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NORTHERN MIDDLE ACADEMIC TEAM TAKES FIRST PLACE



photo of middle school academic team
Members pictured (F-B, L-R): Jacob Pratt, Thomas Gholson, Lane Wilson, Second Row Grayson Murphy, Morgan Stevens, Mason Stevens, Laura Cherry, Katherine Stockham,(Back) Katie Bryant, Rachel Phelps, Ashley Johnson, Sarah Price, Coach Scott Sexton
 
On Saturday, December 1, the Northern Middle School Academic Team competed in the Kentucky Colonel's Sixth Grade Academic Showcase. Northern competed against teams from Science Hill, Southern, Somerset Christian, Corbin, Whitley Central, Whitley City, and Pine Knot. Students competed in Quick Recall as well as Written Assessment events in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Arts and Humanities.

Final team standings were as follows:

1st place Northern Middle School 49 points

2nd place Science Hill Independent 25.8 points

3rd place Southern Middle School 24 points

4th place Somerset Christian School 22.3 points

5th place Whitley Central Intermediate 9.5 points

6th place Corbin Middle School 9 points

7th place Pine Knot Middle School 8.3 points

8th place Whitley City Elementary 2 points

Northern finished first in Quick Recall. Team members included Thomas Gholson, Katherine Stockham, Rachel Phelps, Ashley Johnson, Laura Cherry, Sarah Price, Mason Stevens, Morgan Stevens, Grayson Murphy, Jacob Pratt, Lane Wilson, Katie Bryant

Northern won their opening round Quick Recall game 39-20 over Science Hill. They then won 38-18 over Corbin and 26-24 over Southern to advance to the Championship game where they once again faced Science Hill. After trailing by 12 points at halftime, Northern was able to come back to win the Championship game 28-27.

The following students also placed in Written Assessment events for Northern.

Katie Bryant finished 1st in Mathematics

Grayson Murphy finished 1st in Science

Aaron Smith finished 2nd in Mathematics

Mason Stevens finished 2nd in Social Studies

Laura Cherry finished 2nd in Arts and Humanities

Thomas Gholson finished 4th in Mathematics

Coaches Scott Sexton and Denna Reynolds would like to thank Debra Thompson and Susie Holbrook for serving as officials for Northern. They would also like to thank all of the parents who helped throughout the day. Most of all, they would like to thank the teachers and staff at NMS.