A Tale of Two Cities: The Interactive Illustrated Version

Apparently, Mr. Daugherty fell and hit his head, which not only rendered him left-handed, but also caused him to completely forget A Tale of Two Cities.  This was a most unfortunate thing, since the ninth grade class is well over half-way through the book.  To remedy the situation, Mr. Daugherty asked the ninth grade to teach him the story, and as they explained each intricate plot twist, a few gentlemen provided thoughtful illustrations on the white board.  Not only did Mr. Daugherty's memory return by the end of the class period, but the students answered one another's questions and very thoroughly reviewed the book.  Below are a few of the illustrations from that review.  See if you can name the characters and scenes below.  We give thanks to Ben Coleman, Josh Hanson, and Joe Vaughan for their artistic contributions (and we extend them grace for spelling errors recognizing that these illustrations were a kind of performance art, done in real time, as their classmates blurted out the story).

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March Merriment--Thursday

Schaeffer's Annual Gold Ribbon Gala

Schaeffer Academy's Second Annual Gold Ribbon Gala raised a total of $67,000, $27,000 more than the previous year. There were over 230 donations from various individuals, organizations, and businesses in the community. Items included Vikings tickets, Twins tickets, various gift certificates, a one week golf trip to Florida, a weekend getaway to Lake Tahoe, and the ever coveted Schaeffer parking spot, previously held by Mr. Phillips.  Catering was provided by the Canadian Honker and Panera Bread.

This year's Chair,  Robin Kaufmann, and her committed team of Schaeffer family volunteers put on this year's auction without a hitch.  We are excited about our new Schaeffer tradition! Next year's Gold Ribbon Gala is set for March 24th, 2012. Be sure to mark your calendars!

History Day

Students in eighth and tenth grade participate in the National History Day contest each year. This year, students competing formed their project theses around the theme, "Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, and Consequences." Numerous group and individual projects went on to the regional competition in Winona where there was great success. Seven group projects and one individual project will be advancing to the state competition at the University of Minnesota in May.