February 2022

The Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) class has been learning the FAA regulations to fly UAS.  At the end of the course, the students will be able to take their FAA Remote Pilot License Test.

This past week the students from the Aviation class took a break from the book work to learn about the forces that allow aircraft to fly and experiment with paper airplane drones. 

The students designed their own paper airplanes and then fitted them with PowerUp 3.0 drones. 

It was fun to see the students quickly realize what designs help airplanes to fly and what doesn't work.  

What a fun activity for these students.

 Thank you Tammy Olsen for giving our ALC students such a fun, hands-on experience.

Many students don't have the smoothest experience when going through school. That's where a school counselor comes into play—helping to ease students of all levels (from elementary school to college) through these often rocky years.

School counselors are trained to give valuable assistance to students, helping them with their academic goals, as well as their social, personal, and career development. With their help, students can navigate problems a bit easier and with confidence.

Here at the ALC, we have amazing counselors.

Natalie Grant is the ALC student school counselor and Danny Lundell is the N.O.L.S counselor and the MTTS specialist.

We are so lucky to have them here and so glad they are part of the ALC team.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!

 Besides color,  did you know that hair is very different from one person to the next?

Hair can be used as forensics class evidence because of its unique characteristics.

Students in the ALC Medical Forensics class studied human hair and a variety of animal hairs.

Students found out that animal hair is very different from human hair, and that each animal's hair is very different from the previous animal.

It was interesting to see the difference for these students.

How Does Blood Spatter Help Solve A Crime?

 Blood droplets are acted upon by forces other than gravity, such as being cast off of a weapon or being sprayed from a victim.

It is possible to determine the location of a victim, the type of weapon used, and the force used in a crime by examining the shape and size of these droplets.

Today in Criminal Investigations class students in the criminal investigations class applied basic trigonometry in analyzing blood spatter to determine the location from where the blood originated in the commission of a crime of violence.   

You won't want to miss the ALC Open House happening on Monday, February 7th and 8th, from 4-7 pm

Students, parents, and community members can come to tour the Advanced Learning Center to discover career pathways available for students in Nebo School District like:

It is always something amazing going on in our Anatomy and Physiology class here at the ALC. This is without a doubt, pretty a pretty amazing lab that they had this week.

Have you ever wondered what the lens of your eye looks like, the optic nerve, or what is behind your eyeball?

Well,  the student in the class got to see up close and personally how eyeballs work.  They dissected a cow eyeball and looked at the many structures of an eye.

Thank you, Ms. Hartvigsen and Mr. Blake for being willing to have such amazing hands-on experiences for these students.

It never ceases to amaze me what comes out of that class.

These students are amazing and very dedicated to their studies. Way to go!

This coming Monday, February 7, and Tuesday, February 8th, The ALC will be hosting an open house. 

The times will be from 4:00 pm.- 7:00 pm

Please come and see what the ALC has to offer.