AAHS Science Club Meetings, 2018-2019

AAHS Club Fair - Friday, September 14, 11:00 - 11:30 in the Media Center.

General Club Membership* Meetings and Events:

*To be considered a Science Club member in good standing, a student is expected to attend 80% of the general club membership meetings (that is 12 out of 15 meetings).

• Executive Board Meeting: Thursday, September 13, 11:00

• Meeting #1: Thursday,September 20, 10:45  Chair: Andrew Dressner & Nick Moscardelli Agenda: Welcome to the Science Club!! Opening demonstrations and a meet-&-greet.

• Meeting #2: Thursday, October 4, 11:00  Chair:  Executive Board  Agenda: This will be an informational meeting. Community service opportunities, competitions, guest speakers, and presentations for the year will be discussed. The definition of a club member (student in "good-standing") will be explained. Attendance will be taken. Come join us and find out how our year will progress. 

• Meeting #3: Thursday, October 18, 11:00  Chair: Zayna Bajwa   Agenda: Patterns - Lightning and Field of Force - What are Lichtenberg Figures?

• Caregiver Retreat - Saturday, November 3, 2018 - link to ppt .

• Meeting #4: Thursday, November 1, 11:00  Chair: Anthony Buzzetta  Agenda: Meteorology - Cloud Chamber, The formation of Rain, Convection Currents

• Meeting #5: Thursday, November 15, 11:00  Chair: Eoin O'Hare   Agenda: Exothermic Processes - Charcoal + KNO3, Sucrose + H2SO4

• PSFA meeting, December 11, 7 pm - Nick Moscardelli is requesting funding for Stem Night via a grant request.

• Meeting #6: Thursday, December 13 (rescheduled), 11:00  Chair: James Tang & Rudra Amin   Agenda: A Study of Sound Waves

• Meeting #7: Thursday, December 20, 11:00  Chair: Andrew Dressner  Agenda: Polymer Science

• Meeting #8: Thursday, January 3, 2019, 11:00  Chair: Andrew Dressner   Agenda: Club Business... upcoming events and opportunities.

• Meeting #9: Thursday, January 17, 11:00  Chair: Nick Moscardelli   Agenda: pH Indicator Demonstrations - Bromothymol Blue Race, Homemade Red Cabbage Indicator is really very "universal", Let's make a Souffle'!

• Event: Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 - STEM Night w/ the Middletown Cub Scouts, Pack 32!  Slide Show Highlights!

• Meeting #10: Thursday, February 7, 11:00  Chair: Ben Weiss  Agenda: The Science of a Good Cup of Coffee

  • Meeting #11: Thursday, February 28, 11:00  Chair: Andrew Dressner  Agenda: Nitrocellulose & Explosions

• After school Allied in Action Demonstration Preparations - Monday, March 4, 2:30 - 5:00 pm

• Meeting #12: Thursday, March 7, 11:00  Chair: Christine Russo & Noah Rivera  Agenda: Electricity & the Van de Graaf Generator

  • Allied in Action - Tuesday, March 12, 6 pm to 7 pm  - Committee Chair: Zayna Bajwa - Come share the Allied Science Experience!!           PSFA meeting - Grant Request presentation:  Flinn Demonstration Kits

• Meeting #13: Thursday, March 21, 10:45  Chair: Nick Moscardelli & Colin O'Hear Agenda: Guest speaker -  Mrs. O'Hear (Class of 2021 parent) amateur Genealogist - all student body is invited - This meeting will be held in the Media Center.  Thank you to Mrs. O'Hear for a wonderful and information rich presentation... Check out her ppt presentation "Chasing your Tale: An Amateur's Guide to Genealogy" and get started on your family history!

• NJ Makers' Day - Saturday, March 23, 2019

• Meeting #14: Thursday, April 4, Thursday, April 18 (change due to Midterm Exams),  11:00  Chair:  Ayaan Memon     Agenda: Natural Disasters - Tornadoes & Earthquakes

• Meeting #15: Thursday, May 2, 11:00  Chair: Sara Rahman   Agenda: Chemiluminescence

• Meeting #16: Thursday, May 16, 10:45, Media Center  Chair: Ms.Reilly Agenda: Recognition Ceremony (certificates distributed)  -  Thanks to everyone for their time, talents, and interest in the success of our organization, introduction to next year's Executive Board.  See our ppt for a review of the event.

• Executive Board Meeting: Thursday, May 30, 11:00 

U.S.A. Biology Olympiad Competition:

• • • About the USABO

• Registration opens October 2, 2018

• The Open Exam will be administered February 6, 2019, during 1st period. All interested students are eligible. Please register here. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage and register under Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science.

U.S.A. National Chemistry Olympiad Competition:

• • • About the American Chemical Society sponsored USNCO

• Location: Brookdale Community College, MAS building

• The Open Exam will be administered Wednesday, March 13, 2019

• Congratulations to Ahan Panchal - He placed 4th at the Brookdale ACS competition!! Well done!!

Rutgers' Oncology Olympiad Competition:

• About the Rutgers' Competition - http://cinj.org/Olympiad Rutgers Oncology Olympiad is an academic competition focusing on cancer diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, genetics, and healthcare specialists. The event is comprised of two rounds: an online individual qualifying test and a team tournament. Individual qualifying tests will occur online in January 2019. The online qualifying test will be available for 90 minutes from the time the registered students open the test on testing date chosen.

• The registration fee of $45.00 is paid for by the interested student.

• Amol Shirodkar, Jovial Joseph and James Tang have qualified to represent AAHS at Rutgers's University in New Brunswick for the Second Round of competitions on Saturday, April 6, 2019.  Congratulations!!

• James Tang - 1st place, Jovial Joseph 2nd place in the final rounds!

DNA Day Essay Contest - sponsored by the American Society of Human Genetics

http://www.ashg.org/education/dnaday.shtml  - submission to club advisor: March 8, 2019

Thanks to Ange Koffi (9th grade), Jessica Visone (10th grade), and Molly Zhao (10th grade)  for their submissions.

Science League Competitions:

• Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 1

• Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 2

• Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 3

  • • Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 4

Chemistry Team: Rudra Amin, Jovial Joseph, Amol Shirodkar, James Tang, Ben Winzer

Biology Team: Eman Ali,  Sara Rahman, Evan Peneiras, Medha Satti

REAL Science Challenge Competition:

(https://www.realsciencechallenge.com/#home )

Lunchtime Competitions in the Biology Lab, Rm. 136:

• Wednesday, October 17, 2018 – 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #1

• Monday, November 19, 2018 - 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #2

• Thursday, January 10, 2019 – 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #3

  • rescheduled for Friday, January 18, 2019

• Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #4

Community Service:

• 9th Annual Caregiver Retreat presented by the Monmouth County Office on Aging at Brookdale Community College, The Donald Warner Student Life Center -  Saturday, November 3, 2018, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm - Science Club sponsored information table on stress reduction techniques for the caregiver:  - Chairperson: Alison Sickles & Sriya Baru

• STEM Night with the Cub Scouts - February 1, 2019, Friday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm

• NJ Makers' Day - Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 10:30 am to 3:15 pm   Middletown Library, Community Outreach opportunity

• NHS and Science Club "Big Brother/Big Sister - Spring Fun Day!!" - a collaboration event, Saturday, March 23, 2019 -  10:00 to 1:00 pm - Note, due to Spring Break schedule, this event will be held simultaneously at the Middletown Public Library.

Promoting the School Mission:

• Representatives for the AAHS Science Department, Information Sessions. Upperclassmen only. Dates are: Saturdays 9/29/18, 10/20/18 (9:30 am -Noon) and  Thursdays 10/11/18,  11/01/18 (6:00 to 8:30 pm)

• "Allied in Action" - Career & Technical Education Celebration - Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6 pm. due to wintery weather conditions, this event was rescheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 6 pm.