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Field Trip to the Taubman Museum of Art
As a school we visited the Taubman Museum of Art to see the Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design exhibit. Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter is an expert storyteller who harnesses the power of visual communication to share narratives of culture, race, and politics. Creating costumes for generation-defining films like Black Panther, […]
Locura De Marzo
The Spanish language classes are celebrating Hispanic culture and language from around the world through their participation in Locura De Marzo. In this world-wide competition, students will be introduced to two new songs from different Spanish-speaking countries for each “battle,” and the winning song will advance to the next bracket. The map shows the participating […]
ZnCl₂ Formula
This week in chemistry lab the students have been challenged to experimentally determine the formula for zinc chloride.
Sweet Experiments
The physics class conducted a “sweet” experiment to calculate the speed of light using the distance between melted spots on their chocolate bars and the frequency of their student lounge microwave.
Printmaking
Here’s a sneak peak of the progress our Printmaking students are making on their projects.
Puppet Creation – Check in
The Puppets and Creepy Dolls class continued to be hard at work this week. Clay sculptures have been baked and are ready to paint. Papier-mâché halves have been joined, and more layering has been employed for the heads. Bodies are also being constructed. And soon string puppets will be able to bend appendages. We’ll keep […]
Welcome Back, Becca (Miklaus) Allred (’06)!
Please welcome our new Intro to Engineering instructor, Becca (Miklaus) Allred. After Becca graduated from our very own high school of CHS in 2006, she went off to earn a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary and then a master’s degree from Yale University in physical chemistry. Becca competed at the […]
Wanted: Have You seen Any of These Animals?
After reading their first book in Spanish I, the class put this together as part of a book project for “Llama en Lima” by Katie A. Baker.
Puppet Creation – First Steps
The Puppets and Creepy Dolls class was busy at work, either layering the papier-mâché into the casts, or using Sculpey clay to create sculptures.