tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10971492109387279432024-02-07T04:59:01.088-08:00Providence Academy NewsThe Weblog.PAN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774343304801197933noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-54836356519901246922010-10-28T18:17:00.000-07:002010-10-28T18:17:34.260-07:00What! No Latin in the 'cloud'??!!!I love the look of the word cloud... but I notices there is a paucity, indeed, a shocking paucity of Latin... I know many of you loved...hmm, endured...err...took Latin. And two students are competent Latinists, currently doing very well! There are also four up and coming students who work really hard on their Latin. So let's get some Latin words out there!<br />
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Here are snippets of Latin verbage to 'salt' the cloud:<br />
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Bonus Pastor laetus ovem in umeros imponit... <br />
Oerberg pagina 66<br />
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Lydia clamat, "Serva nos, domine!" Medus interrogat,"Quis est ille dominus que tu invocas?"<br />
"Est dominus noster Iesus Christus...." Lydia respondet.<br />
Oerberg pg 123<br />
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Magister "O Marce!" inquit, hoc modo nihil te docere possum! Tam stultus ac tam pigeres quam asinus!"<br />
Oerberg pg. 131<br />
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And the perenniel Non-Latin favorite: semper ubi sub ubi<br />
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Valete Omnes!Mrs.Bombergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571108617412331384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-72534796552273806822010-10-25T17:59:00.000-07:002010-10-25T17:59:13.674-07:002010-2011 School YearIt's already half way through the first trimester. Unbelievable.<br />
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This year has had it's share of changes from last year. Not only are we of course missing Ashley, Nathaniel, and Anna, but we are missing a wall. :) The wall between the chapel and the lunchroom has been taken out. The whole thing will eventually be turned into a chapel, I guess. Because of this, we had heating problems for a while because of the money it would take to heat a room that big. We have taken the divider-thingy from the gym (often used at graduations) and put it up to help keep the heat in. And wha la! Now we have heat.<br />
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The Senior Thesis class is keeping a <a href="http://provseniorthesis.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, if anyone wants to keep up on that.Irene Adlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11516522900429168200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-57610994100107251542010-06-11T10:32:00.000-07:002010-06-11T10:35:28.122-07:00Pictures from Aimee linkedI've updated <a href="http://wikiprov.blogspot.com/2010/06/graduation-2010.html">the previous post</a> with a link to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2066053&id=1403747383&l=e0e68963cc">one of Aimee's albums</a>.<br />
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<b>Oh, and... subscribe to this blog already!!! Links up there!</b><br />
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Thanks.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-58863932642630146092010-06-10T21:14:00.000-07:002010-06-11T10:30:35.003-07:00Graduation 2010Graduation (the 5th) was pretty excellent according to reports I’ve heard (I wouldn’t know myself; I was busy being in it).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Apologies for the blurrry photo. It’s hard to take photos in the gym because of the lighting.</span><br />
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But I did think it went pretty well. Smoothly for sure. Well, except the cheap DVD player that was working an hour before didn’t work when we were going to play the video of the seniors Luke made and the slideshow Mr. Buck put together. Too bad, but not crushing. We swapped in another player after the ceremony and put the stuff on for people to watch.<br />
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The cake via Johnny T was pretty decent. Punch was also nice. I thought I got the last mouthful, but then they made more. Feelings of smugness dissolved.<br />
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Thank you, everyone who came. I appreciate it. Thanks also to Mr. Buck, Luke Zwanziger (both for video stuff), Archie Hook for being M.C. and such, Mr. Tollefson for being our keynote speaker, and our parents for working with and without us to get ready for this thing.<br />
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Then we had a BBQ. And threw a disc around. With Aimee, yep.<br />
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The food was good. I drank a Sprite that tasted weird at first. Could have been warm, maybe that’s why.<br />
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Lots more pictures in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2063801&id=1258768090&l=157f53e60e">Ashley’s album</a>. <s>More pictures may be coming from Aimee. I'll let you know if they come.</s> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2066053&id=1403747383&l=e0e68963cc">More from Aimee right here</a>!<br />
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We eventually packed up. Some of us went over to our house to watch <em>Bella</em>. That movie is intense… too bad Matthew, Joseph, Elliot, and… Aimee! couldn’t resist riffing it.<br />
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And then Anna and Matthew headed back to Enterprise. Then we shot some baskets. And then we went over to Ashley’s and played Mafia. And then Leann and Jo left. And then Joe (our most excellent narrator) left. And then we hung out and ate stuff and talked and watched part of a musical and whatnot. I mocked Eric’s netbook. Tried to diagnose a problem with Beth’s notebook. Elliot and I left.<br />
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At some unknown point after that, I think everybody fell asleep.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-25241770086921748132010-06-04T15:29:00.001-07:002010-06-04T15:30:12.430-07:00Last day of school<p><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs569.snc3/31060_1466342748017_1516987073_1105921_7146875_n.jpg" width="500" height="375" /> </p> <p>May 27th. It was a pretty good day, if rainy.</p> <p>A final in government (not too bad) and a final in Biology (bad). It should also be mentioned that on Monday, we dissected some dead animals in class. That was interesting.</p> <p>So yeah, a couple tests, a play by the Latin class in the gym, a presentation from Mrs. Vernam’s little kids (with a song, yay!), a BBQ, and so on. The high school went over to Blue Banana and some people got some coffee (others didn’t). Our last days keep getting smaller and smaller…</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2058575&id=1525875970&l=b132084b27">Here are pictures from Anna</a>. Enjoy.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-6951087905078743172010-06-02T10:05:00.001-07:002010-06-02T10:05:36.719-07:00Sorry, posts comingUmm, I'm a lazy bum.<br />
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I will have a posts up soon about our trip to Salem and the last day of school. And soon, graduation.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-26258123816311757042010-03-22T18:47:00.001-07:002010-03-22T18:47:53.018-07:00Salem trip planning smooth, fundraising about done<p>That’s the news that today’s Salem trip meeting brought. Mr. Buck still wants to raise a couple hundred more in order to have some padding, but the estimated trip cost is a bit under $2,000. Way cheaper than going to D.C., that’s for sure.</p> <p>So that’s that. Sounds like it’s going to be a nice trip. Mr. Buck painted a lush picture of <a href="http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_211.php">Silver Falls State Park</a> as a paradise we would retreat to after a day’s outings. And at the crazy affordable rate of 200 something dollars for 11 people for several days (that’s in two cabins).</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-85664693677190565812010-02-06T11:36:00.000-08:002010-02-14T15:15:26.355-08:00Student and Staff BlogsHullo, here it is again in 2010. Most people here now just use Facebook for telling their friends about the details of their lives. <i>a broken mold</i> is definitely still active, though. I'm also designing a new Blogger template for Joella, so hopefully she'll post new stuff after that.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Students <br />
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Anna - <a href="http://abecomingwhole.blogspot.com/">Becoming Whole</a><br />
Ashley - <a href="http://jesusfriendsmusic.blogspot.com/">The Bravest Thing of All is Always Hope</a> <br />
Elliot - <a href="http://ejsmurf.xanga.com/">EJSmurf</a> - <a href="http://notesfromanoob.blogspot.com/">Notes From a Neophyte Longboarder</a><br />
LeeAnna - <a href="http://musicnotwar.blogspot.com/">make up your mind</a> <br />
Joella - <a href="http://lovecangivealittlemore.blogspot.com/">Can't Keep Quiet</a> - <a href="http://awakenusall.blogspot.com/">Awakening</a> <br />
Joseph - <a href="http://joe-sofat.xanga.com/">Joe_sofat</a><br />
Nathaniel - <a href="http://www.abrokenmold.net/">a broken mold</a><br />
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Alumni</span> <br />
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Joy - <a href="http://crazed-joyful.xanga.com/">crazed_joyful</a> <br />
Matthew - <a href="http://www.abrokenmold.net/">a broken mold</a><br />
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</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Teachers</span> <br />
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Mrs. Vernam - <a href="http://applechexx.xanga.com/">applechexx</a><br />
Mrs. Bomberger - <a href="http://tanabu-girl.xanga.com/">Tanabu_Girl</a><br />
Mr. Tollefson- <a href="http://tollyt.xanga.com/">tollyt</a> <br />
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Got any more defunct (or not so defunct) blogs to add? Drop a comment. <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-36971196539329926722010-02-06T11:11:00.001-08:002010-02-06T11:11:42.249-08:00We need new markers<p>Continuously. And since we’re a poor homeschool co-op we don’t always get shiny, cool new equipment. Arg. At least I don’t have to write stuff on the board all the time.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-59269130564556559662010-02-01T12:15:00.000-08:002010-05-09T17:03:05.330-07:00Leeann's Moscow photosSummarily hotlinked from Leeann's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=47169&id=1531058949">Facebook album</a>. Thanks, Leeann.<br />
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Well, anyway, I have a few things to update you all on what's going on (considering the last post was in <span style="font-weight: bold;">September</span>!). First of all, during the aforementioned interval, a plan was proposed by Mr. Buck for the Government class (and others? I'm not sure) to raise a bunch of money and take a week-long-ish trip to Washington, D.C (bear in mind that Mr. Tollefson teaches government, not Mr. B.). So we did a little fundraising. A little. Way slower than we should have been raising money. And today it got called off. Instead the plan is to go to Salem, here in Oregon. I had decided quite a while ago not to go along because I didn't want to commit to the crazy fundraising and wasn't even sure that I wanted to go to D.C. in this manner. Well, maybe I'll go to Salem. I could stand that. Seems like a spasm of field trips this year...<br />
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Which of course leads me to another topic. We went to Moscow two weeks ago (I'm thinkin'). We<br />
<ul><li>had lunch at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/timmyjimi/1473968608/">Bucers</a> in Moscow (totally yummy)<br />
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<li>went to <a href="http://www.nsa.edu/">NSA</a></li>
<li>went to some other building</li>
<li>came <span style="font-style: italic;">back</span> to NSA and watched <a href="http://www.collisionmovie.com/">Collision</a> there with Doug Wilson (and had coffee)</li>
<li>had a Q and A period with Mr. Wilson</li>
<li>had a Q and A period with Gordon Wilson about the unpublished first part of a biology textbook he wrote that we've been using in Biology class here at Providence/CHC (taught by Mrs. McDonald)</li>
<li>went up to his office and talked about and looked at a turtle and two snakes</li>
</ul>So that was pretty fun. I think Leeann has some pics; don't know think she's posted them anywhere yet so I just asked her to. Pressure's on, Leeann!<br />
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And... yeah. That's all I can really think of right now besides the wrap up. And that is: even if the school format this year isn't so hot, I think we're all pretty used to it by now, and it's running fairly well, and IMHO I don't mind it too much even though it is definitely different.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-90266336081568652462009-09-27T15:58:00.001-07:002009-09-27T15:59:36.500-07:00Hello, alive and well<p>Just wanted to check in and say "Hello, we are alive and well." Therefore…</p> <p>Hello, we are alive and well.</p> <p>Now to elaborate. The cooperation started off well enough. It was weird having a half day -- made me feel like a real homeschooler. Which reminds me, the official, suitably generic sounding name for the shebang is CHC - Christian Homeschool Co-op.</p> <p>So anyway, we've gotten through two weeks of it already. The whole 1 half day, 1 off day, one half day on the other side of the day, 1 half day, weekend schedule is throwing me for a bit of a loop, but I can adapt. I just need to learn to manage my time right.</p> <p>So anyway, if you read this post, pray for us. We could always use it.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-42312546637033557902009-09-11T09:48:00.001-07:002009-09-11T09:48:37.842-07:00school Monday; what will you miss?<p>I'll miss:</p> <ul> <li>Mr. Buck</li> <li>Isaiah</li> <li>lunch break</li> <li>study hall</li> <li>Rhetoric</li> </ul> <p>What about you? Leave some comments; you need either a Blogger account or an <a href="http://openid.net/get-an-openid/">OpenID</a> (easy!) for that.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-87185744474698238292009-07-31T16:29:00.001-07:002009-07-31T16:29:09.374-07:00Alright alright<p>So this blog is pretty much abandoned. Given.</p> <p>Abandoned forever? Probably not. See, here's what's going on:</p> <ul> <li>The school is actually going to be closed next year…</li> <li>…so a bunch of the people involved and some others are doing a homeschool <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative">co-op</a> somewhat like the school…</li> <li>…and hopefully the co-op will be able to use the building for free because enough money will be coming into the school from certain sources to cover utilities…</li> <li>…and this is coming along fairly well, praise be to God.</li> <li>It's somewhat harder to blog about school during summer…</li> <li>…because there is no school during summer.</li> <li>Not to mention I've been using it more like the old Providence Academy News…</li> <li>…a journal of events at Providence, not covering everything, but giving us a slice of life view.</li> <li>….And that's pretty much all I have to say right now.</li> <li>Catch you later.</li> </ul> <p>Nathaniel</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-40190340920240745852009-07-02T16:11:00.001-07:002009-07-02T16:11:48.581-07:00Prepare Well<p>These are guidelines and tips that Mr. Tollefson gave us in Rhetoric class for our final speech. I thought they were some general good advice for doing a speech following <a href="http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/five_canons/five_canons.htm">the five canons of Rhetoric</a>, and received permission to post it. Here is a cleaned up version (grammar, spelling, formatting), which I hope I have not taken too much liberty in doing. <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/9mdjjtktz0">Here</a> also is the cleaned up version in PDF, as well as <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/pzvm3c0xck">the original</a>.</p> <p>[begin document]</p> <p align="center"><strong><em>PREPARE WELL</em></strong></p> <p align="left"><strong><em>1. Inventio or Make sure you have a clear statement of what you want to say-</em></strong> A blind squirrel can find a nut every once and awhile. You will find that if you can concisely state what you want to say you will be better prepared to get up and speak about it. A thesis statement should cause your hearers to respond in one of two ways- Arouse interest, shock, or anger--- "Oh really?" or invite praise , adulation or a hardy AMEN. Remember your thesis statement should be drawn out of a burning in your heart to say something. It should be so concise that it feels like a smooth polished stone in your sling ready to flatten some ugly giant.</p> <p align="left"><strong><em>2. Elocutio or Proof- Here is where you win or lose your moment.</em></strong> Don't be boring- please, please, please. Boring is produced by being unorganized and scattered brained. Even if the topic is interesting if you are disorganized it will be boring, or at the least disappointing. You all know how frustrating a cell phone is with poor reception? You don't want your audience to feel like throwing you across the room. <br />            This is why we use enthymenes and examples, maxims and fables. If used properly they bring clarity--- and clarity is the most important part of persuasion. <br />            A. Enthymene- How to chose the right enthymene? First reread your thesis statement and be very clear about what you want to say, prove or swindle us into believing. Second, read through Aristotle's list and ask yourself which one would best lead you in the direction of your conclusion. Maybe setting forth the opposite would work? Maybe a key word needs redefining in your audience's little brains? Maybe you need to show what a previous decision has done? You choose, but what my Greek teacher use to say is, "If it sings to you ...use it". <br />            Thirdly, ask yourself "what type of presentation does my thesis fall under?" Is this going to be a political, forensic or ceremonial speech? If political, I need to think future, if forensic, past, etc. Maybe my enthymene lends itself to one or the other.</p> <p align="left">            B. An Historical Example- It doesn't matter whether your topic is past present, or future, there is always room for an historical example. Examples paint a picture, which can be good or bad. Don't hurt yourself with your historical example. Many a time an historical example can go both ways. Kind of like an insurance adjuster. You have to do your research here. Think of cause and effect kind of stuff. This happened and the results were this... positive or negative. Please remember to elaborate. Paint the picture, don't leave your audience to guess. Here is where you have a chance to either be very convincing or terribly boring. No wonder most people hate history. Simply put--- it is because no one seems to be able to tell stories anymore. You be different. Practice, imagine, describe, relate, get me into the picture.</p> <p align="left">            C. A Maxim. This is really important because if your audience is still awake at this point, then this should be your pithy grabber. It should be drawn from your historical example. It will nail it for you if you're good at it. For example... "God commands us to our propensities." That is a pithy grabber that is drawn out of the Ten Commandments. It proves that God knows what our weaknesses are before we do. Here you need to be brief, pointed and to the mark.</p> <p align="left">            D. A Fable- A fable needs to be short and sweet. But review the eight steps for a fable. Start with an encomium (<em>praise</em>), then a brief paraphrase, then the cause, etc. Don't cut corners here; follow the recipe.</p> <p align="left"><strong><em>3. Dispositio- or Order-</em></strong> Let me tell you a secret-- if you put this together right you will look like a genius. That is the secret of genius. People who are geniuses are not those who are winging it, but those who did their homework. Start with your enthymene- if you don't your arguments are going to look weak. You are possibly going to sound arrogant and shallow all at the same time. If that happens then just sit down. Give them the substance of your argument in an enthymene form and then prove it with your maxims and fables. I want you to organize an outline of your speech. I want an introduction, body and conclusion. If you don't know where you are going no one is going to follow you.</p> <p align="left"><strong><em>4. Pronuntiatio or Posture and diction-</em></strong> Good posture shows confidence. It says this person really knows what they are talking about, or at least they are not making me feel icky inside. You see the reason bad posture and nervousness are such killers is that it effects your audience. EVERYTHING EFFECTS YOUR AUDIENCE!!! So, be kind to them by being well dressed for the occasion, by not biting your nails, fidgeting with your hair, looking away, or up or down. But, speak TO THEM. Give it to them instead of making them run after it. Speak up, be clear, stop saying "and um, and um, um ,um, um." We're talking a good delivery here.</p> <p align="left"><strong><em>5. Memoria, or memory-</em></strong> It really does help to persuade your audience if you have some of it in your head already. Yes, there is room. Put some of it to memory. At least your maxim should be stated from memory. Please don't stumble over the very part that is suppose to be a pithy grabber. You will make it a clunky stabber. </p> <p align="left">[end document]</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-53338263504640715442009-06-09T10:46:00.001-07:002009-06-09T11:09:43.755-07:00Pictures, summer, and the return of Isaiah<p>It's already been a nice beginning to summer, and it gets sweeter, because today… Isaiah comes home! It seems like a long time since that fateful March 31. But today he comes home. But please don't rush over there today. I would guess that they wouldn't really want any visitors today, because the trip down here might be tiring. But there is a BBQ <strike>at the Buck home</strike> on the Providence Academy lawn on Saturday, so keep that in the back of your mind.</p> <p>So praise God for that. And… the last day of school was well. We did more cleaning and had some partying (party = food, games). And the Rhetoric class gave their speeches (Anna, Ashes, and me, that is). <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026863&id=1283245080&l=ddad38f747">Here</a> are some pictures from the day.</p> <p>And <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2026796&id=1283245080&l=01faaa7485">here</a> are some Graduation pics if you want a look-see.</p> <p>Summer has been nice so far… I mostly relaxed over the weekend (except for a killer game of <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/09/23/110-frisbee-sports/">Ultimate</a> on Sunday).</p> <p>Peace in your hair grease. <br />Nat.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-1903270687365431452009-06-03T16:47:00.001-07:002009-06-03T16:47:12.595-07:00a lonely Wednesday<p>Today was our last full day of school. The Rhetoric class took their final. The Algebra class did <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation">tessellation</a>. The Latin Class finished watching <em>Ben-Hur</em>. The US. History class watched some of <em>War Letters</em>, a documentary of letters from and to U.S. soldiers during wars.</p> <p>Then came clean up - more cleanup upstairs. There is so much junk up there… <br />Allen, James, and I helped Mr. Buck cleanout books from his office; I carried one from the late 1800s… so old.</p> <p>So yeah, tomorrow is Thursday, the last day of school. Hopefully it won't be rainy like it was a little while ago (some thunder earlier). Damaris, Marie, and Joseph will be giving their Rhetoric speeches at the picnic, I think.</p> <p>This is just so… weird.</p> <p>--Nat</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-82462033897190697392009-06-01T16:34:00.001-07:002009-06-01T16:34:14.858-07:00The 10 year Monday<p>Today is the 10 year Monday, as I just said. Actually, school was probably out by this time in '99, but anyway, we are almost to the ten year completion mark. Woot!</p> <p>This morning we had chapel outside on the steps (well, the deck or whatever you call it) because we students were already hanging out there and Mr. Buck just decided to have an informal chapel there.</p> <p>Today is the last week this year…. sigh. It's bittersweet as Mr. Buck said. I'm excited to get out of school for summer, but the future is uncertain and it seems it shall be a strange summer.</p> <p>In any case, it's middle name week! It was my idea, and the bulk of the seven students have picked it up enthusiastically. Here is a photo for reference:</p> <p><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs036.snc1/4330_1141264701738_1531058949_336986_5544964_n.jpg" /> </p> <p>So, top row (left to right): Mr. Walter, Mrs. Ann, and Mrs. Marie <br />Middle row: Marylin, Marie, Rae, and Damaris (pronounced Dah-muh-ris). <br />Bottom row: Joseph, Allen, James, Andrew, and Leslie (the last two are seniors and aren't here this week. In fact, they're graduated!).</p> <p>The rest of the week is casual attire because we are doing bunches of school cleanup in preparation for whatever comes next at Providence Acad.</p> <p>Rhetoric is my main concern this week - preparation for the test and polishing and practicing my speech. See you at the picnic on Thursday!</p> <p>TTFN. <br />Nat</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-80457629226729800382009-05-13T16:14:00.001-07:002009-05-13T16:16:03.464-07:00Prov. Acad. May 13 2009<p>Today at school: much more clement weather than yesterday -- that was windy, cold, and snowy. Not really anything special. We started Chapter 11 in Algebra. We talked about branding (not like cows, but Coca-Cola) in US History. I took some pictures. I also took some of last night's award ceremony/singing/Rhetoric stuff/US History report/Latin Play with Mrs. Bomberger's camera. She has them… maybe I can get copies from her.</p> <p>Anyway, [<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2024940&id=1283245080&l=5d2ffd6a5a">here</a>] are the photos.</p> <p><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs010.snc1/4189_1163098159300_1283245080_30447546_1110569_n.jpg" /> </p> <p>[<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2024940&id=1283245080&l=5d2ffd6a5a">photos</a>] <--- Use that link if you want… sheesh, I don't care.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-46822727862695974132009-05-10T17:16:00.001-07:002009-05-30T19:43:46.097-07:00some Patriots Ball pics<p>These aren't all I took, but <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2024690&id=1283245080&l=8929199be1">here</a> (Facebook) are some better ones. If you've got links to other albums, put 'em in the comments and I'll include them.</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-23552267394947737492009-04-16T18:07:00.001-07:002009-04-16T18:07:42.885-07:00April 16, '09<p>LeeAnna and Joella were back today after being absent Tuesday and Wednesday because of illness. Dusty left early for a track meet. Ashley is absent still; she has the flew, yuck.</p> <p>Some good news about Isaiah: he is to be admitted to the Southwest Idaho Acute Care Hospital after all. Thank God for that!</p> <p>Also, I changed the feed URL for the CaringBridge journal. It is now <br /><a title="http://feed43.com/isaiahbuck.xml" href="http://feed43.com/isaiahbuck.xml">http://feed43.com/isaiahbuck.xml</a></p> <p>--Nat</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-44476677763523614492009-04-14T19:28:00.001-07:002009-07-02T16:20:56.743-07:00another today<p>LeeAnna is down with a sinus infection and Joella is sick with something, too. Pray for them, especially LeeAnna - sounds really not fun. Ashley also went home early this afternoon - illness of some sort, I didn't get the details.</p> <p>We got out and went home a period before usual; it was just study hall and we didn't need to stay, plus it gave Mr. Buck some more time. He took of for Lewiston this afternoon.</p> <p>Isaiah has been showing very good signs and seems to be slowly waking up. Hope and pray. You can check out updates at <a href="http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/isaiahbuck/journal">the CaringBridge website set up for him</a>. I also have created <a href="http://feed43.com/isaiahbuck.xml">a feed</a> with <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> which is funneled into the blog (look up ^^^) via a <a href="http://feed.informer.com/">Feed Informer</a> widget; you can also plug it into a feed reader if you want.</p> <p>[Note: July 02 2009: a while back I <a href="http://abrokenmold.blogspot.com/2009/04/some-blogging-stuff.html">switched it</a> from <a href="http://feed.informer.com/">Feed Informer</a> to <a href="http://feed2js.org/">Feed2Js</a>.]</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-74280057040700176162009-04-05T22:54:00.001-07:002009-04-08T15:46:01.407-07:00Isaiah<p>We all know what's going on, and we are all praying. i could write something here, maybe I will, but I don't really need to. I will, however, leech off Mrs. Bakker's diligent blogging. She has made several posts about Isaiah.</p> <p>If you want to keep up with what's going on:</p> <p><a href="http://magistramater.xanga.com/">Mrs. Bakker's blog</a> <br />friend Sharon Robertson on Facebook <br />friend Jackie Barreto on Facebook <br />get on the email list - talk to/call/email my mom (Sharon) <br />etc… <br />more etc…</p> <p>You get the picture. Keep praying.</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit 04/08/09:</span> I <a href="http://abrokenmold.blogspot.com/2009/04/changing-of-times.html">just posted</a> to a broken mold and linked to some stuff; see it if you want. I linked to <a href="http://delicious.com/nathaniel.robertson/isaiahbuck">a collection of bookmarks relating to Isaiah</a> (or just use that link... whatever).<br /></p><p></p>Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-63963633177000916952009-03-16T17:18:00.001-07:002009-03-16T17:18:50.923-07:00sad times<p>These are sad times here at Providence Academy.</p> <p>Today, there is no school. Actually, I'm not so sad about that, because I've been sick over the weekend and really don't mind not going (I was going to go, though). We had a sick day on Thursday, too, but I wouldn't have gone anyway… I came down sick Wednesday at school… fever. I managed, though.</p> <p>And now… Elliot and I are recovering, Ashley is sick, Isaiah is sick, Joella and LeeAnna are sick again, and I don't know about the rest (evidently at least 5 down, though, since we cancelled). Dusty was sick part of last week and Blake was getting sick Wednesday and then Thursday and the weekend happened and I don't know how they are. Of Joseph I know not either, except that he went to the Darwinism seminar/conference/thingy up in Moscow on Friday, so… And Anna is doing better, I hear. Mr. Buck's still a bit sick, I think, and of the rest of the staff, I know not for sure.</p> <p>But of course the real sadness is what some of us found out a few weeks ago (so now everybody knows). We can't afford to keep Mr. Buck on for next year. Which pretty much means no more of the school as we know it, unless God does something amazing (which He's been known to do…). And so the Bucks might be moving so Mr. Buck can have work. And the Deals are moving in the summer. We are breaking up… old ways will be behind us. Strange idea, really. And kind of annoying… I mean, I go to a school since 5th grade and then miss my senior year there? Gah!!!</p> <p>So anyway, Mr. Buck has us praying for the school at the end of the day there, and we can definitely pray for it anytime. This is year 10 for PA… and now it seems we have come to the end. A ten year experiment, eh?</p> Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097149210938727943.post-19987564865769602902009-03-08T18:49:00.001-07:002009-05-23T17:32:09.885-07:00VectorLover new image locations<p>I uploaded the template (<a href="http://btemplates.com/2008/08/05/vectorlover/">VectorLover</a>) images on blogger.com servers to <a href="http://imageshack.us/">ImageShack</a> a little while ago. Why I did it is because otherwise they were not catching in Firefox… which meant you had to reload the images every time you went to a page on the blog. Bad. So I downloaded those images, uploaded them, and then edited the template to reflect that. Here are the new and old images locations for anyone who wants them. Note that ImageShack slightly changes the filenames of the uploaded images.</p> <p>Blogger server | ImageShack server</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUacFcC9-oYH5UN4BirhuJoD6h8kEoKvsufdxlmwwQDaOK2USiGIsENR4ovXUV28YhcW5yCQ68HpvAM_F3u_JURECCuSfaSGU6LzEo73_mTxL8bjCG4rVC8tlYKIu9n-Tps3YOkLDNaoX/s1600/bg.gif">bg.gif</a> | <a href="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8656/bgha0.gif">bgha0.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7oyeksy_K_d8P30w9_NMDYWSLpskvM7jBBQwUyEXFcyKv86u-1uC6gAPjmbSQ90QRXwFy-iUEXIvsklGSWEuyLRa-QIjaMjmK6ABzVzq-ItaHWo5wO7JuRxTFPiCipEltXLkkLYMRyG_/s1600/quote.gif">quote.gif</a> | <a href="http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7138/quotetg9.gif">quotetg9.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPL6f9jct7MvN74DLltpRhyoXCSsn2WL25KlbZvx40BhLtyc0nAQInGnIi42gpvRRtcIcKzTGefto4xO4N_cQ6qnoDziO1YfDuIfKY4OFYjgVVneQoJyNeEC4LwZIGCFXcoaYuDlZggjLL/s1600/header.jpg">header.jpg</a> | <a href="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1281/headerlp7.jpg">headerlp7.jpg</a> | <a href="http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2474/vectorloverheaderprovsa.jpg">vectorloverheaderprovsa.jpg</a> (custom Providence mod)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoT3r4luTNOPAD4wAPqcP9QBDPlTsmOJM1q93vDgDZE9O2vC7IdNOimyOT4SM2FrQzuNnlw1WbVcGbqpq5nQsAWpPPXD_WlXvgMD-NANefVYiVC4wPAMyzuUlH4Qae3XisTdQ14tgrsay/s1600/top-menu.gif">top-menu.gif</a> | <a href="http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4241/topmenufe0.gif">topmenufe0.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOBt1g8iw306nimDNZsiKN1D65HCrVDj1BmJNE0jRdHrU4A1AB6FflN29G6Zu5bC6L5dw_ZkB8DWgLHfYKtI7OYXhloc1JT4VAE7g-t2sBUZH9soR7Kt98Nq2WQz3rKctHmMLnSPzOk0F/s1600/nav.gif">nav.gif</a> | <a href="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6263/navjl9.gif">navjl9.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRtQzr6Fa0bhizAd02pZsELoBMWnDmyxwPLFkjn-GGrLeevWJXy_HmNFgYYNLHYCy6DMITv6YhLuaBPSrUnJ2mkhQcy1iXH2AP7XanZDXfYhnUeY7C7Jw1UXYSJolfbhD7bxM6T_HZRtL/s1600/left-tab.gif">left-tab.gif</a> | <a href="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/751/lefttabqe0.gif">lefttabqe0.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaujLVOmHzBa4cSjNp03I1v_PLmP6NHBSt8L0QluLwQU6GKsUFT5BDQvOJyY6BzANniyzLy2lk8-Pke2zI07SbySm3NpQETOvmy6X7c7Gn7Ll3_HrU1U56TXi4DkqBG8_dhIanf-uerij/s1600/right-tab.gif">right-tab.gif</a> | <a href="http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7919/righttabez7.gif">righttabez7.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDshoI7X3DuJmRYjVw142wOJpk69wDHQhNWpWNgNz9mURyelg1Cy21NQSE8gStZPMwbgw4XMPbOpU87zrGKI5pQYU5UV-aOjYYy7jLhqGgVFD-j1GACkCPBwXy8oJulOSRoMp03b0JBML/s1600/bullet.gif">bullet.gif</a> | <a href="http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1984/bulletfz9.gif">bulletfz9.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zjIiAD-Vi7dU85N5-jXCuABB2tpUIvJ12DctvLEsLcDHibrb6Hwz-UG8K_2IF24wnV7e7oKWtB2tbH9fvGgwZqgdFY-7g-vhidrNEprFnGYgCrYtLwdzYcNcFA7QFwGToR0i0gtdyWa9/s1600/clock.gif">clock.gif</a> | <a href="http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5179/clockgi3.gif">clockgi3.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4i1s3d6n6py9XeU73DnPVaeBSQIuJArGYOKxsvxNqNYKirk8L_waGCEg49H3A81aO3AL52IKiJwsbnWN-r3tm9_CWFxnOxl_fAb1LptD87-y6t2pyt0cszgsimpSjk8R_8G7nuadDrkLr/s1600/comments.gif">comments.gif</a> | <a href="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9769/commentsuh0.gif">commentsuh0.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpORz9qw5gIKT1khyTyuaEDVoI2sB1VXA_53KKwk5DhDQ7RHUIf3rPMh7Uner7897zHHxPfM1nQJvkAg_mrae2HGudYH6s7ihWPBdLKn6_dwJtmCOsYFtCtMM_I5AUAG93qKYrz5aYf7R/s1600/doc.gif">doc.gif</a> | <a href="http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6376/docmh4.gif">docmh4.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibC6utMpGQI2UYZgInXQrkqQ3H6jklZKXTrdoYcke045WjKlbw0IToexfJ2ZMxjjz6ettUcUf3bny9sST1GIYcNLbA8omuDss2179lEJmG1okpB2bBAsk1BD33bnzkj01HF2hWihrDc6tx/s1600/qsearch.gif">qsearch.gif</a> | <a href="http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5613/qsearchwi9.gif">qsearchwi9.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55RMiSAyeO1v2yss-uVqa_T4IrE5F0snHFUBpZaxP12uWSm-cEg2Kztaivi8lsxBe58-itS2Njb_gYT3jXjjsHxuFsqcHaun_ufYLPB9zDg9pcBxCgfNWexSiOAT8BESbb-slEsEsFb65/s1600/footer-bottom.gif">footer-bottom.gif</a> | <a href="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9059/footerbottomny7.gif">footerbottomny7.gif</a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r2LqtJAfsUEjIIDBCNqQ8bAhhaelpzLjnu1lmCYHdW4QWHhekNUpm5Lbdny-RmVjJiksfQ2aj5IteErBa6l3jO7cxnFcuNCFeFrpqg14CulsEbKtVUNAlMQq757NKVY9Yhv13ra8ef-S/s1600/search.gif">search.gif</a> | <a href="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9966/searchzu4.gif">searchzu4.gif</a></p>Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073334949813152030noreply@blogger.com0