Physics Class Brings New Challenges to Students

A group of students work in Mrs. Kremer's new,
challenging physics class this year.

by: Nicole Sloggett

Willow Canyon is offering a new physics class this year. Students have been waiting for this course to be of­fered, as it returns to campus for the first time in almost three years. This class will be a first for juniors and seniors on campus.

Science teacher Mrs. Kremer says the twenty-four ju­niors and seniors in her seventh period class are ready to take this exciting course. Kremer said the students are “super pumped” for this class to have been offered this year.

The class is a calculus-based physics course that is not required for graduation. Physics is described as the natural science of matter, energy, force, motion and the interactions of it. Students in this class have a specific interest in engi­neering and physics, and students can take what is learned in this class and apply it to this area of studies when they go off to college.

“I’ve always been good at science, so I was interested in taking this class,” said junior Morgan Anspach.

Even though this class is not required, it is an incentive for students who are particularly interested in science-relat­ed careers. Most, if not all, students taking this course plan to pursue a career in the science field.

Taking this class now can definitely give them an advan­tage when choosing college courses and even starting a ca­reer afterward. Careers that these students are interested in range from mad scientists to quantum physicists and even to being a physics teacher.

“I’d like to be a pilot someday,” said junior Craig Zubchevich.

The students will participate in many experiments Mrs. Kremer has planned throughout the school year. Senior Christian Cooper is interested in all of the experiments that will take place.

“We will be doing an egg drop, building a hover craft (that actually has to work), making a mobile and making a race car out of cardboard,” Mrs. Kremer said.

Zubchevich said, “I’m going to like any acceleration ex­periments we do.”

With help from Mrs. Kremer, the students will focus in on their interests and learn new things that can lead to a possible career. The year will be filled with assignments, labs and experiments that will keep the students busy.