5-17-21 to 5-21-21

 

HELLO, students and parents.

 

This is the 35^th week of school and the 9^th week of the 4^th, and LAST, 9-weeks grading period (which is 10 weeks long). 

 

Quote of the Week

C.A.R.E.

Caring Achievers Reach Excellence

 

·        SENIORS: If you did not get a chance to watch the Senior Awards Ceremony live, here is the link to share with your parents, grandparents, friends, friends of friends, beloved pets, and even strangers on the street! https://youtu.be/DsHZvg85srs

·        Attention Juniors and Seniors: Night Under the Stars (05/01/2021) To reserve a ticket for Night Under the Stars on May 22, please complete the Google Form HERE: https://forms.gle/ZtzbNrhmEPndKcQW8

Tickets will be on sale beginning Monday, May 3 during all lunches.  Tickets are $20 per person, cash or check only.  Checks are payable to NBHS.  Guest forms will be available in the main office.  For more information, see this flyer:

NBHS_Night_Under_Stars_Announcement_2021.pdf

·        Listen to Mrs. Spencer’s exciting daily announcement to hear what delicious food item will be featured in the HOME ZONE that day!  Will it be BEEF NACHOS? Will it be CHICKEN TENDERS? Or Will it be QUAIL LEGS WITH TAMARIND GLAZE AND FIG CHUTNEY?

·        Seniors: As you begin making final plans for your future, please stop by the College and Career Center and sign the Class of ‘21 banner, letting all your classmates know!! College/university, vocational school, military or workforce….everyone has his/her own plan!! The banner and markers on the table.

·        Project Graduation celebration is being held at Shady Oaks in Schertz! We need some parent volunteers for that night, for security! This is ideal for Junior parents or parents of underclassmen to begin racking up those PG points. Sign up here https://m.signupgenius.com/... For all seniors who signed up for project graduation-There is a $10 deposit due by May 13. Seniors will have 4 opportunities to pay the deposit, May 10, May 11, May 12 or May 13 from 11:30-2:00 at the Project Graduation Table in front of the Career Center. This is a free event; you will get your deposit back the night of Project Graduation. You pay the deposit to hold your spot.

·        Summer School Information Summer School registration information is now available on the NBHS Webpage. You can use the following link if your son/daughter are in need of Summer School. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BL9fF8YmWwV5sFPfzqO5AEgEk4J7fzWg/view

·        Senior Walks at Elementary Schools On May 27th, Seniors are invited to pick an elementary school to visit before coming to graduation practice. Seniors will wear your cap and gown and the principal at that campus will provide instructions for the walk. This is a great time for Seniors to visit some favorite teachers and show off their graduation accomplishments to those who helped them on their educational journey. Seniors must be able to provide their own transportation to and from the school they choose. Seniors will need to be back at NBHS by 9:30 for graduation practice. You must sign up by Friday, May 21st!!! See Mr. Smith if you have questions. https://forms.gle/e89uovsqX3QTx2h86

 

 

 

Oorah! First Sergeant Felix "1000 Miles" Acosta was escorted by the JROTC cadets of Alpha Company on his one thousandth mile lap Monday, May 3rd around the NBHS campus. The Running Club (Now the Kintetic Unicorn Club) was started in 2014 to inspire students to exercise.

 

·        New Braunfels High School announced the top 10 graduates for the class of 2021. Valedictorian is Caroline Meehan and Salutatorian is Matthew Alkire. The rest of the Top 10, in order, are Jack Meehan, Maxwell Remo, Celine Erkan, Colin Davidson, Katherine Brown, Gavin Nowacki, Grant Jacobs and Mar Levett. Graduation will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, at Unicorn Stadium. The event is a closed event and will require a ticket for entry. For more details regarding the 2021 Commencement Ceremony, CLICK HERE.

 

 Junior/Senior Prom Substitute

“A Night Under the Stars”.  It will be hosted at Unicorn Stadium on Saturday, May 22, from 8:00-10:30.  Admission will be $20.00 per student to help cover the cost of the event.  There will be a DJ to provide music, karaoke and we will also be projecting “Just Dance” on the Jumbo Tron (for those of you who are unfamiliar, this is a dancing video game that our students enjoy).  We are making arrangements for complimentary dessert trucks, the NBPD will have the Impaired Driver Simulator to inform students of the dangers of drinking and driving.  Students will also have the opportunity to add to a time capsule to be opened in the year 2071.   A professional photographer will be available for couple and group photos, as well as selfie stations.  The Student Advisory will be meeting a few more times to finalize the plans.  Formal attire is welcomed, but not required. 

 

Important Dates for the Remainder of the Academic Year

·       April 27 SAT School Day testing for Selected Seniors.

·       April 28 Rotary Luncheon

·       May 3 Heroes Dessert

·       May 3-17 Advanced Placement Exams

·       May 4-7 End Of Course Exam Alg. I, Biology and US History

·       May 6 Senior Awards (Virtual): Due to continued COVID concerns, the Seniors Awards Presentation will be virtual. The presentation will be made available on the evening of May 6.

·       May 22 Night Under the Stars (Prom Alternative): The Night Under the Stars will take place at Unicorn Stadium on Saturday, May 22. Formal attire is allowable.

·       Graduation (Thursday, May 27 at 8:00 pm: We will honor the class of 2021 during our graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 27 at 8:00 pm at Unicorn Stadium.

·       June 14-July 1 Summer School

·       June 7-June 21 EOC Academy

 

 

 

Final Exam Dates

 

 

 

This Week in the Classroom

 

  

This Week on Campus

Monday, May 17, 2021—A DAY Happy National Cherry Cobbler Day!     Tuesday, May 18, 2021—B DAY Happy National Cheese Soufflé Day! ·         Special Olympics, Unicorn Stadium ·         Choir Banquet, Auditorium, 6:30-9:00PM     Wednesday, May 19,  2021—A DAY Happy National Devil’s Food Cake Day!     Thursday, May 20, 2021—B DAY Happy National Rescue Dog Day!     Friday, May 21, 2021—A DAY Happy National Waiter/Waitress Day!     Saturday, May 22, 2021 Happy National Maritime Day! ·         Night Under the Stars, Stadium, 8-10:30PM   Sunday, May 23, 2021 Happy National Taffy Day!       NBHS Athletics Calendar

 

This Week on the Math Playground

 

MATH BIO:

Jaime Escalante (December 31, 1930 – March 20, 2010).  Born in La Paz, Bolivia, the child of two teachers, Escalante became one of the most famous educators in America during the 1980s and 1990s. He left Bolivia in 1960s to seek a better life in the United States. An educator back at home, he had to work many odd jobs, teach himself English, and earn another college degree before he could return to the classroom.

 

His esteemed story stems from his time at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, where he consistently invigorated students with a passion for learning in his AP Calculus classes.  Taking the job in 1974, he found himself in a challenging situation: teaching math to troubled students in a rundown school known for violence and drugs. While some had dismissed the students as "unteachable," Escalante strove to reach his students and to get them to live up to their potential. In 1979, Escalante started an AP program at Garfield high and taught his first calculus class to five students; two passed the AP calculus test.  By 1981 the class had increased to 15 students, 14  passed the AP exam.  In 1982, the Educational Testing Service called into question the scores of the 14 students, who passed the exam, who were believed to have cheated.  Escalante protested, saying that the students had been disqualified because they were Hispanic and from a poor school.  Twelve of the 14 students agreed to retake the test and passed . . . again.  In 1983, 33 students took the exam and 30 passed.  In 1987 the program had escalated to its peak; 73 students passed the AB exam version and another 12 students passed the BC version of the AP Calculus Exam.

 

Escalante's classroom challenges and successes were the topic of much public discussion in 1988. That year his story was the subject of a book entitled Jaime Escalante: The Best Teacher in America and a film called Stand and Deliver starring James Edward Olmos. Both educators and students have found Escalante's work at Garfield inspiring.

 

After Garfield, Escalante taught at another high school in Sacramento. He did not seem to find the same level of success he had at his previous post. Escalante also received some criticism for lobbying against bilingual education in California schools. He retired from teaching in 1998.

 

Escalante has received many awards for his contributions to the field of education, including the Presidential Medal for Excellence and was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 1999.

 

MATH FACT:

In 1988 the movie Stand and Deliver was released and made Mr. Escalante a beloved icon in American education. In his own words, he is a "math teacher."  But for many in the Hispanic community, he continues to enlighten and bring a sense of hope - with ganas anything is possible.

 

After 35 years of teaching, Mr. Escalante retired in 1998.  Shortly thereafter, in June 1999, he was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. In 1988 he was presented with the Presidential Medal for Excellence in Education by President Ronald Reagan.

 

"Determination + Discipline + Hard Work = Way to Success"

 

Escalante died March, 20 2010 after a long struggle with cancer. He was 79 and is survived by his wife Fabiola, and their two sons.

 

MATH QUOTE: 

"We are all concerned about the future of American education. But as I tell my students, you do not enter the future -- you create the future. The future is created through hard work."— Jaime Escalante

 

“If you don't have the ganas, I will give it to you because I'm an expert. . . . We’re going to need a lot of Kleenexes.”—Stand and Deliver

 

 

 

LIMERICK:

As again Graduation draws nigh,

We prepare to tell seniors, “Goodbye.”

Though it seems like the end,

As away we them send,

To their futures, it’s actually, “Hi!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peace, Math, the Oxford Comma, & SISU,   Kevin W. Korpi   New Braunfels High School Mathematics 2005 NB District Teacher of the Year 2015 Region 13 Teacher of the Year   kkorpi@nbisd.org

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