Saturday, March 28, 2009

New Quarter !

Welcome to the Fourth Quarter of the 2008-09 academic year. After a long winter and a long third quarter, this will be a great one as we slide into summer.

The All-School Meeting will be held during first period on Tuesday, March 31 in the gym.

Please remember that all course schedule changes must be made by the end of the day on Thursday, April 2. All students must complete an Add/Drop form to change their schedule. You can acquire those schedule change forms in the Main Office or from the Guidance Office.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

THANK YOU!

A Huge Thank You goes out to the Wolfe family for their ever-so-generous donation of a class set of Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Such donations allow us to keep our curriculum current and in line with student interests.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Student Senate Liaison Election

Your classmate, Jake Oen, is running for the position of Student Senate Liaison to the MMSD Board of Education. Please offer any possible support. He needs to obtain signatures from students at each of the 4 main high schools and Affiliated Alternatives to be eligible to run in the initial primary. Most needed are student contacts at LaFollette High School.

Jake's Blog is linked here.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

International Women's Day


Today marks the annual celebration of International Women's Day. To read more about the history of this event or to learn about the conditions of women globally, please check out the IWD website.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Daylight Savings Time


Yes, spring is certainly on its way. This weekend marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time, so we all lose that precious hour of sleep on Saturday night. Set your clocks and change your batteries in the smoke alarms.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Literary Birthdays Today


Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) -- 1904-1991









Tom Wolfe (1931- )