Aaraj Vij Wins 1st Place at TJHSST Invitational Science Fair

Aaraj Vij, a 7th grade Kilmer student, won the 1st place Grand Prize award at the Thomas Jefferson Invitational Science Fair held on Saturday, March 22. The science fair was open to all middle school students; each project was judged three times by three different judges.

Aaraj's project was on Microfluidics which involves Physics, Chemistry, Math and Nanotechnology and he plans to continue his research into this topic after this science fair as well.

We congratulate Aaraj for his hard work and dedication!

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Kilmer Science Olympiad Team Wins 2nd Place at State Tournament

The Kilmer Science Olympiad team took home the 2nd place overall trophy in the Virginia state Science Olympiad tournament held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Madison High School in Vienna, VA.

Many students won medals across the various divisions and it is clear that every participant worked hard preparing for the tournament.

• Crime Busters: 2nd -  Yash Shekar and Daniel Zou
• Disease Detectives:  1st -  Brian Merski and Nikhil Sardana
• Dynamic Planet:  3rd - Brian Merski and Nikhil Sardana
• Entomology: 3rd - Dan Ni and Yash Shekar
• Experiemental Design:  1st - Arsh Ganjoo, SJ Kachru and Aaraj Vij
• Heredity:  3rd - Brian Merski and Anish Karpurapu
• Road Scholar: 5th - Christopher Yuan and Daniel Zou
• Rotor Egg Drop: 2nd - Rohan Puvvada and Justin Zhou
• Shock Value: 1st - Nikhil Sardana and Justin Zhou
• Simple Machines: 3rd - Yash Shekar and Christopher Yuan
• Solar Systems: 6th - Arsh Ganjoo and Lawrence Wang
• Sounds of Music: 3rd - Christopher Yuan and Justin Zhou
• Water Quality: 4th - Anish Karpurapu and Rohan Puvvada
• Write It Do It: 1st - Dan Ni and Aaraj Vij
• BioSphere: 6th - Joshua O'Cain and Frank Tian 
• Codebreakers: 1st - Nathan Chow and Mathew Harrington

A huge thanks goes out to the Science Olympiad Coordinators and the parent volunteers who helped support the team's efforts throughout the season.

Great job to all for representing yourselves and your school so well!

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Kilmer Middle School K8 Team Wins 1st in VA State Chess Championship 2014

The VA Chess Federation held its annual state championship tournament in Roanoke, Virginia March 15 & 16th. Nine players represented Kilmer Middle School team and claimed top honors by placing 1st in the K8 division. Winning team consisted of Christian Aliferis, Bennett Jackins, Max Lee, Grant Li, Nathan Moskowitz, Shreeyas Satishkumar, Yash Shekar, Andrew Song and Camden Wiseman.

Their coach - Greg Acholonu - was named Chess Coach of the Year, K8 Team 2014.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Kilmer Student and Kilmer's PTA President Speak at the White House

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014, First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a new wellness proposal targeted at school-aged children.

Sam Hammermaster, 8th grader at Kilmer Middle School, was asked to speak at this media event at the White House regarding healthy fitness and nutrition changes that are happening in Fairfax County Public Schools.

Sam's mother, Kilmer PTA President and Executive Director of Real Food For Kids which advocates for healthy school means, has been working to impact wellness within the school system.

This was an incredible opportunity for the the Hammermaster team and a moment that made the whole Kilmer community proud!

More info on the First Lady's initiative is available from Edweek.com.

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Two Kilmer Students Named to 2014 Middle School Honors Chorus

Fifty-four middle school students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have been named to the 2014 Virginia American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Middle School Honors Chorus. The group will perform on Saturday, April 27, in Harrisonburg. Ten FCPS students were selected as alternates.

Two of the fifty-four students selected are Kilmer Middle School students: 8th graders Brendan Dudding and Will Morrison will be part of the April 27 performance!

Congratulations to Brendan, Will, and to Kilmer's fantastic Choral Director, Mr. Kevin Sapp forh is instruction, support and guidance.

Read the full press release from FCPS.

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Kilmer's FLL Team Wins 1st Place!

Kilmer’s First Lego League (FLL) Team won 1st place Grand Champions Award at the VADC FLL State tournament at JMU, December 7 & 8.  They will go on to represent Virginia and DC in the World Festival, an international competition, in St. Louis in April.

Congratulations to the team!

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Former Kilmer Students Sing at School Board Meetings!

Liz Carlson, currently a junior at Marshall HS, will perform the National Anthem at the School Board Meeting this evening, Thursday, September 12, 2013.

Last month, another former Kilmer student performed the same honor: Vanessa Estaniel, a freshman at Marshall HS sang the National Anthem.

Kudos to both young women on their success!

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