Performances: Audrey “Poetry for the Pulitzer: Gwendolyn Brooks and Her Style of Poetry That Led to the Pulitzer” Shreya “Black Hawk: Leadership in Loss” Gemma “Emil Brach: How Emil Brach Led Chicago to Become the Candy Capital of the United… Continue Reading
It was a major journey. In September students began by asking historical questions, and on Thursday they shared polished projects with the entire Quest community. Along the way they learned how to conduct in-depth research, write an annotated bibliography, and… Continue Reading
Your student should be able to answer the questions below. For some fun this weekend, ask them the questions. Did you know the answers? 1) What were the causes of WWI 2) Alliances at the outbreak of war: Who was… Continue Reading
I have reviewed each student’s draft for History Fair. Each student has been given feedback regarding additions and improvements for his/her project. We still have a lot of work to do. Please review your student’s project and encourage him/her to… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Vikas Reddy, who will represent 8F in the Geography Bee on Monday.
Last Friday Mr. Hebebrand visited 8F and began by giving them directions in German. You can see the results below: Your browser does not support the video tag
In our attempt to understand World War I, we have begun All Quiet on the Western Front. Some critics have called it the “greatest war novel of all time.” By the end of the novel, we will see how many… Continue Reading
The eighth graders turned in their final history fair papers on Tuesday. The most important part of the paper is the thesis. Another important element is the title because it is the reader’s first glimpse of the topic and the… Continue Reading
Austria-Hungary has issued an ultimatum to Serbia, and that ultimatum may drag the entire world into war. The British have convened a peace summit with the major players. On Dec. 8 students became the delegates and tried to stop the… Continue Reading