Wednesday, May 23

Today is the last day of the school year!  Finals have been taken and graded.  Grades are finalized and will be turned in tomorrow so that report cards can be mailed out in the next few days.  Best of luck to those sports teams that will continue playing in the coming days.  Thanks everyone for a great school year!!  Enjoy the summer.

Friday, May 18

World History II - We watched CNN Student News for the last time first.  Then students reviewed for the final exam.  While they worked, students were called up to finalize all grades.  Students should be prepared for the final next week which will cover chapters 26, 28, and 29 as well as covering All Quiet on the Western Front.  On Monday, 1st period takes their exam.  Tuesday is 2nd and 5th.  Wednesday is 4th.

Economics - The same general outline above applies here.  We watched CNN Student News.  Students reviewed for their final, which is on Monday.  Grades were also finalized up with just the final exam remaining. 

Wednesday, May 9

World History II - In the last couple of days in world history we have continued to discuss World War II.  Monday, students did review work from the section one and two assessments.  They also completed a map that showed where major actions of WWII took place.  Tuesday, we talked about key ideas for the Allies in winning the war, like total war and women's roles.  We also talked about the Holocaust on Tuesday.  Today, we finished section three.  This section covers the turning points of WWII such as the Battle of Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway.  It also talks about D-Day and the invasion of Normandy and how the Allies begin to force Germany to retreat.  For tomorrow, students need to get a permission slip signed as we will watch the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan as it shows the D-Day scene, and they need to be prepared with the questions for chapter ten from All Quiet on the Western Front.

Economics - In the last couple of days in economics, students have continued to discuss macroeconomics issues.  Monday, students were in the library finishing up research on currency and its value.  Tuesday, students continued to learn about the money supply and how banks operate in keeping reserves.  Today, students were introduced to chapter sixteen and trade.  In our introduction today, we covered issues regarding resource distribution and how that leads to trade.  Tomorrow we will finish section one with more information about absolute and comparative advantage and trade. 

In other news...
-The JV Softball team is in action tonight at home against Lincoln.  Game starts at 5:00.
-The JV Baseball team is also in action taking on Lawrenceburg at home starting at 5:00.
-The Boys' Golf team plays at home tonight as well at 5:00 against Hagerstown.

Wednesday, May 2

World History II - In history classes today, we started by finishing a worksheet that students were given yesterday.  The worksheet covered the first section of chapter twenty nine, which is one World War II.  When completed, student turned in the paper, and watched CNN Student News.  After the news, we went on to section two, which is about the early part of the war and how the Axis Powers made big gains.  We will continue that tomorrow.  Finally, just a reminder that questions over chapters eight and nine of All Quiet on the Western Front will be checked on Friday.

Economics - In Econ today we started with CNN Student News.  In the course of the last few days, we have covered chapter thirteen which is about issues facing the nation's economy as a whole.  We have focused on business cycles, inflation, and today unemployment.  Students should now know that there are five types of unemployment, and should be able to expand on the costs of unemployment to the economy as a whole.

In other news...
There are several sporting events for Union County Athletics this evening.  The list is as follows:
-Softball at home vs. Milan at 6:00.
-JV Baseball on the road at Lawrenceburg at 5:00.
-Track at home for a meet against Northeastern and Tri beginning at 5:00
-Girls' Tennis is at home playing Randolph Southern at 5:00.
-Boys' Golf is at Lincoln at 5:00.