Fremont Middle School Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design

Friday, March 6, 2015

The Supreme Court Mock Trials- Debating Constitutional Issues

8th grade U.S. Government and the Constitution-

Mr. Crowell's 8th grade Social Studies classes recently held a

Supreme Court Mock trial.

Parents,Staff and students were invited to observe and see our 8th graders doing a wonderful and thoughtful interpretation of all of the different aspects of the actual court cases. Mr. Crowell presided over all as the Chief Justice. All the cases were historic and established some sort of Constitutional Precedence.

Monday February 23 and Tuesday Feb 24: Case was New Jersey V. TLO, Constitutional Issue was 4th Amendment, student search and seizure at school.

Wed Feb 25 and Thur Feb 26: Case was Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Constitutional Issues was 1st Amendment, Freedom of Press at school.

Monday March 2 and Tuesday Mar 3: Case was Wallace v. Jaffree: Constitutional Issue was 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion/Prayer in school

Wed Mar 4 and Thur Mar 5: Case was Gregg v. Georgia: Constitutional issue was 8th amendment and the death penalty

It was very engaging to watch and the students should be commended on doing such a Top-Notch job!!!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

An Evening at the Wax Museum with Ms. Rowe's 6th Grade Class

The students in Ms. Rowe's 6th grade presented an Evening at the Wax Museum.The students made a button to push which activated the wax figures to give biographical information about themselves. Parents and guest had a great time interacting with all the different wax figures.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Jenna Prewitt Brain Injury Guest Speaker- Miranda and Shiffman's 7th Grade Science classes

Jenna Prewitt was a guest speaker for Mrs. Miranda & Mr. Shiffman's 7th grade Science classes. They are studying the brain and the nervous system in the human body. Jenna Prewitt was hit by a drunk driver when she was 18 and was left with brain damage so that her entire left side does not respond anymore. As the guest speaker she explained the the 7th graders the type of life she leads and what are her challenges and successes. An additional note is that her mother was Mrs. Miranda's teacher in middle school.