Transcript October 2011 GOAL Meeting

October 2011
NAI GOAL
GIEP Follow Up Appointments
Our fall GIEPs are almost completed!
If YOU did not yet have a conference this fall, you will need
to stop in to the GOAL office TODAY during your lunch period
to schedule a follow-up appointment to your GIEP conference,
which was done in the Spring.
Sign-ups for these meetings are directly outside the GOAL
room door.
You must sign up for this meeting TODAY ~ ONLY if you did
not have a GIEP conference this fall. Here is a list of students
who should be stopping by our office to sign up for an
appointment today.
Miss Stackhouse's Students
Niazian, Nicolas
Otteson, Sarah
Sharma, Aparajita
Skrovanek, David
Stoddart, Shelby
Taskey, Austin
Vogl, Kailey
Vries, Jacob
Wagner, Brianna
Wang, Christina
Wartell, Selene
Washabaugh, Claire
Webber, Kathleen
Zubrow, Joseph
Lotz, Julia
Luo, Mia
Makkar, Steven
Martin, Madison
McFarlane, Gabrielle
McGovern, Alex
McMahon, Erin
Morrissey, Natalie
Morro, Vincent
Pacey, Eddie
Pieton, Ryan
Reckless, Aaron
Ridenour, Aodhan
Riding, Duncan
Robles, Rebecca
Ruffolo, Andrew
Saundry, Tyler
Ms. Serdy's Students
Dougherty, Kevin
Egnaczyk, Thaddeus
Franze, Katherine
Geiger, Sean
Genter, Abigail
Hartigan, Julia
Jacobs, Hannah
Mendes, Andrew
Mikhaylyuta, Yekaterina
Murthy, Pranav
Schwartz, Derek
Shideler, Blynn
Short, Kolbe
Sidique, Sohail
Sisco, Nicholas
Staab, Allison
Sullivan, Logan
Thompson, Matthew
Van Kirk, Megan
Walton, Lena
Weller, Natalie
Wigoda, Gabriella
Wilson, Joseph
Xiao, Sixiang
Zhang, Angela
Mrs. Urbaniak's students:
Barnes, Emma
Best, Jeremy
Bianchi, Corey
Bugni, Sierra
Chen, Songela
Christensen, Alexander
Churman, Kayla
Coltharp, Curtis
Coran, Sean
Daltner, Melissa
Bachinsky, Julianna
Balasubramani, Harishwer
Barczynski, John
Bauer, Katherine
Beacham, Rebecca
Bishop, Kristen
Bojarski, Caroline
Buerger, Zachary
Chang, Christopher
Comella, Christian
Davis, Bradley
Driscoll, Daniel
Dunbar, Robert
Earle, Andrew
Ecker, Edward
Emanuelson, Marian
Gray, Lucas
Hayhurst, Kristopher
Hofmann, Jennifer
Hosler, Andrew
Immonen, Evelyn
Kannapadi, Nivedha
GOAL will be open for Halloween!
Stop by to get a preview!
ALSO, If you are participating in a
GOAL IO---you must tell your teachers!!
This year in GOAL there will be:
Activity Days &
Business Days
Activity Days will generally be on A days.
On Activity Days, GOAL will offer Game Days, Puzzle Days,
Suduko Days, Anagram Days, Duct Tape Days, Free Days and
more!
Business Days will generally be on B days.
On Business Days the GOAL office will be open for you to tend
to any GOAL business needs you might have, such as turning
in permission slips, picking up forms or consulting with a
teacher.
Just check the A/B or Closed signs hanging outside GOAL
each day during your lunch period for more information!
If you brought in a permission slip and check to come to Peter Pan this
Friday with GOAL, there is enough room for you to attend!
Please tell your teachers you are coming and find out what work you may
be missing, dress for the theater and meet us at the bottom of the cafeteria
steps on Friday no later than 8:45 am. Remember to bring enough cash to
enjoy brunch at Eat N Park first as you will be missing your lunch. :)
ARE YOU PREPARING A TEDx?
The deadline is next Monday, October 31st for all submissions!
The Brain Program is next Monday!
Presented by the Department of Neurobiology
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Where: NAI Library during periods 3 and 4
(9:10 - 10:35 a.m.)
You will find out how our brains function through hands-on
work stations led by the University of Pittsburgh
staff. Students will also have time to ask questions about
current research regarding: reaction time,
schizophrenia, Altzheimers,
concussions and memory loss.
SCI TECH FESTIVAL
11am Workshop
Transforming Lives Through Innovative Technology
Date: Friday 11-11-11
Time: Carnegie Science Center
Cost: $8.00
12 pm
Nanotech Workshop
Dr. Dan Ding PhD Asst Prof, Dept of Rehabilitation Science & Technology
This is a partnership between CMU & Pitt to create revolutionary
technologies that improve and sustain quality of life using intelligent
systems.
Students experiment with paper and clothing to
explore the wonders of nanotechnology, discover
why nanoparticles pose health concerns, and
engage in a unique LEGO competition to
simulate challenges of working at the nano scale.
At the end, students demonstrate what they
learned in a lightening round quiz!
Moblie Lab Challenge – Can Biotech Solve the Energy Crisis
OR
Student will also have an opportunity to visit the:
Tech Zone
Interactive Corporate and Higher Education Exhibits will
focus on Pittsburgh's growth industries:Biotechnology,
Nanotechnology, Robotics, Advanced Materials Processes,
Environmental Technology, and Information Technology.
Come aboard the Pitt Mobile Science Lab and go bioprospecting (searching for living
organisms) to locate enzymes that could help us turn the cellulose in waste paper,
wood, and plant material into ethanol we can use to fuel our cars, homes, and
businesses. Students will prepare extracts from various biological sources and test
whether they contain the enzymes needed to turn cellulose into sugar that can be
made into biofuel. They also will learn how biotechnologists design industrial
processes using organisms like enzymes to create products such as sweeteners,
laundry detergents, and medicines.Our challenge to students: Will YOU be the
bioengineer who finds the best source of the needed biofuels enzyme?
MOCK TRIAL
Join us as an attorney or witness and be a
part of the MOCK TRIAL in January at
Duquesne Law School.
Our case this year will be available in early
November. We are doing the 2012 case which
has not yet been released by PABAR.org
We have 5 one-hour meetings after school to
prepare your team for the trial.
How do you join the MOCK TRIAL TEAM?
Complete an application and submit it to the GOAL Office
ASAP. There wil be 24 spots for lawyers and witnesses.
The case and the application form will be available
on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in front of the GOAL
office. Read the case and all the directions. Submit your
application ASAP to get one of the 24 spots!
Our first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22rd
from 2:30 -3:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Consider doing an independent project this year......
Consider the possibilities available with........
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY!
Research topics related to the theme,
"Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History"
See your GOAL teacher for information and ideas.
Dr. Sam Rhine has crossed the country for 30+ years
presenting information on current GENETICS RESEARCH
Contemporary topics included in past lectures by Dr. Rhine
human genetics
birth defects
AIDS
biotechnology
reproductive biology
stem cell research
cloning
cancer
Date: Friday, December 2nd
Location: NASH
Unlock your Head
with "Storming the Brain"
Are you a songwriter? An artist? A musician? A poet?
Do you sometimes struggle with that one great idea to spur
on your creativity?
Join us for a fun, creative and inspiring two period workshop
where you will learn to unlock your creativity.
This workshop (part of the Writing Workshop Series) is for
anyone interested in being more creative!
Wednesday, November 16th during Periods 2 & 3.
Students wishing to participate in the Science
Bowl will be required to complete a preliminary
exam. Team member will be selected based
upon results of this exam. The test date will be
posted in the GOAL office and on the GOAL
website.
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH US
MONDAY DURING ALL LUNCHES!