A 3-yr-old demonstration of Angry Birds (Darth Sidious)...

SERIOUS readers and writers!

Our Sacred Writing Time is proving to be some of the best 10 minutes of the day! Daily practice and teacher feedback make this time extremely valuable! Thank you Corbett Harrison!

New Sony Bloggie

Have you seen the Sony Bloggie? It may be the easiest video (MP4 HD) and still camera I've ever used. With the attached USB connector, transferring video to the Internet is easy! I got to play with the Bloggie today at the New Harmony Kunsfest. It was another beautiful weekend of festivals and fall fun! This short example from the Bloggie was taken at the roofless church.

River Days

We have had an incredible weekend of beautiful weather and local activities. River Days is a local festival celebrating the Ohio River, our town of Mt. Vernon, and our people past and present. Our sixth grade students took a field trip to the celebration on Friday, September the 13th. We participated in the opening ceremonies, viewed historical demonstrations, sampled many different foods, and listened to stories about the Ohio and our town. 

Governor Hovey (aka Jerry King)

Storyteller Susan Fowler

Welcome to new online friends!

Looking forward to working with BCEOL participants!

We all Need a Little Pep Talk!

I love this PEP TALK!

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Fun at Solitude

Ever wonder what you'll do with your time when you retire? This retired history teacher has created a pioneer village where he shares the history of our Posey County. We had some delicious burgoo in Solitude last Thursday. Thanks Jerry!

Another retiree, Mary Dixon, has written a poetry book and will soon have a book signing at Barnes & Noble. She asked me to create a place for her on the web. Check out her accomplishments at http://www.faithfirstpoetry.blogspot.com/

USI ASME Robotics Competition

MV-Robocats - Emily, Lauren, Nina, and Alexis

Electrified - Jake, Daniel, and Jonathan

USI Robotics competition Saturday was so exciting! Our MVJHS teams did very well with their robots. This was our second year to compete and we continue to learn and have fun with this event!

Grab your Hat and Read with the Cat!

Read Across America 2013-
In celebration of NEA's Read Across America and Theodore Giesel's birthday on March 2, Mrs. O'Risky's readers are logging 1 mile per book point, leaving from the Statue of Liberty, and heading to the Golden Gate Bridge! We obtain "miles" by reading books and testing well on them. 
Grab the map and move it around to see our markers. Click on each marker on the map to see who is driving, reading, testing, and where we are today! We are expected to begin on Feb. 1 and arrive in California on March the 1st.




View Read Across America 2013 in a larger map

SeaPerch Competition

Quincy soldering the motors for the Black Lagoon (ROV)

Our Black Lagoon team is preparing for the State competition! This year the State SeaPerch competition will be in Dubois County. We'll be ready!