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JFWA Announces Honor Roll

J. Frank White Academy Principal Dr. Sylvia Lynch has announced the most recent honor roll for grades five through twelve at the J. Frank White Academy on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University.

Students receiving all A’s include fifth graders Erika Batchelor, Joseph Faulkner, Gabriel Ramos, Hagan Reed and Emma Wiley; sixth graders Parker Estes, Diana Fitzovich, Jeana Jessie and Ingrid Leo; seventh grader Abigail Williamson; eighth graders Courtney Bailey, Alicia Jessie, James Thomas and Luke Thompson; ninth graders Victoria Bigelow, Mackenzie Day, Christy Do, Lauren Forster, William Hopper, Leigha Jessie, Cid Oculam and Sarah Staley; 10th graders Mary Alice Coker, Maranda Copeland, Dillon Ramos, Samantha Rasnic and Austin Wilcox; 11th graders Leslie Lowry, Clarissa Medley and Madaline Walker and 12th graders Jordan Davis, Rebekah Evans, Heather Hankins-Koppel, Haley Lewis, Anthony Ramos, Sonia Sayani, Robert Thompson and Jessica Thompson.

Students receiving all A’s and B’s include fifth grader Catherine Sullivan; sixth grader Sarah Kilgore; seventh grader Cara Oculam; eighth grader Alyssa Johnson; ninth graders Tatum Barnett, Alisa Batchelor and Thomas Long; 10th graders Kelly Cline, Jessica Dixon, Alexis Gale, Laurel Hankins-Koppel, Katie Mundy, Dakota Robertson, Dean Smith and Christina Williamson; 11th graders Matthew Bailey, Ariel Johnson, Winston Kelly and Phoebe Leo; and 12th graders Zach Greene and Megan Yeary.

The J. Frank White Academy is a private coeducational college preparatory school located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University and serves students grades 5-12 from Claiborne, Union, Campbell and Hancock counties in Tennessee; Bell County, Kentucky; and Lee County, Virginia.

JFWA Science Olympiad Advance to State

 The J. Frank White Academy (JFWA) Junior High Science Olympiad team finished second at the regional competition held at East Tennessee State University to advance to the state competition. The team placed first in three events and second in 17 events. The state-level competition will take place on April 4 at the University of Tennessee.

The JFWA High School team also competed. They recorded five first place finishes, seven second place and four third place finishes within the C Division for grades 9-12. The senior high team is advised by biology instructor Sheila Welch and the junior high team is under the tutelage of math instructor Barbara Partin.

The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students prepare for during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows and athletic games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology. There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts, processes, skills and science applications. In addition, the event features open house activities including science and mathematics demonstrations as well as career counseling sessions conducted by faculty members from the host institution.

Earning top finishes at the junior high level were Leigha Jessie and Bethany Chadwell (Amphibians and Reptiles); Tatum Barnett and Lauren Forster (Anatomy); and Luke Thompson and Jacob Cline (Disease Detective). The top finishers in the high school competition were Madeline Walker and Noah Leo (Egg-O-Naught); Walker and Dillon Ramos (Forensics); Samantha Rasnic and Rebekah Evans (Fossils); Rasnic and Austin Wilcox (Herpetology); and Dean Smith and Wilcox (Technical Problem Solving).

Earning runner-up status at the junior high level were Allison Moon and Ameilia Gipson (Compute This and Fossils); Leigha Jessie and Chadwell (Crave the Wave); Barnett and Chadwell (Dynamic Planet); Courtney Bailey and Alisa Batchelor (Ecology); Alicia Jessie and Jeana Jessie (Elevated Bridge); Batchelor and Jeana Jessie (Environmental Chemistry); Barnett and Forster (Meteorology and Bio Process Lab); Barnett, Forster, Ingrid Leo and Batchelor (Pentathlon); Alicia Jessie and Leigha Jessie (Reach for the Stars); Alicia Jessie and Leo (Road Scholar and Science Crime Busters); Trevor Wiley and Luke Thompson (Trajectory and Write It/Do It); Thompson and Jacob Cline (Wright Stuff); Alicia Jessie, Chadwell and Bailey (Experimental Design).

Second place finishers at the high school level included Rasnic and Evans (Cell Biology and Health Science); Ramos and Sarah Staley (Ecology); Christy Do and Kelly Cline (Elevated Bridge); Do, Cline and Staley (Experimental Design); Cid Oculam and Cline (Picture This) and Smith and Wilcox (Remote Sensing). Pairs receiving third prize included Oculam and Cline (Disease Detective and Junkyard Challenge); Do and Walker (Dynamic Planet); and Smith and Ramos (Write It/Do It).

The Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, training workshops and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state and national tournaments.

J. Frank White Academy Crowns 2009 Homecoming Queen

The J. Frank White Academy celebrated Homecoming during its basketball game with Redbird Mission School on December 19. Senior Heather Hankins-Koppel was crowned by last year’s queen Mary Elizabeth Bruce. Heather is the daughter of Jeffrey and Cindy Hankins-Koppel and was escorted by junior Winston Kelly.

Homecoming court included senior Jessica Thompson, junior Phoebe Leo, junior Clarissa Medley, senior Heather Hankins-Koppel, junior Shannon Wilder and senior Jordan Davis.