Courtney Martin, picture from pitch.com
Last night, March 20, in Kiggins, Courtney Martin spoke to students about her work as an activist, writer, and teacher. She talked about her book series: Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, and shared information about current activists and people making a difference. It was an inspiring speech and you can check out Courtney Martins post in the New York Times published last Sunday here.
Unicorn tapestry from the MET
Last Thursday, February 16, the freshman class boarded the bus and drove to New York City. They visited the Cloisters Museum and the MET. In groups, everyone toured the museum and researched for an upcoming project. The trip was an overall success and everyone had a great time exploring the museums.
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Wednesday October 12th, sophomores and juniors alike sat down to take the Practice SAT, or PSAT. For the sophomores it was their first time using the SAT format, and the test provided a chance to gain familiarity with it. For many of the juniors, this was their second time testing with this format. A few juniors may have the opportunity to qualify for a national merit scholarship based on their scores. However, more important was the valuable experience they gained with the test. Results printed in December will help students gauge their individual strengths and provide an important index to aid the Juniors in their preparations leading up to the start of official SAT testing in the late winter. Everyone tried their best and are now working diligently towards preparation for future SAT testing!
Hannah Bower ’10 just earned a summer internship position at NASA. She feels her summer internship at Rensselaer, featured here, was one of the reasons she secured this paid internship. Hannah’s NASA internship is entitled “Picking out Organic Biomarkers from Ice and Air: New extraction techniques for planetary analog samples.”
From the top of the world’s tallest tree to deep in unexplored caves, Mark Moffett has discovered new species and behavior while risking life and limb to find stories that make people fall in love with the unexpected in nature. Mark is a real-life adventurer with awards for writing and photography, including the 2006 Lowell Thomas Medal and the sixth Roy Chapman Andrews Society Distinguished Explorer Award (2008). As part of the Serving & Shaping Her World Speakers Series, Mark spoke with students at an assembly today. Hear part of his presentation here with an introduction from science instructor Linda Maier.
Seven Emma Willard science interns traveled to the American Association for the Advancement of Science meetings in Washington, DC, with science instructor Jon Calos and practicum director Anne Mossop. Attending the largest general science conference in the world, these students (Ashley Cho, Alexis Leanza, Jia Lee, Mayan Wu, Meryl Lindsay, Taz Holliday, Christina Lin) heard preeminent scientists discuss their work, including John Holdren, science advisor to the president of the United States. Highlights included the microbiome of bacteria living in our intestines, the math behind crowd behavior, the science of tasting, the brains of bilingual speakers, and ice cream made with liquid nitrogen. When asked for her impression of the meeting, one intern replied, “I wished we could have stayed longer!”
Senior Investigator John Carey (left) and Investigator Kelly Strack (right) of the Forensic Identification Unit of NYSP Troop G in Loudonville, NY, visited the Forensic science class. Their “real life” stories of investigating crimes gave the students a firsthand feel for the field of criminal investigation. They relayed details of crime scene investigation from the initial walk-through of a crime, to documentation, to evidence collection, to the autopsy.
On February 17, the Ancient and Medieval and AP Art history classes went to New York City to visit The Cloisters and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The A&M class toured the Cloisters and saw the wonderful pieces of history there. Students saw a lot of beautiful, historic sculptures, as well as other types of artworks that were exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum. It was a very nice and exciting day.
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English department chair Meg McClellan spoke to students this morning about the power of words and shared her love of language. “Language, in any form,” she says, “comes alive when it tells us the truth in unexpected ways.” Hear her here.
