Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Blast from the Past


By Jakela White
The eighth graders of the 2007-2008 school year land surveyors started exploring and reached a successful spot. The land surveyor team consisted of a total of 12 people Jessica Deuel, Ellen Lupkes, DeLayne Hebert, Rachael Wiggins, Nicole Travis, Jakela White, Danielle Heilman, Morgan Lehman, Tiffany Brown, Alexis Nelson, Amber Robison, and Samantha Carter   all of which were intelligent young ladies that are all seniors this year.
The main study focused on the limited ability of current waste water treatment to fully remove chemical from the effluent leading to contamination of water supplies; green alternatives to household chemicals medicine use to lower waste water chemical concentration, and effects of chemicals contamination on the ecosystem. The land surveyors entered a contest called eCYBERMISSION and submitted all information like a write up of what we researched and things we demonstrated. The Land Surveyors won second place, and the winners received a 12,000 scholarship divided between all 12 girls and the land surveyors will receive the money after 2013 graduation. When asked how Mrs. Meggers felt about working with us she said, “It was a very energized and rewarding experience which allowed us to rise to the challenge so successfully, also the opportunity to develop deeper relationships led to the success”.
To this day land surveyors continue with a new group of people, but focus more on interacting with the natural world outside of the school setting.

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