Archive for December, 2008

Semester Exams

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

WHAT IS THE CRITERIA TO EXEMPT EXAMS?
Students may exempt up to three semester exams each semester.  Students who have an 85 or better average and no more than 2 absences in a class may exempt the exam for that class.  Three tardies equal an absence and are cumulative across all class periods.  An exam in [...]

Semester Review

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Review Sheet for Final

Test Thursday/Friday

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Your last regular test will be this Thursday/Friday on the Judicial Branch!
It’s 25 multiple choice questions long. Use these PowerPoints and chapters 18-21 in your textbook to help you study. There will be no study guide for this test!
Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
(I suggest using Microstof Internet Explorer to view these [...]

Semester Project Volunteer Opportunity

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Here is another opportunity from a woman who is considering running for the State Board of Education. Rebecca Osborne is a teacher at McNeil HS and a former student of Ms. Hilsabeck here at RRHS.The State Board of Education is the governmental organization that determines what students learn in school and other school issues. Its [...]

Meet New Principal, Dr. Warrick tomorrow

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Our New Principal will come to Round Rock High School for the first time tomorrow, December 5th!
Dr. Philip Warrick, the new principal for Round Rock High School, will officially start on December 5.  Dr. Warrick will be meeting with the staff that morning at 7:30 a.m. and will meet with student and student groups throughout [...]

Would you Hang-Up on Obama?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Apparently Republican Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen did today!
TWICE!!!
Thinking she was being pranked by a radio show in South Florida, the Congresswoman hung up on President-Elect Obama this morning when he called her.
According to Ros-Lehtinen’s flack Alex Cruz, the congresswoman received the call on her cell phone from a Chicago-based number and an aide informed her that Obama [...]

RRISD College Night – Wed, Dec 3 at McNeil HS

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

RRISD College Night – Wednesday, December 3rd at McNeil High School
RRISD will hold its annual College Night for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students and their parents on Wednesday, December 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at McNeil High School, 5720 McNeil Rd. in Austin. More than 70 colleges and universities will be represented [...]

Semester Project

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Please don’t forget your semester projects!
They are officially due on Dec 5th – however, I will accept them late this semester.
A Copy of the original document you received on day one of class
You can find future Round Rock City Council meetings here:

Future Round Rock City Council Meetings

Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:00 PM – City Hall
Thursday, [...]

Medieval Europe Webquest

Monday, December 1st, 2008

If the Roman Empire had remained in control, how would Europe have been different?
(This post relates only for 7th period World History)

Medieval Europe Webquest
After Rome fell to barbarians in the 5th century, most of the barbarians destroyed much of the Roman culture. The cities through out the empire were being constantly sacked and their culture [...]

Legislative and Executive Branch PowerPoints

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Here are the PowerPoints for the Legislative and the Executive branches.
The test will be on Tuesday November 25th (the day before Thanksgiving) for A day classes, and Monday December 1st (the day after Thanksgiving) for 6th period.
I apologize for the awkward testing dates and I understand that they will be difficult for some of you. [...]