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October 2007 • Volume 96, Issue 1
CORE begins first year of alternative learning
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HlLLI ClAVARELLO
News Editor
CORE, a new course
taught by Morgan Hubbard,
English, and David Frick,
social studies, is a class that
focuses on interactive and
project-based learning of
both English 12 and World
History 12.
CORE stands for culture,
opportunity, renaissance,
experience. The class, held
both second and third
period, will be student-
based, with students
designing service projects
and doing community
service to help further
their understanding of the
curriculum.
"We wanted to attract
seniors who both enjoyed
academic studies and those
wj O ' did not necessarily
. g e m s ch o o l, SO we
designed something we
could collaborate over
and make into something
different," Hubbard said of
their plan.
One of the aspects of
CORE is team teaching.
Along with their outside of
the classroom discussions
about curriculum and
lessons, Frick and Hubbard
teachers, to connect because
there is greater diversity,"
David Galle, senior, said.
Students will be taught a
vastly different curriculum
C O R E s tu d e n ts m a k e m a sk s f o r El D ia d e L o s M u e rto s c e le b ra tio n .
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They are planning a schoolwide celebration for the traditional Latin
learning experience not only
for students in CORE, but
for the school too," Makenna
Wheeler, senior, said.
Frick and Hubbard are
also making awareness a
large influence on how they
Photo by Malia Chong
h o lid a y .
also connect their classrooms
using a retractable wall on
block days to teach together.
"It's a better way for the
students, as well as the
compared to other English 12
and World History classes.
Frick and Hubbard's
curriculum stresses the
aspects of different cultures.
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The musical "Once Upon a
Mattress," set to open on Nov.
2 with performances Nov.
3, and 8-10, is the musical
adaptation of the well-known
Hans Christian Andersen
fairy tale, "The Princess and
the Pea."
All performances will be
in the new theater, giving the
theatre department its second
year at home.
The fairy tale is about a
prince who finds his princess
after she successfully passes
a test given by the queen. She
proves herself by detecting
a pea through 20 mattresses,
showing how "delicate" she
is.
"It felt like 'Once Upon a
Mattress' was the right show
for this group of students and
for this time in our growth as
a program," Jessica Murray,
-Andra Sturtevant, Princess Winnifred, practices for the musical "Once
a Mattress." The musical is set to open on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m.
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director, said of her motive
behind choosing the musical.
The musical has 28 total
roles and was also chosen for
its variety among roles.
"(There are) great parts
for students. Four wonderful
strong leads for girls, a rarity
in musical theatre, and five
leads for boys," Murray said.
The musical will feature
representatives across the
classes. Three freshman,
Michael Johnson, Samantha
Forsey and Matt Spady, make
their premiere, along with
two juniors, Ashtyn Butuso
and Whitney Finnerty and
Ryan Summers, senior.
Annie Kaiser, English
teacher, will design the
costumes for the musical for
the first time as well.
Students also have the
opportunity to help the
prepare for the musical. The
program hosts "work parties"
on Saturday 10-4 p.m. and
Sunday 1-5 p.m., in which
students eager to help build
sets as well as do other
aspects of behind the scenes
help.
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teach.
They plan to create a
relaxed atmosphere, and
let students control more of
their class time. They are also
grading differently, making
the grading system not point-
based but having more to do
with student participation
and understanding of how it
relates to them and the world
around them.
hi the coming years,
both teachers hope the
class will continue to hold
student interest and become
an established part of the
school. They hope other
teachers will be able to
adapt the program either by
teaching it themselves, on a
roving basis, or by instilling
some of its curriculum into
their own classrooms.
Any student or teacher
who comes to CORE will
understand that it's possible
to learn English and history
on an experimental level;
that makes learning fun and
memorable," Frick said.
school launches new web site
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News Editor
The works studied by the
class will come from several
countries, and they plan to
incorporate all aspects of
each country to teach the
unique curriculum.
"Culture translates to art,
history, food, drama, music,
dance—all experiences
students will have
opportunity to have," Frick
said.
Both teachers plan to
make learning as fun as
possible. They have several
ideas; one being a school
wide celebration for "El Dia
de los Muertos" (Day of the
Dead), that incorporates the
aspects that CORE students
learn about culture and
history in different countries.
"I am so excited (for
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Contributing Writer
With an aging eight year
old school web site, it was de-
cided a new one needed to be
launched. Angie Hammond,
technology coordinator, is
excited about the look of the
new page that she, technology
staff members and students
decided upon.
As early as January of2006,
there were meetings about
putting together the new web
site. Students and teachers
talked about what they liked
and disliked about the old
web site.
The main consensus was
that there were too many
links on the side bar. The new
web site has a dual bar: a top
banner as well as a sidebar. It
was somewhat modeled after
the Oregon State University
home page.
Adam Simpson, an out
side web page designer,
helped Hammond launch
the new site. It was launched
at the end of the 2007 school
year to be ready for this year.
But the question is, will the
students like it?
"I hope the students are go
ing to like it, and parents are
already e-mailing about how
they like it," Hammond said.
One of the new features that
Hammond pointed to is a list
of upcoming important events
so students won't have to dig
through the Roar for the most
important things happening
around school.
Students can also view
specific information accord
ing to their class (freshman,
junior, etc.). This is especially
useful for the seniors, to view
information about graduation
and senior events.
Hammond has taken the
responsibilities of updating
the upcoming events on the
home page. Another is that
the students have their own
link called "students" instead
of clicking "guidance" in order
to view student grades and
schedules.
"(The new site) makes it
easier to navigate and check
your grades," Kyle Olsen,
sophomore, said about the
features on the students link.
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