Robotics teacher Nancy Rogers and her group of 51 students took a tour at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a division of the U.S. Department of Technology, and one of the agencies of the US Department of Commerce on Nov. 21. “Our [STEM Robotics] students were pretty well-loadedContinue Reading
The Animal Lovers Club advocated for just treatment of animals by writing letters protesting makeup companies who test on them. Animal Lovers Club’s held their first meeting after school on Nov. 10 in D211, where they attempted to contact makeup companies such as Makeup Forever, Benefit Cosmetics, Nars, Esteé LauderContinue Reading
Athletes playing winter sports got themselves mentally prepared and excited for the new season at sports picture day on Nov. 20. Sophomore girls varsity basketball player Zoe Soule said picture day served as a bonding opportunity for players, and left many wondering what this upcoming season would bring. “Picture DayContinue Reading
Soles 4 Souls is a drive to help provide shoes to disadvantaged children in Haiti. The Octagon Club plans and carries out community service, and they organized the shoe drive, continuing the annual tradition. The club set up multiple boxes around the school for anyone who wanted to donate betweenContinue Reading
The members of Kids Are Scientists Too, or KAST, had their first event on Nov. 16. They went to Stenwood Elementary School to teach children about the inner workings of computers and basic HTML programming. KAST is a regional organization that has multiple branches throughout high schools in nine differentContinue Reading
This year’s Individual Oral Presentations, IOPs, in HL English began Oct. 30 and are extending until Jan. 18, taking two quarters to complete. HL English is the highest level English course for juniors and seniors. The IOP is a large summative assessment for the course. “[Junior Gillian Weed andContinue Reading
The Information Systems class offers all grades the opportunity to become proficient in Microsoft Office programs. Students have the opportunity to certify in up to six different programs: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word Expert and Excel Expert. “I took this class to become proficient in all the programs,” senior KatelynContinue Reading
In order to participate in the annual Senior Ethics day, seniors walked to the Westin Hotel on Dec. 1 to discuss ethical dilemmas and how to address them. Throughout the day, seniors focus on a series of famous and common ethical problems that they must try to justify and solve.Continue Reading
The Entrepreneurship class hosted their annual Market Day on Dec. 5 in the cafeteria, where they sold a variety of products to attendees. The Entrepreneurship class purchased the items that they sold on their trip to New York City. These purchases included items such as makeup, blankets, and scrunchies. TheContinue Reading
On Nov. 30, the Key Club met during Learn to write holiday letters to hospitalized kids. “I love kids, and since it’s the holiday season, anything I can do to make someone’s day better would be wonderful,” junior Breanna Fulton said. “I just want everyone to have happy holidays.” KeyContinue Reading
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