Important Information

I hope those of you who came and heard my guest speaker, Daniel Pena, got some useful and insightful college information.
Here are some websites to check out now or over the summer:
1. Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards (deadline July 1)www.hispanicheritage.org/press_news.php?id=202
2. Scholarship Information -- www.fastweb.com

Senior Pictures -- Start making your appointments at www.foxmar.com/session

Summer Reading -- Make sure to read two books and complete a project for each book. Go to http://reading headquartersathghs.blogspot.com

End of the Year Project and Books

In case any of my amazing students check the blog before their projects are due, here are some last minute tips. ;)

1. Make sure it is clear what subject you are reviewing. Remember anything we covered this year is fair game: Native Americans, Colonial Americans, "The Minister's Black Veil," Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allen Poe, "The Story of an Hour," Holiday Songs, A Lesson Before Dying, Plaza Suite, SAT Vocabulary, 1940-1960s, parody, etc.

2. Is your presentation helpful to your classmates? Does it refresh their memory of what they learned this year? Will it help them pass the final exam?

3. Give me your best! Show me how creative you can be! Go out with a bang! I know you all have it in you, now just show me.

Last, but not least, remember to bring your textbooks if you haven't turned them in yet.

Final Exam Schedule

Essay Exams --
Thursday, June 2 Period 1 and 5
Friday, June 3 Period 2 and 4
Monday, June 6 Period 3 and 6
**June 2, 3, and 6 are regular days (7:20-2:20)

Objective Exams --
Tuesday, June 7 Period 2 and 4
Wednesday, June 8 Period 1 and 5
Thursday, June 9 Period 3 and 6
** June 7, 8, and 9 are early release days (7:20-12:00)

***No exams can be taken before your scheduled day.

Open Mic Day Pics

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Third Annual Open Mic Day.
I hope you enjoyed sharing and listening to the variety of poems that were read.
Here is a Smilebox of the pictures I took:
http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d6a51324d4451304d54513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link

"I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." ~Robert Frost

End of the Year Project

So here it is! You will have one of the following options:

1. Video project
2. Mini-lesson using Powerpoint or Promethian board
3. Newspaper

Once you have decided which option you want to do you need to cover a topic from this school year. You can cover anything from Native Americans to Plaza Suite and everything in between. You can work on the project by yourself or with up to 4 people.

The project will be due either May 23 (periods 1,3,5) or 24 (periods 2,4,6).
Worth 20 points.

Cash for Teachers contest

To all my lovely students -- here is a chance to really thank me.
Y100 has this contest where by writing a short essay about your teacher they are entered to win $1000.
Please go to the following website and submit an essay by May 3rd!
http://ccsf.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=25123