LaGrange Academy Receives the J.R. Lewis Award
LaGrange Academy was recently honored by Keep Troup Beautiful by receiving the J.R. Lewis Award. The J.R. Lewis Award is given to the school with "exceptional campus beautification and cleanliness". We would like to thank Keep Troup Beautiful, and the entire staff, families and students who have helped to keep our campus beautiful!
D.A.R.E. Graduation Day
Wednesday May 20th, the 5th grade students were awarded in the D.A.R.E. Graduation ceremony. Before receiving their awards, the 5th grade class performed a skit and then a song on drug awareness. The ceremony was lead by Officer Penny Hester with Officer Natalie McKinley and Lieutenant Chris Taylor as guest speakers. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. This programs teachs the students to avoid drugs, alcohol and violence. We would like to congratulate the 5th grade class on completing this program. The award winners for the written essays were Caitlyn Croft and Logan Moody. Many thanks to Officer Hester, Officer McKinley and Lieutenant Taylor for speaking at the D.A.R.E. Graduation. We would also like to thank Jennifer Johnson for her help with this event.
Annual Spring Concert a Success
The Annual Spring Concert held on Monday, May 12 at LaGrange Academy was a wonderful event. The new Middle and Upper School Choruses were accompanied by Music Director Mrs. Jennifer Johnson and performed beautifully under the direction of new Choral Music Instructor Mrs. Stacey Haridgree. Cammie Kilpatrick performed two vocal solos, and Sara Jin, who placed third in the state on piano this year as an eighth grader, performed a piano solo.
Kiwanis Art Show Winners Are...
On Thursday May 1st, a luncheon was given in honor for all students who won awards in the Kiwanis Art Showcase. Emily Bass, 7th grade, won a first place at the show and was chosen to go on to state competition along with 7 other entries from the county schools. Emily's piece took a third place ribbon at state and Lagrange Academy came in 3rd place overall! Jessica Cody, 9th grade, took a first place at the Mall show and also won the overall "grand Prize" ---the Waites Keller award. Jessica received a grand prize ribbon and a certificate of deposit for her win. Congratulations to our winners. I am so excited about their wins. Please stop by the front office and view all of our Kiwanis entries and the spectacular array of ribbons. Kudos to you all.
Mrs. Gail Rachmuth
U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad
Each year, more 10,000 high school students nationwide take local exams hoping to win a place on the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team.
The process begins in the spring when American Chemical Society (ACS) Local Sections conduct local competitions and choose their nominees for the national competition.
Approximately 1,000 students then sit for the annual 3-part national exam. According to the exam rules, no more than two students from any given school can compete in the national competition. In Georgia, 13 students will compete at Kennesaw State University on April 19. Brandon Smalls from LaGrange Academy will be one of these 13. Trae Long, also from LaGrange Academy, qualified but will be unable to compete due to prior commitments.
From those exams, 20 students are selected to participate at a study camp, held each June at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Based on their performance at the study camp, four students are selected to represent the United States at the International Chemistry Olympiad.
Congratulations to Brandon and Trae!
Nicholas Keating is Headmaster for the Day!
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, Nicholas Keating is the Headmaster for the day. He has had the opportunity to view all the daily functions that a headmaster must complete. Nicholas wrote a new message on the marquis, made new policies, and he had the chance to sit in the Headmaster's chair! Below are a couple of pictures of his day as Headmaster!
Lagrange Academy's Outstanding Performance at the Kiwanis Art Showcase
The Kiwanis Art Showcase was at the Mall last Thursday March 27th through Saturday evening March 30th. A storefront just outside of Penny's hosts the annual art show with all Troup County schools asked to participate. The Academy was permitted to enter 25 works from grades K - 12th. I'm pleased to announce our winners!!!
K-:Taylor Grace Redden - 2nd mixed media; 2nd : Fikayo Oshinowo- 2nd mixed media, Laurel Genova- 1st craft; 3rd : Macy Willis - 2nd Drawing, Raine Hess- 2nd Craft, Grant Whitley- 2nd Mixed media; 6th- Lauren Feria- 1st Mixed media, Kobe Largeman- 2nd Drawing, Evan Genova- 1st Painting, Elizabeth Krizay- 3rd craft, Abby Walker- 2nd print making; 7th :Caroline Todd- 1st Painting, Anna Watts- 1st Craft, Emily Bass- 3rd mixed media; 8th: Phillip Krizay- 1st Drawing, Taylor Smith- 2nd Painting; 9th: Jessica Cody- 1st Drawing; 10th : Holly Gooch- 1st craft; 11th: Cammie Kilpatrick- 3rd Drawing And on a special note---Jessica Cody's pastel drawing won the Grand Prize overall and now goes on to State competition in 2 weeks. Congratulations to all our wonderful art students here at LA. You make me us very proud! Mrs. Rachmuth sends hugs to all of you.
P.S. Other terrific entries were by the following students: Nasim Razavi, Tina Tran,Logan Moody, Megan Willis, Mendi Kallam and Megan McGowan
The annual History Day competition proved frutiful for two LaGrange Academy eighth graders. Ellie Largeman and Taylor Smith tackled the topic of "Conflict and Compromise in History" in their papers for the schoolwide competition. The papers were chosen to represent LaGrange Academy in the regional competition held at LaGrange College on March 7th. At the regional competition Miss Largeman received 'superior' marks for her paper on the Holocaust while Miss Smith received 'excellent' marks for her paper on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, earning them first and second place respectively. Miss Largeman and Miss Smith will now compete in the state History Day competition scheduled for April 26th. Winners will advance to the national History Day competition in Washington, D.C. We congratulate Miss Largeman and Miss Smith on their achievements and wish them luck in their future endeavors.
Brandon Smalls and Trae Long Named 2008 Troup STAR students
The 2008 STAR students and teachers from Troup County were recently announced at Highland Country Club at the meeting of the Rotary Club of LaGrange. The STAR students and their parents were introduced along with the educators whom each student chose to name as their STAR teacher. LaGrange Academy seniors and 2008 STAR students, Trae Long and Brandon Smalls, named Mrs. Janice Ingram as their STAR teacher. The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program, in its 50th year, is sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Department of Education. Since its inauguration, the STAR program has honored more than 21,000 students, and the teachers they have selected, as having had the most influence on their academic achievement. High school seniors with the highest SAT score, and ranked in the top ten percent of their class as calculated by grade point average, are qualified for STAR nomination.