U.S. History and U.S. Government Teacher at Yorkville High School. Mosaic Sponsor. Attempting to help people become better humans one day at a time. #WWJD
Today is the 80th anniversary of #Kristallnacht.
A personal story:
My grandfather fought in WWII. He never spoke about it, so we didnt know much about his time in the service, but based on the patches on his uniform, we think he did something in intel.
Late post but.. Congrats to the girls of @RunYHS on the 2nd place finish at state! Way to keep the tradition alive. Canโt wait to see what the rest of the season holds!๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐จ๐ฆ
Some cool things happened today:
๐ฆ Our top 3 girls all broke the previous school record
๐ฆ The girls earned their 10th consecutive 1st or 2nd place trophy at State
This thread is a project from some of my students for our Westeard Expansion unit and I think they did an awesome job of representing the views with a modern twist. #SquantotoStevo
In 3rd period today:
Student: ๐โโ๏ธwhat was the first country. Ever. ?๐ง๐คฏ
Me: ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ๐
Other student: I miss Pangea ๐
#QuestionsIDonthavetheanswerto#randomquestions
1st round playoff game : Dunlap at Yorkville will be played Friday at 7pm. No passes will be accepted for IHSA playoff games. Admission is $5 per person.
Going live on IG @ 8:30 tonight to review for the U.S. test on Wednesday! Tweet me some questions you want to cover if youโre too busy watching Monday Night ๐
PSA US History students: If you need to redo the DBQ project please be sure to turn it in by Oct 12. I will not accept any past that date. You can find it on Canvas. #Summative#Makeitcount
One of the best high school football games I have ever seen in the 30 plus years around high school football! Congratulations Yorkville Football and @CoachDanMcGuire , amazing Homecoming victory over Kaneland 45-28! Awesome!