Sam Greene

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Dec 03

Geometry Turkey Constructions!

Here are our freshmen working on their turkey constructions in geometry.  Most turkeys have an ominous fate over Thanksgiving break, but hopefully these turkeys will be coming to life with some creative coloring and design.

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Nov 26

Caesar Videos!

Sophomore Magnet students worked to interpret scenes from Julius Caesar and update it with a new theme while retaining basic plot and tone.  In the process they learned about storyboarding, screen play writing, and working with a team to make/edit a video:  Bill and Ted’s Gotham Problem / Inception Caesar , High School Musical Caesar, and Hunger Games …

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Nov 25

The Financial Aid Handbook

An invaluable read for all grade levels, written by two former college admission deans: The Financial Aid Handbook: Getting the Education You Want for the Price You Can Afford From the Amazon description: “In today’s tough economy, a college degree is more important–and more expensive–than ever before. The Financial Aid Handbook is the definitive, one-stop …

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Nov 22

Water Resource Center Field Trip

Students in Mrs. Dean’s AP Environmental Science class toured the Vancouver Water Resource Center on 11/21/13 and had a blast!

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Nov 13

“Table Reading” of Julius Caesar Video Project Script!

Sophomore magnet students use Chromebooks to do a table reading of a draft of a shared screenplay they’ve written together for the Julius Caesar video assignment.  As they read through the document, they digitally dialogue and make edits via the shared Drive document they’ve created.

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Oct 21

Ashland

About every other year we take MST magnet students to Ashland to see plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It serves as a community builder, but it also supports and nurtures the connection between the English course work students do and the work they do in MST.

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