Awards
Congratulations Khalsa School Poets!
The 2011 winners of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Annual Earth Day Poetry Contest include several students from the Acacia and Palo Verde classes! Many thanks to teachers, Kathy Bodenhemier and Erin Donaghy.
First Place overall: Isabel Hausrath tied for first place out of 886 entries
4th grade First Place: Sophia Laing
5th grade Honorable Mentions: Lian Ascher, Isabella Pretzinger, and Maryn Graskey
6th grade First Place: Isabel Hausrath
6th grade Third Place: Emily Miura-Stempel
6th grade Honorable Mentions: Tina Finley, Ethan Meade, Ari Bormanis, Sophia Rieger, and Isabel Hewgley.
Congratulations Khalsa School Scientists!
Eight Khalsa School projects won honors at SARSEF 2011, Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Many thanks to the hard work of our teachers and parent scientists who served as mentors!
1st place, 5th grade Life Science: Palo Verde Class, "The Effect Of Colored Light On Aquatic Plant Respiration"
2nd place, 5th grade Life Science: Acacia Class, "The Effect Of Sweeteners On Cut Flowers"
1st place and a special award from Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society: Mariposa Class (lower elementary), "How Much Light Does A Saguaro Seed Need To Germinate?"
1st place, 6th grade Engineering/Math/Computer Project: Santino Constantine and Colton Leighou, "Electrostatic Generator"
2nd Place, 6th grade Life Science: Isabel Hausrath and Willow Strey, "What Kind Of Cleaner Removes The Most Bacteria?"
2nd Place, 8th grade Earth Science and Broadcom Masters Certificate special award: Morgan Postal, "What Liquids Cause Rust the Fastest?"
3rd Place, 6th Grade Life Science: Cara O'Neill, "Carbon Dioxide and Plant Growth"
Special award from the United States Navy and Marine Corps HM Certificate: Austin Baral, "Combining Chemicals for Mixed Colors"
Tuscon's River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Contest 2010
Four Khalsa Montessori Lower Elementary students were selected for awards from Tucson's River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Contest 2010. Their poetry will be displayed at Tucson Children's Museum. Our poets will be honored along with other finalists at a celebration at the museum April 14.
Khalsa School Students take Honors in Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair 2010
Khalsa Montessori School receives Excelling School award from Tom Horne, AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arizona Department of Education
Tom Horne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Certificate of Recognition
Awarded to
Khalsa Montessori Charter School
On behalf of the Arizona Department of Education,
Congratulations on your status as an Excelling School.
I commend you for your leadership, dedication, and hard work. Best wishes and continued success to students, teachers, parents, and the community.
December 2009
Tom Horne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Khalsa School Students take First Place, Third Place and Honorable Mention in Earth Day Poetry Contest 2009
Chosen from over 500 submissions, Khalsa Upper Elementary students were recognized for their contribution to the Earth Day Poetry Contest 2009 sponsored by the Sonoran Desert Museum.
Khalsa School Students - Winners in the Southern Arizona Regional Science & Engineering Fair 2009
- SciEnTeK-12 Foundation First Place
- Discovery Channel Young Scientist Award
- SciEnTeK-12 Foundation Second Place award
Khalsa k-6 Chess Team wins 3rd place in Regional Tournament!
Khalsa Montessori First Grade team takes First Place in State Chess Tournament
Khalsa Middle School receives 2009 Poetic Achievement Award, poems are published in a National Anthology!
19 Khalsa students' poems were selected for publication in the anthology, A Celebration of Poets. From the editor, “This award is given to schools whose students' entries to the Poetry Contest were of exceptionally high merit. The list of your students that have been accepted to be published represents a lot of talent, hard work, and dedication from your teachers and students. We have found the single most important factor in creating a quality poem is the quality of the instruction." Congratulations to our student poets and to their teacher, Jennifer Skiffington, our middle school language arts teacher.