December 2017
Brian Gilmore '88 and Elou, his Arson Dog, Present to the Forensic Science Class
Archmere class of 1988 graduate PFC Brian Gilmore#37 of the Upper Chichester Police Department and his partner, his accelerant detection K9 arson dog Elou, spoke to the Forensic Science class this week. Elou is part of the State Farm Arson Dog Program. She has been trained to sniff out minute traces of accelerants that may have been used to start a fire. These dogs go through extensive training before becoming certified accelerants detection canines. As Elou's handler, Brian Gilmore '88 is not only trained to investigate the causes of fires but is also responsible for providing community outreach programs and educational seminars on fire prevention and safety. Each year billions of dollars worth of property damage and hundreds of lives are lost due to the crime of arson.
Brian spoke to the Forensic Science class and led them through several scenarios and examples of how Elou works. He explained her routine, training, and several cases they work on together. Since 1993, the State Farm Arson Dog Program has put more than 380 dogs and their partners to work in 45 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces.
Math League
The senior Math League team finished in first place at the December 10th meet, fueled by Anna Zdunek and Andrew Shi's silver medal performances. The next meet is Thursday, January 4 at Concord High School. Archmere's 9th grade Math League team came in 2nd in the second meet of the year, but is tied for 1st place in our region cumulatively so far. Alex Lu and Rohit Mathur are both in 3rd place individually in our region.
Chinese Class Cartoon Captions
This month the Chinese class wrote captions for a cartoon from the recent issue of "The New Yorker". They were written in Chinese character, Pinyin and English versions.
Click here to view two students' work on the Chinese Cartoon
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Archmere class of 1988 graduate PFC Brian Gilmore#37 of the Upper Chichester Police Department and his partner, his accelerant detection K9 arson dog Elou, spoke to the Forensic Science class this week. Elou is part of the State Farm Arson Dog Program. She has been trained to sniff out minute traces of accelerants that may have been used to start a fire. These dogs go through extensive training before becoming certified accelerants detection canines. As Elou's handler, Brian Gilmore '88 is not only trained to investigate the causes of fires but is also responsible for providing community outreach programs and educational seminars on fire prevention and safety. Each year billions of dollars worth of property damage and hundreds of lives are lost due to the crime of arson.
Brian spoke to the Forensic Science class and led them through several scenarios and examples of how Elou works. He explained her routine, training, and several cases they work on together. Since 1993, the State Farm Arson Dog Program has put more than 380 dogs and their partners to work in 45 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces.
Math League
The senior Math League team finished in first place at the December 10th meet, fueled by Anna Zdunek and Andrew Shi's silver medal performances. The next meet is Thursday, January 4 at Concord High School. Archmere's 9th grade Math League team came in 2nd in the second meet of the year, but is tied for 1st place in our region cumulatively so far. Alex Lu and Rohit Mathur are both in 3rd place individually in our region.
Chinese Class Cartoon Captions
This month the Chinese class wrote captions for a cartoon from the recent issue of "The New Yorker". They were written in Chinese character, Pinyin and English versions.
Click here to view two students' work on the Chinese Cartoon
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grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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