Thursday, March 11, 2010
Stained Glass Creations
RUaDgtal Native: From the Boonies to Boston
The RUaDgtalNativ Winterim Group caught the commuter rail VERY early this morning in Ayer, and headed out of the boonies of Groton and into the city of Boston. Some of our group members woke up late, so we almost missed out train, but LA Teacher, Mr. Artie Karp, drove the LA Blue Bus very quickly [yet safely..sort of] to the station. Once on the train, we found that the commuter rail now has WiFi, so we checked out blog, twitter, and facebook group all before we got to North Station. From North Station, we took the Green Line to Copley Square, and we walked to the Tech Superpowers lounge [see picture below] on Newbury Street. We are now sitting in the Tech Superpowers lounge where we have been working on our blogging assignments, checking email, and finishing our Gmap. For lunch, we will be heading to Fire and Ice, and then to the Science Museum to check out the exhibits. After the Science Museum, we will be heading over to Quincy Market/Fanueil Hall for dinner and relaxation before we head over to the theatre district to meet the rest of the boarding LA students for Sheer Madness. Although we will be exhausted by the time we return to campus tonight, it surely is an exciting day for the RUaDgtalNativ Winterim group!
NCAA Extravaganza
Today the Sports Journalism group will be attending 2 college basketball games in New York. The number 22 ranked Georgetown Hoyas will be playing the number 3 ranked Syracuse Orange at noon. The next game they will be attending is the unranked Marquette Golden Eagles against the number 10 ranked Villanova Wildcats at 2.
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RUaDN Recap
Yesterday, as students settled down in room 121 in the Ansin building, a friend of Mrs. Poulin, one Mr. Hans Mundahl came to visit and give a presentation on Social Media and to help reformat the blog. Mr. Mundahl helped us to add a Twitter feed, change the color scheme, add more interesting posts, create a banner for the top, and he showed us all how to use even more web apps. The workshop was incredibly helpful and we all had a great time working with Mr. Mundahl. From all of us, thanks!
Han's Twitter can be found here:
http://twitter.com/hmundahl
Rugged Leprechaun Braves the Dingleway
It's almost showtime...
During this week, The Something For Nothing Players have been rehearsing in the black box theater to get ready for their first show on Friday. The group has been getting to know each other, building and painting props, and will have spent almost 60 hours together before the "preview" performance of The Wizard of Oz on Friday at 2:00 p.m. This will be a great send-off for the SFNP. Please come and see all of the hard work that has been put into this.
The SFNP website is now up and running.
The SFNP website is now up and running.
Groton Church On FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!
A COOKING CATASTROPHE! While in the middle of making a beautiful roast of chicken, potatoes and other vegetables, there happened to be a slight problem. The roast was producing smoke. Enough smoke to cause the fire alarm to go off. The smoke alarm directly called the fire department. It looked like the whole fire department was there. Even our very own Mr. Hawgood, the director of Admissions. They had to open all the windows and the doors to let the smoke out. The fire fighters left, but there was still a competition going on. The group had to finish their roast! By the end of the afternoon they had it judged, and it tasted delicious!
Germination!!!
As you can see, the Food For The Health Of It group was germinating seeds and analyzing commercial fertilizer on three different plant species on Tuesday. According to their itinerary, they went on their first field trip yesterday to the local dairy farm called Gardner Farm, to look at a few different types of hay.
Andes and Amazon Adventure Works in Imbabura Community
Yesterday, the Andes and Amazon Adventure in Ecuador group engaged in a community service project in Imbabura [see picture above] where they aided with the reforestation of a local habitat. This morning, they taught local children art and English.This afternoon, they will be visiting the handicrafts market in Otavalo [see picture below], and tonight they will be attending a dinner and celebration dance with the community members in Quitugo.
REPORT FROM THE WEST
Submitted from Yellowstone by Mr. Sugerman
After a very long plane ride, which we spent bonding and getting to know each other, we stopped in to get supplies for the week at the Bozeman co-op, which is a community-run grocery store. The first night, we were divided into 3 cooking teams and each night we would either have cooking, cleaning, or you would have the night off. Some of the advantages of cooking our own food were that we quickly got to know each other better and made more friends, such as Nikki and Barrett who are now best friends forever! On the morning of Tuesday, March 9, everyone woke up very tired and ready to start off the new day. We met a guide from the Yellowstone Association named MacNeil, with whom we began our adventure through Yellowstone National Park. We saw many untamed, wild beasts of the unknown! One of these fascinating, brute animals was the brilliant wolf. He prowled through the harsh landscape among the towering mountains. Our incredible guide MacNeil, could spot animals from afar while he was driving. On Wednesday, everyone woke up at dawn and put on snow apparel and packed into our Fast & Furious Chevy Suburbans. We met with professional photographer Dan Hartman, who is very experienced In the natural art of finding wild beasts. We went snow shoeing for 2 hours, snapped photos, and had a vicious snowball fight. After the snow shoeing, we went to a Thermal Pool, locally known as the Boiling River. The first 2 days of our Winterim were exciting and breathtaking, filled with beautiful views of mountains and animals.
They took some pictures of both the kids, and the beauty of Yellowstone. Click to see them in full size.
After a very long plane ride, which we spent bonding and getting to know each other, we stopped in to get supplies for the week at the Bozeman co-op, which is a community-run grocery store. The first night, we were divided into 3 cooking teams and each night we would either have cooking, cleaning, or you would have the night off. Some of the advantages of cooking our own food were that we quickly got to know each other better and made more friends, such as Nikki and Barrett who are now best friends forever! On the morning of Tuesday, March 9, everyone woke up very tired and ready to start off the new day. We met a guide from the Yellowstone Association named MacNeil, with whom we began our adventure through Yellowstone National Park. We saw many untamed, wild beasts of the unknown! One of these fascinating, brute animals was the brilliant wolf. He prowled through the harsh landscape among the towering mountains. Our incredible guide MacNeil, could spot animals from afar while he was driving. On Wednesday, everyone woke up at dawn and put on snow apparel and packed into our Fast & Furious Chevy Suburbans. We met with professional photographer Dan Hartman, who is very experienced In the natural art of finding wild beasts. We went snow shoeing for 2 hours, snapped photos, and had a vicious snowball fight. After the snow shoeing, we went to a Thermal Pool, locally known as the Boiling River. The first 2 days of our Winterim were exciting and breathtaking, filled with beautiful views of mountains and animals.
They took some pictures of both the kids, and the beauty of Yellowstone. Click to see them in full size.
Biking in Arizona Finally Reports In!
It's great to finally hear from our group mountain biking in Arizona! A diary from the Winterim leader, Mr. Smith, says, "Great first day of riding yesterday. Ten miles of saguaros, rocks, cholla, and rolling single track. Patted a Gila monster and chased a black-tailed jack rabbit. Squeezed through Fat Man’s Pass (nine inches wide) to Hidden Valley. Keaton made s’more quesadillas – rival the dining hall’s." Yum, I do like the s'more quesadillas from the dining hall...
It sounds like they had a great time biking. Talking with a few group members, all of them have fallen quite a few times, but no major casualties so far! I just thought you should all know what a "Gila Monster" is...I will admit, I had to google it.
(faqinfosite.com)
How adorable.
Along with the diary entry, attached was a picture of an exhausted group of bikers that I will share. It looks like they have all had quite the work out, and I can tell a few people (no names) need to start upping the dosage of their suntan lotion. Just saying.
(Click on the image to see a close up view of their beautiful, red, sweaty faces.)
Readers, what is the longest bike ride you've ever taken? Have you ever been on an overnight trip dedicated solely to biking?
It sounds like they had a great time biking. Talking with a few group members, all of them have fallen quite a few times, but no major casualties so far! I just thought you should all know what a "Gila Monster" is...I will admit, I had to google it.
(faqinfosite.com)How adorable.
Along with the diary entry, attached was a picture of an exhausted group of bikers that I will share. It looks like they have all had quite the work out, and I can tell a few people (no names) need to start upping the dosage of their suntan lotion. Just saying.
(Click on the image to see a close up view of their beautiful, red, sweaty faces.)Readers, what is the longest bike ride you've ever taken? Have you ever been on an overnight trip dedicated solely to biking?
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