Well... since I jumped back into the whole school thing, I thought to myself: "Self, why not relive your days in the spelling bee?"
Granville Education Foundation has a fundraiser every year in which schools and community businesses enter into the spelling bee they host. Teams are made up of three people from that organization, and there are three rounds: Easy, Medium, Hard. Well... we weren't the first out, but we WERE the fourth!! hahaha. And each team has a theme: We were the Joe Toler Oak Hill(billies)
More importantly, I went and saw a movie yesterday that I encourage you ALL to try to get your hands on eventually. It is set RIGHT HERE in Oxford, NC, my current home. Back in 1970. It's called "Blood Done Sign My Name" and is based on a true story. Many of the people we watched the movie with were alive during this time. Many of the people in the movie still live in Oxford. One is the county commissioner.
Check out the link below for the trailer!! Look for the confederate soldier statue. It currently sits outside of the library, but people want it GONE. I, for one, am with them.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/127642/movie-trailers-blood-done-sign-my-name
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Update
Still alive. :)
Didn't get the internship, but I was told that I should definitely apply for the induction internship: With my "interests and specific skills set" I would be a great candidate for it. I actually was wanting to be a TTL at induction, so I was planning on staying in town for that week anyway, and so I think I'm definitely interested!
Glossary:
Induction: The week before Institute in which all new CMs come to ENC for a week of bonding and an overview of the Institute experience
TTL: Transition Team Leader: CMs are broken into smaller groups and have multiple TTLs who act as leader/big brother/sister to help with the transition from college to the real world.
Institute: AKA "Teacher Boot-Camp"... where we learn in 5 weeks what education majors learn in 4 years. Baptism by fire is a great analogy.
CM: Corps Member (TFA is part of AmeriCorps)
ENC: Eastern North Carolina, where I live/work/play.
TFA: Teach For America.
Didn't get the internship, but I was told that I should definitely apply for the induction internship: With my "interests and specific skills set" I would be a great candidate for it. I actually was wanting to be a TTL at induction, so I was planning on staying in town for that week anyway, and so I think I'm definitely interested!
Glossary:
Induction: The week before Institute in which all new CMs come to ENC for a week of bonding and an overview of the Institute experience
TTL: Transition Team Leader: CMs are broken into smaller groups and have multiple TTLs who act as leader/big brother/sister to help with the transition from college to the real world.
Institute: AKA "Teacher Boot-Camp"... where we learn in 5 weeks what education majors learn in 4 years. Baptism by fire is a great analogy.
CM: Corps Member (TFA is part of AmeriCorps)
ENC: Eastern North Carolina, where I live/work/play.
TFA: Teach For America.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
long-overdue post
Well.. this post is long over-due. Its been a month.
Needless to say, I'm busy. I have been prepping for this big all-county concert that was SUPPOSED to happen this past weekend. BUT. We got snowed out. There was an inch of snow on the grass. Nothing on the roads. Well, I heard there was Ice...
Two weekends ago was the start of this so-called "Snow-mageddon" of the East Coast. It snowed 6 inches-ish... and then we were out of school through Wed. We had a late start on Thurs, and then canceled school again on Friday. Craziness.
So now I'm behind BUT my kids are actually rocking the content, so we are actually a week ahead of schedule, not counting the week lost, so really we are TWO weeks ahead of schedule. I'm going to test them this week and be done with it: Let's move on.
I got the Granville Arts Education Grant of $500, and I am buying keyboards with that money. I am STOKED. I will have a complete classroom set. :)
What else.. I dunno. Life is what it is. Its GREAT. I interviewed for an internship with TFA, and I'd REALLY like to get it, but we'll see.
What are YOU doing for Lent? I am going to say the rosary every night. I think its a good way to set aside time to pray. I like the meditative mood it sets you in as well. Chanting the same thing over and over has a way of letting your mind wander within the boundaries of the content in which you are chanting. I think its great.
Well.. 10% battery life is left, and its nearly 11pm. On a school night. WHY CAN'T I SLEEP!?
Needless to say, I'm busy. I have been prepping for this big all-county concert that was SUPPOSED to happen this past weekend. BUT. We got snowed out. There was an inch of snow on the grass. Nothing on the roads. Well, I heard there was Ice...
Two weekends ago was the start of this so-called "Snow-mageddon" of the East Coast. It snowed 6 inches-ish... and then we were out of school through Wed. We had a late start on Thurs, and then canceled school again on Friday. Craziness.
So now I'm behind BUT my kids are actually rocking the content, so we are actually a week ahead of schedule, not counting the week lost, so really we are TWO weeks ahead of schedule. I'm going to test them this week and be done with it: Let's move on.
I got the Granville Arts Education Grant of $500, and I am buying keyboards with that money. I am STOKED. I will have a complete classroom set. :)
What else.. I dunno. Life is what it is. Its GREAT. I interviewed for an internship with TFA, and I'd REALLY like to get it, but we'll see.
What are YOU doing for Lent? I am going to say the rosary every night. I think its a good way to set aside time to pray. I like the meditative mood it sets you in as well. Chanting the same thing over and over has a way of letting your mind wander within the boundaries of the content in which you are chanting. I think its great.
Well.. 10% battery life is left, and its nearly 11pm. On a school night. WHY CAN'T I SLEEP!?
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