On April 15th, most people scrambled to get their taxes in the mail. However, others held tax day revolts (so-called “tax- day tea parties”). Please click on the following link and watch Channel One’s
report one of last week’s headlines.
Channel One April 16, 2009
How did the ‘tea party’ protests get started?
· Why did the protesters choose the ‘tea party’ theme?
· Why are the protesters blaming President Obama for their tax problems?
· What is President Obama’s answer to their concerns?
· Why is it important for young people to understand the growing national debt?
Please comment on the following:
Do you agree or disagree with the tax payers protesting?
locks-of-love by: Katy Burris, Ashlyn Powell, and Cathirine Shaw
Here are some more great movies that illustrate making our world a better place!
random-acts-of-kindness-movie by: Sam Struebing and Sean Young
the-bee-movie by: Blake Barnes and Neil Goldman
drop-in-the-bucket by: Chase Carpenter, Jess Blalock, Jordan Crittenden, and Keifer Laverty
Our school just submitted 30 fantastic movies and podcasts for the Springdale Student Film and Multimedia Festival. The theme of the film festival this year was “Making Our World a Better Place.” The students had 3 minutes to communicate their idea about how to make the world a better place. The topics ranged anywhere from kindness to the environment. Here are two movies created by current events students.
truth by: Brandon Buccheri, Joseph Rushing, Michelle Caldera, and Dylan Barnhart
be-a-hero-recycle by: Lydia Haden and Andy Lucas
A great way for students to learn is to explore a new level of communicating. Why not jump on the blogging bandwagon? Before getting started, let’s take a look at some important tips to make ourselves better blog writers.
Five Tips for Writing Better Blog Posts
Welcome to the Hellstern Current Events blog! This is the first year we have had a Current Events class at Hellstern. In this class, students will learn that there is more to technology than computer games, instant messaging, and chat rooms. Students will gain an understanding of technology as a tool to improve their effective communication skills. They will organize their thoughts and information, complete thorough research, and then pursue a successful presentation of that information.
The students already understand that this information can be acquired from many sources. They are aware that people are influenced by the media and have identified the different forms of media (internet, tv, radio, magazines, newspapers, books, etc.). Now, students in Current Events have an opportunity to use the media as a tool to communicate what is going on at Hellstern and around the world. They will develop not only a sense of world events and issues, but how they are affected by these issues. Stay tuned to find out what Hellstern students are saying about local, national, and global events!
Click on the following link to watch one of the movies our students created about Current Events class!
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