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By:Johanna Mathieu
Seniors may notice a face missing since April of last year. This is
none other than that of Kathe Todd-Brown. Last year, Kathe decided that she wanted to become an exchange student and in April she traveled to Osaka, Japan where she met her host family and began to live the life of a typical Japanese student. Her stay was supposed to last a full year but she soon realized this wouldn't work out.
Though she got the real "Japanese Experience," enjoyed the culture, got along with her host family, and made some good friends, her school experi
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ence wasn't optimal. She attended a private school in which the girls attended separate classes. Also, students in the school weren't allowed to take certain classes because of their gender, for example girls did not take calculus. Males took specific classes focusing on a general study including mathematics and sciences and females focused on the humanities almost exclusively. It is common in Japan for students to focus on either the humanities or sciences- not both, however, it is not common for the school to structure the curriculum around this focus. Females weren't allowed to
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take science or math classes in their last year of high school because their college exams would not cover those subjects. Kathe, who wishes to go to college for mathematics or computer science and was not able to switch schools, (again this is very Japanese, you pick a school and stay with it) therefore decided to come back to Maine in late July and apply to go to the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone, Maine which is where she is now.
If you are interested in getting in touch with Kathe to hear about her journey's first hand you can email her at todd-brownka@mssm.org.
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It's that time of year again! Here is some information you might find useful:
-Hallway decorating is on Monday, October 11 from 9am to 5pm.
-There will be a VICA Food Drive. Earn points for your class by bringing in nonperishable foods and leaving them with VICA members in the main lobby every morning during the week.
-The Homecoming dance is Friday night in the cafeteria. Buy tickets to earn points for your class.
-Chain links will be sold at lunch. This is another way you can earn points for your class.
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-The Pep Rally will be last period on Friday.
-Theme days are as follows:
Tuesday- Band T-shirt Day
Wednesday- Clash clothing day
Thursday- Decades Day
Friday- Blue and White Day
-The events sponsored as of last Friday were:
Soda Chugging
Math Relay
Newspaper Treasure Hunt
Tug of War
Pie Eating
Chess Match
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