Bonita Graduation 2019

Congratulations Bonita Class of 2019!

  
Photos are in these Google albums (From 6/6/2019):
<https://photos.app.goo.gl/j8Vs3QUmPe3pd6ho7> and,
<https://photos.app.goo.gl/DjuJ2worXwfBu2X57>

Please share with your friends and family.  It's been my pleasure teaching AP Calculus, AP Statistics, and Integrated Math III this year.  I truly have wonderful memories with many graduates of 2019.

Feeling Grateful,
Mr. Yip  <r.yip@bonita.k12.ca.us>

Other Links...
Yip's Facebook Snapshots:  http://goo.gl/egYYUP
Yip's A Shoe Adoption Project Charity:  http://bit.ly/ASAPshoes

Bonita Yearbook 2018-19

This is the close of my fifth year at Bonita High School.  Bonita continues to be the best place for me to be a teacher at this point of my career, I strive to continue to work hard for the Bearcats. (From 5/28/2019)

AP Reading 2019 - Departure Day

(From Departure Day: 6/18/2019)
Tim and I did one more morning run to the KC Riverfront. We packed and took the bus to MCI airport, it was great getting to talk to Sharon along the way.  I also met rubrics team leader/reader Heather at the gate. We shared some of our experiences in teaching AP Calculus and AP Statistics.  I have a layover in Dallas Fortworth before returning to Ontario.  The Starbucks at the lobby of the Crowne closed and had some items for sale, I took advantage and got mugs as souvenirs.  I find the AP bottle to be of good use to store snacks. =)

We will for sure miss this comfortably cool and breezy weather in KC this year.

AP Reading 2019 - Day Seven (Funstravaganza)

(From Day Seven: 6/17/2019  Funstravaganza)
We continue to score FRQ #3 throughout the day. We had folders sporadically come in throughout the afternoon. We finally finished at 3:30p. By my count, I scored over 2,500 questions this year.  I rode the Streetcar to River Market. I enjoyed an iced "Hippie" coffee at the City Market Coffee House and bought some coffee as souvenir. For some reason, I have a mild headache/migraine. By the time I returned to the hotel, I've felt better. 

For the last night, the social lounge was moved to the Marriott.

My short morning walk by the KC government buildings.

A kind note from my awesome table leader Coach Lisa.

AP Reading 2019 - Day Six (Best Practice Night)

(From Day Six: 6/16/2019  Best Practice Night)
I ran across the state line this morning, briefly did an out and back into the state of Kansas.  We continued to read FRQ #3.  Since my running shoes were wet from yesterday's rainy fun run, I wore my sandals to the convention center.  During the morning break, I noticed that one of the sandals was starting to break.  Sure enough, it was falling apart just before lunch.  I tried to fix it in the convention center, but with no success.  I returned to the hotel to put my running shoes back on for the remainder of the day.  Luckily, the shoes were dry enough.  The finishing times for the fun run were posted and I ran a 13:44, not too far off from my 13:57 prediction.  Best Practice Night was again a great event where I hung out with Tim and Daryl, we learned what other teachers are doing in their classrooms.

In my first year, I almost ran across the state line to Kansas. This morning, I tried again and was happy to see that I completed my inter-state run.

AP Reading 2019 - Day Five (Fun Run)

(From Day Five: 6/15/2019  Fun Run)
I slept in a bit since the Fun Run was scheduled later this day. I continued to score FRQ #3 with table partner Brigid and elbow partner Ayron. I've learning a lot of eastern slangs from them. Brigit is keeping track and tallies the number of sneezes she hears each day, she says it keeps her alert. I, in turn, erase her tally marks any chance I get. I have erased two during the day and she has not caught on. Just before leaving for the night, I erased 15 more (essentially an entire row). Daryl, Tim, and I walked to the river starting around 6:20p. At 6:55p, it started to pour heavy rain. We basically ran in heavy rain for 12 minutes. I initially predicted 14:41 for a 1.96 miler, just before the run, I switched to 13:57. The rain made for an unforgettable experience. Luckily, the temperature stayed low. I'm happy with my effort, pushed when I could and try to maintain a honest pace the entire course.  I think I finished 9th overall.  The results later showed that I ran 13:44 (pretty close to a 7 min/mile pace). I helped clean up for a bit, helping Erica bring her materials back to her room. Tim and I stopped by the social lounge to eat our snacks, we endured another period of heavy rain walking back from Consentino's.

View from above, I'm standing by the tent, moments before the pouring rain/hail.

Thank you, Sharon and Bridget, for the photos and video!

Starting line: Tim and I are in the photo!

My real-time finishing kick. =)

AP Reading 2019 - Day Four (Dine Out Night)

(From Day Four: 6/14/2019  College Shirt Day)
Median Day & Dine-Out Night - Tim and I went out for a morning run. It's the best I've felt physically in Kansas City, it may be due to the rest day with a short walk yesterday that helped.  I also felt better physically in the grading rooms. Our room continued to score question #3.  For dine-out night, I went to Nguyen's Grill for some Vietnamese food.  I had a dry noodle, shrimp roll, and also took a combination fried rice to go.  I also explored two of the local Asian supermarkets within walking distance.  They both were surprisingly well-stocked with authentic Asian grocery products.

A new display in KC - the historical Trolley Tim.

Morning run with Tim by the Missouri Riverfront.

Below are pictures from the two large Asian markets in KC Downtown.

AP Reading 2019 - Day Three (Professional Speaker Night)

(From Day Three: 6/13/2019  Math Geek Shirt Day)
We scored FRQ #6 in the morning hours. During lunch, I took a walk outside and found myself at RayGun again.  I purchased some magnets for the Cockrell sisters.  The sisters are huge animal lovers and have given me many gifts over the past two years.  After lunch, we received training on FRQ #3. Most of the readers feel that #3 should be a faster read compared to #6.  The Starbucks at the Crowne is closing, so I picked up some bargain items as souvenirs.  After dinner, readers attended a talk by Professional Speaker - Tim Hesterberg on Bootstrap Re-sampling.  I walked to Cosentino's for some stamps so that I can ship the magnets. I joined some readers for parts of the NBA finals game 6 before calling it a night.

Magnets w/ cat puns.

Simple gifts that I purchased for Sophia and Gia.

Morning walk in Downtown KC.

Great crowd at the Power & Lights District.

Country music musician Justin Moore performs.

AP Reading 2019 - Day Two (One Stop Shop)

(From Day Two: 6/12/2019  Open Forum + One Stop Shop)
I went out for a short two mile jog with some hill repeats on 9th Street. The scoring for FRQ #6 is going well.  I have been a bit tired and sleepy from the grind of the year, luckily my energy resume by Day 3.  In the evening, I attended a calculus presentation on using perspective and math in art drawings. Tonight's social lounge was packed as there were multiple table games and the Stanley Cup Game 7 on the background.  I purchased some AP Stats Reading buttons from past years to go with my ongoing collection.

Morning run through Downtown KC. 

KC welcomes AP Readers.