IB Diploma Programme 2012

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2. IB Diploma Programme2012

3. Samantha Bloink NHS, Varsity Soccer, Book Club CAS: Swim plan, Boy Scouts, Art TOK: To What Extent should individual soldiers be held accountable for War Crimes? Extended Essay: To What Extent was the California Gold Rush a Factor of Immigration from Germany to America? History : To What Extent were Hitler and the Nazis influenced by Astrology? Biology: Study 1-The influence of music on plant growth; Study 2-Reaction time from stimulus English: The Concept of a Utopia in the Eyes of Voltaire and Bertolt Brecht; Wrote an additional section to Mulisch’s The Assault Psychology: How Participants Answer a Question When Uncertain

4. Chase Chauvin NHS Officer; Varsity Tennis, Basketball and Golf; CAS: Car Restoration, Community Events TOK: Is It Ethically OK to Fire an Entire Staff for an Act Committed by the Leader? Extended Essay: What are the affects of Border Changes on the People living in the 1910’s Through the 1960’s? History : The Treaty of Versailles as the Main Cause of World War II Biology: Study The effect of video games on blood pressure; English: The Discussion of Fight or Flight in Candideand The Assault; Chemistry: Powering Christmas Lights from Recycled Materials without the Use of Batteries or Electricity.

5. Amy Chockley NHS Officer; Varsity Soccer, CAS: Scrapbooking, AYSO Soccer Coach TOK: To what extent do ethical and cultural viewpoints effect the perception of right and wrong on relationships with large age differences? (Group Project) Extended Essay: Concussions and the Effect on the Brain: Has Psychology research developed the understanding and treatment of concussions, and to what extent has it or has it not? History : To What Extent was the Practice of Eugenics in the United States Similar to the Holocaust in World War II Germany? Biology: Study 1: The Effect of Different Levels of Exercise on Blood Pressure; Study 2: The Effect of Water Salinity on the Germination Rate of Phaseolusvulgais(green beans) English: Changing Perceptions of Heroism Due to War in Mother Courage and Her Children and Candide.; The Effect of the Death of a Family Member in Fugitive Pieces and The Assault Psychology: The Influence of Social Setting on Personal Behavior

6. Chloe Huard NHS; Marching Band, Jazz Band, Community Honors Band, Book Club CAS: Belly Dancing, Photography, Archery TOK: To what extent do ethical and cultural viewpoints effect the perception of right and wrong on relationships with large age differences? (Group Project) Extended Essay: The Effects of Coming of Age During the Great Depression on Family Relationships in the Novels To Kill a Mockingbird and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn History Witch Hunts Through the Ages: To What Extent Do the Events During the Salem Witch Trials and the Events during the Community Red Scare Correlate? Biology: Study 1: Using an EKG to Monitor Electrical Signals from the Muscles to the Heart; Using Different Colored Lights to Influence Pea Plant Growth English: The Selfish Nature That Shadows Illumination-An examination of the Protaganists in Mother Courage and Her Children and Candide; An Original Writing to extend Inferno- Talking to the Devil Music: Folk Songs Through the Ages: A Comparison of Irish and Japanese Folksong

7. Tyler Kristoff NHS President; Marching Band, Jazz Band, Varsity Track, Varsity Soccer, CAS: Cooking, Puzzles, TOK: To what extent is online learning more preferable than standard teaching methods? (Group Project) Extended Essay: The Effects of the U.S. Japan Security Treaty on the Economic, Political, Security and Moral Recovery of Japan After World War II History : Spain and the Axis Powers: To What Extent Did the Disagreements Between Spain and the Axis Powers Limit Spain’s Involvement in World War II? Biology: Study 1: The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth; Study 2: The Effect of Light on the Heart Rate of Humans English: The Creation of Isolation by War in the Novels The Assault and Fugitive Pieces; The True Nature of Not-So True Heroes in Candide and Mother Courage and Her Children Music: Similarities in Scale: Connections Between Japanese Folk Music and African Spirituals

8. Randy Kardas Varsity Tennis and Varsity Baseball CAS: Music Creation and Lessons TOK: To what extent is online learning more preferable than standard teaching methods? (Group Project) Extended Essay: Violent and Aggressive Behavior: To What Extent do Genetic, Hormonal and Environmental Factors Contribute to Violent and Aggressive Behavior in Men? History : German Responsibility for World War I: To What Extent Should Germany Bear the Ultimate Responsibility for World War I? Biology: Study 1: The Effect of Breathing Methods on Heart Rate; Study 2: The Relationship Between Water Availability and Plant Growth English: Isolation from Emotion in The Assault and Candide; How Characterization Affects the Audience’s Perception of Mother Courage and Her Children Psychology: A Study Investigating the Direct Effect of Social Perception on Social Behavior

9. Ian Sass Marching Band, Jazz Band, Varsity Soccer CAS: Care Bag Movement TOK: TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD WE ACCEPT KNOWLEDGE BY AUTHORITY-Historical Revision and Religious/Political Indoctrination in the Texas Curriculum Changes Extended Essay: Why and to What Extent did the First Nation of Walpole Island Participate in the War of 1812? History : To What Extent Did the Chris-Craft Support the War Effort During World War II? Biology: Study 1: The Effect of pH on BrassicarapaSeed Germination; Study 2: The Effects of Respiratory Activity on Lung Capacity English: The Diving Comedy of Huck Finn (a Creative Short Canto); Music: Wagner, Williams and the Leitmotif: Linking 19th Century Opera with Present Day Film Scores

10. Alison Whitman CAS: Design Homecoming floats; Snowboarding Tricks TOK: Kony 2012 Extended Essay: To What Extent Did Medical Advancements During WWII Change the Outlook of the War? History : What Impact Did Mussolini have on the Italian Mafia Before and After His Death? Biology: Study 1: The Effect the Amount of Water Received on Plant Growth; Study 2: The Effect of Music on Heart Rate English: The Effects of Human Suffering in Candideand The Assault; Original Writing-Poem expressing Dante’s feelings during his journey through the Inferno in Divine Comedy Chemistry: Effect of Heat on Caloric Value; Powering Christmas Lights from Recycled Materials without the Use of Batteries or Electricity.

11. Colton Wirgau NHS, Varsity Track, Varsity Football CAS: Write and Perform original Music TOK: To what extent do ethical and cultural viewpoints effect the perception of right and wrong on relationships with large age differences? (Group Project) Extended Essay: A Statistical Analysis of Musical GenrePpreference by Age History : To What Extent Should DNA be Used as Reliable Evidence in the Court Room? Biology: Study 1: The Effect Light Intensity on Balance; Study 2: The Effect of the Amount of Water on the Germination of Pea Plants English: Characterization of the Protagonist in Mother Courage and Her Children and Candide; The Influence of the Protagonist on Character Development in Fugitive Pieces and The Divine Comedy Psychology: Replication of the Chameleon Effect