Students at SASA are continually distinguishing their efforts and SASA's programs through year-round participation in both adjudicated and non-adjudicated contests and symposiums. International Science Fairs, Michigan Youth Arts Festivals, Scholastic Art Awards, Model United Nations, SAT and ACT Scholars, Michigan MEAP Merit Awards, AP Scholars, Mathcounts and First Lego League are just a few of the contests and forums where SASA students are standout performers each and every year.
State MATHCOUNTS Team Competition Held in Grand Rapids
The State MATHCOUNTS competition was held on March 7, 2008 at Grand Valley State University. Culminating an outstanding season, the SASA MathCounts team finished sixth in the state. Instructor Michael Aide was the 2008 team coach for SASA, assisted by SASA student Nicholas Triantafillou, Gr. 11.
SASA Math Students Leave Impression at SVSU Math Competition
In April 2008, Saginaw Valley State University hosted the region's Math Olympics competition.
SASA's Level 2 team (older students) captured 1st Place overall; the llevel 1 team of younger students captured 3rd place. The teams from SASA were recognized with the overall First Place Team Award.
Individuals Nicholas Triantafillou, Gr. 11, took the 1st Place Individual Award, and 9th grade student Dalton Allen was awarded the 2nd place individual trophy.
Writers Learn their Art Well at SASA -- Six Selected in 2008 for Scholastic Gold Key Awards
Announced winners of the 2008 Scholastic Writing Awards competition were announced the week of March 13. Scholastic “Gold Key” winners from Mr. Joseph Center’s 9th and 10 grade English Concentration class are: Nickolette deClerck (Gr. 10) for a short story entitled "Where is that Gorgeous Woman?" , and Kandi Crockett (Gr. 10) for a poem entitled "Freedom, Autumn, Lost."
In the 11th and 12 grades, ELA Concentration teacher Rebekah Rogers celebrated the following Gold Key winners in the category of Short Story: Evan Eastman, "Sands of Freedom"; Samantha Hempsted, "Jocelyn's Garden"; and Devin Langham, "A Portrait of a Painter"; and for a Short, Short Story, a Gold Key was awarded to Tyler Soule, for "Best Wishes From Mr. Finnegan".
The Scholastic Writing Awards are a prestigious national competition for high school students to submit original works in both writing and art each year. This, together with two SASA student winners from visual arts, is one of the highest number of students from SASA to be selected to receive the Gold Key awards in one year in recent history.
Congratulations to Mrs. Rebekah Rogers and Mr. Joseph Center for guiding your students to excellence in their writing work this year.
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