Sparks are flying and metal is screeching in the Intro to Welding class at Apollo High School. Students are hard at work designing metal end tables. The most exciting part for these students is the use of the newly acquired and technologically advanced plasma cutter. Students have chosen a cut-out design for their tabletop. With the new plasma … Read more
This class is like a scene straight out of a CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) show on television. Lab technicians are performing DNA tests and other tissue tests to determine cause of death, or in the case of today’s classroom project, paternity. Katherine Herrboldt’s Principles of Biomedicine class at Apollo High School is performing the DNA tests. … Read more
Matt Stockinger is not one to shy away from showing his love and passion for math and science. He is currently teaching coding, chemistry and ninth-grade science. Some might wonder why coding is associated with a math and science teacher. Stockinger got hooked on computational chemistry while attending St. John’s University. Computational chemistry is a … Read more
This is the second in a two-part series of preparing to be college and career ready. It’s October Knowledge Month and there are a lot of advantages to applying to college in October. The largest advantage is the waiving of application fees by many colleges and universities around the state. The second, FAFSA (Free Application for … Read more
October is College Knowledge Month, and it’s the one time of year when college campuses around the state and elsewhere waive their application fees. Both Apollo and Tech counselors in District 742 are in full swing conducting one-on-one meetings with all of their seniors. Rick Larson, guidance counselor at Apollo, says, “I love this time of year.” … Read more