doors that will be auctioned off in a fundraiser.

2003-2004

Washington Elementary student Nishanth Shah finished second and Davis Drive Elementary's Matthew Hammond finished in third in the kindergarden through third grade individual competition at the State Scholastic Chess Championships. Davis Drive Elementary finished second in the kindergarten through third grade team competition. Enloe High School finished third in the kindergarten through twelfth grade team competition.

2003-2004

Leesville Road High School student, Jessica Roush, won the 2004 North Carolina Federal Junior Duck Stamp art competition. Her oil painting of a pair of common mergansers will compete in the national competition on April 24 at the Ocean City Convention Center, Ocean City, Md.

2003-2004

John Raymond of Sanderson High and Lauren Ward of Millbrook high earned four-year Presidential Scholarships from Gardner Webb University.

2003-2004

Whitney Smith of Sanderson High won a regional poster contest and a $3,000 scholarship sponsored by the Art Institute of Charlotte. Smith now competes for a larger scholarship and the chance to student design at one of 30 art institutes in the U.S. and Canada.

2003-2004

Nolan Heath of Apex High finished second out of 200 students in the 12th annual Multi-District Rotary Against Drugs High School Speech Contest.

Green Hope High School senior Peter Hamilton was one of two North Carolina students recently named an outstanding young scientific leader. Hamilton will participate as a delegate in the 40th session of the National Youth Science Camp held near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia.

2003-2004

William Schlieper of Carnage Middle won the countdown round during the Regional MATHCOUNTS competition, with his lightning fast responses. The competition was held Feb. 21, at Southeast Raleigh High School. William also placed third as an individual contestant. Victor Lee placed ninth in the countdown round and ninth place as an individual. Carnage walked away with the third place trophy out of 42 teams competing. Carnage team members: William Schlieper, Victor Lee, Akash Ganapathi, and Alan Mitchell. Other outstanding Carnage students were Shreyas Tikare, Indu Ramesh, Jeff Kochuk, and Hiral Tailor.

2003-2004

Wells Struble of Sanderson High School has been named to the 2004 National Scholastics Academic All-American Team. The recipients were chosen from the participants in The NSITFC for their outstanding academic achievements. Struble has also been selected by the City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department to receive the Fred Fletcher Outstanding Teen Volunteer Award.

2003-2004

Three WCPSS high school seniors have been named Morehead Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The WCPSS students include Katherine Anne Evans of Broughton High School, Roby Chatterji of Sanderson High School, and Erin O'Quinn of Enloe High School. The Morehead pays all expenses for four years of undergraduate study, including costs of a laptop computer and four summer enrichment programs. The value of the Morehead is approximately $75,000 for each in-state student.

2003-2004

WCPSS had 6 North Carolina State Qualifiers from students who won their respective Geography Bees at their schools. The Geography Bees are sponsored and promoted by National Geographic. About 18-20 WCPSS middle schools participated in the Geography Bee program this year. WCPSS state qualifiers include: Chuck Fisher, grade 7, Reedy Creek MS; Rhys Scarlett, grade 7, Wakefield MS; Mitchell James, grade 8, Holly Ridge MS; Vivek Bhattacharya, grade 8, Ligon MS; Matthew Davidson, grade 8 Wake Forest/Rolesville MS; and Riley Morris, grade 8, Centennial Campus MS.

2003-2004

Moore Square Middle School students won awards in the recent Technology Student Association Regional Competition in Chapel Hill. Thirteen Moore Square students and advisor Dana Deaton took part in the event, which had competitions such as Graphic Design, Prepared Speech, Structural Engineering and Digital Photography. In the Communication Challenge, Moore Square students finished in the top three spots. Chris Pate was first, Vanessa Voight second and Valerie Voight third. In the Graphic Design Challenge, Moore Square students finished in the top three spots. Rachel Barton was first, Morgan Huggins second and Vonsia Garris third. Brian Serow, Andrew Geiner and Chris Pate finished second in the leadership challenge. Dustin Burleson and Morgan Huggins finished third in Challenging Technology Issues. Margaret Jones, Jada Bowser, Mo Chen, and Jalissa Fulton also competed. All award winners are posted on the Central TSA web site at http://m2m3.net/centraltsa

2003-2004

Simon Levy of Durant Road Elementary School competed in N.C. State University's Egg Toss Competition. Levy won first place for creativity out of the 172 entries. Students design structures that will protect an egg from a 31-foot drop. The competition is part of National Engineers' Week activities.

2003-2004

Adam Lindsay of Reedy Creek Elementary and Sarah Colwell of Athens Drive High have been selected to take part in the people to People Student Ambassador Program. Lindsay will take a 14-day tour of the British Isles and Ireland. Colwell will take a 20-day trip to England, Ireland and Wales.

2003-2004

Two Wake County Public School System students, Katherine Anne Evans and Warren Maurice Perry II, have earned North Carolina State University's prestigious Park Scholarship. The Park scholarships pay all expenses for eight semesters of study at NC State and include a stipend for each student to purchase a personal computer.

2003-2004

Katherine Anne Evans of Broughton High has been named a finalist for the Morehead and Park scholarships, two of the most prestigious awards for North Carolina high school seniors.

2003-2004

Six Wake County high school seniors were among 60 North Carolina students named finalists for 2004 Morehead Awards to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The students include Roby Chatterji of. Sanderson High; Katherine Anne Evans of Broughton High; Grant Miser of Apex Senior High; Heloisa De Lima Nogueira of Wakefield High; Erin O'Quinn of Enloe High; and Megan Tooley of Green Hope High

2003-2004

Seven Wake County high school seniors were among 96 students as finalists for the Park Scholarships for fall 2004. The Park Scholarships pay all expenses for four years of study at NC State, and include a stipend for each student to purchase a personal computer and peripherals. The students include Carla June Ammons of Garner Senior High; Rachel Anne Babson of Cary High; Ronald Ray Burton of Wakefield High; Katherine Anne Evans of Broughton High; Amber Danielle Gaither of Enloe High; Warren Maurice Perry of Southeast Raleigh High; and Erik Michael Sink of Enloe High.

2003-2004

Annalee Bloomfield of Enloe High has been selected to participate in the national Youth Leadership forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy in Washington, D.C. She will join 400 high school juniors and seniors in the conference.

2003-2004

Alice Rhyne of Sanderson High earned first place in State Treasurer Richard Moore's contest for students learning about personal financial skills, "Money Smart from the Start." Winners earned savings bonds. You can read more at http://www.treasurer.state.nc.us/DSTHome/AdminServices/Money+Smart+From+the+Start.htm

2003-2004

Catherine Fitzpatrick of Ligon Middle School has been selected to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference March 13 in Washington, D.C. The conference introduces young people to the tradition of American leadership and helps them develop leadership skills.

2003-2004

Jessica Taylor of Davis Drive Middle wrote a poem to win the 2003 Earth Science Week Contest sponsored by the American Geological Institute and on its website, earthsciweek.org Students in grades 5-12 competed by writing about possible careers as geoscientists. Taylor's winning entry is titled "Who is a Volcanologist and what do they do?" and can be found at http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/JessicaTaylor.htm Taylor earned $300 and her poem will be published in the institute's GeoTimes magazine.

2003-2004

Robert Gurley of Leesville Middle School has been accepted into the People to People World leadership Forum that will meet in Washington, DC in March 2004. Students taking part in the event earn high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the nation's most prominent monuments and institutions. Gurley was selected for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential. More information about People to People can be found at http://www.studentambassadors.org/

2003-2004

Austin Tortorici of Apex High School has been elected to the National Society of High School Scholars. The society recognizes outstanding academic performance among high school students. Information about the organization can be found at http://www.nshss.org/

2003-2004

Wells Struble of Sanderson High School has been selected to receive a 2003 Young Achievers Medallion Award by the International Leadership Network. He was among 200 student leaders honored by the network this year.

2003-2004

Univision Channel 40 has selected Natalia Solera of Fuquay Varina High as its Student of the Month as part of the Univision 'Nuestra Juventud' program. Solera was selected from students in 28 North Carolina counties served by the television station.

2003-2004

Stephanie Coates of Sanderson High School attended the Congressional Youth Leadership Council/National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, DC, in October. This is a unique Leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership and scholastic merit. Stephanie was one of approximately 350 outstanding scholars from around the country at the Conference. The theme of this conference is 'The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today".

2003-2004

Laura Robertson of Enloe High was selected to participate in the National Young Leaders Conference held in Washington, DC.

2003-2004

Justin Schwartz, eighth grader at F. J. Carnage G. T. Magnet Middle School, received a wonderful review for his work in "Mame". The production, starring Loretta Swit, runs through Saturday at Memorial Auditorium, BTI Center. The News and Observer review by Roy C. Dicks says of Justin, "Crucial to the whole first act is the role of young Patrick, which must be played by a child actor who can really sing and make the character believable without resorting to cuteness. Thirteen-year-old Justin Schwartz is such an actor, his scenes with Swit often bringing a lump to the throat."

2003-2004

Amber Gaither of Enloe High was among 294 semifinalists in the Siemens Westinghouse competition in math, science and technology. Up to 30 students will be selected from the list of semifinalists to compete in regional competitions beginning Nov. 8. Regional winners will compete in national finals in Washington, DC in December.

2003-2004

Drew McLeod, a Southeast Raleigh High junior is attending school this year in San Luis Potosi, Mexico as part of a Rotary International Youth Exchange program. McLeod is sponsored by the Garner Mid-day Rotary Club. More information on Rotary Youth Exchange is available at www.rotary.org

2003-2004

Jocelyn Brumley of North Garner Middle School has been selected to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference held in Washington, DC.

2003-2004

Two WCPSS students are winners in an international art contest entitled "This is My Mexico." Allison Elizabeth Cook and Cinorino Martinez Mejia, both of Raleigh, were two of 14 winners out of more than 7,800 entries across the US and Canada for the seventh annual art contest.

2003-2004

Lea Ved and Alexandra Vitek, students at Carnage Middle have been selected to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.The conference is a unique leadership development program for middle school students.

2003-2004

Wakefield High senior Courtney Curtis has been selected to take part in the National Student Leadership Conference. More information about the conference is available at http://www.nslcleaders.org/ml.html

2003-2004

Over the summer, a team of students from Enloe High finished third in the 2003 National Canon Envirothon. Teams were evaluated on problem solving and their recommendations for completing an environmental challenge. The five member team from Enloe had the third highest score and won $5,000 in scholarships and photographic equipment. The students competed at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

2003-2004

Wells Struble of Sanderson High participated in the Congressional Award 2003 Caribbean Summer Expedition, an 18-day expedition to the island of St. Vincent. Students took part in a community service project, camping, physical training and a reception with the island's prime minister.

2003-2004

Adrianne Pinkney of Broughton High was one of 96 female high school students to attend the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation in Chevy Chase, Maryland this summer.

2003-2004

Jessie Birckhead of Enloe High attended the Hugh O'Brian Youth World Leadership Congress at George Washington University this summer in Washington, D.C.

2003-2004

Shiromini Jeyarajah of Leesville Road Middle School was selected to attend the 2003 National Junior Leaders Conference in Silver Spring, Maryland on defense, intelligence and diplomacy.

2003-2004

Emily Williams, a Zebulon Middle sixth grader, was named a semi-finalists in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. The field of 400 semifinalists named nationally will be narrowed to 40 to compete in the finals in October.

2002-2003

Meghan Eberle of Green Hope High was selected for the USA Today All-USA High School Academic second team.

2002-2003

Durant Road Middle School, Durant Road Elementary School and Joyner Elementary School placed in the top five teams of their respective divisions at the World Finals of Odyssey of the Mind in Ames, Iowa. Durant Road Middle School came in 1st place in the Classics problem: Put A Spin on It - Division II.

The Durant Road Middle team included Jamie Cordes, Jackie Dilio, Luis Zapata, Michael Neese, Jessie Ammons, Zoe Hansen, and Kryssi Fischer. The coaches were Ginger Cordes, Laurie Dilio and Pat Zapata.

Joyner Elementary School came in 3rd place out of 30 teams in the Structure problem: Odd Pod Structure. The Joyner Elementary team included Sarah Cannon, Caitlin Monahan, Abby Smith, Collier Roberts, Stephen Ingram, Caeley Kane and Kathryn Sullivan. The coaches were Susan Cannon, Gary Smith, Terry Sullivan and Myra Kane.

The Durant Road Elementary team came in 5th place out of 47 teams in the Vehicle problem: A Scene From Above- Division I. The Durant Road Elementary team included Nicole Atallah, Caleb High, Jacob Koehler, Erin Meyer, Molly Patton, Nicole Weaver and Kaitlin Wood. The coaches were Kay Meyer, Cathy Patton and Judy Atallah.

2002-2003

Lisa Taylor of Leesville Road Middle and Lindsey Kulp of Hilburn Drive Elementary will travel to Australia this summer as part of the national People to People Student Ambassador Program.

2002-2003

Kevin Anderson of Green Hope High has been selected to take part in the International Chemistry Olympiad study camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Twenty of the top-scoring students from the US National Chemistry Olympiad national exam are invited to the two-week study camp where students attend lectures and work in the laboratory. Their work in inorganic, organic, physical, analytical, and biochemistry prepares them for the international competition.

2002-2003

Kevin Mark of Leesville Road High has been selected to take part in the National Top Teen Leadership Academy in Houston, Texas, and he has received a $2,000 internship stipend to attend. Mark will take part in activities designed for emerging leaders such as making choices and informed decisions, putting ideas into effect and evaluating the results of these efforts.

2002-2003

York Elementary School fifth-grader Paula Seligson's essay "Lessons from the Stock Market" won first place in the state N.C. Council on Economic Education essay contest. Paula was recognized during the council's 17th annual Stock Market Simulation Awards ceremony.

2002-2003

Apex Middle School students Tim Guadagno, Matt Bristol, Alex Hudson, and Chris Timmons earned first place this spring in the North Carolina Stock Market Game with a $56,000 plus gain. The team was in second place last fall with a $25,000 plus gain. Over 300 teams participated in the state competition, which included middle and high school teams.

2002-2003

Four Wake County students have been earned appointments to a military academy. David Chou of Athens Drive High and Peter Kim of Cary High have earned appointment to West Point. John Wooten of Leesville Road High has earned appointment to the Air Force Academy. Michael G. D'Andrea of Sanderson High has earned appointment to the Naval Academy.

2002-2003

Sanderson High student Wells Struble was presented the Bronze Congressional Award Medal by Congressman Brad Miller last month to recognize Struble's good work he has done for the betterment of the community and for the goals he has set for his own personal development.

2002-2003

Enloe High senior John Roberts is the winner of the Arts & Entertainment award for the feature film "The Blunder Boys" in the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, inaugural National Student Television Award of Excellence.

2002-2003

Enloe High School was the overall champion in the 2002-03 Electric Vehicle Challenge. Enloe's team won with a 1986 Ford EXP powered by a 96-volt electric motor. Enloe's team members are Grant Nelson, Mike Kolba, Erin Lam, Josh Mayo, Geoff Stephenson, Eric Dunn, Richie Innis, Johnny Artica, Kyle Hojnacki and Shaun Patel. The adviser at the Raleigh magnet school is David Honea. Wake Forest-Rolesville High School finished in first place for best web site and autocross car. In the middle school competition, Davis Drive Middle captured first place in the Quiz Bowl and Lufkin Road Middle won in the technical category.

2002-2003

Southeast Raleigh High student Andrew Seltzman earned 1st Place in Senior Division - Physical Science at the NC State Science Fair was held at Meredith College last month for his project, "Factors Influencing Ion Gradient Formation and Current Output in Lithium/Silver-Salt Cells" Two Wake elementary students also earned honors at the science. Fair. Emily Williams of Wendell Elementary received an Exemplary Award for her project, "Can We Prepare for a Drought?" Caitlin Christian of York Elementary received an Exemplary Award for her project, "Muscular Magnets."

2002-2003

Enloe High student Julia Marden and Broughton High student Katherine Evans are first-place winners in the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Annual Writing Contest.

2002-2003

Broughton High School sophomores Jacob Weaver, Ben Hadley and Braxton Fonville are winners in the National High School Essay Contest on the United Nations. Weaver finished first; Hadley, second, and Fonville, third.

2002-2003

Ligon Middle sixth-grader Amelia Janine Lumpkin has been selected to participate in the Junior National Student Leadership Conference in Washington, DC this summer. Amelia has also been named a U.S. National Award Winner in mathematics by the U.S. Achievement Academy.

2002-2003

Enloe High School won the 2003 Public Library Quiz Bowl Championship by defeating Weddington High School of Matthews 205 to 135. Coached by Enloe media specialist John Welch, members of the championship team include Adam Buff, David Buff, Radim Dragomaca, Chelsea He, Helen Rittelmeyer and Jacob Wisner. The Wake County Public Library System was the sponsoring library.

2002-2003

Enloe High School will be one of 66 high school teams from 39 states competing at the National Science Bowl May 1-5 at the National 4-H Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland. The Enloe team earned an all-expenses paid trip to the nationals by winning the state finals in January. Enloe's team consists of junior Brent Dorr, senior Hartley Ray Grimes, senior Eric Schwartz and junior Alex Sheppard. The coach is science teacher Brian Wood.

2002-2003

Two Ligon Middle School teams won first place in the Carolinas region competition in the International Future Problem Solvers Bowl. The competition pits teams in a timed research project to stimulate critical and creative thinking skills and encourage students to develop a vision for the future. Ligon's junior division team includes Laura Buff, Katie Martin, Mary Kathy Suttle and Kate Stover. The first-place intermediate division team includes Jeff Schecter, Heather Sit, Peter Chisnell and Kurt Wormsbecher. The coach for the teams is Jackie Brooks.

2002-2003

The eighth-grade Carnage Middle School Battle of the Books team finished second in the Region Three Battle of the Books competition held at Nash Central High School on April 10. The Carnage team included Taylor Coggins, Michael Cyzewski, Nick Garner, Marissa Gilmore, Duncan Hardee, and Smitha Sharma. The team's teacher advisor is Linda Armstrong and the school media specialists are Linda Cearbaugh and Cyndi Morgan.

2002-2003

Students from Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School and Wake Forest- Rolesville High School technology student associations joined hundreds of middle and high school students at the 24th Annual State TSA Conference in Greensboro on April 12-13. Moore Square seventh-grader Chris Pate placed second in the TSA Computer Applications event, earning the school's newly formed chapter its first state competition trophy. Several other Moore Square students placed in the finalist category in the Digital Photography, Communications Challenge, and Electrical Applications events.

2002-2003

Moore Square Middle students won top honors at the NC Central Region TSA Competition last month. They earned three first place trophies. Chris Pate won first place in Communications Challenge. Jada Bowser won first place in Graphic Design Challenge. Brian Serow won first place in Digital Photography Challenge. Vanessa Voight won second place in Communications Challenge. Jada Bowser won third place in Digital Photography Challenge.

2002-2003

Moore Square Middle students earned honors at the National History Day regional competition held last month at Elon University. Elliot Betus and Alexander Ambargalu earned 1st Place in the Junior Group Exhibit. Eric Regensburg earned 1st Place for Junior Individual Documentary. The team of Jiakaira Dixon, Samara Brown, Megan Bonk, LE Alexander and Morgan Huggins earned 1st Place in Junior Group Documentary. Cassandra Ferraro earned 2nd Place and Kerri Koomen earned 3rd Place in Junior Individual Documentary. The team of Justin Harward, Will Hildreth and Joshua Cox earned 2nd Place and the team of Tucker Middleton, Brian Serow and Braxton Burgan earned 3rd Place in Junior Group Documentary. Jeb Bailey and Josh Grubb earned 3rd Place in Junior Group Exhibit. Christina Boddie earned 3rd Place in Junior Papers.

2002-2003

Hodge Road Elementary fourth-grader Ty Richardson was a state winner in the annual Young Authors Project sponsored by the North Carolina Reading Association and local International Association councils. The competition encourages young writers and provides a forum to publish their work. This year's competition topic was 'Family Treasures.' Ty wrote about his brother. Kelsey Hume and Danielle Murphy of Hodge Road Elementary won in the county competition at their grade-level.

2002-2003

Wakefield Middle sixth-grader Rhys Scarlett finished third in the 2003 NC Geographic Bee. The state bee was held on April 4 at the Exploris Global Experience Center in Raleigh. One winner from each state advances to the national competition, sponsored by the National Geographic.

2002-2003

At its Tuesday (April 15) board meeting, the Board of Education recognized winners of the 2002 Todd Fuller Math Competition Award, a NC State University sponsored math competition for Wake County students. In the team competition, Leesville Road High was first. Enloe High was second and Athens Drive High third. Schools enter teams of up to six students who have two hours to complete multiple choice and short answer math questions. The competition was begun in 1983 to reward excellence in math. NBA basketball player Todd Fuller, a NC State ballplayer and math graduate, began sponsoring the event in 2002. Cash awards are made to the top three finalists. Matt Lux of Leesville Road High earned first place. Michael Hsu of Enloe High was second and Laura Malone of Cary High and Aaron Shojinaga of Leesville Road High tied for third. Kelse Chen of Leesville Road High was fourth.

2002-2003

Wake high school valedictorians were honored by the Board of Education, Superintendent Bill McNeal and school administrators with a luncheon at the NC State Faculty Club April 15. The valedictorians include Anita Unnithan of Apex High, Jessica Oliver of Athens Drive High, Zachary Scott Clayton of Broughton High, Peter Kim of Cary High, Kristina Toups of East Wake High, Edward J. Su of Enloe High, Andrew Loeffler of Fuquay-Varina High, Stephanie Nelson and Allison R Finger of Garner High, Sapana Vora of Green Hope High, Kelsey Elizabeth Lam of Leesville High, Matthew Emery and Samantha Close of Millbrook High, Brian Roberts of Sanderson High, Connie Wang of Southeast High, Anna Marie Mitchell of Wake-Forest-Rolesville High and Patrick Gerald Mauro, II of Wakefield High.

2002-2003

Three teams from Wake County schools will advance to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. The teams are from Durant Road Elementary, Durant Road Middle and Joyner Elementary. These teams finished either first or second at the state tournament at Wesleyan University in Rocky Mount on Saturday, April 5. The World Finals will be at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on May 28-31. The Durant Road Elementary team includes Nicole Atallah, Caleb High, Jacob Koehler, Erin Meyer, Molly Patton, Nicole Weaver and Kaitlin Wood. The coaches are Kay Meyer, Cathy Patton and Judy Atallah. The Durant Road Middle team includes Jamie Cordes, Jackie Dilio, Luis Zapata, Michael Neese, Jessie Ammons, Zoe Hansen, and Kryssi Fischer. The coaches are Ginger Cordes, Laurie Dilio and Pat Zapata. The Joyner Elementary team includes Sarah Cannon, Caitlin Monahan, Abby Smith, Collier Roberts, Stephen Ingram, Caeley Kane and Kathryn Sullivan. The coaches are Susan Cannon, Gary smith, Terry Sullivan and Myra Kane.

2002-2003

The Carnage Middle School seventh-grade team placed first out of more than 1,000 teams in 21 states in the National Math League Press Contest. Team members include William Schlieper, who tied for 3rd top score nationally, Alice Yen and Alan Mitchell, who tied for 4th top score, and Justin Schwartz, who tied for 5th top score.

2002-2003

Five Wake County students have captured first place in the state PTA Reflections contest and will enter the national competition. The first-place winners from Wake were Alice Yen, a seventh-grader at Carnage Middle, literature; Dylan Giles, a seventh-grader at Ligon Middle, photography; Kathleen Peterman, a sixth-grader at Ligon Middle, visual arts; Grace Timothy, a second-grader at Penny Road Elementary, music composition; and Erik Dellblad, a sixth-grader at Ligon Middle, music composition. Tori Ravenel, a fifth-grader at Oak Grove Elementary, finished second in the literature category at the state level. The contest, sponsored by the National PTA, is designed to enhance artistic exploration by providing students with the opportunity to express themselves through literature, musical composition, photography or visual arts. The National PTA set this year's theme as "Signs of Courage."

2002-2003

Carroll Middle eighth-grader Rachel Tamar has been accepted into the People to People Student Ambassador program. As a Student Ambassador, she will be traveling, as part of a delegation of 20 Triangle-area middle school students and teachers, to Australia for 18 days in June. As part of this program, Rachel will receive one high school credit for a course in 'Exploring International Cultures,' and will participate in a volunteer service project through earning 90 service hours. President Dwight Eisenhower founded the People to People Student Ambassador program in 1956 because he believed that young people experiencing different cultures were the keys to global understanding and world peace. You can read more about the program at http://www.studentambassadors.org/

2002-2003

Northwoods Elementary fifth-grader Leah Hairston was named a winner in the national website competition, Search for Girls who Glow. The website asked applicants to submit an essay describing what they have done to make the world a better place. The essays were judged on style and content based on originality, clarity and the scope of the accomplishments. Winners were selected from two age categories - 8-11 and 12-14. Leah helped form a club, Keep America Clean. The members of the club made flyers and put them in other people's mailboxes to help spread the word. There are now more than 100 members who are responsible for weekly local trash clean up. You can read more at http://readysetglow.com/winners/

2002-2003

Pleasant Union Elementary fifth-grader Nicole Gusse was named one of the eight regional winners at the Regional Science Fair competition on March 15. Gusse's 'Fascinations of Memory' project earned her a trip to the State Science Fair competition April 25.

2002-2003

Damian Anthony Cannon and Zachary Scott Clayton, both of Broughton High School, were among 40 young leaders from high schools across the nation and Great Britain to earn Morehead Scholarships to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

2002-2003

Mitchell Scott Danforth and Mary Margaret Williard of Enloe High, James Peyton Hassinger and Caitlin Sara Kelleher of Broughton High, Joel David Mikkelsen of Cary High, Danielle Hope Speller of Millbrook High, Anita Gopal Unnithan of Apex High, and Saket R. Vora of Green Hope High were among 60 scholars from across the nation to earn Park Scholarships to North Carolina State University.

2002-2003

Enloe High School won North Carolina's Academic Decathlon competition held on March 7 and 8 at Southeast Raleigh High School. Enloe will represent North Carolina in the National Competition in Erie, PA, in late April. The Enloe team included Andrea Trevino, Neha Koul, Nene Kalu, Chika Chukwu, Kristen Kipetzky, Aaron Dial, Jacob Wisner, Maryanna Quigless, and Januarius Anyanwu.

2002-2003

Wake students earned top honors in 11 of 12 categories at the North Carolina German Day held at UNC-Greensboro on March 6. In individual competitions, Wake students won first place in four of the five categories. Nitin Krishnan of Martin Middle School was first in the spelling bee. Jason Brown of Apex High School was first in the verb bee. Andrea Nicholson of Carnage Middle School was first in Poetry I and Alexandra Balaban of Apex High School was first in Poetry III. In the seven team events, Wake schools won first place four times. Enloe High School won first place in Singing II. Ligon Middle School won first in Skits I. Leesville Road High School won first in the Einstein Bowle. Sanderson High School won first in poster.

2002-2003

Eleven Ligon Middle School students were selected in competitive auditions to the annual Junior High Eastern Regional State Orchestra Festival held on May 3. Violinists selected were Fei Fang, Albert Fong, Jacqui Goeking, Gowri Ramachandran, Lucas Wollenzien and Sabu Yamamoto. Violist Justin Murphy was selected. Cellists Betty Anderson, Christine Diepenbrock Daniel Eckert and Luke Perry were selected.

2002-2003

Roni-Leigh Burritt of Millbrook High has been selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy in Washington, D.C. in February. You can read more at http://www.nylf.org/did/did_home.html

2002-2003

Michelle Catherine Yue of Leesville Road High was one of two North Carolina students selected to participate in the 41st United States Senate Youth Program. She spent a week in Washington, D.C., experiencing national government in action. Yue visited Capitol Hill, the White House, Supreme Court, Pentagon and State Department. Each participant is awarded a $5,000 College scholarship for undergraduate studies. The program is sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

2002-2003

Nathan Adams of Garner Senior High School is one of 33 high school students from across the country that attended the New Partners for Smart Growth conference this month in New Orleans. Students learn how local and state governments work, learn about each other and their communities, and evaluate issues of concern. By participating in the conference, students learn more about smart growth policy issues.

2002-2003

Seventh-grader Logan Rodberg of Carroll Middle School won first place in the regional Future Business Leaders math competition in February. Rodberry will compete in the state conference math competition in Greensboro in April.

2002-2003

William Schlieper of Carnage Middle School won first place in the Inter-City Mathcounts Practice Meet Competition with a perfect score. He competed against students from Ligon, Martin and Daniels. His coach is Lezlie Covington.

2002-2003

Shannon E. Fyfe of Enloe High School has been named a 2003 Presidential Scholar. Fyfe was selected on the basis of strong academic and artistic achievements, involvement in school and community activities and leadership skills. You can read more at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/Recognition/PSP/

2002-2003

Eric Birbeck of Athens Drive High School was selected to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy in Washington, D.C., Feb. 18-23. You can read more at http://www.nylf.org/did/did_home.html

2002-2003

Student Meghan Carroll of Athens Drive High School is participating in the Presidential Classroom in February in Washington DC. Carroll will observe the federal government at work, witness the development of public policy and explore the roles of citizens, lawmakers, experts, associations and businesses in the world's most successful democracy. Presidential Classroom takes students behind the scenes of our nation's capital for seminars and discussions featuring members of Congress, Presidential appointees, journalists and other Washington insiders and names in the news. You can read more at http://www.presidentialclassroom.org/

2002-2003

Three WCPSS students are among 68 North Carolina high school seniors to have been named finalists for 2003 Morehead Awards to UNC-Chapel Hill, valued at $70,000 each. The WCPSS students include Damian Anthony Cannon and Zachary Scott Clayton of Broughton High School and Ashmita Chatterjee of Sanderson High School. The finalists will be interviewed in Chapel Hill between March 1 and 4. The winners will be announced March 7. The John Motley Morehead Foundation trustees will offer awards to about 40 students, who will have until mid-April to accept.

2002-2003

Garner Senior High junior Shannon Stancil has been honored by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Stancil was named one of North Carolina's top two youth volunteers for 2003. As a state honoree, Stancil will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and a trip to Washington, D.C., in May where she will compete for national honors. Stancil created "Operation Jean Teens," a community-wide program that solicits donations of new and gently used clothing and sports equipment for adolescent patients at a local mental hospital. She explained the project to youth groups, recruited volunteers and sought help from businesses.

2002-2003

Sanderson High student Erin Duber has been selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law March 11-16 in Washington, D.C. Students have the opportunity to meet professionals from some of the nation's top law firms, observe the legal process in action at courthouses and interact with faculty from renowned law schools.

2002-2003

Enloe High tenth-grader Eric Notarnicola and recent Enloe graduates Adam Attarian and Tim Stallman have been nominated in the student competition for the Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. Notarnicola was recognized for his introductions to the school's morning news show, and Attarian and Stallman were nominated for their documentary, "The Kids are Alright."

2002-2003

Enloe High senior Ed Su was selected as a regional semifinalist in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Su made a presentation on 'Electron-Photon interactions in carbon nanotubes' at the Southern Region competition Nov. 22 in Atlanta. He earned a bronze medal and $1,000 scholarship.

2002-2003

Sanderson High Junior Wells Struble has been selected by ihigh.com as the first national iHigh "Top Teen Award" winner. Selection for the award is based on personal achievements, leadership and overall community involvement. Struble has a strong academic and athletic record. He is an honor roll student who is on the school track team and plays in an area soccer league. School officials note that Struble is noted for his community service work and active in his church.

2002-2003

Shannon Stancil of Garner Senior High received the Clara Simon Award at the annual banquet of the Mental Health Association of North Carolina. Stancil was recognized for her volunteer work at Dorothea Dix Hospital. As part of a Girl Scout project, she led a clothing drive for the hospital's teen patients, and helped in construction of a clothes closet that she now operates for them.

2002-2003

Melissa Young of Garner Senior High has been selected to attend the national Young Leaders Conference in Washington this month. Young is one of 400 students from across the country who will take part in the leadership development program.

2002-2003

Wells Struble of Sanderson High has been recognized as a hometown hero by Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Wells' achievement will be recognized during the first half of a Carolina Panthers game, and Sanderson High will receive a $1,000 gift card on Wells' behalf. The Hometown Hero program seeks to acknowledge high school students in North Carolina who have begun building their own strong foundations through personal commitment to their local community, academics and athletics.

2002-2003

An Apex High student's topic for her entry into the National PTA annual arts program two years ago has become the national competition's topic for this year. Danielle Bergeron entered a drawing of firefighters at a house fire and titled her drawing's topic, 'Signs of Courage.' The entry earned Bergeron an award. The winning topic becomes the next year's theme. Students participating in this year's National PTA arts competition will create art based on her idea of courage. Bergeron came up with the idea because her father is a volunteer fireman.

2002-2003

Michael Tarrant of Sanderson High is one of 400 students nationwide invited to attend the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C,. in November. The conference offers students the opportunity to discuss current events and issues with top policymakers in Washington, analyze concepts, and then put them immediately to work. The conference is designed to instruct, enrich, and enthuse promising students, preparing them for a lifetime of leadership with an unforgettable experience.

2002-2003

Jerry Mauro of Wakefield High won first place, Jessica Son of Enloe second, and Katie Chamblee of Charlotte placed third in the fifth Wade Edwards North Carolina Short Fiction Award. The winners were named at the North Carolina English Teacher's Association conference in Greensboro Oct 5. The writers were selected for short fiction promoting the qualities of humility, strength of convictions, loyalty, honor, charity, determination, the value of family, and the obligations of friendship and community. Scholarships and a gift to the first place winner's English Department bring total prizes of $10,000 to the recipients.

2001-2002

Fuquay Varina High students Heather Wray and Kristina Coudriet received plaques from the National Association of SAVE and certificates signed by President Bush recognizing their working more than 100 service hours as students. Wray served as National SAVE Youth Advisory Board vice chair, planning national and regional activities, serving as a SAVE spokesperson and creating five coloring books for elementary students. Coudriet served as the National SAVE Youth Advisory Board secretary, publishing the board's minutes, writing media advisories, planning national and regional events, and serving on the board's marketing committee. Wray is president and Coudriet vice president of the SAVE chapter at Fuquay Varina High.

2001-2002

Two Garner Senior High students won awards in the N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs Arts Festival. Emily Schneider was a first place winner in the competition for 12th graders. Samuel Lee won second place in the short story competition for grades 9-11.

2001-2002

A Garner Senior High student won the 2002 Congressional Seminar contest sponsored by the national Society of Colonial Dames of America. Maggie D'Angelo wrote an essay on the Federalist papers to earn a scholarship to attend the Washington Workshops congressional seminar in Washington, D.C. in June.

2001-2002

Wake Forest Rolesville High Senior Matt Morgan was awarded the Trentini Foundation Scholarship April 20. The scholarship is awarded in memory of teacher and coach Tony Trentini. This is the 22nd annual scholarship awarded by the foundation.

2001-2002

Becky Martin of Sanderson High was one of 20 students nationwide to earn a $20,000 scholarship and be named a Citigroup Scholar. The Citigroup Academy of Finance Scholars program encourages students to pursue careers in business or finance.

2001-2002

Wildwood Forest Elementary fourth-grader Christina Bredburg was a national finalists in the National Geographic for Kids writing contest. She wrote about her favorite winter activity. The winning stories are featured on the web at http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngforkids/0204/index.html

2001-2002

A team of students from Enloe High finished second in the state's Public Library Quiz Bowl. Nine teams from around the state competed answering questions on random topics. The Enloe team included David Buff, Quinxian He, Andrew Hobbs, Imani Mosely, Meredith Newmark, Helen Nie, Tejas Patel, and Helen Rittlemeyer. Becky Danninger and John Welch coached the team.

2001-2002

Hundreds of parents and students from 20 Wake middle schools competed in the Wake County Battle of the Books April 13 at Southeast Raleigh High. Ligon Middle won the seventh- and eighth-grade divisions and Dillard Drive Middle won the sixth-grade division. The Ligon seventh-grade team consisted of Samantha Aycock, Priyadarshini Asokan, Peter Kerkhof, Katherine Lyman, Thurman and Audrey Whetten. The adviser is Sylvia Gorham, and the media specialists are Linda Mich, Carole Rader and Kim Shelton. Ligon's eighth-grade team members are Maryam Al-Zoubi, Mellyssa Egan, Jason Valle, Najia Sabir and Jennifer Spencer. The adviser is Beth Loehfelm. Dillard's sixth-grade team members are Elizabeth Johnson, Carson Holgate, Katie Kocher and Lauren Petersburg. The adviser is Gail Stevens, and the media specialists are Jennifer Cassidy and Diane Ruby. In Battle of the Books, students read a prepared list of books and teams of students answer questions about the books in a contest. Ligon is a magnet school in downtown Raleigh for gifted and talented students; Dillard Drive is a traditional school from western Raleigh.

2001-2002

Wakefield High Senior Kimberlyn Hickman won one of four national $10,000 scholarships for the Target All Around American Student Scholarship this month. She was surprised with a large check and certificate during a presentation made in her AP European History classroom. Hickman has also been accepted into the Leadership Fellows program at Elon University and will intern with Secretary of State Elaine Marshall this summer.

2001-2002

Two Garner Senior High students won top prizes at the state Beta Honor convention held in Greensboro last month. Dylan Benton won first place in the biology competition and Ryan Phillips won first place in the chemistry competition.

2001-2002

Kids Voting of Wake County announced winners among the nearly 100 entries received in its High School Political Cartoon Contest on the theme of 'Drawing on Democracy.' A.J. Klingenmaier of Southeast Raleigh High won first place. Jason Kwon of Broughton High won second place. Richard Page of Green Hope High and Jeffrey Levenbook of Southeast Raleigh High tied for third. Honorable mentions went to Travis Fowler of Garner High and Steven Squires of Broughton High.

2001-2002

Martin Middle won first place in the state's Mathcounts competition sponsored by the Professional Engineers of North Carolina and held in Greenville. The Martin Middle team included Misha Lavrov, Carrie Cao, William Wheeless and Yang Zhou. Their coach is Lucy Kay. The Ligon Middle team of Chelsea Cooley, Joey Schmitt, Katie Cheng, and Priyadarshini Askokan finished third. Their coach is Pat Heald. Lavrov and Chris Hoersting of Ligon were named to the state team to compete in the national Mathcounts competition in June.

2001-2002

Fifth-grader Jenny Jan of Farmington Woods Elementary won first place in the state PTA Reflections art competition. Jan's colorful drawing of herself playing the violin in the park won at the school, county, and district level for grades 3-5. The competition is divided into four age groups and students can compete in literature, musical composition, photography and visual arts. More than 2,500 Wake County students participated in this year's program. Three other Wake students placed in the state competition. In grades 9-12, Albert Park of Apex High finished second in literature, and Kristen Arnold of Athens Drive High finished second in visual arts. In Grades 6-8, Jackson Marlowe of Dillard Drive Middle finished third in visual arts.

2001-2002

Third-grader Jennifer Jones of Timber Drive Elementary won the Young Author's Project competition "A Funny Thing Happened…" Jones' story will appear in the Raleigh-Wake IRA Council's 2002 Young Authors' Collection. She will be honored with a reception and autograph party Sunday, April 14 at Meredith College.

2001-2002

John B. Hammond, 7th grader at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, has qualified to participate at the state level of the National Geographic Bee, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The Bee will be held on Friday, April 5 at Exploris Middle School. Donna Cash, 7th grade science teacher at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, was the February Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce Chalice Recipient.

2001-2002

A team of 28 Southeast Raleigh High students led by teachers Debbie Kellogg and John Geraghty competed in the FIRST Regional Robot Competition in Richmond, Va., earlier this month. The team won the Chairman's Awards given to the team that best exemplifies the meaning of FIRST and is a model program for others; won the Daimler Chrysler Team Spirit Award for the second year in a row; received the "Best All Around Team" as voted on by other teams; and received a certificate of recognition from FIRST founder Dean Kamen for 'outstanding dedication and extraordinary effort to promote and expand the FIRST robotics program in NC.' The team ended the qualification rounds 9th among 66 competing teams. The team included Bryan Blythe, Charles Howard, Kenan Miller, Seth Paye , Ryan Peacock, Matt Rhinehart, Andrew Seltzman, Jeff Zehnder, Ricky Bennett, Matthew Caswell, Patrick Connelly, Jeremy Dunbar, Tommy Fort, Mario Gomez, Charlie Humes, Stephen Ji, Harrison Kelly, Patrick Lentz, Yomi Ojo, David Page, Josh Paye, Danielle Peacock, Brandon Reed, Brian Shanks, Jessica Starr, Lauren Stone, Geoff Swanstrom, and Jordan Wright. The students worked with mentors from IBM and NC State University. Broughton High also had a team in the competition that included Norm Voller, Keegan Brochu, Mathew Jordan, Chris Bailey, Austin Bridges, Omaru Camara, Emma Conkling, Chris Ellis, Billy Granger, Ryan Grasczkowski, Dawson Heath, Jonathon Hendricks, Chris Horney, Jamie Makley, Patrick Marsh, Jack Nellis, Zach Rogers, and Stephen Stokes.

2001-2002

At the Central Regional Science Fair held March 16th, Southeast Raleigh High students Kenan Miller and Andrew Seltzman placed first in their respective categories; Kenan in the senior technological category with his project "Rocket Science" and Andrew in the senior physical science category with his project "Research on Current Carrying Capacity of Li - Ag Salt Cells: Effect of Ion Radius and Newtonian Transfer."

2001-2002

A team of eighth-graders from Carnage Middle won the school's seventh straight regional History Bowl last week, earning the students the right to compete in the state championships May 16 and 17. The team includes Will Schultz, Kelsey Hawkins, Tyler Mollenkopf, Toan Tran Phu, and Andrew Zonderman. Teacher Betsy Newmark is the coach.

2001-2002

Cary High Junior Jennifer Marshall is a sharpshooter on the school's Naval JROTC who is competing this month in the National Junior Olympic shooting championships for women's air rifle. Marshall will take part in the competition at the Olympic National Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co. The top two shooters will be named to a development team giving them a chance to qualify for the 2004 Olympics.

2001-2002

Wake County Human Services' Students for Nutrition Awareness and Physical Activity Project (SNAP)) sponsored a National Nutrition Month poster contest for fifth grade students. Over 300 Wake County fifth graders submitted entries for the National Nutrition Month 2002 poster competition. The contest required students to develop a "Healthy Snack-vertising" poster. The grand prizewinner of the poster contest, Diana Leigh Johnson, is a fifth grader at Brentwood Elementary. Diana's winning poster depicts Super Carrot as he overcomes Grease Burger.

2001-2002

Wake County students took top prizes in the recent American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Egg Drop held at N.C. State University. Tate Rogers of Southeast Raleigh High finished second in the competition and Josh and Paul Saville of East Garner Middle earned third place. Rogers earned a $300 prize and the Savilles split $75. The students were among 145 who designed devices that protected an egg from breaking after being dropped from a height of up to 32 feet

2001-2002

.Ijeoma Anen of Southeast Raleigh High has been selected as a McDonald's Black History Makers of Tomorrow Scholarship winner. The program recognizes high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate exceptional work in their classrooms and communities. To compete for the scholarship, students submitted an application, a 500-word, typed, double-spaced essay entitled ``Madam C.J. Walker, Her Dreams, My Dreams, The Dreams of the Future'', an official transcript, and a letter of recommendation. Anen will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

2001-2002

Three Southeast Raleigh High dancers performed at the NFL Pro Bowl pre-game and half-time shows. Staci Watkins, Courtney Peel and Teran Brown were among the U.S. and Canadian high school cheer and dance students who earned the trip to Hawaii as top finishers at a national dance competition. While there, the students took part in the National Scholarship Invitational Competition, where Peele finished second earning a $2,000 scholarship and Brown placed fourth earning a $500 scholarship.

2001-2002

Southeast Raleigh High Senior Josh Heffner will represent Wake County Schools in the International Brain Bee competition to be held in March at the University of Maryland. The International Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience which quizzes contestants about the brain and how it relates to intelligence, memory, emotions, and other aspects of human health. Josh won the first Research Triangle Brain Bee and will move on to the finals where he will compete against winners from 30 other regional competitions for scholarships. For more information about the International Brain Bee, visit http://www.sfn.org/BAW/bee.cfm

2001-2002

Enloe High School's Eagle Productions brought home the prestigious Emmy Award from the 16th Annual Mid-South Regional Emmy Awards, their third in five years. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the Emmy during a ceremony held Saturday evening at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Enloe senior Ryan Gurlinger and junior James Mundia were nominated in the Student Production Category for a three minute, high-energy highlight montage of Enloe's 2000 Winter Sports Season, which was broadcast on Enloe's daily live TV program, "The 'Loe Down." This is the eighth Regional Emmy nomination in five years for Enloe's Eagle Productions. The program has now won three times in the Student Production Category.

2001-2002

Three Wake County Schools finished in the top ten in the 17th AMC 8 competition. Martin Middle finished first, Ligon Middle fifth, and Leesville Road Middle seventh in the math exam for middle school students. There were 88 North Carolina schools and 9,000 students participating. Yang Zhou, a Martin Middle eighth grader, was one of 84 students in the country to make a perfect score. Victor Lee of Lufkin Road Middle had the top score for sixth graders in North Carolina.

2001-2002

Sixth graders on Carnage's Quiz Bowl Team just competed in two quiz bowl contest and did extremely well. In the winter contest for Knowledge Master Open, an international competition, Carnage ranked third of the almost 400 teams competing, and first in North Carolina. In the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl, a state contest, Carnage won first in North Carolina. The Carnage team includes Alan Mitchell and Nick Thompson (co-captains), Katharine Edwards, Sonya Escamilla, Cameron Green, Michael Northeim and Alice Yen. Betsy Newmark is the faculty coach.

2001-2002

The Enloe High team captured first place at the N.C. Regional Science Bowl. The team includes Brendon Shields, Alec Durrell, Meredith Gilliam, Edward Shu, and Alex Sheppard. They won by answering the most questions on topics including astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, mathematics, and physics at the regional bowl hosted by N.C. Central University Jan. 26. The Enloe team advances to the national competition that will be held in Chevy Chase, Maryland in May.

2001-2002

Students from Enloe High and Leesville Road High were recognized before the Board of Education at its Tuesday (Feb. 4) meeting for winning the North Carolina State University Mathematics Competition last fall. WCPSS High School math administrator Athena Kellogg congratulated the Enloe team of Christen Pelon, Tim Stallman, Alec Dunell, Ryan Yoakum, Brendan Shields, and Helen Nie for winning first place in the competition. Kellogg also congratulated students for individual performance in the competition. Nan Gao of Leesville Road High won first place. Enloe students won the next three slots. Yoakum won second place, Shields third; and Nie fourth.

2001-2002

Students at Carnage Middle have been named finalists in a contest sponsored by CNN's education website. The contest is "An American Tapestry: Digital Movie." The Carnage students put together a story about their environmental work. They've titled it 'Carnage SERVES,' or Students Efficiently Restoring Vital Environmental Site. The story describes the students' efforts to clean and study a wetlands area near the school.

2001-2002

The Nestle Nesquik Bunny threw a party for students of Wakefield Elementary in December honoring the school as one of the five national winners of the Nesquik Fit Kids Challenge. Students participated in a four-week fitness program earning points for physical activity. At the party, each student was recognized for his or her fitness success. Wakefield was one of 70 schools in the U.S. to participate in the physical fitness challenge.

2001-2002

Fuquay-Varina High Seniors Kristina Coudriet and Heather Wray have been chosen to serve as members of the Youth Advisory Board for the National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.). The Fuquay-Varina students will work with other members of the advisory board to develop plans to prevent school violence and organize an annual S.A.V.E. summit to be held in April 2002. Coudriet and Wray founded the S.A.V.E. chapter at their school several years ago and this year have worked toward building a brick walkway at the school, adopting a family for Thanksgiving, organizing a Christmas teddy bear drive and helping students at Fuquay-Varina Middle establish their own S.A.V.E. chapter.

2001-2002

The Heart Drama Troupe of Wake Forest Rolesville Middle garnered seven awards at the North Carolina Theatre One Act Play Festival in Charlotte Nov. 10. Receiving awards were Kevin Miklavcic for Young Promising Performer, Caitlin Davis for Best Actress, and drama teacher Willie O. Jordan for Excellence in Directing. The entire troupe received awards for Excellence in Playwriting, Best Ensemble, Superior Play, and Honorable Mention for Best Overall Play.

2001-2002

A Garner Senior High student is among 56 students to win Morehead Awards to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bruce Warren Andrews, Jr. won the award. Andrews is Garner Senior high student body president, a member of the varsity football and soccer teams and founder of the Junior Optimist Club. He is one of 29 North Carolina winners chosen by the Morehead Foundation from 880 candidates nominated by their schools last spring. The scholarship, valued at $70,000, covers the full cost of four years at UNC-CH plus sum