Scholarship Application

The United States Achievement Academy awards millions of dollars to students who wish to pursue higher education.  Students in grades 6-12 are eligible to apply if the following criterion are met:

Teachers are advised to nominate students based on any two of the following USAA Official Standards for Selection :

•  3.0 minimum in your nominating subject
• Academic Performance  
• Personal motivation  
• Cooperative classroom attitude  
• Dependability  
• Enthusiasm for education  
• Leadership qualities  
• Serious acceptance of responsibility

 To apply for eligibility, complete the online appication found below. http://fs22.formsite.com/USAA/form23/index.html

World Water Week

I stopped in a local eatery this past weekend and immediately my attention turned to a poster on the wall. The headline read World Water Week and a closer look revealed that UNICEF was behind the advertisement.

I remember back to my elementary days, particularly around Halloween, when my teachers passed out little cardboard boxes (They looked like little Animal Cracker boxes) and asked each student to collect change while they participated in Trick-or-Treat night. I never really knew the reason for collecting change, but I very enthusiastically tried to collect the most money in the class.

Since then, UNICEF has flown under my radar. The UNICEF Tap Project is asking restaurant patrons to donate $1 or more to their bill. This one dollar donation can amazingly PROVIDE ONE CHILD ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN WATER FOR 40 DAYS!!! 

For additional information, including alternative ways to donate to the Tap Project, please visit http://www.tapproject.org/about/

School Calendar Changes

The Donegal School Board recently voted to ammend the 2010-2011 calendar. The changes are listed as follows:

1. March 18, 2011 will be a full student day.
2. The third marking period ends March 31, 2011
3. April 25 will be a snow make-up day (If necessary)

A Better Graduation Project?!?!

Tired of using PowerPoint?

Many students are preparing to present their graduation projects this Friday.  For all of you "Last Minute Larry's" out there who are still developing your visual component here is a Web 2.0 presentation tool that just might WOW your scoring panel.

To use Prezi to enhance your graduation project, simply sign up for an account at http://www.prezi.com/ and begin creating.  Good luck and enjoy!

Super Bowl Trivia

For most football fans, this is the most wonderful time of the year.  Despite the ice that has plagued Dallas, Texas this week, the NFL is gearing up to showcase the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers competing for the highly coveted Lombardi Trophy.

Millions of viewers will tune in and watch the game, cheer for the black and yellow (I thought it was gold) or those lovable cheeseheads, or talk throughout the game and silence the room in anticipation of the exceptionally creative commercials (That means you Eagles fans...E-A-Gee, have we ever won a Super Bowl?).  I couldn't resist...Go Skins!!!

The commercials are the reason for this post.  I'm not teaching Sports and Entertainment Marketing this semester, but I can't resist posting something about the big game.  The Super Bowl offers students great learning opportunities for students who may be interested in marketing, especially S & E Marketing.  The essential question would be as follows: How can companies justify spending millions of dollars on a thirty second commercial?

For a deeper look at Super Bowl XLV, CNBC has put together a weath of information and news stories that relate to the business of the Super Bowl.  Check out the latest updates of Super Bowl XLV at the Business of the Super Bowl site

Additionally, CNBC has put together a quiz to test your business knowledge of the Super Bowl.  Check it out and feel free to post your score as a comment below.  Good luck and enjoy the game.
Super Bowl Quiz