Goza Middle School
Out of 35 teams in our region, all of Mrs. Cotton's 5th-grade teams placed in the Top 10 in the Stock Market Game.
A huge congratulations to Kate Marie Benjamin and Alice McDaniel for finishing in first place. They have been invited to a luncheon recognizing the regional winners at the Clinton Library in Little Rock.
Fantastic job 5th graders!
Ms. Sandra DeLamar subbed for Mr. Ankton's social studies classes for a week in December, and was very impressed with the behavior of his second-period class. So much so, she decided they deserved some sort of reward. So, she gifted them all with a Christmas card and a crisp $2 bill. She told them they were an exemplary class and behaved as they should and she was very proud of them. We are grateful for these model-behavior students and our wonderful substitute teacher, Ms. DeLamar.
Goza's Student Council hosted a sock drive during the month of December. They wrapped and gifted socks to the residents at Nightingale Nursing Home for Christmas. They also delivered the socks to the residents and visited with them for a bit.
Thank you to our Student Council for hosting this drive.
Goza's students faculty, and staff, especially the 5th grade, said goodbye to Mr. Kenneth Helms, who retired at the end of the first semester.
Mr. Helms has been with the Arkadelphia School District for 26 years. He taught at Peake Elementary School prior to moving up the Goza with the fifth graders.
He is also a bus driver for the district, and continues to drive one.
He was presented with a cake on his last day, that was shared with all the 5th-grade students and teachers. Mrs. Mary Snowden, principal at Peake, stopped by to see him, too.
We wish you well in your retirement, Mr. Helms!
Gifted and Talented classes had their fall semester chess tournament for 3rd-5th grade students on December 5. Goza had 16 players compete, with Ledger Wiley taking 1st place, Lucas Feller placing 2nd, and Georgia Neal placing 3rd.
Mrs. Brandi Cotton is the instructor for GT.
The next tournament will take place at the end of the spring semester.
The 6th grade team would like to recognize students who achieved a performance level of 3 or 4 for ELA, Math, and Science on the ATLAS Fall Interims. Students earned a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal Certificate by doing one of the following:
Gold Medal Certificate: Level 3 or 4 in ALL tested subjects
Silver Medal Certificate: Level 3 or 4 in two of the tested subjects
Bronze Medal Certificate: Level 3 or 4 in one of the tested subjects
Congratulations to all of these students!
