Stress Less Laugh More Door Winners
On Friday, April 13, Cooper held a door decorating contest. Students decorated their QST doors with the theme "Stress Less, Laugh More". Below are the winners of the contest.
Most Fun Award
Most Original Award
Best Message Award
QUEST Exhibition
On Friday, April 13, Cooper held its QUEST Expo where the students displayed the projects they have been working on all year. Below are some of the projects that were exhibited.
                
Science Olympiad Competition
The Cooper Science Olympiad team raised the bar for our 5th
year in a row. The talented and driven students won another trophy for our
school, coming in 4th in the state. Competing in engineering, lab,
and testing events, the Cooper team prepared for months --- studying, building,
and practicing for their events. The team started in late September with 30
students forming two teams that won the 2nd place overall trophy at
the Regional competition. Only 19 students were allowed to compete at the state
level, but the team success is due to all of the dedication and learning from
all 30 students.
Cooper’s Science Olympiad Team 2017-2018:Miina Anvelt, Zach Baker, Arya Bansal, Wesley Chang, Claire
Chang, Riya Dongre, Anjali Donnelly, Mihika Dutt, Cassie Freedlander, Pranav
Gupta, Allen Huo, Juliana Isaac, Arnav Kadam, Robert Kinkead, Amelia Lee, Elina
Liu, Jonathan Liu, Andrey Moore, William Orr, Kaavya Radhakrishnan, John
Rieling, Johan Sando, Kevin Shan, Sahaj Sharma, Claire Wang, Tim Wang, Amy
Wang, Jason Zhang, Evan Zhang, Eric Zhou
Carderock Math Competition
On Friday, April 13th, a team from Cooper
participated in the Carderock Math Contest at the Naval Surface Warfare Center
in Bethesda, MD. The Cooper Team of Bradley Cao, Danniel Cao, Kevin Shan
and Isabella Zhu finished 1st place in the Starboard Division!
In addition, Isabella Zhu finished 1st place as an individual with
the highest score in the Starboard Division. The team also had the
opportunity to tour the US Navy’s premier research laboratory for ships &
submarines. Congratulations team!!
Cooper Students Headed to
Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Three
teams with Cooper students are advancing to the Odyssey of the Mind World
Finals competition May 23-26 at Iowa State University.
The
balsa wood team of 7th graders Natalie Hutchinson, Raman Mathur, Katie
Merrill, Connor Oakes, Mulan Pan, Aliah Saleh and Nick Spoto, won first place
at the Virginia State tournament on April 14 in Newport News. Their balsa
structure held over 960 pounds.
The combined Cooper-Langley team that includes 8th graders Alexa
Fretwell, Marin George, Duncan Gibb, and Colin Montie, took second place in the
vehicle category. Cooper 8th grader Zoe Wang’s combined
Langley-Cooper-Kilmer team earned a spot at World’s by winning the tournament’s
top prize for creativity.
Good
luck to all three teams in Iowa!
 
Virginia Vex IQ Competition
Three
of Cooper’s 7th graders, David Han, Sophia Lee, and Cynthia Wu, along with four other
robotics teammates of Team Rising Phoenix showcased their robots at the 5th USA
Science and Engineering Festival held in Washington DC on April 6-8. The
Rising Phoenix, Capital Robotics Team representing the VEX IQ, was the only
middle-school /elementary-school students group being invited to this largest
STEM festival in the US. The Rising Phoenix recently won VEX IQ Robotics
Virginia State Championship in Feb.
The
other Rising Phoenix team members are Matthew Li, Pranav Anumandlahave,
Samantha Li, and Daniel Wu. They have been working together as a team for
three years. “My philosophy is not only to teach the kids how to build a robot,
but also to provide a platform for them to learn and discover the essential
values of cooperation, communication, and commitment while building robots and
competing with others”, said head coach Yun Li. The accomplishments
of the Team had earned them a ticket to compete in the upcoming 2018 Vex IQ
World Competition (Apr. 29 - May 1) with hundreds of other teams from different
countries and regions.
Below
are a few pictures from the US Science & Engineering Festival.
  
 A message from Alex Hart, Program Manager, Rise Against Hunger National Capital Area....
It is with great pleasure that we announce the destination of the Rise Against Hunger meals you helped package on 2/3/2018. A shipping container, holding 285,120 meals, has been sent to Malawi for our partner Adventist Development and Relief Agency. If you happen to receive more than one of these announcements, your meals have gone to impact multiple partners.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency is an organization that nourishes lives through food assistance and other services in Malawi. To learn more, please visit our partner/country spotlight on the Impact Stories tab and click and drag on our World Aid Map at https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/world-aid/.
Ending hunger is only possible if we continue to grow the movement. We encourage you to share the news about this shipment. Since 2005, volunteers like you have helped us distribute over 310 million meals worldwide. We can end hunger by 2030, but we can't do it without you.
Please visit our website www.riseagainsthunger.org and continue your involvement. Consider making a donation, planning another meal packaging event (at your place of worship, school, company, civic club, etc), joining our advocacy efforts, or even inviting us to speak to a group. Share your experience with us at nationalcapital@riseagainsthunger.org.
Important Dates
May 7 SOL testing begins
May 8 PTO coffee at 9:30 am
May 9 PTO Staff Appreciation Luncheon
May 17 Student of the Month awards ceremony at 2:30 pm in the cafeteria
May 23 7th grade awards ceremony at 2:30 pm in the cafeteria
May 24: 8th grade awards ceremony at 2:30 pm in the cafeteria
Orchestra Concert & Dessert event at 7pm in the cafeteria/ Gym 1
May 30 Spring choir concert at 7:00 pm in the cafeteria
May 31 School dance at 2:30 pm in Gym 2; last day for late buses
June 1 Art Showcase at 5:30 pm in the cafeteria
June 6 Spring band concert at 7:00 pm in Gym 2
June 7 Block 1 final
Agents of Change 7th grade project in Room 130
June 8 Block 2 & 3 finals
Drama End of Year party at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria
June 11 Blocks 4 & 5 finals
June 12 Blocks 6 & 7 finals
June 13 8th grade party
June 14 Field trips for both grades
June 15 Field day and last day of school
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