Academy community celebrates Holi
Academy students and teachers enjoyed celebrating with color March 1, in honor of the Hindu spring festival, Holi.
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On Friday, with the help of increment tree borers from Paul Catanzaro, 7th grade students analyzed past climate and the growth of trees in the upper field in their Climate Connections course.
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The Climate Connections class took advantage of the unseasonable warmth on Wednesday by heading outside to discuss greenhouse gas emissions and energy sources.
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Shakespeare in Hollywood!
We are gearing up for the winter play, Shakespeare in Hollywood by Ken Ludwig! It’s 1934, and Shakespeare’s most beloved fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. Hollywood set A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by the famous Max Reinhardt. Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of show biz, the two are ushered onto […]
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The Spanish 4 class said adiós to our study of literature and film from Galicia, Spain by preparing “Pulpo a la gallega” (Octopus Galician style). Three valiant students washed, then “frightened” the octopus, according to the traditional recipe (the sea creature was already dead). All but the vegetarian students cut off the legs then savored them […]
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Precalculus students develop their understanding of properties of logarithms by playing Log War, a variation on the card game War.
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Physics 1 students use their understanding of projectile motion to predict where, along the floor, to place a cup so that a marble leaving the table horizontally lands in the cup as part of their “bullseye lab.”
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