Photos by Ticia Riche Dr. Randy Schekman , Western HS Class of 1966 and the Nobel Prize recipient in Physiology or Medicine 2013 made a visit to our campus on Thursday, February 20th. His Western HS biology teacher also accompanied Dr. Schekman on his visit. It was very motivational to see him with the teacher who helped inspire and educate the future Nobel Laureate.
The school pulled out all the stops and made quite the show for the arrival. The Pioneer Regiment was at the front greeting Dr. Schekman as he exited the limousine. He stood and listened to our entire performance of our opener from our Disney show. As it turns out Dr. Schekman is a band parent and proud father of a clarinetist. The JROTC, ASB and cheerleaders all helped the stage as he entered his former high school campus. The culinary arts class prepared a reception and a luncheon for the visiting dignitaries.
The highlight of Dr. Schekman's visit was the presentation on his prize motivation: "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells". A limited number of science students had the opportunity to hear his lecture and listened with focused attention. Several of our teachers stated this was one of the highlights of their teaching career. We were all very proud to be associated in even the smallest way to a brilliant and talented man who graduated from the campus of Western High School.
The school pulled out all the stops and made quite the show for the arrival. The Pioneer Regiment was at the front greeting Dr. Schekman as he exited the limousine. He stood and listened to our entire performance of our opener from our Disney show. As it turns out Dr. Schekman is a band parent and proud father of a clarinetist. The JROTC, ASB and cheerleaders all helped the stage as he entered his former high school campus. The culinary arts class prepared a reception and a luncheon for the visiting dignitaries.
The highlight of Dr. Schekman's visit was the presentation on his prize motivation: "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells". A limited number of science students had the opportunity to hear his lecture and listened with focused attention. Several of our teachers stated this was one of the highlights of their teaching career. We were all very proud to be associated in even the smallest way to a brilliant and talented man who graduated from the campus of Western High School.
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