Monday, January 31, 2011
COLLEGE PLANNING NIGHT - FEBRUARY 23
Save the date! La Reina High School is pleased to announce a "College Planning Night" on Wednesday, February 23rd from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The evening, for parents and students (from any school), has been designed for grade levels 7 through 11. Attendees will choose three workshops from a wide variety of offerings. College Planning Night is a great opportunity to gain insight, knowledge and skills to help with the college planning process. It's never too early to start thinking about college! Workshop offerings and registration forms will be available soon, on the Regent Review.
Friday, January 28, 2011
ALUM TO WORK WITH UGANDAN CHILD SOLDIERS THIS SUMMER
Sarah McGough '10, a freshman at the University of Notre Dame, has been accepted as a volunteer this summer with Watoto Ministries in Uganda. Watoto Ministries is an organization that works with former child soldiers and orphans of war to heal their psychological scars and to facilitate post-conflict reconstruction. Her tour of duty will be eight weeks in one of their children's villages, working directly with the children. Sarah first became interested in this issue through her efforts with Invisible Children, both at La Reina and Notre Dame. She stated, "I think it is an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into human rights issues and peace-building."
Monday, January 24, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS, REGENT SPEECHIES!
Congratulations to these Regent debaters who earned awards at this weekend's Congressional Debate Tournament held at Hart High School:
Varsity Congress, House 1
Marnie Vaughan '13 - First Place
Rachel Warner '13 - Third Place
Rashi Jindani '11 - Fourth Place
Varsity Congress, House 2
Hannah Young '12 - Second Place
Lena Melillo '13 - Third Place
Katie Gerbasi '13 - Fourth Place
Best Presiding Officer Award - Rashi Jindani '11
Varsity Congress, House 1
Marnie Vaughan '13 - First Place
Rachel Warner '13 - Third Place
Rashi Jindani '11 - Fourth Place
Varsity Congress, House 2
Hannah Young '12 - Second Place
Lena Melillo '13 - Third Place
Katie Gerbasi '13 - Fourth Place
Best Presiding Officer Award - Rashi Jindani '11
Saturday, January 22, 2011
SCIENCE RESEARCH ELECTIVE TO OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES
During the second semester of 2010-11, a new course, Science Research Elective, will begin. Research conducted in this class will help students develop digital literacy using 21st century technology. Students will participate in a class research project on Wolbachia to develop hands-on biotechnology skills.
The Wolbachia precollege project explores the control that a bacterium called Wolbachia exerts on the insects whose current habitat is the hill adjacent to the La Reina campus. Students will explore advanced scientific topics, such as insect identification (biodiversity), DNA extraction (molecular biology), polymerase chain reaction (molecular biology), DNA fingerprinting (molecular biology), DNA sequence analysis using BLAST (bioinformatics), and correlation of phylogenies (evolution).
According to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, "The Wolbachia Project leverages the scientific expertise of the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachuseets with high schools. Wolbachia is a wide-spread bacterium that lives symbiotically in at least 20% of the world's insects. The project's four goals are to: (1) broaden access of high school students to real-world research; (2) promote nationwide participation in the collection and reporting of new scientific data on bacterial endosymbionts; (3) enhance student interest in and understanding of biology through an integrated lab series; and (4) show students what it is like to be a scientist."
Wish list items 3.8 through 3.12 will provide materials for the students enrolled in this innovative program. Follow this link to view the wish list: http://www.lareina.com/development/wishlist.asp
The Wolbachia precollege project explores the control that a bacterium called Wolbachia exerts on the insects whose current habitat is the hill adjacent to the La Reina campus. Students will explore advanced scientific topics, such as insect identification (biodiversity), DNA extraction (molecular biology), polymerase chain reaction (molecular biology), DNA fingerprinting (molecular biology), DNA sequence analysis using BLAST (bioinformatics), and correlation of phylogenies (evolution).
According to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, "The Wolbachia Project leverages the scientific expertise of the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachuseets with high schools. Wolbachia is a wide-spread bacterium that lives symbiotically in at least 20% of the world's insects. The project's four goals are to: (1) broaden access of high school students to real-world research; (2) promote nationwide participation in the collection and reporting of new scientific data on bacterial endosymbionts; (3) enhance student interest in and understanding of biology through an integrated lab series; and (4) show students what it is like to be a scientist."
Wish list items 3.8 through 3.12 will provide materials for the students enrolled in this innovative program. Follow this link to view the wish list: http://www.lareina.com/development/wishlist.asp
Friday, January 21, 2011
LRHS SOCCER TEAM OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT!
"Without a doubt, this is the most talent I've ever had," La Reina head coach, CreightonVan Horn said.
La Reina is currently 11-2 overall and 2-0 in the Tri Valley League. Click here to read the full article from The Acorn newspaper.
La Reina is currently 11-2 overall and 2-0 in the Tri Valley League. Click here to read the full article from The Acorn newspaper.
REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS 2011-2012
Registration materials for returning students entering grades 8, 10, 11 and 12 for school year 2011-2012 are now available, please click here. The completed documents are due to the Business Office on or before March 4, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
INVITATION TO SUPPORT ST. PASCHAL'S CLOTHING DRIVE
La Reina’s Campus Ministry invites current families to support the St. Paschal Baylon Men’s Club Clothing Drive. This project will greatly assist men who may be unemployed, needy or homeless in our community.
Clothing will be collected at drop off each morning from Tuesday, Jan. 25 through Friday, Jan. 28. Boxes will also be on campus for students to deposit their donations.
Contributing just one dress shirt that dad does not use can make an impact during a job interview. Ties, pants, t-shirts, sweats, jackets, suits, and shoes are also needed. Just one item per family can make a huge difference!
For questions, please contact Mrs. Kristine Durand in Campus Ministry, kdurand@lareina.com.
Clothing will be collected at drop off each morning from Tuesday, Jan. 25 through Friday, Jan. 28. Boxes will also be on campus for students to deposit their donations.
Contributing just one dress shirt that dad does not use can make an impact during a job interview. Ties, pants, t-shirts, sweats, jackets, suits, and shoes are also needed. Just one item per family can make a huge difference!
For questions, please contact Mrs. Kristine Durand in Campus Ministry, kdurand@lareina.com.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
REGENT EQUESTRIAN TEAM CAPTURES FIRST PLACE!
Congratulations to La Reina's equestrian team for capturing first place and maintaining the league lead in the January 8th Interscholastic Equestrian League meet! Kelly Kohler '11 was the Varsity Division Reserve Champion in Dressage and Alice Lockhart '12 tied for the Reserve Champion in the Freshman Division. The Regents continue to hold first place in the IEL by 45 points.
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