Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Wednesday’s Winners

April 14, 2010 | General

Wednesday the National Library Week basket winners were Rhiannon Hagen & Breanna Doyle.  The puzzle winners were Elaina Raab & Emily Knight.  Please stop in the LRC to claim your prizes.

Tuesday’s Winners

April 14, 2010 | General

National Library Week basket winners for Tuesday were Matthew Walters & Chelsea Havens.  The puzzle winners were Clayton Wiersema & James Morgan.  Please stop in the LRC to claim your prizes.

Monday’s Winners

April 12, 2010 | General

It’s National Library Week!  Stop in the LRC to do a puzzle and sign up for gift baskets.  Also, library fines are half off this week.  See the LRC website for more details.   Monday the basket winners were Liz Ottens & Colleen Ware.  The puzzle winners were Nathan Bielema & Morgan Sanquist.  Please stop in to claim your prizes.

National Library Week (April 12-16)

April 8, 2010 | General

"Sail into the LRC for a good book!" During National Library Week: 1.  Do a daily puzzle and recieve a piece of candy.  If you have the correct answer, you will be entered in a prize drawing. 2.  Sign up for the daily gift basket drawings. 3.  Pay your fines during National Library Week and only pay half!

Country Project Scavenger Hunt

April 8, 2010 | General

Number 1-30 on your paper.  Using the completed country projects, located in my project folder in the P drive, answer the following question for each clue.  You can't use the internet to answer these.  If you use the internet you will get an automatic zero and will be asked to log off. Where am I.......Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Columbia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Venezuela or Argentina? 1.  Guacho Country (wind-blown prairie) 2.  Mar del Plata 3.  San Juan 4.  Bogota Plaza Summit Hotel 5.  Valle de la Luna 6.  Religion: Roman Catholic & Santeria 7.  Famous Disco "Casapueblo" 8.  Population of 16,000,000 9.  Cozumel 10.  Incan Ruins 11.  Guayaquil 12.  Tropical Martime Country 13.  San Jose 14.  Currency: Bolivar 15.  Malecon Boardwalk 16.  Easter Island 17.  Angel Falls 18.  US Territory 19.  Chichen Itza Tour 20.  Bellamar Caves 21.  Active volcano 90 miles from the capital city 22.  Home of the second largest port in the western hemisphere 23.  Nickname: "The Endless Summer" 24.  82 is the average temp. 25.  Organic cocoa beans are a main source of income 26.  The Beach Frontier 27.  Montevideo 28.  Havana 29.  Santa Domingo 30.  Coco Boutique Hotel

Check out the Spanish 1 link!

March 16, 2010 | General

Did you miss class or forget what the assignment is?  Click on the Spanish 1 page up above to see what you missed.

The 2011 Abe Lincoln List is here!!!

March 16, 2010 | General

2011 Nominees Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian -- Sherman Alexie Artichoke’s Heart -- Suzanne Supplee Boot Camp -- Todd Strasser Deadline -- Chris Crutcher Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks -- E. Lockhart Elsewhere -- Gabrielle Zevin Evermore: the Immortals -- Alyson Noel Graceling -- Kristin Cashore Hold Tight -- Harlan Coben House Rules: a Memoir -- Rachel Sontag Hunger Games -- Suzanne Collins Jerk, California –- Jonathan Friesen Just Listen -- Sarah Dessen Paper Towns -- John Greene Perfect Chemistry -- Simone Elkeles Right Behind You -- Gale Giles Rucker Park Setup -- Paul Volponi Spanking Shakespeare -- Jake Wizner Thousand Splendid Suns -- Khaled Hosseini Twisted -- Laurie Halse Anderson Unwind -- Neal Shusterman Wake -- Lisa McMann

Welcome

August 29, 2009 | General

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