Rubber-band car

Melanie's first physics project was a rubber-band powered, cardboard car that she had to build to certain specifications. She was graded on design, construction, and most importantly on how far the car travelled. She built it by herself, for the most part, and got 100% when she ran it at school. In fact, hers was the fourth farthest travelled by any car in her class!

Here's a video of one of our test runs on Sunday.

Happy birthday, Jenna

Happy golden birthday - 12 years old on the 12th! Here's some of the love coming in on Facebook:

Pam Fagan Werner Happy birthday BFF. Best smile ever! 🎉🎊🎂

Brenna Rich Happy Birthday Jenna❣️

April Micolino Happy birthday 🎈

Julie Aronoff Gardner Happy Birthday, Jenn-Jenn! ❤️❤️❤️

Kate Ferguson Happy 12th Birthday Jenna!

Barbara Bushkin Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter!! 🤩

Ginger Finch Colletto Happy Birthday Jenna! The Colletto family (including Chelsea) hopes you have a wonderful day!

Johanna Ellis Newlander Happy Birthday!!

Barbara Appel Happy Birthday Jenna. Hope you have a wonderful day🎂❤️!

Nicole Stervinou Anderson Happy Birthyto Jenna!! 😍🎉🎂🎈

Maryam Zarei Happy birthday🎉🎂😊

Mark Heinze Happy Birthday Jenna!!!

Erica J. Strauss Happy bday! 🎉

Tammy Horton Brown Happy Birthday Jenna🎂🙂

Rachel Simon Farrell Happy golden birthday! Enjoy every minute!

Kim Dela Cruz Happy birthday, Jenna 🎂🎈🎁🎉

Fran Preisman HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 JENNA, We ❤️U GF&GB

Kendall Gaspar Brown Happy birthday, cute girl!

Jami Messinger Happy birthday!

Colleen McGregor Norton Happy Birthday to a wonderful girl!!!

Karen Fruin Shockley Happy happy birthday to Jenna!!!

Suzy Maunu Happy Birthday!

Stacy Rothstein Boodman Happy birthday!!!!

Julie Anna Gerken happy birthday Jenna! Hope you have a great day!!!

Allyson Miller Happy birthday!!!

Susan Spitzberg Love you so much Jenna. Happy happy birthday. ❤️

Hope McGill Happy happy birthday Jenna!!

Shelley Hickerson Happy Birthday Jenna!

Melanie Dulay Bowyer Happy birthday Jenna!! 🎉🎂

Kristi Kessel Myers Happiest of birthdays to one of our favorite reds!

Zoë Abrahams Happy Birthday Jenna! I miss seeing your smiling face.

Maureen Fonseca-Ford Feliz cumpleaños...love her warm smile!

Andrea Simpson Potterat Happy Birthday, Jenna! 🎉🎂🎊

Lisa Ciraolo Zeleny Happy Birthday Jenna! 🎈🎂🎉

Natasha Maska Maxwell HBD to sweet Jenna!!

Maddy Dodson Happy Birthday to a wonderful young lady! xoxo

Kristen Miller Nahrstedt Happy birthday to Jenna!

Demetrious Harmon Happy Birthday!!

ChuckandPaula Brown Happy B-Day! 🎉🎈🎂

Home from school

Someone is excited.





PS. This is the scene when she leaves for school in the morning:

JV Field Hockey Tournament

Hosted by arch-rivals, Serra High School, to whom they lost in the championship game, 0-1.















The best part is the smiles.

The Dog in Autumn

With apologies to John Connolly.

Scripps Ranch Soccer Club Girls 2004

Season kick-off party.