THANK YOU!

Thanks to Dave Bowar of Hardees for sponsoring the Reading Counts breakfast!  He and his crew were fantastic!  The fundraiser earned $2577.64.  What an accomplishment!  All of the proceeds will be placed into the Reading Counts account, to be used for the quarterly prizes.  Continue to read, everyone!  Find time to use reading for pleasure and for furthering your academic and professional goals!

Reading Counts breakfast

Thanks to everyone who made the Reading Counts breakfast on Saturday.  Once again, the turn out was quite a success.  We really appreciate Dave Bowar and his Hardees crew for all of their efforts.  Continue with your reading efforts, everyone!  We hope you find a great book this semester.  We also look forward to handing out our up and coming quarterly prizes!

Happy Thanksgiving from AP English Language and Composition

Today is the last day before the Thanksgiving holiday.  May everyone enjoy a little family time and A LOT of turkey!

James Thurber

“I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.” 
― James Thurber

The author and cartoonist James Thurber was the focus of Friday's vocabulary quiz story.  Using the vocabulary terms and the context clues, you learned a little bit of biographical information about him.  Some of you may remember his short story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", which is coming out on film shortly.

If interested in a blog bonus, find a quote or a cartoon by James Thurber and apply it to a personal life situation.  Explain the quote or the cartoon and identify how it connects to you personally.

10 points
due Wednesday, November 13th.

Scrabble Fun

Once or twice a year, English 11 likes to play a modified Scrabble vocabulary game.  8th period was victorious as they problem solved 37 out of 40 vocabulary terms on our "Scrabble board."  (Period 2 came in 2nd with 35 and Period 4 came in 3rd with 25)

Great efforts!  Thanks to those who participated in all classes.

"The Gettysburg Address"

To help close off the quarter, English 11 was asked to create digital projects of "The Gettysburg Address." Stupeflix and Prezi were common technological resources used.

Although just under two minutes in length, Lincoln's speech had a huge impact on the audience.  It will forever remain an icon in honoring those we lost in the Civil War as well as in any war!

Here are a couple of examples.

Stupeflix Gettysburg video

Gettysburg video

National Honor Society 2013

Congratulations to those inducted to the Prairie du Chien National Honor Society (Monday, October 21st, 2013).  We are proud of your accomplishments.  Continue with all of your efforts in academics, service, leadership and character!