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"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts." -Henri Frederic Amiel

This week's Schedule: Monday– A day Tuesday – B day Wednesday–  Late Start A day Thursday– B day Friday– A day   U.S. History=   The Press & Cuba worksheet (given out in class...with 7 questions) is due on Wednesday, for odd periods & Thursday, for even periods. Your Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide is due on Thursday, 12/10 (for odd periods) & Friday, 12/11 (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 Friday, 12/4.  Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Thursday, 12/10. Nicely done on the Chapter 20 group projects!          

"If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share." --W. Clement Stone

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This week's Schedule: Monday– A day Tuesday – B day Wednesday–  No School Thursday– Thanksgiving! Friday– No School   U.S. History=     Please be sure to complete your "Imperialism & Expansion of the U.S. " worksheet if you did not complete it in class this week!  ***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...Monday, 11/30. Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Thursday, 12/10. 

''November is usually such a disagreeable month...as if the year had suddenly found out that she was growing old and could do nothing but weep and fret over it." ― L.M. Montgomery

DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE TO YOUR 3rd PERIOD CLASS!!! This week's Schedule: Monday– B day Tuesday – A day Wednesday–  Late Start B day Thursday– A day Friday– B day   U.S. History=   Be sure to read all of Chapter 4! There will be a Quest (longer than a Quiz, but shorter than a Test) covering Chapter 3 & 4 in class on Thursday, 11/19 & Friday, 11/20. Be sure that you know the vocabulary (they are the bold terms) from both chapters! A.P. Euro=   You have a Chapter 19 Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday. Please bring your composition book on Tuesday; we will have time to review for the Chapter 18 & 19 Test in class on Tuesday. The Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides are due on Thursday, 11/19.  

"On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free." --Dan Lipinski

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This week's Schedule: Monday– B day Tuesday – A day Wednesday–  Veterans Day (No School) Thursday– B day Friday– A day The Extra Credit opportunity explained in last week's post is due on Tuesday 11/10! U.S. History=   We will be wrapping up Chapter 3 & moving into Chapter 4 this week. Expect a test on the material next week! Last week's quiz didn't go to well for most of you. Some of you did GREAT! Expect a different quiz on Chapter 3 on Tuesday for odd periods & Thursday for even periods...please be better prepared this time. Your score from the two quizzes will be averaged. A.P. Euro=  You have a Chapter 18 Reading Quiz on Tuesday. Please keep up with the reading schedule & break the study guide down to complete it as we cover the material! You will get all of the Chapter 19 handouts on Tuesday.  The Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides are due on Thursday, 11/19. All of the information below is from  http://www.va.gov/op

“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.” ― Emily Dickinson

This week's Schedule: Monday– Teacher in-service (No Students) Tuesday – B day Wednesday– Late Start A day Thursday– B day Friday– A day Extra Credit opportunity below. U.S. History=   Your 1st Quarter project Native American Tribal Flier is due on Thursday, 11/5 for even periods & Friday, 11/6 for odd periods.  Areas 2, 3, & 5 will be uploaded to www.turnitin.com & a hard copy will be turned in (check your School Loop email for a message from last week with more details). Expect a quiz on Chapter 3 on Wednesday for odd periods & Thursday for even periods...be sure you have read the ENTIRE chapter in addition to looking over your notes in class in order to be prepared!  A.P. Euro=  We will be diving in to Chapter 18 this week. Please keep up with the reading schedule. Your composition books will be returned on Wednesday. Extra Credit opportunity!  (Extra credit points get added at the end of each Quarter) You have an opportu