Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
The school’s fourth annual Science and Technology Week will be held earlier than in years past. It is now from Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 6. Science and Technology Week allows the school to showcase the work of local scientists, researchers and doctors to expose students to a variety of career paths involving math and science.
“Our first and foremost goal is to encourage high school students to take more math and science [classes],” Chairperson Dr. Patricia (Patty) Einarson said.
A variety of speakers selected by the Science and Tech Committee will present throughout the week in the Eagle Theatre, including the keynote speaker from IDEO, the company behind Apple’s first mouse and Microsoft’s second mouse.
Other presentations during the week will range from a representative from eBay discussing game theory and the science behind winning an auction to a presentation on the development of the H1N1 flu vaccine to an appearance by a representative from Amazon showcasing the Kindle, a portable reading device.
“We’re crossing over a couple educational areas,” Einarson said.
Math and science courses will visit the Eagle Theatre during their class periods along with other teachers who decide to bring their classes. Presentations will go on from first to seventh period all week.
Einarson was able to expand on the “leadership and organization” of Julie Cates, chairperson of Science and Technology Week last spring.
The teacher, parent and student organizers of Science and Technology Week hope to deliver an experience that students can appreciate.
Due the proximity of the event to Writers’ Week and AP and SAT testing last spring, the event was moved to earlier in the year. Einarson decided on the time with Principal Wynne Satterwhite and Cates.
Additionally, the organizers have sought more student input and included sophomores Bobby Andris, Jeremy Macaluso and Nikita Nagpal, juniors Mark Cuson, Jack Montgomery and Jacob Valadez, and senior Isabelle Fisher in their planning for the event.
“The whole idea is that we reach out to more people,” Einarson said.
On Monday, November 2, there will be lunch time activities which will include a demonstration by the Robotics Team as well as a chemistry experiment by science teacher Carl Babb.
There will also be speakers on Tuesday, November 3 during Tutorial. These will be supplemented by presentations in AVID classes. This way, students will be guaranteed to have a time to see at least one presentation and topic that interests them.
There will be advance signups for the presentations during Tutorial. In one case that is particularly popular, there will be a lottery and students will choose a backup presentation to attend.
“We are lucky to be in the absolute center of the universe [of innovation],” Einarson said. “Whether it’s design, law, or music … you can be creative in what you work in.”
