Transcript November 2012 GOAL Meeting

SPOTLIGHT ON GOAL
November, 2012
KNOWLEDGE MASTER
9th Grade only
Thursday
November 29, 2012
Pds. 5,6,7
Please meet in the Library
(bring a bag lunch and a drink)
KMO is a computerized competition in which a team of students
will work together to answer 200 multiple choice questions within
a limited time period. The score will be tabulated based upon
speed of response and accuracy of answers.
NAI has established a tradition of excellence in this competition join the team and don't forget to wear your SMARTY HAT ON
YOUR HEAD!
National Video Game Challenge
If you are interested in this enrichment
and have not yet signed up for the
Edmodo site, please take a slip and do
so by FRIDAY.
More information to come very soon!
AUK, AUK, AUK, AUK...............
KNOWLEDGE MASTER
FOR
10TH GRADE STUDENTS
Sophomores......demonstrate your "Aukademic
Aukcellence"
on
Friday
November 30, 2012
periods 5,6 7
in the NAI Library.
(please remember to bring a bag lunch)
Photography Experience
Time Travel with GOAL ....
Explore the hidden jewels of The Allegheny Cemetery and
then rush back through the portal to the hip artists'
enclave called LOLA in this photography scavenger
hunt.
This enrichment will entail two sessions - a full day of
photography and a second day of learning different
methods of digital manipulation before publishing
pictures for a GOAL Photo Gallery. It's the last day
before break!!
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 March, but now is the time to sign up.
Professional coaching, working with peers and even scene
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
TRAINING SESSION
MEET WITH CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND GRADUATE
STUDENTS FOR AN INTERACTIVE FUN-FILLED 90 MINUTES
Mental Gymnasium
It's like doing sit-ups with your brain
When: Tuesday
December 18, 2012
pds. 5,6,7
NAI Collaboration Room
Please bring a bag lunch and your enthusiam for a new learning adventure!!!
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 Conference Room
• Minimal absence from classes
• Regional exam date is January 31, 2013
***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!
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
Testing Dates:
Saturdays - 11-17-12
1-19-13
2-09-13
2-23-13
3-09-13
10AM-1PM
NATIONAL GERMAN EXAM
Thursday
January 24, 2013
Students who have preregistered with their
German teacher will
receive instructions prior to
the exam. Please report
promptly to the NAI library
at the beginning of 2nd
period.
Wednesday, January 30th Save the Date!!!
Imagine The Declaration of Independence being
told through song and dance. Sounds ...
interesting... and fun!.. doesn't it?!?
Permission slips will soon be
available, so check with the GOAL office next
week. As a reminder, we can only
accept checks for those activities
requiring payment.
The following students must see
Ms. Serdy TODAY!
Massil Adnani
Perry Cheng
Marisa DelSignore
Derek Howell
Andrew Morro
Charles Ross
Russell Ruffolo
Kevin Stiles
Sean Tao
Bobby Upton
Joe Zhao