Happy Veteran’s Day to all of those who have served. Thank you, Grandpa!

Did you know Thomas Edison had 1,000 failed experiments? Probably not because his 1,001st was the light bulb. That’s why I never give up. #motivation #xhsLE

👩‍🔬🥼Creating a “cell” and observing the diffusion (or lack of) of molecules with the use of indicators! We love the “explore” phase of the 5E learning model!👨‍🔬 #xhsLE

Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. You’ve got to take risks. #SaturdayMotivation

Students observing the effects of salt water on the cells of a red onion! Very proud of us for scaffolding the skills through our labs thus far to create a product like this. Now this is science art! #xhsLE

Nice visit with NY 12 Sports Director Pat O’Keefe. He discussed the many aspects of sports journalism and broadcasting.

2022 ended with a shiver, but the start of 2023 broke a sweat. 🥶🥵 This weather whiplash may have been caused by changes in the polar vortex, the band of strong westerly winds over the Arctic. Details: go.nasa.gov/3XaD4iK

Hatching Brine Shrimp Lab 🦐 ! Students creating cultures with varying salinity levels to test the affects of environmental conditions on hatching success. #xhsLE

UPDATE: Well, the students couldn’t be happier with their results. Our brine shrimp have hatched! With the varying salinity levels (independent variable), we concluded that 20 ppt yields the best hatching percentage. We plan to grow them to adulthood! Stay tuned! #xhsLE

Greek-Italian Club joint meeting! Featuring food, games, and an awesome presentation on the Orthodox Easter traditions! #xhs

Comparing plant pigments with the paper chromatography test! Which species do you think are most closely related? Science art! #xhsLE

Freshmen Orientation! X A V E R I A N #classof2027

Case study analysis- students create a sequence chart demonstrating the ecological succession of an environment #xhsLE

Day 2 of analyzing case studies! Students present their work in a gallery walk. They’re then tasked to annotate classmates ecological succession sequence charts from other case studies and find one similarity and difference to theirs. #xhsLE

Greek Club cracking eggs for good luck during Easter time! #xhsGreekClub

May is the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out this message from Clippers Care and be on the lookout for meetings, posts, and our bake sale throughout the month!

“Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them. Is this job tough? You betcha. But it is not impossible. We’re educators. We’re born to make a difference.” t.ted.com/svhiXGh

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US! #xhsGreekClub

And we are off! As a class what do we know about the History of Life on Earth? Let’s sort it out!

Come by our Greek Club bake sale! Homemade Greek cookies and much more! All proceeds going to our local Greek Orthodox Church. #xhsGreekClub