Superior schools showcase student work

Superior students were given the chance to show off some of their hard work from this school year at the annual showcase event on Wednesday. 

All over the high school, examples and presentations of various projects that students had worked on in fields ranging from graphic design to computer programming were displayed. 

Superior high senior Cary Chamberlain was in the multi-purpose room of the school along with her fellow Business Professionals of America members to show incoming students as well as parents just what the organization is all about. 

“I know how to function in the business world,” Chamberlain said of the program. “You get to learn business skills and interview skills and it just really helps you know how to function.” 

Chamberlain added that the organization has a competition every year with over 50 events relating to various fields in business. Rhandy Cox, a junior, proudly showed off the plaque she recently won from taking first in the graphics design competition. 

Sierra Bruning, a freshman, was on hand to demonstrate green screen technology. Attendees were able to put on costumes and stand in front of a screen – the photo would later be transformed with a background replacing the simple green sheet. 

“It’s just to show what kind of tech we can use and it promotes the BPA,” Bruning said. 

Fourth grade teacher Stacy Crabb showed parents and students what kind of technology her students were utilizing as a lesson in using sequence words for a writing project. 

From the stories the students wrote, a series of photos was then taken and a voice over added to create a scene-by-scene reenactment. 

“It makes learning more fun for them to show a story through technology,” Crabb said. “They get really excited about it.” 

 High School Math and Computer Programming teacher Mike Wood’s classroom was a popular place to be throughout the night, with many curious younger students popping in to try out a computer program one of his students made this year. 

In the program, two people take turns picking sticks from different piles - when only one stick remains the player who picks it up loses.  

“Making these programs develops good thinking skills and really helps them to understand what it takes to do what they want computers to do,” Wood said. 

Throughout the night eager young students ran back and forth from different classrooms and presentations – curious as to what projects and challenges their future schooling would hold.