Jennifer Bowers
Full-time TAG Teacher and TAG Program Lead
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Welcome to the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Department at Creek View Elementary School. My name is Jennifer Bowers, and I have been one of the TAG teachers here at Creek View since the school’s opening in 2001. I have seven years of previous teaching experience in regular education in kindergarten, 3rd grade, and 4th grade. I went to Marywood College in Scranton, PA for my first two years of college and then graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA with a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. Later, I graduated from Mercer University in Atlanta, GA with a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and earned an add-on certification in Gifted Education. On a personal note, I have three children (Abby, Will, and Jack) and two cats.
Helaine Becker
Full-Time TAG Teacher and TAG Program Lead
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I love to travel and often take road trips to see parts of this wonderful country and wide world. Last summer we took a “Zoo-trip” and got to interact with many interesting animals. In 2013, I had an experience of a lifetime when I got to get up close to the sights and sounds of Antarctica! In addition to travel, I love golf, reading, biking, movies, playing with my pets (a cat and a dog), solving logic problems, and just about anything outdoors.
I grew up in the New York metropolitan area and have been in Atlanta for over 30 years. I have a Sport Management degree from the University of Massachusetts, a post-bach certification in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State, a Master's Degree in Middle Grades Education from Oglethorpe University, as well as gifted certification.
I’m looking forward to a great year!
I grew up in the New York metropolitan area and have been in Atlanta for over 30 years. I have a Sport Management degree from the University of Massachusetts, a post-bach certification in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State, a Master's Degree in Middle Grades Education from Oglethorpe University, as well as gifted certification.
I’m looking forward to a great year!
Ashley Rolader
Full-Time TAG Teacher and TAG Program Lead
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I love to learn from different perspectives, and I seek out ways to explore different cultures geographically and culturally. Traveling and reading are my favorite ways to span miles and time! I love nature, and I have been known to chase waterfalls, especially ones I can dive into. I love to be on the water, either boating, paddle boarding, or swimming. I also love to write, and publishing is a long-term dream of mine.
I grew up around the Atlanta area and have spent my life living in its various neighborhoods. I love our city! I have both my Undergraduate’s and Master’s degrees from Georgia State University in Early Childhood Education. Teaching and advocating for gifted children are my life’s passion, and I enjoy working with adults as well as children. I am currently an instructor for the Gifted Endorsement Certification, and I am leading two cohorts of amazing educators through four graduate courses. I am looking forward to meeting and working with Creek View’s families!
I grew up around the Atlanta area and have spent my life living in its various neighborhoods. I love our city! I have both my Undergraduate’s and Master’s degrees from Georgia State University in Early Childhood Education. Teaching and advocating for gifted children are my life’s passion, and I enjoy working with adults as well as children. I am currently an instructor for the Gifted Endorsement Certification, and I am leading two cohorts of amazing educators through four graduate courses. I am looking forward to meeting and working with Creek View’s families!
Are you interested in viewing some of our past and present grant ideas? Please visit
http://www.donorschoose.org/jenniferbowers. We truly appreciate your support!
Fifth Grade Students at Creek View Elementary Strike It Rich on the Stock Market
Miya Ji and Geeth Nalam, fifth grade students in Mrs. Bowers’ Talented & Gifted class, were declared the winning team in the Fall 2018 Georgia Stock Market Game in both the regional (Fulton County School District) and the Congressional District Six (Elementary School Division). They were invited to the annual Stock Market Game Luncheon in May where they received commemorative t-shirts and certificates.
The Stock Market Game is an on-line competition created by the Georgia Council on Economic Education. Student teams at the elementary, middle, and high school levels compete to create the most valuable stock portfolio. The stocks chosen during the game reflect actual current stock prices, making this a valuable real-world experience. Our Creek View community is extremely proud of them!
The Stock Market Game is an on-line competition created by the Georgia Council on Economic Education. Student teams at the elementary, middle, and high school levels compete to create the most valuable stock portfolio. The stocks chosen during the game reflect actual current stock prices, making this a valuable real-world experience. Our Creek View community is extremely proud of them!
Congratulations to Palak Mor and Leticia Arizono, Fulton County School District's regional winners of the Fall 2017 Stock Market Game! They finished the game with a stock portfolio worth $110,993.79. Awesome job!
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2016!
Abhiram Dasari
Akshara Dasari
Tanush Prathi
Shwejan Uppala
Olivia Wolf
Jeremy Zahnle
Zoe Zahnle
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2015!
Karsen Isenberg
Aahana Shankaran
PJ Smith
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2014!
Sanket Gavankar
Michael Prol
Tharini Ramakrishnan Kavitha
Congratulations to the following students for becoming published authors in Creative Communications writing contests during the 2013-2014 school year!
Stella Rockwitz for her poem "Immortal"
Neel Sarkar for his poem "Magic of My Dream"
Congratulations to the following students for becoming published authors in Creative Communications writing contests!
Eric Traugott-Fall 2010
Christina Bao-Fall 2012
Stella Rockwitz-Fall 2012
Daniel Adesina-Spring 2013
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2013!
Christina Bao
Will Bowers
Anabel Dimova
Samir Duggasani
Kade Kleinschmit
Sai Matta
Campbell Morin
William Pettit
Mann Shah
Milan Tahliani
Grant Thomson
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2012!
Ushmi Akruwala
Aryan Arora
David Chandia
Hadley Dawson
Dara Fuller
Nikhil Jaganathan
Aidan Leahy
William Myslajek
Megan Nestark
Jared Owens
Ian Valdes
Amelia Valdez
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2016!
Abhiram Dasari
Akshara Dasari
Tanush Prathi
Shwejan Uppala
Olivia Wolf
Jeremy Zahnle
Zoe Zahnle
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2015!
Karsen Isenberg
Aahana Shankaran
PJ Smith
Congratulations to the following students for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2014!
Sanket Gavankar
Michael Prol
Tharini Ramakrishnan Kavitha
Congratulations to the following students for becoming published authors in Creative Communications writing contests during the 2013-2014 school year!
Stella Rockwitz for her poem "Immortal"
Neel Sarkar for his poem "Magic of My Dream"
Congratulations to the following students for becoming published authors in Creative Communications writing contests!
Eric Traugott-Fall 2010
Christina Bao-Fall 2012
Stella Rockwitz-Fall 2012
Daniel Adesina-Spring 2013
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2013!
Christina Bao
Will Bowers
Anabel Dimova
Samir Duggasani
Kade Kleinschmit
Sai Matta
Campbell Morin
William Pettit
Mann Shah
Milan Tahliani
Grant Thomson
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for 2012!
Ushmi Akruwala
Aryan Arora
David Chandia
Hadley Dawson
Dara Fuller
Nikhil Jaganathan
Aidan Leahy
William Myslajek
Megan Nestark
Jared Owens
Ian Valdes
Amelia Valdez
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!!!
Do You Know Your Representatives?
Well, Dheeraj Eidnani, a fifth grader in Mrs. Snow’s class and a TAG student in Mrs. Bowers’ class, sure does. For the last year, he has been working on a project called Know Your Representatives. It sorts and filters the representatives according to their party, district, committees, appropriations sub-committees, building, occupation, the year they became a representative,
spouse, and other vital statistics. You can also view their phone, zip code, their webpage, Facebook page, and biography. He used a program called Pivot by Microsoft to create the project.
The summer before he began this project, he received a book about Star Wars facts. Dheeraj’s dad taught him how to use Pivot so that he could scan the pictures and enter the information about Star Wars characters for his first project. A year later, he became curious about why lawmakers were arguing about the deficit. As he began researching, he became inspired to create a Pivot program about the representatives. It took him a whole summer to do it.
Since creating the project, he has made several trips to the Georgia State Capitol. He showed his program to Chuck Martin (representative for Alpharetta) and explained his project. Rep. Martin liked it so much that he called his friend Mr. Marshall, who is the assistant to the Speaker of the House. Dheeraj was encouraged to apply as a page and gave messages from the representatives to the lobbyists. He has also shown his project to the clerk, the Speaker of the House, and 4 or 5 other
representatives. His next step is to show it to all 180 representatives.
Currently, he is working on the senators and will then add some information, including how they vote on bills (green for yes and red for no), whether they are present or absent, and which bills they passed and when. Currently, the representatives and senators record votes on an old electronic system. Dheeraj’s project would allow them to view this information digitally and can be accessed remotely. He hopes that his project will be implemented by the state of Georgia during the next session and
that they will set up an educational account for him in order to compensate him for all of his hard work. Eventually he would like to implement this project for all 50 states and 2 territories in the country.
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for
2011!
Raphael Wasow di Charo
Jason Oswald
Emma Prol
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for
2010!
Vaishnavi Bavadekar
Bronwyn Bennett
Veronica Bian
Sofia Bonno
Abby Bowers
Lexie Bryant
Alex Chen
Neha Embar
Aryana Gavankar
Zoe Genet
Kaavya Gudapati
Leandro Haddad
Rohan Kansara
Franziska Krupp
Curtis McClelland
Christopher Natale
Laura Scherck
Megan Schnupp
Puneet Singh
Stephen Tong
Tejas Vedantham
Evan Zhang
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for Duke University's Talent Identification Program for
2009!
Shubohm Bhattacharya
Andres Bonno
Rajat Chouchan
Ben Dugger
Sammi Fuller
Jai Mareddy
Marimackenzie Waldschmidt
Zack Ziegler
Way to go, guys!