SLA Media

SLAMedia is a publication of the news for the Science Leadership Academy community. Writers come from the student body in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. We work in unison to create a functioning paper with biweekly postings on a variety of events.

Features

Hallway Fashion: Shanayia Roland

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Congrats on being one of the people in SLA with the best hallway fashion. Are you surprised?

Yes, I was surprised because I don’t get dressed up for school since I work also. I thought that my outfit for the day wasn’t really special. I want something comfortable and simple.

 

What makes your style different from the other people?

My style is different from others because I don’t really buy from specific brands. I usually just buy items that I like and put them together depending on how I am feel in the morning.

 

Does being a model make you know how to dress yourself and the clothes portray the way you want it to be?

Yes, Being a model helps me to know how to make certain features of my body standout using clothing. Modeling shows me that its not about what you wear its about the confidence you have in the outfit.

 

Interview by Dalena Bui

Locker Talk: How was your first quarter at SLA?

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Lauren Hummel - "Benchmarks are serious. They're a really big deal and time consuming."
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Kristina Scalia-Jackson - "It was very unique and different. It was a nice experience to have and I learned that the teachers are always there to help you if you need it and as long as you ask you can get help."
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Milahn Shurelds - "It wasn't hard but it wasn't easy. It was in the middle and it took a while to get the hang of project based learning."
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Zoe Schwingel-Sauer - "It was pretty good. I learned that sometimes the social aspect takes over a little bit and you have to learn your teachers."
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Isabella Mezzaroba - "It was interesting and different and I learned to be more insightful about things."
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Photos by Tytianna Broadwater. Interviews by Melanie Harrington.

Turning The Page

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By: Annisa Ahmed
Staff Writer

On Tuesday, November 27th, Senior Sasha Sapp and the Book Club Committee held their first ever meeting to discuss, well, books.

Before the meeting, Sapp was fairly worried for the turnout, as she was pacing back and forth constantly, looking around for the potential members. The Café was fairly empty and the senior was almost at her wits end.

Thankfully, as time approached closer and closer to the starting point, “her freshman,” as she called them, appeared, ready and willing to begin.

The final attendance was around 10 students, who enjoyed refreshments and also brought video cameras to document the event, as requested by Sapp’s capstone mentor, English Teacher Ms. Rami.

The books read for the meeting were Erin Morgenstern’s Night Circus, a fantasy novel about two proteges struggling to comply to the rules of a twisted carnival, and John Green & David Levithan’s Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which deals with flamboyant best friends, chance meetings and the change that comes as the outcome of both.

Stimulating conversations were a sure smash and although the group consisted of freshmen and seniors, the easygoing tone of the meeting was hardened with homemade food and a helping of salsa.

The meetings will happen monthly, with Sapp sending reminder e-mails in advance. If you are interested in the Book Club, feel free to contact Sasha via email: ssapp@scienceleadership.org. She would love to for any student of SLA to join.

Contact Information: aahmed2@scienceleadership.org

Teachers Train On

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By Annisa Ahmed

Staff Writer

It’s no secret that SLA has an athletic staff–five of them have completed marathons. Several members of the SLA faculty have been adding an extra load to their workout regimens recently.

Latimer and Thompson shows off their medals.

Many of them are preparing for events place this fall — marathons, triathlons, and other races.

Math Teacher Caitlin Thompson, for one, has been doing just that. Already a competitive cyclist, she is training for an Ironman next August, her second. The long-distance triathlon involves swimming, cycling and running, in that order and must be completed before the seventeen hour cut off.

When asked about how rigorous her current session have become, she replied saying there was a definite difference between last year and the upcoming one. “This is the most focused training I have ever done, in terms of long term duration,” she said.

Not only does has she noticed a change in her overall health because of her recent endeavors but, all of this has been quite the rush for her.

“I do these activities — running, biking, etc. — because I enjoy the individual challenge of reaching different distances.”

Math Teacher Brad Latimer has also been turning things up a notch with his running for similar reasons–he ran a half marathon this November for the Disney Family Half Marathon Event.

“Just last year kind, of on a whim, I came from school one day and my partner was like, ‘I signed us up for a half marathon.’ I was like, ‘what?’ And, she was like ‘I already paid for it for we’re doing it.’ So from there, there was no turning back.”

Contrary to popular belief, he has never once run a marathon and frankly, he was quite unnerved. It was the first competitive thing he has done with this sport and it really made him face his fears.

Now he runs everywhere.

“I go running with StudentsRun. I went for a run with Ms. Garvey the other day. I plan on running with Ms. Echols, Ms. Dunda., Ms. Martin and Mr. Bey.”

As teachers, being active has also definitely set their lives in tune. Many of them squeeze in their workouts before, during, or after school.

This can be a challenge at times. “It takes an hour and a half to go on a ten mile run and I very rarely just have a free hour and a half to use,” Mr Latimer acknowledged. “That is the biggest drawback to it for me, personally.”

However, he still thinks the payoff is worth the effort. “I am at the point where I do feel very, very happy I’m doing it. I love it,” he said. “It makes me feel a lot better, physically and mentally. It’s totally worth it.”

Contact Information: aahmed2@scienceleadership.org