Seniors win Pep Rally

Spirit Week Totals

West wins the house competition.  

(1) West:  492
(2) North: 481
(3) South: 469
(4) East: 455

Second Rotation Homework (9/27-9/28

Purther: None

Ogden: None

Melogno: Giancoli problems (page 98 #1-7[all] and page 99 #19-22, 24, 25, 30)

Ortega: Seven alternative note entries

There's a research check on Friday - West House, you're going to the library first thing in the morning, so your research is due at 8 AM

Reminders! 

• Tomorrow is a four-core rotation due to the beginning of library trainings. 
• Yearbook Senior Survey (senior quote, profile survey and best/mosts) is due THIS FRIDAY 9/30!
• TGIF dance is this Friday - BUY YOUR TICKETS!
• Tomorrow is Nerd/Jock day for Spirit Week, that means sports apparel, button-up shirts and highwater pants/suspenders. Glasses count too, as long as they're obviously nerdy. 

What a good day!

On September 27, 2011,  2012 stepped it up.  All houses were 100% for spirit week.  Great job today 2012! What do I expect for tomorrow?  100% again.    On another good note, today we selected a prom site.  It is on Friday May 18, 2012.  Here is your site:

http://www.shuttersonthebeach.com/

First Rotation Homework: 9/26-27

Purther: L/I chart for "How Can Citizen Participation in a Democracy be Structured?"

Odgen: Worksheets 3AB and 4AB

Melogno: Giancoli pg. 98 (#1-7) and pg. 99 (19-22 &25)

Ortega: Alternative notes

Reminders!

• Senior Survey for yearbook due this Friday (9/30)
• TGIF Dance is this Friday - buy your tickets! 
• Tuesday's Spirit Day is Neon, so come wearing something obviously neon (the dance bracelets count!)
• Blog 4 due tomorrow(Tuesday) by 8AM

Blog 5: Second Interview (Service Learning) Questions Approval

For the second interview, you are required to interview your service learning person with the purpose of finding out background information about him or her and/or the organization. 

Blog Title:  Second Interview Questions
Label: Interviews
DUE DATE:  Tuesday October 4th 8AM

You are required to ask at least five approved questions.  Remember the purpose of the interview.   Please submit at least five questions for approval to your blog.  

House Competition: Scattergories

North won!  

Schedule 9/26-9/30

*Spirit week is next week.

Mon-1, 2, and 3
Tue-*4, 1, and E
Wed-2, 3, and 4
Thur-1, 2, 3, and 4
Friday 8-10:26**

• West is going to the library.  Please meet at the entrance of the library at 8AM.  And remember to bring your already completed research check and working bibliography.
• After the library training is done, West will be using the skills they have learned by collecting research at the library.
• North, South and East are doing a research check in house. 
• After the research check is done, North, South and East will be meeting with their house teacher

Friday: 10:26-11:46 is elective, then we have a Pep Rally.  

*Blog 4 is due by 8AM
**Senior survey due

Senior Class Announcements

• Sweater design is due October 7th
• Extra credit for bringing soda (12 pk per class, up to 4)
• Dance is on Friday 9/30
• Pep Rally is also on Friday 9/30
• Next week is spirit week

Hunzeker Announcements

UPCOMING:

SEPT 27th:  Cal Baptist University:  Eddie Silva, Contact
OCT 3rd:  University of Portland:  Ms H, contact
October 5th: La Vern University:  Ms. H, Contact

SIGN UP IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE ASAP 

CSU Application Night has been moved from September 29th to October 4th to accommodate the opening of the CSUMentor site.

Please notify all CSU applicants that there will be a very short training
from 1:30-2:00 in Melogno's room on WEDNESDAY 9/28 to prepare for application night and fill out the High School Planner.  All students coming need to bring a copy of
their High School transcript for that training. 

Third Rotation Homework: 9/22

Ortega:
5 entries from your book

Purther/Ogden/Melogno:
None.


Reminders!

• Presentations are tomorrow
• Final drafts are due to you house teacher tomorrow morning
• Dress up tomorrow in spmething you can wear next week to support spirit week!
• Buy your dance tickets!
• Tomorrow, go straight to house, we will be doing presentations most  of the day!

Spirit Week 9/26-9/30

*Friday, September 23, please help us encourage folks to buy tickets by dressing in 1980s style and/or something from the spirit week list.  
*To count, each student must wear at least one thing per day.  Exception: E-Board members need to wear something from all three things each day. 

House Point Competition

Monday-Hot Mess Day

• crazy hair
• messy clothing
• mismatch clothing

Tuesday-Neon Day

• clothes
• accessories (e.g. bracelet)
• make up or face paint or hair dye

Wednesday-Workout Day

• Sweats
• Leg warmers and sweat bands
• Tights

Thursday-Nerd and Jock Day

• Sports Apparel (e.g. favorite sports team shirt)
• Button up Shirts
• Highwater pants or suspenders 

Friday-Class Color

• Red shirt, pants etc
• Red facepaint
• Red hair

Blog 4: Interview 1 & Presentation 1

Blog 4:  Interview 1 & Presentation 1
Title:  Presentation Reflection
Label:  Presentation
DUE DATE:  TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27th 8AM

1.  In what way did the first interview affect your presentation?  Please explain, be specific and use an example.
2.  What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
3.  What was the most challenging to do and why?

Second Rotation Homework: 9/20-9/21

Ortega:

• 7 notes of alternative note taking from assigned pages in chose book

Purther:

• Watch a democracy video on youtube and have 3 notes in a know and need to know chart.

Ogden:

• Do as much as you can in the new assignment 10 worksheet: Ranking Choices.

Melogno:

• None

Reminders! 
Tomorrow we have four core so remember to have all your homework done!

Presentations are on Friday

Final drafts are due to your house teacher friday

Senior survey and dedication form for yearbook due  9/30

Buy your dance ticket for TGIF! (:

Update on Prom Visits

We traveled to two sites today.  
(1) Disneyland Hotel
(2) Shutters in Santa Monica (http://www.shuttersonthebeach.com/)

After our visits, we have concluded:
(1) Disneyland Hotel is not an option for a number of reasons
(2) Folks liked Shutters, but
(3) We want to see some more prom sites first

Plan:   For the next few days, we will be researching prom sites and looking at options.  We have a time limit regarding losing Shutters.   Questions!  Ask your house representative.

First rotation homework: 9/19-9/20

Ortega:
Assignment7- have 7 alternative notes from the assigned pages in your chosen book, remember to make the responses from your previous knowledge.

Purther:
None

Ogden:
Assignment 11- worksheet on the numeration system

Melogno:
North house- study for the test tomorrow!
Everyone else- no homework.


Reminders!
Blog on rough draft for the 5 minute presentation is due tomorrow by 8:00am.
Final draft due Friday by 8:00am
Presentations are on Friday
No research check this week! (:
Don't forget to do the senior survey for yearbook!

Yearbook: Senior Survey and Senior Dedications

One of yearbook's biggest goals is to get every senior in the book at least once - it is our year, right? To be able to do this, we need your help. The senior survey is something we use to figure out seniors we want to use for profiles that'll be among the senior portraits in the book (if you don't know what I'm talking about, check out Know What I Mean's senior portraits). There are two other parts to this survey - your senior quote and a chance to vote for senior class Best and Mosts (cutest couple, best dressed, messiest backpack). Be sure to give it some thought, this is the stuff that's going into the yearbook!

Make sure everything you put in your senior survey/quote is school appropriate. Martinez reads all of the senior quotes and approves them before they go in the book.

Senior dedications are another thing we're starting to work on, and we have an interest form for you to see/fill out. This'll give us an opportunity to contact the people interested.

Upcoming Prom Visits on Tuesday at 12:30

Senior ASB will be visiting two sites for sure.

(1) Disneyland Hotel (Sleeping Beauty Room) in Anaheim
(2) Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica

Three ideas for sites on the list that at this point may be above our price maximum are:

• Natural History Museum in Los Angeles
• Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood
• Vibiana in Los Angeles 
• SmogShoppe in Culver City
• Marvimom in Los Angeles

You are invited, but you must find your own ride there and back.  If we do see a third one, it will be in between seeing the Disneyland Hotel  and Shutters.   We are scheduled to see Shutters at 4PM.   If you are going, tell your ASB rep.

Spoons II: Two close matches! East and South won.

Two close matches!    East and South won. 

North: 2
South: 2
East: 1
West: 1

Schedule 9/19-9/23

Want extra credit?  See recent email for more information (dontation)

Monday: 1*, 2, and 3**
Tuesday: 4***, 1, and E
Wednesday: 2, 3, and 4
Thursday: 1, 2, 3, and 4
Friday: Presentations****, Elective, House

*Interview 1 due to turnitin.com by 8AM.  Justification form due in class at 8AM.
**Physics Test all blocks and 4th block next day
***Blog 3: Presentation 1 Rough Draft due by 8AM
****Final Draft of presentation due by 8AM to house teacher 
        (If in West, please email Purther your final draft by 8AM.  If in the other houses bring them a copy unless they state otherwise). 

Hunzeker Announcements:

• Students check out and use COLLEGEWEEKLIVE.COM
• Monday 9-19 1:30-2:15 UC meeting in Ortega's room (topic: first draft of personal statement)
• Cal Poly starts this Thursday, September 22nd.  CLASS enrollment deadline is September 28th
  ALL Young Scholar Seniors MUST REAPPLY for FALL.
• Thursday 9-29 CSU meeting from 7PM to 9PM (Please fill out all of your classes on the CSU MENTOR High School Planner BEFORE THAT MEETING)
• College Visit: Cal Baptist University Lunch Time in Mr. Ogden's Room
  Tuesday, September 27th

Career Class: Sign ups are on Purther's door.

Assignment: Career Class
Instructor:  Michelle Parker
Email: parker_michelle@lacoe.edu
Date: 9-28, 9-29, 9-30,10-5, 10-6, or 10-7
Time:  1:30-3:00 (4th block)
Location: Cal Poly Pomona Computer Lab

You are required to attend one day and one block of an upcoming career class as part of your senior year.  Please sign up asap. There are only 20 spots per day.  The sign up sheet is on Purther's door.

What are the expectations?
1.  Be on-time.
2.  Stay on-task.
3.  Participate in all activities.

See Michelle Parker or email her if you have questions.

3rd Rotation HMK (9/15-9/16)

Ortega:

• Have 5 alternative notes for the pages you were assigned to in your chosen book

Ogden:

• None

Purther

• None

Melogno:

• Study for the test next rotation

Reminders!

• Research Check is Tomorrow, Working Bibliography included
• Buy your Dance Tickets! TGIF will be on September 30th
• First Interview is due monday 8AM to turnitin.com, the justification is also due on Monday to your house teacher

Hunzeker Announcement

College scholarship:  http://heroes.vfw.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=17461.0&dlv_id=25462

Spirit Week September 26-30

House Point Competition: Start planning now!

Monday-Hot Mess Day

• crazy hair
• messy clothing
• mismatch clothing

Tuesday-Neon Day

• clothes
• accessories (e.g. bracelet)
• make up or face paint or hair dye

Wednesday-Workout Day

• Sweats
• Leg warmers and sweat bands
• Tights

Thursday-Nerd and Jock Day

• Sports Apparel (e.g. favorite sports team shirt)
• Button up Shirts
• Highwater pants or suspenders 

Friday-Class Color

• Red shirt, pants etc
• Red facepaint
• Red hair

2nd Rotation HMK (9/13-9/14)

Ortega:

• Find 5 things to discuss within the pages of your chosen book

Purther:

• Read and margin note the handout

Ogden

• None

Melogno

• Finish Handout
• Finish Level I problems from Chapter 3 Sections 5-6 ( Level II and Level III are extra credit)
• Study and be prepared for next rotations study hall

Reminders!

• First interview is due Monday at 8AM on turnitin.com
• Research Check is Friday, Working Bibliography included
• TGIF Dance is Sept. 30-Buy your ticket! Remember the house with the most tickets bought gets a house point
• Bring bright posters,streamer,balloons to help decorate ( Bring by Friday) *WESTSIDE bring it Thursday

9/13 Prom Meeting

Students came back with a number of selections with photos and information about each selection.  Prom committee reviewed each selection and then selected the top 3, and the 3 alternative to these 3. Senior ASB contacted all the sites yesterday to arrange a visit and discuss cost and availability. We will be visiting the sites starting next Tuesday after school.  All seniors are invited to tour a site with us. Talk to your house representative if you are interested in going (transportation is not provided). 

Upcoming house competitions

Here are some upcoming house competitions:

(1) Friday, we are playing spoons again (West v. East; South v. North)
(2) Dance tickets:   How do you win?  It is what house has the highest percentage of students paying for a ticket.  If lets say all houses get 100% paid tickets, then all four houses get a point.  If it is two houses with 100% then two houses get points.  If the highest is one house with 95%, then that house gets the point.
(3) Spirit Week:  Same explanation regarding the dance tickets (it is 5 days of spirit week)

More to come! 

First Rotation HMWK (9/12-9/13) :D

Purther:

• Read " Big Four #3" and answer the questions for that section (3) in your notebook

Ogden:

• Finish the REVLAB Worksheet

Melogno:

• Finish Day 6 Worksheet
• Level I problems in the book ( remember Level II and Level III are extra credit)

Ortega:

• None

Reminders!

• First Interview is due next Monday 8AM to turnitin.com
• We do have a research check this Friday, Working Bibliography included
• Blog 3 is due next Tuesday 8AM

Hunzeker Announcement

Students who are applying to any UC colleges need to see Hunzeker this week.

Blog 3: Presentation 1

Blog 3
Title: Senior Project Presentation 1
Due: Tuesday 9-20 8AM
Label: Presentations
Content: 5 minute presentation Rough Draft format, as found on your component contract; be sure include a description of the visual you plan on bringing.

2012 Senior Sweater Design due October 7th

Please submit sweater designs by Friday October 7th 8AM to Purther.   The design must be appropriate and we must be able to put it on a computer program like in-design or photoshop.  You can draw it.   If 2012 selects your artwork, we will work with the artist and the person who puts it on the computer program to keep the original intent. 

Second House Competition: North & South win in Spoons

Angel and Max win for South and North in Spoons.  

North: 2
West: 1
South: 1
East: 0

Schedule 9/12-9/16

M*: 1, 2, and 3
T: 4, 1, and Elective
W: 2, 3 and 4
R: 1, 2, and 3
F: 4, Research Check #3, Elective and House Competition**

*Blog 2 is due by 8AM
**It will be an outside sport, please wear P.E. clothes or clothes you would exercise in for this activity.

Second Rotation (Sept. 7-8) HMWK

Not much on the core homework front, but lots of reminders for Friday and the weekend!

Purther
- Read "Big Four #2" and answer the questions for that section (2) inside your spiral notebook.

Ogden
- None

Melogno
- Complete as many Level I, II and III problems in the book (starting page 40, questions 33-48) as possible (Level I's are the minimum)
- Day 5 Worksheet

Ortega
- Bring decorations for your composition book on Monday
- Also remember to chose a word for Vocab

Friday/Weekend Reminders!
- Research Check time! 3 articles are required tomorrow*
- Updated Working Bibliography (link to template) is due as well (Easy Bib)
- Blog #2 is due on Monday at 8AM!

* SOUTH HOUSE: You are to have 3 already completed articles due tomorrow as well as 3 blank articles to do in class.

SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW: Research Check #2 ; Advisory Meetings ; Elective ; House Competition

Notice to ALL Young Scholars

Check in Meeting tomorrow at lunch time 12:40 (September 8th)

Please pass the info along to all.

12:40 to 1:00 in Mr. Pang's room
Sign in.

Come if you have questions or need help.  General questions answered
Specific questions? We will decide if you need an appointment or a referral
to an Experienced Young Scholar!

Blog 2: Interview 1 Preparation

Title: Interview Check
Label: Interview
Due: Monday 9/12 8AM

Questions:
1. Who are you interviewing and why?
2. What additional questions will you ask them (in addition to the 5 we require)

First Rotation (Sept. 6-7) HWK

Purther
- Read "Big Four #1" and answer the questions
*Write your answers in your notebook.  You don't need to print anything.  

Ogden
- None
- Reminder: North and South, bring your Senior project posters!

Melogno
- Worksheet (Day 4) problems
- Level I problems in the book

Ortega
- Practice your poems!
- Bring an official print out of your poem (not a hand-typed version)*

* If you bring a hand-typed version you will be marked down for accuracy so make sure that you bring a print out from the poetry out lout website.

Friday Reminders
- Research Check is Friday. Look at the post below this one for details.

Senior Project Research Checks

Research check #2 is next Friday.  Please remember also to research on your own and take notes.  The first research article (with notes) count is on November 4th.  You are expected to have:

18 articles
2 interviews

1 chapter in a book roughly = an article.  We suggest to bring a book for research checks once you are certain what your project will be.  

Any questions!  Ask your house teacher.

SOUTH HOUSE (from Melogno)

Work on reading and taking notes on 3 new articles, due (already completed) in house on Friday (9/9). Bring 3 BLANK articles to work on during house; due at the end of the block.

Schedule 9/5-9/9

M: No school
T: 1,2, E*
W: 3, 4, 1
R: 2, 3, 4
F: RC#2**, Advisory meetings, E*, House Competition***

*Elective
*Research Check (Bring 3 articles and your updated WB)
***We are playing spoons.  Dress in normal school clothes.

Fourth Rotation (Thursday/Friday 9/1-9/2) Homework

1. Purther: None
2. Ogden: Working Bibliography (another copy) due first rotation
3. Melogno: Four questions on the bottom of the homework OR as many Level I, II or III questions out of the back of chapter two as you can do. Due first rotation. 
4. Ortega: Finish alternative notes for Immigration vs. Emigration article; be prepared to decorate your comp book in class first rotation; work on memorizing your Poetry Out Loud piece. 

Research check tomorrow (Friday): 2 articles, 1 encyclopedia; WB printed and ready to be turned into your house teacher.

Supply Check, Show and tell and bring your potluck contribution.

Reminders for Friday/Tuesday

1. Research Check due Fri 9/2
        -Bring 1 encyclopedia and 2 articles
       -WB competed
2. Core/Project supplies due 9/2 ( Purther's notebook, composition book, 1 inch 3 ringer binder for math, and graphing calculator)
3. Show and Tell (1 minute) due 9/2
4. Food obligation due 9/2
*Remember, the school rule, no homemade food
5. Set up Digital Portfolio if you haven't and email link to clay909@gmail.com
North/South/East:  TBA regarding who is missing it
6. Digital Portfolio: What is your topic?  Why? And what do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic all year? 
     Due: 9/6 8AM
    Label: Research