Shakespeare Festival! -Extra Credit

April 29 through May 1

Murray City Cultural Arts and the Murray School District will team up to present a Shakespeare Festival April 29 through May 1. A free green show in the Murray High Commons area will begin the festivities each night at 6 PM (excluding May 1), featuring a royalty processional and vignettes by Longview 6th grade students and a Punch and Judy puppet show presented by Hillcrest Junior High. Murray High drama students will present a sonnet "Idol" style competition that will involve audience voting at 7:30 PM, followed by Midsummer's Night Dream at 8 PM in the Little Theater. Tickets for the play may be purchased at the door for only $3 as this program is partially funded by a ZAP grant. High school advanced drama students will also be presenting free improv and stage combat workshops for students in grades 5-9 on Friday, April 30 from 4 to 5:30 PM in the MHS Little Theater. Registration forms for the workshops are available from junior high and high school drama teachers, at the Murray Parks Office and will be sent home through 5th and 6th grade classes.

Shakespeare Goes Virtual

Choose from the sites below to have a little fun with Shakespeare's world.

To take a virtual tour of the famed Globe Theater click below
http://aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/enrich/globe_picker.html

For a fun little Shakespearean game, click below
http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/game/

How about some of his romantic sonnets? Click below
http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/

Just plain interested in who this guy was? For interesting factoids, click below
http://william-shakespeare.org.uk/

or

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/Svtour.html

"Mirror Mirror" Field Trip - BYU Museum of Art

Mirror Mirror Link

http://mirrormirror.byu.edu/

*Bring two questions to class you have after viewing information about the exhibit.

*Bring two insights or items you are excited to view after viewing the website.

Christmas at Hailey's House...Lena Lundwall

All of a sudden we heard a knocking at the door. The fluffy little fur ball started barking like it was the end of the world. Hailey gets up and tells Izze to stop barking. She opens the door and sees a man standing at the door wearing a ginormous coat.

christmas by parker schafer

time is moving slower almost motionless as the cold maple syrup that I am looking forward to have when the time is right the sun has risen when Christmas morning begins I don’t know how many times I will continue to have this time stopping nightmare of waiting for the call to get gifts and see the reactions from the gifts I gave, And when our Christmas is at an end we got what we hoped for and a little bit more. , Now I look into the darkness of the shadowy warm room and thinking about the true meaning of Christmas, time flies like a warm glass of maple syrup that is settling at the bottom of my stomach, this reminds me of the day of never forgotten love.

The Season of Celebration by Emily McBride

The house is decked out with snow men, holly and garland. Lights illuminate my life and remind me of how good it truly is....This is where memories are made, and the one word that describes it all, Bliss!

2 Sentences Jason Jung

They can be biotic or abiotic. The feeling when you accomplish something here means a lot to not only you but the people around you and people keep pushing you and help to inspire you to do good and better.

Enemy of the State: A Love Story

My mind is weary. The adrenaline is still rushing form the days of the past. Hopefully, tomorrow brings the sunshine I so richly need.

Descriptive Writing by Parker Brock

It’s 6:30 a.m. and the alarm is ringing, the lights go on and the radio is playing. As the young man turns around he sees his brother standing there. He asks “are you ready?” “Ready for what,” says the boy. “The big game of course! Are you ready for it?” The boy smiles and says, “I’m ready. Been ready, and I am ready to win.”

A Usual Day Going Shopping for Christmas by Veisha Stribling

A usual day going shopping for Christmas can be fun but very long because my mom things she has all the time in the world. I wake up mostly at 11 or 9 but my mom wakes up early so she can do her bible study; but she always thinks she alone but she not. I always creep up on her and say good morning to get the day started. We talk and I get some breakfast a bowl of cereal or breakfast she made. We talk about what we are going to do for the day and usual stuff. Then eventually Melvin wakes up and says good morning and eats breakfast. Then I say I will get ready first, and then I go to look for my clothes. Then I get in and Melvin waits but he gets very impatience when I don’t hurry up. But I still take even longer then I finally get out so he stops bagging on the door, and he gets to go in and he has to give me a smart remark so I slap him in the head.

Turkey Shoot by Melanie Ririe

The light gave way to dark at five-o-clock and we were still on our way, but now I was tired enough to fall asleep so I took a little nap. All I could hear was my music and the rumbling of the car traveling down the road and I was out. When I woke up everything was blurry and bright, I couldn't see at first because my contacts were dry but when everything came into view I saw the amazing stars shine up from the city of lights. All I could think of was here we are again; I can't wait to see what memories we'll make this time. And then I was asleep in the bed I'd rest in all weekend long.

Holiday Breanna A.

Breanna Archuleta
November 30, 2009
English 1st
~Holiday’s~

When you know that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner you think about your school break and having fun with all your friends-and even spending quality time with your lover. Who thinks about spending time with their families? Thanksgiving break;the first long break of your year. During Thanksgiving break is the time to be spending with your family and sharing thanks for everything one another has done for each other. During Christmas break it is all about opening presents to the younger kids they don’t really understand the real value of being able to sit around the Christmas tree enjoying the beauty of the happiness and love flowing through the air.

2 discriptive sentences by Chandler Hendrickson

1. I go outside and see snow on the ground; I shiver a bit then get into the car

2. The house smells of delicate aromas such as turkey, cranberries, ham, and stuffing.

One Winters Night By: Analee Meyer

On a chilly winter evening, with the fire burning softly, little white snowflakes begin to fall about and softly touch the ground as Jack Frost kisses the window sill, and leaves behind an icy frost.Making the holidays magical, to spend with one and all.Christmas could not be any more perfect. The Christmas holidays, are the most magical holidays of all. Not only to keep the family together, but also to remember the special blessings that come upon that special day.

A picture says 1000 words

Take a look at our Brittany Atkin's photography. Amazing. One of these will be a reflection's entry. The theme is "Beauty is..."

Words, Words, Words posted by Ms. L

Taylor Swift was on Oprah yesterday, and I thought what she said about words and poetry was extremely interesting and helped, no doubt, in her amazing success.

Here's part of the interview: Before Taylor was a singer, she was a poet. She won a national poetry contest when she was only 9 years old, and by the age of 12 she was putting her poems to music. "If you can put words together the right way, and if you put the right rhymes at the end of the right sentences, you can make words bounce of a page. That's always been my favorite thing," she says. "I've made sure that in any situation and with any record label, I'm allowed to write my own music."

It all begins with ideas and writing.... :)

For more of the interview, click here.

I have a Dream! By: Shelby Nevenner/ Martin Luther King Jr.

I have a dream that one day the world will come together and be one. We will rise together and conquer any obstacle in our path. Blacks and whites will have no trouble working together and acting civil with one another. We will make ourselves proud with what we have accomplished. We will be one!
Freedom will ring from up high as our world is pulled from the quick sands of injustice. Some will be happy and have laughter from here on forth and never think about racism again, and for those that do I hope you will one day see the light of freedom, and that we are all equal human beings. No matter what we look like and where we come from.
Our world will be as free from racism as a white woman is to sing anywhere she pleases. All though racism is not over until the fat lady sings. It’s about time she sings, because the day is here where it should be a thing of our past and not of our future. It needs to end now!!
As I sit here writing this I think to myself “Those people who are racist to other people haven’t stepped in their shoes, they haven’t seen the light that they are seeing out of their eyes.” They are judging without knowing. They are hating with no reason. There not letting people show there true side.
Going forward and going back are two completely different things, and I think it’s time to stop taking one step forward and two steps back. It’s time forgive and forget. It’s time for peace and quiet. Not hate and war. Love is so strong so why push out the love and bring in the hate? There is no reason for that.
I have a dream that although racism is not completely gone it will be soon. And the world will stop and look at what they take for granted others might take as blessed, and that they will begin to cherish what they have more. They will stop the brawling and combat, and be more passionate and caring for one another. They will not destroy one another’s possessions. But most of all I have a dream to come together and be one! To work together as if everything you have worked so hard for came crashing down like a ton of bricks. I want PEACE!!!

Fused poem with "I Have a Dream" By Kayla Livingston

Dream Speech
About fourteen years ago a generation of unbelievable imagination was unleashed.
The generation of dreaming had started on a wild rollercoaster of never ending possibilities.
Where dreams turned out to be our waking reality with everything we have ever known.
Where our generation had started on a trip of life and joy but it had only just begun.

When people look at the stars what do they see?
When some people look up into the stars they see their whole life flash before their eyes.
Space is one of the biggest dreams we have ever encountered it’s a giant step into our future.
Maybe one day we will see what is going to happen and try our hardest to make it come true!

Martin Luther king is a great visionary for a lot of people; he has inspired us to make big jumps in our lives.
He had a very big dream to make a change in the world when things got hard.
To make a change in the world would be great a great goal remember it only takes one person.
We are so lucky to have everything that we have in our country that bonds us together by red, white, and blue.


Having all the many helpings in life makes it ten times easier.
Life is an adventure, if we play by the rules we will go far.
If we fall we will always have a helping hand to get back up again.
Whoever helps us up determines what kind of person we are and builds character.


Would you want to be in a country where sitting on a bus determined everything about you?
Well it has already happened, what happened to “Every man is created equal?”
Apparently America “The land of the free and the home of the brave” was not as free as we thought.
The pledge of allegiance is for all Americans since when did people disagree?


When the pledge of allegiance is spoken everyone is making a pledge in the country in which they stand.
I have a Dream that the trees will never stop growing and the wind will never stop blowing until I’m gone.
I have a dream that the days will drag on like justice rolling down a mighty stream.
I have a dream to enjoy the crazy endless rollercoaster that we call life!

I Have (collaboration with MLK’s“I Have a Dream” and To Kill a Mockingbird) by: Andres Carrasquillo aka Drace

Martin Luther King Jr.: “ I have a dream that this nation will
rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:… that all men are
created equal.”
(Verse 1)
I have a dream that the souls of millions
Will touch billions and trillions
Of civilians
Living in this nation
As we sit waiting
Gradually losing our patience
Because we’re patients
Subjects in government experimentation
Like T kill a M trial section
Protecting the objection
T. Robinson is crippled; but we’re too quiet to scream objection.

(Verse 2)
MLK said it best
We’re going to cash our check
But “insufficient fund” returned?
That’s where I digress.
No use in trying to act subtle
You can try to Maudie it like after the fire, but there is still trouble.
But even through the fire the the snow still falls.
We have to have Scout innocence through it all.
If you Ewell through the night, accusation is called.
But we cannot walk alone; tend to those who fall.

(Verse 3)
I have a vision that the enemies' cloth, will break at the seam.
Where justice rolls down like water; righteousness like a stream.
No more Atticus daughter, please stop wearing those jeans.
Where we walk and we march on just like a team.
No dividing the blame, we share the same outcome.
Regretful white and black, but I did it without one.
Where we're not price tagged or in other words labeled.
We sit down and have a meal at the brotherhood table.

(Verse 4)
I have something to shoot for and loved ones that carry me on.
The heat of injustice is what makes me strong.
Want winter to migrate for the summer ahead.
Leave our past corpses abandoned and dead.
The land that my fathers died for,
the reason we make our eyes pour,
no evil can look inside
and see what is it I strive for.
To be an example for those using methods so absurd.
Hunting with ballistics for humans in their herds.
The hate, discrimination, and all the shocking words.
Cause they don't know that it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.