LINC Letter Sep Oct Nov 2024

September/October/November – 2024

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What’s Happening in Our Schools?

White Memorial United Methodist Church and Open Door Baptist Church brought all kinds of book bags and school supplies to share with SMS for the new school year.

Congratulations SMS Junior Beta Club Students!

Congratulations to the SMS Junior Beta Club students on their successful trip to Savannah, Georgia to compete at the National Junior Beta Convention! Students competed in a variety of academic and visual arts competitions, including Meeting of the Minds, a problem-solving and engineering competition, and Reimagine, Recreate, Recycle, a challenge where students had to build a transportation technology model using only recycled materials. Brayden Kingery and Gracie Walker both placed in the Top 10 of their competition categories, with Brayden bringing home a sixth place finish for his digitally enhanced photography piece and Gracie finishing seventh over all in jewelry design. While on the trip, SMS Betas visited the beach at Tybee Island and explored the museums and sights of historic downtown Savannah. The students even got the chance to meet King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of Holland while they were visiting the city as part of a diplomatic tour, and made the news! To check out the article, visit https://tinyurl.com/savannahnews. The Beta Club would like to thank the Eastmont Community Foundation and the SMS PTO for their generous financial support, which made the trip possible.