SPOTLIGHT ON GOAL
November 26, 2014
THE HOUR OF CODE
GOAL is getting excited about 431 NAI
students joining us for The Hour of Code on
Thursday, December 11th.
This event is FULL - but if you signed up to
participate, you will receive GOAL credit. :)
Special thanks go out to the App Think Tank
students, who are helping out with the event!
Feeling insane, powerful,
silly, enraged, passionate,
jealous or awkward?
Put your Shakespearean emotions to good use. Try out for
The Shakespearean Monologue Contest! This year's
audition is in February, but now is the time to sign up.
YOU MUST SEE
MISS STACKHOUSE during your LUNCH
TO SELECT YOUR
SCENE OR MONOLOGUE
BEFORE WINTER BREAK!
Last Call,
Mock Trial.
Applications will only be accepted by the end of the day today!
We will have three meetings on the first three Tuesdays in
December @ 6:40 in room 12 as well as two additional
meetings after school. Attendance at the meetings is required
for participation in this event.
The actual event will take place on:
January 6th at Duquesne University.
Un-photoshopped.
Here and at CMOA in January!
Ever see an image that makes you question if it is real?
Ever see a picture that was controversial until you learned
the context of it?
We will explore this idea. We will create our own pictures
that lie and tell stories. We will discuss how this idea is
beneficial and damaging. Then, we will finish it up with a
tour of a special photography exhibit by Duane Michals
who has done something similar well before it was
common.
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Cytogenetics
Chromosome syndromes
X linked Recessive Inheritance
Autosomal Recessive Inheritance
DNA coding
Epigenome
Quantative Traits and Polygenes
Human Genome Project
SNP’s
Your Personal DNA Chip
MORE….MORE….MORE …………………………...
DR. RHINE’S GENETICS PRESENTATION AT NASH
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH FROM 8:30 - 1:15 P.M.
YOU must register by TUESDAY, December 2nd!
National Computational
Linguistics Olympiad
● Compete against high school students across the
United States
● Sponsored by highly selective colleges and national
corporations such as Carnegie Mellon University, U of
Michigan, National Science Foundation and Intelligent
Systems!
● On Site Competition – NAI Library
● Minimal absence from classes
● Regional exam date is January 29, 2015
***WINNERS MAY QUALIFY FOR THE NATIONAL
LEVEL COMPETITION***
REGISTER TODAY at:
http://www.naclo.cs.cmu.edu/reg_student.php
Mental Gymnastics-it’s like
doing sit-ups with your
brain!
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS TRAINING
SESSION
MEET WITH CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR DR. LORI LEVIN, ONE OF
THE COMPETITION COORDINATORS AND INTERNATIONAL COACH
FOR AN INTERACTIVE FUN-FILLED 90 MINUTES OF HANDS-ON LEARNING!
Mental Gymnasium
It's like doing sit-ups with your brain
When: Tuesday
December 9, 2014
Leave NAI: 8:30 am
Return NAI: 12:30 pm
Please bring your enthusiam for a new learning adventure!!!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH
DURING HOMEROOM IN GOAL
YOU WILL BE DISMISSED AT 8:45 A.M. WITH A LATE PASS! MEET WITH
MRS. NARKAVIC IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MEDICINE OR BUSINESS!
Are you interested in attending these prestigious summer
programs during high school? (Former Governor’s Schools)
The Health Career Scholars Academy
University of Pittsburgh
The Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship
Lehigh University
Join us for a one-half hour information session on these
programs which are former PA Governer's Schools.
Ms. Narkavic can answer your questions and provide assistance
with the application.
A summer enrichment program
run by the Carnegie Mellon
School of Computer Science for
local area high school students.
Students LEAP ahead ten years
in their understanding as they
are exposed to the frontiers of
computer science research.
Students interact with notable
scientists, visit cool, leadingedge local companies and dive
into their own projects.
They emerge with a vivid
overview of Computer Science
at Carnegie Mellon!
Testing Dates:
Saturdays - 11-15-14
1-17-15
1-21-15
1-31-15
2-21-15
3-21-15
3-31-15
www.cs.cmu.edu/~leap/
And the
answer
is……
Which “Peanuts” cartoon character believed in “the
Great Pumpkin?”
Answer: Linus The Great Pumpkin was first referred to
on October 26, 1959
And the
answer is……
Pumpkin Juice is a popular drink where?
Answer: At the Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft
(Harry Potter)
And the
answer
is……
Carving pumpkins originated in what country?
Answer: Ireland
And the
answer
is……
Which of the following is NOT a variety of pumpkin?
Answer: Ghoulish
Hooligan
Lumina
Cinderella
Presenting….History Through the Lens
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