Monday, January 23, 2006
Visit Our Classrooms in January 2006
Two students of Ms Gingras Grade 6 class working on their book project
Ms Podedworny's 5th grade class discusses a current affairs topic
These Grade 5 students of Ms Podedworny get busy in class
Ms Boccichio's Grade 4 class reads about Alaska's geography
This Food Chain poster is in Ms Gingras 6th grade classroom
An exciting current affairs lesson in Ms Podedworny's class
Ms Bocchicio listens as a student answers a question on Alaska
Another student raises a hand in Ms Bocchicio's class
Disscusing the Geography of Alaska in Ms Bocchicio's Grade 4 class
These grade 3 students listen as Ms Sue Plassee reads an exciting story to them
The students had fun in Ms Sue's class
Here we go with the story!
Ms Carroll's Grade 6 class listens as she speaks
Ms M's Grade 6 class again
Ms Linda B assists Ms Sue Plassee in this lesson
Ms Majka's Grade 5
Ms M's class again
Ms Majka's class again
Another shot in Ms Majka's Grade 5 classroom
Ms Podedworny's 5th grade class discusses a current affairs topic
These Grade 5 students of Ms Podedworny get busy in class
Ms Boccichio's Grade 4 class reads about Alaska's geography
This Food Chain poster is in Ms Gingras 6th grade classroom
An exciting current affairs lesson in Ms Podedworny's class
Ms Bocchicio listens as a student answers a question on Alaska
Another student raises a hand in Ms Bocchicio's class
Disscusing the Geography of Alaska in Ms Bocchicio's Grade 4 class
These grade 3 students listen as Ms Sue Plassee reads an exciting story to them
The students had fun in Ms Sue's class
Here we go with the story!
Ms Carroll's Grade 6 class listens as she speaks
Ms M's Grade 6 class again
Ms Linda B assists Ms Sue Plassee in this lesson
Ms Majka's Grade 5
Ms M's class again
Ms Majka's class again
Another shot in Ms Majka's Grade 5 classroom
Friday, January 13, 2006
Parents, check out these sites about your student!
Hello, Parents:
Please, find time and check out the following site. You may find answers to some students' problems!
http://life.familyeducation.com/teen/stress/34465.html
And if you are also concerned about your student going online, you may find help with some tips and guidelines here:
http://www.nypl.org/legal/safety.cfm
Enjoy!
Mr. Prince
Please, find time and check out the following site. You may find answers to some students' problems!
http://life.familyeducation.com/teen/stress/34465.html
And if you are also concerned about your student going online, you may find help with some tips and guidelines here:
http://www.nypl.org/legal/safety.cfm
Enjoy!
Mr. Prince
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Teenage Accomplishments!
The position of town selectmen and city mayors has always been for adults, but last November, history was written in the annals of Hillsdale, a small town in Michigan, where eighteen-year old Michael Sessions was sworn in as the town's youngest mayor. Read on to see how the whole thing started:
Teenage mayor sworn into office
Published Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:35:51 AM Central Time
HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) -- Michael starts his first full day as mayor of this small town by taking an algebra test.
The 18-year-old high school senior became the youngest mayor ever in the city of 8,200 on Monday night. He took the oath of office at the city council meeting in front of a crowd of residents, photographers and dozens of video photographers -- some from news agencies as far as Mexico, Russia and Japan.
"It's been crazy. I've had a camera in front of my face all day," Sessions said after the meeting.
Sessions beat Mayor Doug Ingles, 51, by two votes in the Nov. 8 election despite Sessions' status as a write-in candidate.
The new mayor said he wants to begin meeting with residents and business leaders in the coming days. He said his goals include building pride in the city, pointing to a recent outing he and his friends made to clean up the downtown.
"Other people started doing it, too. It's catching on," he said.
Some of Sessions' friends said he began talking about running for mayor a few years ago.
Jeff Maxfield, a Hillsdale High School classmate who helped him campaign for mayor, said he remembers that Sessions wanted to become mayor before he could drive.
"When he was sophomore, he said that he could run for mayor when he was a senior," said Maxfield, one of many supporters in the audience of Monday night's council meeting. He wore a campaign T-shirt that said "Need Experience? Get Some ... Get Involved" on the back.
Sessions used $700 from a summer job to fund his race, putting up signs throughout the city and campaigning door-to-door.
Meghan Scholl, 17, who helped Sessions hand out signs and write campaign speeches, said many people didn't take Sessions seriously when he began talking about beginning his mayoral campaign this fall.
"My parents thought he was joking around. We didn't think he would win, but then he started talking and he really knows what he's talking about," she said.
Scholl said Sessions began studying how similar communities pay for economic development and funding models for fire and police departments when he started campaigning.
The new mayor was greeted by several supporters as he toured the downtown area earlier Monday evening.
"Age has nothing to do with ability," said Valerie G. Van Opynen, a 49-year-old artist. "He's done more good for this city in his first 15 minutes than the (last) administration ever did. This is the most excited I've seen this town in the five years I've been here."
Jim Rowen, a 59-year-old retired U.S. Navy officer, said people some people in the city have concerns about the new mayor.
"There are some who think we were foolish to elect an 18-year-old high school student to this position," he said. "But this is something special in the country."
Despite freezing rain, a large crowd gathered outside City Hall before Sessions took the oath of office for a rally. The Hillsdale High School band played "The Star Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful."
Sessions has appeared on the "The Ellen Degeneres Show," as well as on "Late Show with David Letterman" to read the Top Ten list titled "Good Things About Being an 18-year-old Mayor."
Richard Moore, owner of Moore Insurance Service in Hillsdale, said the national spotlight on Sessions means more exposure for the community and the possibility that businesses in other parts of country may consider relocating to the area.
Sessions has made a good impression on many people since winning election, Moore said.
"I think people at first were like, 'What's going on here?' but I think as people got to know Mike, they realized he's not your average high school senior," Moore said. "It takes a special person to run for office at any age."
Teenage mayor sworn into office
Published Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:35:51 AM Central Time
HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) -- Michael starts his first full day as mayor of this small town by taking an algebra test.
The 18-year-old high school senior became the youngest mayor ever in the city of 8,200 on Monday night. He took the oath of office at the city council meeting in front of a crowd of residents, photographers and dozens of video photographers -- some from news agencies as far as Mexico, Russia and Japan.
"It's been crazy. I've had a camera in front of my face all day," Sessions said after the meeting.
Sessions beat Mayor Doug Ingles, 51, by two votes in the Nov. 8 election despite Sessions' status as a write-in candidate.
The new mayor said he wants to begin meeting with residents and business leaders in the coming days. He said his goals include building pride in the city, pointing to a recent outing he and his friends made to clean up the downtown.
"Other people started doing it, too. It's catching on," he said.
Some of Sessions' friends said he began talking about running for mayor a few years ago.
Jeff Maxfield, a Hillsdale High School classmate who helped him campaign for mayor, said he remembers that Sessions wanted to become mayor before he could drive.
"When he was sophomore, he said that he could run for mayor when he was a senior," said Maxfield, one of many supporters in the audience of Monday night's council meeting. He wore a campaign T-shirt that said "Need Experience? Get Some ... Get Involved" on the back.
Sessions used $700 from a summer job to fund his race, putting up signs throughout the city and campaigning door-to-door.
Meghan Scholl, 17, who helped Sessions hand out signs and write campaign speeches, said many people didn't take Sessions seriously when he began talking about beginning his mayoral campaign this fall.
"My parents thought he was joking around. We didn't think he would win, but then he started talking and he really knows what he's talking about," she said.
Scholl said Sessions began studying how similar communities pay for economic development and funding models for fire and police departments when he started campaigning.
The new mayor was greeted by several supporters as he toured the downtown area earlier Monday evening.
"Age has nothing to do with ability," said Valerie G. Van Opynen, a 49-year-old artist. "He's done more good for this city in his first 15 minutes than the (last) administration ever did. This is the most excited I've seen this town in the five years I've been here."
Jim Rowen, a 59-year-old retired U.S. Navy officer, said people some people in the city have concerns about the new mayor.
"There are some who think we were foolish to elect an 18-year-old high school student to this position," he said. "But this is something special in the country."
Despite freezing rain, a large crowd gathered outside City Hall before Sessions took the oath of office for a rally. The Hillsdale High School band played "The Star Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful."
Sessions has appeared on the "The Ellen Degeneres Show," as well as on "Late Show with David Letterman" to read the Top Ten list titled "Good Things About Being an 18-year-old Mayor."
Richard Moore, owner of Moore Insurance Service in Hillsdale, said the national spotlight on Sessions means more exposure for the community and the possibility that businesses in other parts of country may consider relocating to the area.
Sessions has made a good impression on many people since winning election, Moore said.
"I think people at first were like, 'What's going on here?' but I think as people got to know Mike, they realized he's not your average high school senior," Moore said. "It takes a special person to run for office at any age."
