DNA Lab Field Trip

This past monday the middle school had the opportunity to go on a field trip to the Cold Harbor Springs DNA Laboratory for a full day of exciting hands-on experiments.  The students learned about DNA fingerprinting, DNA and forensics and extracting DNA.

Below is just a small sample of what the students got to do.  Using Gel Electrolysis the students compared different DNA's to see how they matched up.

Baccalaureate Dinner Info

Baccalaureate Dinner!                                                                                                 Graduating students with their parents and their Seventh Grade  classmates will attend the 2010 Baccalaureate Dinner in less than  two weeks. (Eighth Grade students have been given invitations  for parents.) Who attends?  Although Commencement is open to all, the Baccalaureate  Dinner is a more intimate gathering. Invitations are given to graduating 8th graders, parents of 8th grade students (but  not siblings or others), 7th grade classmates, and some teachers. Where? Harborside Club at Harborside Financial Center 154 Plaza III, Jersey City, New Jersey When? Monday, June 14th @ 6:30 PM   What to wear? Please keep in mind that, at these events, we do dress up  a bit. Boys do not have to wear jackets or ties, but they  might. Girls might choose to wear dresses or skirts - but in  full recognition of dress code (no spaghetti straps no very  short skirts, for example). The idea is also NOT to be  extravagant or to overstretch family budgets, but to remember  only that it is, indeed, a relatively special event.  What is the cost? The cost is $30 per person, but there is no cost to graduating  8th grade students. Checks may be written to Mustard Seed  School to cover one or two settings. RSVP - - to Gloria Miltner in the school office by Monday, June 7th, so  that we might have an accurate count of attendants.