11th Grade Advisement will take place Setember 16, 18, 22, and 24. You will have an opportunity to schedule an appointment during Open House, Thursday, August 28th.
We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to discuss your student's academic future with teh faculty and staff of Harrison High School. Our goal is to have 100% participation in our conferences this year. We wook forward to working with you and your student.
Want to help? Got some extra cash?
Kiva.org is an online organization that lends money to hopeful entrepreneuers in Third World Countries. These people start up companies and then pay the loans back. So, if you donate 25 dollars, eventually, you'll get that 25 dollars back either to keep for yourself or to reinvest in another person.
Invest in LIFE!!!!
Welcome back Juniors!!!
I hope that you had a wonderful and restful summer. I was able to take advantage of some time off and travel to Thailand! If you're ever headed over to the far east, let me know.
Today in homeroom, we received schedules, book forms, hbooks and other important paperwork. If you were absent today, be SURE to come see me in our new room (114)! Horray.
Hope you all have a wonderful first week!
Want to make a difference? Need a resume builder?
Come to the Harrison High School Community Service Day!
Meet in the bus port of Harrison High School
Saturday, April 26, 2008
8:00 am- 12:00 pm
Wear clothes you can work and play in!
You get:
- A free t-shirt!
- Free breakfast!
- The satisfaction of knowing that you've done your part to make the world a better place..... at least for one day!
- AND... a great resume addition!
You pay:
NOTHING!
Who says you can't get something for nothing! Come out and GIVE, and you'll GET a lot!
You need this permission form to turn in to Mrs. Moulton in room 104, or bring the signed form to the event.
Form:Download file
http://www.cfr.org/publication/13129/ - click here for an interactive website and video explaining what is going on in Darfur
http://manyvoicesdarfur.blogspot.com : Click here to post on a blog and read other bloggers ideas about Darfur
http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/many-voices-for-darfur-project/#comments - Click here for a brief introduction to the Many Voices for Darfur Project
http://stopgenocide.wikispaces.com/ -- THE WIKI FOR POSTING
Each day I watch students make decisions. Decisions not to cheat. Decisions to do the work. Decisions to skip school. Decisions to defy a teacher, or a parent. Decisions to help a friend. Decisions to recycle. Decisions to steal. Decisions to share.
I do not ask for perfection. NO! Rather, I want to encourage students to shun perfection, which is unreachable, and to embrace excellence instead. Many students are afraid of excellence. Afraid of working hard. Afraid of success. I've watched excellent people settle for becoming pretty good, and I think that is a pretty sad state of life. When I read this poem tonight, I found it very applicable.
"Pretty Good" by Charles Osgood, from the Osgood File, 1986
There once was a pretty good student
Who sat in a pretty good class
And was taught by a pretty good teacher
Who always let pretty good pass.
He wasn't teriffic at reading,
He wasn't a whiz-bang at math,
But for him, education was leading
Straight down a pretty good path.
He didn't find school too exciting,
But he wanted to do pretty well,
And he did have some trouble with writing,
Since nobody taught him to spell.
When doing arithmatic problems,
Pretty good was regarded as fine.
5+5 needen't always add up to be 10;
A pretty good answer was 9.
The pretty good class that he sat in
Was part of a pretty good school,
And the student was not an exception:
On the contrary, he was the rule.
The pretty good school that he went to
Was there in a pretty good town,
And nobody there seemed to notice
He could not tell a verb from a noun.
The pretty good student in fact was
Part of a pretty good mob.
And the first time he knew what he lacked was
When he looked for a pretty good job.
It was then, when he sought a position,
He discovered that life could be tough,
And he soon had a sneaking suspicion
Pretty good might not be good enough.
The pretty good town in our story
Was part of a pretty good state
Which had pretty good asiprations
And prayed for a pretty good fate.
There once was a pretty good nation
Pretty proud of the greatness it had,
Which learned much too late,
If you want to be great,
Pretty good, is, in fact, pretty bad.
Remember to express gratitude and respect toward everyone you meet! There are people who silently sacrifice for you every day of your life. Thank them, and then work to make this world a better place. Use Dr. King as your inspiration!
Want to save the world.... one grain of rice at a time?
Love addicting computer games?
This website is the site for you!!!!
This will change your life! ;) Ps. I've donated over 2020 grains of rice so far!
Dear Awesome Homeroom Students!
As you voted about a month ago that you were willing to support a needy family with presents for the Holidays, your wish has been granted!
Our homeroom has been chosen to help two little boys have a wonderful, gift-filled, holiday season. Kashuan is 7 and Khalil is 11. These little boys have put several items on their wish lists. You can bring in toys for them, or you can give clothing (NEW) in the following sizes. Please refer to the list below!
These presents need to be gift-wrapped please!
Thank you for giving of your time and resources to help others!
Kashuan wants:
Racetrack
Transformers
Power Rangers
V-Tech Laptop (we could all pitch in some money to get him this, depending on how expensive they are. I don't know)
Kashuan wears: Size 8-10 pants (child) and medium shirt size
Kahlil wants:
Transformers
Black spider man
Hand held video game
Remote control car
Kahlil wears: Sixe 12-14 Boys pants and medium or large shirts
Homeroomies!
We are collecting cans until October 26 for MUST Ministries. They give away 2,000 cans a DAY! Let's see if we can help them replenish their coffers for the holidays. The homeroom who brings in teh most cans wins a free breakfast! YUM!
We've been doing better in school participation- entering the banner competition, bringing in supplies for the Military- but I think that we need to put ourselves in the running for the best Harrison Homeroom. The only way to do that, is to participate!! Bring in your cans!!!
Next Wednesday, October 17 the PSAT test will be given during an extended homeroom.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
Advisement 8:25-8:35 am
Testing (in homeroom): 8:40-12:12
Lunch Period 12:18-1:25 (since we have a shortened lunch period, we will only have three lunches. We encourage students to bring a lunch this day so that they can miss long lunch lines.)
The WALL is collecting toiletries for the military overseas during the month of September. The military really needs your help. PLEASE bring in Toiletries UNTIL September 21!
Things we need:
- Baby wipes, band-aids, batteries
-Toothpaste/toothbrushes
-Shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, soap
-Liquid body wash, hand sanitizer
- Eyeglass wipes, cases, eye drops, Q Tips
- Sun block, aloe-vera, cough drops, lip balm
- Deks of cards, hand held games, magazines
-Envelopes, small pads of papers, pencils, pens
-Electrical tape, super glue, hand warmers, nail clippers, disposable razors, Kleenex
- T-shirts, hats, gloves, flip flops, shower shoes, shoe polish, socks, phone cards, sunglasses
- Coffee grounds, tea packets, hot cocoa mix, Gatorade powder, lemonade powder, "On the Go" packets
- Hard candy, cookies, candy bars, gum, mints
- Nuts, trail mix, peanuts, power bars, protein bars
- Pop tarts, granola bars, chips, crackers, peanut butter, pretzels, cereal, beaf jerkey, Ramen noodles
**NO CHOCOLATE (it melts)
The homeroom who brings in the most stuff gets a FREE breakfast!! LET'S WIN and SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Homeroom! Remember to bring in toiletries (and other various and sundries) to give to the Troops over seas in Iraq. Let's make this a service project that we use to show our patriotism for our country!
Open House is Tonight and Thursday night from 6-8. I hope that all parents will attend! I look forward to meeting you all.
http://www.harrisonhigh.org/clubannounce.php
Homeroomies!
Welcome back to the 2007-2008 school year! I know this, your sophomore year, will be the best year yet. We now will be located in room 109 on the English hallway, so don't head back to our old stomping ground. We've moved up in the world!
In homeroom on the first day of school you will recieve your schedule, your H-book, and an informational packet to take home to your parents. There are some materials in that packet that MUST be signed and returned to school. Be sure to pay attention to return dates, required papers, etc. We will go over this in homeroom, so this is just a reminder.
Can't wait to see each of your smiling faces!
Cheers,
Ms. Dobbs