Teaching chess for one thing....
Jack Yang, an 8th grader who is a local and state champion, ran a 4 week program that was very well-attended! We averaged 25 teens per session and all got to learn some new strategies and try out their new skills on one another and many got to "verse" Jack! All had fun and impressed me with their skill and sportsmanship. Good job to all and a huge thank you to Jack for running it for us.
The winners are shown below with their "teacher"
And knitting.....
Harriet Gordon, who is a local, retired and much loved math teacher led the 4 week program that was also very well-attended! We had all levels of knitters and many came just to help us out, which we all greatly appreciated! Thanks to those teens and adults who were there to help us cast-on and fix our mistakes(yes, we make mistakes...sometimes). A huge thank you to Harriet for giving up her spare time to not only teach us, but to make it look like it was something we could do! Many of you finished your projects and are working on a second. I was impressed by all. And, I actually think I might finish my scarf...although I'll need Anna to show how to get it off the needles!
No rush I'm only 2/3 of the way done. I'll post the final result, just don't look for it any time soon.
Next up - Anime Artist, Doug Baron is coming to show us how to draw some of our favorite characters and how to create our own on Feb 26th at 7:30. Please call to register so we can plan accordingly.
Yu-gi-oh this Friday, Feb 23rd at 3 pm. Bring your best deck and a smile.
Next Book Club is March 5th at 7 pm. We'll discuss the classic, Jonathan Livingston Seagull (ask your parents about it, I'll bet they read it years ago!) Bring some questions or favorite passages to discuss.
Bring suggestions for titles you would like us to read as a group. Be prepared to tell us a little about the book and why it might be a good one for discussion.
I'll send out a pre-list of my own suggestions beforehand.
Gotta run. My next blog will be about new book arrivals! Can't wait! I just love when a box of my book orders arrives! And, I've been reading quite a bit so look for my recommendations...coming soon to the HP teen blog nearest you. Let me know what you've been reading...post a comment!
