Comments on: Strawberry Fields

By: Evan Broder

Evan Broder — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:27:53 +0000

MLK is most definitely a math and science magnet. We still kick Hume-Fogg’s butt at many academic contests, certainly all math and science competitions, but some outside that realm as well.

Would you like examples?

First of all, MLK has owned any Hume-Fogg, and in fact, any other school, in Tennessee at the TJCL convention for the past three years, beating other schools’ total points by our academic points alone.

In music, MLK put over 3 times as many students as Hume-Fogg in the Mid-State Orchestras and Bands, and 8 times as many in All-State. In fact, MLK put more students in both Mid-State and All-State than any other middle Tennessee school, with the singular exception of Tullahoma.

I will concede that MLK doesn’t win everything. But feel free to try and find a math and science area where Hume-Fogg performed better than MLK. I don’t think you will. Remember, this is direct competition; pulling something we didn’t even enter isn’t fair play. And examples in the humanities don’t count—you’re supposed to beat us handily in those areas anyway.

By: kebernet

kebernet — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:27:12 +0000

GO BLUE KNIGHTS!

Also, correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t MLK a Sci/Math magnet?

By: zoogies

zoogies — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:37:22 +0000

Oh, I have to remember latin. I’m doing “AP” this year. Catullus/Ovid.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:57:28 +0000

SQUEE! Thanks so much, Evan. =) And hey – I never got to take any Latin. ;_;

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:07:40 +0000

Hey, Zoog, NOT cool. I can’t believe I’m the only one who still remembers some… how did he get a darn five on Catullus anyway?!

By: zoogies

zoogies — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:17:16 +0000

Hey, you don’t know any latin at this point either? Cool!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:24:53 +0000

So it finally came back for you? That’s awesome. =) My portfolio’s pop-up script is still screwed up, and I can’t figure out why… & the Strawberry Fields/hilly cornfield visualization of a vector field is bloody awesome, hehehe.