Tuesday 1/10: Preview weekly calendar. Go over posted news-in-brief topics. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. For homework,
- Complete study guide/vocabulary exercise for Chapter 12: "Columns and Reviews."
- Continue researching your news-in-brief.
- Continue researching your news-in-brief article.
- Study for quiz on Chapter 12.
- Read a newspaper this weekend.
- Complete your news-in-brief article and post it. The article should have a direct lead, be 2-3 paragraphs long, and be no more than 100 words.
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MLWGS students in Ms. Brown’s 5th Period Spanish 2 class collected donations in coffee cups to benefit the World Pediatric Project during the week of December 12-16.
“Our theme was Koffee for Kids. To give up coffee for a day and donate change instead,” said Nemo Keller (’13), a student who led the fundraising. “We thought it would be a nice end of the year project.”
The World Pediatric Project is a Richmond-based program that was founded in 2001. The development aims to build a better life for ill children in the Caribbean and Central America who cannot afford or receive treatments in their home countries.
“They [the World Pediatric Project] also fund trips every year for children to come here and receive medical care,” said Keller. “We heard a recent story of conjoined twins who got separated here in Richmond.”
18 students in all assisted in collecting donations for the project. Through the course of the week, the participants raised $177.78.
“I felt pretty good about myself because I was helping others in need. It was a great experience for all of us who raised donations,” said Aman Kapadia (‘15), a student who helped initiate awareness for the project and aided in fundraising.
On January 26th, 27th, 30th, and 31st, MLWGS students will be taking their mid-term exams.
Exams will be given during school hours in regular classrooms; however, the schedule will be changed to accommodate the length of exams.
On the 26th, a Thursday, two hour blocks will be set aside for exams, one before and one after lunch. On that day, exams for 6th and 8th periods will be given.
The same will occur on that Friday and the Monday and Tuesday after, and exams will be given for 5th and 7th, 1st and 3rd, and 2nd and 4th respectively.
On Wednesday, February 1st, make-up testing will be held, but school will not be in session for students.
Short plays directed, acted, and sometimes even written by MLWGS students were showcased in the black box as part of the One-Acts Festival, which ran from Thursday, January 12th to Saturday, January14th.
Five plays were shown in total: “Scuba Lessons,” “Pandora’s Closet,” “Cindy and Julie,” “Helena’s Husband” and “Hexagon.” Of the five plays, two were written by MLWGS students. Eliza Scheibe (’12) wrote and directed “Pandora’s Closet,” and Lucy Dacus (’13) wrote and directed “Hexagon.”
Though it was a weeknight, almost every seat was filled for the Thursday night premier. High attendance continued throughout the Festival, and the plays seemed well recieved.
“They were phenomenal!” said Lucy Grinnan (’15) who saw the plays on Friday.
The annual MLWGS Winter pep rally was held in the Gym on Friday, January 13. Classes, which were shortened, ended at 2:18 to accommodate the rally, which included winter sports updates, class cheering and a student-teacher basketball game.
“It think [pep rallies] can be fun. They can add a little excitement to your day, and even though they can be a little bit loud and a little bit cramped, they really give you some school spirit,” said Riley Panko (’12).
Others did not enjoy winter pep rally quite as much.
“I just think it’s kind of ridiculous to have more than one a year,” said Gwyneth Sholar (’15), who played basketball against teachers during the pep rally. “Not that winter sports shouldn’t be recognized, but more than one pep rally is too much.”
Winter sports that were showcased included basketball, wrestling, indoor track and swimming. The team captains and team members spoke briefly on the teams’ status and some offered demonstrations of their sports.
The students won the student-teacher basketball game in overtime.
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