The seniors finished the hardest but most likely vital section of Economics, Supply and Demand. When the students go off to college they will probably have to discuss and understand the concepts again. The last section we have been discussing has been budgeting and saving. I feel as though this is the most important section because this has the most application to their own lives and they will have to learn how to budget and save at some point in their lives if they haven’t already. A fun activity the students did to illustrate how to budget was that they were given $500 dollars to use for a date. They had to have at least these three criteria, transportation, food, and entertainment. Next week we vote as a class to see who came up with the “perfect date”.
Mr. Fowler
We are working on John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress, and finding examples of realistic experiences. We are going to make correlations with a film that depicts believability using fictional characters. With this assignment, we will realize how the media as well as authors use symbolism, allegory and fiction to depict real situations that we as readers and viewers can make personal connections to.
Ms. Quiros
We just completed a chapter on Adolescence, our focus was Social Development and Identity. We learned 4 categories that Psychologist James Marcia developed: Identity Moratorium- time out period of exploration, Identity Foreclosure- commitments based on suggestions from others, Identity Diffusion – “I don’t care” attitude, and Identity Achievement – working on what we desire for our future “right now”. We spoke about how important it is to find who we are and what God has laid out for us as individuals. With this being known, we can all fall under Identity Achievement and reach those goals that God has mapped out for us as believers.
Ms. Quiros
CPR & First Aid has always been one of my favorite topics to teach my 12th Graders. It is something that they can put into practical use right way. Students are placed in real life scenarios and asked to perform life saving techniques. As the course advances, they become progressively more confident in their abilities and are competent and confident enough to respond effectively and efficiently in any given situation.
Mr. Wong
This is the 1st year that we have decided to incorporate soccer into the high school P.E. curriculum. Students are more enthusiastic and excited to play this sport not because they are experts at it, but quite the opposite. They are all novices. Those students who excelled at team handball, volleyball, and basketball are now trying to adjust to feet-eye coordination instead of hand-eye coordination. They welcome this new facet of the game and enjoy improving themselves.
Mr. Wong
April was a busy month in the computer lab. One of the highlights was when the students were able to participate in Administrators Professional Day. Middle School and High School students made cards using Microsoft Publisher and later were presented to the staff. The students expressed their gratitude to these hard working individuals and used the computer lab to make these memories.
Mr. Miller
Students are doing their second physical fitness test for the year. They have to do pushups, situps and the bent arm hang plus a ten minute run. It’s a lot of hard work, but everyone is doing their best.
Mrs. Rosario
We have looked at the Corinthian and Galatian churches and compared them to the contemporary church in America. We have looked at many questions such as: How far have we come? What issues do we face? How much does Paul’s advice relate to our present situations? We have been investigating these questions and learning more about the grace of God and the effect it should have on our lives.
Mr. Prawel
We have investigated campaigns and elections and we have a better understanding of what it takes to get elected, and how a candidate needs to position themselves for the best results. PAC’s, contributions, advertising, networking, and a relentless spirit will help, but it is ultimately the voters who wil choose.
Mr. Prawel
The students have been learning about how our economy works. What a time to learn about the free market economy, as we are in a time period of a recession. The class continues to participate in the Stock Market Game online, one of our teams has even entered the top 10% of all the teams playing which is extremely impressive, maybe the students should be in charge of our stocks instead of Wall Street. We are now entering a chapter known as Factors of Production. This chapter should interest any student who wants to go into business as we discuss all the aspects, which businesses have to understand to be successful. Hopefully this class has the next Bill Gates.
Mr. Fowler