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EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
RUSADER CONNECTION
SUMMER 2011
EDGEWOODHS.ORG • NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
Before the end of school, science teacher Bob Shannon and students broke ground for a “backyard vegetable garden” in cooperation with the Community Action Coalition. The wide range of seeds and plants included tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, beans and peas. Throughout the summer and into fall, students and adult volunteers will tend the garden to provide produce for the Catholic Multicultural Center food pantry.
It’s a Family Affair! Nine students travelled to France and Spain over Spring Break, led by Spanish teacher Carmen Pitz and French teacher Kathy Kennedy Wall ’77. One of the unique aspects of the trip was the family connections. Sisters Lexi ’13 and Melanie ’11 Chanos travelled together, as did Katie Wall ’13 and her mother, Helen Wall. Anna Wall ’12 accompanied her co-leader mother and the final familial connection was Commons moderator Deb Ross with her children Sam ’12 and Meghan. Rounding out the group were sophomores Sean Bellissimo, B.J. Darien, Maddie Kothe and Alicia Wilson. The trip, which started in Paris and ended in Madrid, included visits to classic tourist sites in those cities as well as Versailles, Chartres, the Loire Valley, Segovia and locations. The travelers also took cooking lessons from French and Spanish chefs. We All Scream for Ice Cream! The students, faculty and staff enjoyed a Friday afternoon treat of Culver’s custard courtesy of the Edgewood Parent Community (formerly the Auxiliary) and Susan Bulgrin, past Edgewood parent and owner of the Culver’s on Todd Drive, Madison. Thank you, Sue, for your continuing kind generosity and support of this fun-filled and tasty tradition!
Edgewood students form their own miniEiffel tower during their vacation in France and Spain over Spring Break.
The Science Department Gets SMART-er! The Science Department faculty and science students are all excited about a new addition. This semester saw the installation of the school’s very first SMART Interactive Whiteboard. Located in Sonderegger Science Center Room 420, the SMART board has added a new dimension to the science classes taught in that room. From Astronomy to Anatomy, to AP Chemistry, Physics and AP Biology, students are learning, right along with their teachers, all about the power of this new technology. The SMART board is part computer interface, part digital white board, and part interactive display. Through the touchsensitive interface, users can control the computer, in much the same way an iPod or iPhone works. The true power of the board, however, lies in its interactivity and digital ink. Class notes can now be saved and distributed electronically to absent students. As faculty learn more about what this tool can do, we will be trying out new and exciting additions to our curricula. We look forward to the day when all the classrooms at Edgewood High School have interactive technology.