AAHS Science Club Meetings, 2019-2020

AAHS Club Fair - Friday, September 13, 10:45 - 11:30 in the Lobby.

Back to School Night - Tuesday evening, September 17, 2019 - Science Club Bulletin Board and Table Display

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 12, 11:00

• Meeting #1: Thursday,September 19, 11:00  Chair: Rudra Amin & Anthony Buzzetta Agenda: Welcome to the Science Club!! Opening demonstrations and a meet-&-greet. The Whoosh Bottle!

• Meeting #2: Thursday, October 3, 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.   information ppt

• Meeting #3: Thursday, October 17, 11:00  Chair: Rudra Amin  Agenda: Guest Speaker - Ahan Panchal - "The oddities of Gallium in alloys".

• Community Service Opportunity: 10th Annual Caregiver Retreat, Saturday, October 19 - ppt showcase

• Meeting #4: Thursday, October 31, 11:00  Chair: Zayna Bajwa  Agenda: The Science of Magic & Witchcraft - a Halloween Demonstration Show!!

• Meeting #5: Thursday, November 21, 11:00  Chair: Guest Student Speaker Molly Zhao   Agenda: Molly will discuss her Summer Research experience, how she got involved in PIONEER, and what you could do to make your research opportunity if you are interested!  Molly's professional presentation poster is hanging in the science wing: "The Diagnostic Potential of Visual Deficits in Parkinson's Disease - the impact of line orientation, facial emotion & recognition, and object recognition on individuals with PD."  Molly shares with the group her researched proposal that could lead to more affordable and reliable diagnosis methods of Parkinson's Disease in the future.

  • • In addition: James Tang provided direction and web-links for Science Club supported competitions.  Anthony Buzzetta put out a call for interested members to form a committee and prepare for our two "STEM Night with the Cub Scouts" events.  Refer to e-mailed information from both of these club officers.

• Meeting #6: Thursday, December 5, 11:00  Chair: Eman Ali  Agenda: The wonders of sodium bicarbonate are revealed! Witness a "fire snake," the result of the decomposition of sodium bicarbonate in the presence of sugar, observe a "lemon volcano," and  identify the different needs for baking soda vs. baking powder in cooking.

• Meeting #7: Thursday, December 19, 11:00  Chair: Rudra Amin & James Tang  Agenda: Kidney Exploration demonstration followed by "Chemistry Holiday" caroling!! - "Dashing through the Lab" and "The Chemistry Teacher is Comin' to Town"

• Executive Board Meeting: Thursday, January 9, 2020,  11:00

• Meeting #8: Thursday, January 16, 11:00  Chair: Evan Peneiras  Agenda: "Internal Reflection" - physics demonstrations on the behavior of light. Catch of light wave in a stream of water!!

• Meeting #9: Thursday, January 30, 11:00  Cancelled due to Final Exams

• STEM Night with Cub Scout Pack 32, Middletown - Friday, 1/31/20  6:30 to 8:00 pm

• "Allied in Action!" - Science Club Demonstrations and displays in support of CTE month.

• Meeting #10: Thursday, February 6, 11:00  Co-Chairs: Eva Abraham & Nami Mahajan  Agenda: "Tick, tock, tick tock...." It's the Iodine Clock Reaction!

• Meeting #11: Thursday, February 20, 11:00  Chair: Anthony Buzzetta  Agenda: "Magnificent Minerals!" - What's a mineral? Discuss the chemistry of and view the formation of stalactites!! 

• STEM Night with Cub Scout Pack 143, Ocean Township - Friday, 2/28/20  6:30 to 8:00 pm

• Meeting #12: Thursday, March 5, 11:00  Chair: Zayna Bajwa    Agenda:  Paradoxes in Science ; Quantum Entanglement - a presentation on Quantum Physics with a Laser Simulation

• Meeting #13: Thursday, March 19, 11:00  Chair: Sara Rahman Agenda: CANCELLED due to COVID-19

• Meeting #14: Thursday, April 2, 11:00  Chair:  Rylie Spiegel & Ria Philip  Agenda: CANCELLED due to COVID-19

• On-line -  Executive Board Meeting: Tuesday, April 28, 2020,  1:00 - A & B side officers present. Brainstorm session and point people established: Eva & Anthony present an on-line google-slides community outreach proposal  to say thank you to CentraState Health Care workers.  Evan, Eman, and Sara present ideas for home experiments. James presents a competition opportunity, "Breakthrough Science Challenge," and offers of assistance for anyone interested. Rudra suggests a future recycle project challenge. Zayna proposes a Starentine activity (Star watch take on quarantine)

• On-line - Meeting #15: Thursday, April 30, 1:00 pm  Chair: Rudra Amin   Agenda: All ideas hashed out during the executive board meeting are presented to the general membership - 25 participants are present for the on-line meeting. Community service Thank you shared google-slide collaboration will be done first - Eva is the point person. Deadline for creating a "Thank you" page on the club's google slide show is Monday, May 4.

• To CentraState with gratitude from the AAHS Science Club!                                        https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KnJP8k-Hf8RtYVpdmnhiDQ2M_-dOaKVQwssxFhx0_jc/edit

               CentraState Gratitude Slides: Thank you!

• On-line - Meeting #16: Thursday, May 7, 11:00    Chair: Rudra Amin   Agenda: At-Home-Experiment "Water Fireworks!!" Link

• On-line - Meeting #17: Thursday, May 21, 11:00   Chair: Zayna Bajwa Agenda:  Starentine!! - Look at the stars while you're in quarantine!

• On-line - Meeting #18:  Thursday, June 4, 11:00 Ms. Reilly & the Executive Board, 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.

• On-line - Executive Board Meeting:  TBD - Senior Exit meeting and hand off to rising junior officers.

• U.S.A. Biology Olympiad Competition:

  • About the USABO

• Registration opens October 28, 2019

• The Open Exam will be administered Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 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.

• Semi-finalist Sara Rahman - Congratulations!! - note the semi-finalist exam was CANCELLED due to COVID-19

• 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 4 pm, March 16 , 2020 on the Brookdale Community College campus. CANCELLED due to COVID-19

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 2020. 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 $(refer to website) is paid for by the interested student.

• CONGRATULATIONS goes to Eva Abraham!! She has successfully qualified to participate in the Olympiad team event on March 28, 2020. This academic competition, open to high school students  across the country, focused on cancer diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, genetics, and healthcare specialists. Eva is an inspiration to Allied students striving to be the next generation of medical leaders. Well Done!!

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

http://www.ashg.org/education/dnaday.shtml  - submission to club advisor: Friday, 2/28/20

Science League Competitions:  (https://njscienceleague.com/)

• Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 1

• Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 2

• Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 3

• Thursday, April 9, April 23, 2020 - 2:45 to 3:45 - Science League Exam 4 (rescheduled due to Spring Break conflict) CANCELLED due to COVID-19

REAL Science Challenge Competition:

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

Lunchtime Competitions in the Biology Lab, Rm. 136:

• Thursday, October 10, 2019 – 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #1

• Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #2

• Thursday, January 23, 2020 – 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #3

• Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 10:35 to 11:05 - Challenge #4

Community Service:

• 10th Annual Caregiver Retreat presented by the Monmouth County Office on Aging at Brookdale Community College, The Donald Warner Student Life Center -  Saturday, October 19, 2019, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm - Science Club sponsored information table on stress reduction techniques for the caregiver:  - Chairperson:

• STEM Night with the Cub Scouts, Pack 32, Middletown - January 31, 2020, Friday, 6:00 to 8:30 pm

• STEM Night with the Cub Scouts, Ocean Township, Pack 143 - February 28, 2020, Friday, 6:00 to 8:30 pm

• NJ Makers' Day - Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 10:30 am to 3:15 pm   Middletown Library, Community Outreach opportunity CANCELLED due to COVID-19

• NHS and Science Club "Big Brother/Big Sister - Spring Fun Day!!" - a collaboration event, Saturday, April 25, 2020 -  10:00 to 1:00 pm. CANCELLED due to COVID-19

Promoting the School Mission:

• Representatives for the AAHS Science Department, Information Sessions. Upperclassmen only. Dates are: Thursdays 10/10/19,  10/24/19 (6:00 to 8:30 pm) and Saturdays 10/19/19, 11/16/19 (9:30 am -Noon)

• "Allied in Action" - Career & Technical Education Celebration - Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6 pm.