Oratorical Contest

The Oratorical Contest is Thursday, March 21 at the PLHS Lecture Hall and Auditorium.  

We will be doing a male (lecture hall) and female (auditorium) contest. 

 6:00 pm Practice Time          

 6:30 pm Registration Time - Upper Hallway Outside Lecture Hall and Auditorium              

 7:00 pm Official Start Time

*PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING TWO EXTRA COPIES OF YOUR SPEECH TO PROVIDE AT CHECK-IN. 

*A PODIUM AND A BAND STAND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SPEECH PRESENTATION IF NECESSARY.    

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact Ms. Toeller at 952-226-0700 Sue Heaton at 952-212-3759.

Pi Day!

Students had fun celebrating Pi Day, the international holiday celebrating the never-ending number 3.14159.

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14). Pi “π” is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant - the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter - which is approximately 3.14159.

Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern, according to PiDay.org, the holiday’s official website.

At Hidden Oaks, students participated in a variety of activities, including the annual Pi Day t-shirt design contest and door decorating contest. Cade Schanzenbach from Kelly McDermott’s class created this year's top design. More than 175 t-shirts were sold!

Cade Schanzenbach and Mrs. McDermott

L to R: Mr. Kuznetsov is in the Pi Day spirit; Students anxiously await their piece of pie; Pie ready to be gobbled up; A few students hold up the first 10,000 digits of Pi

Some of the Prime Times participated in a door-decorating contest. 
 

Each winning Prime Time receives a pizza party!

Students complete Pi Day activities online.

7th Gr. Cooking Lab

Today our 7th Grade Cooking Lab made Pepperoni Pizzas.  

Be sure and ask them how it tasted.

Jordan Sonnenblick, Author at PLHS

Saturday March 9^th 2013 was an exciting one, when the Prior Lake and Savage Public libraries partnered with the Middle School and High School Media Centers to host Jordan Sonnenblick-the author of Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, After Ever After, Zen and the Art of Faking it, Notes from the Midnight Driver, and Curveball.  Students in Mrs. Zurn’s book clubs at Twin Oaks and Hidden Oaks Middle Schools were able to sit down, eat pizza, and talk with the author personally before the visit!  The students also received a swag bag full of goodies as they came in the door and if they picked up vouchers from the public library for a free book, students were able to get it autographed by the author himself.  Our middle school bands directed by Brian Melody and Dagan Hanson were able to perform for the author visit as well-they did a super job!  In total 118 guests arrived to hear the author speak about the books he has written and also his talk was on how to be a happy adult - very insightful, super funny, and spot on, with information about Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie and some of the other books woven in.  Drawings for free books and St. Paul Saints tickets occurred at the end of the event.  Thank you to everyone who participated to make this a great day!

Gina Zurn

 

Earthlings Meeting Date Change

Earthlings meeting has been cancelled for Monday, March 11^th, and will be held on Monday, March 18^th  instead.  Please plan on meeting at the Hidden Oaks Art room after school on Monday, March 18^th.

Plan to bring a plastic liter pop bottle to plant a terrarium and any small plants for planting.  We will provide the soil and instruction.

World Savvy Challenge

CONGRATULATIONS to our World Savvy Challenge Day participants on

 Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Macalester College!

Scored in the top 10% and competing for money to implement their 'Knowledge to Action Plan' -             The Caribous: Abby Dempsey, Megan Giese, Alayna Lotto, Jillian Roscoe, Teegan Tersteeg

 2nd Place Winners and competing for money to implement their 'Knowledge to Action Plan' -

The Lifesavers: Aditya Acharya, Tyler Butler, Parker Jorenby, Sam Nickelson, Kyle Wong

3rd Place Winners and competing for money to implement their 'Knowledge to Action Plan' - 

 The Traditional Two: Grace Cline, McKenna Relling

Click here for more information about The World Savvy Challenge Day!

School Board Approves Addition to PLHS

The school board has approved a recommendation from the Growth Task Force to add classroom space to PLHS using Lease Levy funding at no additional cost to tax payers.

Preliminary design concepts are for a three-story addition that includes flexible classroom spaces to allow for future enrollment growth. General purpose classrooms will be included as well as science labs, special education and ELL rooms, and office space. The addition will cost an estimated $8.3 million.

The district’s Facilities Committee will now review design options with the goal of beginning construction this September and opening the addition September 1, 2014.

For more information, please access the following link: http://bit.ly/W36AVn