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PALs conduct science experiment

by Lauren Batts, Reporter
April 7, 2026
Lauren Batts
Senior Emma Tolman measures the amount of cornstarch to use for the ooblek on March 30 while her PALee strikes a pose.

Seniors in the Peer Assisted Leadership program, Emma Tolman and Alice Tygrett conducted a science experiment with their two groups of PALees on March 30. at Bagdad Elementary School. Each little scientist mixed a 1/4 cup of water, 1/2 cup of cornstarch and food coloring to create oobleck. The non-Newtonian substance becomes solid when force is applied and a liquid when it is left alone. 

Cornstarch
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Senior Emma Tolman pours cornstarch for her PALee while they quickly ate their lunch.

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Lauren Batts
Lauren Batts, Photojournalist
Lauren is photojournalist and has been on staff for 2.5 years. Outside of yearbook she participates in the Peer Assistance and Leadership Services program, student council and photography club. Outside of school she maintains her affinity for photography, with a special love for Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan and the Cheesecake Factory’s Oreo extreme cheesecake.