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NEWS
Last updated on 2/8/09
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
February 9: Basketball game vs. Fort (HOME)
February 10: Math & Science Family Night (6 - 8 pm)
February 11-12: Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
February 15: President's Day (NO SCHOOL)
February 19: Basketball game vs. Arnold (away)
February 23: Basketball game vs. Blackmon Rd. (HOME)
February 26: Basketball game vs. Harris Co. (away)
February 29: Basketball game vs. Midland (HOME)
Please join us for "Math & Science Family Night" on Wednesday at 6:00 pm. There will be fun math & science activities the whole family can enjoy plus food & prizes! Please RSVP you child's homeroom teacher and let us know you are coming. Don't miss out on this fun evening!
Both Knights basketball teams had a very successful weekend defeating Marshall on Friday and Veterans on Saturday. The boys are undefeated and face Fort on Tuesday for the #1 seed in the March Madness tournament. The girls improved to 4 - 3 on the season and now have a strong chance to qualify for the post-season with 5 games to go. Please come and cheer the Knights on in this very important game Tuesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 pm.
The ECMA wrestling club hosted the 4th Annual Chattahoochee Valley Middle School Wrestling Championships on Saturday, January 23. Congratulations to Long Cane Middle School (LaGrange) for taking 1st place honors. Here are the team results:
| SCHOOL | Team Points |
| Long Cane Middle School (LaGrange) | 267 |
| Upson-Lee Middle School (Thomaston) | 227 |
| Ft. Benning Wrestling Club | 180 |
| East Columbus Magnet Academy | 179 |
| Brookstone School | 76 |
| St. Anne's Catholic School | 27 |
| Harris County-Carver Middle School | 24 |
| Chattahoochee County Middle School | 13 |
Congratulations on Tyrin Coward and Keishon Thompkins for winning the gold medal in their weight classes at the Chattahoochee Valley Middle School Wrestling Tournament. Here is the full list of ECMA wrestlers that won medals at the tournament:
| NAME | WEIGHT CLASS | PLACE |
| Keishon Thompkins | 86 | 1st |
| Torrie Beard | 94 | 2nd |
| Christian Demery | 102 | 2nd |
| Kyron Newsome | 110 | 3rd |
| Drelon Freeman | 118 a | 2nd |
| Curtis Galloway | 118 b | 2nd |
| Brandon Wade | 134 | 3rd |
| Tyrin Cowart | 142 | 1st |
| James Jones | 185 | 4th |
| James Reynolds | 225 | 4th |
Mr. Walker will once again be taking pictures from various events at ECMA throughout the year. Click here or at the bottom of the page at "The Year in Pictures" link to view them.
MCSD is partnering with WTVM to share Extraordinary Teachable Moments (ETM) through the Be There parent involvement campaign! Click the picture below for more details!
Learn More about Be There at www.bethere.org
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