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Gallery Visits

Easton Area High School students enrolled in the Lafayette Experience, a course held in conjunction with Lafayette College and Philipsburg High School have had a busy two weeks. Students went to the Williams Center of the Performing Arts to attend the “Nature (Re) Made Genomic and Art” exhibit.  There they met with scientist/artist Brandon Ballengee of U.S. Geological Survey’s North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformation for a gallery lecture.  Brandon explained his photographic documentation of his long-term experimental project breeding Hymenochirus family frogs Some students then later attended a performance of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange’s Ferocious Beauty: Genome that was presented in conjunction with this exhibit.

Another lecture and gallery visit was with artist Danny Moyer.  Students viewed a slide show and listened to a historical review of his work, at their home base, the Williams Center for the Visual Arts.  After that student went to Connexions Gallery and there saw his current work.  Danny was present and there was a lively gallery discussion.

Submitted by Candy Miskevich

Friday Update from Team 8-2

(Team OMEGA)

In Mrs. Sadowsky’s History classed students are making podcasts using the great technologies on our team laptop cart.  My Juniper’s Science classes are finishing their studies about the periodic table and moving onto the exciting chemical reactions that go boom and fizz and bam.

Go Team!

Team 7-3 NEWS

Mr. Ruhf’s Science Class- Students will be continuing the journey through cells with an exploration into how materials enter and exit cells along with how cells multiply. Be prepared for several inquiry and hands on labs.

Mr. Richmond’s Social Studies Class- Current events due Friday, and the Election Postcards will be due on December 3rd.

Ms. Kralik’s Reading Class- Students are learning about different types of point of view and characterization. We are also reading fiction and nonfiction about the Vietnam War.

Mrs. Bowen’s English Classes- Students are practice expository writing.

NEWS from Team 8-1: Ms. Gray, Mrs. Hayduscko,
Mr. Childs, & Mrs. Clements

Students in Mr. Childs’s History classes are making travel guides for ancient India and China.

Mrs. Hayduscko’s Math and Ms. Gray’s English classes are preparing for the PSSAs using the Study Island program.

Mrs. Clements’s Physical Science classes have been getting into Chemistry with labs, Bunsen burners and chemicals.

More News from EAMS 7/8

Mr. Altimare's classes are finishing our unit on History of the US & Canada. We will be beginning our study of Civics & government after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Mr. Lucchetti's classes completed their Monster Exchange with Mr. Pursel's students and a great time was had by all.  This week the students will begin filming their parodies of 1950s educational films to begin their unit on informative writing.

Mrs. Rittenhouse’s classes are working on Genetics.  The students are very excited about learning why they look the way they look.  We completed a lab this week where we “created” babies and determined their traits by flipping a coin.  The students had a great time with this lab.  Stop by C222 to see some of their creations.  This week all cell projects are due and what I’ve gotten so far are awesome!!  Can’t wait to see the rest of the projects that will trickle in throughout the week. 

Ms. Shipley's classes are getting ready to read "The Scholarship Jacket" as we continue our study of character and point of view.  We will then use details and information from the story to design out very own scholarship jackets!

Mr. Woodring’s classes are beginning a section in Geometry. Honors classes will be working with square root.