Author: Donnie Sewell

The March 29th issue of the Democrat-Gazette Tri-Lakes edition featured an interview with Dr. Janet Hugo about the new Student Life Complex. Click here to read the article.

On March 9, 2012, The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs) published an article about Class of 1996 grad Brian Shiro meeting Neil Armstrong at a recent conference in California. Shiro is co-founder of Astronauts 4 Hire.

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts held its annual Science Fair and Senior Research Symposium (SRS) Feb. 22-24. All seniors must complete a Science Fair or SRS project as part of their graduation requirements. In addition to being judged on their projects, the students participated in a Junior Academy competition, which is a 10-minute oral presentation about their projects.

The ASMSA Quiz Bowl team scored a perfect 7-0 to win the Parkview Fundraising Tournament Feb. 4 in Little Rock.

ASMSA will send a delegation of 13 students to the state FBLA Convention being held April 2-3 at the Little Rock Convention Center. 

ASMSA will host its annual Science Fair and Senior Research Symposium, Wednesday, Feb. 22 – Friday, Feb. 24. This is a regional Intel Science and Engineering Fair with the top two winners advancing to the national competition.

ASMSA Beta Club members participated in the state Beta Club Convention, Jan. 27-28 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. More than 2,000 students from 81 clubs competed against each other in a variety of academic and art categories. The ASMSA students will advance to the National Beta Club Convention, which will be held June 27-30 in Greensboro, N.C.

ASMSA teacher Cliff Happy has released his second e-book “The Pelindaba Conspiracy.”