James Madison Middle School, Roanoke
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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.
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.
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.
Franklin-Colonial, Roanoke, Virginia
Franklin-Colonial is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located southwest Roanoke that is bisected by the three primary arterials of Franklin Road, the Roy L. Webber Expressway and Colonial Avenue. It borders the neighborhoods of Wasena and South Jefferson on the north, Grandin Court and Raleigh...
neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, is situated on a large hill with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most...
. Opened in 1970, it is a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
for technology and is part of the Roanoke City Public Schools. The school's athletics teams are the Matadors.
Notable achievements
The school has competed in the Virginia Mathematics 6th Grade League with the following notable results:- 1998-99 - 5th out of 183 schools
- 2000-01 - 6th out of 141 Schools
- 2002-03 - 5th out of 108 schools
In the international Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind, often called OM , is a creative problem-solving competition involving students from kindergarten through college. Team members work together at length to solve a predefined problem ; and present their solution to the problem at a competition...
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.
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.