SJA E-NEWS | January 20, 2017 In This Issue Student Spotlight College Corner eam Enerjagers Midwest Winners in Lexus Eco Challenge! Freshmen: PreACT Results Are In Health Science Honors Program Garners Life Experience from Veterinarian and SJA Alumna Math Classes Take Field Trip to See Hidden Figures Winter Band and Orchestra Concert SJA Competes in PenOhio Unity Club Hosts Lock-In John Carroll University Young Writers Workshop Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood Celebrate the Academy Save the Date: Special Night for Fathers and Daughters
Parents: At-A-Glance Monday, January 23 Bowling Club Fairview Lanes, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Monday, January 23 Shakespeare Competition Auditorium, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 25 Early Dismissal, 2 p.m.
Team Enerjagers Midwest Winners in Lexus Eco Challenge! Congratulations to Team Enerjagers, selected as one of the winning teams in this year's Lexus Eco Challenge: Air & Climate! Six students on the team will share the $9,000 prize to promote sustainability. The Enerjagers worked to raise awareness to help stop global warming and promote alternate energy options. "My favorite part about being a member of Team Enerjagers is working with Mrs. Mary Ellen Foley Scott '76 and working on House Bill 554, which addresses renewable energy and energy efficiency," shared Esther Ngemba '18.
L-R: Science teacher Mrs. Mary Ellen Foley Scott '76 with Juniors Esther Ngemba, Stephanie Rolon, Jadalise Pacheco, Joslyn MuĂąiz, Alicia Valladares and Faith Cole
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Freshmen: PreACT Results Are In
February 1
In mid-October, the Class of 2020 participated in our school testing day by taking the PreACT assessment. The PreACT, a Sophomore multiplechoice assessment, is patterned after the ACT, using the same types of test questions, score scale and format. It is designed to model the ACT test experience, providing students with the ultimate preparation and practice. PreACT scores are reported on the same 1-36 scale as the ACT, but it includes fewer questions than the ACT.
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SJA made the decision to give the Freshmen the assessment to obtain baseline scores. There will then be a follow up with a full-length practice ACT test at the
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