FutUrama News Galileo Academy of Science & Technology May 2012 Issue 3 Learning to play bridge is fascinating. The game is full of clever subtleties and brilliant design. It s great for learning to be innovative and creative. - Brandon Wong Winning! - Justin Wong YEAR IN REVIEW Futurama celebrates another exciting, fun filled year! Featuring our favorite moments from the people who B r idge Club know best, the students! Winning a six level contract, pretty impressive for a newbie. -Terry Cho Tech Club I have been able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering, and have established closer relationships with my motivated, intelligent peers. -Ian Eigl Team Lion s robot demolished the competition at Pioneers in Engineering at UC Berkeley. We won the first place award of Competition Champions. - Andy Wong Night Sc h o ol In my science class I have learned more about the environment and being more aware about my body and how my surroundings affect me and others. -Patrick Pereira We had fun interactive activities that not only allowed us to learn more but develop public speaking skills as well. - Tiffany Cooper
C o o king Class B re a k d a n c e I learned to cook foods I ve never heard of before. I also met a few people there who are really nice to me. -Cammy Huynh My accomplishment is that I can now cook healthy food! And I know a lot of different cooking techniques. - Shirley Mei I improved on my footwork and power moves and I accomplished coin-drops. My proudest moment was when I appeared in some G-house TV commercials. -Garland Tu I was able to achieve many new moves. I was able to conquer fears such as stage fright and being in front of people. - Andy Situ We have two great teachers who helped us with our shows and built us up to the b-boys we are today. - Raymond Wong G a r age B and We learned about music equipment and how to change guitar strings. We created our own songs. -Huiling Wu The talent show was our proudest moment because it allowed our skills to be shown to the whole school. -Shun Trenholm
D J C lass My favorite times were when we DJed for dances and at lunch time. -Harosh Summan My goal was to learn as much as possible about DJing and I think I have. I ve made some cash too. -Kevin Valencia Ko re a n Class I learned many Korean words. As a Chinese- American I felt proud that I learned another language besides Chinese and English. - Michelle Jin Learning how to say simple things such as hello and goodbye made me feel proud, accomplished and happy. -Kimberly Lee B u i l d On I felt like I got out of my comfort zone so much this year by becoming co-president and taking on more responsibility. My proudest moment is seeing many people involved. - Shelley Ta This year Laura and I are going to Africa to help build a school. This is a very exciting moment for the club. We are looking forward to sharing what we learn from the trip with the rest of the group and school. - Timothy Zhong
H i p Hop My dance teacher Emerson made me realize how much I love to dance. I go because I love the people who go to class; they make me feel like I m important and wanted. My proudest moment is every time we laugh together. -Tatiana Rodrigues I like hip hop club because we created a family type environment and we learn different choreography everyday. We improve and get better every practice. - Christian Arada Fa m i l i e s i n Tr a n s i t i o n Before I entered the FIT program I didn t really know how to talk to a person I didn t know, but after I joined I have learned how to talk to people. Also, I got a lot of help from tutors for my homework. - Jacky Leung I meet friends here and learn a lot here. - Angel Lei A q u a r i u m C l u b I like this club because I love working with water and fish. My personal favorite fish of freshwater is the Black piranha. It s my favorite because I just love the fish that rip the flesh of other fish, sound pretty harsh but that s nature. -Victor Noriega The proudest moment was when we created the 55 gallon tank. We started from scratch and now it is overflowing with life. The plants are very healthy and the fish seem very happy. We have created the perfect environment for them. -Justin Horng
M ahjong Club As founder and president I was able to create a club where people can learn Chinese culture. -Joshua Hee My proudest moment of this club was when I won an amazing hand that I never ever thought I would get. -Kevin Lee M r. L e e s S p ot Dear Friends of Futurama, It s with great sadness that Futurama will be closing for we did not receive funding for next year. Futurama was one of seven high schools in San Francisco that did not receive funding from the California Department of Education. While I m deeply sadden by this, I m grateful to have run an after school program for a great school. The teachers and administration of Galileo have supported Futurama and me every step of the way. Thank You I would like to thank every student that ever participated in Futurama or even just stopped by for a snack. The Futurama staff and I, leave Galileo knowing time here was well spent making positive impacts on students. The fun times working with students and creating programs for them will be memories I will always cherish.