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They're In! National Spanish Exam Results
This standardized exam measures how well students perform on vocabulary, grammar, and spelling; along with their comprehension skills in reading and listening. It is not able to measure your child's production (speaking and writing) which is included in their portfolio. Exam results will help us better understand your child's strengths and challenges and to set appropriate objectives for future study. Read more...
Nine SAA students rank top 10 nationally in Le Grand Concours 2011 (National French Contest)
SAA students ranked nationally in Le Grand Concours and were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills in French. Over 100,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2011 event. All ranks are national. Read more...
First grader is full fledged robotics team member
Owen Dudney is the youngest member of Oakton Community College's lunabotics team, but he's not a sophomore or freshman - he's a first grader. A Halloween costume got him in. Last year, the 7 year old from Arlington Heights decided to dress up as the Bose-Einstein condensate, which caught the attention of a school friend's mom, Northwestern University professor Elizabeth Barden. Read more...
Science Olympiad Team Places Ninth in State Tournament!
On Saturday, April 16, over 1,500 Science Olympians (middle school and high school) converged on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus to compete in the Illinois State Science Olympiad Tournament. After a 13th place overall team finish last year, our goal was Top 10 this year - and we did it! SAA's Science Olympiad team placed 9th overall, and medaled in nine events!
SAA Students Place First and Second at FPS State Bowl!
On Friday, April 15, Future Problem Solvers were busy showing their best at the state competition on the Illinois State University campus. All four teams were well prepared and put on very creative skits for the judges. Team Jacobs (Noam, Myra, Clara, and Ross) received first place and Team Bernstein (Ben, Lucas, Nikita) received second place in the Oral Competition! All the teams were positive, focused, and and did a fantastic job! Congratulations, FPS!
SAA Students Medal at Regional Science Fair!
Science & Arts Academy students competed in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 6 Science Fair held at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights on Saturday, March 19. Six students earned a gold medal and qualified for the IJAS State Science Fair. This was SAA's first time competing in the regional fair, and to have six students qualify for the state science fair is a great accomplishment!
SAA represented with excellence at Quiz Bowl
October 21, 2010 - Four of our SAA students - Luke Calian, Lael Costa, Jacob Kronenberg, and India Murphy - competed in a Quiz Bowl at Northwestern University over the weekend. With this being their first competition, nobody was really sure what to expect.
SAA Featured in New York Times, Chicago Life Supplement
August 8, 2010 - Science & Arts Academy was featured in the New York Times, Chicago Life supplement on August 8, 2010. Included in the article entitled "Continuing Education," one section discusses "A solid foundation," and the final paragraph highlights SAA.
Fine Arts Day comes to Science & Arts Academy this Saturday
May 10, 2010 - At a school dedicated to both the academics and the arts, an entire week devoted to drama, art, and choral and instrumental music is the perfect way to celebrate student creativity.
SAA students ranked nationally in Le Grand Concours 2010
April 29, 2010 - SAA students ranked nationally in the 75th annual event of Le Grand Concours (national French contest) and were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills in French. Over 100,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2010 event.
SAA Student to play at Carnegie Hall
5th grader Cindy Yang will be performing a piano piece at Carnegie Hall in June. The concert is officially called "Winners' Concerts for the 2009-2010 American Fine Arts Festival" and will be held on June 13, 2010 at 6:30 pm. The letter from AFAF says that "the level of the competition this year was exceptionally difficult." Over 700 students auditioned (either by sending in a DVD or in person in some states), and only a small group (we don't know exactly how many) were picked as winners to perform at Carnegie Hall. Cindy's DVD was sent in April and we received the AFAF's notice last week. She is very excited, and we are all happy for her!
Spanish students excel on NSE!
April 29, 2010 - National Spanish Exam (NSE) results are in... all our 6th-8th grade participating students did well. Tony Russo and Asia Babiuk were among the top 10 scorers in outside experience category in the Chicago Area on the Level 1 National Spanish Exam -- the equivalent of having studied one year High School Spanish. They will be recognized as Chicago Area winners in the notable category and will be honored at an Awards Tea on May 22 at 10:30 am (place tbd).
SAA Represented Well at History Fair
April 29, 2010 - Five SAA history fair students qualified for May 6 state competition in Springfield by garnering "superiors" at the recent regional event at Chicago's IIT. Sarah Seibert won a top award with her Chicago Board of Trade documentary, "From Grains to Gold: Clearing the Way for a Global Market;" Joey Corless moves on to state with his exhibit, "Mosaic: Unleashing the Internet;" Ella Ekstrom won her superior with an exhibit, "Innovations: From Compass to Cell Phone;" and Megan Seibert goes to state with her documentary on a Chicago communications innovator , "Static on the Line: The Story of Elijah Gray."
Kaboom! SAA explodes on to the scene at the Illinois Science Olympiad Regional Competition
March 20, 2010 - When most families were making plans to travel or relax for Spring Break, our Olympians were gathering early in the morning at Plank Junior High School in Oswego, IL to compete with other middle schools for a bid to the state tournament. After months of preparation on specific events such as Physical Science Lab, Ornithology, Meteorology, Junkyard Challenge, Wright Stuff, Anatomy, and Ecology, the team was ready to take on the challenge and demonstrate that all their hard work was worth it.
SAA Student Advances to State Geography Bee
March 17, 2010 - SAA 7th grade student Jacob Kronenberg qualified for State Geography Bee competition which will be held Friday, April 9 at the Field Museum. Jacob is among 100 students statewide who qualified for state competition by winning their own school's geography bee and then scoring in the top 100 on a written test prepared by National Geographic, sponsor of the program.
Young trumpeter hits right notes
March 17, 2010 - Third-grader Xander Pero of Deerfield attends Science & Arts Academy in Des Plaines where he plays trumpet in the concert band. Not a bad achievement for a third-grader, especially since the concert band is made up of fourth- through eighth-graders.