Students To Compete in Knowledge Master Open Tournament

On December 5, 2012, thirteen students from WFMS will compete in the Knowledge Master Open Tournament.  This tournament was designed to stimulate enthusiasm for learning and recognition for academic accomplishment.  The contest runs on classroom computers to allow all students the opportunity to compete in a large academic event without the expense of traveling to a central site.  Results of the contest are tabulated into overall, state, and enrollment-size rankings by Academic Hallmarks, a Colorado publishing firm that hosts the event.  Contest results and example questions will be available at www.greatauk.com after the event.

Please wish our WFMS competitors luck as they show what they know on December 5!

Highly Able Learner Essay Contest

This contest, sponsored by the Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education, is open to any student, in grades 5-8, who has participated in the Advanced Academics program.  More information about the contest can be found HERE .  The deadline for entries is December 21, 2012.

Slogan Contest Opportunity - deadline Nov. 30

This competition is sponsored by Clean Air Partners, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. The purpose of the slogan contest is to engage students and educators to study and actively pursue solutions to air pollution and climate change.


Clean Air Partners invites students in grades 4-8 to submit a creative slogan that brings to light the solutions to air pollution and climate change and inspires people to take actions to improve our region’s air quality. Some example topics include but are not limited to:

• Increasing energy efficiency to combat climate change.
•  Reducing electricity consumption.
• Alternative transportation such as bike/walk to school, taking transit, carpool, etc.
• Ways to reduce ground-level ozone and air pollutants.
• Alternatives to fossil fuels.
• The Air Quality Index as an education tool.
• “Green Jobs” related to air quality and climate change.

Resources for helping students develop their slogan can be found on the Clean Air Partners website (http://www.cleanairpartners.net/EducationResources.cfm) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website (http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=student.main, http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/ ).

ELIGIBILITY
All students in grades 4 through 8 residing in the metropolitan Washington and Baltimore region can participate by submitting a slogan. Entries will be judged in two grade-level categories:

• Category 1: Grades 4-6
• Category 2: Grades 7-8

For more information,  please visit http://www.cleanairpartners.net/contest.cfm