Gautham Maran, Lucy Zhang, Tobi Akindoju

The Wheeler Community Service Recognition Ceremony was held on Friday, May 4. Tobi Akindoju and Gautham Maran are the first two recipients to letter all 4 years in Community Service. They are both recipients of the 2012 Wheeler Graduation Service Medallion. Pictured with Tobi and Gautham is Lucy Zhang, the Leadership Club Service Hours Coordinator.

Three Wheeler Magnet Freshman, Anna Awald, Kelly Fitzgerald and Claire McCoy will compete in the Formula One National Championships at the Michigan International Raceway in Michigan on May 10 - 13. They have designed a miniature F1 race care using the same software real race car designers use, powered by CO2 cartridges to race down a 20 meter track reaching 50+ miles per hour. When competing, milliseconds count in this race. As part of the competition, they are rated on their outreach efforts. Please "like" them on Facebook and you will be able to get competition updates.

Wheeler Volunteers of the Year
Maureen Bramblett, Julie Coffin, Liz Fitzgerald, Lana Kendig, Susan Kreft, Kathy Kreus, Teresa Long, Maggie Sandberg, Juhi Shah, and Rochelle Smith

A huge "Thank You" to all of our Foundation Volunteers!
Our program would not be the same without the dedication and support that our volunteers provide. Dr. Stark and the Foundation Board hosted an evening of appreciation for our tireless volunteers on April 29. One of the Magnet Program's Founders, Ms. Cathie Banks, entertained everyone with a presentation on Learning Styles. View the presentation and handouts.

Congratulations to the nearly 60 students who were recognized at Faculty Honors Night on May 3. We recognized and celebrated their outstanding academic and community service achievements in all curricular areas. View the program and list of award winners.

Congratulations to Dr. Dawn Adams and Dr. Jimmy Carter for being honored by the ABC as winners of the Above and Beyond award.

Congratulations to Swetha Sareddy,'13, and Kevin Han,'13, for joining the 800 Club! Swetha scored an 800 on the Math section of the SAT and Kevin scored an 800 on the Critical Reading section.

Congratulations to Anirudh Udutha '14 and Eric Avari '13 for being selected to participate in the Columbus State University STEM Honors Summer Camp, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Society of American Military Engineers.

Congratulations to Ananyaveena Anilkumar '13 for being selected to participate in the 2012 Winship Summer Scholars Research Program (SSRP) at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Congratulations to Sara Dada, '13, who was selected as the first place winner for the Cobb EMC Washington Youth Tour and scholarship and was honored at the Cobb EMC Annual Task Force dinner on April 12. The Washington Youth Tour is an all-expenses-paid week-long trip to Washington D.C. Three winners are selected for the trip and receive scholarships of $1500, $1000, and $500. The winners selected have the opportunity to meet their elected representatives, learn about how the U.S. government works and gain valuable skills.