There are several N.I.E. student competitions scheduled for the 2008-2009 school year. The Stock Market Game, Hispanic Heritage Essay and Photo Contest and Design An Ad are just a few of the contests we offer students. We are happy to announce the winners of N.I.E. student competitions so far ...
Be Water Smart 2009
The Be Water Smart contest was designed to reinforce water awareness at home. The competition for grades K-4 involved students gathering water-saving tips with their parents. Teachers returning the most tips increased the chances of their class being selected in the drawing. The winning classes received visits from Mr. Leaky and prizes by the Regional Water Authority. The winners are:- Mrs. Feyder's Second Grade Class, Placer Elementary School, Loomis
- Mrs. Gutierrez's Second Grade Class, Earl Warren Elementary School, Sacramento
- Mrs. Ghilarducci's Second Grade Class, Oak Meadow Elementary School, El Dorado Hills
- Mrs. Helm's Third Grade Class, Isabelle Jackson Elementary School, Sacramento
- Mrs. Ferko's Fourth Grade Class, Caleb Greenwood Elementary School, Sacramento
Students in grades 5-8 completed the "Be Water Smart Challenge." The questions were challenging and required gathering information from various web sites on the Internet. The top three student winners received $100 each. Congratulations to these students:
- Josh Thibeault, Fifth Grade (Mrs. Corcoran, teacher), Twin Oaks Elementary School, Rocklin
- Aaliyah Parker, Sixth Grade (Mrs. Prindible, teacher), Leroy F Greene Middle School, Sacramento
- Kiernan McKnight, Seventh Grade (Mrs. Onorato, teacher), Spring View Middle School, Rocklin
We want to thank everyone for participating in the Be Water Smart N.I.E. program. We also want to thank the Regional Water Authority for sponsoring Be Water Smart. Once again, congratulations to all the winners!
Stock Market Game (Spring 2009)
The fall Stock Market Game ended on April 24, 2009. Congratulations to the top three winning teams in each of the categories:
15-Week Game
- Elementary School Division
- First Place Team, $119,887.95 equity,Twin Oaks Elementary School, Rocklin.
- Second Place Team, $116,021.81 equity, Twin Oaks Elementary School, Rocklin
- Third Place Team, $113,978.47 equity, Twin Oaks Elementary School, Rocklin
- Middle School Division
- First Place Team, $166,333.98 equity, Andrew Carnegie Middle School, Orangevale
- Second Place Team, $150,842.08 equity, McCaffrey Middle School, Galt
- Third Place Team, $147,886.20 equity, Andrew Carnegie Middle School, Orangevale
- High School Division
- First Place Team, $131,645.43 equity, Chico High School, Chico
- Second Place Team, $133,471.65 equity, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove
- Third Place Team, $126,056.28 equity, Monterey Trail High School, Elk Grove
10-Week Game
- Elementary School Division
- First Place Team, $144,964.49 equity, Golden Oak Elementary School, Visalia
- Second Place Team, $142,368.53 equity, Anna Kirchgater Elementary School, Sacramento
- Third Place Team, $131,771.25 equity, Golden Oak Elementary School, Visalia
- Middle School Division
- First Place Team, $148,394.88 equity, Sisson School, Mount Shasta
- Second Place Team, $146,725.43 equity, Sisson School, Mount Shasta
- Third Place Team, $133,245.34 equity, Andrew Carnegie Middle School, Orangevale
- High School Division
- First Place Team, $152,776.67 equity, Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield
- Second Place Team, $146,986.13 equity, Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield
- Third Place Team, $142,784.27 equity, Natomas #19, Sacramento
All of these teams were recognized at a special awards presentation on May 14, 2009. The SMG sponsors, the Foundation for Investor Education and Merrilll Lynch, would like to congratulate all of the winners.
Sacramento Area InvestWrite Essay Competition Winners
- Fall 2008
- Annalynn Mungcal,First Place, 9-12 Grade Division, Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield.
- Spring 2009
- Christopher Redding, First Place, 6-8 Grade Division, MIT Academy, Vallejo
- Nadiya Ishaq, First Place, 9-12 Grade Division, Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield
Create-A-Creature
The Create-a-Creature Contest was designed to make students think about the diversity that exists in nature. There were 274 entries. The high quality of work and the attention to detail greatly impressed the judges. The winners of the Create-a-Creature Contest are:Elementary Category (Grades 3-5)
- First Place Angela Murphy, Merryhill School, Sacramento
- Honorable Mention Jaasiel Guzman, Tolenas elementary School, Fairfield
- Honorable Mention Molly Hallsten, Merryhill School, Sacramento
- Honorable Mention Lauren Loyola, St Mary School, Sacramento
Intermediate Category (Grades 6-9)
- First Place Valentina Skiba, Mills Middle School, Rancho Cordova
- Honorable Mention Violette Bryant, Sacramento River Discovery School, Red Bluff
- Honorable Mention Jessica Beck, Notre Dame School, Chico
- Honorable Mention Madaline Helmsin, Holy Family School, Citrus Heights
Here are the two winning creatures. On the left is "Soshie" by Angela Murphy; a playful creature, who loves cruchy food and shiny things. On the right is "Sea Horsnake" by Valentina Skiba; a rare, colourful creature that feeds on smaller marine creatures.
Design An Ad 2009
We are proud to celebrate the 31st anniversary of The Sacramento Bee's Design An Ad contest. There are 11 winning ads this year. The winning ads appeared in The Bee throughout the week beginning on March 23rd. The ads were divided into three categories, separated by the grade of the students. Listed below are the students whose designs were chosen by the advertisors. The rank was determined by a weeklong vote by Sacramento Bee readers.
Design An Ad Winners
Elementary Category (Grades 4-6)
- First Place Liam Kelly, 5th Grade, Merryhill School (Ad 5)
- Second Place Caitlyn Tov, 4th Grade, Crocker Riverside Elementary (Ad 7)
Intermediate Category (Grades 7-9)
- First Place Joyce Kim, 7th Grade, Rolling Hills Middle School (Ad 8)
- Second Place Hanah Schaffer, 7th Grade, Camerado Springs Middle School (Ad 3)
- Third Place Jordan Saraceni, 7th Grade, Camerado Springs Middle School (Ad 4)
Secondary Category (Grades 10-12)
- First Place Jordan Yee, 12th Grade, John F Kennedy High School (Ad 6)
- Second Place Tara Barnes, 12th Grade , Laguna Creek High School (Ad 2)
- Third Place (tie) Caitlynn Heim, 12th Grade, Davis Senior High School (Ad 9)
- Third Place (tie) Kayla Reeser, 12th Grade, Pleasant Grove High School (Ad 11)
Honorable Mention
- Amanda Honeychurch, 11th Grade, Davis Senior High School (Ad 10)
- Tony Tran, 8th Grade, Sutter Middle School (Ad 1)
For more information, and to view the ads click here
California Central Valley Spelling Bee
By Robert Faturechi Sacramento Bee writer.
K-A-O.
Origin: Roseville.
Definition: Eighth-grade spelling whiz.
Usage: Josephine Kao continued her reign at the annual California Central Valley Spelling Bee, held in Sacramento on Wednesday, picking off obscure words with ease and claiming her fourth straight title.
Kao will represent the region at the national competition in Washington, D.C.
The competition took a turn for the dramatic when the field of some 60 kids was whittled down to two, leaving Kao and eventual runner-up Karen Wong on stage for nearly 10 rounds of words before Kao claimed victory, correctly spelling "Keatsian," an adjective describing something pertaining to British poet John Keats.
Kao said she expects to have an upper hand when spelling champs from across the nation compete in May. (read more)
National InvestWrite Essay Competition Winner (Fall 2008)
InvestWrite is a national essay contest designed to cultivate thoughtful, goal-oriented analysis while emphasizing qualitative skills such as logic and presentation. Each year more than 24,000 compete.
Michael Donnelly of The Phoenix School, Folsom finished third out of 2,203 entries for the InvestWrite essay competition. He won a laptop. His teacher Mr Liam Bayer (pictured) also won a laptop. The SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education provided a Pizza Party for Michael's class.
The regional winners will be recognized at a special awards presentation in May, 2009. The InvestWrite sponsors, the Foundation for Investor Education and CFA San Francisco, would like to congratulate all of the winners.
Stock Market Game (Fall 2008)
The fall Stock Market Games ended on December 12, 2008. Congratulations to the top three winning teams in each of the categories:
15-Week Game
- Elementary School Division
- First Place Team CSC_5_ZZ20 , $100,302.29 equity, Joseph Sims Elementary School, Elk Grove.
- Second Place Team CSC_5_ZZ27, $100,044.88 equity, Joseph Sims Elementary School, Elk Grove
- Third Place Team CSC_5_ZZ16, $99,690.69 equity, Joseph Sims Elementary School, Elk Grove
- Middle School Division
- First Place Team CSC_5_ZZ592, $105,379.42 equity, Rosa Parks Middle School, Sacramento
- Second Place Team CSC_5_ZZ609, $102,557.20 equity, Rosa Parks Middle School, Sacramento
- Third Place Team CSC_5_ZZ607, $101,516.45 equity, Rosa Parks Middle School, Sacramento
- High School Division
- First Place Team CSC_5_ZZ339, $143,412.89 equity, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove
- Second Place Team CSC_5_ZZ638, $120,456.36 equity, McKinleyville High School, McKinleyville
- Third Place Team CSC_5_ZZ639, $113,759.97 equity, McKinleyville High School, McKinleyville
10-Week Game
- Elementary School Division
- First Place Team CSC_41_ZZ156, $108,408.07 equity, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Davis
- Second Place Team CSC_41_ZZ494, $104,320.57 equity, Anna Kirchgater Elementary School, Sacramento
- Third Place Team CSC_41_ZZ152, $102,753.04 equity, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Davis
- Middle School Division
- First Place Team CSC_41_ZZ617, $148,401.97 equity, Sisson School, Mount Shasta
- Second Place Team CSC_41_ZZ438, $116,752.73 equity, Dover Middle School, Fairfield
- Third Place Team CSC_41_ZZ435, $112,530.79 equity, Dover Middle School, Fairfield
- High School Division
- First Place Team CSC_41_ZZ240, $126,294.22 . equity, Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield
- Second Place Team CSC_41_ZZ320, $119,134.21 equity, Fairfield High School, Fairfield
- Third Place Team CSC_41_ZZ244, $114,313.42 equity, Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield
All of these teams will be recognized at a special awards presentation in early May, 2009. The SMG sponsors, the Foundation for Investor Education and Merrilll Lynch, would like to congratulate all of the winners.
Hispanic Heritage
The Hispanic Heritage Photo Contest was intended to allow students to show off their photography and writing skills. Students were asked to select a person, place or event that represented Hispanic culture and heritage. Then photograph the subject and write a short essay. The Bee is proud to announce that of the four winners of this state wide competition, 3 were from the Sacramento Region. Fernando Oliva (left) of Elk Grove High School came second with "Picture Perfect". Sarah Benavidez (center) of West Campus High School came third with "My Abuela" and Karlie Kline (right), also of West Campus High School, received an Honorable Mention for her entry "Dias de los Muertos". The entries are posted beneath the photographs of the winners. 
