Crystal clear
Sophomore Jenna Bratman examines the effects of a month-long crystal-forming process in Gabrielle Powers’ Chemistry Honors class. The crystals were generated by mixing epson salt and water. “I was surprised to find how sculpted the crystals proved to be,” Bratman said. The next step of this crystalizing process was to compare the results of the various students to see how they differ.

















![Students, teachers, and parents visit Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on June 7 as part of an EF tour group. "In 7th grade I had signed up for a [field trip to] Canada but it was canceled because COVID pushed it off so much, so when Mrs. Pietrzak brought up that they were doing a D-Day field trip to Europe, I thought that was really cool and I knew that I definitely wanted to do a trip while I was at West Shore so I took the opportunity," Amelia Bailly '25 said.](https://westshoreroar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/edbc27cd-da37-43d3-9ac9-0f38a21bbe02-1200x675.jpg)












