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March 2016 Letter From the Editor With the change of the semester came a new newsletter staff. This semester, the newsletter-writing torch has been handed off to Laura’s 21st Century Communications students. After much hard work and dedication, the students have put together a fantastic newsletter. With all of these exciting things happening at MC 2 lately, this semester is sure to be a great one! Evelyn Wippich English 9, English 12, Senior Seminar, and Arts & Humanities Educator Meet Jennifer Meet Jennifer Parr, our new science educator! It’s great having her here at MC 2 High School. Before coming to MC 2 , Jennifer taught at Hamilton High School. We asked her what are the differences between both schools and she answered: “The thing is, there are fewer students here than at Hamilton. The staff here is really supportive. This school is more geared to keeping kids focused and in class.” Jennifer has a really fascinating background. She worked in advertising and used to work for the newspaper. She was also an army recruiter. In the army, she worked at the Department of Logistics. “It was really cool,” she states “I got to drive everything they had!” Sal Arriaga ‘18, Noah Johnson ‘18, and Jose Villagomez ‘18 Electives News Apart from English, Laura teaches an elective class called Novels. Novels is an elective for juniors and seniors that allows them to get ahead in their reading, in addition to the daily 20 minutes in SSR (Sustained Silent Reading). Since reading is such an important part of a student's education, Laura believes that this class benefits students. Novels is currently reading a book called Whale Talk, and after she plans to read Of Mice and Men, and Sherlock Holmes. It’s a class that makes reading fun! Jerrick Cooper ‘19, Lili Diaz ‘19, and Jairo Trujillo ‘19 Abby explained Art and Humanities as a special class that is meant to be fun while bringing out students’ creativity. During this semester of Art and Humanities, the class will be reading The Importance of Being Earnest and will watch the play Fences. The class will be doing a lot of acting, learning about visual arts, and developing design and visual balance skills. Abdiel Arias ‘18, Alejandro Castrejon ‘18, and Jonah Islas-Sanchez ‘18 Evelyn Wippich is an English teacher in her second year at MC 2 . Evelyn has been busy since this is one of the most important times of the year. She is working with the seniors in their Senior Seminar class to get ready for JOG (Justification of Graduation) presentations, which is the biggest assignment in the Seeds Of Health high schools. JOG is a mandatory project for any student at SOH to be able to pass on to college and the world. Students of the 2016 class will present a 45 minute Power MC 2 High School is program of Seeds of Health, Inc. The Milwaukee Community Cyber (MC 2 ) High School mission is to empower students to become engaged learners utilizing 21st century tools and resources leading to successful post-secondary opportunities in a global environment. UPCOMING EVENTS March 15th ACT with Writing Make-Up Day and 2:30 Early Release March 16th ACT WorkKeys Make-up Day Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 p.m. March 17th Students in School 8:15-Noon Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:00-8:00 p.m. March 18th Teacher Work Day—No School March 25th-April 1st Spring Break April 4th School Resumes Volume 3, Issue 3 MC 2 High School News A great place to learn © Seeds of Health, Inc. Math and Social Studies News Math is usually the class that students wouldn’t like at any other school, but here at MC 2 , math is somewhere students want to go. In Jeff’s Algebra 1 class, the freshmen are learning equalities; then in Geometry, sophomores are learning about polygons and more shapes; meanwhile in Algebra 2, the juniors are doing polynomials and functions; and lastly seniors are doing algorithms. We asked “Has anyone failed your class before?” (no brainer question). But Jeff believes it is his job to teach responsibility and make sure students are prepared for life. After this interview we believe Jeff is the right guy to teach math and make sure students are prompt and ready for the future. Eric Campbell ‘19 and Ricardo Mazaba ‘19 Here’s the scoop! There’s a lady named Abby, she teaches three classes, but what are they learning? One of these subjects is U.S. History. Abby loves history because “it’s practically a story” and she loves stories. In U.S. History, we are taught about the most important and change-impacting events in the United States. Abby teaches Sociology classes, which she really enjoys, especially the social problems class because it allows students to analyze social problems like crime and non-conforming behavior. Abdiel Arias ‘18, Alejandro Castrejon ‘18, and Jonah Islas-Sanchez ‘18 CALENDAR March March 15 All Day ACT With Writing Make-Up Day March 15 2:30 PM Early Release March 16 All Day ACT WorkKeys Make-Up Day March 16 4-8 PM Parent/Teacher Conferences March 17 Noon Early Release March 17 1-8 PM Parent/Teacher Conferences March 18 All Day No School—Teacher Work Day March 25-April 1 Spring Break—No School April 4 8:15 AM School Resumes © Seeds of Health, Inc. March 2016 Point explaining why they should graduate. The students will be scored on 400 points by teachers, parents, and students. Evelyn suggests that students save their work and projects from their high school career to make creating their JOG portfolio less stressful. Zamiel Morales-Lynch ‘18 and Nile Matthews ‘18 English News Laura has the great honor of teaching two different English classes. Currently, juniors are reading Hamlet and sophomores are reading The Catcher In The Rye. Laura enjoys being an English teacher because she believes that English can be a lot of fun. She enjoys teaching high school students because they can read more challenging content that has more meaning than middle school books. Laura’s favorite thing about her classes is how she can have organized fun with them while still getting a good education. Jerrick Cooper ‘19, Lili Diaz ‘19, and Jairo Trujillo ‘19
