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"Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending." ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This Week's Schedule: Monday– 1st & 5th period Finals Tuesday – 2nd & 6th period Finals Wednesday –   3rd & 7th Finals Thursday– 4th & 8th period Finals Friday–  No School for students (Winter Formal in the evening at Knott's Berry Farm) ***The first Final of the day is 8:00-10:00 , then there is a 15 minute break and the second Final of the day is 10:20-12:20. U.S. History=   The 1st Semester Final covers Chapters 1-9 and will be comprised of multiple choice & matching questions. Your comp book is due the day of your final! A tab (RUSH Comp Book List) at the top of this website has a list of all the items that should be in your comp book.  Please have your Chapter 9 Study Guide completed (as it is due that day, here is a   link  to a copy of that ). Final grades for the 1st Semester will be posted by 2:00 pm on Saturday, 2/2. A.P. Euro=   Part 2 of your Final is on Tuesday, 1/29 from 8:00-10:00am. 55 multiple

“So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?" -Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This Week's Schedule: Monday-- No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday – A day Wednesday – B day Thursday– A day Friday–  B day FOR ALL CLASSES: ANY & ALL make-up work (tests & quizzes too) MUST be completed by Friday, 1/25! U.S. History=   We will wrap up the Life in the 1930s notes in class & begin reviewing for the 1st Semester Final. Comp books will be passed back on Tuesday & Wednesday in class; if yours was not turned in last week please bring it with you. The completed Chapter 9 Study Guide is due in your comp book on the day of your final. (See the photo below for a picture of the calendar on the board in class.) You will need your comp book with you in class on Thursday & Friday. On that day stamped work in your comp book will be counted. Remember that stamps are extra credit at the end of the semester. In addition to having stamps, your comp book should be an excellent tool to help you review for the final. Please al

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” ― Beverly Sills

This Week's Schedule: Monday– B day Tuesday– A day Wednesday–  B day Thursday– A day Friday–  B day U.S. History=   Please bring your note packet with you to class this week; we will be wrapping up Chapter 9 notes on the New Deal & Life in the 1930s before reviewing for your final in class. You will need your comp book with you in class on Tuesday & Wednesday this week. The Chapter 7 & 8 Study Guide (that was given out in class on 12/12 & 12/13 here is a  link  to a digital copy; there are two pages) is due on 1/17 & 1/18.  That should be completed in your comp book; there will be a short test in class that same day. To be clear...your comp book with the completed Chapter 7 & 8 Study Guide is due on 1/17 & 1/18. Here is a   link  to a copy of the last Study Guide for the semester covering Chapter 9; it is due on your final day, but there may be a Chapter 9 Quiz before our final.  A.P. Euro=   Your  Chapter 25 Study Guide

"...the Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays..." -C.S. Lewis

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This week's Schedule: Monday–  Late Start  A day Tuesday – B day Wednesday–   A day Thursday–  B day Friday–  Rally Schedule  A day U.S. History=   Please bring your composition book to class with you EVERYDAY this week! If you  miss class on Monday or Tuesday, you are missing VERY important formatting  info for your Research Paper that was due on 12/21/18. In fact, there are a number of you who never uploaded your paper to turnitin.com & you will see that reflected in your scores. 😕 Info on turning in the FINAL copy with the proper formatting will be shared in class on Wednesday & Thursday this week. Hard copies are due 1/10 & 1/11 in your respective classes. Please be working on the Chapter 7 & 8 Study Guide (that was given out the week of 12/10/18, here is a  link  to a digital copy; there are two pages). That too should be completed in your comp book; the due date for that will be confirmed by the end of the week. Here is a  link