Cougar Dash
February 11-February 15, 2019
Feb 11: Day 3
Feb 12: Day 4; Finance Park Denali (Kipperman)
Feb 13: Day 5; Finance Park Everglades
Feb 14: Day 6; Finance Park Denali (Hahne); Candygram distribution
Feb 15: Day 7; Finance Park Yellowstone
In this issue: Welcome Dr. Blakeney, Students of the Month, Scholastic Art Winners, Science Olympiad wins First Place, Finance Park needs volunteers, Thank you Student Services, 7th/8th Basketball Tournament, School environment survey, Spring Hill Fun Fair needs student volunteers, Yearbook.
Welcome Dr. Blakeney!
Dr. Kent Blakeney will be filling in for our 7th Grade Assistant Principal, Cherith Pierson. Ms. Pierson is serving as a temporary AP at Forestville Elementary until the end of February.
February Students of the Month and Scholastic Art Winners
Congratulations to these students who were selected student of the month:
Team Acadia - Sophia Khan
Team Sequoia - Lindsey Sherry
Team Shenandoah - Sasha Malik
Team Denali - Siri Revoori
Team Everglades - Kevin Shan
Team Yellowstone - Sebastian Herbolsheimer
Scholastic Art Winners: Cooper had it's strongest showing at the Regional Scholastic Art Awards! Ashley Khang received the highest award of Gold Key in two categories, Fiona Dempsey and Ashley Osganian received the Silver Key award and Sophia Lee received an Honorable Mention. Congratulations to these talented Cooper artists!
 Cooper Science Olympiad Team Wins First Place!
Congratulations to the Cooper Science Olympiad team!! This weekend, the Cooper Science Olympiad team competed in the regional tournament in Charlottesville. They did exceptionally well, earning 1st place overall! This is the first time the Cooper team has ever earned a 1st place at any Science Olympiad competition! The Cooper team will advance to the State tournament later in March.
In both tournaments, students also placed individually.
1st place results
Anatomy and Physiology, Arya Bansal and Kiran Donnelly;
Meteorology, Miina Anvelt and Lucas Marschoun;
Density Lab, Claire Wang and Miina Anvelt;
Fossils, Kevin Shan and Kaan Eguz;
Road Scholar, Anushka Jain and Jonathan Liu;
Solar System, Claire Wang and Arnav Kadam;
2nd place results
Thermodynamics, Claire Wang and Arya Bansal;
Water Quality, Kaan Eguz and Manav Gavani
Crime Busters, Dylan Cheng and Claire Kim
Road Scholar, Kaan Eguz and Amy Wang
Circuit Lab, Kiran Donnelly and Manav Gagvani
Heredity, Miina Anvelt and Kaavya Radhakrishnan;
Roller Coaster, Miina Anvelt and Arnav Kadam
Dynamic Planet, Lucas Marschoun and Kevin Shan
Potions and Poisons, Dylan Cheng and Shreyan Mitra
Solar System, Elina Liu and Michael Sun
Fossils, Anushka Jain and Caroline Xu
Disease Detectives, Evan Zhang and Ajit Sivakumar
3rd place results
Dynamic Planet, Omar Khatri and Caroline Xu
Heredity, Evan Zhang and Sarah Fu
Thermodynamics, Ajit Sivakumar and Michael Sun
We are very proud of our team and very thankful to the coaches, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Chung!!!
Finance Park Needs Parent Volunteers
Please consider joining this unique educational experience
We are still looking for parent volunteers for our Finance Park Field Trips February 12th-15th, 8:30-1:30. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact your student’s Civics teacher.
February 12th: Phil Kipperman (pakipperman@fcps.edu)
February 12th: Michele Thomas (mmthomas@fcps.edu)
February 13th: Rachael Feiertag (rhfeiertag@fcps.edu)
February 14th: Lauryn Hahne (lrhahne1@fcps.edu)
February 15th: Lily Millhouse (lrdavis@fcps.edu)
 Thanks to our incredible Student Services Team!
This past week was National School Counseling Week. At Cooper, we believe our Student Services team is second to none! Thanks for all you do for our students and staff: Mr. Stapler, Ms. Donnelly, Ms. Saint-Germain, Ms. Eisman, Ms. Wiley, Ms. Scabis.
 7th/8th Student and Staff Basketball Tournament to Benefit the American Heart Association
Hearts were pumping during our annual tournament for the benefit of the AHA. Thanks to all the students and staff who supported this important effort. The 8th grade team edged out the 7th grade team, and fun was had by all.
School Environment Survey-Please respond
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is studying how school environments relate to discipline practices in the Division. As part of the study, you will receive a survey from FCPS’ Office of Research and Strategic Improvement. A small number of classrooms will also participate in the study’s student survey. The surveys are designed to help FCPS understand your and your child’s thoughts about the school environment and how discipline is approached in their school.
We encourage you to participate in this important survey to help FCPS understand what is working well and where we can improve.
Spring Hill Fun Fair Needs Volunteers
Student Volunteers are welcomed and encouraged
Looking for an incredibly fun way to complete your volunteer requirement? Spring Hill Elementary School’s Fun Fair on March 23rd is looking for Cooper volunteers. You could be assigned the frog whomp, cake walk, hair styling, face painting, zoo dip, and so many more fun activities! Click the link below, and select “Student Volunteer Sign-Up”. And be sure to sign up with your friends, the more the merrier!
https://springhillpto.org/events/fun-fair/volunteer-for-fun-fair/
For questions, email: springhillptostudentvolunteers@gmail.com.
Pictures for the Yearbook - Please!
Do you want your student to be featured in the
2018-2019 Cooper Middle School yearbook? Yes you do!
Please email jpeg photos to cooperyearbook@gmail.com
We will accept any photos, but are currently looking for: 2018 summer photos, Holiday photos, sports photos, family/friend photos, first day of school photos, and students with their pets photos.
Order your yearbook today and save!
Yearbooks are $42.
Order online at www.yearbookordercenter.com
Our order number is: 5267
Do you want your student to be featured in the 2018-2019 CMS yearbook?
Please email jpeg photos to cooperyearbook@gmail.com
We will accept any photos, but are currently looking for: 2018 summer photos, sports photos, family/friend photos, first day of school photos, and students with their pets photos.
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