You've reached Michelle Dunlavey's web page!

For the 1999 Summer Governor's Institute of Science and Technology

Ok, this is me hard at work on this page (Yes, it's an awful picture!):

I'm from Sheldon, Vermont, but I attend Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans. If you'd like to

go check out BFA's page, go Here

We were told to tell a little something about ourselves, so here goes...

---I'm seventeen years old and i'll be a senior in the fall.

---I love to travel; I've been to France, Australia and New Zealand, not to mention many states.

---I took piano lessons for four years and I still play occasionally.

---I would like to major in Pharmacy or Environmental Science after High School

About GIV (SAT):

The 36 of us "kids" were split up into three seperate groups and concentrated on a specific field site in

the greater Burlington area. My group concentrated on the Indian Brook Reservoir, which is where

many of these pictures were taken. I concentrated mainly on the actual reservoir itself, not the

surrounding forests. The whole project was a lot of fun. We also got to go out on UVM research bessel

called the Melrosia, where we learned a little bit more about Lake Champlain. One of my favorite parts

of the whole week was an elective course I participated in where I was given a tour of the Fletcher

Allen Health Center (hospital.) I got to actually be in the room where open heart surgery was being

done, which was a opportunity that most people will never get. I felt a little faint, but it was definately

one of the most memorable moments of my life. I met a lot of really neat people here, and the staff

was exceptional. I had a lot of fun this week and wish I could come back every summer!

The whole group hiking Mallet's Bay	My group after tipping our canoes in the Indian Brook Reservoir.	Julie and Kim canoeing in Indian Brook.

The group listening to a speaker.	The sunset on Lake Champlain at Shelburne Farms.	Bill... what can I say?

And lastly, this is us aboard the Melrosia, a UVM research vessel.

Basically, I had a really good time this week, and I learned a lot, too. This was definately worth my time!