Selma 2015

We leave at 4:00 PM from OHS Parking Lot on Thursday, March 5.  We leave from Chicago O’Hare back to Muskegon on Monday March 9 at 7:52 PM.  Drivers and cell are noted below:  Any questions please contact Mr. Wood.

  • Eating Pizza Thursday night in Chicago – Wicker Park – Dimo’s.
  • Southern Fried Eatin in Birmingham on Friday – at Z’s.
  • We are all gonna get FAT!
  • Bob Wood – (616) 402-8668  & return  (4 driver included)
  • Randall Green – (616) 502-2400 & return (4 driver included)
  • Sheryl Swainston – (231) 343-3226 & return (4 driver included)
  • Rachel Johnson – (231) 638-7104 & return (6 driver included)
  • Chris Wall (231) 750-6232 & return  (McKayla & Davis)  /&  Georja
  • going – Brian Schaub (231) 288-9254 (Tyler, Ivy, Kaitlyn, Dorian)
  • return – Perry Thomas (231) 670-2150 (3 students)
  • return (emergency backup) – Dave Vandervort (231) 638-6989
  • Important – Go here for Final Itinerary for  Civil Rights Tour.  Note – there is a change (as of 3/1/15) on the Chicago hotel for Thursday night.  Please see itinerary.  
  • Go here for student permission form (to & from) Chicago.
  • Go here for student permission form in the state of Alabama.
  • Go here for introductory letter to students and parents.
  • Go here  for estimated trip costs.
  • Go here for mandatory participant guideline form.
  • Go here to create your own promo flyer.
  • Go here to see our Montgomery Alabama hotel

Muskegon Chronicle 2009 Coverage of our trip to Selma, Alabama.

Oakridge juniors and seniors to be – March of 2015 – will have the opportunity to travel to Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham Alabama to walk in the steps of those who waged the war for freedom in the Civil Rights Movement and participate in the Bridge Crossing Jubilee’s fiftieth anniversary of the events of Selma, Alabama’s Voting Rights March.  This will be our fifth  trip from Oakridge to Alabama.  We hope to meet with Congressman John Lewis, tour the sights of Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma and to participate in the Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

We had 20 travelers on our 2009 trip.  Many of the students recorded a podcast of their experience.   Those mp3s are posted below.  You can also check out the slideshow of photos of that trip.  It will give you an idea of what awaits us down in the southland.  So, mark those dates (first weekend in March) on your 2015 calendar.  The experience will impact you in ways you now don’t even know.

As for you all who went back in 2009 – I look at the names and faces and I see you out there doing great things.  Stay awake!  And continue to influence this planet with your talents and your passion.

Stay tuned – and tune in below.

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RWE Option S – Going Green

  • Active Reading (20 points per partner) – RWE 80 points
  • Assignment due Posted to Google Classroom by 11:59 PM Tuesday 3/10.
  • Active Reading assignments due turned in on Wednesday 3/11.

This is our first Option S – you choose the article assignment.  Remember the key here is for you to find a great  story…that will make your work interesting.wind-turbines17The topic is “Going Green”.  So intersect economics and the environment.  Choose an article from a reputable source that allows you to dig in to

some aspect of this  relationship.  And there is all sorts of interesting stuff out there to choose from.  You can go global, or stick close to home in our regional locations.  Look at energy – wind, solar, oil, coal, natural gas.  So many consumer products are now being manufactured with a green edge and with the help of solar panel cleaning Las Vegas services, a lot of solar power businesses utilizing solar energy are also starting to evolve.  And our service economy, in an effort to create a wider customer base is making huge advancements in dealing with the environment. If you are planning to install solar, then the best services are available via EcoGen America, a leading solar company. You can talk about environmental degradation – on land or sea.  And I haven’t even talked about global warming.  So, find an article that suits your needs. Also, if you’re looking for the best solar powered generator for refrigerator and other home appliances,check here. Continue reading

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SCI Travel the World #1 – Working Itinerary

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  • Sign up for Trip Journal.com.
  • Assignment Syllabus
  • Talk with your travel partner – when and where are you going?
  • Take the large calendar –  post appropriate dates for travel.
  • Check flights in and out – when you have decided on your flight time – go to Kayak compare times and costs and book your flight.  You must print the final paper that documents that flight.  This is due at the beginning of the hour on Tuesday March 10.  Also punch it and place it in your SCI notebooks.
  • Label the tops of the calendar boxes with the city and country that you’ll be in on the appropriate days.  Make sure if you are traveling for an entire day (ferry or flight or train) that you note travel day in the appropriate place.
  • “Things to Do” – Note one through five things to do for each day.  Remember this can change; however it is important to get the information on paper, and then go edit it.  Because you note one through five – doesn’t mean that you get to one through five each day.  And it doesn’t mean they can’t be shift to the next day…it is just a goal.  OK so why one – well maybe you have festival that you are looking to attend – that certainly can take the entire day.  Five might be a listing that includes  a park, a museum or a church.  It might be nightlife – a club or a cafe.  Music is cool to find.  Maybe you’ll attend a sporting event.  This “one to five thing” can be in continual flux throughout the trip.  And there will be a ton of things you stumble into – or you hear about, and go find, because of suggestions from a fellow traveler.   So think of our “Things to Do” as a goal only.
  • “Things to Do – in depth” – Now we go into-depth.  For each day you will be required to expand on the “things to do” list.  Number each of the things to do – and then write a paragraph or two about what the event or place in mind is all about.  Don’t get confused.  If you have four things to do in Venice on August 2, each is numbered and explained separately under the Date Aug 2.  If you are traveling with a partner – you and he or she may use the same events and summaries, since you’ll be doing this together.  When we journal; that will be a different deal.  Don’t be skimpy on the paragraphs
  • Research Above – In laying out the above paragraphs get creative…comb the web.  You tube is a great source…you might find videos of the place that you could talk about and travel to.  Maybe Lonely Planet’s list of “Best Ofs” will give you an idea.  You will find your own great Travel sights.  At the end of the page copy your source so I know that you aren’t cutting and pasting.  And if I think you are cutting and pasting – you’ll earn zero.
  • Check Google Classroom for specific assignment requirements on this assignment one.

 

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SCI Travel Destinations…

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Please go here to find itinerary for assignment.  Below you will find SCI’s travelers and working itineraries.  These itineraries can change as we move throughout the assignment.  Make sure to check Google Classroom for daily assignments in regard to Traveling with SCI.  Don’t forget, if you are planning similar destinations, to hook up with other SCI travelers.

  • Ivy and Sarah  –  Italy 
  • Brock and Kelton and Jordan – Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam (Seoul layover, visa to Vietnam issued in advance)
  • Kendall – Scotland, Ireland, Paris
  • Melinda – Spain, France, Italy, Greece (maybe Ireland)
  • Tyler & Petra  – Somewhere in South America
  • Jasper – Indonesia and Australia
  • Jackie – Spain and Italy
  • Anna – Denmark and Germany
  • Sara – Australia and New Zealand
  • Shelbie – Scotland and Ireland
  • Paula – Italy and Greece
  • Helena – Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines (Dubai layover) scale back deary
  • Shannon – France, Spain, Portugal, Italy & Munich 
  • Laura – somewhere in the Western United States

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Travel the World with SCI

Here you go…our new assignment!  Go here.  Hope you like it!

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