Sunday, November 25, 2012
Free Write
For my free write I've chosen to write about how this class has influenced my career plans. I honestly really enjoy this class. It's one of my favorite classes of the day. I love the rigor and the material we cover. However, I have been thinking about my major and I'm no longer sure that I want to major in biology. I do still love it and I definately have a soft spot for it but the more we get into topics and experiemnts the less I feel like I can keep doing this for the rest of my life. It's pretty unfortunate. I don't really know what to do now with my college plans. I think I'm going to go ahead and apply to the colleges I had in mind but as far as my major I think I'm going to be undecided. It's hard to have a plan all figured out and then have it fall through. Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction though. Maybe by going into school with no specific major in mind I can focus on my college experience and really nail down what I want to do. The class is still one of my favorites and I love everyone in it and what we do, but as a profession I've come to the conclusion that it isn't for me.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Current Event
There are always new discoveries in the world of Biology. This field is literally an ongoing odessy of discovery. One issue that is scrutinzed regularly is global warming. Arizona State University has recently created a model that can estimate greenhouse gas emissions on a specific level. This new model, named Hestia, is able to estimate greenhouse gas emissions coming from a street or even a single building. This is revolutionary because until now greenhouse gases emission have been reported on a broad level. This model is simple enough for authorities to use and the public to understand. It is now easier for groups to assume responsibility and take action to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
An image of Indianapolis' greenhouse gas emissions.
This model has been applied to Indianapolis, IN and will soon be implemented in Los Angeles and Pheonix. The developers of Hestia hope to have it in major cities all over the US. This model will not only help keep emissions under control but also provides evidence in favor of global warming. It's hard to argue with the data presented by this model. Not only could this change the outlook on this topic in the US but it can also influence other nations to clean up their act. Hopefully we can see a reduction in GHG emissions soon!
Source: http://www.macroevolution.net/greenhouse-gas-emissions.html
Homecoming 2012!
Homecoming. Such a simple word yet it encompasses so much. Homecoming is a great time of the year. Spartan pride is demonstrated in every facet of the community. In the high school, student council works hard to ensure every aspect of the day goes well. All four committees are in charge of a different event/activity. We begin working on everything in the spring for the fall. It's a lot of work but it's totally worth it. We have an overall theme for homecoming and then each class picks a subtheme. For example this year our theme was musicals. My class, the Senior class, chose "Rock of Ages"!
We begin the week before the Friday of Homecoming with dress up days. It's just a way to amp up the student body and get some points for your class. It's really fun when everyone participates. On the Friday of Homecoming we don't have a typical school day. We have festivities all day. In the morning we attend homerooms for attendance and then head to the gym for the formal assembly where all the candidates for homecoming king and queen give a speech. We then move on to games! It's such a fun part of the day. We literally play games for about 2 hours to earn points. We try to keep the games bigger so we can involve as many people as possible. One of my favorites is the Caterpillar. I don't really participate in the games but they're fun to watch. I get tired out just from cheering my class on! It's a great display of sportsmanship and team spirit.
After games we split off into classes to eat lunch and practice our mock rock. Mock Rock is a choreographed dance that we present. It should relate to the theme we have chosen. It takes a lot of rehearsal to get our routines done but it's one of the coolest part of our homecoming. After everyone presents their mock rock we move on to our parade! It's small and consists of the marchign band and all of the floats made by students. Each class must make a float for this parade and it too must relate to the theme. once at the field the marching band performs some of their show and we have our pep assembly in which we get pumped for our homecoming game.
In the evening we have a community parade and finally the big game. SAturday night we have our homecoming dance and that's a whole different adventure. It's a long two days but there's so much that goes into it that makes it so great. I love the feeling of pride and energy that comes with homecoming. This year was my last homecoming and it was extremely bitterweet. I'm glad that I'll never have to deal with the stress of all these activities but I will miss it. It's one of my favorite spartan traditions and we hit it out of the park every year.
We begin the week before the Friday of Homecoming with dress up days. It's just a way to amp up the student body and get some points for your class. It's really fun when everyone participates. On the Friday of Homecoming we don't have a typical school day. We have festivities all day. In the morning we attend homerooms for attendance and then head to the gym for the formal assembly where all the candidates for homecoming king and queen give a speech. We then move on to games! It's such a fun part of the day. We literally play games for about 2 hours to earn points. We try to keep the games bigger so we can involve as many people as possible. One of my favorites is the Caterpillar. I don't really participate in the games but they're fun to watch. I get tired out just from cheering my class on! It's a great display of sportsmanship and team spirit.
After games we split off into classes to eat lunch and practice our mock rock. Mock Rock is a choreographed dance that we present. It should relate to the theme we have chosen. It takes a lot of rehearsal to get our routines done but it's one of the coolest part of our homecoming. After everyone presents their mock rock we move on to our parade! It's small and consists of the marchign band and all of the floats made by students. Each class must make a float for this parade and it too must relate to the theme. once at the field the marching band performs some of their show and we have our pep assembly in which we get pumped for our homecoming game.
The Class of 2013's "Rock of Ages" Mock Rock!
In the evening we have a community parade and finally the big game. SAturday night we have our homecoming dance and that's a whole different adventure. It's a long two days but there's so much that goes into it that makes it so great. I love the feeling of pride and energy that comes with homecoming. This year was my last homecoming and it was extremely bitterweet. I'm glad that I'll never have to deal with the stress of all these activities but I will miss it. It's one of my favorite spartan traditions and we hit it out of the park every year.
Favorite musical character day! My friends Jonathan and Nokomis were Cathy and Don from "Singin' in the Rain". I was Eponine from "Les Miserables".
At the homecmoing dance Saturday night!
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