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| David Vinas |
On February 4th, ATS 9th grade students had the opportunity to visit UC Santa Cruz. We received a campus tour from one of our ATS alumni, Sebastian Timpe. During our tour, students were completed a scavenger hunt worksheet filled with questions about the college.
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| ATS alumni Sebastian Timpe, Mireya Robles, Fernanda Diaz |
Later
we gathered at the Student Union Center where a group of UCSC students formed a
panel to answer students’ questions. Mireya
Robles and Fernanda Diaz, both ATS alumni, participated in this student panel.
Our students were engaged during the student panel and asked important
questions regarding the university and the college life. Once the student panel
was over, students checked out the bookstore to purchase UCSC souvenirs. Afterwards,
we enjoyed a delicious all-you-can-eat meal at the Stevenson/Cowell Dining Hall
on campus.
To
finalize our day, we attended the UCSC women's basketball game at the Kaiser
Permanente Arena. One of the fascinating things about this arena is that it is
also the home to the Santa Cruz Warriors who play in the NBA Development
League. In addition, this arena hosts all basketball games for UCSC. This
impressive arena has an approximate capacity of 3,200. One of the highlights
during the game was that we were greeted by the announcer through the
microphone, “Welcome Academic Talent Search from Sonoma County!” The students
were excited to hear their program be recognized. Just when we thought that was
enough, one of our students, Alex was selected to participate in a trivia contest
during the halftime show to commemorate the band The Grateful Dead. Fortunately, he survived a brutal question and
got the answer correct. Our program could not be happier for him. In the end,
our day was long, but the students enjoyed a well-deserved field trip.
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| Alex Dominguez won a prize during the trivia competition! |
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