What Happens When Magnesium Burns?During the Summer Boost Program Physical Science course, Brock Lambert demonstrates under a fume hood what happens when magnesium burns. In this powerful exothermic reaction, the magnesium metal reacts with the oxygen in the air to form magnesium oxide, a white powder.
School's Out For Summer!After taking their Block 4 final exams and completing their last project presentations, students leave ConVal Regional High School for a well-deserved summer break. Stay healthy and safe, we look forward to seeing you again in the fall!
2021 Graduate Attends Educators Rising ConferenceJulia Donovan, a ConVal 2021 graduate, is attending and competing at the National Educators Rising Virtual Conference this week with ATC Careers in Education teacher Sarah Grossi.
Foster Turtles Released Back Into The WildOn the last day of school, Ms. Young and students in her Topics in Biology class released two foster turtles back into the wild. The Turtle Foster Project was conducted in cooperation with John Benjamin, teacher naturalist at the Harris Center for Education.
Students Arrive For Last Day Of FinalsAs students arrive for their last day of finals, they are being greeted by Principal Heather McKillop on the apron of ConVal Regional High School. Good luck with your exams and final project presentations!
Class of 2021 GraduationTeachers, staff, and administrators — dressed in their academic regalia — applaud the members of the Class of 2021 as they process in toward the ConVal Stadium Field. The event was live-streamed online in order to allow faraway family members to attend virtually.
The ConVal Summer Boost Program offers a special course in applied mathematics, Geometry in Construction.
In this co-taught class, students become proficient in both the geometry and construction trades competencies through hands-on activities. Examples include creating a set of stairs to teach rise and run, constructing balsa wood houses to learn about the importance of correctly following blueprints, ratios, and cost/waste analysis, and constructing a full-sized clubhouse or shed.
Students create formal geometric constructions with a variety of tools and methods, such as compass and straightedge, string, etc. Other skills that the class teaches include: copying a segment; copying an angle; bisecting a segment; bisecting an angle; constructing perpendicular lines, including the perpendicular bisector of a line segment; and constructing a line parallel to a given line through a point not on the line.
ConVal High School's Summer Boost Program began on July 6 with exciting opportunities for our students.
As an icebreaker activity and to get all participating students familiarized with ConVal Regional High School, there was a brief scavenger hunt exploring the campus.
In "A^2: Art & Algebra," students did mirror drawings to reinforce the concept of symmetry, while students in Geometry in Construction learned about the tools they would be using to create various projects this summer, such as a doghouse.
Students in Mr. Lambert's Physical Science class witnessed the chemical change that occurs when sodium mixes with water.
The Summer Boost Program at ConVal High School started off with a bang on Tuesday, July 6 — quite literally.
"The physical science teachers thought that exploding sodium in water on the first day of class would be a good 'hook' to get the students excited about class," said Brock Lambert who set up the experiment.
The first part of the course explores the basics of chemistry and chemical reactions. The sodium and water demonstration allowed for the introduction of these chemistry principles, such as the law of conservation of mass, reactants versus products, as well as endothermic and exothermic reactions.
The students learned that all atoms involved in the reaction were neither created nor destroyed, and energy was released in the form of heat and light.
On the last day of school, students in Carol Young's Biology Topics class released back into the wild two baby snapping turtles they had fostered since early May.
The turtles had hatched last fall and were raised over the winter with four of their siblings by John Benjamin, teacher naturalist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education. As the six turtles grew, they needed more space, so "Toothless" and "Jerry" came to ConVal.
The students constructed a habitat for them out of a kiddie pool, rocks, silk plants, and a UV light. Every day, they fed them mealworms, sardines, and live minnows.
By mid-June the turtles had grown large enough to be released back into the wild. Together with John Benjamin, the students, class aides, and Principal Heather McKillop set out to find suitable release spaces in the greater ConVal environment.
Now Toothless, Jerry, and their siblings are fulfilling their role as top predators in the ConVal wetland and helping to keep this ecosystem healthy for the many other wildlife species that rely on it.
The ConVal Summer Boost Program offers a special course in applied mathematics, Geometry in Construction.
In this co-taught class, students become proficient in both the geometry and construction trades competencies through hands-on activities. Examples include creating a set of stairs to teach rise and run, constructing balsa wood houses to learn about the importance of correctly following blueprints, ratios, and cost/waste analysis, and constructing a full-sized clubhouse or shed.
Students create formal geometric constructions with a variety of tools and methods, such as compass and straightedge, string, etc. Other skills that the class teaches include: copying a segment; copying an angle; bisecting a segment; bisecting an angle; constructing perpendicular lines, including the perpendicular bisector of a line segment; and constructing a line parallel to a given line through a point not on the line.
The ConVal Summer Boost Program offers a special course in applied mathematics, Geometry in Construction.
In this co-taught class, students become proficient in both the geometry and construction trades competencies through hands-on activities. Examples include creating a set of stairs to teach rise and run, constructing balsa wood houses to learn about the importance of correctly following blueprints,
ConVal High School’s Summer Boost Program began on July 6 with exciting opportunities for our students.
As an icebreaker activity and to get all participating students familiarized with ConVal Regional High School, there was a brief scavenger hunt exploring the campus.
In “A^2: Art & Algebra,” students did mirror drawings to reinforce the concept of symmetry,
The Summer Boost Program at ConVal High School started off with a bang on Tuesday, July 6 — quite literally.
“The physical science teachers thought that exploding sodium in water on the first day of class would be a good ‘hook’ to get the students excited about class,” said Brock Lambert who set up the experiment.
On the last day of school, students in Carol Young’s Biology Topics class released back into the wild two baby snapping turtles they had fostered since early May.
The turtles had hatched last fall and were raised over the winter with four of their siblings by John Benjamin, teacher naturalist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
On Friday, June 11, the ConVal High School graduation ceremony was held on the school’s Stadium Field.
In addition to teachers, school administrators, and staff, who wore their academic regalia in honor of the graduates, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ann Forrest attended the event, representing the SAU leadership.
ConVal Regional High School’s Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2021 took place on June 11. Please see the names of graduates and the photo gallery below.
The Class of 2021
Armon Adkins, Chloe Ahern, Sierra Aho, Emma Anderson, Nisse Anderson, Aiden Anthony, Owen Armstrong, Kyle Ball, Anna Bartsch, Isis Battaglia,
Students, parents, faculty, staff, SAU administrators, and community members celebrated student learning and achievement with the Scholarships and Awards event at ConVal Regional High School on June 9, 2021.
Director of School Counseling Tim Cotreau and Principal Heather McKillop served as Masters of Ceremonies for the evening which was attended by ConVal Superintendent Dr.
Congratulations to the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are being recognized by teachers in various academic departments at ConVal Regional High School and the Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC).
In all, 60 recognitions are being awarded to 52 students. Special commendations go out to dual award winners Hazel Armstrong McEvoy, Molly Dishong,
What Happens When Magnesium Burns? During the Summer Boost Program Physical Science course, Brock Lambert demonstrates under a fume hood what happens when magnesium burns. In this powerful exothermic reaction, the magnesium metal reacts with the oxygen in the air to form magnesium oxide, a white powder.
School's Out For Summer! After taking their Block 4 final exams and completing their last project presentations, students leave ConVal Regional High School for a well-deserved summer break. Stay healthy and safe, we look forward to seeing you again in the fall!
2021 Graduate Attends Educators Rising Conference Julia Donovan, a ConVal 2021 graduate, is attending and competing at the National Educators Rising Virtual Conference this week with ATC Careers in Education teacher Sarah Grossi.
Foster Turtles Released Back Into The Wild On the last day of school, Ms. Young and students in her Topics in Biology class released two foster turtles back into the wild. The Turtle Foster Project was conducted in cooperation with John Benjamin, teacher naturalist at the Harris Center for Education.
Students Arrive For Last Day Of Finals As students arrive for their last day of finals, they are being greeted by Principal Heather McKillop on the apron of ConVal Regional High School. Good luck with your exams and final project presentations!
Class of 2021 Graduation Teachers, staff, and administrators — dressed in their academic regalia — applaud the members of the Class of 2021 as they process in toward the ConVal Stadium Field. The event was live-streamed online in order to allow faraway family members to attend virtually.
