Project by: Jaquelin Adler (12th Grade), Julia Kruse (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shafeiq Baksh Description of the Project: We wanted to focus on the gene-editing tool, CRISPR, and its applications within the medical field to research how DNA sequences & genes can be modified to benefit humans in the future. Final […]
Month: January 2020
Pharmaceuticals and the Brain
Project by: Jaquelin Adler (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shafeiq Baksh Description of the Project: For my project, I wanted to focus on the bio/organic chemistry of different medicine and how it affects the brain and body. I decided to focus on Nicotine, Caffeine, and Aspirin and to expand my knowledge and […]
Cellular Respiration
Project by: Mary Catherine FitzGerald (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jacqueline Baker Description of the Project:
Gender In The Classroom
Project by: Emma Diamond (10th Grade), Margaret MacGillivray (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn and Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Description of the Project: Our goal for this project was to learn more about the gender dynamics in classes at LREI. Throughout nine weeks, we conducted a sociological study about how gender affects participation […]
Counting Cards
Project by: Joshua Sapira (11th Grade), Victor Schwartz (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jess Prohias Gardiner Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Prohias Gardiner, Frank Portella Description of the Project: Final Reflection on Learning: Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): Since it’s been a little over two years since we looked at […]
Sports Podcasting: The Clubhouse
Project by: Harvey Van Blerkom (10th Grade), Eli Harris (10th Grade), Miles Friedman (10th Grade) and T1/T2 Cameron Krakowiak (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Joy Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Joy Piedmont, Charlene Cruz-Cerdas, James French. Trimester 3: Description of the Project: With Cameron, the leader of the podcast leaving, Eli and I had to find someone to be […]
Finding the Differences Between Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Molecules
Project by: Diego Bey (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: By doing experiments testing the absorbency of different hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds and then studying their different chemical structure I want to understand what about their structure either makes them hydrophobic or hydrophilic and to what extent […]
Entrepreneurial Finance
Project by: Jonathan Ziebarth (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Jacqueline Baker Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Peggy Peloquin Description of the Project: For my honors project I originally set out to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurial finance, however things changed. This project now centers around my development as a student and as an entrepreneur. During the last two trimesters […]
Portrait Photography
Project by: Rosina Kling (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Susan Now Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Michele Blackwell Description of the Project: My goal for this project was to experiment with various lighting techniques to examine how they affect my final portrait. Before this project, I had relatively no experience with working with portrait photography so this process gave […]
Musical Review Blog
Project by: Peter Mamaev (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Shafeiq Baksh Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Peter Heinz This has been… a cathartic trimester for the Peter Mamaev-Shafeiq Baksh obscure musical overview experience. What started as a fairly innocuous little passion project where Shafeiq and I just wanted to showcase some of our more niche music tastes to the […]
Learning More About Mandarin and Chinese Culture
Project by: Margaret MacGillivray (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Tan Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Description of the Project: In preparation for the possibility of spending time learning Mandarin this summer, I am learning how to become more fluent in Mandarin and am learning more about Chinese culture. Jessica is teaching me how to talk about […]
How High School Students Develop Political Awareness
Project by: Ruby Hutchins (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Caroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Preethi Mcknight Description of the Project: For this honor’s project I really wanted to learn more about how many students are reading the news on a daily basis, what kind of news they’re reading, and through what platforms are they getting their information. […]
3D Art: Wheel Throwing
Project by: Molly Voit (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Shauna Finn Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jacqueline Baker Description of the Project: Through this project, I hoped to learn how to wheel-throw in 3D art. I took one trimester of 3D last year, but have chosen to spend my other courses in Studio Art. This project allowed me to […]
Tassel
Project by: Rei Weintraub (11th Grade), Nina Gerzema (11th Grade), Lily Parks (11th Grade), Josh Sapira (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Manjula Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jane, Jess, Preethi Description of the Project: Tassel is an open honors project with other students who want to participate. In Tassel, students will have the opportunity to teach children in very […]
