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Central freshmen national
finalists in STEM challenge
By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
A team of four freshmen from Forsyth
Central High School was one of 20 select
ed by the U.S. Army as a national finalist
in the 14th annual eCYBERMISSION
competition.
FCHSI, comprised of Alex Yates,
Miyang Tamanji, Danielle Byrne and
Samuel Dong, are participating in the
web-based science, technology, engineer
ing and math program designed to “culti
vate student interest in STEM by encour
aging students in grades 6-9 to develop
solutions to real-world problems in their
local communities.”
The four students are all part of the
STEM Academy at the school on Tribble
Gap Road.
They were selected from a group of 60
regional finalists by a panel of judges who
are Army STEM professionals.
“These outstanding students recognized
challenges that exist in their local commu
nities and explored ways to solve them,”
said David Evans, executive director of
the National Science Teachers
Association, which administers the com
petition. -
Teams gave a live, four-minute presen
tation on their project before an in-depth
question-and-answer session.
FCHSI’s project focused on the effects
of different fertilizers on the health of
lakes and streams, said Laurie Karickhoff,
a science teacher at Central and the team’s
adviser.
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Two North Forsyth High School students, Matthew McClelland and Cory
Campbell, fourth and third from right, were among the 12 whose nomina
tions by District 9 U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a Republican from Gainesville,
were accepted at their military academy of choice. McClelland will attend
the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., this fall, and Campbell will
attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Collins,
whose district includes north Forsyth, held a reception for the appointees
over the weekend.
Body of boater
found in lake
From FCN regional staff reports
Authorities have recov
ered the body of a boater
who had been missing
since April 30.
The Department of
Natural Resources said
another boater in the area
called 911 about 10 a.m.
Monday to report a body
in the water just south of
Cocktail Cove in Lake
Lanier.
It was later confirmed
to be the body of Jerry
Kornmeier, 57, of
Snellville, who had been
missing since April 30.
Authorities had scaled
back their search for his
body late last week.
Authorities were first
called to the area at 5
p-m. April 30. They found
Kornmeier’s boat empty
and drifting in open water
outside Cocktail Cove.
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solved oxygen levels and the pH of the
water and the health of the snails they test
ed,” Karickhoff said. “Technically I'm
their team adviser, but I've done nothing
other than fill out paperwork and keep
them moving along in the judging process.
All of the work and the ideas, the presen
tation, has all been theirs.”
The team started the project in
December after brainstorming for topics
with a biology teacher at the school.
Regional judges looked at how well
teams effectively identified problems in
their community using STEM to propose
a solution.
As a regional finalist team, the students
won $2,000 each in U.S. Series EE
Savings Bonds.
As a national finalist team, the students
will receive an additional $2,000 in bonds
and an all-expenses paid trip to compete
for the first-place national award in their
grade at the NJ&EE, a weeklong event at
the end of June that provides educational
opportunities and team-building exercises.
Karickhoff said they have the opportu
nity to win an additional $5,000 each if
they win nationals.
This year’s national event features a
live-streamed national showcase and
awards luncheon, tour of Washington
D.C., and a STEM Challenge with dem
onstrations and hands-on activities.
“They are very excited, and I think sur
prised, at the positive feedback they've
gotten,” Karickhoff said. “And they don’t
want to just go to Washington and think
this is the end. They want to win.”
Annual Relay for Life event
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raises money, hope for cause
Hundreds took part Saturday at Fairgrounds
By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
The Cumming Fairgrounds was flooded with purple and superheroes Saturday
as the annual Relay for Life of Forsyth County found participants walking for 12
hours to raise awareness and more than $160,000 to fight cancer.
Relay is the largest fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, which sup
ports cancer research and patient programs, including transportation to appoint
ments.
“Cancer has taken too much from us already, so we are here trying to make
sure we are doing our part to honor our loved ones who aren’t here anymore and
those who have gone through cancer,” said Brooke Vanßuskirk, senior commu
nity manager for Relay. i
The event featured games, Touch a Truck, food, raffles and vendor booths,
with all of the proceeds donated to the cause.
A sheriff’s office patrol vehicle, which can be seen throughout the county, was
wrapped in purple with the Relay logos as a donation.
A total of 54 teams and 689 participants raised $164,996, with top fundraisers
including Maggie Paoletti, Northside Hospital-Forsyth and Frosty Acres Brands.
Each team was supposed to have at least one member walking on the track
throughout the 12-hour event, Van Buskirk said.
Special laps were dedicated to cancer survivors, caregivers and hometown
heroes, including police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel and doctors.
A memorial lap was also dedicated to those who have lost their fight, with
participants lighting luminaria bags that floated while friends and family took
the lap.
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