Sophomore and Forensic Science Club secretary Angel Cerna said the first Forensic Science Club meeting of the year went better than he expected with more than 35 students in attendance.
“A lot of people did show up and I was pretty happy to see that,” Cerna said.
Along with lectures about forensics topics, the club plans to experiment with labs in future meetings.
“It’s kind of alternating [between] lecture day, then lab, then lecture day,” Cerna said. “For the labs, you do have to come to the preparation. You can’t just show up to the lab.”
Club sponsor and Chemistry teacher Cydney Tinsley created the Forensic Science Club because of her previous background and interest in forensics.
“At the old school I taught at, I was responsible for teaching forensic science, and I spent years building a curriculum for it and making sure that it was all very real world, applicable,” Tinsley said. “And so I’m just really passionate about it, and I think it’s a lot more applicable than people think to multiple fields of science, as well as to just like daily life as a whole.”
Tinsley hopes that students take away important lessons from joining the club.
“I hope students [will be] more observant of the world around them as a whole. Being in a forensic environment puts you in a mindset of, ‘I need to be paying attention to sights, smells, sounds, words, demeanor,’” Tinsley said. “As well as for those who are interested in doing lab work, becoming a forensic analyst or scientist, or becoming a criminologist or criminal law, this is a good learning opportunity for them.”
Sophomore Alessandri Nardi, who attended the first meeting, plans to attend future Forensic Science Club meetings.
“It was fun,” Nardi said. “It was interesting to learn about the small details that you like, the small, meticulous details that you have to pay attention to when doing an investigation,”
Tinsley encourages people to join the club.
“Come join us,” Tinsley said. “It’ll be great. It’s a weird class filled with weird people who are talking about weird things. But again, it’s fun and it’s all real world applicable, and it’s a good way to explore and maybe learn something that you haven’t and maybe find a new interest.”
Anyone can join the Forensic Science Club, which meets every Tuesday in Room 3701 during Cardinal Hour. Follow them on Remind: @cardsfsc.