“Hearing our name as National Champs was so surreal and absolutely overwhelming,” sophomore Medea Romero said about the cheer team’s NCA title win. The competition cheer team, led by cheer coach Kevin Rhoden, won the first NCA title for Brandeis at the competition in Dallas on January 22. They placed first, above five other teams,…Continue Reading Cheer Girls Sweep Away Competition
While walking down the halls, students might have seen their peers carrying babies around. Although the babies are fake, teen pregnancies are very much real. Sad to say, more than 50% of teen mothers never graduate from high school. Mrs. Hoggard teaches Child Development, this assignment is already part of the curriculum, she strongly believes it…Continue Reading Child Development Babies
In need of service hours? Here are some ideas as to how to gain these much needed hours. Robotics The Brandeis Robotics students, and “bronc-bots”, are often competing in tournaments and are in need of volunteers. There are several positions available to students and signing up is easy. Simply talk to sponsor Tamela Delong in C157 to…Continue Reading Service Hour Ideas
A new club is helping girls do things they enjoy in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields. Librarian Connie Lippenholz felt there was a need to encourage female students to pursue STEM education. “Our goal is to develop mentoring relationships with people at colleges nearby or professionals,” Lippenholz said. STEM is generally male-oriented and, typically, not many girls…Continue Reading GEMS shine in science and math