Vol. 52, No.27
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July 16, 2014
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Youth Science Center Provides Summer Science Enrichment by Michele Earle El Monte
Engineering, Geology and Astronomy are what 30 students from Mountain View School District (MVSD) are exploring as part of the District’s Summer Science Enrichment classes provided by the Youth Science Center (YSC). The 14-day program provides third through sixth grade GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) students the opportunity to explore science through a variety of hands-on activities and experiments. This is the ninth year
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MVSD has partnered with the YSC in Hacienda Heights to provide science enrichment for students during the summer. This year the fifth and sixth graders are exploring the world of engineering in the class Don’t be Alarmed! The young scientists are discovering the fun of engineering as they create their own electricity and alarm circuit while learning about the engineering design process. “We got our light bulb to light!” exclaimed Chris Valenzuela as he worked with classmates to find a path to create energy to make a light bulb light up. “We had to make sure the Fahnestock clips had a good connection to the battery and wires.” Teacher Brandi Koehm encouraged the students to explore with other materials to see if they could get the light bulb lit. “We got it to light using
the table leg and the rim around a pencil eraser,” said Valenzuela. “The plastic paper clip didn’t work because you need metal to conduct energy. Metal objects allow the current to keep flowing but the plastic works as an insulator and stops the flow of electricity.” “Great job engineers!” said Koehm. “This is a great class and the kids are so excited to learn about science. They have been a joy to teach.” Rock Your World and Beyond is the class for third and fourth graders who go on virtual field trips around the world exploring famous and special rock formations. Students are learning about igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and how they are made. Each student was given a rock to name and write about for their My Pet Rock Project. “We are incorporating
Digging for fossils, making crystals, exploring rock formations and learning about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks was the agenda for third and fourth graders in the Rock Your World summer science class.
creative writing and lots of through their exploration science in our class,” said and research learned that Ms. Daniels, YSC instructor. crystals grow in igneous “The students use iPads to rocks. conduct research and we’ve “This is a good class with studied volcanoes and foslots of fun activities,” said sils.” Jarett Rincones from Monte Students were busy makVista. ing Borax Crystals using During the final days of string, Borax and boiling the class the students will Youth Science Center continued on page 4 water, and
Mountain View High Graduate Wins Latinas Guiding Latinas Scholarship by Anne Donofrio-Holter El Monte
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Mountain View High School graduate Dapnee Hernandez was awarded first prize in the Latinas Guiding Latinas scholarship contest. Latinas Guiding Latinas (LGL) is “a non-profit organization designed to provide K-12 students from the East Los Angeles and El Monte area with additional resources to develop their prospect for higher education.” Hernandez won a $500 scholarship for her entry in LGL’s essay contest. “LGL, which is run by UCLA students, has mentored students in East Los Angeles for over 25 years,” said Mountain View High School teacher Michael Weller. “Thanks to the leadership of Mountain View
High School alumni Brenda Rivera, LGL expanded its services to Mountain View High School.” Consistently focusing on graduation rates and social responsibility, LGL continues to motivate students to fulfill their potential in their daily lives while giving back to their community. “LGL has brought invaluable resources to Mountain View High School including mentoring, college field trips and now, this scholarship,” said Weller. “Since LGL came to Mountain View last year, Dapnee has been one of the students who has played a key role in building LGL at the school. She is a highly deserving winner of this scholarship.”
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