The ORIGINAL 1000+ Posts Club

[Ellemeno]

Hey, I'm back on the top ten list!  I keep teetering on and off.  David, I'm glad you are better.  Leslie and Lee, just hearing about your children going off to college gives me anticipatory grief about my three and a half your old someday going - though I sure did a jig this morning when she started 3 morning a week pre-school, whoo hoo. 

[Will-U]

Umm, Elle, don't get too giddy!  U are only  on the "Top 10 of the 1,000 Posts Club" now due to the demise of a former member and the recent closing of their "account", which thus "exited" them  from the "Top 10".

=congratz= DeeDee
For achieving 1,000 posts, in great part from playin' the "ABCz of BBM", including today "D" Dee with your "E" for "exited"!

=suggestion= Clarissa
I'd suggest U place your new poll -- "what do BM-ers want" -- in the "Polling Place", which was created for "polls" for everyone at the Bettermost Forum!
 

[MaineWriter]

Thursday morning and it looks to be a beautiful day here in Maine.

Today is my daughter's first day of high school. We are very excited because she will be enrolling in the Casco Bay High School here in Portland, ME. This is a new school--just created last year--with funding from Outward Bound and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. CBHS is one of twenty new high schools in the US that have been founded on the principles of expeditionary learning. From the Gates Foundation, "The Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound school model stresses learning and self-discovery through doing (action), teamwork, reflection, character growth, and literacy."

Hannah is very creative and bright but has not done well in a traditional academic environment. We are hopeful that the expeditionary learning model will be what Hannah needs to help her learn and reach her full potential. It is thrilling to me that Portland has one of these twenty schools and we are able to take advantage of it for our daughter.

Here's to a great school year!

Leslie
MW

[Jeff Wrangler]

Thursday morning and it looks to be a beautiful day here in Maine.

Today is my daughter's first day of high school. We are very excited because she will be enrolling in the Casco Bay High School here in Portland, ME. This is a new school--just created last year--with funding from Outward Bound and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. CBHS is one of twenty new high schools in the US that have been founded on the principles of expeditionary learning. From the Gates Foundation, "The Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound school model stresses learning and self-discovery through doing (action), teamwork, reflection, character growth, and literacy."

Hannah is very creative and bright but has not done well in a traditional academic environment. We are hopeful that the expeditionary learning model will be what Hannah needs to help her learn and reach her full potential. It is thrilling to me that Portland has one of these twenty schools and we are able to take advantage of it for our daughter.

Here's to a great school year!

Leslie
MW

First year? Ninth grade or tenth? Freshman or sophomore? Sophomore carries a sort of distinction, you know. 

Seriously, best wishes and good luck to her! 

Jeff

[MaineWriter]

First year? Ninth grade or tenth? Freshman or sophomore? Sophomore carries a sort of distinction, you know. 

Seriously, best wishes and good luck to her! 

Jeff

Thanks, Jeff. She'll be a freshman. Although knowing CBHS they'll probably be coming up with new names for all the classes. Every student is part of a "crew" (team) because in the words of the prinicipal, "There are no passengers on this journey. We are all part of the crew."

Leslie

[Front-Ranger]

My son's a freshman this year too, but it's no big transition since he goes to a combined junior/senior high school. He has either marching band practice or cross-country practice after school every day of the week, so I get to stay late at work every day and then pick him up. That's why you'll be seeing me around here a lot still!! 

[David]

Thursday Afternoon Top Ten List

Lucise                4113
 
Victoria              3555
 
injest                 2578
 
MaineWriter        2253
 
Pipedream          2219
 
Front-Ranger      2103
 
DavidinHartford   2059
 
latjoreme           1733
 
YaadPyar           1682
 
Ellemeno           1681

[Front-Ranger]

Whheeee!! (leapfrogs over David) Here I come, Anke!!!!!! Let that be a lesson to U guys who insist on getting jobs, going on vacation, and generally having a life!!!!!!!!!

[David]

Friday afternoon  Top Ten List

Lucise               4135
 
Victoria             3557
 
injest                2593
 
MaineWriter       2265

Pipedream         2219

Front-Ranger      2123

DavidinHartford   2060

latjoreme           1746

YaadPyar           1686

Ellemeno           1684

[David]

Saturday morning, 3:56 AM.    Been up since 2 am, doing some laundry.

Currenty Connecticut weather ..(looks out window)   um,  dark.    LOL

Back later to see if there are any Ennis & Ellery updates.