The 11th Annual Student Success Expo and STEM Festival was held on Saturday, January 11, 2020, and drew thousands to the Savannah Mall. In addition to college and career information, attendees enjoyed interactive displays and learned about all public school options across the district while gaining valuable information related to program pathways. 

Mr. I'M Possible, Keith Brown, kept the energy up all day and everyone left singing “G-Double O- D J-O-B!  Good Job!  Good Job!"  Our media sponsors, Magic 103.9, KIX 96, I-95 and E-93 for spreading the word and for giving away TWO bicycles at the Expo.

This was also the third year the Expo featured a “Teddy Bear Clinic" which focuses on the Healthcare Science fields and showcased a collaboration between the school district and local healthcare professions and post-secondary institutions. The Young Entrepreneurs and Young Inventors Showcase was included at the expo again this year as well. The showcase puts a spotlight on students in our schools who have an entrepreneurial spirit or who have invented products that make everyday life better.

One of the main components of the Expo is the STEM Festival. Students from all over the district participated in various competitions related to the STEM field. Check out the winners listed below!

Elementary School PSAs about a military-related career:

No entries for K-2

Grades 3-5 winners -

3^rd place: Jacob G. Smith (Marley Sigmon, Emily Carter, Etta Wade, Kit Thompson)

2^nd place: Bloomingdale (Mischa Cobos and Trinity Morgan)

1^st place: Butler (Aiden Frazier, Sakaiylah Cadejuste, Diamond Higgins, Ta'Mya Jones, Curtis Washington)

Grades 6-8 winner –

STEM Academy (Dawson James)

No entries for 9-12

Straw Tower Building Challenge:

Grades K-2 winners -

3^rd place: Butler (Marlyn Lee, Kwame Holden)

2^nd place: Windsor Forest (Avrelia Owen, Leilani Beasley, Maleah Simmons)

1^st place: May Howard (Emma Magana, Yasmin Delaney)

Grades 3-5 winners –

3^rd place: Southwest Elementary (Makenzy Bernard, Savannah K., Destaney H.)

2^nd place: Southwest Elementary (D'Arion Poe, Jordyn Moore, Emmaleigh Gates)

1^st place: Georgetown (Brandon Carney, Zachery Chestnut) and Southwest (Valerie, Brianna, Maliyah Landis)

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: Coastal (Piper Whitmore, Asia Jackson)

2^nd place: Hesse (Haden Yost, Alex Bethel)

1^st place: Hesse (Gabbi Oien, Anne Ou)

Grades 9-12 winners –

2^nd place: Early College (Francisco, Joshua, Jeremiah)

1^st place: New Hampstead (Camia, Kayla, Jamie, Janiyah)

Egg Drop Competition:

Grades K-2 winners –

3^rd place: Tybee Island Maritime (Piper Crimi)

2^nd place: Susie King Taylor (Joshua Hugan, Juliette Roach, Jamerson Bostich)

1^st place: J. G. Smith (Annalice Prescott, Bella Bartels, Tanner Williams, Bo Bowden, Thomas Delaney, Noah Lockhart, Hannah Roach, Anna Owens)

Grades 3-5 winners –

3^rd place: Marshpoint (Keller Sims, Kayana Moore)

2^nd place: Susie King Taylor (Imani Bush, Aeva Jones, Adrian Spauling, Dejah Sanders)

1^st place: Rice Creek (Jamal Thomas, Keriann Lopez, A'Talie Gray)

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: Hesse (Haden Yost, Alex Bethel)

2^nd place: Hesse (Molly Conner, Abbigail Garret)

1^st place: Hesse (Kenzie Sikes, Anne Ou, Gabi Dieu)

Grades 9-12 winner –

Early College (Marra Rauls, Miles Ralph, Corey Straughter, Asatah Robinson)

Mousetrap Car Competition:

Grades 3-5 winners –

3^rd place: Heard (C. McCoy, X. Annis, J. Smith)

2^nd place: Tybee (B. Brown)

1^st place: Heard (J. Neary, B. Besler, W. Delany)

Grades 6-8 winners –

2^nd place: STEM (E. Cohen)

1^st place: Rice Creek (K. Oglesby, R. Brown, W. Thomas)

Grades 9-12 winner –

Early College (L. Banks, C. Smalls, K. Ingram)

SuGo Bot Competition: 

Grades 3-5 winners –

2^nd place: Heard (Chloe Nicholson, Nikhil Negi)

1^st place: Tybee (Josh Mitchell, Josh Quashe, Kaylee Ulrich, Kai McGuiness)

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: STEM (Ayden Adams, Christian Tesselo)

2^nd place: Coastal (Landen Hebert, Dutch Van Brimmer)

1^st place: Godley Station (Xavier Perez, Robert Davis)

Our World of Math Competition:

Grades K-2 winner –

Juliette Low (Trinity Allen)

Grades 3-5 winners –

3^rd place: Georgetown (McKenzie Hall)

2^nd place: Georgetown (Jalen Jordan)

1^st place: Butler (Curtis Washington, Sakaiylah Cadejuste, Zion Arkwright)

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: Myers (Drewtaviyon Bewley)

2^nd place: Myers (Madisyn Williams)

1^st place: Mercer (Eric Dukes)

Grades 9-12 winners –

3^rd place: Early College (Victoria Patel, Helen Sun, Ehsan Belgacem)

2^nd place: Early College (Channah Roberson, Ariyanna Braxton)

1^st place: Early College (Catherine Sneed, Vincent Nguyen)

Membership Recruitment Challenge:

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: STEM (Jahsonae Daniels, Jhamaria Sams, Destiny Days)

2^nd place: STEM (Mahika Patel, Pallavi Bthhula, Shawn Bullock, Alesia Groff, Kennedy Reid)

1^st place: Myers (Destiny Pierre, Mariah Tolbert)

Grades 9-12 winners –

3^rd place: Sav'h High (Marshayla Moore, Ta'lezia Shuman, Toni Brown, Alyshia Carlton)

2^nd place: SAA (Shriya Patel, Cole Kitchens)

1^st place: Beach (Andre'l Shuman, DeJanah Mckinney, JaQuinn Mack)

GeorgiaBest Soft Skills Competition:

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: STEM (Kay Tennent, Danna Thomas, Edna Luna, Crystal Zheng)

2^nd place: DeRenne (Destinee Ashcraft, Aloni Bryant, Faith Walburg, Trinity Moore)

1^st place: STEM (Madison Holland)

Grades 9-12 winners –

3^rd place: Early College (Brianna Branker-McLean, Savannah Cotton)

2^nd place: New Hampstead (Hannah Eady, Kayleigh Fleming)

1^st place: New Hampstead (Kyra Harris, Janai Hood

Public Speaking Competition:

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: Garrison (Marcus Campbell)

2^nd place: STEM (Elena Nevels)

1^st place: STEM (James Dawson)

Grades 9-12 winners –

3^rd place: Beach (Jheri West)

2^nd place: SAA (Robin Leske)

1^st place: Islands (Peyton Coursey

Extemporaneous Speech Competition:

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: Coastal (Kienna Selph)

2^nd place: Myers (Mariah Tolbert)

1^st place: Garrison (Kaitty Parks)
 

Grades 9-12 winners –

2^nd place: SAA (Daena Brink)

1^st place: Islands (Logan Lewis)

Job Interview Competition:

Grades 6-8 winners –

3^rd place: WCMS (Keasia Brown)

2^nd place: WCMS (Shavarea Cody)

1^st place: WCMS (Shaniya Gallimore)

Grades 9-12 winner –

Islands (Jazmine Gordon)

Since all schools were set up at the expo, they were a part of their own competition as well!

Best School Booth Competition:

Elementary School winners –

3^rd place: Heard

2^nd place: Windsor Forest

1^st place: Gadsden

K-8 School winners –

3^rd place: Georgetown

2^nd place: Hesse

1^st place: Rice Creek

Middle School winners –

3^rd place: DeRenne

2^nd place: Mercer

1^st place: STEM

High School winners –

3^rd place: Islands

2^nd place: Jenkins

1^st place: Beach