AMC 8 Challenge

For more than 60 years, students across the country have taken up the challenge of America’s longest-running and most prestigious math contests, The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC). Every year, at thousands of schools in every state, more than 350,000 students are presented with a set of questions rich in content, designed to make them think and sure to leave them talking. This year Southern Columbia sent six students to compete at Bucknell University. Hundreds of students from area schools came to compete. Students arrived early, took their test and participated in some math challenges before returning back to school. Scores will return to us this spring, after the rest of the nation has completed the AMC challenge.

Good job kids! 

K-8: Holiday Christmas Play and Party

Students will be bringing home a permission slip next week for a field trip to see BTE's A Very Special Christmas Special in December. This play takes place in 1967.  This heartwarming musical variety show is full of comedy sketches, original songs, dance numbers, and one-of-a kind local commercials that takes a nostalgic look at television culture in a simpler time.

After returning from the play students will be invited to a holiday luncheon hosted in the LGA area of the school. This will be a pot-luck style lunch. Students who wish to bring something to the event/party may sign up here.

As always, thank you and hope to see you at the Theatre!

Family Game Night

First through seventh grade students are busy creating their own board games in time for the upcoming holidays. Student spent some time discussing what makes good design and game play. Developing a functional game, takes time and good planning. 


 The kids are coming up with some pretty unique game concepts. Students are working on developing clear directions, trivia cards, and game tokens.

 Graphic art skills are being developed as the kids carefully layout their boards in publishing software. 

 We hope family and friends will enjoy playing the games, as much as we enjoyed making them.