New Site Theme
Monday, May, 31, 2010 Filed in: Classroom
| Technology
I finally found some time to overhaul this website’s
theme. Many students use it, so I wanted to simplify
some elements. What do you think? Let me know.
Back from Vegas, onward to Chicago
Monday, April, 20, 2009 Filed in: Sweden
Hello. I have not written much recently. Life has
been like living in a wind tunnel while holding my
baggage since returning from Sweden. Today, I just
returned from the Las Vegas Speedway and drag Strip.
My grandmother of 101.5 passed away this weekend, and
I am on my way to Chicago to spend time with family.
I will return Friday afternoon.
Maybe Dave and/or the students, Tommy, Lennart, or anyone else would like to explain the past weekend in Las Vegas, I will post it here.
From Dave Meigide:
“For all who would like to see Joe Urbz's photos of what we did this weekend, follow the link below to Joe's gallery of the Rim High Race team competing at the PSCA Las Vegas Nationals! This event's crew was made up of the auto students involved in the Sweden Exchange Project '09.
Tommy finished his day within the trophy class, in the semi-finals (#3 overall) ! I was able to make it to the quarter-finals in the bracket one class, largely because we had an awesome team, with very professional crew members! Very nice work Joe! Thanks also to Jim Mikkelson for helping us with logistics of getting the two cars (and equipment) to Nevada and back!”
--Dave
Nonetheless, I posted a major gallery (no picture comments though due to time constraints), so here it is.
I will post something next weekend. So stay tuned!
Maybe Dave and/or the students, Tommy, Lennart, or anyone else would like to explain the past weekend in Las Vegas, I will post it here.
From Dave Meigide:
“For all who would like to see Joe Urbz's photos of what we did this weekend, follow the link below to Joe's gallery of the Rim High Race team competing at the PSCA Las Vegas Nationals! This event's crew was made up of the auto students involved in the Sweden Exchange Project '09.
Tommy finished his day within the trophy class, in the semi-finals (#3 overall) ! I was able to make it to the quarter-finals in the bracket one class, largely because we had an awesome team, with very professional crew members! Very nice work Joe! Thanks also to Jim Mikkelson for helping us with logistics of getting the two cars (and equipment) to Nevada and back!”
--Dave
Nonetheless, I posted a major gallery (no picture comments though due to time constraints), so here it is.
I will post something next weekend. So stay tuned!
Just about finished...
Thursday, April, 09, 2009 Filed in: Sweden
The blur of life is almost over, and all of us are
feeling it. We have done SO much over the past number
of days, it would take me quite of bit of time to
cover it all. We visited the Moose Garden, places to
take panoramic photos, bowling, lunches, dinners,
fika, and other greats places. The weather has been
bi-polar: one day where is it was just glorious, and
the next day was a snowstorm. LOL. We are treated
with such generosity and hospitality, that the
English version of “Thank you” is not enough.
I have a couple of tidbits here. First of all, Congratulations to the RHS ROP Outstanding Students for winning THREE of their industry sectors (RHS submitted six videos), which were part of the San Bernardino and Riverside counties’ video competition. No other single school from either county won more than once. Jared Powell won for Arts & Communication (Mr. Urbz), Amber Larrogoitiy won for Manufacturing and Product Development (Mr. Meyer), and Lauren Scanlon won for Finance and Business (Mrs. Halquist). I would like give a shoutout to my Advanced AV students that unselfishly assisted in working with these students on their videos (taped, edited, and produced) and Mrs. Rose Urbaszewski was an incredibly organized driving force for all of them. This is a big, big deal. Again, big smiles and congratulations!
Second... I posted more pictures, some videos, and more are coming from Jared, Riley, myself, and a Media School teacher, Micke. I am posting a few as a standard wide picture, but some will be virtual quicktime movies, where you can zoom in and out (Control or Shift keys) and move the picture around. Please try it out and see if it works. The YouTube videos I have posted have been in the top rankings out here, and have been linked with some good online magazines. I was pleasantly surprised!
We leave tomorrow and will be back on Saturday!
Now I will post some words from Jared and Riley. These thoughts will also be posted on Lennart’s blog in Svenska.
***
“My name is Jared Powell, a media student from California. I have been very lucky in getting picked to come to Sweden. The two weeks here were really fun and a big learning experience for me. Going to the media school here was really amazing, with getting to know Swedish students who I had a lot in common with. In many ways, the program here is a lot bigger than what we have at home. On top of that, throughout my couple visits to Europe, I have never met anyone nicer and so very good at English as the people I’ve met in Östersund. There was never a moment I felt unwelcome or uncomfortable, everyone felt like a friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. I really hope that I can find a way to come back and perhaps go to college here.”
***
“My name is Riley McDonald. I am lucky enough to be here in Sweden through my high school's media exchange program. Some of my main interests are music, video, and anything I can find to do that is fun. I have really enjoyed my stay in Sweden. All of the people I have met here have been very kind and seem a lot more humble than the average American. I really enjoy the relaxed and focused atmosphere that this school has. I found myself a whole lot more creative and productive when I had hours at a time to work on a project instead of the rigid schedule that I'm used to back in California. As far as activities go, I have been to a graduation ceremony, go-karting, Boda Borg, laser tag, ridden a snowmobile, and even milked a cow. I have been staying with a very generous family on their milk farm. Their house is so warm and comforting and they are always trying to make my stay here even better. Being out the the United States has really opened my eyes to the ways other countries run and now I hardly want to go back.”
I have a couple of tidbits here. First of all, Congratulations to the RHS ROP Outstanding Students for winning THREE of their industry sectors (RHS submitted six videos), which were part of the San Bernardino and Riverside counties’ video competition. No other single school from either county won more than once. Jared Powell won for Arts & Communication (Mr. Urbz), Amber Larrogoitiy won for Manufacturing and Product Development (Mr. Meyer), and Lauren Scanlon won for Finance and Business (Mrs. Halquist). I would like give a shoutout to my Advanced AV students that unselfishly assisted in working with these students on their videos (taped, edited, and produced) and Mrs. Rose Urbaszewski was an incredibly organized driving force for all of them. This is a big, big deal. Again, big smiles and congratulations!
Second... I posted more pictures, some videos, and more are coming from Jared, Riley, myself, and a Media School teacher, Micke. I am posting a few as a standard wide picture, but some will be virtual quicktime movies, where you can zoom in and out (Control or Shift keys) and move the picture around. Please try it out and see if it works. The YouTube videos I have posted have been in the top rankings out here, and have been linked with some good online magazines. I was pleasantly surprised!
We leave tomorrow and will be back on Saturday!
Now I will post some words from Jared and Riley. These thoughts will also be posted on Lennart’s blog in Svenska.
***
“My name is Jared Powell, a media student from California. I have been very lucky in getting picked to come to Sweden. The two weeks here were really fun and a big learning experience for me. Going to the media school here was really amazing, with getting to know Swedish students who I had a lot in common with. In many ways, the program here is a lot bigger than what we have at home. On top of that, throughout my couple visits to Europe, I have never met anyone nicer and so very good at English as the people I’ve met in Östersund. There was never a moment I felt unwelcome or uncomfortable, everyone felt like a friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. I really hope that I can find a way to come back and perhaps go to college here.”
***
“My name is Riley McDonald. I am lucky enough to be here in Sweden through my high school's media exchange program. Some of my main interests are music, video, and anything I can find to do that is fun. I have really enjoyed my stay in Sweden. All of the people I have met here have been very kind and seem a lot more humble than the average American. I really enjoy the relaxed and focused atmosphere that this school has. I found myself a whole lot more creative and productive when I had hours at a time to work on a project instead of the rigid schedule that I'm used to back in California. As far as activities go, I have been to a graduation ceremony, go-karting, Boda Borg, laser tag, ridden a snowmobile, and even milked a cow. I have been staying with a very generous family on their milk farm. Their house is so warm and comforting and they are always trying to make my stay here even better. Being out the the United States has really opened my eyes to the ways other countries run and now I hardly want to go back.”