Literature Circles - English II

Mrs. Beguin's English II class recently completed a student-led project called Literature Circles. Students chose the people in their groups and also the book they would be reading. Coming up with multiple copies of books that the students were interested in reading was a definite challenge! A couple even chose to buy a book and read it on their iPad or iPod. Time was devoted each day to reading and completing their specific "jobs" in the Lit Circle. The different job titles included: Theme Theorist, Art Designer, Discussion Leader and Character Commentator. Each of these leaders asked their group to complete certain weekly tasks. These are posted on the class blog: limlit.blogspot.com. When the students finished reading the books, each group was responsible for creating a "Common Craft" video. They first were shown an example (Zombies in Plain English at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY ) and then created their own based on their book. Each group was responsible for creating a script, a storyboard, props and finally, producing the video. The videos feature student's hands, props and one person reading a script. Check out the great job these students did: limlit.blogspot.com. 

State Testing Begins!

Two weeks of State testing begins today!  Yesterday I visited with the juniors about the importance of state testing to show proficiency in the core classes of reading, writing, math, and science. The goal of these tests is not to be classified as 'Advanced' or 'Exceptional', these tests are to show that each student has gained the basic knowledge of these subjects. Our hope is that each junior takes the time to provide an honest assessment of their skills.

I challenged the juniors to be competitive. Last year, we had outstanding test scores. We were one of the highest scoring schools of 21 districts in the panhandle of Nebraska. This year my expectations is to exceed last years' scores. I reminded our students that it is important to have enough sleep each night, that if they are sick or absent, we will provide a make-up day for any tests they have missed.

Also, all freshman and sophomores will be taking the NWEA/Maps tests. These scores are used to track individual progress for each student. All of these tests provide important information for our staff to make necessary adjustments to curriculum. They also provide students and parents with yearly progress and can help identify strengths for career choices after high school.

Good luck to all of our students taking tests!

1st Annual Welding Competition Results

Congratulations to the CHS welding students for a great job during Fridays welding competition. Chadron High School hosted the event. Teams from Chadron, Gordon-Rushville, Crawford, and Pine Ridge Job Corps competed in a variety of skill events.


A special thanks to Arrow Building and Colton Scherbarth for sponsoring the trophy plaques.

Chadron Results:

Welding I Division

Oxy/Aceteyleen Welding - - 2nd place - - Ben Criss

Arc Tee                                    - -  1st place - - Cooper Cogdill

Arc Lap & Buttweld            - -   1st place - - Quentin Broberg

MIG Welding                         - -   3rd place - - Matt Dierksen

Welding II Division

Overhead & Horizontal - - 2nd place - - Brenton Bauerkemper

Vertical Tee                       - - 2nd place - - Nate Toof             

CSC Scholastic Day

A full list of team and individual results can be found here.

2012 CSC Scholastics Results –Nice job to all participants!  We sent 48 students this year.

Special recognition should be given to the following students for placing in the top 3:

Place Winners

           

Nick American Horse                                  3^rd Place

                                                                                    World History

Lane Chasek                                                 2^nd Place

                                                                                    Trigonometry

Colin Hyatt                                                   2^nd Place

                                                                                    Teaching Presentation

Brittany Kouba                                             2^nd Place

                                                                                    Business Law

Geoffrey Ledbetter                                       3^rd Place

                                                                                    Advanced Mathematics

                                                                        1^st Place          

                                                                                    English Usage

Jamie McLain                                               3^rd Place

                                                                                    Human Development and Family Life           

Garrett Meisman                                          1^st Place

                                                                                    Personal Finance

Sierra Passero                                              3^rd Place

                                                                                    Psychology    

 

Animal Science Class

Today, the Animal Science class made homemade ice cream. Helping with today's event is CHS Teacher and Assessment Coordinator, Mari Beth Moore.

Animal Science is a class offered through distance learning instructed by Sioux County teacher, Trisha Hunter.

Student Council Fundraiser this Saturday!

Check out this promotional video from the Chadron High School Student Council for their upcoming fundraising event!

The Chadron High School Student Council will be hosting a fund raiser this Saturday, April 14th from 9am-4pm to raise money for a new high school marquee. Wahlstrom Ford has agreed to host a 'Drive-One-4-Your-School' event where $20 is donated to the school for every test drive. The event will take place in the high school parking lot. Lunch will be available as well. Thank you to Wahlstrom Ford and the Student Council for all of their efforts!

Troubles viewing the video?  Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYOSAYWZAg4