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James Madison Middle School

Coordinates: 37°14′56″N 79°58′22″W / 37.24889°N 79.97278°W / 37.24889; -79.97278
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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.

Notable achievements

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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, losing by half a point.[5]

References

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  1. ^ ""Virginia Mathematics League 1998-1999 6th Grade Score Report Summary"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  2. ^ ""Virginia Mathematics League 2000-2001 6th Grade Score Report Summary"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  3. ^ ""Virginia Mathematics League 2002-2003 6th Grade Score Report Summary"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  4. ^ "Roanoke City Public Schools - Star Statistics 2001"
  5. ^ "Almost 500 Compete in Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships" Archived 2007-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, Mike Hoffpauir, Chess Review Online, United States Chess Federation, March 23, 2005
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37°14′56″N 79°58′22″W / 37.24889°N 79.97278°W / 37.24889; -79.97278