When most people think about Six Flags, the last thing that comes to mind is school work. But on April 30, physics and calculus students will attend a field trip to Six Flags and get a rare glimpse at how their courses of study apply to real life.

“They will get to see, feel, hear and apply physics principles,” physics teacher Tony Roungon said.

Once a year, Six Flags is closed to the general public allowing St. Louis area students to come and take what they have learned in the classroom out into the real world.

“I am excited,” junior Kayleen Lindstrom said. “[I am] enthusiastic about this great opportunity.”

Students will be given a packet containing several problems to solve. This field trip will offer students a rare opportunity as they will actually be able to bring various scientific instruments onto different rides. They will use these tools to measure different variables on each ride, such as acceleration, velocity and height.

“I have been on a few [field trips] before,” junior Jacob Schwarz said. “But for this one, we will actually be doing physics stuff for a few hours.”

The trip is priced between $11 and $41 per student. The $41 includes everything; the bus, the ticket and lunch. Roungon estimates that approximately 130 students will be attending from North alone, with teachers Steve Kelly and Steve Willott joining for additional supervision. Students will be split into small groups in order to get the most out this experience.

“I am excited,” Schwarz said. “It should be a fun experience.”

North has been sending students on this trip for the past ten years. Roungon, a former engineer, has been teaching here at North for five years now. He has joined as a supervisor on this trip for several years now and feels it offers a great learning opportunity for the students. He hopes the same for this year’s trip.

“It should be a rewarding experience that makes them [the students] reflect fondly on their high school physics experience,” Roungon said.

When most people think about Six Flags, the last thing that comes to mind is school work. But on April 30, physics and calculus students will attend a field trip to Six Flags and get a rare glimpse at how their courses of study apply to real life.

“They will get to see, feel, hear and apply physics principles,” physics teacher Tony Roungon said.

Once a year, Six Flags is closed to the general public allowing St. Louis area students to come and take what they have learned in the classroom out into the real world.

“I am excited,” junior Kayleen Lindstrom said. “[I am] enthusiastic about this great opportunity.”

Students will be given a packet containing several problems to solve. This field trip will offer students a rare opportunity as they will actually be able to bring various scientific instruments onto different rides. They will use these tools to measure different variables on each ride, such as acceleration, velocity and height.

“I have been on a few [field trips] before,” junior Jacob Schwarz said. “But for this one, we will actually be doing physics stuff for a few hours.”

The trip is priced between $11 and $41 per student. The $41 includes everything; the bus, the ticket and lunch. Roungon estimates that approximately 130 students will be attending from North alone, with teachers Steve Kelly and Steve Willott joining for additional supervision. Students will be split into small groups in order to get the most out this experience.

“I am excited,” Schwarz said. “It should be a fun experience.”

North has been sending students on this trip for the past ten years. Roungon, a former engineer, has been teaching here at North for five years now. He has joined as a supervisor on this trip for several years now and feels it offers a great learning opportunity for the students. He hopes the same for this year’s trip.

“It should be a rewarding experience that makes them [the students] reflect fondly on their high school physics experience,” Roungon said.

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