Graduation Time Is Here!

Soon you will be High School Graduates

Here is your opportunity to vote for the best of your class as well as say goodbye to all of your HOPE Charter School Friends.

Click here to say farewell to your HOPE School friends

Click here to vote for best of your class

VESTED Academy - Villanova University - Student Opportunity

STEM - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, and COMPUTER SCIENCE:

Application deadline for Villanova University's VESTED Academy is November 8, 2010.

· The Villanova Engineering, Science, and Technology Enrichment and Development (VESTED) Academy is an intensive eight weekend long introduction to engineering experience for high school students entering grades 9th-12th.

· It is free.

· The VESTED program is modeled in such a way that students will gain maximum exposure to the exciting field of engineering

· The VESTED Academy is held on the campus of Villanova University in the College of Engineering which allows students immediate access to engineering laboratories and state of the art technological equipment. The program is held on selected Saturdays from January through April and will run from 9am to 2:00 pm. Lunch will be provided for all students and transportation will be available from designated pick-up locations within Philadelphia.

· Interested students need to speak with Mr. Bujak, room 106.

--Mr. Bujak

HOPE Graduation March

Vote for your favorite theme song

Graduation Day for HOPE senior students is less than a month away. One of the best parts of graduation is the class theme song. The graduation committee has put together a list of graduation songs for you to consider for your big day.

Please take a minute and vote for the song you would like to have played as you exit the auditorium on graduation day, June 11, 2010.

Listen to graduation theme songs here

Review song lyrics here

Vote for your favorite song at bottom of page

Philadelphia Bar Association: Lawyer for a Day program

Photos from the April 30, 2010, Philadelphia Bar Association: Lawyer for a Day program are posted as a set in the flickr HOPE collection.

--Mr. Bujak

Honor Roll - 2nd Marking Period 2009-2010

Congratulations to the following students for making the Honor Roll for the 2nd marking period:

• 9th Grade: David Bunyenyezi, Abdul Burley, Joel Lofland, Denise McCafferty, Eric Morrison, James Murray
• 10th Grade: Ifraj Doman, Marcus Lee-Calloway, Chloe Sanford-Muldrow, Shirleyann Smith, Precious Vaughn, O’Teenie Wright
• 11th Grade: Quaderah Ballard, Melissa Epps, Rheiana Furman, Porcha Hyman, Amber Myers, Tara Nelson, Shana-Marie Waters
• 12th Grade: Telisha Alexander, Amber Austin, Melvin Burton, Ashley Powers, Melody Woods

-- Mr. Bujak

Student Opportunities and Teacher Opportunities

There are amazing summer opportunities that are cheap, free, and some that even pay the participant a stipend. Check out these links that change often.

STUDENT:

1. Mr. Bujak's delicious links for "StudentOpportunities"
2. Mr. Bujak's diigo links for "StudentOpportunities"
3. Use the "Search this Blog" search box and enter "STUDENT:" without the quotes
4. photos/videos of some student camps, workshops

TEACHERS:

1. Mr. Bujak's delicious links for "TeacherOpportunities"
2. Mr. Bujak's diigo links for "TeacherOpportunities"
3. Use the "Search this Blog" search box and enter "TEACHER:" without the quotes
4. photos/videos of some teacher camps, workshops

-- Mr. Bujak

STEM Club Meeting - Thurs, Feb 18 at 3:45

Please attend the STEM Club (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) meeting on Thursday, February 18, at 3:45 in Room 205, Mr. Bujak's room to discuss upcoming events and activities.

Call For Senior Class Quotes

Senior HOPE students, click here to submit your farewell quote.
This is the quote that will appear in the HOPE 2010 yearbook.
Don't forget to include your full name at the end of your quote.

Education Week: Attention, Gates: Here's What Makes a Great Teacher

Education Week: Attention, Gates: Here's What Makes a Great Teacher

The Best and Brightest of HOPE

Seniors,

Vote for the best and the brightest
of the 2010 graduating class.

Your vote will be tallied and added to the
2010 HOPE Charter School yearbook.
Cast your vote by clicking here
or click the link to the right of this post.

Vote For Your Favorite HOPE School Logo

How to Avoid Malware on Facebook and Twitter: 8 Best Practices

Good information here from the folks at ReadWriteWeb. Be smart, be safe and know what to avoid on Twitter and FaceBook.

How to Avoid Malware on Facebook and Twitter: 8 Best Practices

H Songhai
10/31/09

October 2009 Newsletter

October 2009 Newsletter

--Mr. Bujak

September 2009 Newsletter

September 2009 Newsletter

--Mr. Bujak

Big, bulky textbooks are old school... in 2009

In other words, tomorrow you will be able to access all of your books over your cell phone.
No more four and five pound textbooks. Awesome.


H Songhai
9/21/09

Excerpt from President Obama's address to America's students

HOPE students and staff listening to President Obama's

address to America's students.

Click here to hear an excerpt of the President's speech.

H Songhai
9/9/09

Music Courses offered at HOPE Charter School

We will be offering music classes at HOPE Charter School this year.
General Music, History of Hip-Hop and Choir.

Click here and listen to a musical excerpt from our brand new music instructor, pianist and composer, Ms. Madhumita Sen.


H Songhai
9/3/09

Online Training Notice

HOPE Charter School Support Staff

Click here for more information about online training

TEACHER: Project ASTRO at West Chester University

If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity for building skills and resources in teaching Astronomy (K-12) consider The Project ASTRO workshop at West Chester University on August 14-15.

Project ASTRO, national in scope, combines some of the top recommendations and interests of the 3E Institute community – collaboration, teacher mentoring, and using inquiry-based learning techniques to make Science and Math learning exciting.

And it is FREE. Read the flyer and sign up by July 15.

More information about the national program is available at:

www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/project_astro.html

--Mr. Bujak

STUDENT: Summer Days Math and Science Camp for Girls

Summer Days Math and Science Camp for Girls

Session 1: June 15-18, 2009
Session 2: June 22-25, 2009

residential 1-week sessions
$495 with scholarships

Washington College — students planning to enter 5th - 9th grade in the fall will stay in air-conditioned dormitories and use computing centers, athletic facilities, and the pool. Washington College is a private, selective, liberal arts and sciences college located in downtown Chestertown, Maryland.

--Mr. Bujak