JONESBORO — During its Monday, June 5 meeting, the Clayton County Board of Education recognized Pointe South Middle School seventh-grader Devrim Prim-Wilson for his selection as Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Student of the Year.
This is the first year the school system’s CTAE Department presented the Student of the Year honors.
His award was in the career area of Information Technology and he was the only middle school student to be honored.
Other recognitions included:
— Students from 11 elementary schools ranked in the top 100 across the state in First in Math, a world-wide online platform to earn stickers. At the end of the competition period, scores are tallied and students with the highest number of stickers are honored.
Also, schools that earned First in Math School Awards were listed in the top 25 in the state.
Clayton schools in the top 25 include Riverdale Elementary, Brown Elementary, Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy, Tara Elementary, and Kilpatrick Elementary.
Clayton County had 35 other schools ranked in the top 100 in the state.
— The school board recognized students who participated in the Who’s Got Games Challenge and the Math Art Design Challenge.
These students were allowed to apply their mathematical, problem-solving, and design skills by creating original games or art. Top winners will provide input and possibly have their work featured in the Clayton County Community Math Trail.
— Clayton County Board of Education interns Keianna West, Elizabeth Ale, and Ja’Mya Shoemaker were recognized for their efforts to support the school board as student interns.
— The school board recognized a partnership that resulted in the beautification of Huie Elementary.
During the past school year, members of the Forest Park Chapter of the Citizens of Georgia Power Company spent time at Huie…
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