Nims Promotional Flyer - Conley Elementary School
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! FOLLOW ME TO COLLEGE!<br />
<strong>Nims</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
2010 FALL HONOR COURT<br />
ROBOTICS CLUB AFTER WINNING<br />
ANOTHER COMPETITION<br />
<strong>Nims</strong>: Beyond the Classroom<br />
R. Frank <strong>Nims</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> has much<br />
to offer to students of the 21st Century.<br />
True to the school theme, “Follow Me to<br />
College,” <strong>Nims</strong> is a school that offers<br />
everything from College Board’s Pre-AP<br />
program to Florida Virtual <strong>School</strong>, as<br />
well as a wide variety of extracurricular<br />
activities through the 21st Century<br />
program. <strong>Nims</strong> has an activity that will<br />
meet the interests every student.<br />
At <strong>Nims</strong> students are recognized and<br />
rewarded for their hard work and<br />
efforts put forth. Top students and<br />
most improved students are recognized<br />
for their efforts during the fall semester<br />
by being selected as members of the<br />
honor court.<br />
Students leave <strong>Nims</strong> as well-rounded,<br />
confident young adults with talents in<br />
core subjects, performing arts, fine arts,<br />
sports, visual design, robotic<br />
engineering, and beyond!<br />
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY<br />
MAC TECHNOLOGY<br />
SPRINGBOARD (PRE-AP)
National Junior<br />
Honor Society<br />
<strong>Nims</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> is the only middle school in<br />
Leon County to have a chapter of National Junior<br />
Honor Society. Outstanding students with a grade<br />
point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) meet the<br />
scholarship requirement for membership.<br />
Above Scholarship, students must also demonstrate<br />
excellence in the areas of Leadership, Service,<br />
Character, and Citizenship.<br />
Springboard<br />
Springboard is the foundational component for the<br />
College Board’s College Readiness System, offering a<br />
proven Pre-AP program that increases participation<br />
and prepares a greater diversity of students for<br />
success in AP, college, and beyond- without<br />
remediation. Based on College Board Standards for<br />
College Success and aligned to the Common Core<br />
State Standards, Springboard offers the only<br />
integrated college readiness solution that includes a<br />
rigorous curriculum and formative assessments.<br />
Recent Awards &<br />
Recognitions<br />
!1st Place Mechanical Design Robotics<br />
Competition (2010)<br />
!1st Place Technical Difficulty Robotics<br />
Competition (2010)<br />
!1st Place Regional Engineering Robotics<br />
Competition (2009)<br />
!1st Place Regional Video Animation Competition<br />
(2009)<br />
!1st Place Best of Show Award Performing Band<br />
Festival of Lights Parade (2009)<br />
!District Championship Football Winners<br />
(2008-2010)<br />
!District Championship Basketball Winners<br />
(2008-2010)<br />
!Brain Bowl Champions (2008)<br />
!Annual Tropicana Speech Participants<br />
!Annual Leon County Spelling Bee Contestants<br />
!State Innovative use of Technology Award by<br />
Florida Virtual <strong>School</strong><br />
PERFORMING<br />
AND FINE<br />
ARTS<br />
MUSICALLY AND ARTISTICALLY<br />
GIFTED STUDENTS ARE OFFERED A<br />
PLETHORA OF PROGRAMS. THE<br />
AWARD WINNING BAND PROGRAM<br />
EXEMPLIFIES SCHOOL PRIDE.<br />
STUDENTS CAN ALSO PRODUCE<br />
THEIR OWN SONGS AND OTHER<br />
FORMS OF MEDIA USING THE<br />
STATE OF THE ART MAC LABS.<br />
DIGITAL<br />
HARMONY<br />
A PREMIER PROGRAM AT NIMS<br />
MIDDLE SCHOOL. DIGITAL<br />
HARMONY PROVIDES FREE<br />
DESKTOP COMPUTERS AND FREE<br />
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICES<br />
TO SELECT STUDENTS WHO MEET<br />
THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED<br />
BY THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS<br />
AND ARE ENROLLED AS A MEMBER<br />
OF THE ROBOTICS TEAM.<br />
SSTRIDE<br />
SSTRIDE IS AN OUTREACH<br />
PROGRAM OF FLORIDA STATE<br />
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE<br />
WHICH SELECTS A LIMITED NUMBER<br />
OF STUDENTS EACH FALL<br />
SEMESTER. SSTRIDE CLASSES<br />
PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE AND<br />
HANDS-ON LEARNING<br />
ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS<br />
WITH A PASSION FOR SCIENCE AND<br />
MATH. STUDENTS LEARN SKILLS<br />
RELATED TO THE MEDICAL FIELD.