As the year comes to an end and summer rolls right on by, it’s best we all go have a look down the road and take a moment to recap everything that has happened, both locally and nationally. Throughout the school year, a lot has happened outside of the bubble we students have created within AHS. From deadly earthquakes to Mirai Nagusu placing fourth in the Olympics, all of these unforgettable events have a special place in our memory boxes.
Earthquake Mania: Instead of starting off the year of 2010 on a high note, ghastly earthquakes have occurred throughout the entire world; the ones in Haiti and Chile have had the largest impact thus far. With a catastrophic magnitude of 7.0, Haiti and all of its inhabitants suffered a great deal while the country ended in ruins. Chile had an even larger magnitude of 8.8 as their damages not only affected them but numerous other countries as well.
Mirai Nagusu: Arcadia’s very own Mirai Nagasu traveled all the way to Vancouver to compete in the world-wide Olympics, which in itself was already a huge accomplishment for both her and Arcadia. She made us proud as she skated her heart out and surprisingly received fourth place, which was outstanding considering it was her first time participating.
Highest Grossing Films: For the year 2009, Avatar took the place of the highest grossing movie worldwide as it astonished its audience with its amazing cinematography and direction. As it intertwined the usage of both human and fictional cartoon-like characters, both the plot and special effects were surreal. So far, Alice in Wonderland is the highest grossing film for the year 2010 because of its intricate and detailed graphics found in the characters overall appearance and the general locations of each scenes.
Neanderthal Genome Project: Scientists have proven that Homo sapiens are indeed related to humans. Neanderthals and humans have been said to be genetically linked through a similar genome, thus confirming that our mixture of genes are actually related to one another.
Solar Eclipse: On Jan. 15, 2010, the longest solar eclipse of the millennium occurred, where the moon partially covered Earth’s view of the sun for about 11 minutes.
Since the school year is almost over, don’t forget all of the intriguing events that have happened from Sep. of 2009 to Jun. of 2010. As summer approaches oh so quickly, watch out for even more unique events as the year of 2010 continues on by.
Earthquake Mania: Instead of starting off the year of 2010 on a high note, ghastly earthquakes have occurred throughout the entire world; the ones in Haiti and Chile have had the largest impact thus far. With a catastrophic magnitude of 7.0, Haiti and all of its inhabitants suffered a great deal while the country ended in ruins. Chile had an even larger magnitude of 8.8 as their damages not only affected them but numerous other countries as well.
Mirai Nagusu: Arcadia’s very own Mirai Nagasu traveled all the way to Vancouver to compete in the world-wide Olympics, which in itself was already a huge accomplishment for both her and Arcadia. She made us proud as she skated her heart out and surprisingly received fourth place, which was outstanding considering it was her first time participating.
Highest Grossing Films: For the year 2009, Avatar took the place of the highest grossing movie worldwide as it astonished its audience with its amazing cinematography and direction. As it intertwined the usage of both human and fictional cartoon-like characters, both the plot and special effects were surreal. So far, Alice in Wonderland is the highest grossing film for the year 2010 because of its intricate and detailed graphics found in the characters overall appearance and the general locations of each scenes.
Neanderthal Genome Project: Scientists have proven that Homo sapiens are indeed related to humans. Neanderthals and humans have been said to be genetically linked through a similar genome, thus confirming that our mixture of genes are actually related to one another.
Solar Eclipse: On Jan. 15, 2010, the longest solar eclipse of the millennium occurred, where the moon partially covered Earth’s view of the sun for about 11 minutes.
Since the school year is almost over, don’t forget all of the intriguing events that have happened from Sep. of 2009 to Jun. of 2010. As summer approaches oh so quickly, watch out for even more unique events as the year of 2010 continues on by.