A Reflection Between Terms |
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I’ve always had fun living at and attending ASMS, but as I (and other students) have learned, Winter Term is always stressful. There are more breaks and national events, so teachers always have to fit in lots of learning, assignments, and tests all into a seemingly smaller amount of time. This, along with non-academic events and other winter gatherings leads to a balancing act for students and staff alike.
However, as we finish Winter Term and move into Spring term, there is always much to look forward to. We have new classes, Special Projects, Prom, and finally, Mardi Gras! I’ve waited the last 2 years of the pandemic for Mardi Gras to come back, and I think we should all be more excited about it!
Going into Spring Term, I think we should all take the mindset to be excited for what is to come. The times are changing, and there is not always something we can do about it, so let's take this time to simply be excited!
Lucas MacDonald
ASMS Junior, Mobile, AL
*Pictured: Lucas with some of his fellow Ultimate Frisbee Club members.
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Back Again!
Tomorrow's assembly on February 22, 2022 will be group meeting #2 for the SGA Student-Teacher Advisory Program (STAP) OR an advising presentation in the auditorium from Academic Affairs. Students not participating in advisory should attend the presentation in the auditorium. Attendance will be taken.
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Blood Drive Sign Ups this Tuesday and Thursday
This Tuesday and Thursday, students, faculty and staff can sign up to donate blood at the upcoming Thursday, March 10th blood drive. There will be a blood drive lunch table in the cafeteria where you can find the best time slot for you and secure your spot. Slots from 8am to 5pm will be available. The sooner you sign up, the better! If you cannot make it to the cafeteria, please message Olivia McAleer, Alex Griffen, or Taylor GainesHelmick on Teams this week to get your time slot secured.
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Student Updates and Opportunities |
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Interested in Aerospace Engineering? Aviation? The Defense Industry? -- Read this!
Students - Join us virtually on Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:00 PM -12:40 PM (Bring your own lunch from The Caf) to learn about tech, business, and entrepreneurial defense industry careers from ASMS alum Greg Bacon (Class of 1995)!
If you would like to attend the Lunch & Learn, please complete this form. By completing this form you are committing to attend and be present on the 24th. A Teams link will be sent later.
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Around the ASMS Community |
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ASMS recently compiled our annual report re-capping the 2020 - 2021 fiscal year for the ASMS Foundation. |
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ASMS sophomore, Andreea Trifas, designed and drew a card for the ASMS student body to sign for our School Board Chairman, Mr. Steve McMillan. The student body signed it, and it was sent to his home!
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Congratulations to the 2022 National Merit finalists:
Jacob Kim, Olivia McAleer, Elbread Roh
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Hall Staff member Drew and some of the students thought they should break the world record for the number of beads 1 person wears!
Pictured: Allen Wright with SO many beads!
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A Surprise Visit from Alumni |
Our Director of Admissions and Outreach, Mr. Ken Robinson, visited Birmingham for the Parent's Magazine Summer Camp fair this past weekend! |
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Intro. to 3D Printing
For the first project of their 3D printing Special Projects, students all made keychains, the results of which are shown in the picture below. They did a really great job!!
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India to Italy: The History and Science of Flatbreads |
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Geomechanics
Students completed lots of cool activities such as rock sampling, characterizing, mechanical properties measuring, constructing, creating etc. Two of our civil engineer students successfully completed building construction project.
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Beginning Knitters, Yarns, & Fabrics |
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Microsoplastics and You
Day 1. Included a crash course in Microplastics and two awesome guest speakers. Jessi James, a graduate student at Mississippi State, who talked about her recent microplastics sampling trip across the Gulf of Mexico, and Olivia Lestrade, a fisheries technician in the Center for Fisheries Research and Development at Gulf Coast Research Lab, who spoke about her research investigating microplastic distribution in sargassum fish and the impacts on their microbiota.
Day 2. Dr. Ortell and Dr. Domangue brought sand and water from two different beaches, Mississippi and Dauphin Island, to investigate and compare the microplastics between each location. In the morning students worked in four groups to sample our "Bedsole Lawn Beaches" and then started processing samples using the density separator for the sand samples and a vacuum pump to filter the water. Tomorrow they will start analyzing their samples using microscopy
Sand is processed for microplastics using the density separator (the big PVC tube in the pics) and water is processed with a vacuum pump. Plastics are counted under the microscope. The third picture is what plastic fibers looks like!
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Osprey Initiative
Students and staff ended up picking up 698 lbs of trash and 88 lbs of recycling on Dog River, Toulmin's Creek and Bayou La Batre boat launch area. They also received Bayou La Batre pins and a certificate for their service!
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Physiognomy - The Influence of First Impression |
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