2008 – 2009 Calvine High School Blog

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In the Blink of an Eye

March 26, 2009 by · 2 Comments · Teen Driving

The Elk Grove Police Department recently made a presentation on teen illegal street racing/unsafe driving in our community.  Discuss (means more than one sentence) your ideas about this topic as follows:

 

  1. Do you always wear a seat belt?  Why or why not? 
  2. Do you have friends that drive too fast? If not have you witnessed teens driving too fast or unsafely? 
  3. What are your concerns with teens driving too fast? 
  4. What can you do if you’re riding in a car where a friend or family member starts racing or driving unsafely?

California General Election

November 6, 2008 by · 1 Comment · American Government

Describe your day working in the polls during the General Election on November 4, 2008. 

  • Describe where you worked, the people you worked with (were they helpful? Their attitude towards teenagers or young adults, had they done poll working before, etc), the equipment that was used, and ultimately the people that came in to vote at the site you worked at.
  • Remember to write using complete sentences, proper punctuation,  and grammar.  Don’t forget to spell check your work before submitting.

World Water Monitoring Day – 2009

October 30, 2008 by · 7 Comments · Citizenship

One paragraph each.

What was the biggest challenge for you working with a younger student? 

Explain the benefits to your community of teaching elementary school students how to sample water. 

Vocational/Career Education

October 10, 2008 by · 38 Comments · Vocational/Career Education

What did you learn from this project?  How did the project help you identify skills that you may need in the future?  Do you recommend this project to other students?

Citizenship

September 30, 2008 by · 11 Comments · American Government

Explain the benefits to society from your volunteer work such as working at the Roemer Pumpkin Patch, planting trees at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, or other volunteer activities in the community such as your participation in Creek Week activities at Strawberry Creek.  Also, explain why civic-mindedness, such as volunteering on community projects and performing public service is important to society.

Positive Support Project

September 11, 2008 by · 11 Comments · English

        Most successful people have structures in their lives that help keep them focused on their goals and moving in a positive direction.  Identify three of your own favorite positive supports – three motivators in your life that give you energy to work toward positive goals.  Some examples may include your religion or faith, your family, your friends, hobbies, music, art, or sports. 

 

          Using all the writing skills you have learned, type a five-paragraph essay describing your three positive supports.  Be sure to include an introduction and a conclusion paragraph in addition to three, well-developed body paragraphs describing the importance of the three supports in your life.