| Date | Objective/Standard | Description of Lesson | Assignment/HW |
| 8/29 | First Day of School |
- Welcome
- Went over syllabus
- Went over First Day of School activity
- Received folders
- Logged in and changed passwords
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- Syllabus signed and due back to me Wednesday
- First Day of School pictures due tomorrow
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| 8/30 |
- Checked picture assignment from yesterday
- Created folders on Google Drive for the class
- Received sample quote transition format writing samples and the rubric that will be used for article grading
- Received the topic for the article (article due Friday)
- Allowed students to complete picture assignment for tomorrow for 1/2 points
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Syllabus signed and due back to me Wednesday
- First Day of School pictures due tomorrow (for 1/2 credit)
- Article due Friday before class starts
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| 8/31 |
- Checked the updated First Day of School pictures
- Students were given class time to write their articles (that are due Friday)
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- Article due Friday before class starts | |
| 9/1 | - Uploaded our First Day of School pictures and started working on a MovieMaker project with them | - Article due Friday before class starts | |
| 9/2 |
- Articles were collected and then students recorded a podcast of their article (with the flexibility to fix their mistakes they find from reading their article out loud)
- Podcasts were emailed to teacher
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| 9/5 | NO SCHOOL | ||
| 9/6 |
- Passed back articles (with rubric stapled to the front)
- Passed back First Day of School project rubrics
- Finished our First Day of School MovieMaker project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class | |
| 9/7 |
- Students worked on article for the week (Why I Choose To Go To School)
- Only 3 paragraphs and you CAN use first person
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- Article due BEFORE class on Friday
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/8 |
- Students finished their MovieMaker projects and they worked on their articles
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- Article due BEFORE class on Friday
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/9 |
- Articles were collected and then students recorded a podcast of their article (with the flexibility to fix their mistakes they find from reading their article out loud)
- Podcasts were emailed to teacher |
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/12 |
- Passed back graded articles from Friday
- Brainstormed about the Lip Dub Video project
- Students were given their topic for the article this week
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/13 |
- Students worked on finding their song for their Lip Dub project
- Students worked on their article for this week
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/14 |
- Students received their rubric for their Lip Dub project
- It is due totally finished Wednesday, September 21st
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- Article due BEFORE class on Friday
- Lip Dub project due Wednesday
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class |
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| 9/15 |
- Students worked on their Lip Dub project
- It is due totally finished Wednesday, September 21st - Students had time to work on their articles
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- Article due BEFORE class on Friday
- Lip Dub project due Wednesday - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class |
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| 9/16 |
- Students worked on their Lip Dub project
- Articles were collected and then students recorded a podcast of their article (with the flexibility to fix their mistakes they find from reading their article out loud)
- Podcasts were emailed to teacher |
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/19 |
- Students worked on their Lip Dub project
(due end of class tomorrow)
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
- Lip Dub project due end of class tomorrow
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| 9/20 |
- Students edited their Lip Dub project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/21 |
- Students edited their Lip Dub project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/22 |
- Did a field test of JMTV announcements
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/23 |
- Students edited videos today (Two students edited the JMTV broadcast, the other two edited the volleyball game broadcast)
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/26 |
- Students worked on their article for the week (What defines school spirit?)
- Article due before class on Friday!
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/27 |
- Did a field test of JMTV announcements
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/28 |
- Did a field test of JMTV announcements
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 9/29 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded to jmsd website
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- Article due BEFORE class starts on Friday
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| 9/30 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded to jmsd website
- Articles due TODAY
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
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| 10/3 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded to jmsd website
- Articles due Wednesday
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
- Articles due Wednesday
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| 10/4 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded to jmsd website
- Articles due Wednesday
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes for the class
- Articles due Wednesday
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| 10/5 |
- Students edited previous videos
- Students worked on articles
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| 10/10 |
- Students edited previous videos
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| 10/11 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded to jmsd website
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| 10/12 |
- Did the morning announcements and started to download footage
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| 10/13 |
- Did the morning announcements and started to download footage
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| 10/14 |
- Students edited previous videos
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| 10/17 |
- Students worked on articles (starting school later)
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| 10/18 |
- Students worked on articles (starting school later)
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| 10/19 |
- Students worked on articles (starting school later)
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| 10/20 |
- Students worked on articles (starting school later)
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| 10/21 |
- Students worked on articles (starting school later)
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- Articles due today | |
| 10/24 |
- Students worked on editing their various videos in class
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| 10/25 |
- Did the morning announcements and started to upload
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| 10/26 |
- Students worked on editing their various videos in class
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| 10/27 |
- Students worked on editing their various videos in class
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| 10/28 |
- Students worked on editing their various videos in class
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| 10/31 |
- Worked on door project
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| 11/1 |
- Worked on door project
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| 11/2 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded
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| 11/3 |
- Students worked on editing their various videos in class
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| 11/4 |
- Student found some songs we can use for our school's lip dub
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| 11/7 |
- Did the morning announcements and uploaded
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| 11/8 | - Did the morning announcements and edited | ||
| 11/9 | - Did the morning announcements and edited | ||
| 11/10 | - Searched for an appropriate Christmas song to use for our school's lip dub | ||
| 11/14 | - Internet down! | ||
| 11/15 | - Internet down! | ||
| 11/16 | - Students were given their article for the week - Grief Awareness Article | - Article due Friday before class starts! | |
| 11/17 | - Students worked on their articles in class | - Article due Friday before class starts! | |
| 11/18 | - Students worked on their articles in class | - Articles Due! | |
| 11/21 | - Internet down! | ||
| 11/29 | - No announcements were emailed in time to JMTV, so students looked at Christmas Lip Dub videos | ||
| 11/30 | - Students worked on video taping JMTV | ||
| 12/1 | - Students worked on video taping JMTV | ||
| 12/2 | - Study hall (because half of the class was absent because of field trips) | ||
| 12/5 | - Study hall (because half of the class was absent) | ||
| 12/6 | - Students started to work on the Christmas Lip Dub project | ||
| 12/7 | - Students worked on their Lip Dub project | - Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/8 | - Students worked on their Lip Dub project | - Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/9 | - Students worked on their Lip Dub project | - Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/12 | - Students worked on their Lip Dub project | - Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/13 | - Students worked on their Lip Dub project | - Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/14 | - Students worked on their Lip Dub project | - Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/15 |
- Students worked on their Lip Dub project
- Shortened class period because of the delay
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- Lip Dub project due December 16th | |
| 12/16 |
- Students worked on their Lip Dub project
- Shortened class period because of the delay
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- Lip Dub project due December 20th | |
| 12/19 | - Lip Dub due tomorrow! | ||
| 1/3 | - Research on the top events of 2016 | - Students started to do their research for he Mid Term project (regarding the major events of 2016.) | |
| 1/4 | - Create a MovieMaker project for their Mid Term using knowledge they have learned throughout the semester | - Students worked on the Mid Term project | - Mid Term project due January 11th |
| 1/5 | - Same as 1/4 | - Students worked on the Mid Term project | - Mid Term project due January 11th |
| 1/6 | - Same as 1/4 | - Students worked on the Mid Term project | - Mid Term project due January 11th |
| 1/9 | - Same as 1/4 | - Students worked on the Mid Term project | - Mid Term project due January 11th |
| 1/10 | - Same as 1/4 | - Students worked on the Mid Term project | - Mid Term project due January 11th |
| 1/11 | - Same as 1/4 | - Mid Term due TOMORROW! | Changed the due date until TOMORROW |
| 1/12 | - Same as 1/4 | - Catchup day | |
| 1/17 | - Students will create a resume and post to online portfolio | - Students received a resume packet to help them create their own resume | - Resume due Friday |
| 1/18 | - Same as 1/17 | - Students worked on their resume | - Resume due Friday |
| 1/19 | - Same as 1/17 | - Students worked on their resume | - Resume due Friday |
| 1/20 | - Same as 1/17 | - Catchup day | |
| 1/23 | - Same as 1/17 | - As a class, we typed resumes in Publisher | |
| 1/24 | - Same as 1/17 | - Students continued typing their resume | |
| 1/25 | - Same as 1/17 | - Mrs. Fulks helped students edit and complete their resumes in class | |
| 1/26 | - Same as 1/17 | - Students printed their resumes to get letters of recommendation for next Friday | - Three letters of recommendation are due next Friday |
| 1/27 | - Same as 1/17 | - Helped one student with resume | - Three letters of recommendation are due next Friday |
| 1/30 | - Same as 1/17 | - Students uploaded their resume to live binders.com (created the portfolio first) | - Three letters of recommendation are due Friday |
| 1/31 |
- Research a person of importance that deals with Black history
- Create an effective multimedia project (using MovieMaker and Audacity)
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- Students received library books about their person and started to work on their Black History month project in class |
- Black History Month project due next Tuesday
- Three letters of recommendation are due Friday
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| 2/1 |
- Same as 1/31
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- Students worked on their Black History Month project in class |
- Black History Month project due next Tuesday
- Three letters of recommendation are due Friday
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| 2/2 |
- Same as 1/31
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- Students worked on their Black History Month project in class |
- Black History Month project due next Tuesday
- Three letters of recommendation are due Friday
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| 2/3 |
- Same as 1/31
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- Students worked on their Black History Month project in class |
- Black History Month project due next Tuesday
- Three letters of recommendation are due Monday (extended)
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| 2/6 |
- Same as 1/31
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- Students worked on their Black History Month project in class |
- Black History Month project due next Wednesday
- Three letters of recommendation are due Wednesday (extended)
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| 2/7 | - Speaker from Pittsburgh Technical College | ||
| 2/8 | - Same as 1/31 |
- I gave students an extension on their Black History Month project until this Friday
- Also their letters of recommendation were due TODAY
- Resume and letters of recommendation are due on the e-portfolio site by Friday
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- Black History Month project due Friday
- E-portfolio done by Friday
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| 2/9 | - Same as 1/31 |
- Students worked on Black History Month project
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- Black History Month project due Friday
- E-portfolio done by Friday
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| 2/10 | - Same as 1/31 |
- Students worked on Black History Month project
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- Black History Month project due Friday
- E-portfolio done by Friday
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| 2/13 | - Same as 1/31 |
- Allowed the two students who were NOT complete, work on their projects
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| 2/14 | - Same as 1/31 |
- Allowed the two students who were NOT complete, work on their projects
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| 2/15 | - Same as 1/31 | - Allowed the two students who were NOT complete, work on their projects | |
| 2/16 | - Create a brochure to effectively promote our school | - We started to design the school brochure for Mrs. Herold in class using Publisher | |
| 2/17 | - Same as 2/16 | - Students finished their school brochure in class | |
| 2/21 | - Same as 2/16 | - A few students needed to finish their school brochure (because of absences) | |
| 2/22 | - Create a travel brochure for a country of choice to promote a travel getaway | - In class, we designed the first panel of the travel brochure | |
| 2/23 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students continued to work on the first panel of the travel brochure | |
| 2/24 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students started to work on their outside middle panel (itinerary) | |
| 2/27 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students continued to work on their outside middle panel (itinerary) | |
| 2/28 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students continued to work on their outside middle panel (itinerary) | |
| 3/1 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students continued to work on their outside middle panel (itinerary) | |
| 3/2 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students continued to work on their outside middle panel (itinerary) | |
| 3/3 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students continued to work on their outside middle panel (itinerary) | |
| 3/6 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their outside left panel | |
| 3/7 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their outside left panel | |
| 3/8 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their outside left panel | |
| 3/13 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their outside left panel | - Brochures totally due next Tuesday |
| 3/14 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their outside left panel | - Brochures totally due next Tuesday |
| 3/15 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due next Tuesday |
| 3/16 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due next Tuesday |
| 3/17 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due next Wednesday |
| 3/20 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due Wednesday |
| 3/21 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due Thursday |
| 3/22 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due Thursday |
| 3/23 | - Same as 2/22 | - Students worked on their brochure | - Brochures totally due today |
| 3/24 | - Make-up work day | ||
| 3/27 | - Started Grand March program in class | ||
| 3/28 | - Worked on the first page of the Grand March program | ||
| 3/29 | - Worked on the back page of the Grand March program | ||
| 3/30 | - Continued to work on the Grand March program in class | ||
| 3/31 | - Continued to work on the Grand March program in class | ||
| 4/3 |
- We talked about Advertising awareness
- Students worked on ad worksheet and then we went over as a class
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| 4/4 |
- Only 1 person in class today, so catchup day!
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| 4/5 |
- Only half of students in class today, so catchup day!
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| 4/6 |
- Continued to work on the Grand March program
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| 4/7 |
- Continued to work on the Grand March program
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| 4/18 |
- Over half the class was missing, so catch up work
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| 4/19 |
- Worked on the inside portion of the Grand March program
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| 4/20 |
- Worked on the inside portion of the Grand March program
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| 4/21 |
- Worked on the inside portion of the Grand March program
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| 4/24 |
- Finished the Grand March program
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| 4/25 |
- Finished the Grand March program (made last minute changes per Mrs. Shrader's request)
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| 4/26 |
- Finished the Grand March program (made last minute changes per Mrs. Shrader's request)
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| 4/27 |
- Over half the class was absent, so catch up day
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| 4/28 |
- Finished the Grand March program (made last minute changes per Mrs. Shrader's request)
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| 5/1 |
- Began the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/2 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/3 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/4 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/5 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/8 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/9 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/10 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/11 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/12 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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| 5/15 |
- Worked on the Senior Video project in class!
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