GOAL Meeting
January 30, 2013
First Things First:
Those students attending 1776 should
leave this meeting at its conclusion and
report DIRECTLY to the auditorium
foyer.
Do NOT stop at your locker. Do NOT
turn in your attendance slips here.
Miss Stackhouse will collect them from
you on the bus.
National Computational Linguistics Contest
Thursday, January 31st
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
NAI Library
All registered participants have received an email
from Ms. Serdy with important information regarding
the test administration. If you did not receive this
email, please contact Ms. Serdy IMMEDIATELY!!
AMERICAN MATH COMPETITION---THE AMC!
Tuesday, February 5, 2012
Students have registered with their
Honors PreCalculus teachers,
Miss Dulemba or Mrs. Trice
This test will be given at 7:30 a.m.
in the cafeteria. You will miss
periods 1 and 2!
You must bring a #2 pencil
BRAVE NEW WORLD
"Huge leaps in technology,
medicine and genetics, as
well as the challenges of
sustaining a population of
seven billion people, has
created an unprecedented
age of experimentation and
discovery."
--Professor Stephen
Hawkings
During the second semester, GOAL will present the five-part
series BRAVE NEW WORLD. Discover the innovation and
scientific breakthroughs that are transforming our lives in the
21st Century. The episodes showcase breakthroughs in
machines, health, technology, the environment and biology.
BRAVE NEW WORLD
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The plan is to offer this interesting series during the
lunch periods in the Collaboration Room.
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You can select periods 5-6 OR 7-8. Pick the viewing that
fits your schedule for the video and learning experience.
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EAT and LEARN! You will only miss one class! You
must bring a bag lunch!
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Join us next week on Thursday, February 7th for the
first session on MACHINES---A driverless car and a
computer that fuses with our brain are just two of the new
machines you will learn about!
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The second session featuring cutting edge technology
in medicine is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26th.
AGH Open Heart Surgery
Date: Thursday Feb 14, 2013
Time: 7:10 am - 1:30 pm
If you are a sophomore and are interested in a career in medicine,
you won’t want to miss an opportunity to observe open heart surgery
at AGH! You will watch the procedure from the operating room
observation area.
Following the surgery, you may have a chance to meet with a member
of the surgical team and ask questions about the surgical procedure
and careers in medicine.
Sophomores wishing to participate in this observation MUST
submit their name to the NAI GOAL office no later than Monday,
Feb 4, 2013. If more than 15 students express an interest in attending
this program, a lottery system will be used to select the students.
Theater Arts
Workshop!!!
This is a chance to work with world class
actors, learn how to drag someone by their hair or
throw an on-stage punch, see yourself made up as
an old person, try on amazing costumes and learn
about the thousands of details involved in a staged
performance. AND... It's just a really fun day Wednesday, February 27th.
But ....HURRY!
Permission slips will only be accepted
through
Friday.
Shakespearean
Monologue Scene
Participants:
There will be a meeting during Periods 5 and 6 in the Student
Activites Office across from the cafeteria this Friday.
Stop by the GOAL office and get your pass from Miss
Stackhouse. They are hanging on her bulletin board for you.
If you are participating in the Shakespearean Monologue Contest and have not
yet registered on line, you must do so BY FRIDAY. Stop by the GOAL office
Do you enjoy a good argument?
Do you dig debate?
Are you flexible in your thinking?
Can you regulate your own contributions to
maximize the power of your points?
And one last question.......
Are you confident enough in your own opinions to
go toe with our guest participants.....
Come to our
GOAL SOCRATIC SEMINAR
Friday, February 22nd
Periods 2 & 3
Auditorium stage
Topics to be revealed the day of the event...
Seeking Musicians,
Photographers, Graphic Artists,
Videographers, llustrators and Writers
for NAI GOAL's first ever
Creative Kitchen
.
What is the Creative Kitchen, you ask?
Here is the recipe:
Add one cup unlimited access to computer programs such as Garageband, Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Illustrator, and a host of interactive websites
to one chunk of time totally devoted to your personal creative project
~orchestrating eleven different instruments,
~creating a musicvideo for your band or any band you love,
~playing with your favorite photograph or piece of art using computer aided
production and design,
~infusing your story with new life through a virtual reader or collaborator
~or diving in to any other creative project idea you have simmering in the back of
your brain
and yield One great GOAL Activity that promises to give you the space, time and
resources to cook up something special!
Creative Kitchen is coming your way this spring!
If you are a WRITER
short fiction,
poetry, fanzine, blog, etc.
or an ARTIST
illustration, photography, cartoons, etc.
consider working with Miss Stackhouse to fine tune your
work for submission into
First Draft,
NAI's own Literary Journal.
You could receive GOAL credit for this
independent option
if you meet specific guidelines
in revising and submitting this work.
TEAMS is an annual competition giving students the opportunity to work collaboratively as a
team to problem solve real-world engineering challenges, applying their math and science
knowledge in practical, creative ways.
* 1 Team of 4 to 8 students
* 2 components to the competition:
Part 1: 80 multiple choice questions
Part II : 8 short answer tasks to solve
The 2013 Challenge is......................................
Engineering a Secure Cyberspace
Competition Date: February 21, 2013. Sign up in the GOAL office NOW!
Scenario Topics
High School
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By using countermeasures, engineers can design ways to deter phishing attempts by hackers.
Engineers can design safeguards that protect Web applications from attacks by hackers who want to insert malicious code or
steal personal information.
Engineers can design protections to prevent vulnerable wireless networks from breaches by external attacks.
Engineers can design solutions to protect websites from organized cyber attacks by protesters whose intention is to slow or
shut
down a Web server.
Engineers can design methods to secure free Wi-Fi hotspots.
Engineers can protect computer systems from malicious software by designing protection measures that isolate and destroy
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2.
these
programs.
Engineers can prevent insider attacks and abuse by using technological methods and procedural controls that provide proper
oversight by employees.
Engineers can design spyware countermeasures that protect computer users from digital espionage and potential system-
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wide
failures.
Complete scenarios are provided during the competition. The competition multiple choice and essays questions are
based on these scenarios.
Model
African
Union
Wednesday
April 17th
Represent one of the countries in the African Continent and
negotiate policy regarding displaced populations, natural
resources, security, trade, water supply, natural disaster,
foreign policy and other key issues!
Please tell Mrs. Urbaniak if you are interested in
participating and she will help you prepare for this engaging
See the contest
board outside of the
GOAL Office for
more!!!!