Tony Podboy and Susan Colbary played the roles of Captain Von Trapp and Louisa in the 1974 Cardinal High School production of “The Sound of Music.”
Musical Memories
Tony Podboy and Susan Colbary played the roles of Captain Von Trapp and Louisa in the 1974 Cardinal High School production of “The Sound of Music.” They attended the opening night performance on March 17 of the high school musical “The Sound of Music” 43 years later. They were very impressed with the cast and crew. They sought out Captain Von Trapp (Crossland R.) and Louisa (Emily C.) to take momentous photos.
They both love the fact that Cardinal Local Schools has continued the rich heritage of providing opportunities for the arts to be offered to the students. It was a big part of their success at Cardinal.
Congratulations to the cast, crew, volunteers and Miss Pintabona and Mr. Esenwine, the directors, on producing a wonderful performance.
Physics Shenanigans
Physics shenanigans are in full force at Cardinal High School. Using Newton’s Laws of Motion, students in Mrs. Russell’s class grouped up to design a project that measured distance. The goal was to see which group’s design could get them furthest down the hall if everyone was given the same about of “human force.” Students had several ideas, including inline skates and a wagon to test their theories.
The class is now going to have a competition for the rest of the year keeping track of how teams place in the projects. Part of the competition is making a team name and having some kind of emblem. Many students choose to put their emblems on a T-shirt. The only other rules are that they only have two meters of human input and are safe.
Whodunit?
CHS forensics science class has been trying to figure out whodunit. Students have been learning about blood in class and held a lab involving testing fake “blood” samples from three suspects, a weapon and a crime scene to determine, “Whodunit?” Students then analyzed the blood spatter to see differences in size and shape of droplets dropped from different heights and from different angles. They used the data to then name a suspect in their crime.
No real blood was used in this experiment. Forensics is a new class this year and students really seem to be enjoying it and the science behind solving mysteries.
Math Masters
There’s a trio of math masters in second grade. Izzabell L., Amber P. and Emily P. have all each mastered 100 addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts on XtraMath. Xtramath is a free, online tool designed to help students master math facts.
Teachers say these students have taken home flash cards and practice their math facts in school any chance they get. JES principal Kelly Bearer rewarded each of them with a special certificate for their outstanding accomplishment.
