June 2014 – Shenandoah Valley Governor's School

2013-14 Highlights: MATHEMATICS

13 Jun 2014July 2, 2014

ADVANCED CALCULUS Students in SVGS Advanced Calculus wrestled with extending what they learned in calculus last year to three-dimensional space. Along the way, they mastered the use of software…

2013-14 Highlights: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

13 Jun 2014June 13, 2014

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Students used Flash animation to tell stories and learned how to use buttons, text and tweens to enhance the stories the students told. In Flash, unlike the Disney…

2013-14 Highlights: SCIENCE

13 Jun 2014June 13, 2014

AP CHEMISTRY The Advanced Placement Chemistry class began with an overview of ﬁrst year chemistry and who did what when. Essential skills such as experimentation, chemical nomenclature and stoichiometry were…

2013-14 Highlights: VISUAL ARTS

13 Jun 2014June 13, 2014

SURVEY OF WORLD ART During the first semester in Survey of World Art, students discussed and evaluated the nature of art and what qualities are valued in art by our…

2013-14 Highlights: THEATER

13 Jun 2014June 13, 2014

INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE The juniors read major dramatic works throughout theatre history: The Bald Soprano, Antigone, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest,and A Doll’s House. They…

2013-14 Highlights: HUMANTITIES

HUMANITIES I SVGS Arts and Humanities juniors from area schools began their Humanities I experience by concentrating on what makes effective writing, specifically writing on the college level. By examining model texts, students became proficient…