 PBS
documentary focuses on education, STEM learning
By Emily Lybbert,
MetroVoice Reporter
The television program “Where We Stand: America’s Schools in the
21st Century” included Metro High School and aired at 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 on our
local PBS station, WOSU.
This program, according to the “Where We Stand” Web site,
presents “a frank evaluation of our educational system’s strengths and
weaknesses.”
The program followed Metro High School student Guadalupe
Medina, specifically, but also featured many other students like third year Alex
Perry. The program also included interviews with Cherese Clark, a principal of a
low-income school, Bin Che, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in southern Ohio, and
Anne Kuittinen, a Finnish exchange student from Olentangy High School.
Medina says the program “reached out to
different groups of people and [informed] them
on what is going on in the United States Educational system today.” Jake Mendel,
another Metro student who was briefly featured in the program, said, “I think it
will have a beneficial impact on society. It will help people have a clear view
of what is going on in this educational system.”
For anyone interested in viewing the program,
you can watch it online at
http://www.pbs.org/wnet
/wherewestand/
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 First
dance features 80s theme
By Madlyn Robey,
MetroVoice Reporter
Metro’s first dance of the school year was held Oct. 24. It was
80s themed, and students followed suit with their bright-colored clothing and
festive dancing.
Tickets went on sale two weeks before the dance for $3 per
person. Tickets could be purchased at the door for $5.
The music was energizing, with a nice transition from 80s
music to newer music. Everyone took advantage of the bass to create their own
moves, which ranged from mosh pits to the limbo. The Cha-Cha Slide was a huge
hit, and nearly everyone participated.
Students were not separated by years, so everyone blended
together to make one big group. Metro hosted many students from other schools,
as students brought their home high school friends. No one was left out and not
many strayed from the dance floor.
About halfway through the dance, there was a short break
in the music when the disc jockey, Adnane Rhazzal, stepped on a critical cord.
Students patiently waited as the technical error was corrected, gathering around
the DJ table to pump up the crowd.
Q&A
with Nikki Vera, Battelle Intern
By
Shadiya Abdi, MetroVoice Reporter
Metro High School students attend an
internship in their third year. Here Nikki Vera, a third year student, tells the
MetroVoice about her internship.
Q. What does your internship consist
of?
A. I am an intern at Battelle, in the Corporate Philanthropy office. It
deals with the community aspects of Battelle.
Q. How will this
experience impact your career choice?
A. This will impact my career choice,
because I want to help the community and be involved, like those who work in the
Corporate Philanthropy office.
Q. Do you have advice for the first and
second years?
A. Yes. Take advantage of every opportunity given to you at
Metro, because at your home high schools you wouldn’t have half as many
opportunities.
Q. When do you do your internship and for how long are you
going to do it?
A. I leave every day at 12:30 p.m. to arrive at Battelle by 1
p.m. I leave at 3 p.m. and I will be doing this until Nov. 21.
Q. Is the
internship mandatory?
A. Yes, you need an internship credit [to graduate].
Q. Do you like your internship?
A. Yes, I like it because it gives me real
life experiences and it helps me figure out my career choice for the future.
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In this edition:
PBS documentary focuses on education, STEM learning
First dance features 80s theme
Q&A with Nikki Vera, Battelle
Intern
Metro students to visit Costa Rica
Mr. Metro
The case for Barack Obama
John McCain should be president
Opinion: Students behavior should
align with Metro’s founding principles
Opinion: What I wish I had known as
a first year
Career shadowing gives students
valuable experience
‘Cupcake’ e-mails cause problems
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Hello Metro
 Students!
My name is
Mr. Metro and I am your anonymous advice-giver. You can ask me for any advice by
sending an e-mail to
MetroVoice@battelle.org . Don’t
worry, it will be our secret, I will never tell anyone who you are if you want
to be anonymous.
- Thanks!
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 Metro
students to visit Costa Rica
By
Shaquan Gray, MetroVoice Marketing Specialist
Students will take a trip
to Costa Rica in summer 2009. Metro students that have submitted their paperwork
to the Bridges Abroad Language School and have paid their reservation fee will
be going to Costa Rica and staying with a host family for three and a half
weeks, according to Mrs. Hogue, a Spanish teacher at Metro.
The students
have been organized into two groups for the trip, one leaving on June 13 and the
other on July 5. All of the students participating in this trip will gain
experience in the Spanish language. They also will participate in events and
festivals in Costa Rica. Students will see volcanoes, rainforests and national
parks as well as museums and other historically significant locations. Costa
Rica is located near a beach, allowing students to spend time there with their
host families and fellow students.
Students continue to raise money for
this trip by assisting in OSU football parking during Saturday home games, says
Mrs. Hogue.
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