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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all have a joyous and safe Thanksgiving! I am thankful for so many things this year. I want you to know that I am also thankful to have such wonderful students. See you next Monday!

~ Ms. Burnell

Quote o' the Week

How it works:
Read the quotes below and write about how one (or more) applies to your life or how you can learn from it (10 points)

-OR-

Make a visual representation of a quote - drawing, painting, etc. (5 to 100 points depending on quality and effort)


The Quotes:

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."
~ e.e. cummings, 1955

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."
~ e.e. cummings

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
~ Harvey Fierstein

"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth."
~ Benjamin Disraeli

"Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves.... Learn to love yourself for who you are and open so the world can see you shine."
~ James Poland

"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not."
~ Andre Gide

"Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul."
~ Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Student Artwork ~ Computer Graphics Albums

Respect ~ Appropriate Language

Why? Why is it important to not use offensive words in class? We, as teachers and a school, are preparing you for the world. It is not appropriate to use words like "gay", "fag", "queer", "retarded" and so on in class or any other words that offend another person's race, nationality, religion, gender, class or so on. It is my job as a teacher to provide a learning environment that is peaceful, conducive to learning and sharing, a place where all feel welcome and where all students are respected. Please respect yourself and others by refraining from using offensive words, even in jest. Thank you for honoring my classroom and your classmates.

Thank you,
Ms. Burnell

Reaching the Impossible: Chad Hymas

We were so honored to have CSP, CPAE Hall of Fame Speaker, Chad Hymas speak at Meeker High School today. His message was sincere and he touched on so many subjects that apply to each and every one of our students. Be kind to each other, make good decisions, honor yourselves and others, don't judge others, respect people that are different than yourselves, include everyone, make "that phone call", give it your all, don't give up... What did YOU get from today's assembly?

For more information on Chad, visit any of these websites:

www.ChadHymas.com

YouTube

Twitter

Thank you, Chad Hymas, for sharing your amazing and touching story with us! You are truly an inspiration!