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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: