Science + Persistence = Robots!

I have cool videos of 9th grade Science students who successfully programmed a robotic arm, calculating trajectories and vectors, so that it lifts a film canister and places it on another structure. My tech advisors will have to help me post these videos . . .

Stay tuned!

In other news--tomorrow night is our Culminating Project exhibition night. All Seniors who are planning to graduate need to complete a Culminating Project!

(See the Nathan Hale website for more information).

Congratulations to our Girls track team for winning the State championship!

It's Teacher Appreciation Week!

Thanks Nathan Hale teachers~you're the best!

Yankee Doodle Days, Contd.~Class Decorating in the Commons

On Thursday, each class decorated a corner of the lunchroom. Students worked hard and truly bonded over tape, shared ladders, and old school hip hop played on a HUGE boom box!







THANKS to Mr. Linett for the support this week!

Fun in the sun day . . .

Laura D. always blows away the competition with her costumes. Here she is as a double scoop of Raider Spirit . . .

This year, however, Maryann gave her a run for her money . . .



As an added bonus, Maryann is safe from any flooding . . .

Yankee Doodle Days

On Friday we had our kick-off assembly for our Spirit Week, known as Yankee Doodle Days in honor of our namesake, Nathan Hale.

Here's the lineup:

Monday~Office Space Day
Tuesday~Fun in the Sun Day
Wednesday~SMURF DAY (by popular demand--if everyone dresses up, we'll set a world record!)
Thursday~Decades Day
Friday~Class Color Day

We'll also have a decoration competition by class, daily contests in the lunchroom during lunchtime, and the traditional search for the Spirit Stick.

In BIG Nathan Hale news: Sherman Alexie will be visiting our school on June 4th. Stay tuned!

Sunshine?

Nathan Hale students enjoy the few ray of sun that are penetrating the snow-and-rain-soaked clouds!

Green Thumbs Abound at Nathan Hale!

Members of our Horticulture Club travelled to the Skagit Valley to see the WSU demonstration gardens--and a few tulips.

Check out the math and horticulture connection: trees in cool geometric shapes, grown to test the relative efficiency of different growing patterns: