Magnetic Air Car
editA magnetic air car uses a magnetic motor to compress input air and save moderately compressed high-pressure air in storage tanks. The compressor and storage tanks deliver the high-pressure working air and operational flows to several stages of compressors that boost the pressures during driving to very high-pressure, then ultra high-pressure, then super high-pressure, and finally to extremely high-pressure. A pneumatic torque converter uses jets of the extremely high-pressure to turn an input shaft of a transmission and differential. These, in turn, drive the powered wheels of a car. The compressors float a connecting shaft with matching vanes and impellers on opposite ends on air bearings to reduce shaft turning friction to near zero. The balance of forces between the two ends of a coupled turbo pair allow a simple air bearing design to operate safely and reliably at high rotational speeds.[1]
| Plum Grove Junior High | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
2600 Plum Grove Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-2042 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Motto | "To produce world-class learners by building a connected learning community." |
| Principal | Kerry Wilson |
| Grades | 7-8[2] |
| Number of students | ~700 |
| Color(s) | Orange, Blue, and White |
| Athletics | Volleyball, track, soccer, and basketball. |
| Athletics conference | District 15 |
| Mascot | Charger |
| Website | www |
Quest Academy is an independent school for intellectually gifted students located in Palatine, Illinois.[2] The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, and it is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Association for Gifted Children.
There are two classes per grade, one preschool class and two pre-kindergarten classes.
History
editThe school, first known as Creative Children's Academy, was started in 1982. The school was awarded full accreditation by the ISACS in 1988.
In 1993, the park district which then owned the school's facility announced its decision to raze the building. Two school administrators agreed to share the school board's purchase of the former Palatine Public Library, which would be remodeled into a school facility, as well as the head of school position. The school's name was changed to Quest Academy in 1999 and a capital campaign funded the addition of a gymnasium and performing arts wing.
Extracurricular activities
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Quest Academy's middle school athletic teams include boys' and girls' cross country, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track.
The student council program is called the Knight Program. To become a knight, students must be courteous and follow twelve specified character traits while also doing a "knight" project. School-wide "pageant" assemblies are held where new knights and "squires" are recognized. To be a knight or squire, you must prove you know the charter traits.
Choir is a required subject through fifth grade, but many students choose to continue through eighth grade, with nearly two-thirds of the fifth through eighth grade students participating. There are three choirs at Quest: The Benton Street Boys, Bella Voce, and Chamber, though Chamber is the only auditioned choir. As a part of the curriculum, eighth-graders are required to perform in a musical. Past musicals include "Beauty and the Beast" and "Peter Pan".
Quest also competes in several math competitions, including The Latin School of Chicago, and Mathcounts.
Quest Academy gifted curriculum covers mathematics, LASS (Language Arts and Social Studies are combined in middle school), art, drama, science, music, Spanish, technology, and library. Elective trimester-long classes are also offered several days a week.
Middle School students may participate in weekly flexes, furthering their knowledge of the arts.
References
edit- ^ http://www.google.com/patents/US8056665
- ^ a b Caruana, Vicki (2002). Educating Your Gifted Child. Crossway Books. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-58134-356-4. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
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