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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 Wins At State Chess Tournament

FSA's K-1 Chess Team won FIRST PLACE during the state chess tournament yesterday! Additionally, the K-3 chess team was a co-champion for first place with three other teams and finished in third place using a tie breaker! K-5 also won third place. Wow!

K-1 Team - clear first winning all their matches. State Champions!

• Vehbi C., Christopher G., Aaron L., Omer O., Kovid P.

K-3 Team - tied for first place with 3 more teams, all the teams are Co- Champions

• Mateo G., Lucas M., Noah M., Dheemant P., Darsh P.C., Daaniyal R., Varun S., Taran S., Archer W.

K-5 Team - tied for second place, getting the 3rd place trophy on tiebreaks

• Ipsita B., Huseyin C., Tejash G., Myles M., Satvik O., Varsha S., Bhavin S.

The school's chess program, led by International Chess Master, Carlos Perdomo, supports a love of chess for children beginning as early as Kindergarten. In addition to coaching FSA students, Coach Carlos founded Chess Atlanta and has led University teams to great victories, including Emory's prior triumphs over Stanford, Duke, and Yale.

To learn more about Chess Atlanta, please click here: https://www.chessatlanta.com.

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 Blank Family Foundation Visits FSA

On Thursday, March 23, Fulton Science Academy proudly hosted Ms. Ayana Gabriel, Program Officer from the Arthur Blank Family Foundation in charge of the foundation's portfolio of STEAM funding. The purpose of Ms. Gabriel's visit was to tour the school, learn more about our short and long term vision, and discuss possible collaborative projects between the two organizations.

Formed in 1995, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation promotes innovative solutions to transform the lives of youth and their families, seeking results that move communities beyond what seems possible today. One strategic funding initiative is their emphasis on the expansion of STEAM education in the greater Atlanta area, including the Pipeline Project.

Over the past decade, the Foundation has invested nearly $10 million into efforts to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods on the west side of Atlanta. To further its work in additional areas of need, the Foundation has created the Westside Neighborhood Prosperity Fund, a $15 million long-term commitment to invest in catalytic projects that will ignite positive change and transform both people and place in Atlanta’s Westside communities.

Mr. Blank, chairman of the Foundation, co-founded The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, in 1978 and retired from the company as co-chairman in 2001. Through the Foundation and his family’s personal giving, Mr. Blank has granted more than $300 million to various charitable organizations.

Fulton Science Academy Students Raise More Than $1,500 For ST. Baldrick's Foundation

We are happy to say that FSA raised $1,584 for the 

St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Our student council members did a great job motivating their peers to raise money for such an important cause. The student council members shared information with their homerooms and encouraged everyone to purchase St. Baldrick’s shirts and to donate money to the cause, which aims to eradicate childhood cancer.

As promised, if the school raised $1,500 or more, Mr. Parlak agreed to shave his head. Please stay tuned for more details on this event!

You can learn more about this organization as well as continue to donate online. https://www.stbaldricks.org/ Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!

Fulton Science Academy Supports Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra Concert

Congratulations to Dr. Eric Hawk, FSA Music Teacher, and Conductor of the Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra, on a very successful inaugural concert at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 18. Several orchestra students attended the event, assisting as ushers. It was a lovely evening!

Fulton Science Academy Summer Camps

We are pleased to inform you that once again we have scheduled severalwonderful summer camps at our school.

Fulton Science Academy summer camps provide fun, hands-on activities in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Camps develop new skills, expand creative thinking, and foster team building and new friendships.

With the exception of the FSA's Summer Leadership Camp (which is open to FSA students only), our camps are open to ALL Georgia students.

Please CLICK HERE to see a detailed list of camps that will be offered at our school this summer.

Fulton Science Academy PI Digit Memorization Contest Winners

Category: ElementarSchools Grades

5th grader Fayo A. placed 1st with 140 digits

3rd grader Siddarth S. placed 2nd with 105 digits

4th grader Sonia H. placed 3rd with 105 digits (grade level is used as a tie breaker)

Category: Middle School Grades

8th grader Vishaal R. placed 1st with 233 digits. Vishaal is also overall school winner.

6th grader Tejaz A. placed 2nd with 140 digits.

7th grader Sid T. placed 3rd with 127 digits.

Category High School Grades

9th grader Vaani B. placed 1st with 177 digits.

10th grader Vishal B. placed 2nd with 75 digits

9th grader Tawfiq A. placed 3rd with 25 digits

And in PRE-K Cooper C recited 13 digits- wow!

The students listed below won the PI DAY HAT DESIGN CONTEST of 2017!

Category 9-10

1st place: Chloe R. (10th grade), 2nd place: Katarina G. (9th grade), 3rd place: Sanjeev U. (9th grade)

Category 7-8

1st place: Giles S. (8th grade), 2nd place: Catherine A. (7th grade), 3rd place: Logan K. (7th grade)

Category 5-6

1st place: Lucie B. (5th grade), 2nd place: Jake F. (6th grade), 3rd place: Ben J. (6th grade)

Category 3-4

1st place: Neerav S. (4th grade), 2nd place: Sarah R. (4th grade), 3rd place: Myles M. (4th grade)

Fulton Science Academy PI Day Celebration

Thank you to our wonderful Mustang Support Agency (MSO) parents for organizing the biggest pi day pie ever! What we think may be the world's largest pizza, brought in from "Pie in the Sky Pizzaria" in Roswell, created so many smiles during lunchtime on 3/14/17. We love seeing the joyful smiles of our students and can't thank our dedicated MSO parents enough for keeping FSA a fun learning environment for our students through very special days such as Pi Day.

Fulton Science Academy Robotics Team Continues Preparations For UK Championship

Members of FLL Robotics Team #7298 (Control + Alt + Delete) continue their preparations to head overseas this June as the first team ever chosen by the state of Georgia to compete in the International FLL Open Championship at University of Bath, Bath, UK, June 21-25, 2017. The girls have received numerous prestigious FLL robotics awards during the 2016-2017 school year, including the Grand Champion's Award, the Best Robot Design, and Best Robot Performance trophies.

In addition to the creation of a robot and overseeing its performance in FLL assigned missions, the girls have been tasked with solving an issue involving "Animal Allies." Recognizing the harmful side effects of pesticides that are used to treat mosquito outbreaks, including the ZIKA virus, the team invented two different bat houses using a 3D printer to attract and retain bats who are a natural remedy to removing the mosquito population.

The team has secured perfect scores in several of their tournaments. They continue to refine and improve their work as they approach their trip to England, spending five hours together on Saturdays, as well as time after school.

Estimated costs for this trip are $10,000 so team members have created a specific website to explain their journey and collect secure, tax-deductible donations that will help to cover fees.

Sadly, there remains a disproportionate percentage of women who pursue STEM careers. To show your support of FSA's desire to encourage more female students to study STEM, please consider making a gift; www.donate.fultonscienceacademy.org/robotics. Corporate sponsorships are also encouraged and are fully tax deductible. Thank you!

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 Student Places 5th in State Spelling Bee

On Friday, March 17th, 8th-grade student, Arul S., made his way to Georgia State University to compete in the State Spelling Bee with 19 other top spellers.

After several oral rounds, Arul placed fifth overall. This wasn't his first rodeo, however! He advanced to the state level once before as a fifth grader at FSA.

Many congratulations to Arul for an impressive performance!