The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) recently named Christian Michael, a senior at Hall High School, a winner of the 2010-2011 AATF Outstanding Senior in French Award. This award is presented annually to a small group of superior graduating seniors who have demonstrated excellence in the study of French and has taken a leadership role in fostering the French language and culture.
Christian is a member of the French Honor Society, is an officer in the French Club and has participated in the National French Contest. He has studied French for five years and is a student of Hall High French teacher Myriam Mehyou.
The AATF was founded in 1927. Its mission is the promotion of the study of the French language and French-speaking literatures and cultures at all levels. It is proud to recognize the achievements of outstanding students and their teachers.
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Carolyn Blome (left) and Katrina Adams-Long, both 1st grade teachers at Gibbs International Magnet School, have completed Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI) leadership training and now are CGI Teacher Leaders for the Arkansas Department of Education. CGI is the practice of listening to children's mathematical thinking and using it as a basis for instruction. Students achieve higher math scores with CGI trained teachers.
Ms. Long and Ms. Blome are excited to bring this practice to LRSD teachers and students. They will present at the CGI national conference in Little Rock this summer.
Did you ever wonder how science teachers get to be science teachers? Mary Katherine (Katie) Parson, biology teacher at Central High School, was just like her students are now -- inquisitive, analytical and a regular participant in science fairs. While in high school, she chose to compete in the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) rather than go to her high school's senior prom, which was on the same date.
Now, Katie goes to ISEF with her students who have won the Central Arkansas Regional Science Fair or the Arkansas Science and Engineering Fair, and she sees it all from a different perspective. “Returning to ISEF as a teacher has been a marvelous experience,” Katie says. “I enjoy sharing in the excitement my students feel, as I did 15 years ago.” She is shown in the photo above (wearing white coat) with her marine biology students as they dissect clams.
Katie appears in an online article on the Society for Science & the Public website that tells the stories of several people who competed in ISEF as students and returned later in several capacities: as teachers/chaperones, judges, volunteers and more. Read the full article HERE.
The Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program has named Hall High School as a Mix It Up Model School for its exemplary efforts to foster respect and understanding among its students and throughout its campus during the 2010-11 school year.
Hall High School is one of 52 schools from across the country to receive the honor.
"We are delighted to recognize Hall High School," said Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello. "Mix It Up Model Schools have found innovative ways to create a school environment where respect and inclusiveness are core values. They serve as examples for other schools hoping to instill these values in their students, faculty and staff."
The 2011 National Mix It Up at Lunch Day - which marks the 10th anniversary of the program - will be held on Oct. 18. A list of the model schools can be found at http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/model-schools.
Mix It Up Day is a simple call to action. By asking students to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch, the event encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries. Many schools plan activities for the entire day, and some use the event to kick off a year-long exploration of social divisions. Last year, more than 3,300 schools took part.
The Mix It Up Model Schools met five criteria: they each hosted a Mix it Up at Lunch Day in 2010; they included different members of the school's community - cafeteria staff, aides, administrators, teachers or students - in organizing the event; they followed up with at least two additional Mix It Up-related programs or events on campus; they publicized Mix It Up at Lunch Day or celebrated inclusiveness with posters, announcements and other media; and their event was seen by students and school officials as a success.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Ala., is a nonprofit civil rights organization that combats bigotry and discrimination through litigation, education and advocacy.
Hall High School announced the hiring of current interim head basketball coach Jon Coleman as the perminent head coach for the 2011-2012 school year.
Coleman has worked for the Little Rock School District for nineteen years. He began his coaching career at Henderson Middle School and then moved to Hall High as the boy's assistant basketball coach. He has been the assistant basketball coach at Hall High School for the past fourteen years. In that time, the Hall High Warriors have earned three state basketball championships (6A and 7A). This year while serving as interim head basketball coach, Coach Coleman lead his team to another state championship.
Jon Coleman is a 1985 graduate of Lee High School in Marianna, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1990. He received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2009.
Mr. Coleman is married to Michelle Coleman and has one son, Jonathan. The family lives in Little Rock.