Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Mara Reese, a senior at Woodland High School, used geometry and other math skills she learned from Keith Clevenger, a math teacher at WHS, to work on construction projects for her family with her dad, Eric Reese.
Mara regularly works on small construction projects around the family home including building a back porch, helping build her grandmother’s deck, and constructing shelves and clothing bars for her closet.
Mara uses the geometry and other math skills she learned from WHS Teacher Keith Clevenger, to accurately measure, cut, and build construction projects with her dad
During the statewide closure, these projects help her extend her learning. “I’ve been working on developing habits to continue learning during the closure,” she said. “As a Running Start student, all of my classes continued online, so I had to do a lot of studying for finals, but I’ve also been baking, gardening, reading, riding my bike and doing yoga.”
For Mara, social interaction with her friends and school events are a few of the things she misses the most when dealing with the “new normal” of remote learning, “I miss my friends and I had been looking to being a part of spring senior class activities and graduation.”
After graduating this year, Mara plans to attend Pacific Lutheran University to earn a Bachelor of Art studying Vocal Performance.
Keep up the great work, Mara!
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