Vikings in the News
NDE receives Bronze Award
- The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties recently awarded NDE the Bronze Award for 2009 food and fund drive efforts.
Eighth grader will attend Junior Nationals
Eighth grader Bailee, a member of the Payes Performance 14-1 volleyball club, recently participated in the Pacific Northwest National Qualifier in Spokane where teams from California, Texas, Washington & Oregon competed. Bailee's team played for the championship in the last game of the last day- in front of about 300 people! Bailee's team placed 2nd in the tournament, winning a bid Junior Nationals, which will be held this summer. Earning a bid officially puts Bailee's team in the top 21 teams in the United States. Good luck, Bailee!
Fourth grader appears on "Today"!
NDE fourth grader, Francesa, was named a World Maths Day Ambassadors for 2010 by Mathletics and appeared on "Today". NDE has been part of a Mathletics program trial; NDE is currently working on a school-wide Mathletics launch, much to the delight of our students. Watch Francesca on " Today"!
Seventh Grade Science Fair Results--Updated
- Tara tied for 2nd place in the 7th grade Behavioral Sciences category of the 2010 San Mateo County Science, Math & Technoloy Fair with her project "How Obstacles Affect the Speed of Cars". Tara continued on to the San Francisco Bay Area Fair where she placed 2nd in the7th grade Behavioral Science category! She also participated in the California Science Fair in May.
- Allie placed 1st in the 7th grade Materials category of the 2010 San Mateo County Science, Math & Technoloy Fair with her project "Hot! Hot! Hot! A Study of Factors Affecting the Flame Resistance of Childrens' Sleepwear". Allie continued on to the San Francisco Bay Area Fair where she placed 3rd in 7th grade Physical Science category! She also participated in the California Science Fair in May.
- Nicole tied for 2nd place in the 7th grade Materials category of the 2010 San Mateo County Science, Math & Technoloy Fair with her project "Which Fuel is Most Efficient?" Nicole continued on to the San Francisco Bay Area Fair.
- Danica was awarded a trophy at the 2010 Mercy High School Girls in Science Faire for her excellence in understanding and demonstrating the Scientific Method
- Congratulations to all our science fair participants!