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Flying Geese
By flying in a "V" formation, geese can use 50-70% less energy due to the lead bird's updraft.

"To me, it is not enough to wonder at the secrets."       
-Albert Einstein

HIV virus (from www.healthinitiative.org)
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Smaller than 150 nm...the RNA virus that causes AIDS has taken the lives of over 28 million people.

"The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum."
-Frances Willard
 
 
"Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors." -African Proverb
 
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle

Male Peacock
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The male peacock's plumage represent sexual selection.

Adult Dragonfly
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Dragonflies get their name from their mandibles that they use to capture mosquitoes.

2009-2009 School Year

Classes begin August 25
Classes end June 3

Stratford HS

National Exemplary School
14555 Fern Drive

Houston, Texas 77079