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The Junior/Senior Prom was held Friday, April 13 at the RSA Plaza Terrace.  With the theme “Night of a Thousand Lights,” the junior prom committee transformed the venue for a beautiful evening honoring the Class of 2018.  At lead outs, each of the seniors were recognized along with their dates and escorts.  The juniors and seniors met at the Hampstead Bocce Court Pavilion before the prom for photographs to capture the special occasion.  Many thanks to Mrs. Karen Harris, Anne Auston Wright (committee chair), and all of the prom committee for their hard work and fundraising that went into making this year’s Prom a success.

Macon East lower school students have kicked off a new outdoor classroom science project called Tomatosphere.  The Tomatosphere seeds planted as part of the Environmental Fair include “control” seeds that are natural, untreated earth bound seeds, as well as “space” seeds that spent four weeks on the International Space Station in 2017.  These seeds were transported to space on the SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon!  The H9748 seeds are a hybrid variety provided by the Kraft Heinz Company.  Mrs. Susan York and Mrs. Sharon Harper, both former teachers at Macon East and instrumental in starting our outdoor science classroom, were on hand at the Fair to help plant the seeds.  Each class planted seeds in peat pots and will chart the germination and growth as they provide the optimal temperature, soil and water conditions for their seeds.  Results of the Tomatosphere project will be submitted to First The Seed Foundation in Alexandria, VA.  The identity of the “space” seeds will be revealed at the end of the experiment, once the plants have germinated and results have been submitted.  After just one week, the students are enjoying watching the progress of their tomatoes.

Macon East students enjoyed the annual Environmental fair that was held on Thursday, April 12.  Lower School students enjoyed learning about animals and their habitats, caring for pets, robotics, the importance of our soil and water, disaster preparedness, recycling to keep our state free of litter, electrical safety, and engineering and groundwater issues.  Students enjoyed a picnic lunch outside and some fun activities including Casting Kids and Archery.  Our Environmental Fair would not be possible without the many parent  and area organizations that volunteer their time for this event.

Jon Maddox was selected as one of eight area juniors to attend the Dixie Electric Cooperative Montgomery Youth Tour.  During the March 8-10 event, participants toured downtown Montgomery, did leadership training activities, enjoyed lunch at the Capital City Club, and heard from motivational speakers.  Jon said he really enjoyed the speakers who motivated him to continue to strive to be a better leader in his school and community.  Jon was honored to be selected as one of four Montgomery area students to attend the Washington, D.C. Youth Tour in June.  We look forward to hearing about his experiences in the nation’s capital.

Macon East sophomore, Rachel Sargent was honored to be selected to attend the University of Alabama’s Capstone Leadership Academy on March 1st and 2nd.  The 150 attendees from all over Alabama participated in leadership training, group activities, and heard from several motivational speakers.  The theme of the two day leadership conference was “Vision, Value, and Voice.”  Rachel said she really enjoyed the speakers and making friends with other sophomore leaders from Alabama high schools.  Rachel was chosen to apply for the prestigious Capstone Leadership Academy by her teachers and selected to attend after submitting an essay application to the Capstone Council.  The purpose of the two-day event is to give students the tools and the training to apply their leadership skills to opportunities in their own communities.