Arkansas Governor's School 2018 Activities Schedule Week 4 and Week 5: Monday, July 2 - Sunday, July 15 Required events are starred (*). Mon, July 2 6:10 PM Madison Sewell: " It's Real : Student Mental Health Forum" Mills A 11:30 AM Sign-ups for the Student Talent Show Auditions Sun Porch 6:10 PM Adam Stanley: "Choral Geek Out Pt. 2: 20th/21st Century Choral Music" Mills C 4:00 PM Knitting for Noggins Burrow 7:00 PM Spin Class Movement Studio 4:00 PM Training on the Track WAC Track 8:00 PM Battle of the RAs Worsham 4:10 PM Alan Elrod: "The Fake Newshour: The Spanish Civil War" Mills A 4:10 PM Visual Arts Studio Walk-Through (Part 1) Trieschmann Wed, July 11 Hunger Awareness Day 6:00 PM Volleybonk Tennis Court *8:45 AM AETN Arkansans Ask Staples 6:10 PM Lars Seme: "The Mathematics of the Casino" Mills A 4:00 PM Crafts with Danielle: Coloring Hour SLTC 105 6:10 PM Visual Arts Studio Walk-Through (Part 2) Trieschmann 4:00 PM Page Turners Burrow 7:30 PM AGS Family Feud: Take 2 Worsham 4:10 PM Mark Elrod: "Introduction to Microbanking" Mills B 4:15 PM H.I.I.T. Cardio WAC Gym Tues, July 3 Parent's Day 5:00 PM Sign-ups for Frisbee Golf, Learn How to Longboard, Minute-to-Win-It, Sun Porch *9:00 AM Governor's Convocation Staples Ultimate Tag Tournament, and Village Visit *10:30 AM Area II/III C Group 6:00 PM International Relations Trivia Night Worsham *1:30 PM Area I (Parents are allowed and encouraged to visit) Regular Classroom 6:00 PM Student vs. Faculty Ultimate Frisbee Football Field Choral Music Greene Chapel 6:10 PM Emily Bradley: A Better Life (Discussion to follow) Mills A Drama Cabe Theater 6:10 PM Spencer Sutterfield and Chad Terrell: "AGS Indie Music Club" Mills B English/Language Arts Worsham North 6:10 PM Greer Veon: "Creative Writing Wednesday" Mills C Instrumental Music Staples Mathematics Mills B Thurs, July 12 Educator's Day Natural Sciences Mills A *9:00 AM Area II and Area III Group C Classes Meet Regular Classroom Social Sciences Worsham South *10:30 AM Area I Classes Meet Regular Classroom Visual Arts Reves *11:30 AM Lunch - Social Science, Instrumental Music, Drama (reconvene class at 1:00 PM) *2:30 PM End of Class *11:40 AM Lunch - Natural Science, Choral Music, Visual Arts (reconvene class at 1:10 PM) Students depart for home *11:50 AM Lunch - Mathematics and English/Language Arts (reconvene class at 1:20 PM) *5:00 PM Campus closes (no dinner served) *2:30 PM The Great Area II Debate Staples 4:00 PM Area IV: "Dance/Step Practice" Dance Studio Sun, July 8 4:00 PM Therapy Animal Visit Bailey Library *6:00 PM Campus reopens (no dinner served) 4:10 PM Breann Forbes: "Undocumented Immigration: Complicating the Narrative" Mills C Students must check-in between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM 4:10 PM April Gentry-Sutterfield and Lauren Lusk: "The Drama Experience" Cabe Theater 6:30 PM Four Square & Human Minesweeper Brick Pit 4:10 PM Gabby Vidal-Torreira: "Feminism and the Road to Gender Equality" Mills B 7:00 PM Sing-Along Movie Sunday Mills A *7:30 PM Thirteenth (Discussion to follow) Staples Mon, July 9 Fri, July 13 11:30 AM Sign-ups for Bath Bomb Bliss, Heifer Field Trip, International Relations Trivia Night, Quidditch, Sun Porch 7:45 AM Yoga Worsham Student vs. Faculty, Ultimate Frisbee, and the Watercolor Workshop 4:00 PM AGS Community Choir Rehearsal Choir Room 4:00 PM Knitting for Noggins Burrow 4:00 PM Crafts with Danielle: Watercolor Workshop Worsham South 4:00 PM Training on the Track WAC Track 4:00 PM Frisbee Golf (Part 1) Meet in Burrow 4:10 PM Trisha Cowen: "The Process of Writing a Novel" Mills C 4:10 PM Bradley Aaron: "A Practical Introduction to Aikido: A Japanese Martial Art" WAC Gym 4:10 PM Alan Elrod and Philip Spivey: "The Fake Newshour: Middle East Peace in 50 Minutes" Mills B 4:10 PM Hans Hacker: "Spooky Shorts" Mills C *5:00 PM College Fair Worsham 4:10 PM Stevie Leigh: "Mary Saw It First: A Stylistic Analysis of Feminist Rhetoric" Mills B 6:00 PM Flag Football Football Field 4:10 PM Camile Richoux ('08): "The Naked Truth: Death by Delivery (Part 1)" Mills A 6:10 PM Bradley Aaron: "Southern Culture in Focus" Mills C 6:00 PM Breann Forbes: "Learn How to Longboard" SLTC Backporch 6:10 PM Whitney Barringer: "Empathy: Its Necessity and Its Cost" Mills B 6:00 PM Frisbee Golf (Part 2) Meet in Burrow 7:00 PM Glow Yoga Worsham 6:10 PM Camile Richoux ('08): "The Naked Truth: Death by Delivery (Part 2)" Mills A 7:00 PM Student Talent Show Auditions Reves *7:30 PM Student Talent Show Staples Tues, July 10 Pajama Day Sat, July 14 7:45 AM Yoga Worsham 12:45 PM Heifer International HQ Field Trip Meet at Altus Bell *1:00 PM Haider Newmani: "Humanizing War: The Experiences of Soldiers and Civilians During Conflict" Staples 1:00 PM Keep Arkansas Beautiful Clean-Up Meet in Burrow 4:00 PM Bath Bomb Bliss SLTC Kitchen 3:00 PM Daniel de Togni: "AGS Composition Forum" Choir Room 4:00 PM C.J. Spann: "Hip-Hop Reggae" Worsham 3:00 PM Minute-to-Win-It Games Worsham 4:00 PM Giant Bananagrams Bailey Lawn 7:00 PM AGS Superhero 5K Fun Run/Walk WAC 4:10 PM Emily Bradley and Kathy Manus: "Uncle Walt: Critical and Creative Lenses (Part 1)" Mills B *8:30 PM Glow Mixer Worsham 4:10 PM Revis Edmonds: "The Old State House: YOUR Original State Capitol!" Mills C 4:10 PM Tim Trawick: "Guitar, Mandolin, and Songs That I Love" Reves Sun, July 15 5:00 PM Activities Committee Meeting Bates 1:00 PM Wall-ball WAC Gym 6:00 PM Area IV: "Dance/Step Practice" Dance Studio 3:00 PM Village Visit Meet in Burrow 6:00 PM Board Game Night Burrow 6:00 PM AGS Community Choir Rehearsal Choir Room 6:00 PM Quidditch Football Field 6:00 PM Sing-Along Movie Sunday Mills A 6:10 PM Emily Bradley and Kathy Manus: "Uncle Walt: Critical and Creative Lenses (Part 2)" Mills B 6:30 PM Ultimate Tag Tournament WAC Gym Knitting for Noggins addition, one of Trish’s favorite monsters will be revealed. Warning: the historical Want to make a difference in the lives of the patients and families of Arkansas Children's portion of the session will address crimes against women during war, including rape. Hospital? Come join the weekly knitting and crocheting group in the Burrow! No prior experience is necessary. We can teach you! We will have yarn, patterns, crochet hooks, Alan Elrod and Philip Spivey: “The Fake Newshour: Middle East Peace in 50 Minutes” knitting needles, and looms for anyone to borrow, but feel free to bring your own. Donate Throughout the summer, we’ll be having conversations with AGS faculty about important all finished hats at the weekly meetings or bring them to Danielle in the AGS office. issues that are often misrepresented or misunderstood. This time, Phillip Spivey discusses Israel, Palestine, and Middle East politics. Training on the Track A full body workout designed to strengthen your core and improve your running form. College Fair College representatives from across the region will be in Worsham from 4:45 PM to Alan Elrod: “The Fake Newshour: The Spanish Civil War” 7:00 PM. Students are encouraged to come meet with them on their way to dinner, ask Throughout the summer, we’ll be having conversations with AGS faculty about important questions, and get a head start on the search for the right college. issues that are often misrepresented or misunderstood. This week, Gabby Vidal-Torreira joins us to discuss the Spanish Civil War, a critical and often poorly understood event Flag Football that continues to shape the country today. Come out to the football field to play 7-on-7 flag football! No sign-ups required. Teams will be chosen on the field. Visual Arts Studio Walk-Through (2 Parts) The Visual Arts students invite you to come check out their works-in-progress out at the Bradley Aaron: “Southern Culture in Focus” art studios. We will meet at Trieschmann porch and walk over as a group. We will explore a local cultural preservation effort by photographer, community historian, and southern music promoter, Matt White. Matt has been working to promote Volleybonk traditional musicians in Arkansas and beyond and has created a visual record of the Is it Soccer? Is it Volleyball? Is it Tennis? Come to the outdoor tennis courts and learn this people in places that produce the music of the South. Social sciences instructor Brad new legendary game. No rackets or experience necessary. Aaron will facilitate an open dialogue between Matt and the audience that will highlight some of the key concepts and practices of cultural preservation. Lars Seme: “The Mathematics of the Casino” Now that you've experienced Casino Night, we will talk about the mathematics that Whitney Barringer: “Empathy: Its Necessity and Its Cost” underlies each of the common casino games. Is there a way to beat the odds? Hint: A walk through the history of empathy, how it functions in the modern world, and what Caesars' Palace, in Las Vegas--a desert--is famous for its fountains.