Showcase
Pictured Below is our latest successful trading team!! In January of 2023, we offered all the 8th graders at GMH a chance to play the stock market game as a part of our CORE ELA enrichment. Mrs. Ellen Crayton, 8th grade ELA and Mrs. Tracy Miller, AIG collaborated to teach this weekly exploration into the markeet economy. This team of young men really got into making money and ended with a great profit in a rocky time! Led by Asher Savage with Colton Adams, Nick Armstrong, Hayden Ellis and Rowan Fisher filling out the team. These gentlemen ranked among the top 10 schools in the nation. We were ranked as the NUMBER ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL . There were 7 high schools and 3 middle school's invited to D.C. for an incredible opportunity to meet with their Senator or Representative and visit sifma, morgan stanley, the US Capitol, view the monuments and soak up all the sites of the heart of the nation our capitol. We actually had a sit down with our very own Senator Thom Tillis and were allowed to sit in the gallery of the senate in session. This behind the scenes, insider experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity and such an honor for our teachers and our school. We were blessed with an outstanding volunteer Dad, Mr. James Ellis. We are all so appreciative of the support of our administration and school system for investing in schoolwide enrichment at our school.
In 2021, We had an exceptional team participate in the Capitol Hill Challenge. They placed 4th in the NATION!! 1ST IN THE STATE & REGION! Best Middle School team in the competition overall. Hayes Burleson, A.J. (Aaron) Rhone, Jaylen Scurlock, Isaiah Blair, Omar Gallegos- Jaime were stellar throughout the game working as a team and representing Horton well! We are so proud of this team! Unfortunately, due to COVID 19 precautions they were not able to travel to D.C. but they received significant prizes from the organizers! Way to Go Widcats! ( shown below)
This team placed Best Middle School team in the nation - TOP 4 overall teams!
LINK to our recognition (@~21 minute mark)
Omar
Jaylen
These 5 gentlemen were hugely successful only through collaborative efforts of this teacher team
Mrs. Tomlin
Mrs. Crayton
Mrs. Bernardo
Mrs. Clark
Stock Market Study & Exciting Success
Each year at George Moses Horton we participate in the North Carolina Council on Economic Education's version of the stock market game. We begin in January with our prep lessons, then we buy and sell real stocks, bonds and mutual funds for 10 weeks in a real world simulation. 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th graders play as a choice enrichment activity. Pictured to the right is a visit from Senator Valerie Foushee along with guests from Fidelity & NCCEE coming to celebrate our FIRST PLACE winners of the CAPITOL HILL CHALLENGE in 2021 - 5th graders Addie Leuken, Brady Tew, Mason Lupek, Jonathan Colt Day & Isaac Allen.
Elementary Champs
2019 State 5th graders best in school, region and state!
2016 & 17 Champions
Spelling Bees -
GMH has a long history of Spelling Bee Fun!
We host class level, grade level and school level bees and the exciting news this year was the district held a spelling bee. Our School's top 4 continued and represented GMH well in district level competition. Congratulations to 8th graders: Kody Holder, Kendall Lee & Elaine Sherwin along with 5th grader Drew Yell!! Great Job Super Spellers!
8th grade Bee Top Performers
7th grade Bee Top Performers
6th grade Bee Top 5
5th grade Bee Top 5
The State Quill Competition
George Moses Horton participates in a writing competition known as the Quill sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Scholastic Activities ( NCASA). Each year we offer students across the school to write one of 4 essay types ( persuasive, creative, problem - solution and expository) We use a writer's workshop process to improve our writing as we work toward finding our best team. The top 4 writers in our school represent GMH in regional and state competitive timed writing to a mystery prompt.
2019 Quill Team
2021 TWELVE TEAM-
NCASA hosts a competition called 12. There are 12 team members, 12 topics with 12 questions each. GMH works together to perform against teams from across the state!
2019 Twelve Team
2017 Twelve Team
2018 Twelve Team
2020 Twelve Team
Scholastic Competitions
GMH has a long history of challenge and enrichment across the school in writing, quiz bowl, academic competition, dance ensemble, art showcase, show choir. In addition to our association with North Carolina Association of Scholastic activities we also enjoy exploring many other school wide enrichment opportunities that come and go with student interest: thinking caps quiz bowl, speech & debate, stock market game, Battle of the Books, E-BOB, Young Authors, Chess club and so many more!
2013 E-BOB Team
2018 Science Olympiad
2018 Best Coach
2014. Science Olympiad
2016 Science Olympiad
2019 Dance Ensemble
2018 Dance Ensemble
2020 Dance Ensemble