Students from Finley Middle School recently participated in the National Geographic GeoBee. Michael Renga, a sixth grade student, won first place, seventh grader Mert Suyabatmer won second place, and Grace Guillen, also a seventh grade student, finished in third place. Over more than three decades, more than 120 million students have learned about the world through participation in the GeoBee. For the participants at Finley Middle School, the bee consisted of several rounds of questions in which each student was required to respond correctly, using the correct terminology and in a limited number of seconds. School champion Michael Renga will take an online qualifying test for the chance to become eligible for competition in the New York State GeoBee.


Congratulations to the winners, runners-up and all top classroom performers at Finley Middle School!

In recognition of Computer Science Education week the eighth-grade students at Robert M. Finley Middle School recently participated in the computer programming initiative The Hour of Code.

Over the course of one full class period, students learned the basics of coding and the importance computer science and computer programming plays in everyday life. They were also introduced to the variety of career paths for a computer science engineer or a computer programmer.  At the end of the course each student received a certificate of participation. 
 
The Hour of Code is an international program to broaden participation in the field of computer science.  The course has reached tens of millions of students in 180+ countries and is an introduction to computer science and computer programming.