Day 21 - Dem Bones

HOMEWORK

1. Read through the Professional Rubric and with a highlighter (yellow for excellent, pink for improvement) highlight where you are at at this moment in time!
2. Check out THIS cool video for further explanation of bones.
3. Play Whack a Bone - Click HERE for the link to learn your bone names. Play for 30 minutes, and screen shot your scores for proof of completion. Bring screen shot to class tomorrow! 
4. Continue to study your flashcards - Roots of the Human Body 
5. Sign up to Donate Blood

Here’s the link for general donor info:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/info-for-student-donors.html
16- and 17-year old donor parent permission slip:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/dam/redcrossblood/controlled-documents/Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation.pdf

REFERENCES
SKELETAL SYSTEM NOTES
HERE is the video we watched in class today - Great resource to share!

UPCOMING DATES 

09/26 - Senior Information Night for GHS @ 6pm
09/29 - Breakthrough to (Pre)Nursing Click HERE for flier
10/22 - College and Career Fair - MANDATORY @ AVHS 6:30 pm

10/25 - Keenans Due *this date got changed!!!

10/07 - There will be a college fair for those students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) careers.  Come and talk to colleges and university representatives about their STEM degree programs. Attend a workshop to learn about internship and career opportunities from STEM industry professionals. This is free and open to the public. The local fair will be held on Sunday, October 7th, with interactive exhibits at 10:00 a.m.  The fair and workshops will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  The location is the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Arrive early to avoid the 49er home game traffic. Go to their website,  www.nacacfairs.org/silicon-valley-stem, for a detailed map and travel routes.  Register at GOTOMYSTEMFAIR.COM to recieve fair details, avoid lines onsite, and share your contact information with your choice schools.

NORCAL FIRST ALARM FIRE CAMP FOR GIRLS (Grades 9-12)

My friend Katy is organizing this and would love to get you gals into firefighting! Let me know if you have any questions!

Registration starts 09/01!

PERRY INITIATIVE

https://perryinitiative.org/

We’re very excited to announce an upcoming Perry Outreach Program on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA. The Perry Outreach Program is a free, one-day, hands-on experience for high school women who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine and engineering. Students will hear from women leaders in these fields and try it for themselves by performing mock orthopedic surgeries and biomechanic experiments.

We are now seeking applicants for our Los Angeles, CA program. Participants should be women in grades 10 and up with an expressed interest in science, medicine and/or engineering.  We would very much appreciate if you could pass this information along to any high school principals, high school science teachers or high school students you may know.  Applicants should be directed to fill out our online application in advance of theNovember 15, 2018 application deadline.

Additional information can be found on our website: www.perryinitiative.org

The application may be accessed directly using the following link: http://perryinitiative.org/programs/student-online-application/

More information and a printable flyer for this event can be found here. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions you may have.  Again, we sincerely appreciate your help in identifying qualified applicants for our program.

All the best,

Hannah Heuschneider, Program Coordinator