SCIENCE NOT ONLY MATTERS --- IT ROCKS

February 12, 2009 - Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday!  Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on or around Feb. 12, the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth.

The Buffalo Public Schools will be hosting the Lake Erie/Niagara Middle Level Regional Competition on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at South Side Elementary. Please come cheer on the BPS Teams!

Emerson Takes 1st Place in Trajectory Event at Science Olympiad
Katherine Matos and Katilyn Rosso received gold metals for the Trajectory event, after finishing in first place at this years Lake Erie/Niagara Regional Science Olympiad High School Competition at Clarence High School on Saturday, February 7, 2009.
The students were required to design, construct, calibrate and operate a device capable of launching a projectile into a target using energy provided by nonmetallic elastic solids. Along with the 1st place win for Matos and Rosso, Najla Storey received an “Outstanding Student” award. Emerson also won the overall “TEAM” Award.
Emerson’s Science Olympiad Team was made up of Katlyn Rosso, Senior, Naomi Deane, David Harrison, Najla Storey, Katherine Matos, all juniors and Gabriel Burgos, a sophomore. The team was coached by Jason Mayle and assisted by Sandy Harrigan-Banas, both Science teachers at Emerson. Science Olympiad is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of K-12 science education, increasing male, female and minority interest in science, creating a technologically-literate workforce and providing recognition for outstanding achievement by both students and teachers. These goals are achieved by participating in Science Olympiad tournaments.
This year, the students from Emerson competed against 36 other teams from as far away as Chautauqua Lake and Springville to Starpoint and Alden. They competed against suburban and private schools such as Nichols, Williamsville, and Orchard Park. This years Science Olympiad Competition was composed of 25 events that the teams had to prepare for and could compete in.
Congratulations Emerson on a wonderful job!

Science is a system of acquiring knowledge using observation and experimentation to describe the world around us.

Vision Statement:

Student-centered classrooms will incorporate issues and processes to prepare learners for a global society.
    -Inquiry-based learning is a vehicle through which students become scientifically literate, honing literacy and numeracy skills. 
    -Scientific attitudes, such as curiosity, respect for evidence, critical reflection, flexibility and respect for the environment, empower students and foster learning.

Mission Statement:

To create a district-wide learning community, to support literacy through high academic achievement of the science learning standards.