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Mr. Brown's Senior Economics class:

Here are his suggestions for authoratative sites for the information you need for your budget project:

Careercruising for college costs and other info: Career Cruising for college costs

NY Health Insurance for cost estimates: http://www.ins.state.ny.us/ihmoindx.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook for wages by area and occupation: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm#NY

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

Tax Calculator: compute how much of your paycheck you actually get to take home:  http://www.paycheckcity.com/netpaycalc/netpaycalculator.asp

Wegmans: create a list for grocery shopping: http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomepageView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&clear=true

CraigsList for housing, cars, etc.: http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html

Welcome to the 2013-14 School Year

at the SWHS Library

It's a new school year and we have NEW STUFF. 

GOOD STUFF!

Look for the magazines you like: read them here & save a little $$

We have added about 200 new books so far and are still ordering.

If you don't see anything that looks good, ask us for suggestions!

Are you a fan of the Hunger Games trilogy? Do you like to compete? On Saturday, June 1st, the Sugar Grove Library is sponsoring the Sugar Grove Hunger Games. Click on the link below to see the trailer & find out what's involved.

http://studio.stupeflix.com/v/pzvinYJRf3/?autoplay=1

Don't miss the chance to win these amazing prizes:

Prizes for the Sugar Grove Hunger Games have been decided! Each member of the winning team will receive a Kindle eReader! Then the top-scoring individual from each team will compete in a final round for: 1st-$300 Visa Gift Card, 2nd-$200 Visa Gift Card, and 3rd-$100 Visa Gift Card. Registrations are due at the library by May 16th! If you don't have a full team we can add you to one!

 

 

Ask Mrs. Kane for the entry form, or download the rules and entry form from the Library site: http://www.sgfreelibrary.org/

 

Upstart young engineers are changing the world: you can too!!

 

I just saw this on NPR.   Three smart phones launched into space this past Sunday are orbiting above us even now, transmitting data and images back to Earth. The PhoneSats, which cost just a few thousand dollars each, could usher in big changes for the satellite industry.

 “ [The young engineers] don't know what they can't do; they haven't been told it's not possible. That really opens up a lot of creative thinking that somehow tends to go away with time."

- Jim Cockrell, PhoneSat project manager

 The smart phones are named Alexander, Graham and Bell.  Do you love it?  We don't know the names of the young engineers.

http://www.npr.org/2013/04/26/178846158/can-you-hear-me-now-cellphone-satellites-phone-home?ft=3&f=122101520&sc=nl&cc=sh-20130427

 

Mrs. Burlingame, English 10:

 

Pro/Con issues...starting here:

http://www.procon.org/

 

As you research the issue you have chosen to argue, choose other library databases such as

Opposing Viewpoints

General OneFile (magazine articles)

Grolier or World Book Online : reference articles, definitions, etc.

**Click on the link (left side of page) to  go to the SWHS database page.



Senior Economics students

 

For your Stock Market Game

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

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