El 107 Magazine Volume 1.2 | January 2018 | Page 5

THEY GOT GAME
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by Richard Husemann and Valeria Izaguirre
The soccer eagles became ASOMEX champions once again.
The Juvenil “C” menor (00-01) soccer boys’ team finished the
tournament in Tampico with style, beating the home team by a
score of 3-0, defending last year’s championship.
The girls’ team finished with a close Second after penalties in an
unusual circumstance, as there were not enough teams to
complete the ASOMEX tournament requirements and there
were a questionable number of minutes added after regular
time.
On the hardwood court, both the boys’ and girls’ basketball
teams finished in 2nd place, losing the final to Tampico and
Durango respectively.
Coincidentally, an ex-ASFM student, Santiago Villalobos, was also
present, giving way to a reunion, showing how ASOMEX creates
friendships that last beyond graduation.
COINCIDENCE MEETS BOZEMAN
by Adrian Barreda
The Man, the Myth, the Legend: the one who helped you pass AP STEM courses has finally made an appearance at our campus.
It was a Sunday morning at San Pedro de Pinta, two days before school began
when my science Idol, the Mr. Anderson (aka Bozeman Science), passed right in
front of me. At first, I rejected the idea that a world-renowned AP Physics and AP
Biology teacher could be casually walking in my hometown… but there he was.
With no time to waste, senior Pablo Martínez-Ábrego and I contacted him
through Instagram and filled out a speaker request form, inviting him to our
school to give a talk.
What we didn’t know, however, was that Anderson was already coming to ASFM
for a week to train Elementary and MS/HS teachers to adopt a new science
curriculum called NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), which aims to
involve engineering practices in all STEM courses.
The educator started with a keynote for all of the teachers and administrators
where he showed his audience the email and Instagram chat we had with him.
“You have very enthusiastic students,” he laughed, before continuing with his
presentation.
In the first assembly of the semester, in front of the entire High School student body, Martínez-Ábrego and I were called to the office to explain how the events
had occurred.
During Mr. Anderson’s lunch break, we talked to our physics hero, and asked him questions while in return we received tips to succeed in our careers.
Bozeman Science showed interest in coming back to ASFM next year to continue developing the NGSS standards within our school. He is currently traveling
around the world as an advisor and consultant to improve and promote STEM courses.
It was such a coincidence seeing him in Calzada, which led me to send him a text message, fill out an invitation form, have the email shown to all of the teach-
ers, and finally be invited to have lunch with him. Was it pure coincidence, or was it fate? Sometimes, life has something to throw at you, and it may be an
exceptional thing.