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Class Spotlight - HS History & Science
Yes, They Rule
In Constitutional Law, 11th and 12th graders have been researching cases currently before (or recently decided by) the US Supreme Court. In a series of gallery walk-style presentations last week, students discussed their predictions on how the court will rule and how they think the court should rule.
Pictured: Perttu v. Richards (Lillie E. '26), Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission (Ethan F. '26), and Glossip v. Oklahoma (Chaeyoon M. '26).
In Constitutional Law, 11th and 12th graders have been researching cases currently before (or recently decided by) the US Supreme Court. In a series of gallery walk-style presentations last week, students discussed their predictions on how the court will rule and how they think the court should rule.
Pictured: Perttu v. Richards (Lillie E. '26), Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission (Ethan F. '26), and Glossip v. Oklahoma (Chaeyoon M. '26).
Is It Catching?
11th and 12th graders in Morgan G.'s Medical Microbiology class recently presented on the transmission, replication, and treatment of a range of communicable diseases, including Mpox and Zika. For a Human Papillomavirus project, Charlie W. '25 recorded an original rap – ensuring that listeners would never forget its viral characteristics. Or that "human papilloma" rhymes with "Arizona" and "paradoxical immune response with the corona(virus)."
Hand-On Fossilization
In Addie H.'s Environmental Science class, 9th graders tried their hands at "making" fossils, thanks to a presentation by Yanet G. '28 on how fossilization happens – a rare occurrence, as organisms often require "hard parts" and "rapid burial" to fossilize.
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11th and 12th graders in Morgan G.'s Medical Microbiology class recently presented on the transmission, replication, and treatment of a range of communicable diseases, including Mpox and Zika. For a Human Papillomavirus project, Charlie W. '25 recorded an original rap – ensuring that listeners would never forget its viral characteristics. Or that "human papilloma" rhymes with "Arizona" and "paradoxical immune response with the corona(virus)."
Hand-On Fossilization
In Addie H.'s Environmental Science class, 9th graders tried their hands at "making" fossils, thanks to a presentation by Yanet G. '28 on how fossilization happens – a rare occurrence, as organisms often require "hard parts" and "rapid burial" to fossilize.
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