James Madison Middle School
James Madison Middle School located in the Franklin-Colonial neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, USA, is situated on a large hill with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Opened in 1970, it is a magnet school for technology and is part of the Roanoke City Public Schools. The school's athletics teams are the Matadors.
[edit] Notable achievements
The school has competed in the Virginia Mathematics 6th Grade League with the following notable results:
In the international Odyssey of the Mind competition in 2001, James Madison Middle School won through to represent the US and placed 3rd out of a field of 57 teams representing the United States.[4]
James Madison has a notable chess team that in 2005 were runners up in the Virginia State K-8 Team Championships, losing by half a point.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Virginia Mathematics League 1998-1999 6th Grade Score Report Summary"
- ^ "Virginia Mathematics League 2000-2001 6th Grade Score Report Summary"
- ^ "Virginia Mathematics League 2002-2003 6th Grade Score Report Summary"
- ^ "Roanoke City Public Schools - Star Statistics 2001"
- ^ "Almost 500 Compete in Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships", Mike Hoffpauir, Chess Review Online, United States Chess Federation, March 23, 2005
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Coordinates: 37°14′56″N 79°58′22″W / 37.24889°N 79.97278°W
