Weekly Update

I hope everyone had a restful holiday. We are back in full swing at NBHS.

Announcements

• Add the course fair to your calendar. It is on Feb. 2, between 6 and 7:30 p.m. (Come and go.)
  
• Be sure to order your yearbook, if you have not done so already. Here is a link to order online.
  
• For the latest information about what's going on in class, visit my wiki. It is updated several times each day.
• Visit the publications web site to verify your name for the yearbook, submit ideas, get senior ad information or order your 2010 yearbook.

This week in class

• In English I, we are reviewing the benchmark and beginning a poetry portfolio.
• In Journalism I, we are applying our knowledge of advertising by creating booths for the course fair.
• In Yearbook, we are working on deadline 4 (January 22), and getting the proofs checked and sent off to the publisher.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at lhearnsberger@newbraunfels.txed.net.

Weekly Update

Click here for a holiday greeting featuring our students.

Announcements

• Finals are this week. Follow this link to the schedule
• The deadline to order yearbooks is quickly approaching. Click here to order yours now.
  

This week in class

• In English I, we are preparing for the final exam/benchmark. Students cannot be exempt from this final.
• In Journalism I, we are presenting our final exam projects.
• In Yearbook, we are completing
  

Weekly Update

Some Announcements

• The final exam schedule and exemption criteria have been announced. Click here to access.
• For the latest information about what's going on in class, visit my wiki. It is updated several times each day.
• Visit the publications web site to verify your name for the yearbook, submit ideas, get senior ad information or order your 2010 yearbook.
  

This Week in Class

• In English I, we will focus on short answers and providing evidence by creating a character body map of Odysseus.
• In Journalism I, we will continue our studies of visual communication, focusing on layout and photography.
• In yearbook, we are working hard on deadline three, our biggest one so far.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at lhearnsberger@newbraunfels.txed.net.

Weekly Update

Some Announcements

• This will be a short week: Monday and Tuesday only.
• It is time to order your 2010 yearbook. Follow this link.
• Stay updated on what we are doing in class -- including downloadable handouts -- by visiting my wiki.

This Week in Class

• In English I, we are taking a vocabulary test and starting the end of Homer's Odyssey.
• In Journalism I, we are continuing to work on visual communication via photography and digital design.
• In Yearbook, we are making final edits for deadline two and correcting deadline one proofs.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at lhearnsberger@newbraunfels.txed.net.

Weekly Update

Some Announcements

• Today is the first day of the third six weeks.
• Thanksgiving break begins next Wednesday, Nov. 25.
• You can stay caught up on what is going on in my class by visiting the wiki.

This Week in Class

• In English I, we are continuing to study Homer's Odyssey, updating our college essays and practicing writing short answers.
• In Journalism I, we are continuing our study of visual communication. Students are taking turns working on two projects: laying out a spread using InDesign and finding examples of good pictures to use in a PowerPoint called Picture Perfect
• In Yearbook, we are working hard on deadlines one and two. This means about half the book will be finished in the next month, including all portraits. It's lots of work, but it looks good.
  

If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at lhearnsberger@newbraunfels.txed.net.

Weekly Update

Some announcements

• The deadline to submit senior quotes has been moved back to Nov. 11, because of the unexpected server shutdown during the first due date. Here is the address to submit: http://www.nbisd-tx.net/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=5855&
• Yearbook prices will be going up soon. Order yours today by visiting this web site: https://secure.smart-pay.com/index.cfm?event=processSchoolSelect&entityid=7094

This week in class

• In English I, we will continue reading Homer's Odyssey.
• In Journalism I, we are finishing our first news stories, and will start working on features.
• In Yearbook, we are working on Deadline Two (Nov. 13) and Three (Dec. 4). With those, half of the yearbook will be done.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at lhearnsberger@newbraunfels.txed.net.

Weekly Update

Some Announcements

• Seniors who didn't get their pictures taken in September can still get their picture in the yearbook. Silver Plate Photography will be on campus tomorrow (Tuesday), taking senior portraits in the front lobby. This is the absolute last chance for a senior to get their portrait in the yearbook.
• Yearbook prices will be going up soon. Order yours today by visiting this web site: https://secure.smart-pay.com/index.cfm?event=processSchoolSelect&entityid=7094
• The SchoolCenter Website is "Under Construction," but should be up and running by week's end. You can still access what is happening in my classroom by visiting my wiki.

This Week in Class

• In English I, we are presenting our Greek Mythology Product Projects and we will begin reading Homer's Odyssey.
• In Journalism I, we are writing news stories based on interviews we conducted.
• In Yearbook, we begin work on Deadline Two. The Taylor rep is coming today to pick up our pages from Deadline One.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at lhearnsberger@newbraunfels.txed.net.