December 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School
December 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School
December 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School
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<strong>Chatterbox</strong><br />
<strong>Ruston</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>December</strong> 15, <strong>2011</strong> Page 5<br />
KOM<br />
submitted by Maya Robertson<br />
Time management is an important aspect when it comes to high school. In addition to rigorous school work, students are also given many opportunities for after-school<br />
involvement such as sports, clubs, and other extra-curricular activities. In our weekly sessions, the Kick-Off Mentors have been teaching their mentees the importance of<br />
time management. The mentors used analogies and strategies to demonstrate why time is important. Students were asked to keep a time log over a two-day span, and then to<br />
evaluate how they spent their time by asking themselves questions like:<br />
What are some sports or extra-curricular activities that you are involved in?<br />
How much time do you spend doing those sports or extra curricular activities?<br />
Do you make adequate time for homework?<br />
Could your grades improve if you dedicated more time to homework and studying?<br />
If you are not very involved, what do you wish you could spend more time doing?<br />
What did you find yourself doing when you did not have specific plans? Is there anything else more valuable that you could do with your time?<br />
With midterms coming up after Christmas, improving our time management as students is an area in which we could all benefit. Consider preparing your study materials<br />
in advance and making a study schedule to help yourself be more successful with exams.<br />
On another note, the Kick-Off Mentoring Program held their food can drive for the Christian Community Action during the week of <strong>December</strong> 9 th . Thank you to all of<br />
the teachers and KOMs who helped make this event a huge success. We were able to collect approximately 1500 cans to donate to the CCA this holiday season.<br />
Kick-Off Mentors are asked to remember that your 2 nd Nine Weeks orange contact cards are due by Friday, January 20 th to Mrs. Thomason.<br />
New Tech @ <strong>Ruston</strong><br />
by Thristan Cecil<br />
Clubs Reporter<br />
Recently, New Tech students were prompted to write for the military pride essay competition, ―Voice of Democracy.‖ Out of the multitudes of submissions, three<br />
emerged victorious. Garrett Allen took third place and received $25. Haley Chandler Haddox placed 2 nd , winning $50. Finally, Henry Thompson, taking first, received $100.<br />
In other news, New Tech had their first Executive Tour in November in which two schools from Arkansas and the head of <strong>School</strong> Development from Napa, CA visited<br />
and observed the program. New Tech also took part in community service at the SOCA Block Party. The SOCA (South of California Avenue) Block Party is a part of the<br />
Louisiana Tech University <strong>School</strong> of Architecture‘s Community Renewal Project. The students and staff engaged in revitalizing the area south of California Avenue by helping<br />
create a community garden and by working with Habitat for Humanity, Friendship House, and other initiatives.<br />
To get into the Christmas spirit, New Tech @ <strong>Ruston</strong> participated in the Lincoln Parish Library‘s Holiday Tree and Wreath competition with their entry, ―A New Tech<br />
Christmas.‖ The program also sent a group of five New Tech students (Shelton Wooley, Michael Taylor, Caleb White, Garrett Allen, and Thristan Cecil) to LACUE in New<br />
Orleans to help present ―Students Rock to the Tune of Effective Technology Use in the Math Classroom.‖ In this project, New Tech faculty members Daryl Savage and<br />
Emile Frey demonstrate how math and science can be infused in music to educate in an innovative way.<br />
RHS Freshman Academy Recognizes<br />
November and <strong>December</strong> Sharp Cats<br />
submitted by Mrs. Pruden<br />
Freshman Academy Coordinator<br />
The <strong>Ruston</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Freshman Academy is proud to recognize some of our outstanding students each month by naming them <strong>Ruston</strong> <strong>High</strong> Sharp Cats. The academy<br />
faculty feels that honoring exceptional students is an important part of supporting and encouraging our freshmen. Each month, 6 students from the Freshman Academy are<br />
nominated by their teachers to join the ranks of the Sharp Cats.<br />
Through their accomplishments, the students selected for this program have set an outstanding example in some aspect of campus life. Some students have exhibited an<br />
intense rigor for academics or demonstrated their love of learning. Some have enhanced their grade point average standing while others have shown exemplary attitudes and<br />
behavior. They are determined to learn and genuinely lead and inspire others on our campus. It is with great pride that we present to you these students...for they are truly<br />
Sharp Cats!<br />
We are so proud of our freshmen, and we hope that you will join us in our appreciation of these extraordinary students. November‘s Sharp Cat Students are: Damian<br />
Cheffin, Lovely Wilkerson, Mille Schroeder, Ben LeBlanc, Bradley Tornabene, and Kailee Rivera. <strong>December</strong>‘s Sharp Cats are: Jasmine Dodson, Ryan Duke, Dereginald<br />
Spivey, Deborah Adeyemi, and Jacob Broussard. Congrats to all these students!
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