Monday, August 13, 2012
First Meeting
Let's plan to have our first meeting NEXT Wednesday (8/22) at lunch in E113. We can greet each other after our long summer separation and find out who's still with us and how we want to proceed. Comment back sometime this week to let me know if that day works for you. Have a great first week back at school!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Update 8/8
So I wanted to share some news with you as I receive it.
Some good news:
Cinemark movie theaters will be showing the classic Dr. Zhivago film on Sept. 6 in theaters. Now I am certainly not encouraging you to go out on a school night and of course all decisions are up to your parents, but it might be fun for you decathletes to go see this movie (of course you might rent it or whatever, but the theater does have a certain ambience). It is somewhat different from the book, and of course we always rely on the text for details, however, it might be a fun experience for you to go see it either individually, with your families or with other decathletes.
Some bad (well, not really bad, but changing) news:
Mr. Riggs has decided to leave VVHS and pursue other fabulous and fascinating career options. We will of course miss him in AD and at VVHS, but I for one wish him all the best in his future endeavors!
I will be trying to find someone else to help coach our team and will keep you posted on that.
Some good news:
Cinemark movie theaters will be showing the classic Dr. Zhivago film on Sept. 6 in theaters. Now I am certainly not encouraging you to go out on a school night and of course all decisions are up to your parents, but it might be fun for you decathletes to go see this movie (of course you might rent it or whatever, but the theater does have a certain ambience). It is somewhat different from the book, and of course we always rely on the text for details, however, it might be a fun experience for you to go see it either individually, with your families or with other decathletes.
Some bad (well, not really bad, but changing) news:
Mr. Riggs has decided to leave VVHS and pursue other fabulous and fascinating career options. We will of course miss him in AD and at VVHS, but I for one wish him all the best in his future endeavors!
I will be trying to find someone else to help coach our team and will keep you posted on that.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Weekly Assignment: 8/6-8-13
Well, it's our last weekly assignment of the summer! I'd like to thank all of you who followed through and posted every (or almost every) week. Pay attention next week to the announcements at school, or check this blog to see when our reward lunch for those who did well this summer will be and when our first official meeting will be.
Let me remind you what you should have accomplished for AD this summer:
-Read Part I of Dr Zhivago
-Choose a speech topic
-Write at least the introduction to your speech
If you haven't yet done those things, do them so that we can get off to a great start once school begins.
For your assignment this week...let's keep it simple. This being the last week before you guys have to go back to school (get to go back to school?), tell us what you're looking forward to and what you're dreading about school this year. Did you get the classes you wanted? Check back in a few days to offer encouragement or support or mild ridicule to a teammate. See you soon!
Let me remind you what you should have accomplished for AD this summer:
-Read Part I of Dr Zhivago
-Choose a speech topic
-Write at least the introduction to your speech
If you haven't yet done those things, do them so that we can get off to a great start once school begins.
For your assignment this week...let's keep it simple. This being the last week before you guys have to go back to school (get to go back to school?), tell us what you're looking forward to and what you're dreading about school this year. Did you get the classes you wanted? Check back in a few days to offer encouragement or support or mild ridicule to a teammate. See you soon!
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