2015 Comes to an end!

Well another school year has come to an end. This was a very fun year with its ups and downs. In the 2014/15 year HHS added a new teacher in Mr. Stager. Mr. Stager taught mathematics and leadership while Mr. Dashinsky taught 3 classes of math and 3 classes of PE. We also had a new principal that all of the teachers and students loved. Unfortunately she has moved on, part way through the year she had an operation to repair a bone in her foot and in her absence we had Mr. Petrocelli as acting principal.

Also this year HHS was able to field a basketball and soccer team in a newly formed Baldy League. The basketball team was league champions.

Mr. D Connor took over Independent Studies responsibilities and now uccupies room #8.

MR. Gold switched from PE/History to History/Gov.

Mr. R Connor only taught one class of math and five of computer/video.

Ms. Latona added a class that created a monthly newletter.

Mrs. Stephenson broke her hand over Christmas break and had Mr. T.  Cagley take over planning of her class for all but the last two weeks of school.

Mr. Waldowski well he was Mr. Waldowski. He did buy a place in Long Beach.

2048 Game

Goal is to double your score on a move with the goal of getting to a total of 2048.

2048 Website online

Bridge Builder

Bridge Builder Instructions

Build a secure bridge that can withstand the weight of the truck as it goes from one side to another. Purchase parts to construct your bridge with your limited money. Once you have constructed the bridge, instruct the truck to drive across it. Keep an eye on the beams as the truck passes; red indicates that a beam is under a lot of stress. Good luck! Use your mouse to build bridges. Click the play button on the upper left side to see if the bridge is stable, if not you can edit it. Turn the go lights on to get the truck moving.

There are approx. 25 levels to this game. Lets see who can get the farthest!

 Link to Bridge Builder

Tricky Drive Instructions  

Drag and drop shapes so that the truck can pass through each level. Use dump trucks, bulldozers, helicopters, and other tools to deal with hazards.

Link to Tricky Drive 

Engineering.com Game

Once on page scroll down a bit to a list of over 50 engineering/physics games.

Link to Engineering.com

W10 Activities

Monday -
OA - If you could live anywhere, where would you live? Include a photo of the area or home where you would live.

Note: Grades have been updated. Please check schoolloop. Review your grade to make sure that I included everything that you turned in.

Tuesday-
OA- If you could live forever, would you? Why or why not?

 @ Lunch. Anyone who constructed a rocket....We will fly them at LUNCH. All Periods.

Wednesday -

OA - Tell me about you. Who are you? What is YOUR story?

Example:  Mr. Connor  A Teacher story....

Mr. Connor -  I have been teaching for 21 years. I got into teaching kind of by a fluke, or a stroke of luck. I have a degree in Engineering Technology and 21 years ago I had a construction business, and was tangled up in a law suite with HUD. To this day I will profess my innocence but it wiped me out financially. At the same time at Upland JHS, the wood shop teacher Mr. Gabonnay had had a heart attack and had to retire from teaching. The school was unsuccessful finding a replacement, until I entered the equation.  I took a chance and applied for the position. I got the job!
I taught at Upland JHS for 11 years. I taught Wood Shop and a class called Exploring Technology.  I attempted to recreate the wood shop area into a 21 century lab based on the concept that an organization called ITEA (International Technology Education Assosiation) was proposing. I removed the traditional desks and with a budget of just $1,100 spent a few weeks over a summer break and created 16 stations in the classroom and developed lessons to run in each station. Long story short, it was not my teaching style, and part of it the students were not deligent enough to take personally responsibility to self monitor their work rate.  The concept was that the teacher became a more of a facilitator.  I ran the lab about two years this way and made the personal decision to scrap that delivery system.
For my sanity, I selected the 8 best lessons and ran my entire class one station at a time together. It ws the right thing to do for me. 15 years later I still run many of the station concepts at the high school level in my Computer and Math classes.

Thursday:Favorite video online. Please copy video and post on to your blogger page.



Friday:  Selfie Friday - Take a Selfie photo of yourself with Mr. Connor in photo. Post to Blogger and send an email to Connor.

W9 Activities

Week 9

We opened week 9 with Memorial Day on Monday.

Tuesday - Email/Blogger - L.A. City council looks like they are passing a proposal to move the minimum wage to $15.00/hour. Question to you is....What do you think about this? Please make a post on the issue. Support your answer to the question with data. For example: in 1982 the state min. wage was $2.85/hour. The median price of  a home in LA was $77,000. Fast forward to 2015. The min wage is $8.00/hour and the median price of a home in LA is $506,000. Make a comparison.

Wednesday - What do you see yourself doing in 5 years? Post to Blogger

Thursday - Most people want success in life. But what does success mean? Is success the same for everyone, or is it different for each individual?
Explain what success means to you! Give reasons for your ideas of success. Support ideas with an example.  Post your response to Blogger.

Friday - If you had a time machine, where would you go and/or who would you want to meet from the past? Include some photos. Post to Blogger

Extra Credit for week.

iMovie - End of the year video

Rocketry - Construct a 3 fin or 4 fin rocket. We will be launching rockets early next Tuesday at lunch.

W8 Activities

W8
Tuesday -

Provide the definition of a Liberal and a Conservative. Then provide a definition of the political parties Democrat and Republican. After your research, in an email provide the definitions of each and make a judgement as to where you feel you might be on the spectrum of liberal and conservatism. Or Post to Blogger

Wednesday -

Time for some reflection - What is your favorite.
Please send an email or post to Blogger

Favorite place to get or listen to music
Favorite place to get or play games
Favorite place to socialize online
Favorite place to shop or look for clothing.

Thursday -

California is in the midst of a four (4) year drought. Find a minimum of 3 images that show the drought. Then provide a write up on ways to solve the drought. Think "outside" the "box" Nothing is too crazy. What we have ain't working........
Post your photos and comments to your blogger page.

W8 Web Hunt

W8 Monday Web Search Sub 

Once finished with the web hunt each student  is to make a comment at the bottom of this post!

Today you will be exploring the following web links, recording your answers and turning them in to the substitute at the end of the period.

Let's research some companies that you have contact with in your everyday life.

1. Let's start with Dickies. They produce some fine quality clothing. What year did they begin and what was their main product in that year>

2. The Hoodie or Hood has been around for centuries, but by 1990 it evolved into a symbol for? Hoodie

3. Levi's  We see them, some of us wear them. What happened in May 20, 1873 for the company? What did they patent?  Levi's

4. Pitbulls? Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog. Formal dog breeds often considered of the pit bull type include the ____________________________________ ?

5. What type of dam is Hoover Dam?

6. How many people perished during the four years of construction of the dam?

7. Since we are the subject of presidents..... Ronald Reagan
What year was President Ronald Reagan born?
What did he do before becoming president?

8. What generation (year) of the Chevy Chavelle do you like best?  If any.

9. What is Los Angeles tallest sky scraper building?
When was the construction of the building finished?

10. City of Upland.  What is the city of Upland currently charge for 748 gallons or 1 hcf?