10th Grade

ChemVAS: Chemistry and Visual Art Study

Periodic Table Book

Fall 2019

We were tasked with creating a children's book regarding the table elements. My group and I were assigned the first ten transition metals: Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, and Zinc. Our book was made digitally and later turned into and audiobook. I was responsible for writing the story and making the backgrounds of our stopmotion. I used construction paper, glue, various colored pencils, and a Sharpie marker for the designs.

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Paper Filter Chromatography

Fall 2019

Our first Intro Lab was observing how ink from washable markers, e.g. Crayola, RoseArt, and VisaVis, react to water. We observed this reaction by drawing on filter paper (grade 1: 11 µm; designated for research purposes) with our markers and allowing room temperature water to diffuse through slowly.

World History

Ancient Civilizations PBL

Fall 2019

We were given the task to construct items an ancient society would have survived on. Our nets, teepees, and clay pots were based off of Mesopotamian and other river valley civilizations. We also made bricks from Georgia Red Clay in a lot on campus.

Mini Cooking Project

Winter 2019

During our unit on the Columbian Exchange, we were given the task of making a meal from resources that would have been available to either A) Mesoamerican or B) European colonizers. We could bring thing such as potatoes, flour, citrus, and spices from "Eurasia" and corn, beans, tomatoes, and squash from "Mesoamerica". I did not partake in the cooking or eating because I don't eat meat, and the Native Americans happened to introduce turkey to Europeans.

Causes of WWI Notes

COVID-19 E-learning Notes

Spring 2020

Following the orders of the CDC, Drew went into E-learning late March and through the last semester of 2020. Although I missed interaction and face-to-face teaching, I did enjoy being home and having more time for myself. I like taking "fancy" notes and love doodling on my work. Unfortunately, I left said notes in my binder...in my locker... Regardless, I still have been taking digital notes!

World Literature

Love and Lemon Zest

Fall 2019 - Spring 2020

Our largest project for the year is to write and/or illustrate a novel. The only guidelines given were that they had to be rated at or below PG-13, and that the book had to have a minimum of 60 pages at the final checkpoint. The 60+ pages, when formatted, would equate to around 110 pages in a paper book. The books are sold via Amazon Kindle and are available in print an as an ebook.

My Novel

My goal for the story was to show that you can overcome trauma, hardships, and the drama of high school, even if it takes time. The story includes many LGBTQ+ relationships that are realistic and relatable for my fellow members of the Community.

AP Computer Science

Intro to Computer Science Principles

Fall - Winter 2019

One thing I admire about Drew is that it offers computer science classes. This is extremely important because the world of technology is expanding every day, and introducing younger populations to skills like coding and graphic design open up options for careers.

Learning New Languages

Fall 2019

Computer science has allowed me to broaden my horizons in the programming world. I have always been interested in computer science, even science a young age when it was offered to me as an extracurricular in elementary school. Prior to this class I only knew a few web-based languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a little bit of JQuery. We code using Swift, an iOS language used to develop apps and software.

Spanish III

¡Bienvenidos.a.Perú!

Vacations Project

In Spanish, we often are tasked with making projects on what we are learning that week, or over the course of a few weeks. This was one of the first projects we did. I've always wanted to go to Perú and I this project on the country when we were learning vocabulary relating to travel and vacations.

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E-learning Art Project

I made a piñata as part of a project for Spanish. We were given several options from hands-on tasks that we could do from home as part of the E-learning COVID-19 strategies towards the end of the year. I really enjoyed this particular assignment because my father's 50th birthday was spent in quarantine, but I was able to make my family a cute little piñata to celebrate!

COVID-19 E-learning Experience

Around mid March, the school was shut down following CDC and WHO pandemic protocols. At first, this was extremely distressing for my family and I; we relied on the routine and structure of school to function as a unit. I also suffer from OCD and reacted very poorly to the news and what was going on around the world. I'm pretty open about it, too, since it impacts everything I do in my day-to-day life. Hearing about the COVID-19 outbreak really stressed me out the few days before the closure, since that was the only thing anybody talked about!

At first, being home with my family and dealing with the news that just kept getting worse and worse was not fun. I struggled to wake up and get my day started without worrying about the intrusive thoughts and general fears about what homeschool meant. It was hard to keep up with my work. But as the days went by, I found a comfort in the rhythm of our "new normal" and began to appreciate the little things.

The first couple of assignments were small and kind of just a test of what every student could to from home. I really enjoyed the digital art Cloud Cities project in ChemVAS, the Choice Board assignment in Spanish, and the propaganda posters in World History! It was so much fun to try something new and to get away from the worries of the world in virtual assignments.

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