Fiesta Friday

Yummy Columbian treat, made by Mikayla B.

With break right around the corner, most students are not very focused on school. On the last day before break, teachers have to find a way to incorporate learning into parties and fun activities. 

In Señorita Leid's Spanish II class, they had a fiesta! But, to incorporate Spanish culture, students had to bring in deserts from different Spanish speaking countries. Mikayla B. made a Colombian desert called Natilla. Natilla is a hard custard from Columbia, that is a common Christmas desert.

Señorita Leid found a perfect way to incorporate learning into this fun Friday. These yummy treats were a great way to keep students learning about Spanish culture.

More sleep before break

Snow covered the ground as the sun rose at 6am Tuesday morning. 

Phone calls around 6:00 am Tuesday morning informed Loyalsock students there was going to be a two hour delay today. A light snow fall throughout the night and into the morning, along with freezing temperatures, led to this delay. Senior Alexa M. says "I was happy to have a two hour delay but I wished we got of school altogether. The roads up by my house were really bad."

The two hour delay caused Loyalsock to run on a condensed schedule. Each block class was about an hour in length and period classes were cut back to about a half an hour. Reach was removed from the days schedule. 

With the holidays fast approaching, this delay provided much needed relief from a stressful, crammed week.

Formal changes

The excitement has been building for the last few weeks, mostly for the girls. This is because the Loyalsock Winter Formal is planned for December 14. Everyone is looking forward to dressing up in festive attire. Some are going out to dinner with a group of friends or having dinner at their house. Parents will be hanging around taking pictures of everything and everyone.
Today we received the bad news that the formal has been postponed Because a big storm is headed toward the area. We are supposed to get 4-8 inches and maybe some ice too. The formal has been moved to next Saturday the 21st of  December. Mother nature had other plans for this Saturday and the impending snow storm caused great concern for safety. Student government had decided that the risk is too high and that the formal should be moved. Disappointment is the best way to describe everyones reaction to the sad news. But look at this this way we still have something to look forward to.

Trip to the Museum of Glass

(Credit: www.depauw.edu)

Today many of Loyalsock's Art class students made a trip up to New York to visit the Corning Museum of Glass. The Museum of glass is an impressive and diverse showcase of the artistic and physical capabilites of glass. Corning is about an hour north of Loyalsock and makes for a great day trip, especially for those with in interest in seeing just how amazing glass is. The students of Loyalsock enjoyed their trip to the Museum thoroughly, with senior Micah R. saying "Going to Corning was definitely one of the most memorable field trips I have gone on. It was cool to get a close-up look at the history behind the art of glass."

Corning is a city that knows it's glass. The museum was founded by Corning Glass Works, now named Corning Incorporated, which is a Fortune 500 company based around the production of glass for industrial uses. This deep history revolving around glass is what led to Corning earning the nick name "Crystal City." One major landmark in the city of Corning is the Gaffer Tower, a blue and white tower with a mural of a gaffer, or glass blower, adoring the top. The art students are fortunate to be able to visit such a historic city and museum known for their glass art and industry.

Today, representatives from an Ohio school came to Loyalsock to ask the students questions about our iPad initiative.

The Ohio school is considering launching their own iPad initiative and wanted to see how it was working for our school. The representatives met with various classes, asking them questions and hearing their feedback. The overall consensus seemed to be a positive on, supporting the initiative.

"The iPads have their fallbacks, but overall, I think they're a really effective tool." says student Sierra B.


Picture from: http://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/07/size-comparison-of-ipad-4-ipad-mini-iphone-5-and-upcoming-ipad-5/

Let it snow

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Loyalsock students, as well as staff, were excited to see the school dictrict's name pop up on the two-hour delay display early this cold, icy morning.

The best feeling on a Monday is to comprehend that you can stay in the comfort of warm blankets for just a bit longer without making up an entire school day. Not only was this the first two-hour delay of the school year, but also the first day of C.I.'s historical gym to be displayed. Kicking off the basketball season with a bang, the boys are well on their way to victory this winter. Not only will we be looking for more delays, but also keeping an eye out for the amazing season coming our way.

                         



Photo from: http://ayay.co.uk/background/weather/snow/basketball-net-after-sudden-freeze/

Creating Art History

Who said that learning history is boring? Not if it is history of art, and not if you are doing fun projects!

Today in AP Art History class, students learned about Bayeux Tapestry, a Romanesque embroidery that depicts the conquest of England. The embroidery is 230 ft long and consists of multiple scenes with captions in Latin.

To make the learning process more interesting, Mr. Kaplan gave the students a project, where they had to recreate some of "class quotes" (funny phrases that students said in this class) in the old English using only pictures and words from Bayeux Tapestry. Now the students will easily be able to remember this piece of art and recognize different scenes from it.  

Call-Backs and Nervous Wrecks

This year Loyalsock has decided to put on a production of Fiddler on the Roof, a classic and well-known musical that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! As with all musicals, the directors are forced to place their available cast into roles that are best suited for them and the show. This process is a long and difficult one, and the directors of Fiddler on the Roof have been thrown into decision time today after call-backs.

Call-backs are given to actors and actresses who the directors of a show wish to hear speak for certain roles in a show. Call-backs for Loyalsock's production took place today and were an exciting and nerve wracking experience. The students who were called back really brought their A-game, and I'm sure that they made it very difficult for the directors to choose parts! Junior Brennan Hepler says, "Call-backs this year were a lot of fun! The characters in this show are very expressive and it was fun to put my own swing on certain lines. Overall, I'm super excited to start the show!"

The performers will begin rehearsals for their musical within the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned to find out more information about the show!

Directors of "Fiddler on the Roof" look over their notes in order to place people in certain roles. They are in the middle of a lengthy, yet essential, process.

Catching fire, catches eyes

With Thanksgiving break right around the corner and The Hunger Games Catching Fire coming out on the 22nd of November this was a way to help everyone get through the last couple weeks of school! Starring in this movie is the beautiful Jennifer Lawrence and very handsome Josh Hutcherson. They play intense roles and have a strange love affair. It truly is a teenage favorite but catches adult eyes as well. Many students from Loyalsock went to the opening showings and people would definitely say their jaws dropped at the end! This is an amazing movie and it is fully recommended for all audiences!