STEAM Night is May 17!

STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) Night isMay 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.! There will be a slime station, STEMmy Awards, STEAM stations, a band performance, a science poetry slam, an animal exhibit, an art exhibit, food, a career symposium, and a Shark Tank competition! Click the image below for a full-size flyer. 

RISE Summer Camp

Neal’s RISE Summer Camp for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will take place at Neal from July 9th to August 2nd. It will operate from 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM from Monday to Thursday. Our summer camp will have a STEM/character/leadership focus as well as instruction in English-Language Arts and math. Students will participate in STEM challenges and field trips!

For more information, click here! If you have questions, please contact Molly Gilliam at (919) 560-3955 or by email. 

Ms. Evans and the NC Science Fest

Ms. Evans recently partnered with the NC Science Fest to host a local scientist, Christina Marvin, a UNC-Chapel Hill Chemistry PhD Candidate. She worked with all Ms. Evans classes to talk about STEM careers and brought a high-powered electron microscope for students to examine different specimens on the cellular level! Check out pictures from the visit in the gallery. 

NC Aquarium Visits Neal

Neal was awarded a grant from the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher for an outreach program on NC Wild Wetlands. The Aquarium was here Monday to present their exhibit to our 8th grade students. The Aquarium helped to support our current 8th grade Ecosystem/Hydrology unit. They discussed healthy habitats and students got an up close and personal introduction to NC Wetland animals. The Aquarium brought a baby alligator, a box turtle, bullfrogs, and a snake. Thanks to the 8th grade teachers as well as Ms. Sotolongo and Ms. Shafto for letting the Aquarium use their space! Check out pictures from the visit in the gallery. 

Beginning Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Ms. Phillips, 8th grade science teacher for Team Legacy, on being Neal Middle School's Beginning Teacher of the Year!

schoolsNEXT School of the Future Winners

Please congratulate Seth Allen, Mikal Ali, Mackenzie Giattino, and Irene Tamba for winning the schoolsNEXT School of the future competition for North Carolina.  They will be moving on to the regional competition representing the state of North Carolina and could compete at the International level next year in Chicago.   

Huge shout out to Mrs. Allah and Mrs. Ali for their efforts!

Yet another example of Neal student excellence!

#RiseUp

Science Olympiad

The Science Olympiad team, led by Mr. Whitley, recently competed. Autumn Hendrickson and Annika Hasty won 3rd place in “Crimebusters & Fast Facts," and Ta’Shaun Smith and Daniel Johnson placed 5th in “Hovercraft."

Congratulations, Ms. Solesbee!

Miss Solesbee, our Advanced Academics and AIG Specialist and Elective Teacher, has been awarded the Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellowship! Miss Solesbee participated in a rigorous online course this fall, and will be traveling to Morocco on March 12th for her International Field Experience! Miss Solesbee will be teaching students and learning about the educational systems present in Morocco. She will also be connecting with her students here at Neal through technology-based teaching tools like Padlet and Flipgrid. You can follow Miss Solesbee's adventures on instagram. Her username is miss.solesbee. Miss Solesbee will return to her students after spring break. Learn more about the Teachers for Global Classrooms program here: 

https://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc 

Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Mr. Campbell, Neal Middle School's band teacher, on being named Teacher of the Year!