Student Achievement is in place to display the excellence of the students in our district.  It is a means by which we exhibit how our students demonstrate excellence in their daily academic activities.

Waterford Mott High School MTS (Math, Technology, and Science) Students participated at the University of Detroit Mercy's Tech Day Competition. This competition offered 10 different situations where students must build or test their skill. Mott freshmen students Hillary Hall and Drew McCracken took second place for the egg drop. Mott Freshmen Nick Schoonover, Matt Nickolai, Greg Kabianski, and John Pheto placed third for their straw tower. Mott students competed against students from OSMTech, Divine Child, Brother Rice, and various other Detroit and Southfield Public Schools.

Mott Senior Laura Miller has received a $12,000 scholarship for the talented scholar award at Oakland University. She received this award due to academic achievements including involvement in HOT (Hazards of Tobacco), PPI (Positive Peer Intervention), yearbook, Michigan's 1st youth in action team (sponsored by MADD) 1st chair Viola in chamber orchestra for three years, Who's Who Among American High School Students, and National Honor Roll.

Approximately 100 Mott High School students recently competed in the 49th Annual Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition. The competition is offered by the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America to encourage students to develop their interests and abilities in mathematics. Over 14,000 students will compete this year from the state with the top 100 scores earning awards. Approximately $32,000 in scholarships will be awarded. Good luck to all of our Mott student who participated.

As hosts, Waterford Kettering High School were not allowed to compete, but played in exhibition only.

At their first Michigan Competitive Band Association competition in South Lyon later that night, Mott finished in third place overall out of a field of five bands. 

Kettering students Tiffany Whipple and Danny Kosteck are recipients of the Judge Carr Band Camp Scholarships. Each received a $400 scholarship to use at band camp this summer.

Haviland Elementary second grade students Sabrina Gappy and Abbey Noyes won the National Association of Letter Carriers coloring contest. The contest was organized to promote the food drive that the letter carriers hold each year.



(l to r) Sabrina Gappy, Ron Heider, mail carrier, and Abigail Noyes.
 

Kettering senior, Kathleen (Katie) Stark, has been named the Best and the Brightest by the Detroit News. Students are selected for the award on the basis of grades, test scores, honors, community involvement, and a demonstrated ability on one of the academic areas. Katie plans on attending Oakland Community College to study Psychology.

The 9th Annual Turnaround Achievement Award luncheon was held this week. A special thank you goes out to Phil Goodman and Toby Brown of Century Bowl, and Community Bowling Centers, for sponsoring this program. This year 22 Waterford students were recognized for their perseverance and achievement during the 2004-2005 school year.

Thirty-eight students from Pierce Middle School Bands competed in the Solo & Ensemble Festival in South Lyon. There were groups ranging in size from solos to septets, with some students competing in multiple events. Every student received medals for their performance excellence and of all the events entered by Pierce students, an outstanding showing of 35 received First Division ratings. The remaining three events also did well, each receiving a Second Division rating. Mr. Dave Bishop is the band director at Pierce.

Justin Switzer appeared on the cover of the April 2005 issue of 'School Sports, The Trend' magazine. Justin was featured in a 3 page article that outlined his many high school athletic and academic accomplishments. The magazine article was additionally covered by Fox News Detroit in a television interview last month at Kettering High School. The Trend is a national publication sent to over 3000 school districts across the country.

The Mott High School Football team was awarded the Steve Spicer Memorial Leadership Award. The award is given each year by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) in recognition of outstanding community leadership. Mott football has given much to the community over the past year, participating in Waterford Summer Fest, serving meals for Waterford Senior Center at Christmas, and the Mott Mentors program at Donelson Hills Elementary School. New this year for Mott football was their work with the Oakland County Sheriffs at their annual Fishing Derby for handicap children. The players also adopted a local family and donated their own money for the family during Christmas. Waterford Mott football continues to be a leader in community service. Mott has received the Steve Spicer Award twice in the last eight years. (1999 & 2004)

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