getting ready to be in the classroom :)

Game for the day - Our Vocabulary Game (click to play)

Things to Think About on My First Day
1) must work with a student or group of students for project
2) need a student or group of students to help me figure out how to make this blog look pretty
3) how can i get involved in after school activities?
4) no need to be anxious or nervous.
5) other classes I would like to observe in the future - math, spanish, gym, social studies, music
6) driving there takes 10 min. car unreliable. class at 3:20.
7) what's lower dauphin moodle site? do we use it? should i obtain user name and password?
What to Bring
1) Lunch, Snacks, Water Bottle
2) Notebook
3) Books and Assignments for Night Classes
4) Three Ring Binder - need syllabus for class

Things I may Want to be Involved with
1) Gay / Straight Alliance
2) Yearbook
3) Ski Club
4) Volunteen
5) Girls' Basketball
6) Girls' Tennis
7) Girls' Cross Country

Announcements for Monday
There will be a blood drive at LD Middle School tomorrow, 3:00-7:00 PM for anyone 16 years or older. You should come in through the cafeteria doors. Register to donate by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or http://www.redcrossblood.org/.
The PA Society is pleased to announce the 5th annual Benjamin Franklin Scholar Award in honor of an extraordinary American who triumphed as a diplomat, scientist and entrepreneur, and who continues to have a remarkable impact on our lives today. This writing competition is open to all PA public school students in their junior year of high school. Students submit an original essay of not more than 750 words discussing the modern day relevance of a selected quotation by Dr. Franklin. This award offers a 1st place award of $3000, 2nd place price of $2000 and a 3rd place prize of $1000. Electronic versions of essays must be received by The PA Society no later than Monday, October 18. Please see Mr. Chortanoff in the library for questions of visit http://www.ldsd.org/.



Cool! My teacher has a website for his class. James Kalos - 9th grade English
Areas I'll be in volved with Teaching. College Prep
Unit 2 – Short Story Unit/ Summer Reading Sept./Oct.
Areas of Study: elements of plot, types of conflict, types of characters, generational and cultural conflict, dilemma, point of view/perspective, setting, theme, symbols, and irony.
Unit 3 – Shakespeare Nov.
Areas of Study: sonnet, theme, rhyme scheme, repetition, refrain, dramatic poetry, dramatic monologue, speaker, lyric, word choice, imagery, figurative language, structure, poetry analysis, historical analysis, etc.
Unit 4 - Research Project Nov./Dec.
Areas of Study: thesis, note taking, the research process, outlining, preparations of speech, and works cited.

Tech.
Unit 1 – Summer Reading/ Fiction Sept./Oct.
Areas of Study: plot, characterization, types of characters, setting, mood, theme, irony, point of view, flashback, conflict, foreshadowing, symbolism.
Writing Component: Comparison/contrast paper

Unit 2 – Grammar Nov./Dec.
Areas of Study: action/linking verb, direct/indirect object, predicate nominative, predicate adjective, comma rules, prepositions, pronoun usage.
Writing Component: none

Unit 3 – Research Dec./Jan.
Areas of Study: thesis, note taking, the research process, outlining, MLA formatting, works cited.
Writing Component: research project

Getting to Know My School District
Lower Dauphin


LDHS presents 'Alice in Wonderland' for fall play
Lower Dauphin High School is pleased to present 'Alice in Wonderland' for its fall play Nov 4-6 in the school auditorium. Showtime is 7 p.m.
The show features senior Amoreena Laney as Alice; senior Sam Ruby is the Queen of Hearts; senior Tiffany Miller is the Cheshire Cat. Junior Rochelle Donnelly is the White Rabbit. Sophomores Matt Peck and Taylor Costik are the Mad Hatter and March Hare.

Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens.


Our students take classes for eight periods every day in a six-day cycle. Within the six-day cycle, students take physical education three times a cycle all four years of high school. Alternating with physical education, ninth-grade students take environmental science and tenth-grade students take both Career Explorations and Highway Safety, each for half the year. Eleventh-grade students must take health class, alternating with physical education.


College Statistics

Approximately 80 percent of Lower Dauphin High School graduates continue their education beyond High School, either in four-year institutions, two-year colleges, or technical institutions.