G. Cox, 11th grade, Eisenhower High School/UCMST, Shelby Twp Michigan
1. What classes are you currently taking
- AP Gov't/Economics, AC English, Web Page Dev I, Pre-Calc, Physics, AP Java [the last three are at this special accelerated program, MST, with "high rigor" courses and such.. think of them as basically all AP-level or higher]
2. What is your toughest class? Easiest class? What makes them so?
- toughest would probably be English; we have at least 100 pages of novel reading a week, along with a tonn of in class essays (not to mention the teacher is insane.. he thinks that because we're in AC, we devote our lives to literature and writing). Easiest would be Web Page or Java; I've always just been good with computers and that type of thing.. Web Page Dev = browse CD and other forums
3. What are the requirements to be on the robotics team in your
school?
- Must raise $1000 in fundraising before the start of the team, must get weekly grade reports to make sure that your grades aren't slipping. There's no set GPA, they just can't fall significantly from where you started. Also, everyone must contribute 10 hours a week to the team (whether it's doing PR/articles, mechanical, animation, etc.. most people have no problem hitting this, unless something major comes up). There are a bunch of little things like contributing to articles, but those are the three major ones.
4. How long have you been on the team?
- This is my rookie year
5. What is your GPA?
- 3.75 give or take, depending on the day. I have a 3.9 if you don't count my english class. If our school used weighted grades, I would probably have a 4+
6. What college do you plan on attending?
- Probably somewhere like Kettering, Michigan Tech, or Lawrence Tech. One of those types.
7. How much time do you spend a day? week? month? involved in extra-
curricular activities including the robotics team?
- haha, including robotics, 15-20+ hours a week depending on the week.
8. How much time do you speand a day? week? month? doing community
service?
- uhh... a couple hours a month?
9. How many required books have you read so far this year? How
many personal books have you read?
- Required.. 6 or 7. Personal, 2 or so. It would be more, but almost all of my reading efforts are put into trying to pass english.
10. Do you have an AP classes in your school?
mmmhm, I've basically taken every one available to me.