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RaiderNet Daily G. Ray Bodley High School, Fulton, NY Volume 1, Number 109 Thursday, March 25, 2010 Sign up this week for Bodley's Got Talent! By Amanda Wood strut their stuff. among other categories. Prizes and trophies The rules for the event will mirror last year’s will be awarded to the first, second, and third In less than a month, the exemplary talents of show. There will be three, soon-to-be-an- place winners. New to this year’s program is the students and faculty at G. Ray Bodley will nounced that some special awards will be on display. For anyone who wants to get in judges, and be given out as well. on the action, sign-up with your special talent Mr. Senecal The 2010 edition of Bodley’s all this week in front of the cafeteria during will once Got Talent! will take place on every lunch bell. again emcee Thursday, April 15 from 7 to 9 Members of the H.O.P.E. Club and advisors the event pm. A $3 donation will be Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Pawlewicz will preview along with taken at the door. all acts for appropriateness next Tuesday, club vice- March 30 and Wednesday, March 31 after presidents And if you’re still not con- school. If you have a conflict with those dates, Dylan Rizzo vinced that this show is for don’t turn away from this fun opportunity. Sim- and Taylor Daniels. Each act will have up to you, maybe you’ll reconsider since all proceeds ply speak with either Mrs. Barton or Mrs. five minutes to perform. from the event will be going to the Make-A- Pawlewicz to make special arrangements. Any All acts will be judged on their creativity/ Wish Foundation. For one evening of fun, our and all talents are encouraged to come out and originality, preparedness, and overall talent, school can help make a child’s wish come true. Trip to M.O.S.T. exposes students to science By Lindsay Navagh during production, a tragedy struck. This trag- onstration on nano-technology. When most edy came in the form of a Hurricane named people think of the word nano, they think I- Recently, students from Mr. Frawley’s tech- Katrina. Hurricane Katrina ripped through all Pods or a generally small item. But nano-tech- nology classes went on a field trip to the Mu- of New Orleans leaving only flooded streets nology is also being looked at for its water re- seum of Science and Technology also known among the rubble. For these musicians this sistant abilities. They used the leaves non-per- commonly as the MOST. During this trip, the hurricane became a nightmare. They had to flee meable characteristics to configure products students were shown a film in the Bristol their homes, leaving their lives behind them. that are affected the same way when they come IMAX Omni Theater, entertained with dem- Many homes and buildings were completely into contact with water. You can see this char- onstrations, and allowed to explore each ex- destroyed including those of the Cajun musi- acteristic in things like magic sand and Nano hibit while learning about technologies used cians. Katrina not only affected lives but also Fabric. This characteristic is being used to in everyday life. took them. Hurricane on the Bayou was a com- make clothes that are stain resistant. Nano- After the students arrived at the MOST, they pelling story showing the damage and feelings technology is becoming more popular and were shown a film called Hurricane on the of the citizens of New Orleans. more advanced with every minute. Bayou, filmed by Greg MacGillivray. Through- Next the students watched a Liquid Nitro- Lastly, the students were allowed to walk out the film, they not only discussed the his- gen demonstration. One of the MOST’s em- around the floors of the MOST, looking and tory and geography of New Orleans, but also ployees used the liquid on a few different ob- learning about all the exhibits the museum has the devastating blow Hurricane Katrina had on jects including a balloon, marshmallow, and a to offer. There are many exhibits ranging from the great city. The movie followed the story of rubber ring. These objects showed the freez- space travel to the human body. You can find four musicians named Amanda Shaw, Allen ing power of Nitrogen. They began pouring the out your weight on each planet while learning Toussaint, Tab Benoit, and Chubby Carrier, liquid on the objects, allowing the marshmal- about why your organs act the way they do. who made their Cajun Blues style even more low to become crunchy, the balloon to deflate When Technology teacher Mr. Frawley was famous. For these musicians, New Orleans was and become hard, and the rubber ring to be asked why he thought a trip to the MOST home. They loved their home so much; they broken. They also showed its ability to evapo- would be a good idea for students he said, “Stu- all became activists who tried to save it. rate and boil. She demonstrated that when dents will forget 80% of what they hear; they The man-made levies and canals built in New poured into a bottle, the liquid would begin to will never forget their day immersed in sci- Orleans were causing the forests surrounding boil because the boiling point of Nitrogen is ence and technology,” showing his love for all the wetlands and the wetlands themselves to that of room temperature. She also proved that things technical. Many, if not all of the stu- become less and less. When the movie began when poured into mid-air, the liquid would dents walked out of that trip learning some- to film, their objective was to show the deple- evaporate right before your eyes, leaving only thing they would not have known if they didn’t tion of the wetlands, spreading awareness and a cold misty cloud behind. take this trip. trying to fix the problems that have arisen. But After that, the students experienced a dem- Page 2 RaiderNet Daily Opinion time for a fresh start after the snow has melted. Or perhaps the more popular tulip, which By Brandon Teetsel fully grows and blooms in the later spring months. Whatever it may be, the spring is quite the show for new life and a new start. As the weather becomes gradually warmer, Speaking of new life, many people consider the start of spring to be the flowers start to bloom, the trees start the sound of baby birds chirping, or just seeing them, such as robins, budding, and we begin to see more and cardinals, and blue jays. Because of the robin’s bright red chest, the more birds flying around. For many of us, blue jay’s bright blue color, and the cardinal’s bright red feathers, these at least one of these events is a sign of birds are the most noted at the beginning of spring. Robin eggs are the spring. The official start date of spring is unmistakable light blue color, but are sometimes preyed upon by some March 20 or the 21st, only a few days ago. of its neighbors, such as the blue jay or the common squirrel. The vernal equinox is the start of spring In short, spring is a time for a fresh start, and many people enjoy it and fall, though astronomically it should when our mountains of snow melt. Although we need to live through be in the middle of spring, but due to ther- the rain and the mud during the first few months, a nice raincoat and mal latency on the Earth the equinox lags behind. galoshes will do the trick. If you’re feeling glum about all the rain, As the snow finishes melting and the rain continues to fall, we all put remember: April showers bring May-flowers! away our heavy winter coats, pull out the raincoats, and prepare for those spring showers. We also pick up sticks that have fallen on the "As the snow finishes melting and ground after the harsh winter, and pick up any dead leaves we might the rain continues to fall, we all put have missed during autumn. We cover up the snow blower, dust off and away our heavy winter coats, pull out gas up the lawnmower, and begin the yard work to make our property the raincoats, and prepare for those look nice. spring showers." Though doing yard work isn’t the only way to make your yard look spring showers." nice, nature does some of it. The perennial flowers spring up once the spring has begun, such as the snowdrop plant, which normally pops up Audition a requirement for some college majors is only one of the many examples of majors that require auditions. By Travis Cowart One of the key elements of showing that you deserve a spot in the college while auditioning is being well prepared. With my audition, As anyone who has experienced it SUNY Fredonia was very specific with the audition criteria. First, I knows, the college decision process can sing four songs in the classical solo genre. Then, I’ll need to perform be long, tedious, and at times very sight-reading, which is when you must sing notes without prior knowl- stressful. One must choose a college, edge of the song. As a final element, I must take a music theory test. It decide what they want to do for the rest would be very good if all of the songs were memorized, and especially of their life, fill out applications, look if I did well on the music theory test because it would show how ready into clubs and sports, manage expenses, I am to become a member of their school.

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