WHS Science Instructor Ceases Shaving for 30 Days
Shannon Raises Funds for Children's Charity
| Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Magnum P.I., Ron Burgandy, Phil Dunphy from Modern Family, Mr. Watton, and now Mr. Shannon…What do these great men have in common…MUSTACHES!!!
Starting on May the 2nd, which is CLEAN SHAVE DAY, Mr. Steve Shannon, a high school science teacher and coach at Wahoo High School, will, once again, join over 150 other local participants . . .
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Wahoo Students Witness Heart Surgery
WHS Anatomy Students Participate in Live Videoconference
As an aspiring cardiovascular surgeon, Ashley Brandt has done a lot of research on heart surgeries.
The Wahoo High School sophomore, though, still came away from Wednesday’s “Live ... from the Heart” event with a greater insight . . .
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Anatomy Students Scheduled for Live Open Heart Surgery Videoconference
Class Will Connect with Chicago Hospital for Interactive Experience (Apr. 4)
When studying human anatomy, sometimes it's best to go beyond a picture in a textbook.
Students in Mr. Shannon’s Anatomy classes will have the opportunity of a lifetime on Wednesday, April 4 to watch and interact during a LIVE . . .
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Online Flashcards & Resources Offered for 2012 NeSA Science Test Review
8th & 11th Graders Encouraged to Review for Spring Assessment
A Junior's Guide to Dominating the NeSA Science Test
Step 1: Review the NeSA Grade 11 Science key vocabulary terms:
http://quizlet.com/10024858/nesa-science-test-grade-11-vocabulary-flash-cards/ . . .
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C.S.I. Wahoo
Biology Students Solve Mock Murder Mystery in DNA Videoconference
Students in Mr. Shannon’s biology classes took part in a genetic revolution videoconference with Dr. Jeff Day from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Dr. Day first reviewed . . .
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High School Zoology Students Create Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecosystems
Fall Semester Study Creates Representation of Area Freshwater Environments
Students from Mr. Shannon’s Zoology classes started the process of designing a variety of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems for study during the fall semester.
Richard Dunn, Richard Fittro, Brandon Ford, Tierney Gensler, Carlie . . .
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3 to 4 Wheels and a Rubber Band
9th Grade General Science Students Compete in Annual Rubber Band Car Project
The freshman science students were recently met with a great challenge: They needed to design and develop a car that was powered by only a rubber band.
The students worked in groups of two, while they attempted to design a car . . .
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WHS Anatomy Class Gets Up Close & Personal View of the Real Thing!
Students Attend Bodies--the Exhibition in Omaha
Students from Mr. Shannon’s Anatomy classes had the privilege of attending the BODIES – The Exhibition in Omaha on September 21, 2010.
From the earliest efforts of ancient Egyptians to distinguish individual organs, mankind has been . . .
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Three WHS Students Participate in Doane's 2010 CSI Murder Mystery Competition
Student Workshops Teach Numerous Crime Scene Analysis Techniques
Emily Brodahl, Morgan Hancock, and Kristin Daniel, along with Mr. Shannon, traveled to Doane College on April 1 to participate in the 2010 Doane CSI Murder Mystery competition.
Teams from across Nebraska converged on Doane’s campus to . . .
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High School Anatomy Class Visits UNMC
Students Explore Career Opportunities & Medical Innovations
Mr. Shannon’s Anatomy students traveled to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) on March 25, 2010 to learn more about the career opportunities available at UNMC, as well as to be exposed to the latest medical innovations and . . .
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WHS Biology Students Create Edible DNA in Recent Lab
Candy & Marshmallows Find Their Place in the Classroom!
Students in Mr. Shannon’s Biology class concluded their section studying DNA by making models of DNA replication.
First, students created paper models of DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, which contains our genetic code, using the . . .
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WHS Science Instructor Secures Two Different Grants for 2009-2010
Funds Used to Enhance Student Learning
Steven Shannon, a science teacher at Wahoo High School, has been awarded multiple grants for the 2009-2010 school year from the American Chemical Society and the Hach (ACS-Hach) Programs High School Chemistry Outreach program and from the . . .
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WHS Biology Class Completes Study of Cells & Cell Transportation Systems
Students Use Eggs to Study Diffusion/Osmosis; Agar to Create Cells
Students in Mr. Shannon’s
biology class finished their study of cells and cell transportation
systems by studying the effects of diffusion and
osmosis.
In the first
experiment, students ran a three-day exploration of the . . .
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WHS Anatomy Students Use CSI Techniques to Study Fingerprinting
Lesson Closes Integumentary System Unit of Study
WHS anatomy students recently concluded their integumentary
system unit with a CSI investigation of fingerprinting.
What is a
fingerprint?
A fingerprint is an impression of the
friction ridges on all parts of the finger, . . .
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WHS Biology Students Use Culinary Art in First Quarter Projects
Students Create 3D Animal & Plant Cells
In Mr.
Shannon’s Biology class, sophomore students created
three-dimensional (3D) edible cells as part of their quarter final
projects over the animal and plant cells.
Students were
given a scoring rubric, outlining the . . .
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WHS Physics & Chemistry Classes Receive a Technological Boost
New LabQuest Units Gives Students More Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Wahoo Physics students are using the latest technology offered by Vernier Software and Technology for hands-on Physics.
Vernier Software provides students with a hands-on experience of scientific concepts while applying graphical . . .
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WHS Students Tour the Nebraska Medical Center
Opportunity Offered through New Medical Career Academy
Three Wahoo High School students, Taylor Flessner, Merik Eaton, and Hailey Zetocka, who are a part of the new Medical Career Academy, toured the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Thursday, April 2.
The three students, along with . . .
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WHS Science Instructor Attends Fall NATS Conference
Wahoo Students to Enter State-Wide Science Olympiad in April 2009
The 47th
Annual NATS (Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science) Fall
Conference was held on October 9-11, 2008. The purpose of the
Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science is the advancement,
stimulation, extension, improvement, . . .
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WHS Students Attend University of Nebraska Medical Center Career Day
Program Introduces Teens to Health Profession Opportunities
The
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Student Association
for Rural Health, the Rural Health Education Network, and the
Nebraska Area Health Education Center Program held the Eleventh
Annual SARH Rural Health Career Day at the . . .
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CPR Classes Bring Life-Saving Skills to Wahoo High School Classrooms
Steve Shannon, the Comparative Anatomy teacher at Wahoo High
School, first brought up the idea of a CPR and first aid program a
couple years ago.
The idea originally came about to give students a real life
application for what they . . .
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WHS Comparative Anatomy Students to Receive CPR/First Aid Training
Community Organizations Combine Efforts to Provide Nine Day Life-Saving Program
The
students at Wahoo High School now will have an additional
opportunity to have a positive effect on individuals in the Wahoo
Public Schools and the Wahoo community, in general. Forty-two
students in the Comparative Anatomy classes . . .
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