Gift from Lima, Perú

Jamie is one of my students and is a top ranked junior level badminton player.  She and her sister, Krista, are intelligent and hard working.  In addition to their intense academic work and demanding training schedule with an Olympic gold medalist each week, they also complete voluntary hours at a Pomona hospital during the weekends.  Jamie competed in the Badminton World Junior Championships in Lima, Perú in the beginning of November.  She gave me this beautiful hooded sweater as a souvenir.  Thank you, Jamie.

Surprise Gift

The Bearcats PTSA surprised me with a crafty treat just before the much anticipated Thanksgiving break.

Dodgeball 2015

I participated in this year's students vs. teachers dodgeball game. It was a fun evening with the students champion team winning three games to two.

The Mousetrap

I enjoyed a murder mystery play by our talented drama program on Saturday evening.  The students performers were excellent.  Congratulations to Mr. Frederick on another hugely successful production.

CMC 2015

I have attended the CMC conference many times, this year was my favorite in many regards. On Friday I attended four great sessions plus the Ignite gathering in the evening.  Saturday's sessions were equally engaging.  I learned a lot and will need to spend time to incorporate my new tools to engage student learning.  I also received two new AP Statistics text books and some AP Stats pins.

Friday:
1) AP Statistics Investigative Task (Starnes)
2) AP Statistics Free Response (Starnes)
3) DOK (Kaplinsky)
4) Journey to Rich Task (Fenton)
Evening: Ignite Presentations (10 presenters)

Saturday:
1) SBAC Task (Hickman)
2) Tech & Intellectual Need (Luberoff)
3) Desmos Demo (Luberoff)
4) Perseverance (Ilaria)

Thank you to all of the presenters, staff, and volunteers who helped made this year's CMC such an enjoyable experience for me.

Volleyball Senior Night 2015

The players honors the five senior players at our final regular season home game.  Bearcats wins in 4 games.

Staff Baseball Jersey 2015

This is my second baseball jersey.  The one below is from 2014-15.