MERIT Program after hours..

In speech class every MERIT student presented a good activity that students can do after school hours. Here are a few of our ideas......

• Craigs Cruisers
• HHS Football Game...Friday nights! Go Eagles!
  
• Mulligan's Hollow Sk8 Park
• Holland Sk8 Park
• DeGraaf Nature Center
• Open Swim at HHS
• River Town Crossings Mall
• Celebration Cinema
• Riley Street Middle School basketball
• Hudsonville Lanes
• Grand Rapids Fish Ladder
• Underground Church
• Signatures Coffee and Espresso Bar
• Michigan Adventure
• Grand Rapids Hispanic Festival

These are a few of our favorites. Do you have a favorite after school activity? If you do, please comment below and we will add it to our list.

Thanks! Bye for now!!

Learning to communicate....the right way!

Today in class we role played having good and bad communication skills. We found that some people have a hard time communicating. If you are one of these people here is a list we came up with to help you.

• Have good eye contact
• Have good volume
• Have open posture
  
• Make sure to be responsive...NEVER be rude
  
• Make sure you show that you care

We hope that you can learn from these simple tips. If you have any questions please ask Ashely, Caitlyn, Hayli or Jake.

We hope that you can be better communicators! Good luck!!!

Teach @ 15.....Vote Now!

Best Buy Teach Awards change to Teach@15 Awards - $1500 Awarded Every 15 Days

Best Buy is proud to announce the Teach@15 Award program – a new program to help schools serving students in grades 7-12 meet their technology needs. As past participants in the Best Buy Teach Award program we wanted you to be the first to hear about this exciting new funding opportunity.

Teach@15 is a feature of Best Buy’s philanthropic focus on teens called @15 - our commitment to fuel teens’ power to create positive change in their communities. That’s why teens are the ones with the power to nominate and vote for the Teach@15 schools. The whole process is in the hands of teens, which means less work for teachers and school administrators, because there are no grant applications for you to complete. All you need to do is encourage your teen students (ages 13-18) to register online today at at15.com and nominate your school.

Teens (age 13-18) who are registered members on at15.com ("Members") can nominate their schools (depending on eligibility) to win a Teach@15 Award. Teen members can vote once a day for 15 days for one nomination. Every 15 days, Best Buy will award 3 schools with Best Buy Gift Cards based on member votes. The school with the most votes will win $1,500, second most votes wins $1,000 and third most votes wins $500.

To learn more about Teach@15 program rules click here or visit at15.com/teach.

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a great summer and welcome back! This year has many exciting opportunities in store for you. Write down this quote to show you've been to the blog.....

"Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best."