One Day at a Time

We're down to the final days. End of course tests and senior semester exams are done. We completed our game presentations and graduation is next. After that, comes underclass exams and registration. I have one more morning duty and that's it. I am looking forward to some free time to relax.

We Survived!

Friday was our presentations and we survived. Everyone was nervous and after we had to restart the computer things went relatively smooth. Our superintendent and assistant superintendent and one of our board members were in attendance as well as David. Several positive comments were made and that really helped to settle the students' nerves. Overall, it was a good experience and I think that the students enjoyed showing their work to the guests.

Next comes the paperwork to wrap up the end of the year. Then comes our workshop in July. I am looking forward to learning more that I can use in my class.

Got Stress?

Well, we are on the home stretch. Our presentations are Friday. Due to WESTESTS this week, I will only have my class on Tuesday and Friday. Our Tuesday class will at least be for 90 minutes which will help. I am taking it one day at a time!

Spinning my wheels

We're quickly approaching time for our presentations. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm about tested out for the year. There are AP tests, end of course tests, Westest and semester tests. Our class schedule has been changed just for Westest next week and I will only have my students 2 out of 5 days. If I didn't know better, I would swear it is a conspiracy. This is the most hectic time of the year. Oh, well--with any luck we'll be ready!

Making Progress

Another week finds my students feverishly working on getting their game demos done on time. Between now and our presentation dates, we will have end of course assessments, Westests, and AP testing. Time is passing so quickly, the end of school will be here before we know it. I will need the summer to recuperate. Then we'll start over in August and do it again!

Good Intentions

I seemed to have let down on my goal to write in my blog at least twice a week. This is the time of year that everything gets hectic anyway. Then add to the mix, we are trying to finish our demos. I guess I will just have to get back on track and try harder or maybe I should "use the force?"

Photo Cube

I saw a photo cube on a wiki or blog and thought it was really neat. There was a link to the site that you could enter your own pictures. So since I had some free time to explore, I thought I would try it. So this is my attempt at a photo cube containing pictures of my granddaughter.


Photo Cube

FBLA State Leadership Conference

We have students that will advance to the National FBLA Conference in Nashville this summer. Our Entrepreneurship Team placed first and we had a 1st and 2nd in Cybersecurity, 3rd in Public Speaking II, 3rd in Intro. to Technology, 3rd in Business Law and 4th in Business Law. Some of my students were disappointed that they only gave out the first five places instead of ten. Now comes the hard part, getting all the paperwork, reservations and travel plans completed. If you are not an FBLA member, check out their website.

Practicing What I'm Preaching

If we want our students to blog, we have to set the example. I get busy with trying to keep everything up to date and often forget to write in my blog. This week is hectic with the writing assessment taking place and the State FBLA Conference begins Friday in Charleston. I am going to take Ingrida Barker's advice and set a goal to blog at least twice a week. Hopefully, the next time I will be able to report a lot of FBLA winners from our school.

It's Been a While

Since we have had "8" straight days of class, we have been busy trying to get back on track. That's a good excuse for not writing in my blog. This is usually the time of the year that things begin to get hectic. With FBLA competition, the writing assessment and spring break approaching, it is difficult to get the students' full attention. Before you know it, school will be out! I guess it is time to pick up the pace!