Members of Howard High School's FBLA chapter are seen with the Region 5 Sweepstakes Winner trophy, which recognizes the chapter for sweeping its region.

On Friday, February 1, Howard High School's FBLA chapter attended the Region 5 Leadership Conference held at Wesleyan College. The chapter received several awards, including first place in Monopoly Tournament, second place in Membership Campaign, and third place for Largest Region Membership.

More than 40 Howard High students participated in various skills test, online tests, and performance events at the conference. Here is how they placed:

Thanks to Marilyn for this photo of Thursday's sunrise.

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Middle school students throughout the District competed Wednesday, January 30, in the Math Mania Bowl, a one-day online challenge of mental math skills where students competed to earn the most points in a 24-hour period.

Powered by Voyager Learning's award-winning online math program, VmathLive®, the 2012-2013 Math Mania Competition is a math challenge that ran January 1-30, leading up to the 24-hour Math Mania Bowl. Throughout the month, students competed by completing math learning activities and attempting to answer the most math questions online, which allowed them to earn points toward their school and region totals.

This is the first year the District has competed in the Math Mania Competition, and it is due in large part to the District's GEAR UP Program, Create Your Future, which provided access to the Voyager math program as an intervention tool.