The end of March

Things are coming together nicely for our attempt to honor the memory of Lewis Ferlan Goddard. We heard from WCSH 6 and reporter Jackie Ward. They plan to come to school for an assembly we are planning to honor the memory of Lewis Goddard.  The end of this year should be very exciting.

Speaking of exciting, I'm starting to get excited about the trip to France. In June, my wife and my son will help me chaperone 5 High School Students in Paris for three days. Then we will take them to host families in the city of Vannes and stay in an apartment nearby for two weeks. We plan to visit Normandy while we are there as well. This will be my third trip, but the first for my family. It should be a lot of fun!

This week we were studying the Depression and the Dust Bowl in my U.S. History classes. This included piltoing a unit from the DBQ project which I will report back on in May at a workshop. It also included the use of the fabulous Ken Burns documentary The Dust Bowl.

 

My AP class traveled to the Margaret Chase Smith Library and Museum this week for our annual field trip. The Staff there is very helpful and organized. They gave a nice overview of the Library and gave us a tour of the Museum and her home. Senator Smith was the first woman to serve in the House and the Senate and the first to be considered by a major party for a Presidential nomination. She became famous for standing up to Joe McCarthy during the Red Scare in the 1950's. Her Library has the largest collection of Cold War era documents on the east coast. She was an inspirational woman and the students enjoy learning about her. My students also get time in the Library examining the documents and practicing the skills needed for document analysis on the AP exam coming up in May. Dr. Richards and the entire staff are always very helpful and supportive! In addition, the Library funds our trip to see them each year. What a great experience!

I had a guest speaker in my Ethics class this week. A former student of mine is a Game Warden and is featured on the Animal Planet TV Show North Woods Law. He came in and spoke about law enforcement and ethical issues Game Wardens face. He did a great job with the students and they really enjoyed learning from him. Plus, its really cool to see a former student out there doing great things!

(Game Warden Ethan Buuck)

Next week will be busy! With only two weeks until vacation, we are working hard planning the assembly for Mr. Goddard and preparing for the AP exam. The best thing with April's arrival, however, is the warm weather!