Announcements and Assignments for Wednesday

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope every one is well and had a great weekend.

We are very happy to announce that there has been improvement on the performance of our sophomore students on the 2008/09 Reading and Writing AIMS tests from last year. Special congratulations to Clifford Alexander, Cameron Hill, Bentzi Kielsky, and D.J. Owsley for scoring in the exceeds category on either Reading or Writing. Thank you also to Mrs. Burnquist and Mr. Virgin for providing great instruction to the students. We have let most students know who scored what and we will be releasing reports later in the week.

There are winners in the Science Fair and they will be announced at the assembly at the end of the half day on May 8. Thank you to Ms. Domanik, Mr. Harmon, and Mr. Milton for judging all the contestants and holding them to high standards for performance. Pictures of the exhibit will be on our web site soon.

Please remember that Friday is a half day.

Please remember that we have an open house for new students on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The school will be hosting a party at Skateland on Saturday May 9. We hope you can attend. We will also be sending out permission slips for Sunsplash in the coming days and we will have Spirit Week starting on May 18.

There will be a meeting of athletic teams in the next couple of weeks. Details will come forth soon.

Assignments for Wednesday
Ms. Domanik
Biology: 1) Bacteria and virus worksheet and 2) Bacteria wanted poster
Anatomy: 1) DNA from strawberries and 2) Problem solving lab 13.2 and 13.3

Mrs. Burnquist
Grade Ten English: Found poem and review Shakespeare.
Grade Twelve English: Sentence Outlines.
Grade Eleven English: Review packets 8-18 on Grapes of Wrath.
Grade Nine English: Found poems.

Mr. Gordon
Both History classes: Work on papers.

Mr. Slusser
Grade 12 History: Read the Handout.

Mr. Virgin
Grade Eight English: Read chapter 12-16 of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and write two sentences for each vocab word.
Grade Ten History: Read packet on " Deeds of Desperate Valor" Write two paragraphs on treatment of Afro American Revolutionary Solider.
Grade Eight History: After reading packet on Hitler trial for treason' Pretend to be a newspaper reporter and interview Hitler (Remember this is before Hitler ruled Germany and WWII)
Grade Six/Seven English: Read chapter six through twelve of Last of the Mohican's and write two sentences for each vocab word.

Mr. Smith
Pre Algebra: Page 487 1-15 (odd) and page 493 1-25 (odd)
Algebra One: Page 468-469 17-21 (odd), 35-39 (odd); Optional (will give extra credit on Wednesday) 25-28 and 31-33. Take home exams are due Wednesday. If you want credit for them on progress report, then turn them in on Tuesday to the office before first hour.

Mr. Milton
Middle School Science: Do the benefits of technology outweigh its negative effects (Why or Why Not)
Grade Six/Seven History: Why were Hitler and Mussolini able to come to power? Why did the people of Germany and Italy accept Fascism?