Global Health Issues

Last Friday was when the students from Robert Wood Johnson Medical school came to speak about global health issues, such as universal healthcare, trachoma, diarrhea, and fistula. Those of you who attended, remember to hand in your evaluation forms.

Inductions

Remember, we have our practice inductions after school on December 1st and the real thing on December 2nd.

EPA Speakers--Coral Reefs

Ok, so we had speakers from the EPA come and teach us about coral reefs, their effects on the environment, and our effects on them. To cut a long story short, greenhouse gases, water pollutants, and more direct effects of man (i.e. swimmers trodding on them, boats' anchors whacking them) are resulting in the destruction of all reefs worldwide, and it is absolutely imperative that mankind does something about out ASAP. If the reefs go extinct, a lot of marine life will go without habitats.

So far, the only solution we can really try to put into effect are the 3 Rs: Reuse, Refuse, and Recycle. Basically, the less junk that wind up in the water (including gases and other water-soluble substances such as soda, believe it or not), the better it is for the reefs.

Welcome

Welcome to the Official JPS Science National Honor Society blog!

Here, you can get more in depth information regarding the Society, whereas our geocities site can be used to keep track of things such news and things like your requirements for things like Honor Chords.