ISS Sighting Times

Hey, y'all. Posting this here for convenience.

The info for La Grande (yup, that's as close as we get) is available on the school calendar under 'ISS Visible' and also is available right here on NASA's website.

everybody back again (2nd time)

Everybody was back again today… for the second time. Dusty and Isaiah had been out sick but they were both back today.

Other stuff: talent show is on Friday. Wake Up Jane is performing a song they wrote and Mrs. Bomberger's Chorus class is singing a few, too. Hope we do well. And as far as I know, I'm not exhibiting any of my photography, as I am assuming the photography the Deals are putting on display are prints, and I have very few of those (like four).

Regarding the template, I have a bunch bookmarked from BTemplates. I might note even use any of those, but some of them are pretty cool.

And… the US History class (Anna, Ashley, Blake, Dusty, Isaiah, and Nathaniel) is doing a couple of class projects. Anna, Blake, and Dusty are working on a gigantic timeline of people from 1800-1900. Also, we're doing yet another paper, but this one is accompanied by a fill blown project of some kind (or a poster for losers less points) and the timeline for it stretches into next trimester (the final trimester, woo-hoo!).

Matthew's VOD Essay 2007

[VOD Gallery Index]

[Hullo, Nathaniel here. Upon request, Matthew kindly sent me what he could scrounge up of the VOD essays he has done. Here's his 2007 one. Enjoy, and thanks, Matt.]

My Role in Honoring America's Veterans

My great-grandfather died after WWII of shrapnel wounds. He was a veteran. They have fought, bled and suffered for our country. They have upheld the standard of Justice the world around. For protecting our country, they are honored. What is honor? How do I show it? I show it through observing holidays in memory and recognition of veterans, by supporting them through the government, and by personally supporting and interacting with them.
Honor is defined by Noah Webster as: "The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation," and "reverence; veneration." We esteem veterans because of their worth; because of what they mean to this country. Without veterans, this country would not be free, would not be safe, would not be a place where we can pursue learning and art. As John Adams said, "I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their sons the right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain."
It is in honor that a special unit of the third U.S. Infantry continually guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. There the inscription on the tomb reads: "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God." The deep honor and emotion associated with this memorial serve to illustrate the worth America places on her veterans. So how do I, as a citizen, express this gratitude? For one thing, I observe the national holidays instituted in honor of veterans.
A holiday is a day set aside in recognition, honor, or commemoration. Memorial Day is a holiday Americans celebrate in commemoration of those veterans who have died in military service for their country; on memorial day, I remember those who have died to make me free, a very Biblical concept. I buy a poppy, which symbolizes the poppies of Flanders field, where so many soldiers died in WWI; young, full of life, and whose lives were suddenly cut short. Likewise, on Veteran's Day, I take some time to remember how much I appreciate all the people I know who have served in the military.
We also honor veterans by giving them preference in hiring for jobs; we know those who have served our country on the national level will do a good job on the local level. And, finally, I honor veterans in my personal interactions with them. When I see someone with a military bearing and wearing a uniform, I want to show them how much I appreciate all they have done, wether it involves opening the door for them, learning what they have to tell me, or just giving them a smile.
These are all ways I honor America's veterans, but it goes further than that. By being involved with my community and my government, I can show my continued support for the standards we have fought for. I can raise my children with a love for their country and a desire to protect it. And, most of all, I can pray for our country, the people it stands for, and the people who fought to keep it that way.

we're all back together

Thank God for answering my prayer that we'd all be back together again soon! Today was the first day in a while that all the students of Providence Academy were in attendance. LeeAnna had been the missing one (for a shorter time) this time. And, it seems maybe Ashley doesn't/didn't have mono, since she is feeling better so soon.

But please pray for Mr. Buck, as he is getting sick once again, and he's under a lot of stress anyway. And please pray/continue to pray for Mr. Obama, especially during this crucial time of beginning.

Ashes is back, LeeAnna still gone

Not much else to say than that, except congrats to Mr. Obama, and I will be praying for him, as I hope you all will.

And… I hope to work on the template this weekend. Hopefully we can make this blog a little more of a jumping off point/social center/whatever.

TTFN.
Nat.

Hey, can we have your VOD?

I don't know if you saw the Official PAN VOD Gallery, but it's there in any case.

So, would you mind letting your VOD essay from any year at Providence be published on here? If your a blog contributor and want to do it, go ahead. Please format it single spaced. Id you're not a contributor and you want to share, just email me (on my Blogger profile), Matthew,  or the staff email, (it's an image to prevent spam).

I know the topics change year to year, but it would still be an inspirational collection.

An update… finally

Hello all, Nathaniel here, and it's been a while.

So, what's been going on at Providence Academy. Well, LeeAnna returned recently after healing up from a (literally) deadly staff infection, but Ashley found out she has mono. Not cool. And… what with all the sickness (LeeAnna's sick again… just a regular somethingarather, I am guessing), Wake Up Jane's clock is ticking away. Talent Show is on the 30th, and they haven't practiced for quite a while.

The rest of us have just been plugging away… Algebra 2 Chapter 5 test is on Tuesday (finally!). I already started it thought, and Anna's already got it finished.

Old Testament has been quiet enough, as usual. Rhetoric has been cool… we're reading some papers we did and debating them. Mr. Tollefson has no qualms about some intense questions.

Creative Writing I don't know much about… I can only guess it's been chugging along, too.

Chorus (yes, that's what it's *really* called): we've been chilling with this DVD called The Perfect Blend (is there really a 'the' on the front?)

Lunch… cool and boring as always. =)

That's all I can think of classwise right now.

And in blog news… I think maybe sometime in the near future I'll change the blog template to something light and a bit easier to read. Not that I don't like the template, but it's not the most ergonomic on the eyes. And, I've found some good sources for Blogger templates, it seems, so it's just a matter of finding a good one, applying it, and tweaking. Got any suggestions… specific recommendation or theme or style idea? Drop a comment if you do.

And, one more thing: I don't know if y'all noticed, but I changed a setting a while back so that the post date appears at the bottom of the post. Much better for reference.

Oh, and not to mention… Anna and Matthew recently rolled their car, but their all A-OK. The car is a bit damaged, but not totaled.

Ok, I'm done, I promise.