Today has been a jam packed and exciting day at SCATS 2013.  Today we had our annual SCATS talent show and a great time was had by all.  In all we had 20 acts who showcased their talents in front of the other 100+ students out in the audience.  It is amazing how many different talents the scampers (SCATS-campers) performed.  There were pianists, dancers, dramatic novelists, singers, comedians, and even a wizard impersonator.  The emcees for the evening were Maddy, Aidan, Julie, and Pedro.  Throughout the evening the emcees introduced acts and performed funny skits to supplement the performances.  I remember when I was an emcee at SCATS back in 2007 and it brought back a lot of memories to assist with the talent show this year.  The campers have been practicing their talents all camp with music room optionals in the evenings and the talent show practice optional last night.  All of the practice really paid off and it was great to see the whole event come together.

On a personal note it was really exciting to see one of my guys from the hall, Samir, perform “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson on the piano.  The whole crowd was grooving to the beat and singing along with Samir as he did work on the keys.  I am very proud of him!  Tomorrow is the banquet, dance, and slideshow.  The counselors and staff have been hard at work trying to get everything ready for the spectacular evening tomorrow night.

The 2013 SCATS Talent Show took place tonight.  Counselors will be blogging on the events of the night, but all of the campers who participated did a PHENOMENAL job!  Acts ranged from singing, dancing, and instrument playing to comedy and monologues.  Oh…and ‘The Cup Song!’

Below are the pictures from the event.

VIDEOS WILL BE POSTED SOON!!

Today we wrote letters to mathematicians. Each student chose a different living mathematician to ask questions. I will email those questions to the mathematicians and compile the responses after camp. A list of the mathematicians is below. Students also chose a mathematical concept to research and will present their findings in class tomorrow.

1. Mary Rees
2. Bela Bollobas
3. Dusa McDuff
4. Ron Graham
5. John Baez
6. Jean Bourgain
7. Tom Richmond
8. Frank Morgan
9. Colin Adams
10. Allan Peterson
11. Ferhan Atici
12. Martin Bohner
13. Morwen Thistlethwaite
14. Fan Chung
15. John B. Conway
16. John H. Conway

Josh and Zack were out taking pictures of third and fourth period classes.  Below are their pictures of 8 different classes from this afternoon.

To see the pictures taken this morning, click here.

Civil War, Period 3 (They paired up with Fair and Impartial Justice for a John Brown trial)

Food To Meet Our Needs, Period 3

Magically Miraculous Math, Period 3

Plan Your Dream Vacation, Period 3

Poetry, Poetry Everywhere, Period 3

Russian: Language and Culture, Period 3

The Science of the Things, Period 3

Your Brain and Sound Waves, Period 3

It is hard to believe there are only two and a half days left to SCATS 2013!  The campers seem to be having a phenomenal time as many of the classes are beginning to take what they have learned and put it into action.

Career Decision Making, Period 2

Fabrics and Fashion, Period 2

Great Leaders in History, Period 2

Greek Mythology, Period 2

Magically Miraculous Math, Period 2