The Blackstone Canal 2016

Last Thursday, the Engineering and Technology Academy had its eighth annual Blackstone Canal Learning Fair! The night was a resounding success. 
The students showed up around early to set up their projects and the mock canal. After everything was set up they enjoyed pizza and cookies, provided by the teachers.

The mock canal

Mr. Garcia opened the night, giving a basic schedule of how the night should go. He also announced, for those who didn't know, that school was cancelled on Friday the 16th. He also told people about the raffle that both students and parents could participate in, for Barnes and Nobles gift cards. The raffle tickets would have to be signed either by seven students or attendees, to prove that the students were interacting with adults. He then handed the microphone over to the student speaker, Miguel Sosa. Miguel talked about the history of the Blackstone canal and what the project entailed for the students. After Miguel was finished, Mr. Garcia let the learning fair commence.

Miguel Sosa and Mr. Garcia

Parents walked around from project to project, asking the students questions about it. "What was most challenging? ...Most enjoyable? ...Most interesting?" were all common questions. Students, who were standing at their projects, were ready to answer any and all questions, since they have been working on this project since late October. And as they spoke, students got more and more names to put on their raffle cards. 

Below are various pictures of the night:

At 7:30, the raffle was drawn and the students were sent home. Congratulations to the engineering students who worked so hard on this project, and thank you to the teachers who made it happen! 

Blackstone Canal Projects

The teachers of the ETA would like to give credit to some students who went above and beyond with their learning fair projects. 

Ashley Grullon

Candice Darteh

Samantha Torres

Darin Hiraldo

Nikola Grozdani

Mikayla Reuda

De'ziah Griffin

Thank you for all the effort you put into this project!

The Blackstone Canal

The Blackstone Canal

Engineering and Technology Academy Invites You!

The ETA is holding their 8^th annual “Bringing Back the Blackstone” project fair, and welcome the community to see. Those who attend will have the freedom to walk around and talk to the students, parents, and staff about the projects and the future of the Canal District, in a casual environment. Snacks and drinks will be provided.  

Date:
December 15th, 2016

Time: 6:30-7:30 pm.

Location: In the cafeteria of Doherty Memorial High School

Update: The Blackstone Canal

Mr. Garcia has changed the due date for the completed history timeline (with sources). It was due Thursday, December 1st. It is now due Monday, December 5th. Please use this extra weekend to work hard on this project. Thank you.

Redesigning the Canal: All You Need to Know

Zoning Definitions:

• Residential (Blue Paper)- houses, apartments, condominiums, off campus housing, shelters
• Commercial (Pink Paper)- businesses/services(store, pharmacy, bank), malls, resturants, night life, cafes, hotels/motels
• Industrial (White Paper)- manufacturing(factories), warehouses, hospitals
• Cultural (Yellow Paper)- museums, schools, colleges/campus, community centers, libraries, theaters
• Recreational (Green Paper)- parks, memorials, skate parks, botanical gardens, sports complex

DATES

• Oct. 19th- Introduction to Project
• Oct. 20th- Library Research: Industrial Revolution
• Oct. 21st- Library Research: Green Energy
• Oct. 24th- PSATs, Scale Activity and Permit Introduction
• Oct. 25th-31st- Special schedule: All day Engineering Class (Permits Due)
• Nov. 4th- Complete Scaled Drawings for Math
• Nov. 11th- No School (Veteran's Day)
• Nov. 15th- Green Plan for Biology Due
• Nov. 18th- History Timeline Research/Sources Due
• Nov. 21st- English Editorial Due with rough draft attached
• Nov. 23rd-27th- No School (Thanksgiving Vacation)
• Dec 5th- History Timeline Due with sources attached
• Dec. 7th- Inventor Sketches Due
• Dec 9th- Construction of Model AND Poster Board for Engineering Due
• Dec. 15th- The Learning Fair (Snow Date: Dec. 21st)

ALL PARTS OF THIS PROJECT MUST BE TURNED IN AND REVIEWED BY EACH TEACHER BY DEC. 13th FOR LEARNING FAIR EXTRA CREDIT.

How to Download Inventor

If you're new to the Engineering and Technology Academy, you have probably realized the importance of Inventor.
Inventor, to quote the Autodesk site, is a "...mechanical design and 3D CAD software that offers professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation tools." Freshmen will use this program for Ms. Cochran's Intro to Engineering Course, and It will be usefull for them to download it at home. 

To Download

1. Go to the Autodesk website
2. Click on the "Menu" in the top-right corner
3. Select "Students and Educators"
4. On the new page, click "Get free software"
5. Select "Inventor Professional"
6. Create an account or sign in
7. In the tabs below, select: Inventor 17 for version, laptop or PC based on what you have, 32-bit for PC or 64-bit for laptop
8. Then the download should be complete!

Congratulations!

     This is the end of the site's first year, and it has been a fantastic experience. Freshmen have learned the basics of engineering, sophomores have finished their MCAS tests, and juniors have started looking at colleges. But praise must be given to the Engineering and Technology Academy's graduating seniors. 
     The seniors have lasted for four years in the ETA, surviving the challenging tests and high standards of teachers yearning to bring out the best in them, and this site would like to honor them.

The ETA's Graduating Class of 2016
Andres Acosta Acevedo
Linda Adarkwah
Jared Aubin
Miles  Bickford
Cooper Blanchard
Dorotea Bruzho
John Campoverde
Lily Carmody
Mousa Chamoun
Marisa Cika
Devlin Courtney
Tyler  Delorge
Nicolas Demauro
Vasiliqi Doko
Kathryn Evasius
Che Gardner
Chaim Gaval
Steven Gjino
Xhino Gjokollari
Andonaq Grozdani
Thuan Ha
Joseph Harrity
Alaa Hassan
Theofilos Hatzopoulos
Patrick Hopkins
Victoria Ishola
Cameron Kasper
Angelo Kristo
Jackie Lam
Caitlin Lamonda
Madeleine Lang
Andi Leka
Tiana Lopez
Nareg Manoukian
Emma Marx
Isabelle McCarthy
Megan McGrath
Alex Micheni
Ada Monteiro
David Moreau
Tuan Nguyen
Esmeralda Noguera
Justin Pearce
Katerina Pela
Kacie Perkins
Priscilla Pham
Vivian Pham
Yousef Plant
David Pratt
Victor Sanchez
Jared Silkman
Enida Sulaj
Dalena Truong
Tavian Vassar
Samuel Vengerik
Dmone Walker
Crystal Zaimi
Mario Zguro
Dhionis Zhidro

     Congratulations on four amazing years, and good luck where ever you go!