Sunday, October 23, 2011

I urge all of you to get involved with Save The Frogs Day--see the link below. This is one of the best ways to get your students--at any level--involved with a very important biodiversity problem. There are a lot of great ideas on the web site to engage your students, capture their attention, etc. PowerPoint presentations are avialable for you to use in your classroom or in your community. My BioClub at Ware Shoals High School has adopted this as their annual community service project. They are already preparing for the next event that takes place on April 28, 2012. Again, please check out the website; if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask me or send them to the Save The Frogs organization.  http://savethefrogs.com/day



Monday, October 17, 2011

New BioClub chapters!

Please join me in welcoming the newest BioClub chapters to our growing list. They are:

Ronald Reagan College Preparatory School, Milwaukee, WI--Advisor is Kathleen Westrich
Grafton High School, Grafton, WI--Advisor is Fran Grant
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley, CA--Advisor is Theresa Buggage
Animo Leadership Charter High School, Inglewood, CA--Advisor is Mark Friedman
Serrano High School, Phelan, CA--Advisor is Julie Gallagher

The BioClub reception at the Anaheim meeting was well attended, and Carolina Biological had some great refreshments for us!! Be sure to thank them for sponsoring our reception and for all the great perks that they provide for us.

Please post what your group is doing.

Till next time--George

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The NABT club at Northridge High School has had a great year. The 52 members have raised money to pay for their paper recycling project. They also collect cans and bottles in the school weekly. They are creating an informational DVD to help get other NABT clubs created in our area. It will be distributed in April to area schools. Earth Week will be wonderful with a recycled sculpture contest, corporation wide. We are also adopting 4 endangered species and trying to buy clean air credits. They are also reading environmental trivia and helpful hints on the announcements. They have obtained 100 trees and are passing them out to people who can use them. There will also be a car pooling contest for earth week. Lots of fun and educational too--Dawn Kessler, BioClub Advisor

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Project: Adopt and Save a Baby Bonobo


Students in Minnetonka Biology Club are working to make and sell buttons and magnets to raise funds to Adopt and SAVE Baby Bonobos! All sales proceeds will go directly to adopt baby bonobos orphaned by the bush meat trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo/native habitat to the Bonobos. For more information see the following links: