Physics Study Group - Second Meeting

The Physics Study Group was very successful in its second meeting. We had a total of six students show up to review IB questions and the material we have been learning in class. The turnout was much better than that of the first meeting, in which there were only three students in the room at any given time. This could be contributed to a couple of different reasons. Firstly, I tried to spread the word about the group to the Standard Level Physics class, because only Higher Level students came to the first meeting. Secondly, I ordered two pizzas for the group to share while we worked together, providing extra incentive for people to come while at the same time adding a little more of a fun and relaxed feeling to the whole experience. Everybody contributed to the review or had questions to ask, so the meeting was very productive. Next time, I will try to plan ahead and prepare questions of my own for the group to solve.

Creative Writing - First Meeting

The Creative Writing Club recently met for the first time of this school year. This meeting was basically and introduction to what we would be doing and how the group would be organized. We discussed what we did last year with our usual meetings, as well as with the creation of The Sturgian, the school's literature journal. I am hoping to be able to do some creative writing of my own this year, so that I can have something to contribute to the group.

Physics Study Group - First Meeting

The Physics study group that I have been organizing met for the first time yesterday. The goal of the group is to gain a better understanding of Physics as a science and make sure that students are prepared for the IB exam. For the first meeting, Mr. Patterson, who is supervising the group, supplied us with some questions that we could expect to see from the IB, and we were able to work as a group to answer different parts of the questions until the subject matter began to make sense to all of us. Unfortunately, many people were unable to come to the first meeting, and I think that others were unaware that it was happening. I think that what we are doing could potentially be very helpful, but I may need to do more to get the word out about it for next week's meeting.

Hiking - Wellfleet to Truro

The most recent hike that I participated in was a walk from Wellfleet to Truro. The group met in a parking lot near a beach in Wellfleet to get organized before we started moving. Our usual guide had been injured recently, so he was unable to join us. Because of this, we had to find our own way to the destination. This was very interesting, as it was the first time I had ever needed to use a map and compass. Not all the paths were clearly marked on the map, so we had to be constantly aware of where we were going. At first it was foggy out, but the weather was nice overall as we hiked through the woods and across cliffs overlooking the beaches. However, as we got back onto the roads, it started to rain heavily. It eventually became very uncomfortable, and it was a little overwhelming to have to make sure that we would not get lost while we were getting soaked, especially knowing that we still had a long distance to go. As difficult and tiring as it was, we were able to make it to Truro, a fact that greatly increased my awareness of my ability to persevere in things that I set out to do.

Pictures:

Some kind of tower we found toward the end of the hike. None of us knew what it was used for.

Views from the cliffs: