I'm enjoying TN!!!

I made it to TN tonight around 7:30...Heather T and I have already been shopping :-) Check out her new outfit for the wedding we're going to tomorrow:

THANK YOU!!!

I was honored to represent Williamsport as a finalist for 2010 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year! My students, colleagues, family, & friends were super supportive & excited for me. It really takes all of us working together to make it happen though...so thanks to all of you :-)

The 12 PA Teacher of the Year Finalists for 2010 (they were all jealous of my nice Millionaire shirt)!

My mom & aunt with me at the Capitol


Mom & I spiffed up for a nice dinner & dessert at the Governor's Mansion (no, he wasn't there...I think he may have been at the Eagles vs. Redskins game in D.C.)!

Mr. Elliott, me, Nuria Hunter (my student presenter), & Dr. Kelley after the awards ceremony.

One of the many cool prizes we received! (I plan on allowing a student each period sit in this chair....afterall, it's because of my students that I'm able to be a teacher)!

Period 1 students ready to devour another of my prizes!

This is what 5 lbs of chocolate looks like!

This is what was left of the 5 lbs. of chocolate after a day in G202! (my students saved me 12,000 calories by helping me eat this) :-)

Roast beef was good...

Teshawna said dinner was de-lish last night :-)

SPEED MONSTERS....

Speed monsters are taking over G202! We are racing today...typing all the letters we've learned so far (minus home row) in a minute to see who can type the most.

RE TOUCHING (the letter we know)
RE TOUCHING
RE TOUCHING
RE TOUCHING....


AUSTIN (PERIOD 1) CHOMPING AT THE KEYS!


KYLIE (PERIOD 2) LOOKS HAPPY TO BE WEARING THE HAT...BUT TOOK IT OFF...THINK IT SLOWED HER DOWN! BY THE WAY, SHE BEAT MY SCORE OF 94 GWAM...SHE GOT 101 GWAM! SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDY :-)


CHEYANNE (PERIOD 3) IS SO QUICK ON THE KEYS SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T NEED THE HAT TO TYPE QUICKER....SO MR. FAUSNAUGHT WORE IT FOR HER!!!


BAYLE (PERIOD 4) LOOKS THRILLED TO BE WEARING THE HAT DOESN'T SHE???


AUSTIN (PERIOD 6) COULDN'T BELIEVE HE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO WEAR THE HAT!



ISAAC (PERIOD 7) SWEARS WEARING IT BACKWARDS MADE HIM EVEN FASTER!?!?!

Roast Beef....

Teshawna made me laugh this morning when I asked if there was anything else anyone wanted to talk about in advisory period....she told me that she was having roast beef tonight for dinner (and also shared what she had last night for dinner)!!! Ironically, I also had roast beef tonight for dinner...and mmmmmmmmmmm...it was good :-) How was yours Teshawna???

SPIRIT WEEK...

This week is spirit week because of homecoming on Friday. Check out these SPIRIT photos:


Second period (minus bio lab students who are @ lab today)...ALL sporting the cherry & white today :-)




SKY cannot believe MARCUS is sooooo cute all mismatched!

MR. ZANGARA sportin' the old school look on DECADES DAY!

GREAT game

Awesome football game on Friday night!

A new week is upon us...and it's PROGRESS REPORT WEEK, which means we're already half way through our first marking period together! Can you believe it???

HEARTBREAKER...

The first football game of the season was a tough one! Sorry your hard work didn't pay off on the scoreboard guys....I enjoyed cheering for you! KEEP TRYING :-)




It was a beautiful night on the hill!


Did anyone notice the new cheerleader?

BUCKET FILLERS...

BE ONE!!! We had a great discussion last week about being kind to others & "filling others' buckets" with good deeds or kind words. I was quite impressed with how many of you came back the next day saying you filled a bucket :-) KEEP FILLING THOSE BUCKETS!

Working hard already...

Great teamwork on your class symbols/mottos for Keyboarding & Careers!

PERIOD 1

#13 = 2013, when we ALL will graduate

PERIOD 2

Brick wall = we build our own futures

PERIOD 3
Arrow = we're moving our way on up to success

PERIOD 4
"S" with eyes = we are looking for success

PERIOD 6
Graduation cap = we will all be wearing one in four years

PERIOD 7
Heart = we are loving our futures

Welcome Freshmen!

It was a great first week getting freshmen acclimated to life on the hill :-)

Old faces...

Always good to see some of my former students in the hallway:

AWESOME FIRST DAY!

Things seemed to go really well today! I think it's going to be a great year :-) Check back for first week photos this weekend.

GREAT WEEKEND...

Had a good "last weekend before school starts" trip! Guess where I was (2 places):

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION NIGHT

Great to see so many of you & your families tonight! Excitement is in the air on the hill :-) Loved seeing last year's students easing our new freshmen through their transition. It's going to be a great year Millionaires! SEE YOU TUESDAY!!!

I'm so excited...

and I just can't hide it! That's an old song...anybody know it??? Actually, I'm getting excited for school to start. Teachers & classroom aides start calling each other wondering who's ready to go back & what our opening days will be like. You'd think I'd get used to the beginning of school jitters...but I'm as excited as always. CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK IN THE GROOVE ON THE HILL!!! See you soon :-)

Block Party...

On a much happier note...last night I, along with some other WAHS teachers, administrators, & staff, went to the Antioch block party.  What a great event that is! It's great to have everyone together, being happy and enjoying the neighborhood. I was running a game so I didn't get to mingle too much but it was nice to see some of you and hear your summers have gone well....and it got me excited to see you again on a regular basis in our hallways :-)  Stop by G202 to say "HI"!!!

UGHHHHHH!!!!

Why can't any of my teams just play ball & win??? It's always some drama in my sports world! My Mets are stinkin' up this summer & my Eagles have disappointed me so much by signing Vick that I'm not sure I can support them with him on the team :-(   I want to cry.....

VISITED SCHOOL TODAY...

Headed up on the hill this morning for a meeting with Mr. Elliott, Mr. Fausnaught, Mr. Zangara, & Mr. Moon. The hallways seem so empty without our smiling students' faces...won't be long now!

After our meeting, I met Mr. Jett from Alt. Ed. for lunch at Leslie's Cafe on Memorial Ave. YUMMY!!! Was so good to see him and catch up on our summers. When I left there, I ran into Shaquille & A.J. walking down the street....so good to see you both (I even got hugs) :-)

Can't wait to see everyone back on the hill...IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR!!!

Functions of the Brain

Well, today we've learned all about how the brain works...which you learn about throughout your education...but today it became crystal clear how the brain functions impact behavior in school! POWERFUL STUFF :-)

My brain will be focused on CRUSHING Mr. Moon & Mr. Fausnaught tonight in cards for the Championship of the week (yes...Mr. Z & I tied up competition 2-2 with a victory last night)!!!

AWESOME "stuff"!!!!!!!

Can't even explain how excited today's Governor's School presentation has made me. It's always good to reconnect with our passions :-) Is it September 1st yet???

YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM...

Seriously???!!! Somehow, some way Mr. Fausnaught and Mr. Moon are whooping Mr. Zangara and me at cards during our week at Bloomsburg together....and it's NOT because they have skills!!! I just can't figure it out.

We are learning A LOT of great stuff during the days while we're here to bring back to the 'Port for improving our school...it's only at night that we talk trash and play cards :-)

Card Playing....

So, I'm at Bloomsburg University for a week as I stated before. We decided to have a nightly game or 2 of my favorite, Euchre. Last night, Mr. Zangara and I took 2 out of 3 games from Mr. Moon & Mr. Fausnaught. Tonight, however, they took 3 of 5 games AND....here's the kicker...Mr. Fausnaught had 3 perfect loners. HMMMMMM....he looks innocent enough doesn't he???
CARD SHUFFLING FOOL!!! We'll get you tomorrow night :-)

Working Over the Summer

Hey all! It's been a long time since I last blogged...SORRY...guess I got BOGGED down :-)

Summer is going well. I've been on quite a few trips (Tennessee, Washington DC, Camp Dost) & now I'm at Governor's School at Bloomsburg University with Mr. Moon, Mr. Zangara, and Mr. Fausnaught. We are learning lots of good stuff to hopefully make WAHS even better than what it already is.

Keep enjoying summer vacation & we'll see you in about a month!

CONGRATS...

To MR. WENTZEL for being able to retire at the end of this school year! ENJOY RETIREMENT MY FRIEND, YOU'VE EARNED IT :-)


To MR. FAUSNAUGHT for being named as the new gold house principal for next school year! WELCOME ABOARD...I love your blog :-) Check out his blog:

http://www.mrfausnaught.blogspot.com/

YOU BET WE ARE....

CTE Career Expo at Roosevelt

We moved our show on the road! Last Thursday, April 2, many of our high school's CTE, math, phys. ed., art, and drama teachers went down to Roosevelt Middle School to display all the fun things we do at the high school. We had a great time meeting some future Millionaire students.

THANKS TO MR. DIXON & MR. YOKITIS FOR SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT!



MRS. BAIER & MR. WEISKOPF LOOK READY TO MINGLE:


COMPETITIONS BETWEEN PHYS. ED. TEACHERS MS. EISENHOWER & MR. STEPPE:



DR. ADAMS, OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, WAS THERE TO HELP:



MR. TEMPLE (SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER), MR. CHOATE, MS. EISENHOWER, & MS. SAUERS POSING FOR A PHOTO:



MY STUDENT, AJ, SWUNG BY TO SAY "HI":



MR. SOARS BEING TIMED BY OUR STUDENTS:



MR. KNIPE SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO MAKE A T-SHIRT:



SOME HIGH SCHOOL WELDERS SHOWING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HOW TO WELD:


MISS MINNIE & MR. WADDELL STRIKING A POSE TOGETHER:



SOME MORE OF MY STUDENTS, KRISTIN & DAWANDA, FOUND ME:



MR. DIXON & MR. PIWOWAR TALKING WITH A PARENT AND STUDENT:



MR. SOARS DEMONSTRATING TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT HOW TO PROPERLY SAW THROUGH METAL:



OUR KEY CLUB STUDENTS REPRESENTING:



HARD WORKING HORT. STUDENTS:


MRS. GEPHART & MRS. CARMAN-HARRIS, LEADERS OF OUR FABULOUS HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT:



MR. WILLIAMSON & MS. SAUERS TESTING OUT THE MINI HOCKEY RINK MADE BY OUR CONSTRUCTION TRADES STUDENTS:



MATH TEACHERS PUZZLING STUDENTS...IN A GOOD WAY:



OUR CREATIVE ART TEACHERS: