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“The bitterness of studying is preferable to the bitterness of ignorance.”

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In all seriousness though...good luck with finals! Check out the  study tips in the column to the right. Final grades for the 1st semester will not be finalized until Wednesday, 2/6. U.S. History=   Please remember to bring your 2nd Quarter Study Guide to the final (and your stamped work if that wasn't already checked last week).  1st & 5th periods' finals are Monday, 1/28 from 8:00am- 10:00am & 10:20am-12:20pm 2nd period's final is Tuesday, 1/29 from 8:00am-10:00am 3rd period's final is Wednesday, 1/30 from 8:00am-10:00am This portion of your final will contain multiple choice & matching questions. AP Euro=  I sent you an email on School Loop last Friday with a Study Guide to help you prepare for the final. Please keep the following in mind : This study guide is NOT due to be turned in! It is simply to help you prepare for the final. 6th period's final is Tuesday, 1/29 from 10:20am-12:20pm 4th period's final is Thursday, 1/31 from 8:

"Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education." -Martin Luther King Jr.

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I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! U.S. History= Your 2nd Quarter Study Guide is due Thursday, 1/24/13 for odd periods & Friday, 1/25/13 for even periods; you will be taking the first part of your final on that same day. There is a calendar on the board in class outlining the schedule for what is left of the semester. Please also bring your stamped work & QODs to class on Thursday and Friday...it's extra credit toward your final grade! AP Euro= Your journals are due in class on Wednesday, 1/23/13; please check your yellow reading schedule for the page numbers & prompts. On Friday, 1/25/13 your Chapter 24 & 25 Study Guides are due...you will be taking a multiple choice test on that day covering the 2 chapters and after that we will spend time preparing for your final next week, which will be modeled after the actual AP Euro exam.

"In January it's so nice while slipping on the sliding ice ..." - Maurice Sendak, "In January "

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U.S. History= Your Chapter 7 & 8 Study Guide and your New Deal Soup Can Projects are due Tuesday, 1/15/13 for odd periods & Wednesday, 1/16/13 for even periods. Keep in mind that you got these assignments before the break. We will be finishing up one more chapter before the end of the semester & your semester study guide will be passed out in class this week! AP Euro= So far so good with the Chapter 24 presentations in class! :) We will finish those up & move on to Chapter 25 on Wednesday. Don't forget to be working on your Chapter 24 Study Guide that was given out today...lots of good info from the presentations can help you get started on answering a lot of the questions! I will be talking more specifically about the semester final in the next couple of classes. Test corrections have started, please contact me if you plan to come in the morning or after school! Coming during lunch or your open period is fine. Unfortunately, we can't do corrections du

"The important thing is to strive towards a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Welcome Back! I hope you all enjoyed the break. Believe it or not we only have a few weeks left before the first semester is over. U.S. History=  Your Chapter 7 & 8 Study Guide and your New Deal Soup Can Projects are due next week...1/15/13 for odd periods & 1/16/13 for even periods. Keep in mind that you got these assignments before the break. AP Euro=  Your DBQ is due to be posted to turnitin.com by 9am on Tuesday, 1/8/13. We will be wrapping up Chapter 23 this week and taking our test on Thursday, 1/10/13. Remember that the study guides for chapters 22 & 23 are also due on Thursday, 1/10/13.