Fulton Science Academy Middle School Model UN In New York

Members of Fulton Science Academy's Middle School Model UN team headed to the Big Apple this week to participate in a huge national competition. Bringing together hundreds of students from around the world, Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation and/or academic competition in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations.

The trip came on the heels of many months of preparation for our students. We are so happy that they had a chance to participate in this experience and are very impressed by their efforts!

Fulton Science Academy High School History Academic Team Will Compete at the National

On March 18, two members of the FSA High School History Academic Team traveled to Newnan High School to compete in the 2017 Georgia State Championship History Bee and Bowl. Qualifying tests for the US Geography Olympiad and the US History Bowl were given at this event as well.

FSA team members, Sanjeev U. and Chloe R. participated. Sanjeev placed 2nd by taking the US Geography Olympiad Qualifying Test and is qualified to participate at nationals. Chloe took the US history qualifying test and her score qualifies her for competing in that event at nationals. As a team, they finished 3rd in the Junior Varsity Division of the History Bowl. This qualifies them to participate in the National History Bowl in Washington, D.C., April 21-23.

Congratulations to these hard-working, dedicated history students. As you will see below, lots of preparation and fast fingers can often mean the difference in results. Our new History Academic Team formed in January and students are already very competitive in the state level competition. They and other team mates will now be preparing for the national competition, so be sure and wish them good luck.

Fulton Science Academy Eighth Grader Places Second in State Science Fair

Congratulations to FSA eighth grader, Arul S., who had an amazing day today at the State Science Fair. Arul won both a Second Honors Category Award, as well as a special award, the 2nd Place Merial Biotechnology Award, for his project that addressed the impact of Gaba Enriched Food on Autism Spectrum Disorders. To achieve such an honor among so many compelling projects speaks volumes about Arul's very strong work ethic...we are so honored to have this incredible student as an FSA Mustang. Congratulations, Arul!

Fulton Science Academy Destination Imagination Team Is Going Global

Congratulations to members of FSA's Destination Imagination Team. This year, we are delighted to report that three teams have advanced to globals at the University of Tennessee in May! Way to go, kids! 

1st place in the Service Learning Challenge  Middle School Level

• Isra, Tanmaya, & Sanika (not pictured)

1st place in the Fine Arts challenge High School Level

• Amisha, Katarina & Zeynep 

1st place in the Improv Challenge High School Level

• Chloe & FSA Alum, Joe

Rising Stars teams (K-2nd):

This is a non-competitive level, but all teams really earned their participation medals! This is the first time that FSA has had teams participate at the Rising Stars Level, and we had four!

Students did an absolutely fantastic job developing very creative presentations using simple and complex machines to help 'Save the Day!'

• Eagles - Nathan, Collin, Rafi, Nandika, Minia & Shuban
• Magical Marshmallows - Akhil, Samaira, Kovid & Amrit
• Creative Instincts - Anish, Aryan, Anya, & Arush
• Perfect & Beautiful - Semra, Meliha, Sheza, & Isabella

Middle school teams:

• Lightening Ladies - Kubra, Karina, Sarayu, Suhani, & Hannah, won 2nd place in 'Vanished!' challenge, Fine Arts category. They also won the coveted Renaissance Award!

• MI-7 - Janon, Gavin, Sana, Amrita, Anastasia, Spiros, & Grace, won 2nd place in 'Top Secret' challenge, Scientific category.

Elementary school teams (3rd-5th):

• DI Daredevils - Tanish, Aman, Vishnu A., Vishnu R., & Neal won 2nd place in '3-Peat' challenge, Improv category.

• Vanishing Victors - Amal, Brinda, Sanjana, & Sarah R. won 2nd place in 'Vanished!' challenge, Fine Arts category.

Honorable Mentions:

• The Green Girls - Lina & Khadija placed 4th in their category.

• Building Bash - Myles, Sam, Akarsh, Raj, Varun, Satvik, & Kerim placed 5th in their category.

• Color Wizards - April, Medha, & Miriam placed 9th in their category.

• Men in Black - Vishruth, Aaditya, Abhinav, Siddarth, Atharv, & Khalil placed 10th in their category.

• Cool Producers - Anna, Meher, Baasel, & Sohum placed 13th in their category.

For Outstanding Design, Engineering, Execution, Performance

TEAM LIGHTNING LADIES won the Renaissance Award (one of just 3 special awards given out)
"On our journey we sometimes encounter exceptional travelers who entertain and enlighten us along the way. The Renaissance Award recognizes those among us who demonstrate extraordinary amounts of effort and preparation in their solutions or outstanding skill in engineering, design or performance. While the destination is creativity, these fellow travelers make the journey itself memorable."

Fulton Science Academy High School Science Olympiad At State

Fulton Science Academy competed in its first Division C State Science Olympiad Tournament and it was a great experience!

Fulton Science Academy students competed in the Division C Science Olympiad State Tournament hosted by Emory University last Saturday. Twenty-four of the state’s top teams qualified for the tournament based on the results of eight Regional Tournaments.

“Since this is the first year we have had a high school, this was the first year we’ve competed in Division C,” explained head coach Pam Walsh. “Science Olympiad rules allow Division C teams to have 15 members, seven of whom can be twelfth graders. Because our school is so small, we requested special permission from the State Director to include a couple of eighth graders on our team.”

With both Destination Imagination and the Math Team competing this weekend, even with two eighth-graders, FSA managed to put together a team of eleven students. Chloe R. spent the morning competing in Science Olympiad and after two events left to compete in Destination Imagination. Nevertheless, with some students competing by themselves (most events allow a team of two students) the team managed to participate in all twenty-three events. What incredible perseverance our students demonstrated!

“We had two goals for this first year,” explained head Coach Gloria Stathos. “First, we wanted to compete in all twenty-three events and second, we wanted to qualify for the state tournament. Qualifying was no easy task as there were 143 teams in the state. To place 18th in the state at this tournament was quite an accomplishment for our first year.”

“We are very proud of our students,” said Building Events coach Yasin Parlak. “We had a number of events in which we finished in the top ten. Next year we will have a more experienced team and our placement should improve. ”

The following students finished in the top ten in their events:

3rd Place Hovercraft – Vishal and Tushar (pictured)

6th Place Microbe Mission – Ethan and Sanjeev

7th Place Anatomy and Physiology – Ethan and Sanjeev

8th Place Rocks and Minerals – Nicholas and Sanjeev

9th Place Towers – Maahi and Bahriye

9th Place Ecology – Nicholas and Chaitanya

Thank you to all of our students, parents, and coaches for all of your efforts, not only this weekend but every weekend!

Fulton Science Academy Mathletes Win Varsity Level Tournament

Congratulations to FSA's Mathletes who today clinched FIRST place in the Varsity Math Competition hosted by Westlake High School. Under the tutelage of Coach Sema Duzyol, team members continue to deliver impressive results throughout the region. Their smiles say it all; hard work really does pay off in the long game!

Congratulations for placing in the Top 10 individually

2nd Place- Vishaal R

4th Place- Charlie F

Other team members include Peyton L and Tyler H.

"Our team was comprised of one 9th grader and three 8th graders, so the results are particularly impressive for a varsity level competition that is typically made up of 11th and 12th graders," said coach Duzyol.

Way to go, guys!!!

Fulton Science Academy Second Grader Clinches 1st Place in Walton Elementary Math Fest

Congratulations to FSA Second Grader, Varun G., who won FIRST PLACE overall out of 93 students on Saturday, March 18th,2017, at the Walton Elementary Math Fest, a math tournament designed for 4th and 5th graders.

Varun is also a nationally recognized chess champion whose smile truly lights up a room. Way to go, buddy!

Fulton Science Academy Math Team Clinches 1st at Chamblee Middle School Math Tournament

Congratulations to our incredible FSA Mathletes who placed FIRST last Saturday at the Chamblee Math Tournament! Even better, all four FSA contenders placed in the top ten as well.

What we find most impressive is the incredible diplomacy and professionalism these students show on a weekly basis...towards their teammates and towards other teams. Winning is great, but good sportsmanship is even better!

FSA Team members who participated in this tournament are Richard, Kevin, Arnav, Nick, Tejaz, Nina, Pranav, Shivam, Neel, Akshadha, and Pranavkrishan. These students demonstrate so many valuable character traits under the tutelage of Team Coach and Math Department Chair, Ms. Duzyol.

Way to go Math Mustangs! Great job, team! Your FSA family loves you and we are so proud of you!

Fulton Science Academy Science Olympiad Team placed second in the GA State Science Olympiad Tournament and Advanced to National

The Fulton Science Academy Science Olympiad Team placed second in the GA State Science Olympiad Tournament held at South Cobb High School on March 18. Along with the second place trophy, the team received an invitation to compete in the National Science Olympiad Tournament to be held May 20 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. This is the third consecutive year the team has qualified for Nationals and the seventh time in FSA history!

“We are thrilled to be representing Georgia at the National Tournament,” said Science Olympiad head coach Pam Walsh. “The National Tournament is an amazing event; not only for the intense competition but also for all the geeky-nerdy science activities that go along with it.”

“Qualifying for the tournament gets tougher each year,” explained Head Coach, Gloria Stathos. “This year there were 125 middle school teams in the state. Twenty-nine of these teams advanced to the state tournament, and only the top two teams are invited to Nationals. We medaled in 16 of the 23 events and there were only three events in which we didn’t place in the top ten. Each of the 14 students on our team contributed to our victory by earning at least one medal.”

Walsh continued, "FSA students really performed well. Our students were so professional and well-prepared for this tournament. Science Olympiad prides itself on not being a trivia contest but instead requiring students to show critical thinking and process skills, so there are always unexpected questions and problems, but our students worked through them. We could not be prouder.”

The following students placed among the top 10 in the state for their event:

1st Place: Vihan and Logan 

Hovercraft

Coached by Mr. Kersey 

1st Place: Sophie and Sid

Road Scholar

Coached by Mrs. Stathos 

1st Place: Jay and Arul

Fast Facts

Coached by Mrs. Sanders

1st Place: Sophie and Vihan

Write It, Do It

Coached by Mrs. Stathos 

2nd Place: Jay and Arul

Bottle Rockets

Coached by Mr. Parlak 

2nd Place: Sophie and Sid

Dynamic Planet 

Coached by Mrs. Walsh

2nd Place: Bella and Arham

Ecology 

Coached by Mrs. Butler 

2nd Place: Shourya and Bella

Invasive Species 

Coached by Mrs. Butler 

2nd Place: Chance and Holden

Optics 

Coached by Mr. Sanders

2nd Place: Holden and Jay

Reach for the Stars

Coached by Mrs. Walsh 

2nd Place: Shourya and Sid

Scrambler

Coached by Mr. Parlak 

3rd Place: Karen and Navina

Disease Detectives

Coached by Mrs. Bhatt and Mrs. Lewis

3rd Place: Karen and Shourya

Rocks and Minerals 

Coached by Mrs. Walsh

4th Place: Chance and Navina

Food Science

Coached by Mrs. Crigler 

4th Place: Vihan and Logan

Mission Possible 

Coached by Mr. Kersey

4th Place – Isabelle and Chance

Meteorology – coached by Mrs. Walsh

Fulton Science Academy MathCounts Team Advanced to National

Today, Fulton Science Academy's Math Team advanced to Nationals by placing FIRSToverall at the State Mathcounts Competition.

Holden W. placed first individually, with Vishaal R. securing a fifth place finish. FSA had an impressive two students place in top ten and, therefore, qualified to participate in final countdown round.

At the end of the day, Holden placed third in the countdown round, otherwise known as the "tie breaker round."

We are very pleased to announce that the top four students from Georgia (each representing a different school) will advance to the National Mathcounts Competition, May 13-15, in Orlando. Coach Duzyol will continue to support this incredible team of Mathletes, who thrive under her guidance.

What an exciting day with well-deserved results for our students. Great job, Math Mustangs!

ROBOTICS TEAMS WIN AT REGIONAL LEVEL

Congratulations to Tech Force #5262, Optimus Primeapes #7300 and Coding Force #7301 for their fantastic performance at the First Lego League regional competition!

Optumis Primeapes #7300 received the Core Values Award.

Coding Force #7301 received the Robot Design Award.

Optumis primates #7300

Abhijn G, Edgar R., Grace W., Spiros K., Jacob G.,

Coding Force #7301

Varun S., Madison D., Ansley M., Huseyin C., Mckenzy C., Noah D.

Tech Force #5262

Ariana I, Arnav S, Karina S, Kevin Y, Pranav D, Pranavkrishan S, Sydney X

Great Results in Lassitter High School Math Tournament

FSA Math Team students, Tyler H. (8th grader), Vishaal R. (8th grader), Holden W. (8th grader) and Charlie F. (9th grader) participated at the 17th annual Lassiter High School Math Tournament last Saturday, December 3, at Lassiter High School.

Our team competed against 12th graders and placed sixth as a team in the varsity division out of 36 high schools and approximately 70 teams which attended this competition.

Last year, in December 2015, we placed ninth as a team at this competition in the varsity division. As a middle school team with one high school student this year, we brought our placement up three places and this year there were more than twice the number of schools who participated!

We are proud of our Math Mustangs! FULL SPEED AHEAD! Our goal is to get in TOP three schools in 2nd-semester varsity level high school math competitions! Way to go!

FULTON SCIENCE ACADEMY MATH MUSTANGS - FULL SPEED AHEAD!

Fulton Science Academy Math Team students, Holden W. (8th grader), Charlie F. (9th grader), and Vishaal R. (8th grader) scored in the top 2% statewide at the Kennesaw State University High School Math Tournament held on Wednesday, November 2. Wow!

Holden W., Charlie F., and Vishaal R. have also qualified to Round 2 of the Kennesaw State University Math Tournament that will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

Congratulations to our FSA Math Team students! We are so incredibly proud of you!

HIGH SCHOOL MODEL UN AT GA STATE UNIVERSITY

This week, the FSAPS High School Model UN team attended their first ever competition. On November 13 and 14 the team attended the 2016 edition of GSUMUN on the campus at Georgia State University. Though the team was small, with only 4 students attending the event that included hundreds of students from 41 area high schools, they made a memorable showing.

Representing Kenya, FSAPS students were involved in 3 different councils: the General Assembly (GA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The goal of this year’s conference was to work towards meeting the UN Initiative for Sustainable Development Goals.

Chloe Richardson, an FSAPS sophomore, was named outstanding delegate in her committee, the FAO! In this council, they tackled 3 main topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals: Achieving Zero Hunger through Sustainable Agricultural Production; Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger: Addressing Global Food Security; and Encouraging Climate-Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Development.

We are very proud of the entire Model UN team for the hard work they have put in to prepare for this event and look forward to travelling to Georgia Southern University and other competitions next semester.

FULTON SCIENCE ACADEMY HOSTS INAUGURAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

On Saturday, November 12, FSA hosted 24 teams from twelve schools in our Inaugural Science Olympiad Invitational.

“For a first tournament and this early in the season, it was very competitive. We had many of the top teams in the southeast, including Auburn Middle School from Alabama and Bearden Middle School and Friendship Christian Academy from Tennessee, not to mention our perennial rival Dodgen Middle School from Marietta,” said tournament director and FSA head coach, Pam Walsh.

“This was not a team competition,” explained Walsh. “It was an opportunity for students and coaches to measure their progress against each other. Normally Science Olympiad has very strict rules about team make-up, but we did not apply those rules in this tournament in order to give teams more flexibility.”

FSA students did remarkably well, placing in fourteen of the twenty events. Ribbons were awarded to the following FSA students:

Bottle Rockets – coached by Mr. Parlak-4th place – Karitheya and Ved, 5th place –Jay and Nicholas
Crime Busters – coached by Mr. Kuppuswamy-5th place – Navina and Jay
Disease Detectives – Coached by Mrs. Bhatt and Mrs. Lewis- 4th place – Navina and Sneha
Dynamic Planet – coached by Mrs. Walsh- 1st place – Arul and Sanjeev, 3rd place – Sophie and Sid
Ecology – coached by Mrs. Butler- 5th place – Arham and Nicholas
Experimental Design – coached by Mrs. Stathos- 2nd place – Sophie, Navina, and Sid
Fast Facts – coached by Mrs. Sanders- 1st place – Arul and Sanjeev, 3rd place – Jay and Sophie
Invasive Species – coached by Mrs. Butler- 1st Place – Bella and Shourya
Meteorology – coached by Mrs. Walsh- 5th place – Isabelle and Lucie
Microbe Mission – coached by Mr. Shealy- 4th Place – Jay and Sanjeev
Optics – Coached by Mr. Sanders- 1st place – Holden and Chance, 5th place – Vihan and Tushar
Reach for the Stars – coached by Mrs. Walsh- 1st Place – Chance and Holden
Road Scholar – coached by Mrs. Stathos- 2nd Place – Sophie and Vihan, 5th Place – Sid and Neel
Write It, Do It – coached by Mrs. Stathos- 1st Place – Logan and Ezra, 2nd Place – Sophie and Vihan, 3rd Place – Neel and Fatima

FULTON SCIENCE ACADEMY GREAT RESULTS IN 2016 WAR EAGLE MATH TOURNAMENT

Congratulations to the FSA Math Teams who did a spectacular job at the War Eagle Middle School Math Tournament on Saturday, November 12. There were over 200 participants at the War Eagle Math Tournament last Saturday at South Forsyth High School. Half of FSA's Math Team consisted of first-time participants! We are proud of our students’ spectacular performance! Results are listed below.

Accelerated Division Results

· FSA Team A in Accelerated Division placed 1st as a team

· Faris Unal placed 11th individually in Accelerated division

· Peyton Leonard placed 13th individually in Accelerated division

· George Wen placed 15th individually in Accelerated division

Middle School Division Results

· FSA Team A in Middle School Division placed 2nd as a team

· FSA Team B in Middle School division placed 3rd as a team

· Kevin Yuan placed 6th individually in Middle School division

· Nick A placed 13th individually in Middle School Division

· Pranav Devalapalli placed 14th individually in Middle School Division

Accelerated Division FSA Team A

George W., Faris U., Peyton L., Raoul L.

GSE (6-8) Division FSA Team A

Kevin Y., Nick A., Arnav A., Pranav D.

GSE (6-8) Division FSA Team B

Varun G., Pranavkrishan S., Nina T., Abhiram C.

GSE (6-8) Division FSA Team C

Zeynep O., Sai Darsh K., Gaurish V., Catherine A.

Congratulations to FSA Math Teams for their outstanding performance last Saturday at War Eagle Math Tournament! Way to go Math Mustangs!!

Fulton Science Academy High School Science Olympiad

YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM MAKE IMPACT AT UGA

Congratulations to our first-ever Division C (High School) Science Olympiad team who competed at the University of Georgia on Saturday.

Charlie F. and Jay E. were awarded third place medals in Astronomy. Chloe R. and Maahi J. placed 5th in "Write It, Do It." Arham A. and Jay E. placed 6th in "Forensics," and Bella S. and Nick F. placed 6th in "Rocks and Minerals."

Coach Parlak was impressed by the team’s performance. “We were a team of 8th, 9th, and 10th graders competing against high school teams filled with juniors and seniors. We have tremendous potential for the future.”

FALL FOOD DRIVE COMMENCES TO SUPPORT “BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK”

Fulton Science Academy Service Learning Clubs announced a wonderful partnership with Blessings in a Backpack, a local nonprofit that aims to curb childhood hunger by providing food to at-risk children in our community.

Between now and the end of this semester, FSA students will be asked to donate individual, serving-sized, non-perishable items in their homerooms to help fight childhood hunger in our local community. Collections will continue from November 1 through December 6.

Partnering with “Blessings in a Backpack,” a local non-profit organization, FSAPS Service Learning Club members will collect items that will be sent home in personalized bags with school children in the north Atlanta metro area. Our representative will pick up donations weekly and deliver them to the schools served by the program. Our goal is to help supply nutritious food to children in need and help them to feel strong and ready to learn.

The statistics about childhood hunger are alarming! One in seven people in the metro-Atlanta area turns to food banks to help feed themselves and their families. Many families do not have the means to provide for their basic food needs. In fact, more than 164,000 children in the metro Atlanta area are afflicted by this reality.

FSAPS wants to help because #fsacares! We hope you will please help us make this campaign successful!

Grade level homerooms have been assigned specific products from the organization’s wish list of foods to help the children. Items include:

Pre K – K : Fruit Cups/Canned Chicken Soup (individual servings)

Grade 1: Canned Vegetables/Clementines/WOW Butter (Horizon product) (individual servings)

Grade 2: Mac and Cheese Cups/Canned Pastas – like Ravioli, Spaghetti and others (individual servings)

Grade 3: Pudding Cups/ Apple Sauce Cups/Grits and Mashed Potatoes (individual servings)

Grade 4: Granola Bars/Mixed Fruit Bars/Apples (individually packaged)

Grade 5: Canned Tuna/Canned Vienna Sausages/ Fruit Gummies(individually packaged)

Grade 6: Pretzels/Cheezits Snack Foods/Pop Tarts (individually packaged)

Grade 7: Popcorn/Rice Krispie Treats/ Individual Rice Packets (individually packaged)

Grades 8: Cookies/Raisins/Individually wrapped baked goods – like Muffins (individually packaged)

Grade 9-10: Single serving shelf stable milk (made by Horizon)/Single serve Breakfast Cereals/ Oatmeal Packets (individually packaged)

Please send in your donated items, as often as you wish, between now and December 6. Donation drop zones have been set up in the front lobby for lower grades and the cafeteria for upper grades. Service learning club members will be responsible for collecting and recording donations.

To engender a friendly spirit of competition between the grade levels, the winning grade will receive a reward at the conclusion of the campaign.

We thank each and every one of you in advance for your generous spirit. Thank you for helping us be a part of the solution to childhood hunger.

Fulton Science Academy 2nd Grade Varun Gadi at World Cadets Chess Tournament

VARUN GADI REPRESENTED the U.S.A. in the U8 OPEN WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP!
For those of you may not know Varun, he is a world recognized chess player. Varun represented United States of America at the U8 Open World Cadets Chess Championship in October in Batumi, Georgia (Country). Varun played 11 games at the World Cadets Chess Championship and stands in 20th position in the world.

Congratulations to ALL of our chess team students and parents. These results are incredible. We are very proud of you!

We would also like to thank Coach Carlos who was there throughout the tournament this weekend and was a big encouragement to the kids.

Fulton Science Academy Math Team Won 1st Place in Luella Math Competition

Congratulations to the Fulton Science Academy Private School Math Teams who did a spectacular job at the Luella Middle School Math Tournament on Saturday, October 29.

Fulton Science Academy's Middle School Math Team placed first overall with a score of 180 points.
Out of 125 middle school students that participated in this competition, six FSA students placed in the top 10 individually.

· Holden W. and Vishaal R. tied for first place with a perfect score.

· Tyler H. placed 2nd
· Arul S. placed 7th
· Faris U. placed 8th
· George W. placed 9th

Congratulations to the Fulton Science Academy Math Team students, parents and coach Duzyol for their outstanding performance! Way to go Math Mustangs!

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