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Financial Football (January 24, 2012)

Visa and the National Football League have teamed up to help teach financial concepts with Financial Football, a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students while teaching them money management skills.  Teams compete by answering financial questions to earn yardage and score touchdowns.  The students answer financial questions that allow them to move down the field and score touchdowns.  Mr. Justin Olson uses this activity as a final review for his ninth grade Introduction to Economics classes.

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Middle School Resistance Training Program (January 19, 2012)

Jack Young Middle School students have been provided an opportunity to participate in a resistance training program after school.  Boys and girls in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade have the chance to utilize the weight room at the middle school for an hour after school on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Students started the lifting program shortly after the winter break and will be able to lift until spring break.  One of goals for this program is to provide students with the opportunity to stay active and learn how resistance training can be a great way to increase their fitness.  Students learn about different muscle groups and a number of ways for them to experience safe lifting techniques for each exercise.  This will help students understand how they can create safe workout routines for their fitness future using free weights, machine weights, and weight baring exercises in a structured environment.

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Students Using Igloo for Independent Reading (January 18, 2012)

Students from each class at West Elementary school brought in empty milk jugs to make an igloo. They were glued together to make this cool place to do independent reading.

New Mural at the High School (January 16, 2012)

As part of an Independent Study in Art, student Pedro M finished painting a mural of soldiers raising the flag at Iwo Jima last week.  He used Adobe Photoshop to alter the famous photograph.  The image was then projected onto a wall in the Social Studies department.  Pedro put many hours of his own time in after school to complete this project that honors our veterans.

Students Build a Liquid Cooled Computer (January 12, 2012)

This year some of the students in the course "Maintaining PC" built a liquid cooled personal computer.  Xander B got the opportunity to make the glowing computer.  Originally, the students wanted to build the computer in a fish tank with mineral oil, but cost was an issue.  The liquid cooled computer is a chance for the students to work and experience technology they might not ever get a chance to see.

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