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I haven't really been updating at all this year... too many things going on, I guess.

AP is nearly done. At least the students feel that it should be, since the test is next week. We'll have to have a discussion about that later. I really don't know how my students will do on the test. Everyone is asking how many will pass, but I really don't have a clue. Some of them are so hit and miss... others are just plain out there, but might-could if they buckled down. So far, my plan for next year is include a heavy concentration on vocabulary. For some, the multiple choice will be a killer because they're vocabulary level is so low that they cannot even use the process of elimination to find an answer. I may require more outside reading in hopes of increasing the vocabulary level or require more from a selected list (rather than the Princess Diaries).

The Dance Team has been selected and we're heading to camp in July. I'm scrambling for money and we're holding comedic beauty pagent to help raise funds. For some reason, everyone is in love with the Car Wash idea... however given the local weather (variable at best) and student participation in fundraisers, I'm not so sure. I suppose I'll have to soon enough.

Sophomore and Frosh classes are winding down. The sophomore class just started To Kill A Mockingbird - and they're actually reading outside of class. Or at least the more vocal ones are. I'm hoping they'll be done in time to watch the movie before school gets out. The Freshman are starting the Greatness project. This year, I'm incorporating watching "Pursuit of Happiness" before the students write the "greateness in me" essay.

Summer is shaping up to another busy one. So far, I'm teaching summer school, attending dance camp and numerous practices, and attending a leadership retreat. I have the opportunity to go to the OSPI conference this summer, but I'm not sure I want go. That's a lot of retreats for one summer.

On the homefront, the garden is shaping up. I've broken down and purchased industrial strength weed killer to fight off the Morning Glory invasion. I feel like I've been engaged in full combat against that weed. And to think, at one time, I really liked that flower. The new clothesline has been broken in! It finally stopped raining for a couple of days!

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