Saturday, November 5, 2011 What a wonderful week at The Academy of Hope last week as 1st graders experimented with planting white carnations in different colors of water (food coloring added) to see the outcomes. Unexpectedly, by Friday, the ones in purple water had not changed color; the ones in green water had barely changed. However, the celery put in purple and green cups of water had changed. Carnations placed in red and blue cups of water really changed. Students also read about plants and their parts and watched Discovery Education Streaming video of plants, their uses, and their parts. Congratulations to Student of the Week Ga'Miracle Manner!!! Way to go, you smart girl! Past Students of the Week include Allston Leggett, Kaden Harrill, Sha'Nya Lewis, Jaiya Johnson and Stacy McCray. Way to go, guys!!! Students of the Week are selected based upon scholarly, individual and personal merit, including positive character, determination and perseverance.