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"God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December." --James M. Barrie

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U.S. History=   Your Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide is due on Wednesday, 12/3 (for odd periods) & Thursday, 12/4 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we will receive our family information this week!     A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 21 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday, 12/4.  Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Monday, 12/8. P.S. Nicely done on the group projects!  
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"As a token of our gratitude for God's gracious gift of abundance, let us share generously with those less fortunate than we at home and abroad. Let us at this season of thanksgiving perform deeds of thanksgiving; and, throughout the year, let us fulfill those obligations of citizenship and humanity which spring from grateful hearts." --President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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If you did the last minute Extra Credit last week, be sure to  turn in your write up by Tuesday! U.S. History=     A new Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide was passed out in class last week, it is due on Wednesday, 12/3 (for odd periods) & Thursday, 12/4 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we will receive our family information the first week of December!    A.P. Euro=   Your   group project, relating to Chapter 20 is due...Tuesday, 11/25. Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Monday, 12/8.  "If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share."  - W. Clement Stone
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"I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks." ~William Shakespeare

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It’s a last minute EXTRA CREDIT alert! Who… YOU! What… attend the “Shakespeare by the Harbor” show When… 11/20, 11/21, or 11/22 at 7pm or 11/22 at 2pm (the cost is $5 for a student for any show) Where… the Robert B. Wentz Theater (that’s the one on campus) Why… to earn a little extra credit attend one of the performances that is just over an hour long. In addition to watching the show, in order to earn some extra credit, answer the following questions in a write up that is due to me by Tuesday, 11/25. a. Which performance did you attend & who did you go with? b. What were your thoughts about Shakespeare prior to this show? c. Did this performance change your opinion about Shakespeare? Why or why not? d. Who was your favorite character in this performance? Why? (be sure to include the character’s name, what play they were from, & the name of the student who played that character) e. Turn in your write up & show me your lime green attendance slip. So...
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“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― Epicurus

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U.S. History=     You have a Chapter 4 & 5 Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) on Tuesday, 11/18 (odd periods) & Wednesday, 11/19 (even periods).  There is no study guide this time around, so you are on your own to read through the chapters and review your notes in preparation.  A.P. Euro=   Your Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides are due on Wednesday, 11/19. We will spend about half the period reviewing for the exam in class on Monday. Also on Monday you will receive information about a small Chapter 20 Group Project.
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"America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world." --John Doolittle

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U.S. History=     You have a Chapter 4 & 5 Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) on Tuesday, 11/18 (odd periods) & Wednesday, 11/19 (even periods). There is no study guide this time around, so you are on your own to read through the chapters and review your notes in preparation.  A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 19 Reading Quiz this week.  Your Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides are due on Wednesday, 11/19. Information regarding a review session on Tuesday, 11/18 will be shared later this week in class. All of the information below is from  http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp  History of Veterans Day World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the All...
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"The wild November come at last Beneath a veil of rain; The night winds blows its folds aside, Her face is full of pain. The latest of her race, she takes The Autumn's vacant throne: She has but one short moon to live, And she must live alone." --Richard Henry Stoddard

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U.S. History=   Your 1st Quarter project (Native American Tribal Flier) is due on Tuesday, 11/4 for 2nd period & Wednesday, 11/5 for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. Make sure that you list the resources you used on the back of your flier! Additionally, your 1st Quarter Study Guide is due Wednesday, 11/5 (for 5th period) and Thursday, 11/6 (for 2nd period). A.P. Euro=   You have a new Chapter 18 Study Guide...both the Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides will be due on Wednesday, November 19th. Because I can...  
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