Tag: School

2015 Costume Concert

We were really excited for the concert since Ashlee (& Nick at the high school) are both 1st violin right now. So that meant she had to get up and tune the orchestra before their performances. Video of her tuning is at the very end of the playlist.

Freebie for American History buffs

I received a link to this freebie audio download page all about Benjamin Franklin–it is put together by The Homemaker’s Mentor (a Christian group that makes and sells various homeschooling curriculum and tips and ideas for keeping a good home and raising kids with good values).

It looks like some good stuff–there is a range of stuff applicable to different ages.

Will and Trish, maybe your kids would like this or you could use it to supplement some of your curriculum for this coming year? Also Justin and Laurie? I saw this and thought of Malachi!

This download is ONLY available through this Saturday the 21st! So hurry if you want it!

Here is the link: http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/FranklinFreebie/

–Andrea

CVHS

As I’m sure some of you have heard, or read, Matt gave a site to Mom called greatschools.net or something like that and asked her to check out Camp Verde. I was curious to see what people had to say as well, and I’d have to say that this comment was my favorite one out of them all:

Run away fast, very, very fast. Administration is incompetent, guidance non-existent and instuction vague and imcomplete. Teachers don’t respond to telephone/e-mail requests. My child entered as an A student and left failing/behind grade level. There is no support system for kids with ADD or 504 plans. Just look at the web site! There are errors in spelling & grammar everywhere, assuming you can find links that work. Administration lied to me about state mandated accomodations concerning my child. Drug use is rampant in the school and with the kids in the area. Sports program is more important than anything else. No SAT prep offered (guidance didn’t even know when/where the test was being administered. CVHS is a den of iniquity staffed by incompetents hoping for parents too busy to notice that it borders on the criminal. Run away! Run away very, very fast.

Needless to say, this person gave the school one star out of a possible five. I’m still laughing about the “den of iniquity” line….