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Page A-30 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 www.sheltoncinemas.com 517 Franklin St.- 426-1000• Showtimes for Oct 28th - Nov 3 INFERNO JACK REACHER," NEVER Go BACK Daily 4:10, 6:45 Additional Shows Daily 4:30, 7:00 Sat" Sun 1:40 Additional Shows Fri - Sat 9:15 Sat - Sun 2:00 Fri, Sat 9:20 Herald photos by Brianna Loper North Mason High School freshman Beau Criess works on questions during class as part of the new Project Lead the Way program in the North Mason School District. The program teaches critical thinking through hands-on projects and lab work. s-on LIGHTS, CAMERA, COffEEI Fair-Trade Coffee / Espresso Drinks 0il Changes Brakes. Shocks • O ne tics tntenance Check Engi Lights Foreign & Domestic November flth l is Veterans Day. Don't Forget to Thank a Vet] ,241611EState 3 Spooktacular! A-15 through A-18 continued from page A-28 lot more hands-on, a lot more involved." The biomedical class is the first in a series of four day's class, they even used simulation software to do courses that will be implemented at the high school. Garcia's autopsy on lapteps. As the current freshmen move through the years at The class is part of a new program North Mason North Mason High School, more levels of the pro- School District introduced this school year called gram will be implemented, according to science de- Project Lead the Way. partment chair Ramey Le Roy. "It's project-based, so the students are not just an- Next year, a human body systems class will be swering questions in a book," said Lisa Roberts, di- available for sophomores. The next level will be rector of instructional services for the district. "The a medical intervention class similar to a genetics kids have never been more engaged." course, available for juniors. Project Lead the Way, or PLTW, is a nationwide Seniors in three years will have the opportunity curriculum that helps students connect what they to complete an independent research project for the learn in classrooms to the real-world application of final level of the course. the skills. Classes are based on activities and prob- "It's really exciting to bring to freshmen," Le Roy lem solving, which gives students hands-on experi- said. "Students are engaged in real-world, applicable ences, science." Earlier this year, students in Anna Munkres' bio- Le Roy added that instead of giving information to medical science class extracted their own DNA and students during classes, the program forces students DNA from strawberries, while learning that hair to learn for themselves and teaches them how to seek found at the faux-crime scene belonged to Garcia and out information on their own. fingerprints belonged to her ex-husband. Many of the students and teachers have given pos- They dropped blood from different heights to ob- itive feedback on the new model, she said. serve the splatter pattern to figure out from where Implementing the program has not been without blood found near Garcia spilt, challenges. Le Roy said, like with any new program, "It's really lab-based and they're loving it," it's a lot of work for teachers to learn a new system. Munkres said of her students. "This whole yearlong PLTW includes student journaling and labs, which class is centered around this one person, Ana." is more work for teachers to set up and grade. Munkres said the class is finishing its first block of "I feel like next year, I'll be able to go a lot faster curriculum, based on DNA. Next, they'll move on to since I will have already been through the material diabetes and infections, once," Le Roy said. "And Ill know where my students "By the time this is all over, they're going to be are going to struggle." like, 'Oh, poor Ana,' "Munkres said with a laugh. Le Roy added this is the first year that the science Roberts said the district started using PLTW, as courses have included technology, such as laptops in district officials looked for ways to bolster the schools' the classroom, which is a challenge for freshmen who science, technology, engineering and mathematics aren't used to the school's systems yet. (STEM) program. However, having laptops in class also allows for a Three high school science teachers were trained variety of activities, such as the virtual autopsies or during a two-week course during the summer on how other online animations, Le Roy said. to use the program's lab books and experiments. The district plans to introduce two more PLTW PLTW has three main components -- engineering, courses: a design and modeling course at the middle computer science and biomedical. The new science school level that will start after the New Year, and a class concentrates on the biomedical side. revamped computer science course at the elementary Roberts said the new class has made learning level that will start next month. meaningful for students. So how did Ana Garcia die? Youll have to ask a "I like it," said freshman Lauren Curneen. "It's a freshman student at the end of the year. NOlffll MASON BRIEFS Grapeview plans special meeting The Port of Grapeview will host a special meeting at 4 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Grapeview Commu- nity Center, 4350 E. Grapeview Loop Road. The meeting will be to discuss possible port property purchases. For more information, call 425- 610-6552 or email portofgrape view@gmail.com Watch the pumpkins fly The North Mason Chamber of Commerce will put on the annual PumpkinFest and Catapult Com- petition from noon to 3 p.m. Sat- urday at Hunter Farms, located at 1921 state Route 106 in Union. Local high schools and private teams compete for donated prizes as they try to launch pumpkins via handmade catapults. The event is free and open to the public. • Compiled by reporter Brianna Loper