By Jasmyn Genchev

It’s common knowledge that passion goes a long way in carrying one to new heights. That driving passion is usually the hardest to find. However, it hasn’t stopped junior Sammy Nagy from pursuing his passion for physics. After thoughtful planning, Sammy has officially formed an affiliation dedicated to studying just that.

As most may know, Sammy loves everything about physics, a love that bloomed from a very young age. He has always admired the mechanics of the world, and the modern discoveries based off them, even before he could understand the underlying math involved. “From dark energy to Einstein-Rosen bridges and real time travel, I was amazed both by how alien to us and our senses the universe is, and yet how every action, interaction and motion was governed by it,” says Sammy.

At that very point, Sammy knew physics would always be in his realm of interests, with the goal to pursue it on every scale. As Sammy says, “I’ve come to understand how the discoveries in physics drive human development, and define our technological evolution, which is but all the more reason to be interested in it.” Sammy’s questions about the universe have only multiplied, and he hopes that his interests in the subject will spread to others.

With the help of Dr. Hickernell, Sammy created a club devoted to physics, making it his goal to incite interest in a subject “that notoriously turns people off.” “I really hoped to show people how physics goes far beyond ‘force diagrams’ and ‘LOL charts,’” Sammy says.

After only a handful of meetings, Sammy’s physics club has already steered its focus towards aerodynamics. However, before break, they explored the detection of exoplanets following the recent discovery of seven around TRAPPIST-1. By learning new concepts through YouTube videos and short discussions, the scientific topics are endless and so are the questions that come with them.

In the future, Sammy sees the physics club expanding, possibly meeting twice a week to cover more complex areas of physics, such as the standard model, quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of relativity. Sammy even hopes to have physicists and experts in the field come and talk about their profession and interests in physics as well. Between the fascinating concepts and the hilarious projector technical difficulties, Room 506 every Thursday at lunch is the place to ponder the mysteries of this great planet we call home.