(+47) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Eight: Friday, June 5, 2009

(+47) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Eight: Friday, June 5, 2009 Last Day of School

(+46) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Seven: Thursday, June 4, 2009

(+46) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Seven: Thursday, June 4, 2009
Working on the final project

(+45) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Six: Wednesday, June 3, 2009

(+45) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Six: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Yearbook Final

The seniors are gone and here is the corp of the 2010 Decamhian Staff

(+44) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Five: Tuesday, June 2, 2009

(+44) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Five: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Graduation Day

(+43) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Four: Monday, June 1, 2009

(+43) Week Thirty Seven: Day One Hundred and Seventy Four: Monday, June 1, 2009
Senior Check out. The first day without the seniors. The journey of the 2010 Decamhian really begins here.

(+42) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy Three: Friday, May 29, 2009

(+42) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy Three: Friday, May 29, 2009
Senior's Last Day. In LA for Japan briefing and California Distinguished School Ceremony. Be back in Sacto tonight.

(+41) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy Two: Thursday, May 28, 2009

(+41) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy Two: Thursday, May 28, 2009
Opening of the Letters. On the last day of school last year I had them all answer several questions about their goals and expectations for the year and we looked forward all year to opening them. Since this was the last day I would see them, we all gathered first period.






Off to LA for Japan briefing and California Distinguished School Ceremony.

(+40) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy One: Wednesday, May 27, 2009

(+40) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy One: Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Second Annual Paper Eating Contest

Two-time Champ Josh Metzger


SAra Noble, The ONLY Girl!


Smash the Santa!


Simon Sez

(+39) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy: Monday, May 26, 2009

(+39) Week Thirty Six: Day One Hundred and Seventy: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Working on projects

(+38) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Nine: Friday, May 22, 2009

(+38) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Nine: Friday, May 22, 2009

I was not in class. We are down at Biola for Kate's pinning and graduation.

(+37) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Eight: Thursday, May 21, 2009

(+37) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Eight: Thursday, May 21, 2009

I was not in class. We are down at Biola for Kate's pinning and graduation.

(+36) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Seven: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

(+36) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Seven: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Passed out books before school and at lunch.

(+35) • Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Six: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

(+35) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Six: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sign 'n' Dine. Today is the Day. Our baby gets her full audience




Sign n Dine

(+34) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Five: Monday, May 18, 2009

(+34) Week Thirty Five: Day One Hundred and Sixty Five: Monday, May 18, 2009
Signing party at Shelby's. Looks like we are finally going to have some good weather.

For the third year in a row we had our signing party at the Thomases.




Maddie and Ryan

The bad news was that Zoe got sick and had to go home early. :(

(+33) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty Four: Friday, May 15, 2009

(+33) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty Four: Friday, May 15, 2009

Simon Says. Photo Slide shows

(+32) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty Three: Thursday, May 14, 2009

(+32) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty Three: Thursday, May 14, 2009

Early Thursday. Preparing for Senior Awards Night tonight

(+31) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty Two: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

(+31) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty Two: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Finished the movie Shattered Glass about the New Republic reporter Stephen Glass. It actually was the first journalism movie I have ever show that students liked.

Then we worked on posters and projects.

(+30) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty One: Tuesday, May 12, 2009

(+30) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty One: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Worked on posters for Sign and Dine

(+29) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty: Monday, May 11, 2009

(+29) Week Thirty Four: Day One Hundred and Sixty: Monday, May 11, 2009
The Yearbook Arrives. One Week and One Day Early
The call came in during first period that the Yellow Lines truck was here and where could they drop off the yearbooks?

Unpacking the books for the 27th time. This is the first time I can remember in a long time that we had to carry each case from the back of the truck

(+28) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Nine: Friday, May 8, 2009

(+28) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Nine: Friday, May 8, 2009
Senior Ball

(+27) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Eight: Thursday, May 7, 2009

(+27) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Eight: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Received word today that the 2009 Decamhian has shipped! Good problem to have.

(+26) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Eight: Wednesday, May 6, 2009

(+26) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Eight: Wednesday, May 6, 2009

(+25) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Seven: Tuesday, May 5, 2009

(+25) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Seven: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Classes are back to an hour and a half

(+24) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Six: Monday, May 4, 2009

(+24) Week Thirty Three: Day One Hundred and Fifty Six: Monday, May 4, 2009
Final Day of Testing. Yearbook was just about an hour long.

(+23) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Five: Friday, May 1, 2009

(+23) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Five: Friday, May 1, 2009

Yikes! It's May! We also have class for three hours today because of testing. Two hours in teh morning and one the last period of the day.

Today all staffers had to turn in assignments for the end of the quarter. Sophomores and juniors had to show two ad copies and one layout copy. WE even had some photo essay shows that I have been wanting to do for years.

We also had a little party.

(+22) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Four: Thursday, April 30, 2009

(+22) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Four: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Mr. Jordan is tired of seniors who do not want to be in yearbook who have not left. They could have left. Why didn't they. My first big blow up of the year. :(

(+21) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Three: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

(+21) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Three: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
More training. Editor manuals.

(+20) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Two: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

(+20) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty Two: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Working on the training assignments

(+19) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty One: Monday, April 27, 2009

(+19) Week Thirty Two: Day One Hundred and Fifty One: Monday, April 27, 2009
Yearbook Banquet Day

(+18) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Fifty: Friday, April 24, 2009

(+18) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Fifty: Friday, April 24, 2009
Last day of testing for the Fall Term classes
Off to men's retreat after school.

(+17) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Nine: Thursday, April 23, 200

(+17) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Nine: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Gone to a WASC observation in Santa Rosa with Colleen

(+16) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Eight: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

(+16) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Eight: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Third day of STAR testing. Classes were 58 and 57 minutes long.

(+15) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Seven: Tuesday, April 21, 2009

(+15) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Seven: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Second day of STAR testing

(+14) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Six: Monday, April 20, 2009

(+14) Week Thirty One: Day One Hundred and Forty Six: Monday, April 20, 2009
Worked all day to finish up the last two pages of proofs. This time it fell to me. I still had not finished Zoes ad.

Week Thirty: Sunday, April 19, 2009–Phoenix

Week Thirty: Sunday, April 19, 2009–Phoenix
Return from Phoenix JEA/NSPA Convention

I got Zoe off in time to make her 7 a.m. flight home

Week Thirty: Saturday, April 18, 2009–Phoenix

Week Thirty: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Phoenix Convention
Pacemaker!

(+13) Week Thirty: Day One Hundred and Forty Five: Friday, April 17, 2009

(+13) Week Thirty: Day One Hundred and Forty Five: Friday, April 17, 2009

The convention begins

(+12) Week Thirty: Day One Hundred and Forty Four: Thursday, April 16, 2009

(+12) Week Thirty: Day One Hundred and Forty Four: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Touring the Phoenix area.
First I picked up our van at the Hyatt at 8 a.m. and headed out to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin.




The petroglyph that was the inspiration for the Taliesin logo.


Frank Lloyd Wright's office.











Susan and brother Ned