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September 30, 2011 Points of Pride #46* Southport High School

In the Classroom Kudos to Mr. Duncan’s AP students who re-

cently learned to analyze compounds in over-

the-counter medications. Students employed

common lab procedures using thin layer chro-

matography techniques. After learning to rec-

ognize retention factors

for caffeine, ibuprofen,

naproxen, diphenhydra-

mine, aspirin, and acet-

aminophen, they identi-

fied compound combina-

tions in two unknown

samples.

Out of the Classroom Congratulations to Emma Hughes who spent

the summer with a host family in Valencia,

Spain. On September 7, Emma received the

“Award of Excellence” from Indiana University’s

Honor Program for Foreign Languages. Not

only did she earn perfect grammar, listening,

reading, and composite test scores, she was

voted as the “model student” by her peers.

Emma’s citation reported that she “embodied

the ideals of the Honor Program.” Excellente!

Southport Key Club

members Van Dawt Zi,

Niang Man, and Mor-

rent Thang are frequent

volunteers at the local

YMCA. They spend

many Saturday mornings making everyone

else’s day just a little bit brighter. Sure the

YMCA appreciates them, but they also make

SHS shine while serving our community.

SIOP Tag The Sophomore GRAD cohort has teamed

up with an EL Inclusion English 10 class in a

SIOP-inspired endeavor. The first step took

place last week when the two classes held a

“Meet and Greet.” The content objective was

to get to know each other through casual con-

versations. The ultimate goal is for EL students

to build relationships and friendships and be

matched with tutors who will mentor them as

they learn a new language. The biggest focus

will be helping EL students with their under-

standing of English vocabulary and writing

skills. Students will also help each other in

subjects such as Chemistry, Algebra, Speech,

etc. Best Practices prove that if students teach

someone else, then they themselves will more

likely master the material. This will benefit the

GRAD students tremendously, and in turn will

provide a scaffold for Mr. Auger’s students who

are mastering a new language. Kudos to Mrs.

Worley and Mr. Auger for creating opportuni-

ties for students to talk to each other about ac-

ademics. This is SIOP in action at SHS.

Athletics Congratulations to Zoey Freese who won

regionals last week with a score of 77. If she

qualifies in the top 9 or is within 4 strokes of

the winner this Friday at Legends Golf Club,

she will tee off in the Finals on Saturday. Good

luck, Zoey!

Join us on Friday as we host Operation

Football. We are not only the Game of the

Week, but also Marching Band of the Week.

We take on the Lawrence Central Bears.