Summer 2013 - Archbishop Rummel High School

Dr. Vladimir Kiselov of LSU Health Sciences Center demonstrates a
breathing patient to Archbishop Rummel freshmen.
Tulane Law School professor Jim Letten talks law to his Archbishop
Rummel visitors.
BIOMEDICAL, LAW COURSES OFFERED TO STUDENTS
The approaching fall semester
will witness 75 students at
Archbishop Rummel taking courses
in a new Law Studies program
and working in a new Biomedical
Sciences curriculum. The school
is working with New Orleans
area business, medical, and legal
professionals who will serve as
advisors for student projects, speak
at the school, and also develop field
experiences that tie directly into the
classroom learning.
Students will take the Law Studies
or Biomedical Sciences courses in
addition to the standard courses
required for state graduation and
TOPS scholarship requirements.
The four courses for the Law
Studies program will consist
of Speech and Debate in the
student’s freshman
year; Principles of
Free Enterprise as a
sophomore; Civil and
Criminal Law for the
third year as juniors;
and Forensic Sciences
in their fourth year as
seniors.
Through the Law
Studies program,
students will also learn
how to formulate
persuasive debates,
produce oral and
written arguments, establish and
manage enterprises, and explore the
workings of the justice system.
The four courses for the
Biomedical Sciences program
will consist of Principles of the
Talking court room procedures to Cameron Dupuy, Josh Bienvenu, Alex Bienvenu, Justin Lorio,
and Tyler Braud is Tulane Law school professor Jim Letten.
Dr. Frank Smart, chief cardiologist at LSUHSC, explains a
procedure to freshmen (left) Ryan Powers, Mark Pittman, Luke
Lacoste, and Wyatt Vanlangendonck.
Biomedical Sciences; Human Body
Systems; Biomedical Innovation;
and Medical Interventions. Students
will explore concepts of human
medicine and are introduced to
topics such as physiology, genetics,
microbiology and public health.
“Through activities, like
dissecting a heart, students examine
the processes, structures and
interactions of the human body –
often playing the role of biomedical
professionals. They also explore the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of disease, working collaboratively
to investigate and design innovative
solutions to various health
challenges,” said Dr. Sarah Ross,
Assistant Principal of Academics for
Archbishop Rummel.
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