The sounds of country pick- in’ will soon fill the halls of Salem High School when the Salem Choirs present their annual “Bohemian Supper Club” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 8-9- 10. “We’re always looking for a hook or theme to organ- ize things around” said Bill Spencer-Pierce, Director of Vocal Music at SHS, “and after doing shows based on the Beatles, the blues, and the 70’s, this seemed like a fun direction.” The event takes place in the school’s Presentation Room in a coffeehouse for- mat. Coffees, hot chocolate, and desserts are served up tableside by SHS Choir members who double as per- formers and serv- ing staff. The cost for these treats range from $2-5. Tickets for Re- served seats go on sale Wednesday, November 1st, at the SHS bookstore during school hours. All re- served seats are $5.00. The Salem High School Drama Club will be per- forming The Boys Next Door in their fall production on Sunday, November 18th at 2 p.m. and Monday, No- vember 19 and Tuesday, November 20th at 7 p.m. in the Middle School Auditori- um. The Boys Next Door is a comedy/ drama about four mentally challenged young men who live together in a small apartment. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and can be pur- chased at the door. SHS Drama Club cast of The Giver Fine Arts on Display in November ECA Testing Coming Soon: Remediation Sooner Students who are currently in Algebra IB or have not passed the Algebra I End of Course Assessment (ECA) will take the Algebra I ECA December 10-13. Students who have not passed the English 10 ECA will retest January 8-11. The Indiana Department of Education requires schools to provide ECA retesters with remediation prior to the test. SHS will offer Alge- bra and English remedia- tion sessions with teachers before and after school. Retesters may also choose to complete NovaNet modules that focus on test topics. No- vaNet is an internet based cur- ricular program that is also used for credit recovery. In addition to these options, Prosser students also have remediation opportunities at Prosser as well. Lion’s Roar SALEM HIGH SCHOOL Volume I, Issue 3 November 1, 2012 Classroom Cameo 2 Counselor Corner 2 Grant Received 3 Club Spotlight 3 Classroom Cameo 3 Open House 4 Mark Your Calendar 5 Students of the Month 5 Staff Profile 5 Inside this issue: Students who will be re- testing will be meeting soon with counselors and will be given the choice of remediation methods. A remediation contract will be sent home for par- ents to sign.
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The sounds of country pick-
in’ will soon fill the halls of
Salem High School when
the Salem Choirs present
their annual “Bohemian
Supper Club” at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, November 8-9-
10.
“We’re always looking for
a hook or theme to organ-
ize things around” said Bill
Spencer-Pierce, Director of
Vocal Music at SHS, “and
after doing shows based on
the Beatles, the blues, and
the 70’s, this seemed like a
fun direction.”
The event takes place in
the school’s Presentation
Room in a coffeehouse for-
mat. Coffees, hot chocolate,
and desserts are served up
tableside by SHS Choir
members who
double as per-
formers and serv-
ing staff. The cost
for these treats
range from $2-5.
Tickets for Re-
served seats go on
sale Wednesday,
November 1st, at
the SHS bookstore
during school
hours. All re-
served seats are $5.00.
The Salem High School
Drama Club will be per-
forming The Boys Next Door
in their fall production on
Sunday, November 18th at
2 p.m. and Monday, No-
vember 19 and Tuesday,
November 20th at 7 p.m. in
the Middle School Auditori-
um.
The Boys Next Door is a
comedy/ drama about four
mentally challenged young
men who live together in a
small apartment. Tickets
are $8 for adults and $6 for
students and can be pur-
chased at the door.
SHS Drama Club cast of The Giver
Fine Arts on Display in November
ECA Testing Coming Soon: Remediation Sooner Students who are currently
in Algebra IB or have not
passed the Algebra I End of
Course Assessment (ECA)
will take the Algebra I ECA
December 10-13. Students
who have not passed the
English 10 ECA will retest
January 8-11.
The Indiana Department of
Education requires schools
to provide ECA retesters
with remediation prior to
the test. SHS will offer Alge-
bra and English remedia-
tion sessions with teachers
before and after school.
Retesters may also choose
to complete NovaNet modules
that focus on test topics. No-
vaNet is an internet based cur-
ricular program that is also
used for credit recovery. In
addition to these options,
Prosser students also have
remediation opportunities at
Prosser as well.
Lion’s Roar
S A L E M H I G H S C H O O L
Volume I, Issue 3
November 1, 2012
Classroom Cameo 2
Counselor Corner 2
Grant Received 3
Club Spotlight 3
Classroom Cameo 3
Open House 4
Mark Your Calendar 5
Students of the Month 5
Staff Profile 5
Inside this issue:
Students who will be re-
testing will be meeting
soon with counselors and
will be given the choice
of remediation methods.
A remediation contract
will be sent home for par-
ents to sign.
Students in Mr. McCurdy’s Biology I
Honors classes have been involved in
a standards driven study of ecology
using a variety of hands-on strategies.
In the picture below, students made a
walking field trip to an aquatic ecosys-
tem (Brock Creek) where they identi-
fied a variety of biotic (living) and
abiotic (non-
living) factors
found in and
around the
creek.
Food chains and food webs were de-
veloped in class from their findings.
Students also learned about biogeo-
chemical cycles by participating in a
simulation called the carbon cycle
game where student took on the role
of carbon atoms.
Students learned about (ecological
succession) the progression of envi-
ronments through predicted changes
while involved in interpreting data
from a 100 year ecological study. Pop-
ulations of trees were tracked starting
with an aban-
doned plot of
land and fol-
lowed
through to a
climax com-
munity.
In the picture above, students learned
how scientists sample populations to
estimate their size by conducting their
own scientific study of a population of
Mandm bugs, a simple and very tasty
insect to work with.
school, career focus will be gained.
(Example: I like science, and writing
is not one of my strengths).
Encouraging your teen to job shadow
is a second way he can be introduced
to possible careers. It is also possible
for your teen to volunteer in some
places while he is job shadowing. By
doing this he performs community
service and also learns about a possi-
ble career.
There are several interest inventories
that can be taken at no charge to help
your teen discover potential
strengths. When registering for the
ACT as a junior or senior he can take
the interest inventory as part of the
What do you want to be when you
grow up? This is a question that you
may have asked your son or daughter
several times over the years. He may
have had several answers, a doctor,
lawyer, nurse, fireman, teacher, po-
lice officer, farmer, or a professional
athlete. Now if you ask your teen he
may still have several answers or he
may say that he doesn’t know. There
are several things you can do as a
parent to help your teen focus on pos-
sible career paths.
First, it is okay if he doesn’t know.
The majority of college students enter
college as an undecided major. Those
that enter with a declared major often
change it. Hopefully throughout high
registration process. Your teen’s re-
sults are sent with the test scores. The
PSAT (which is taken by many sopho-
mores and juniors) has a similar com-
ponent. If your teen has taken one of
these tests, look on the score sheet to
see the results. There are also several
online assessments. Two of my per-
sonal favorites are
www.learnmoreindiana.org and
https://myroad.collegeboard.com .
“When my child grows up” is really
not that far away. Employing various
methods of career exploration can
alleviate some of the anxieties.
Classroom Cameo—Biology I Honors
Counselor Corner: Helping Your Teenager Think About Careers
