News and Information Check here regularly for updates on essay contests!!!

For updates on the Spring Break trip to Italy - click on the link to the left "Spring Break 2010 - Rome and Sicily."

If you missed the AP Pre-Administration on Monday, April 13th, plan to attend one of the following pre-administration sessions:

Wednesday, April 15 at 7:15 in the Guidance Conference Room
Wednesday, April 15 at 2:45 in the Guidance Conference Room
Thursday, April 16th at 7:15 in the Guidance Conference Room
Thursday, April 16th at 2:45 in the Guidance Conference Room

AP Students:

There will be a AP Review held at Western High School on Saturday, April 18, 2009.  In order to attend, you must register in advance. To register, go to the following site:

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/advancedacademics/

The Lyceum meeting has been rescheduled to Friday, March 6, 2009.

Reminders are just in about the Atlas Shrugged Essay contest - check it out under the Essay Contests 2008-9 link.

Congratulations to Omri Coke, 10, a semi-finalist in the Ayn Rand essay contest on Anthem.  As a semi-finalist, Omri will receive $30.  Let's hope Omri submits future essays on The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged for a chance at that elusive $10,000 first place prize!!

Florida Virtual Schools has launched its free AP Review system.  To register, please visit .

Saturday, April 12th, Broward County Schools will be offering an AP Exam Review for specific AP courses.  The online registration is found at

The 2008 Congressional Academy is a program unlike any other that will lead current high school juniors in a careful study of the pivotal turning points in American history memorialized by the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and the "I Have a Dream" speech. Participating students will spend two weeks in Washington, DC, with day trips to Philadelphia and Gettysburg, studying the American Revolution and Founding, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights movement. The Academy will thereby expose participants to the ideas and arguments that shaped these three great American epochs, the documents that make up our history, and the places where the history was made. During their stay, participants will be surrounded by the streets and halls, the battlefields, public places, and private lodgings where the history we are studying took place.
 
All hotel, meal and tour expenses are paid by the Academy and each student will receive a $250 travel stipend.  Students will receive 3 hours of college credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward a degree offered by Ashland University or may be transferred to another institution.
 
Two students will be accepted from each state.  The deadline for applications is April 1 so please don't hesitate to spread the word.  The application is available on-line at:

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The America Library of Poetry
Deadline 4/30/08

11th Annual Student Poetry Contest

You may win a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and many other prizes.  For more information and submission documents, visit www.libraryofpoetry.com.

Governor Charlie Crist recently announced Florida’s Sunshine Week "Government in the Sunshine" Web site and invited Florida public school students in grades 9-12 to participate in the Florida Sunshine Week essay contest.  Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2008, celebrates the State of Florida’s dedication to making state and local government more accessible to the public.

The essay contest is open to all Florida public school students in grades 9-12 and the winner will be announced March 18, 2008.  The first place winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship, the second place winner will receive a $2,500 scholarship, and third place will receive a $1,500 scholarship.  All winners will receive recognition at an event at the Governor’s Mansion.  Essays should answer the question, "What role does open government play within a democratic society and a democratic government?"

Each student may enter only one essay, no longer than 500 words and typed or handwritten in print, rather than cursive writing. Essays must include the student’s name, home address, telephone number, school the student attends, grade level and essay title.  Essays must be accompanied by a parental waiver form.  All entries must be received or postmarked by 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday, March 3, 2008.

For more information and to access parental waiver forms, visit http://www.flgov.com/og_sunshine_essay.  

Due to the PSAT testing date/time, I will be once again changing the date for the Vocab Test 3.  The new date will be Monday 10/22/07.  This will still allow us to get the test in before the end of the nine weeks.

All incoming 2007-2008 Advanced Placement Language students must attend a meeting after school at 2:45 P.M. in Room 706 on Thursday, May 24, 2007. 

The meeting is MANDATORY.  However, it will not last long - perhaps 15 minutes.

Please arrive on time, so that we can handle all of our business quickly.

I will be asking all students to provide me with an email address where they can be reached over the summer.  Be sure to have that information with you.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide you with instructions for your summer assignment.  This information is critical, as it will affect your grade in the class.

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