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2 News March iPods make way into classrooms—with school approval C lara A ltemus Don't be surprised if teachers start handing out iPod touches and iPod nanos during class, but not just for the games. With a recent technology rollout, they are being used for educational purposes. For example, Mandy Weaver's Wellness I students are starting to use them in class to calculate their running statistics. At the beginning of the Sydney Nelson, senior, works in the library on one of the new iPod touches purchased for use in classrooms. Also rolled out last month were iPod nanos and Nike Plus. school year, the departments generated ideas Dr. Stacy Erickson, Teacher Librarian, said, but in the end deciding what to buy was a group decision. The school went on to purchase class sets of iPod touches, iPod nanos and Nike Plus technology. It’s the new iPod touches that are garnering the big reaction, though, according to Erickson. She has been working with teachers on the school's new pilot project. Teachers checked out the devices in February so that they could experiment with them. Starting this month the iPods have been reserved as a class set so that a teacher from any department can use them. Once a teacher reserves the class set, they can then go on to request specific apps they would like installed for specific use. Erickson in particular is excited because of the opportunities of all the new technology. Weaver is also excited to start using the Students excel in competitions DISTRICT SOLO CONTEST: Mitchell Rivet - Bass, 2nd Emma Davis - Soprano, 4th Daniel Blanc-Gonnet - Honorable Mention James Siderius - 3rd Avilash Cramer - 1st new technology in her own classroom, and hopes the technology will help those students who don't want to run. Elise Brown, freshman, is one of the students enrolled in Eric Viuhkola's Wellness I class, who is also using the new technology. Brown is excited to start using the technology, but "questions why they're really needed when there's computers on nearly every porch you can go to for internet based information." "I think the school chose these devices mainly to appear 'in touch' with the things our students like. Students like iPods. Students like technology. The school administration wants to appeal to our tastes in technology while providing education," Brown said. Even though Weaver knows there is possibility for misuse, she thinks it will be a good experience for her students. "That's the way you legm," she said. proceeded to State, where the seniors placed eighth and the juniors placed tenth. REGIONAL ACTING C C C RESU LTS: Medical Science and C O M P E T IT IO N ;, 1st Place Eta Santoro - French 2 James Siderius - Math Individual Level 6 Callie Attanasio - Math Team Level 1 Kristin Nesbit - Math Team Level 1 Michelle Virgin - Math Team Level 1 Katherine Farnbach - Music Microbiology Graham Frank and John-Paul Savory - 3rd Kristen Tremaine - 2nd Spencer Change - 1st State Qualifiers (to p 10 % ). 2nd Place Dylan Flinrichs - Math Team Level 2 Alexander Wise - Math Team Level 2 Aaron Waller - Math Team Level 2 Enzo Nutile - Music Haley Arnone - Organic Chemistry Helen Farrell - Organic Chemistry Kristin Nesbit - Spelling Bee Physics and Chemistry Katherine Hill and Haley Rivet - Honorable Mention Andrea Barber and Katelin Calderon - 3rd Neelou Etesami - 2nd Dylan Hinrichs, Alex Wise and Aaron Waller - 1st Best of Fair Hinrichs, Wise and Waller - Team Project Cramer - Individual Project MOCK TRIAL: At Regionals, the senior team placed first and the junior team placed second. Both Emma Davis - Solo Musical Lisa Wang - Solo Musical Sammie Forsey - Solo Musical Alyssa Johnston - Solo Acting Lola Stanten - Solo Acting Ashley Welp - Solo Acting, 1st place novice Michael Johnson & Anna Stapleton - Duo Dramatic (come see these two as Romeo & Juliet) Tyler Whitcomb & Sophie Starks-Madsen - Duo Comedic Regional Finalists (top 20%): Alexandra Mink - Solo Acting Ailish Duff - Solo Acting Lucy Walker & AJ Benya - . Duo Comedic THREE RIVERS LEAGUE SOLO COMPETITION: Flute: 3rd Place Emma Kennard - Art Visual SCIENCE BOWL: 4th place at State ISEF: Behavioral and Social Science Anneli Tostar - 1st (tie) Sabrina Levy - 1st (tie) Daniel Rucker - Honorable Mention Environmental Sciences , Plant and Animal Biology Ann Bemert - 2nd Engineering , Computer Science and Mathematics Photo courtesy of Souri Johnson The senior Mock Trial team celebrates its first place win at the Regional competition. The junior team, which placed second, joined the senior team in competing at the State competition, where they placed tenth and eighth, respectively. Sarah Sonnenfeld, League Champion Sarah Lord, 2nd Arianna Robin, 3rd Bassoon: Troy Cornelius, League Champion Helen Farrell, 4th Emily Axelrod and Rahul Gates, sophomores, present their ISEF project at the pubic viewing on March 12. The pair won a special CREST award for Best Local Sustainability Project. WLHS is sending five students to the International Fair in San Jose, Calif., four as competitors and one as an observer. Tuba: Charlie Iwata, League Champion Orchestral Snare Drum: Jonathan Macemon, 2nd Cassidy Baskerville, 4th Clarinet: Michelle Virgin, 3rd Brian Liebeno, 5th Violin: Samantha Ing, 2nd Alto sax: Sean Campbell, 4th String bass: Georgia Muggli, 2nd Low sax: Josh Grelewicz, League Champion TRL SPEECH AND DEBATE COMPETITION: Kristy Lanz - finalist, Prose Reading Peter Santoro - finalist, Radio Commentary Sierra Bangs - finalist, Radio Commentary Ben Mann - 3rd, Radio Commentary; 4th Wilma Hicks Award Josh Grelewicz and Justin Altemus - 1st, Public Forum Debate Trumpet: Carlos Splitstoser, 2nd Photo by Alex Houston Riley King, 2nd Keven Krause, 4th French horn: Sierra Bangs, 2nd Trombone: Joonas Lemetyinen, League Champion Baritone Horn:
