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As the school year invades the latter half ofSeptember, afternoon science teachers

find it difficult to keep the averagestudent’s attention. Keeping an eye open

during the swarm of knowledge and math was often astruggle for even the most science-oriented students.

The on-campus chemistry teachers developed afoolproof plan to keeping an engaging environment:labs. Dr. Deb Baltenberger (faculty) tried to keep

the energy flowing throughout the school year.One such interactive lab determined the volume of a

human by having student volunteers submergedthemselves completely in water. Following this, the

whole class did the math, using the run-off from thesubmersion to determine the full volume of the

dunked student. “These labs can help because theyare hands on experiments," Trellis Whaley (10) said.

"They really help visual learners understand thematerial in a new way."

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Bradley Bunce (Staff) hasthe students in a trance inChorus class. When asked

about why she enjoys chorus ,Paige Ford replys, "I likebeing invlolved in chorusbecause there is such a

special connection with music,its fun to learn and I love theteacher and my classmates".

Getting

Fourth period AP World History classgets down to the toes on an

interactive assignment. The studentswere asked to put one shoe on the

table and write down similarcharacteristics between each shoe.When asked about the assignment,

Hill Corley (10) said, "I think this labwas trying to get us to think about thedifferent groups of people we interactwith on a daily and world-wide basis.It was fun and challenging." Students

saw that there were lots ofdifferences among the different

shoes, from appearance to functionto affect on the foot. But ultimately, all

of them were shoes.Just shoes.

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Whaley pours themixture into giant test tubeswhile Cassidy Warren (10) and Kali Taylor (10)

records the results.

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Hosa is not only a club, but away to learn and experienceheatlh occupations and discovera future career. Jamie Odor,(Staff) is up to date with herstudents and the latest popculture trends. Healthcare wearsthese ecentruc red scrubs to dolabs and perform the skillstalked about in class. MercedesKarst says, "I wear my scrubs onblock days which is Wednesdayfor me".

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Mass, volume, and a lot of learningthat matters help students get downto the milimeter during the elephanttoothpaste lab. AP Chemistry class

brought ahigh standard of rigor,and students were truly to the test

while taking it. "[The class] helpedme a lot," Kamryn Gillham (11)

said. "It alllowed me to take writtenrules and terms and apply them to

the real world, which allowed me tohave a greater understanding

of the subject matter."

Chemistry labs canbe dangerousunless instructions

are both delivered andfollowed precisely.Caroline Taylor (11),Blaine Strickland (11),and Ravi Patel (11)watch intently as theyreceive instructionsfrom Baltenburger(Staff) on their lab. Thelab was not without it'smoments of humor. "I'mjust glad I'm not anelephant," Stricklandsaid.

"Animal Science."

"AP World."

Histiry."

" Math."

WHAT IS THE MOST FUN ACADEMIC CLASS?

VIRTUALLYREAL

BEST SEATS iNNATURE'S CLASSROOM

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FCA The members of FCA not only meet on club

days, but they also gather every Fridaymorning for a student-led devotional time. "I really like FCA," Jonathan Logsdon (12)said, "because of the relationships I get tomake with the people that have the samepassion for Christ that I have." JaylynBaggett (12) said, "Friday morning FCAmeetings are a good way to start my day offin the right frame of mind."

This lab was madefor the ones whoare not afraid toget out of theircomfort zone. Itsalways ainteresting day inchemsitry, and thislucky student gotthe cahnce tosubmerge herwhole body in coldwater to determinedensity.

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Students at the high school campus gotthe chance to experience new learningmethods when the STEM bus came tocampus. The bus reached 1400 peoplewithin that one day. Ryan Thomas (12)said, "The virtual reality bus tour was

different from class work. Itshowed us the differenttechnolgy that we use inorder to solve crimes."Thesame virtural realitytechnology opportunitiesused in the bus, as well asothers, were ordered by theschool library for studentuse.

Enthusiastic studentsshow their support for

the softball team byparking their trucks

behind the outfield for aperfect view and to takea chance at catching a

few homers. WalkerHatfield (12), EthanLetlow (12), Layne

Wiard (12), TerryBrown (12), and Nick

Barlow (12) wereregulars at this viewingspot throughout the season and were often joined by other friends. "The

players say they can't hear the crowd in the stands when they'rerounding the bases," Barlow said, "but they hear us from out here. And

we figure that's when they need the support the most. Actually, we'velearned a lot about the sport from this view, too. It's just a different

perspective than sitting behind the batter."

Hannah Foster (11) andAubrey Garrett (11) taketurns filiing the graduated

cylinder with displaced water.Foster said, "It was a fun lab. Ienjoyed seeing my classmate getdunked in water, although I didnot learn much from [the lab]."

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