James Madison Middle School, Roanoke

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James Madison Middle School located in 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:

  • 1998-99 - 5th out of 183 schools[1]
  • 2000-01 - 6th out of 141 Schools[2]
  • 2002-03 - 5th out of 108 schools[3]

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 by just half a point.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Virginia Mathematics League 1998-1999 6th Grade Score Report Summary"
  2. ^ "Virginia Mathematics League 2000-2001 6th Grade Score Report Summary"
  3. ^ "Virginia Mathematics League 2002-2003 6th Grade Score Report Summary"
  4. ^ "Roanoke City Public Schools - Star Statistics 2001"
  5. ^ "Almost 500 Compete in Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships", Mike Hoffpauir, Chess Review Online, United States Chess Federation, March 23, 2005

[edit] External links

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