Pinnacle Academy

A recent field trip to our nation’s capital provided both entertainment and
education for the students of Pinnacle Academy. The students visited the
American History Museum and watched a great performance about Black History
Month.

Third-grader Samed Cetinkaya told us that he, “really liked the play and
being able to walk around the museum to see all of the displays.

The students are looking forward to more adventures on their next field
trip.

Pinnacle Academy PIng Pong Club has organized Ping PongTournament between 4th thru 7th graders is over on Wednesday.
3rd Place Yunus Gurel, 2nd Place Mehmet Karaduman and the winner is 1st Place Dylan McDermot. First top 3 students awarded by Ping Pong Club.

14th Feb 2010 Sunday - Breakfast and then Special Awards Judging

15th Feb 2010 Monday - Preliminary Judging - Stress Free Zone ( Trip to Postal Museum)

16th Feb 2010 Tuesday - National Finals - Corporate Displays and Evaluations - Special Awards Ceremony

WASHINGTON — Solar panel roofs, wind-powered community centers, cork brick homes and cable trains made from Lego pieces are scattered around Yeshilist, a city created from the imaginations and research of four seventh grade students.

The Pinnacle Academy students presented Yeshilist to a panel of judges on Jan. 23 and won the Washington-area Future City Competition, allowing them to compete in the national finals next week.

 Each year during National Engineers Week, Future City holds a competition in which seventh and eighth graders complete a four-part project that allows them to create their own sustainable communities.

 The four different requirements of the competition are a virtual city created using the game SimCity 4, a research paper, a 3D city model, and a live question-answer session in front of competition judges.

 The goal for this year’s competition was to have students build an affordable community for those who lost their homes in a disaster or financial problems.

 The Pinnacle Academy students didn’t have much trouble finding inspiration for their community. They’re concept came from the heart.

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