Fifth through eighth graders at Atlanta's Davis Academy have completed the Mayim Challenge, focusing on the social and scientific challenges that people in underdeveloped countries face in accessing what Americans take for granted: clean water. They learned how a lack of water can prevent children from going to school, how clean water impacts health and how water pollution affects the environment. They analyzed their own consumption of sodas and other non-essential beverages and were encouraged to redirect the money spent on these beverages to Safe Water Now, an Atlanta-based group that helps communities worldwide with water filtration. The Alfred & Adele Davis Academy on Roberts Drive is Atlanta's Reform Jewish Day School and an affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
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The award winning Sequoyah High School Marching Band of Chiefs performed in the 78th Annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago. The band's performance in this nationally televised parade was seen by nearly 4 million viewers.
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Jennifer Scrivner
, principal of Cherokee County's Oak Grove Elementary School, has been recognized by the Georgia Association of School Principals with the School Bell Award for innovative strategies to help students in math. She was one of seven principals to receive this honor at the association's fall conference. Honors went to Scrivner for her school's "Making Math Count" program, which the award selection committee said met the criteria of showing positive results and significant involvement by staff, students, parents and the community.
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Tobias Liu,
a violinist and second grade student at Woodward North in Johns Creek, recently performed at a convention of the Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA) held at Columbus State University. Tobias was asked to perform at the convention after winning the Outstanding Performer Convention Recitalist award, the highest award given at the GMTA's String Competition last April. Tobias’ sister,
Phoebe
, also a violinist, is a sixth grade student at Woodward North and has won the same award for the middle and upper grade divisions in the last two years. Phoebe has also performed at GMTA conventions.
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