McClung Alumni Lafayette accepting this Life Time Achievement Award Coleman accepting the Life Time Achievement Award Ortiz accepting his Distinguished Alumni Award Logan accepting her Distinguished Alumni Award Brennan accepting the Best Ice Cream Mixer of the Year Award Mr. McClung
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Today we will begin watching the documentary Little Rock Central 50 Years Later. In this movie my students were introduced to the harsh reality that racism and racial separation still exist today even after 50 + years of racial desegregation. Mr. McClung
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Blake Young is very talented in many ways. Not only is he a very intelligent young man, but he is also an excellent shot and disc thrower…oh yeah, and he is very musically talented. Blake recently informed me that he was working on a parody song to the tune of “Pumped Up Kicks” about track…
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Little Rock Central on Prezi Today we will begin our unit on the Little Rock Central Crisis and we will kick it off by discussing the the need for integration and the plan to integrate in the state of Arkansas. The Prezi above includes the notes that we will take in class today. Mr. McClung
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Your band of the week is Sleigh Bells. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Sleigh Bells is composed of Derek E. Miller (songwriter, guitarist, producer) and Alexis Krauss (vocals). Miller was formerly the guitarist for the hardcore band Poison the Well, and Krauss was a member of the teen pop group Rubyblue. Krauss also appeared in…
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One of my favorite lessons is our annual stock market challenge. Each year I issue a challenge to my students to try and make as money as they can, fictional money as they can, by investing in the stock market. Students are given $1,000 to invest and can choose anything they wish. Students always have…
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Lesson One – Return of the Brad Couple of months ago one of our dear friends at school relocated to Indiana because their parents got a new job. Brad has been one of my runners for two years now and ever since he left our school we have definitely felt a void on our XC…
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Red Scare and Civil Rights on Prezi Today in class we will be discussing several topics from the 1950’s. We will discuss civil rights, the red scare, post war issues, and women’s rights…get pumped! Mr. McClung
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Yesterday in class we discussed civil rights in class and more specifically the advancement of women and African Americans. In class we talked about the cultural differences between the our current culture and the culture of the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. In class I shared with my students a excerpt from a home economics book…
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