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Grafton High Students Placed 1st and 2nd at Stock Market ChallengePosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Grafton High School teams competed against 5 other schools and a total of 27 teams at the recent Virginia Stock Market Challenge. At the event, teams of four are issued $500,000 in mock trading dollars that they use to purchase fictitious stock prior to the opening bell. Once the event has begun, every 80 seconds is a new day on the stock-trading floor! There are 60 days of trading in total. Teams must track their stocks. They must then act accordingly, purchasing or selling stocks by attracting a "floor trader". The "traders" roam the room with hand held computers that automatically send teams orders via wireless transmissions instantly into the system. Trades are reflected immediately on the three large projection screens, which track stock prices, leading teams and graphical depictions Read more |
Jamestown Visits Seaford ElementaryPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Iris Otey from the Jamestown Outreach Program came to speak with Seaford second graders. Read more |
Seaford's Chrome Club Designs with MarshmallowsPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Seaford's Chrome club explored engineering. The students are working on building the tallest building using marshmallows and toothpicks. Read more |
Fourth Graders Support Our VeteransPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Fourth graders at Grafton Bethel Elementary School showed their support for our Veterans by "hand-crafting" an American flag with their greetings. This flag will be sent to our troops through our "Support The Troops" collection spearheaded by our third graders. Read more |
Yorktown Middle School Citizens of the MonthPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012Yorktown Middle School (YMS) recognizes students each month during the school year who have shown exemplary behavior or outstanding character for that month. Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as YMS Citizens of the Month for October: Darcy France, Andrew Jamerson, Daniel Hodges, Zion Rowe, Jarrett Medford, Matthew Nettleton, Jillian Honig, Cale Overstreet, Noah Beach, Tajalek Brown, Sincere Lyon, Caleb Taylor, and Johnny Turbeville. Read more |
Coventry Elementary School Choral PerformancePosted on: Friday, November 16, 20124th graders at Coventry Elementary School performing in the choral program Hey! What'cha Doin? directed by Robin McDonough. Read more |
Stock Market Game at Yorktown ElementaryPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012There are more than 240 teams in the state of Virginia playing the Stock Market Game and Yorktown Elementary Math Science Technology Magnet School has two teams in the Top Ten. Mrs. Kirsten McLeod, Math Resource Teacher, reports that both teams are from Mrs. Reilly’s fourth grade classroom. The “game” gives students the chance to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in an on-line portfolio. Students work together in teams to select companies in which to invest, teaching them collaboration and financial skills. Read more |
Grafton High School Working to Fight HungerPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012Grafton High School students are inviting the entire community to join their efforts to increase awareness of hunger and related issues with their Empty Bowls project. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger. Participants create ceramic bowls and then serve a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a small donation, guests choose one of the ceramic bowls to keep as a reminder that there are always empty bowls in the world. GHS’s Empty Bowls night will be held on December 13, 2012 from 2:30-6:30. All the proceeds will be donated to the Food Pantry of York/Poquoson County. Read more |
"I am Unafraid" Anti-bullying Message Shared at Queens LakePosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012On November 9th, at Queens Lake Middle School, Dr. Jay Banks presented his "I am Unafraid" anti-bullying message. The program is based on a four-point strategy designed to educate and equip students. Using letters from the word “unafraid,” Banks’ program teaches students to remember the acronym AFRA. Students are taught to: A – avoid bullies, F – find a friend, R – report bullies, and A – act confident. As for the remaining letters in the word “unafraid,” Banks said students will have a new “ID” when the program is completed and they can live unafraid. Read more |
Seaford Holds Mock ElectionPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012Seaford 5th grade students held a presidential mock election on Monday, Nov.5th. They set up the polling station in the computer lab and put political signs at the entrance. Students in grades Kindergarten through fifth participated, as well as, the teachers and administration. The results were Romney 66% and Obama 34%. Read more |
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