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SAINT JAMES SCHOOL IS AMP’D ABOUT MATH!
The Saint James School math team that competed in the Auburn
Mathematical Puzzle Challenge, otherwise known as AMP’d, included
(L-R) Jack Branham, Ellie Kim, Jun Choi, Selina Sun, Trevor Otis,
Isabelle Goulet, Andrew Kellum, and Su Yun. The Saint James team won
2nd place in the competition which included 20 schools from the state
of Alabama and West Georgia. Saint James also won the Pentominoes
Prodigy Award for being the first team to solve all 5 pentomino
puzzles—only a few schools were able to solve all five. AMP’d provides
students an opportunity to engage in real-world problem solving
and critical thinking situations while using practical mathematics
applications to solve challenging puzzles. [The competition was held
in late October 2019—and there was a costume component involved—
which is why the students were wearing themed hats and shirts.]
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| Spring 2020
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PCA NAMED 2019 NATIONAL
BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
PCA was honored as a 2019 National
Blue Ribbon School at the National Blue
Ribbon Schools Program Ceremony today
in Washington, D.C. The coveted National
Blue Ribbon School designation affirms the
passion of PCA’s faculty and staff members,
the dedication of the family unit and the local
community in supporting PCA’s mission, as
well as the students who work tirelessly to
master challenging and engaging content.