Voices: Democracy in Action

High Tech High International Senior Class Exhibition

Resource Management Project

February 11, 2009

HTHI Commons from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 PROGRAM

6:00 – 6:30 p.m. WELCOME HTHI COMMONS

Introduction . . . . Sophia Gholson & Mya Clausius-Davis

Significance of Civic Duty . . . Myles Magallanes

Ode to Education . . . . Will Munroe

Education Reform . . . . Nico D’amico Barbour

Water Shortage in San Diego . . Sophia Gholson & Mya Clausius-Davis

Water Authority Board of San Diego

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. BREAKOUT ROOMS

Theme: Clean Water ENGINEERING LAB

6:30 – 6:40 . . . . . Nick Santiago and Crystal Dandrea

Essential question: How Can Our Government Manage the Water Crisis Best? Why is America Experiencing a
Water Shortage?

6:40 – 6:50 . . . . . Xochitl Lopez and Jocelyn Hernandez

Essential question: How can we help Kenya provide clean drinking water for all of its citizens?

6:50 – 7:00 . . . . . Zoli Novak

Essential question: Why Should the people of San Diego want their river restored?

7:00 – 7:10 . . . . . Alec Jolly

7:10 – 7:20 . . . . . Ben Cisneros

7:30 – 7:40 . . . . . Cynthia Galvan

7:40 – 7:50 . . . . . Ethan Stern

7:50 – 8:00 . . . . . Gabe Mendoza

Essential question: How can the U.N. improve energy consumption in refugee camps?
Theme: Environment Room 16 (upstairs)

6:30 – 6:37 . . . . . Jerevien Richeson and Megan Wasserman

Essential question: How can China create sustainable communities through urban planning?

6:38 – 6:45 . . . . . Minh Nguyen

Essential question: What should the Chinese government do to reduce air pollution?

6:46 – 6:53 . . . . . Alfredo Gonzales

Essential question: How can our government bring an end to illegal deforestation?

6:54 – 7:02 . . . . . Yura Salter

Essential question: How can the U.S. government better protect the Ivory Billed Woodpecker and ensure its
stability in the eco-system?

7:03 – 7:10 . . . . . Danielle Nisan

Essential question: How can the Costa Rican government manage its forests and jungles best?

7:11 – 7:18 . . . . . Ethan Thompson

7:19 – 7:26 . . . . . Alina Lopez

Essential question: Why should our government implement a foodscrap recycling program?

7:27 – 7:34 . . . . . Zack Farrell

Essential question: Why should we restore the Salton Sea?

7:35 – 7:42 . . . . . Amelia Vance

Essential question: What policies should our government implement to restore the Salton Sea?

7:43 – 7:50 . . . . . Adriana Mendez

Essential question: What should the Brazilian government do about the air pollution problem there?

7:51 – 7:58 . . . . . Leila Shirey

7:59 – 8:07 . . . . . Azucena Sanchez-Benitez Canu

Theme: Education/Information & Economy Room 17 (upstairs)

6:30 – 6:38 . . . . . A Prachasarratt and Joao Muller

Essential question: What should the Brazilian government do to preserve its ailing education system?

6:39 – 6:47 . . . . . Paris Finnie and Candace Arenas

6:48 – 6:56 . . . . . Annamae Lopez and Maryross Aguilar
Essential question: Why is a sex education program in Filipino schools so important?

6:57 – 7:03 . . . . . Mollie Davis

Essential question: Should the federal government be funding abstinence only education?

7:04 – 7:12 . . . . . Matt Lapage

Essential question: How can we improve FEMA’s ability to respond to emergency situations?

7:13 – 7:21 . . . . . Colleen Hughes

7:22 – 7:30 . . . . . Khaled Rodriguez

Essential question: What can Brazilians do about their corrupt political system?

7:31 – 7:39 . . . . . Nathaniel Center

Essential question: What can Californians do to improve electrical energy efficiency in their state?

7:40 – 8:00 . . . . . Sam Weiner and Erik Smith

Essential question: How can San Diego best manage its electrical energy needs?

8:01 – 8:09 . . . . . Enrique Leon

Essential question: Why should our government implement free WiFi across the U.S.?

8:10 – 8:18 . . . . . Erik Wood and Loretta Davis

Essential question: Why should marijuana be legalized?

8:19 – 8:27 . . . . . Mason Newstead and Cliff Green

Essential question: How can our government best manage the trend to outsource jobs overseas?

Theme: Health Services & Fossil Fuels & Minerals Room 15 (upstairs)

6:30 – 6:40 . . . . . Phoenicia Byas

6:40 – 6:50 . . . . . Jon Luc Clark

Essential question: How can the government support decreased use of artificial sweetners?

6:50 – 7:00 . . . . . Addilene Mejia and Alejandra Murillo

Essential question: How can we provide vaccines to the citizens of South Africa?

7:00 – 7:10 . . . . . Alex Bustamente

Essential question: How can Venezuelan government best manage the mining and distribution of diamonds?

7:10 – 7:20 . . . . . Noelle Daley

Essential question: How can San Diego improve its public transportation system?
7:20 – 7:30 . . . . . Chelsea Nelson
Essential question: How can we lower America’s dependence on oil?

7:30 – 7:40 . . . . . Anthony Kang

Essential question: How can our government manage the consumption of coal in the United States?

7:40 – 7:50 . . . . . Alex Arvidson

Essential question: How do we decrease our use of oil?

7:50 – 8:00 . . . . . Ed Mora

Essential question: Why should China reduce its coal consumption?

Theme: Overfishing & Wildlife Room 12 (upstairs)

6:30 – 6:40 . . . . . Cori Hume Flannery and Ellis Orozco

Essential question: What should we do to keep sharks from becoming extinct?

6:40 – 6:50 . . . . . Daniel Delgado

Essential question: Why should our government take action to manage fishing?

6:50 – 7:00 . . . . . Myles Magallanes

Essential question: Why should individuals care about overfishing and how it affects our world?

7:00 – 7:10 . . . . . Zander Benning and Josh Cervantes

Essential question: What is significance of overfishing on the west coast of the United States?

7:10 – 7:20 . . . . . Jon Dylan Shadrach

Essential question: How can our government manage fishing to keep it sustainable?

7:20 – 7:30 . . . . . Mayra Violante and Jordan Hunt

Essential question: What can be done to stop overfishing?

7:30 – 7:40 . . . . . Mark Hargrove

Essential question: What can Nepal do to preserve its wildlife?

7:40 – 7:50 . . . . . Jakk Bryant Wallis

Essential question: How can we save the sea turtle population?

7:50 – 8:00 . . . . . Garrett Palensky

Essential question: What should governments in Africa do to stop the illegal poaching of elephants?

8:00 – 8:10 . . . . . Haidee Pacheco & Jackie Tovar

Theme: People Room 12

6:30 – 6:40 . . . . . Claudia Cruz

Essential question: What should Indian government do to manage its population?

6:40 – 6:50 . . . . . Brittany Harmon & Taylor Addison

6:50 – 7:00 . . . . . Mariah Salas

Essential question: How can the U.S. government stop the sex trade here?

7:00 – 7:10 . . . . . Madison McCartha

Essential question: How can our government implement policies to enhance the development of urban
community?

7:10 – 7:20 . . . . . Brandon Wallace and Jacob Walsh

Essential question: What policies can be implemented to help stem overpopulation?

7:20 – 7:30 . . . . . Javier Bustamante

Essential question: What is the best response to the violence and kidnapping plaguing Tijuana?

7:30 – 7:40 . . . . . Brenda Arriaga

Essential question: How can we help orphanages in Tijuana?

7:40 – 7:50 . . . . . Candace LeFlame

Essential question: Why should India end sex selective abortions?

Theme: Human Rights in the Congo U.N. Theatre

6:30 – 7:00 Alejandra Torrero and Nikolai Kalhovde

Essential question: What is the significance of Coltan to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the recent war
there.

7:00 – 7:30 Shayna Brodnick and Annalise Mason

Essential question: Why should w act to stop the atrocities happening in the Congo