A Cool Corn Starch Experiment!

Here is a video I created and edited for my Science class - I hope you like it!

Fashion Article Series

1950s: The Poodle Skirt

The poodle skit originates from the phenomenon started in 1947 when a 25 year old, Juli Charlot needed a skirt to wear to a holiday party in Los Angeles because she couldn’t sew she cut a big circle of felt with a hole in the middle to fit her waist. The material was felt because that was the only fabric available in that size. After the party she then sold the skirt to raise money to go to design school and learn how to sew. Eventually everyone wanted her famous skirts and she opened her own factory. The most popular design was the elegant, well groomed poodle with a swirly leash that was the most popular.

The poodle skirts were usually seen on younger girls, and from then on many designers worked on clothing for the younger generation. 

Dancers craved clothing that was moveable, and the poodleskirt allowed them to dance. These knee-length skirts were often worn with cardigans, neck scarves, bulky belts, frilly socks, paired with oxfords. We see the “Poodle Skirt” in the classic movie grease.  

The Poodle Skirt has come back in 2015 but not in the exact way that it was back in the 50’s. For starters the skirts we are often seeing now from the runway to clothing stores don't have poodles on them. In fact neither did a lot of the poodle skirts in the 50’s they were just given this name. The skirts we are seeing now are not much different to the the original poodle skirt. They are the same length and cut and fit tightly around the waist and then taper out, and have a large circled hem. They have a more modern feel to them and the fabric is seen as more structured, they also have been seen in many different fabrics such as cotton and mesh.  

    

Rebecca Eames 

Principal Blogger 

Fashion Article Series

1970s: Bell Bottoms

One of the most popular fashion items in the '70s were bell-bottom pants for both men and women. While bell-bottom pants had started their rise in the late '60s with non-conformist youth (also know as hippies), the '70s welcomed a time of mass-produced flared pants in a variety of different fabrics. They have now come back in different textures such as denim, velvet, and a structured fabric.

During the 70’s nearly everyone wore bell bottoms, from children to middle-aged people, and it’s a trend that has returned many times throughout history with a slightly different look each time.

The 70’s were characterized as a decade of "the bigger the better.” People would actually tear the hem and add extra fabric to make their bell bottoms wider. The extra wide bell bottoms were known as elephant bell bottoms. The bell bottoms were made so wide that you could trip over them if they were too long and you didn’t watch where you were walking. The bell bottoms worn during the disco era were worn with a fancy belt that was nearly as sparkly and bright as the disco ball itself! 

The collections debuted in Spring 2015 were all about a '70s silhouette, especially when it comes to denim. That’s right, Bell Bottoms are back! They are back but not completely in the same way, they are a more modern version of the '70s classic. They are more sophisticated and sleek than how the hippies wore it in the 70’s. They make you appear taller and give the illusion of having longer legs, especially if worn with a pair of heels. The heels will be hidden with the boot cut style and will make your legs look a lot longer. The bell bottoms that have been seen this spring, have been styled in many ways. They have been seen as high waisted and tight around your curves and then loosely flow out towards the bottom of the leg. These bell bottoms have been paired with a loose tucked in blouse, worn with a monochromatic color platte, or with a cropped jacket or coat. 

Rebecca Eames 

Principal Blogger 

A Zip Lining adventure in Barbados

My family and I decided to go Zip Lining; we had been wanting to do it for a while but never got around to it. It was so amazing that I created and edited this film for you to see. We really enjoyed it and the staff were very friendly. :)

By:Beth Eames (Junior Blogger)

Turning salt water into salt

Here is a short video that I edited for my science class, I enjoy filming and editing so this was a fun project for me to do. Enjoy!

By:Beth Eames (Junior Blogger)

The Ultimate Pop Culture Queen: Marilyn Monroe

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” 

                                                 - Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was born, Norma Jeane Mortenson, in June 1926. Her father was unknown and as a child, she spent many years in foster homes because of this.

Monroe married Jimmy Dougherty in 1942 and when he left to go to the South Pacific as a soldier in the Second World War, she joined a local munitions factory in Burbank, California. It was here that Marilyn got her first big break. A photographer, David Conover, was covering the munitions factory to show women at work when he was struck by the beauty and photogenic nature of "Norma," and she became a central feature of his photo shoot. This not only enabled her to pursue a career in modelling, but she soon became featured on the cover of many well-known magazines!

The year 1946 was a pivotal year for Marilyn as she divorced her young husband and changed her name from 'boring Norma Baker' to the more glamorous, Marilyn Monroe (a name she actually took from her grandmother). She began taking drama lessons and got her first movie contract with Twentieth Century Fox, a huge production company. Her first few films were low key but it gained her more prominent, now iconic, roles in films such as: All About Eve, Niagara, Gentleman Prefer Blondes and How To Marry A Millionaire.

Article written by: Deanna Miller

Jobs of the Future!

So seniors, have your parents been nagging you about what you'll do when you leave secondary school? There are a lot of crazy jobs that are going to randomly spark up in the future, some that we've never heard of and some that sound like they've come out of a futuristic sci-fi film, so it's best I prepare you for what's about to come.

Medical roboticists sound a lot like the doctors from Star Trek, but they're a little more toned down than that, yet still as brilliant. Medical roboticists are the people who are responsible for designing new prosthetic attachments that make the lives of millions much easier. They also made the futuristic looking physical therapy exoskeleton which allows paraplegics to walk again; these science-minded geniuses are going to be so useful in the future. Stay tuned for Paralympics 2030, it's going to be entertaining.

Another out-of-the-box science occupation of the future is a nanotechnologist. You've probably heard of nanotechnology, everyone was talking about it until string theory came about, and then the world's obsession changed. For those who don't know what nanotechnology is, it's the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular and super molecular scale (if I'm going to be honest I didn't even know what it was, I just heard it on a television show once and it sounded cool so I Googled it). The birth of nanotechnology dates all the way back to 1959 and the field has rapidly progressed since then. There are now super light-weight, mega-strong nanomaterials which are being used in healthcare, electronics and other areas. The newest thing I've heard of with nanomaterials is The Shimizu Mega City Pyramid, a project aimed at solving the issue of overpopulation in Tokyo. Since the pyramid is going to be so large, I believe there is no material that is more suitable for this project as nanomaterial. So I guess the more people on that, the quicker there'll be a giant pyramid island on Tokyo Bay.

So what we've learned today is that if you decide to be a Nanotechnologist or a Medical Roboticist, or neither, you are going to be witnessing the world change right before your eyes.

I Wrote a Poem!

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We have the responsibility,
the knowledge and capability,
not to mention,propensity,
to help improve our community.

We need to solve the adversity,
 get rid of the ferocity,
 respect each others dignity,
and understand our morality.

We’ve shown our versatility,
mobility and availability,
we must show great hostility,
to violence and vulgarity.

Let’s display our integrity,
get rid of negativity,
embrace potentiality,
and always have positivity.

I wrote this for my English assignment! It's about the responsibility we have within our society to make real change happen!

By: Beth Eames  [Assisted by: Meghan Pace & Jamar Beckles]

A Make Believe Smoothie Co.

For our English class, we were asked to pretend we were the owners of a new product/service and had to create a promotional campaign to persuade customers to use our product! Here's what I created:

Post By: Maggie Beehler

Say hello to the Cave of Crystals!

Here are five facts about the Cave Of Crystals:

1. The extraordinary Cave Of Crystals is located in Mexico. 
2. Discovered in 2000 by a pair of brothers drilling thousands of feet below the ground there names were Juan and Pedro Sanchez. 
3. It has been forming for over 500,000 years!
4. You can only be in the cave for up to 10 minutes because of the   intense heat of 137 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. One of the biggest crystals found in the cave was 39ft in height, 13ft in width and 55 tons!

Here is a quick link to a YouTube clip of the cave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcWKZ-USkfE

Have a great Bob Marley Monday!

 

 

   

By:Beth Eames