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LCS Summer College Road Trip

The AVID district program is hosting its second Summer College Road Trip! This is a GREAT way to visit colleges for ONLY the cost of lunch! Below you can see the dates and locations. You'll tour the school, eat in the dining hall (or bring a bag lunch and make this free!), see a dorm, and visit students' favorite places around campus!

How to sign up:

1) We'll share the application with you once we have it. More trips will be added after we leave for the summer, SO PLEASE check the Lee County Schools' homepage here for the updates. Fill in the application! This is first come, first serve!

2) Get a permission slip from by Ms. Delmaine's door (these will be out sometime during 10 day review - so keep checking). Complete the form with your parents/guardians and return it to Ms. Delmaine!

3) On the day of the trip, meet at Lee Senior around 6am with about $10 for lunch.

​Trips:

June 14: NCSU, Peace

June 15: UNC Charlotte

June 20: High Point University

July 25: ECU

Hopefully upcoming: ASU, UNCCH, NCCU, Virginia Tech, UNCP​

We hope you can go! Please let Ms. Foster or Ms. Delmaine know if you have questions!

Help fellow peers with their AVID projects.

AVID PROJECT HELP

Tracking Sheets

April 20, 2017

AA and AS Tracking Sheets

Use the guidelines to complete the tracking sheet.

Highlight classes in THREE separate colors.

Classes you have enrolled in for next year.

Classes you NEED to take.

Classes you WANT to take.

Portfolio Day

April 6, 2017

Student Council 


Continue to work on your portfolio.

Education and Training

March 22, 2017

Everyday teachers come up with lesson plans.

You will create your own using the lesson plan template. 

Pick a topic that you would enjoy teaching and develop and exciting lesson plan.

Examples of topics: How to play a game, dance move, cook something, historical event, etc. 

Health Science

March 21, 2017

1.  Class Speaker 

Today we will hear from Brenda Phillips, the Lee County Schools Nurse.

Consider questions you might have for her. 

2.  Research

O * Net Online has a list of all of the careers in the Health Science cluster.

Select one that fascinates you and write down at least 3 facts.

NFLW Project

Tuesday March 14th-Thursday March 16th

Tuesday and Wednesday: I CAN get a deeper understanding in different cultures.

• National Foreign Language Week Project 
• Pick from the options on the rubric to add up to 15 points
• Find something that is interesting to you that will help you understand other cultues
• NFLW Instructions 
• If you do it on the computer share it with me
• Due Monday the 20th

AVID presentations

Tuesday February 28th-Thursday March 2nd

Tuesday and Wednesday:  I CAN reflect on my career goals.

• Look at the presentation rubric:
• Presentation Rubric
• What are you already great at?
• What do you need to focus on when you are presenting?
• Career Presentations
• While they are presenting take notes:
• What is their career
• What is 2 facts about their career
• What was good about their presentation skills (think of the rubric)
• What could be improved in their presentation skills (think of the rubric)
• What would you give the presentation overall on a scale of 1-10

Black History Month

• February 15, 21, & 22, 2017
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• Black history month project-due Thursday February 23rd
• 50 point project
• You can choose to do the poster with a partner but you have to complete the writing component individually!
• Choose an option:
• -Option 1: Students find an inspirational quote/poem/lyrics and put it artistically on a poster. Student's will also write a TPEQEA paragraph about why it is meaningful to them. 
  
  
  -Option 2: Students make a neat and interesting poster about a significant figure in Black History with key facts.  Student's will also write a TPEQEA paragraph about why they think the person was significant. 
  
  
  -Option 3: Students will make a poster about important legislation (or an important court case) for Civil Rights, and a TPEQEA paragraph explaining why it was important to them. 
  
  
  -Option 4: Get approval from your teacher (potential choices: journal entry, a poster advocating for Black History Month or Civil Rights) - anything they choose will need a writing component. 
  
  
• *Resource to use:  https://www.pinterest.com/uncnavigators/african-american-history-and-culture/

Happy Valentine's Day

February 14, 2017

First 15 minutes

You may create a Valentine's Day Card for any body you like.

Friend, family, etc.

Last 10 minutes

You will create a letter for Mr. Biehl.

Portfolio Day

• February 9, 2017
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• Review the requirements for semester two.
• Decide what you will be working on today.

• Start creating a piece of your portfolio.

Secret Assignment!!

Buddy Day

February 8, 2017

• Discuss your interview night experiences
• WITH YOUR BUDDY:
• Create 3 questions for interview night that you think the 8th graders should be able to answer in order to have an AWESOME freshmen class next year.

Then decide what you want to do with the time remaining

• Make a welcome poster
• Write a note for an 8th grader
• Make something for them to de-stress
• Any other suggested ideas.

Financial Unit Review

February 7, 2017

1.  Financial Review

Today we will review the information you learned over the last couple of weeks.

You may work with a partner to complete the financial review handout.

2.  Superlatives

When you are finished with the handout, please complete the superlative survey for yearbook.

2016-2017 Superlatives

Portfolio Day

January 26, 2017

• Review the requirements for semester two.
• Decide what you will be working on today.

• Start creating a piece of your portfolio.

Portfolio

January 19, 2017

• Review the requirements for semester two.
• Decide what you will be working on today.

• Start creating a piece of your portfolio.

Paying Bills.

January 17, 2017

E.Q: What are typical bills that are to paid as adults?

Obj: I can understand bills that are expected to be paid as adults.

Starter: 

What information do you already know about paying bills?

Answer this question in the Google Form.

Activity: 

THE FACTS

Types of Bills:

Car Insurance/Car Payment

Rent

Water

Electricity/Power

Gas

Cable/Internet

Trash Collection

Cell Phone

Credit Card

Loans

Methods of Payment:

Online

Credit Card

Debit Card

Third Party Provider

Automatic Withdrawal

By Mail

Check

Things to be Aware of:

Consumption

Due Dates

Late Fees

Rates

Initial Fees

Cancellation Fees

Q & A

Portfolio Day

January 12, 2017

• Review the requirements for semester two.
• Decide what you will be working on today.

• Start creating a piece of your portfolio.

SMART goals

January 11, 2017

Objective: I can set two SMART goals (one academic, and one personal), in order to improve on what I need to work on. 

Today you will... learn how to identify and how to set SMART goals. 

Write down one SMART goal that is academic (related to at least one of your current classes), and one that is a personal goal for you.  You will turn this in by the end of class. 

You will also set a new baseline goal on your charts from last semester.

Soundtrack

January 5, 2017

Mini Soundtrack

(1-3 songs time permitting)

Select a couple songs that represent you.

These can range from songs that you identify with or just really enjoy at the moment.

For each song you select, write a 2-3 sentence explanation as to why you selected it. 

Then, on a piece of computer paper design a cover for the songs.

We will share these as a class.