Announcements

Astechs,

The final meeting of 2011, which is today, has been arranged and is now available for sign-up on the eighth period listings.

Enjoy,

-TJAT

Hey AsTech,

As seniors, your much beloved Astech leaders are leaving this year. We know you're sad -- but cheer up, because this is your chance to step up and fill a leadership position!

Interested? Come Thursday A or B block!

All you have to do is tell us (1) what position you're interested in, and (2) what you would do. Keep it short and simple, to the point. No BS please -- we are expert BS forgers, and we'll recognize it. (If you've got a thousand ideas, list them. If you've got two ideas and a thousand BS'ed ones, write down just the two ideas.)

Some positions available:

(1) President - The usual -- Overall running program, talking with people, et cetera. (May have more than 1 president)

(2) Webmaster - It is the webmaster's duty to maintain and uphold the glorious pillar of hope and light that is our website. The website is fully functional as is, so your duty would be taking a good thing and making it better. Programming experience is necessary, but if you payed attention in freshman CS or took APCS, you should be fine. You need absolutely no experience in web design (I had none), but if you know any of the related languages (PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript with Ajax, SQL), make sure to note it. Next year's webmaster will get a personal and 100% free tutorial from Matt, the girly one with the long blond hair.

(3) Publicist - You're in charge of keeping the club alive. You're the reason people come to AsTech. Last year, there were 6 people. This year, there's more. :D Activities fair, shoving the club's name down people's throats, talk to freshman classes, talk to teachers so they'll advertise the club in class, brainwash the kids on your bus...

(4) Whatever you could make up that seems like it could work. (Before this year we had no "publicist" or "webmaster.") (AND NOW WE'RE AWESOME.)

Questions, comments? We don't care because we're GRADUATING! Feel free to ask :)

Happy Polish National Day -- in Australia! OooooooooOOoh.

Love, your friendly TJ Astech council

Project One:

Compile images for the following sentences and remember to cite/include your sources!

Add your images & sources onto the Google doc. Contact Amber (ajyl514@gmail.com) to get added onto the Google doc if you aren't added already [basically, if you weren't here for eighth period today].

Comparing Geography of Colonial Virginia vs. Ancient China

China geography

The famous mountain range is the Himalayas

Ancient China’s land has forests, hills, mountains and deserts

China has the Yellow and Yangtze River

China’s area is almost 10,000,000 sq km

Grand Canal is the world’s oldest and longest

Colonial Virginia Geography

Mountains, hills, and forests cover 65% of VA

Geography is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and Chesapeake Bay

There are flat lands with many plains

Land in Colonial Virginia was good for crops

Comparing Colonial Virginia Art vs. Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Art:

Egyptian art was created to connect the living with the gods.

We know about Egyptian art from tombs & monuments.

Many of the pieces we have today belonged to Royalty.

The art was used so the dead would have it in the next world

There was little opportunity for creativity.

Art was created in teams with strict guidelines.

Colonial Virginia Art:

Most art in Virginia was portraits of people. 

Usually only rich people could pay to have art.

This was the only record of what people looked like.

Native American art was weaving, pottery, carving

Maps were considered art

Art was put on shop signs and gravestones

Most were about religion

Project Two:

Instant centers -- find activities involving the following themes, take a screenshot of the activity that captures the main idea of what the activity's like, and link it to the activity.

Add these linked images to the Google Presentation. Contact Amber (ajyl514@gmail.com) to get added onto the Google presentation if you aren't added already [basically, if you weren't here for eighth period today].

Does any of this not make sense?

Yes, I thought so too.

Hello, greetings from your local master. 

For all of you guys who might be interested in doing a field trip (OR MAYBE TWO! ), we'd recommend that you start finishing up your current projects. We're talking to an official AT group who will (hopefully) send a list to us within the next couple of weeks of topics they'd like projects on. 

Doing these projects means FIELD TRIP TIME [projected to happen sometime in April]. 

If you're not interested, feel free to keep working on your current project, start your own new project, or NOT slacking off. 

More information to come as we get it. Just a head's up. 

-TJAT