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Guinea pigs, Snakes & Mind-Bending Experiments!

A Visit to the Senior Science Wing

Gr.2's at Sr. Science Wing - Snakes
The Gr. 2’s visited with some very interesting residents of the Sr. Science Wing!

Feb 22 was a very special day for the Grade 2 students. They were the guests of the Senior School Science Club, the Animal Care Club and Senior Science teachers.

The girls had an amazing opportunity to see some of the wonders of Biology, Physics and Chemistry by visiting the corn snakes, guinea pigs, and testing theories to understand gravity to making fluorescent chemical reactions and even Elephant’s Toothpaste! The girls are looking forward to one day becoming Senior Science students themselves.

Gr.2's at Sr. Science Wing - Guinea Pig
YHS has guinea pigs? Who knew!

This special Open House was very well organized by the Senior Science Club, Animal Care Club and teachers, Dennise Dombroski, Allison Waterhouse and David Riendl. The Grade 2’s appreciated all of their hard work.

Special thanks to Dennise Dombroski, Alison Waterhouse, David Riendl and the Senior students (Jessica W., Taylor S., Megan S., Nicole T., Marielle M., Hazelle W., Amber L., Anna B., Poljanka J., Ellen C., Jessica X J. and Denice W.) for their presentations and sharing their love of science with the Grade 2’s. The Grade 2’s love Science!

Mr. Riendl amazes the Gr. 2’s:

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YHS Takes 1st Place in Design Competition

Kwantlen Science Challenge
Grade 11 & 12’s at the Kwantlen Science Challenge

On November 24, a group of seven Grade 11 and 12 girls (Poljanka J., Kimmy S., Sierra M., Tiffany C., Ellen C., Jessica J., and Anna B.), went to Kwantlen Polytechnic University to participate in the annual Kwantlen Science Challenge.

First, the team competed in a science trivia challenge, and then participated in Biology, Chemistry and Physics labs –  all of which were fun but challenging. The team received one of the top marks for both the chemistry and physics labs.

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Setting up our unique design – cart with an extending arm

After a delicious lunch of French Fry Pizza, the team took on their final component of the competition, the design challenge where the goal was to shoot a metal ball from a cart rolling down a ramp at a target about a meter away. The team had invested many lunch hours and afternoons for the weeks leading up to the competition building the ramp shooter, and the team finally created a cart that was able to hit the target every time.

1st Place Award at Kwantlen Science Challenge
1st Place Award at the Kwantlen Science Challenge

The car was quite unique in the competition; the design included an extending arm that fires the ball directly on top of the target, while most other teams created a launching device that shot the ball as a projectile.

As the last group to test the ramp shooter at the competition, our team already knew that the closest group had come within 6 cm of the target (although most teams did not even come that close!). The YHS team ended up shooting the ball only 0.5 cm away from the target goal! After the exciting closing ceremonies, the team received a trophy for winning the design component of the competition, beating nearly 30 other high school teams from across British Columbia.

Anna B., Jessica J., and Ellen C.