Congrulations to Jordan S., Kyler S., and Isabella P-D. (not pictured). They competed in the National Language Arts League competition last month and were the top three students in Penn Manor. Great job!!
Category: Awards
Manor: Continental Math League
Congratulations to the following students for finishing in the top five in the 2015-2016 Continental Math League competition:
Jordan S., Kyler S., and Alaina B.
Missing: Noah D. And Jackson W.
Each student received a certificate and medal. Great job, mathletes!
AMC8 Math Competition
Congratulation to the following students who participated in the AMC8.
- Anna Aston
- Alaina Breitbach
- Ryan Dang
- Noah Donaldson
- Andrew Glenn
- Tommy Hockenberry
- Paul Karpouzis
- Olivia Nicastro
- Nichole Rudy
- Jordan Schucker
- Kyler Stigelman
Andrew and Noah tied for 3rd place in the middle school competition and 1st place at Manor. Congratulations!!
From the Mathematical Association of America who runs the competition:
The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.
The examination provides an opportunity to apply the concepts taught at the junior high level to problems which not only range from easy to difficult but also cover a wide range of applications. Many problems are designed to challenge students and to offer problem-solving experiences beyond those provided in most junior high school mathematics classes. High scoring students are invited to participate in the AMC 10.
A special purpose of the AMC 8 is to demonstrate the broad range of topics available for the junior high school mathematics curriculum. This is done by competencies. The AMC 8 has the potential to increase the perceptions of the importance of problem-solving activities in the mathematics curriculum by stimulating these activities both preceding and following the examination —specifically by studying the solutions manual.
Additional purposes of the AMC 8 are to promote excitement, enthusiasm and positive attitudes towards mathematics and to stimulate interest in continuing the study of mathematics beyond the minimum required for high school graduation. Developmentally, junior high school students are at a point where attitudes toward school and learning, and perceptions of themselves as learners of mathematics are solidified. It is important that they be provided opportunities that foster the development of positive attitudes towards mathematics and positive perceptions of themselves as learners of mathematics. The AMC 8 provides one such opportunity.
Manor’s Spelling Bee
Manor held it’s Spelling Bee on January 21st. The following students represented their homerooms:
- Eleanor Helm
- Max Keefer
- Jordan Schucker
- Olivia Nicastro
Congratulations to Eleanor Helm who battled to second place. She did a fantastic job with some very difficult words.
AMC8 Math Competition Results
The results from our participation in the AMC8 Math Competition were distributed today. There were over 150,000 students and 2200+ school involved in the AMC8 this year. I am super proud of the students who took this challenge, and each was awarded a Certificate of Participation as well as any awards they earned.
Congratulations to those student who placed with the following school awards:
1st Place: Ryan G. – who also scored in the top 5% of all scores in the AMC8 to earn a Honor Roll Certificate; his nameplate will also be placed on our school plaque
2nd Place: Kevin W.
3rd Place: Blake M. & Amanda W.
Congratulations to all those who participated:
Max M.
Tessa E.
Vinny V.
Sydney L.
Ava D.
Matt S.
Jared S.
Calle M.
Rob W.
Rachel W.
Billy B.
Ray G.
Jeanelle T.
PAGE Video Competition for Students
Click PAGE Video Competition Flyer for the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education Video Competition and PAGE Video Competition Parent Permission for the permission slip.
National Spanish Exam
Manor Middle School Student Earns Highest Score!
Emma Evarts, 8th grade Spanish student at Manor Middle School, recently earned the highest score, and Gold Honors, on the National Spanish Exam for 2011. This national exam, sponsored annually by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, tests students on vocabulary and grammar achievement and reading and listening proficiency. Emma competed against students across the nation who were also in their first year of Spanish study. She was one of only two students in the Delaware Valley Region who scored gold recognition. For her achievement, she was awarded a Random House Spanish-English dictionary by the AASTP and also a trophy sponsored by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the AASTP. Her teacher is Cheryl Youtz. Students in Mrs. Youtz’s class have been participating in this competition for 8 years.
Doodle for Google Contest votes
Unfortunately it doesn’t look like any of our entries made the final cut, but we can still vote for our favorites. Here’s the link:
Remember there is always next year, so we will try again then.
Congratulations to our TSA Club!
On Saturday February 5th, the Technology Student Association represented Manor Middle School for the Regional Competition at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Congratulate them when you see them. They all qualify to go to states.
Here are the results:
- The team of Noah L. and Angel P. qualified in the problem solving event.
- The Tech Bowl team of Harrison W., Evan T., and Jack Z. placed 2nd.
- Katina J. placed 2nd in the logo design event.
- The team of Noah L. and Harrison W. placed second in the Marine Design Challenge.
- The team of Angel P., Evan T., Andrew F., Jack Z., and Lee E. placed first in the manufacturing challenge.
Great Job!
From Mrs. Adams
Congratulations to our MathCounts Competitors
On Saturday February 26th, Penn Manor High School hosted the 2011 Lincoln Chapter Regional Math Counts Competition. Math Counts competitions are for 6th through 8th graders who excel in solving a wide variety of mathematics and logic problems.
On Saturday, teams from 35 different schools from around the Lancaster and York area competed in three rounds of problem solving. Manor Middle School was one of these 35 teams consisting of John C. (captain), Alan D., Hailey K., Malachi L. and Coach Dori O’Connor.After all the scores were tallied, I am very proud to say that the Manor Middle School team finished 3rd. Congratulations to these competitors for all of their hard work!
