Last night was a good night. More details tomorrow.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Class officer details
Tomorrow, I will give you guys nomination forms for class officers. Here's a crude breakdown of responsibilities:
President: Ultimately, this person's main responsibility will be planning and running morning meetings. He or she will organize and recruit help for various class activities, such as overnights, field trips, and other speicial occasions. He or she will serve as the voice of the senior class.
Vice President: This person assists in planning the morning meetings and will be responsible for maintaining both the senior activity calendar and birthday recognitions. When necessary, this person will visit the morning meetings of other grade levels to make announcements.
Treasurer: The treasurer will collect money whenever necessary (for shirt orders, field trips, etc.) and will track all fundraising for prom. Must be good with math and be able to keep Ms. Rayburn's head on straight.
Secretary: The secretary should be someone who's participated in a blood drive in the past, because it will be his/her responsibility to organize blood drive volunteers and recruit donors. Ms. Rayburn will help with this initially.
ALL class officers will be called on as necessary to assist with activities as they arise. These four people will serve as a panel of advisers to the administration and senior faculty as necessary. Being a class officer looks good on a resume, sure, but it also an opportunity to be sure that your class reaches its goals this year and maintains its stellar reputation.
President: Ultimately, this person's main responsibility will be planning and running morning meetings. He or she will organize and recruit help for various class activities, such as overnights, field trips, and other speicial occasions. He or she will serve as the voice of the senior class.
Vice President: This person assists in planning the morning meetings and will be responsible for maintaining both the senior activity calendar and birthday recognitions. When necessary, this person will visit the morning meetings of other grade levels to make announcements.
Treasurer: The treasurer will collect money whenever necessary (for shirt orders, field trips, etc.) and will track all fundraising for prom. Must be good with math and be able to keep Ms. Rayburn's head on straight.
Secretary: The secretary should be someone who's participated in a blood drive in the past, because it will be his/her responsibility to organize blood drive volunteers and recruit donors. Ms. Rayburn will help with this initially.
ALL class officers will be called on as necessary to assist with activities as they arise. These four people will serve as a panel of advisers to the administration and senior faculty as necessary. Being a class officer looks good on a resume, sure, but it also an opportunity to be sure that your class reaches its goals this year and maintains its stellar reputation.
For Monday
Please bring your copies of Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The Metamorphosis with you. I should have announced that in class Friday. One of these days, I'll get the hang of this teaching thing.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
First day of English
Here's hoping the Ginormo-Class gets leveled out over the weekend.
It was a great first day, guys! I'm pumped.
It was a great first day, guys! I'm pumped.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Generosity of spirit
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Cherubs,
Let me tell you about a seventh grader named Rhodesia Hampton. Today, upon seeing that your styrofoam cups had been knocked out of the fence overnight, she gathered up her classmates and put them back for you. This group of kiddos resisted the urge to spell out their year (2015) and put them back as 2010 to honor you.
Reason number 38,299,103 I love our school.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
You'll like this
Sen10rs,
The quiz over The Metamorphosis will still be on the first day of school.
However, I will take up your 15 dialectical journals over Slouching Towards Bethlehem on Monday, August 17.
Hit me up if you have questions.
LAR
The quiz over The Metamorphosis will still be on the first day of school.
However, I will take up your 15 dialectical journals over Slouching Towards Bethlehem on Monday, August 17.
Hit me up if you have questions.
LAR
Sunday, July 26, 2009
2 1/2 more weeks
Hello Darling Cherubs,
We are 17 days away from the first day of your senior year! Exciting times are upon us. At the risk of sounding a bit like a nag, I want to make sure you are all on track with your summer reading. For those of you in AP, you should have started on the work by now. Preparation for The Metamorphosis shouldn't be too tough; however, the work for Slouching Towards Bethlehem is meant to be mental aerobics. I've only gotten like...one question...so far, so that means you're either all a bunch of geniuses or you're not working on it yet.
71 of you have signed up for the AP course, and I couldn't be more stoked about that, BUT you won't be allowed to stay in if you have not completed the work with your best effort. So that's why I'm nagging - I don't want to lose any of you!
In other news, as your grade-level chair, I want to give shout-outs to those of you who are already working to raise money for your senior activities. Julie (please call me back, I lost your phone number), Elena, Yesenia, and others -- good work so far, keep it up!
Also, the green senior shirts have arrived, and they look SHARP. Just a personal thank you for selecting a color that looks good with red hair. :) If you ordered one and paid for it, you may pick yours up at school. Mrs. Benavidez or I will help you, but please be honest and don't try to nab one if you didn't order it. Will there be another order? You bet. Here's how that's going to work.
During the first week of school, I will be taking nominations for senior class officers. This is something new to YES, but fairly common to most schools. We will have a senior class president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. These are different from Student Council officers who serve the whole school. What will they do?
Well, I'm working on fleshing out the job desriptions more fully, but these four folks will run morning meetings, organize senior activities, sit on the prom committee, handle shirt/sweatshirt/accessory orders, and such. They will work closely with me on whatever we need to do to make your Sen10r year rock. Be thinking of whom you'd like to see leading your class in this way.
Last announcement (for now): Our first Blood Drive of the year will be on August 31st. The Class of '09 set a great precedent of participation, and already the Class of '10 has made a strong showing at blood drives. I urge all of you to consider participating on the 31st -- the Gulf Coast Blood Center gives us gift cards and supports graduation/prom efforts generously, so it all comes back to you in some way. Plus, you save lives, and nothing's as awesome as knowing that. If you want more info on blood donation, check out this website.
Okay, Cherubs, I think that's it for now. Be seeing you soon!
Lurv,
LAR
We are 17 days away from the first day of your senior year! Exciting times are upon us. At the risk of sounding a bit like a nag, I want to make sure you are all on track with your summer reading. For those of you in AP, you should have started on the work by now. Preparation for The Metamorphosis shouldn't be too tough; however, the work for Slouching Towards Bethlehem is meant to be mental aerobics. I've only gotten like...one question...so far, so that means you're either all a bunch of geniuses or you're not working on it yet.
71 of you have signed up for the AP course, and I couldn't be more stoked about that, BUT you won't be allowed to stay in if you have not completed the work with your best effort. So that's why I'm nagging - I don't want to lose any of you!
In other news, as your grade-level chair, I want to give shout-outs to those of you who are already working to raise money for your senior activities. Julie (please call me back, I lost your phone number), Elena, Yesenia, and others -- good work so far, keep it up!
Also, the green senior shirts have arrived, and they look SHARP. Just a personal thank you for selecting a color that looks good with red hair. :) If you ordered one and paid for it, you may pick yours up at school. Mrs. Benavidez or I will help you, but please be honest and don't try to nab one if you didn't order it. Will there be another order? You bet. Here's how that's going to work.
During the first week of school, I will be taking nominations for senior class officers. This is something new to YES, but fairly common to most schools. We will have a senior class president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. These are different from Student Council officers who serve the whole school. What will they do?
Well, I'm working on fleshing out the job desriptions more fully, but these four folks will run morning meetings, organize senior activities, sit on the prom committee, handle shirt/sweatshirt/accessory orders, and such. They will work closely with me on whatever we need to do to make your Sen10r year rock. Be thinking of whom you'd like to see leading your class in this way.
Last announcement (for now): Our first Blood Drive of the year will be on August 31st. The Class of '09 set a great precedent of participation, and already the Class of '10 has made a strong showing at blood drives. I urge all of you to consider participating on the 31st -- the Gulf Coast Blood Center gives us gift cards and supports graduation/prom efforts generously, so it all comes back to you in some way. Plus, you save lives, and nothing's as awesome as knowing that. If you want more info on blood donation, check out this website.
Okay, Cherubs, I think that's it for now. Be seeing you soon!
Lurv,
LAR
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