Mr. Hindman Will Be Chillin' This Summer

By Michael

Anvil City Science Academy teacher, Todd Hindman went to Arlington, Virginia, just out side of Washington D.C.

Hindman went to a training class for Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic. This summer he will be doing science research on a new Coast Guard icebreaker, the USCGC Healy. He will be going to Iceland and Greenland.

 A Conversation With An Iditarod Musher

By: Javier and Jacob

We went to interview Iditarod musher Ed Iten at the Mini Convention Center after he completed the race.

Iten told us that he started mushing in 1977 for transportation. We thought he was a mountain man of some sort. We asked him why he joined the Iditarod. He told us he needed money so he started to compete in the Iditarod dog race.

When we asked him what his favorite part of mushing was, he said “I like training the dogs the best.” Iten has competed three times in the Iditarod.

When asked how he prepares his dogs for the race he replied, “I make my dogs do hard work and train hard to get them into shape.”

When asked what supplies he uses in the race, he responded by saying that he uses everything he needs for supplies and all that he thinks he will use.

When asked how many dogs he uses to run the race we were amazed when he replied, “I usually use 30 dogs to run the Iditarod. I take so many dogs because one of the races many challenges is having sick dogs.”

Our final question to Iten was “What is your favorite leg of the race?” Iten’s answer was this, “Coming to Nome, I guess, because it the end.” Good luck, next year Ed!

Web Pages and Excel Spreadsheets Come to Life at the Anvil City Science Academy

By: David G.and Megan

The past three weeks have been hectic, yet productive, at the Anvil City Science Academy. The seventeen fifth through eighth grade students have been very busy working on web pages for the school web site. The students have also been working on Excel spreadsheets for their math classes.

The students put what they want on their personal web pages. Some of the things that the students put on are: their name, a picture of themselves, designs, favorites, and cool graphics. When the web pages are finished, they are put on the schools’ web site and the World Wide Web.

The Excel spreadsheet is a way for the A.C.S.A. students to keep track of their grades for math lessons. The spreadsheet is like a graph that has a place for the number of problems correct and incorrect, fraction correct and fraction incorrect and decimal correct and incorrect. After that the students have to find the percent correct and incorrect. They do a math lesson, correct it, and then fill out the spreadsheet. At the end of the week the students turn in the spreadsheet and get their math grades. Good luck!

Wrestle Mania By: Chase & Clinton On Monday, April 3rd, fourth through sixth graders started wrestling practice at the Nome Elementary School. Mark Nance is teaching the students how to wrestle. Every Monday and Thursday Couch Nance has been taking his personal time to help kids learn how to wrestle. On the first day, the kids learned the neutral position, the referee's position, and the double leg take down. On Monday, April 10, the students did some games, such as King of the Mat and Speed Wrestling. King of the Mat is when someone wins the most matches, and Speed Wrestling is like King of the Mat, except that the students run out and wrestle without shaking hands. After one of the practices Chase asked Couch Nance, “Why are you taking your personal time to help the kids wrestle?”, Nance replied “Because, it’s important and kids want tlearn how to wrestle.” The kids in the wrestling class admire Nance’s volunteering and hope he returns next year!

Students Advancing in Tae Kwon Do

By:Brad & Ramon

The students at the Anvil City Science Academy get their fitness through a Korean Martial Art called Tae Kwon Do. The student's Tae Kwon Do class is in the morning. Three students go one more step further for belt advancement. Ramon , Brad and Clinton are staying after school to advance to yellow and blue belts .

Brad who has taken the Tae Kwon Do class for three years has gotten back into the spirit. Clinton has been involved in Tae Kwon Do for six years. Ramon who joined the ASCA last year has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for fitness and is continuing his practices this year.

To advance to a higher belt rank you must know an amount of Poomses (pronounced, Poom-saas), which is Korean for “forms”. A form is made up of many moves put together. You also have to know “1 Steps”. 1 Steps are single moves to prevent being punched or stabbed. Tae Kwon Do instructor Hank Irelan takes his time to help these students achieve their goals.

You are welcome to come watch or join in on the fun. Tae Kwon Do Class runs from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. For more information call Anvil City Science Academy at 443-2126.

Students Get Chewed Out!

By: Reba & Emily

During the week of Monday, April 3rd, 2000, the Anvil City Science Academy Student Council organized a “Spirit Week”. Student David G. submitted the idea of the “Spirit Week”. Student Council Body Vice-President, Reba, took charge of all the arrangements.

Monday was Reading Day. Students brought their favorite books to school, and read them for an hour, at the end of the day. Students also brought sleeping bags, to lay down on, pillows, and some students even wore pajamas.

On Tuesday all of the students brought candy for Candy Day, and were allowed to munch on it all day. Fortunately, none of the students got an upset stomach!

Wednesday was Wacky Hair Day. Some students wore their hair any way they wanted. “I liked Brad’s hair the best, because it was funny!” said student Chase. Student, Brad had his hair wrapped in little rubber bands.

Gum Day was on Thursday. Students brought gum and were allowed to chew it throughout the school day. And, last but not least, Friday was Movie/Computer Day. The movie that was watched was “An Extremely Goofy Movie”. Some students chose to watch the movie, while others chose to play educational games on the computers. Alas, “Spirit Week” only lasted a week. “I hope we have a “Spirit Week” again, soon!” says student Doug. Keep up the good work Student Council!

 Enrichment Goes Commercial

By: Jenna, Jessa, & Mina

Jenna, Jessa, & Mina are participating in a program called Enrichment. The Enrichment program is where a few students from grades 2-6 go and do work above and beyond their regular work.

Robin Johnson teaches enrichment for the elementary students. Coincidentally, all of the fifth grade girls that are in Enrichment all go to the Anvil City Science Academy.

The three students are presently making on a commercial advertising their school. They wrote interview questions for many people, and then interviewed them. They also have taken pictures, written scripts, and put together a power point presentation, gone to the Elementary School to edit and compress movies that they have recorded.