Ms. Reed's Health classes:

App project!

If you take this project seriously, there might be a market for it!

There are many online help sites that might give you hints as you create your app.
This is one of the most useful:
http://www.mobileaction.co/app-store-optimization-tips-part-1-optimizing-ios-app-store/

Both book clubs will meet this week.

Dauntless will meet on Tuesday during lunch One.

Fiction Addiction will meet on Friday during Lunch Two.

Please...everyone take your Book Club books home and plan to get some reading done!

Each of the books have some very interesting  points, and we want to be able to discuss them!

Fiction Addiction

Friday!

Dauntless Book Group

meeting on Monday during Lunch 1

We have finished  If I Stay and will be starting our new book:

The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen

Join us this week for a great new announcement!

Announcing: NaNoWriMo* for Southwestern!

*National Novel Writing Month

Are you an aspiring writer?

Do you want/need some additional motivation?

We are starting a writer's group for SWHS and will be using the National Novel Writing Month (November) to begin. 

Please listen for announcements from your English teachers

&

watch this space for more information in the next few days

Fiction Addiction!!

Reading Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

Questions to ponder:           (how far in the book have you gotten?)
**What do you think they will do when they catch up to Lev?
**What do you think you would do to somebody who sold you out like he did???

Senior Economics students

For your Stock Market Game

http://www.stockmarketgame.org
Log in with your team log-in and password

Be sure to ask your teacher about last year's team(s) that were recognized for 
having some of the highest gains of all teams playing The Stock Market Game

Also: if you're interested in learning more about the stock market:
http://www.stockwatch.com/ provides information without any ads
http://money.cnn.com/ massive amounts of information on all aspects of the markets
http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/contents.html online version of the investment magazine
http://finance.yahoo.com/ free stock quotes, up to date news, portfolio management resources

**You might want to check this week's USA Today for hints on investing in HP stock before they split!

2014-15...Welcome Back!! 

I hope the year has had a great beginning for you

Please note: this page will soon cease to exist...

BOOM! No more...

The Library pages will be accessed through the SWCS home page.

Stand by for news!

Students: This information is from an email I received on Wednesday, April 30.

 I thought some of you might be interested in entering this student contest.

Goals Matter!

eScholar's Annual Student Contest

Students, what are goals that you want to achieve and why?
If you’re a student between the ages of 8-17, tell us about your goals!
As students, sometimes you get so caught up in the day-to-day aspects of life that it can be easy to forget about your big goals. Well, goals matter and at eScholar, we want to hear about them. Not only do we want to hear about your goals, but FOUR STUDENTS will win brand new iPad Minis!
For complete information & to enter, go to their website:
http://review.wizehive.com/contests/escholar-goals-matter#sthash.YexW3KKr.dpuf

 To enter the eScholar Goals Matter contest, answer the following question:

What is a goal that you want to accomplish and why?

When thinking about your answer, please tell us:

·         What motivates you to achieve this goal?

·         How do you plan on reaching this goal?

·         Who has encouraged you to reach for this goal?

·         How will your education help you reach your goal?

Students can respond to the questions above by submitting either an essay or a video. One winner from each of the following categories will be selected by the judges:

·         Best video response among students between ages 8-12

·         Best video response among students between 13-17

·         Best essay response among students between ages 8-12

·         Best essay response among students between ages 13-17

The winner from each category will win a new iPad Mini! Additionally, each winner’s teacher will receive a $100 gift card!

Video Response must include one paragraph description of the video title and content summary. Only one response is allowed per student. All videos and essays will be judged on the following criteria:

·         Creativity: How creative is your video or essay?

·         Reasoning: How detailed is your goal and your plan on achieving your goal?

·         Clarity: Is it your goal easy to understand?

·         Quality: Is your video well-produced? Is your essay well written?

At eScholar, we know goals matter, and we want to hear from you.
eScholar is the sole sponsor and administrator of this contest. eScholar will NOT sell any personally identifiable, private information with any third party vendors.

TBF LIVE! 

After the opening panel, Festival-goers will be able to select three Author presentation sessions to attend.

Here's a schedule for the day:

http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=Schedule

Teen Book Festival

Rochester, NY  ---  Saturday May 17th

Looking for a fun way to get autographs while at TBF? 

Print out your favorite authors’ official TBF posters and bring them with you!  They are set for 8x10, but you can print them out any size!
Find them here, under “Helpful Links” for each author resource listing:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=Resources

 

Read the reviews for all TBF authors at: 

TBF Teens READ!    http://tbflive.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mrs. Carnes' Environmental Science

Endangered Species project:

Reputable online resources to use: search using the keyword "endangered species" or the term for the specific species you are researching.

From the SWHS Library's Onlone Database page:

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection 

Opposing Viewpoints In Context 

World Book Advanced

Grolier Online  

Also: from the SWHS Library page: in the search box at the top of the page, type "endangered species" or your specific species:
Gale Virtual Reference Library

Coming soon: The Maze Runner -- THE MOVIE!




Watch the trailer here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790864 

Mr. Brown's Global I class:

Aztec, Inca,  and Mayan civilizations

Create a Prezi account:  https://prezi.com/
          Sign up for an account w/ your email

Collect information for your presentation and save in a Word document in your network folder
          Sort the info bits into the parts of your presentation
          Save any images to a separate Word documentso you can edit for size, etc.

SWHS Library online resources:

World Book Advanced: www.worldbookonline.com
Grolier Online: http://go-high.grolier.com/
Gale Virtual Reference Library: from the SWHS Library homepage

Other useful online resources:
Incas, pictures and more from National Geographic
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/inca-empire/pringle-text

Resources for all 3 civilizations: http://educatoral.com/aztec_maya_inca_webq/aztec.html
(click on the group you are researching and follow the links)

College Board Announces Huge New SAT Changes Posted on March 5, 2014  http://blog.shmoop.com/2014/03/05/college-board-announces-huge-new-sat-changes

After as much anticipation as a Hunger Games movie, the College Board finally announced the major changes they’ll be making to the 2015 PSAT and 2016 SAT http://shmoop.com/sat. David Coleman, College Board President, said the changes are being made to better align to students’ high school curriculum and really show what students have learned and how that will apply to their prospective college classrooms.   So what’s in store?

To break it down:

§   No more penalty for guessing. If students don’t finish in time, they can fill in “C” all the way down without fear of retribution.

§  No more ten-dollar words. The College Board finally has seen the Shmoopy light: just because a word has seven syllables doesn’t mean it should be used to determine how smart you are. Vocabulary is meant to help us communicate, so the SAT will replace words like “depreciatory” with words students actually use, like “empirical.”

§  Optional essay. If students do choose to write an essay, they’ll be asked to analyze a passage and explain how the author made his or her argument.

§  Welcome back to the perfect 1600. Now that the essay’s gone semi-sayonara, scores will once again be out of 1600, with 800 each for reading and math.

§  Sourcing source documents. Students will be asked to use source documents from science, social studies, and American history (hello, Declaration of Independence!) to answer questions.

§  Math Refocus. Questions will be focused on linear equations, complex equations/functions, and ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning. Also important to know: calculators will only be allowed on part of the math section. Time to break out that abacus!

§  Both digital and paper formats. Welcome to the technological revolution!

Which book would make a good Broadway play? 

Vote in this poll to add your voice to other teen readers across the nation:

YA Lit meant for Broadway?

Mr. Brown: Senior Economics

Budget project

Suggested online sources for information on college costs and salary projections, living expenses in specific geographical areas, as well as taxes and insurance:

Careercruising for college costs & wage projections:  http://careercruising.com/

O*NET Online from the US Dept. of Labor, up-to-date info on salary, job outlook, and working conditions    http://online.onetcenter.org/ 

Wages by area and occupation:  http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm#NY

Cost of living calculator by geographical area: 

http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=35000&city1=27460&2=20620

Tax calculator:  http://www.paycheckcity.com/netpaycalc/netpaycalculator.asp

Groceries: create your list for shopping: 

http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomepageView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&clear=true

CraigsList for apartment costs (also check online newspaper classified advertisements for apartments or housing in your city):   http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html