Genetic Mutation

On January 28, 2008, scientists discovered that atleast 1% of austism is caused by too little or too much of a particular strand of an estima6ted 25 genes on chromosome 16. Discovering this cause can lead to treatment to children diagnosed with austism.

Service Learning Projects

1. Helping senior citizen patients at the hospice.

2. Making custom made T-shirts for hospital patients.

3. Helping out at the local SPCA or write letters for to city officials concerning animal rights.

Native Son Newspaper Articles

Remains of Heiress Found!


The search for the missing 19 yr Dalton heiress ends with a gruesome discovery. As investigators were searching the Daltons' mansion, detectives found the remains of Mary Dalton in the furnace. Authorities arrested Mary's boyfriend and Communist member, 20 yr old Jan Erlone and the family's recently hired black chauffeur, 20 yr old Bigger Thomas. Both have been taken in for questioning and are faced with possible charges of homicide. The medical examiner is unsure of the cause of death, but knows for sure that she was murdered before being decapitated and put in the furnace. The entire city of Chicago was left devastated and citizens formed mobs, threatening to lynch the black chauffeur.

Native Son: Chapter 3 Summary

If only, if only....

Bigger and Gus were imagining what it would be like if they were able to fly an air plane. They imagine flying in the sky and escaping their troubles and fears. They soon realize that what they imagined is only a dream. They realize that they can't fly a plan because of the simple fact that they're black.