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Posted by Ashyne Bright in Advanced Art - Hull on
 well i was going to do many different project when it came to thinking of this recycling theme. but i could never think of the exact right one for me to do. so in the beginning i was kind trying out different thing at home. i would start to paint but throw it away. i could figure out what i wanted to do for the longest time in this theme of using recycled things and expressing why we need to recycle so bad. so what i had my grandmother do was get a recycled canvas.

 i had the canvas at my house for a while because i didn't know what or how i was going to do this art project as i said in the beginning. but i finally brought it to school. i painted the canvas white all over again to make it cover the background. at first i was going to us the background that was already on the canvas but then i wanted to us all different colors so i just painted it white all over again. i wasn't exactly sure what i was going to do to this canvas after i painted it white, so i just got some paint and i just started painting the canvas with every color i could find. in doing this i came up with an abstract painting that i called The Nothing.

 okay so i came back one time when i was mad to paint because i paint when i am upset and i forgot to take a picture of what it looked like before. so i painted over it and took a picture of what i did then. then i took another picture of what i did the next time of course. im still working on this one painting because i feel as though it isn't done yet. i just feel like there is always something else i can add to it.
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Interview with a Voter

Posted by Sky Kalfus in American Government - Laufenberg on
​Why did you come to the polls today?
Republican misinformation made me angry.

Did any political ads stand out to you?
I tried to blot them all out.

Were you certain of who you wanted to vote for when you entered the voting booth?
Very sure.

What would you like to see change in Philadelphia?
I'd like to see less corruption, and more transparency. I'd also like to see the Mayor pick bettor advisors.

Do you think your vote will count?
I hope so.

Aja Wallace Marking Period 1

Posted by Aja Wallace in Advanced Art - Hull on

With the idea of portraying an art project made out of bottle caps and showing what we as humans do with our trash was hard to come up with as an idea. First I started to draw in my sketchbook trying to figure out how I can make a three divisional art piece show all the factors that I want. I was then able to start the project by using only recycled materials.

            The way I start is different from most people. I like to have an idea then sketch it out once. Then start making different pieces of it and whatever piece turns out the best I work with and build the art piece from it. As I started to work I chose only the recyclable materials. Any thing I had access to that I felt would be of some use I incorporated it in to my project. Along with the things I remembered I made a bottle cap poster. To help collect them so they cold are used in the project, so I found a way to include them.

            My idea came to when me when I first received this project. I automatically thought about the ocean we destroy by all the trash that it encounters over an extensive period of time. Whenever I go places I love to look at the water it’s one of my favorite things to do. I find it to be very pretty and extremely relaxing. So I decided to show people what we’re doing to the water slowly but surely.

 

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Weather

Posted by Ananda Knight on

Weather Conditions!

In Spanish we use Hace and Esta’ meaning it’s to say the weather.

Hace is used when saying how it feels or looks. Esta’ is used when telling what the weather is doing. These are the ways to say different weather conditions.

 

Frio= cold

Calor=hot

Viento=windy

Sol=sunny

Fresco=cool

Those are the terms in which hace should  be placed in front of

Example- hace frio=its cold

 

Nevando= snowing

Lloviendo= raining

Nublado=cloudy

Those terms should be said with esta.

For example Esta’ lloviendo

 

 

R.Robinson Q1 Benchmark

Posted by Ralen Robinson in Art - Senior Art - Hull on
​Bottle Cap Poster

        During the beginning of my first quarter senior art class we had to make a poster on plastic bottles not being recycled. In doing this the theme of plastic bottle became the forefront of our artwork. In seeing an artist take a horrific reality of large masses of plastic caps being thrown into the water made our idea's become for awareness. In taking such a simple cap that would be discarded and allowing it to become an amazing piece of art set the tone for what we would have to convey in a poster. In making posters I decided to focus on caps not being able to recycle and society unknowingly spelling there doom.

Benchmark: Tye Dyded T-shirt
        In deciding on what to do with my artwork wasn't an easy decision. I wasn't sure how to convey the theme into an appropriate piece. So after some heavy debate I thought I'd do tye dye. In doing tye dye I didn't think it was art but, then realized art is a like a straight line there's no end to what art could be.
       After coming to that conclusion the sky was the limit. I decided to have the shirts mean more then just colorful array of lines. In having the meaning stand for a message was my big idea. Coming into this experience I was totally blinded so after some heavy youtubing and tutorials gained me a new tool. I became a beast at tye dying which allowed for my artwork to prosper.
        I'm excited I learned this tool but wish I would experiment on press numbers. In having the mail focus the tye dye then I could go more in-depth with my message instead of skinning the surface.  Overall I'm happy with my finish piece and all the different tools gained in thinking outside the box with t-shirts.

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American History: Extra Credit... VOTE

Posted by Johniera McClain in American History - Laufenberg on
Handing out the voter handouts was very interesting. People are very ignorant and do not even like to inform themselves in this city we live in. The first question I would ask before even explaining what the hand out was,  “Are you voting?” The responses that I received from that were somewhat amusing. The very first person I asked repulsed and refrained from the whole conversation I was willing to give, he simply shook his head and said “Nahh, I don’t want to hear it.” Then after going around I finally caught hang of the job and was informing people on the rights as a voter. I heard some interesting reasons on why not people were going out to vote on November 2nd and the simplest was “No, I have work.” The most unusual was “I can’t, I’m not a U.S citizen.” That really caught my attention. That lady wasn’t a citizen… I pondered the fact she was here..? But I wouldn’t dare have had questioned her.  When I was at Margaret and Orthodox I even stopped into some lady who didn’t know any English, yet she still took my handout and smiled. I would have to say that, informing people on their rights, as a voter in this country was really unique today. I do believe I made a difference today, if that counts for anything.


(P.S. Philadelphia’s Margaret and Orthodox Station needs a clean up, badly)

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Emma's Election Questions

Posted by Emma Connell in American Government - Laufenberg on
​What motivated you to come out and vote?
1) It's my duty as an American citizen. Secondary, i like to have a say in who is running the state
 
What would you like to see change in our political system?
2) I'd like to see the length of time campaigns go on reduced to a month. You should be able to tell a person what you're going/plan to do in that amount of time.
 
Do you vote every elections?
3) Yes, I vote every election.
 
Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
4) I have no idea why we vote on Tuesday.
 
Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?
5) I've seen the highest amount of campaign ads on tv.
 
What was the most memorable campaign ad you have encountered?
6) I can't remember.
 
Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
7) Yes, I'm always sure of who I'm voting for.
 
What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
8) I hope to see less crime and an educational improvement in public schools.

 What impact do you feel your vote will have on this election?
9) I feel that my vote will contribute to the state by letting politicians know that the public/people are the ones that put them in office.
 
Did you learn about voting in school?
10) I never learned about voting in school.

Election Day Interview.

Posted by Dominque Miller in American Government - Laufenberg on

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1.     What motivated you to come out and vote?
He voted because he is a committee-person.

2.      What would you like to see changed in our political system?.

He really didn’t want to change anything, just to keep the democrats vote up.

3.     Do you vote in every election (How regularly do you vote?)
Votes every election.

4.     Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
No

5.      Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? Radio, TV, Print, Internet, other.

Television

6.     What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have encountered?
The Obama campaign.

7.     Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
Yes.

8.     What changed do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?

He wants to help the Democratic Party to get back in.

9.     What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election?.

Helps to keep the Democratic party in.

10.  Did you learn about voting in school? If yes, did that impact your willingness to vote today?
Yes.

Election Day Questions

Posted by Alexandra McGrorty in American Government - Laufenberg on
What motivated you to come out and vote?
I just turned 18, so I never had the opportunity before and wasn't going to pass it up. 

Do you know why we vote on Tuesday? 
Because November 1 is a religious holiday (All Soul's) and because November was after the harvest which was convenient for our previously agrarian country, and Tuesday allowed for adequate travel time. 

Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? Radio, TV, Print, other.
TV and radio, definitely. I haven't really received many ads in print, I'm not sure why. I assume my parents are disposing of them before I even see them. 

Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating? 
I'm fairly certain, but not entirely. 

What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election? 
Although many say that individual votes don't matter (those buzzkills), I thoroughly believe in the American democratic republic and think that every vote counts, mine included. 


SLA Cross Country Runners Qualify for PIAA State Championships

Posted by Jillian Gierke on
Congratulations to Matt Ferry and Sarena Shuman for qualifying to compete at the PIAA Cross Country State Championships!  At the District XII Championship meet last week, Matt finished 20th in the Boys AA race rounding out the last spot for state qualifiers and Sarena finished 12th in the Girls AA race.   Best of luck to both athletes as they compete this Saturday, November 6th, at Hershey State Park. 

Another congratulations to Matt Ferry for setting a new school record in the boys 5k with a time of 19:32.  The original record was set by Will MacFarlane (pictured with Matt) during the 2008 season with a time of 20:47.  
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Interview Questions

Posted by Morgan Craig-Williams in American Government - Laufenberg on
At my voting place I interview a young black male who explained to me that it was his first time voting.


Q: What motivated you to come out and vote?
A: This would be my first time being able to vote so I had to take this opportunity.

Q: Do you vote in every election? (How regularly do you vote?)
A: This is my first time voting so I'm pretty excited, but I plan on voting every chance I get. I like politics.

Q: Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? Radio, TV, Print, other.
 I would definitely have to say print, I am not really a casual tv person I usually DVR all my shows and skip through the commercial but mail about a candidate comes to my house everyday,

Q: What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have encountered?
 Uhm, a postcard type stock thingy with Obama and the first lady on it. The headliner said President Obama wants you to vote.

Q: Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
A: Usualy I just remember the democrat that is on the same ideas as Obama

How To Greet Someone In Spanish

Posted by Zaria Fortson-Linton on

I am going to show the basic way of greeting anyone, whether it is an adult or an amigo.

Hola is the common way to say hello or hi in Spanish. Not only can you say hola, you can also say buenos dias, buenas tardes or even buenas noches. You may also want to start a conversation asking how you are doing which is como estas. if you are talking to and adult or an important person you will say como esta instead.


Hola- Hello

Buenos Dias- Good Morning

Buenas Tardes- Good Afternoon

Bueas Noches- Good Evening

Como Esta- How are you?

Como Estas- How are you? (formal)

Que Tal- How are you?


These basic greetings are bound to make any greeting into a bigger conversation ;)

How to ask and say the months and dates? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
Explanation 1: To ask in a casual conversation "what date is today?", you ask: "¿Cuål es la fecha de hoy?" To answer that same question  you would say: Hoy es el # de....(date).

To say date, you say [the date's number]  [de]  [the month] (refer back to numeros lesson here for help). For example: uno de enero (January 1st), diez de octubre (october 10th)....

Months                                               
enero-----------------------------January                                      
febrero--------------------------February
marzo-------------------------------March
abril------------------------------------April
mayo-----------------------------------May
junio-----------------------------------June
julio-------------------------------------July
agosto-----------------------------August
septiembre------------------September
octubre---------------------------October
nuviembre--------------------November
diciembre---------------------December

You can also ask "What's tomorrow date?" by saying "¿Cual es la fecha de mañana?". Respond would be: Mañana es......(date).

Note: En Español, we don't capitalize the months as we do en Inglés.
Explanation 2: This would be helpful in any environment. We always need to know what date it is for any business or occasion. You can use this in conversation along with other topics that we did in previous lessons. Hopefully you will be able to have a basic conversation en Español using these lessons. ¡Buenas Suerte! (means good luck!)

Ryan Shaw Region

Posted by Ryan Shaw in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

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Questions I’ll ask


¿De donde eres?-Where are you from



I’ll show them what this means


Soy de______-I’m from


Soy de______ pero vivo en ________-I’m from ____ but I live in 


Yo también-Me too



What I’m going to do


I’m going to show a map of Spain, Mexico, and other spanish speaking countries, and I’m going to say where this place is and give examples.



Special thanks to my brother, Nicholas

Ryan Shaw Greetings

Posted by Ryan Shaw in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
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Questions I’ll ask


¿Que Tal?- How are you?

¿Y tu?-And you?



I’ll show them what this means

Mui Bien-Very good


¡Hola!-Hello


Buenas dias-Good Morning


Buenas Tardes-Good Afternoon


Buenos Noches-Good Evening


What I’m going to do


I’m going to start a conversation with someone, then if they don’t understand it, then I’ll explain it on the board. Then, I’ll start to make conversations with random people in the class.


Ryan Shaw Weather

Posted by Ryan Shaw in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

Weather



Questions


¿Qué tiempo hace?-What’s the weather like?



I’ll show what this means



Hace(mcuho) frio, calor, viento, sol, fresco- It’s cold, hot, windy, cool



Esta lloviendo, llueve, nevando, nublado- It’s raining, it rains, It’s 

snowing, it snows



What I’m going to do 


I’m going to show pictures of different weather conditions, as I say the names of each, then I’m going to ask the class what each one means. 



Special thanks to my brother, Nicholas

Saludos ( Greetings)

Posted by Dejah Harley in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

Below are a few lists of Greetings in Spanish translated to English. The Spanish word is on the left and the English translation is on the right.

 

(1). ¡Hola!.................................................Hello!

(2). ¡Buenos dias!.....................................Good morning!

(3). ¡Buenas dias!.....................................Good afternoon!

(4). ¡Buenas noches!................................Good evening/night!

 

* Notice that when you say "good morning" & "good evening" in Spanish you say "buenAS" instead of "buenOS".The differrence between the three is that there is one masculine and two feminine. In Spanish the things that are masculine end with an o and the things that a feminine end with an o. BuenOS is masculine and buenAS is feminine.

* In English when using exclamation marks you use them at the end of an sentence. In Spanish you use an exclamation mark in the beginning and in the end. The exclamation mark in the beginning is upside-down. An upside down exclamation mark looks like this: "¡ ". The reason for this upside down exclamation mark is that when you are reading in the Spanish language you automatically know from the beginning that this phrease/sentence is going to be said with emotion.

 

(5).¿Que tal?.........................................How are you?

(6). ¿Cómo val?....................................How are you?

(7). ¿Cómo estás tú?( Informal)...........How are you?

(8) ¿Cómo está usted? ( formal).............How are you?

(9) Muy bien gracias.............................Very well, thanks.

(10) Más o menos..................................Alright.

(11) Muy mal/ Terrible.......................... Awful/ Terrible

(12) ¿Y Tú ( informal).......................... And you?

(13) ¿Y Usted ( formal)..........................And you?

(14) ¡Ay,ay,ay!........................................Oh, no!

(15) ¡Que bien!.......................................Oh, good!

 

* In English when using question marks you use them at the end of the sentence. In Spanish you would use question marks in the beginning and ends of the sentences. Like the exclamation mark the question mark also has to be upside down in the beginning. an upside down question mark looks like this: "¿". The reason for this upside down is that when you begin to read a sentence in spanish you can automatically tell from the very beginning that a question is being asked.

 

Script

Informal

(SLA Hallway, standing)

D: ¡Ay, ay, ay!

(Tina enters)

D: ¡Hola! ¡Buenos días!

T: ¡Buenos días!

D: ¿Qué tal?

T: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?

D: Estoy muy mal.

T: ¡Ay, ay, ay!

D: ¡Adíos!

T: ¡Adíos!

 

Formal:

(SLA Ballroom, standing)

T: ¡Buenas noches!

D: ¡Buenas noches!

T: ¿Cómo está?

D: Bien, gracias. ¿Y Usted?

T: Más o menos.

D: ¡Hasta pronto!

T: ¡Hasta pronto!