Boys Outing

Yesterday, the boys went on an outing and it was crazy! It was brain boggling, eye popping, heart stopping, mouth dropping. It was nuts and it was unpredictable!! When all the totals were counted up Josh conquered a score of 90 during the first game and Eric took home the second game win with a score of 128. There were a lot of gutters made but it was a lot of FUN!

By: A.J. Keckler

Parker Comes To School

We were so excited to finally have Parker come in for visit! It was a pretty hot October day (strange) so the Halloween costume didn't last long. The kids helped me through a long pregnancy so it was great to have them finally meet my "reward"!

"I don't care what people say...I don't care what people do....but I care about what people go through" by Diana Niewiek

Today in English class we talked about observations that we make day to day. The definition of observation is looking at a situation before communicating so one can communicate appropriately with good timing.

We role played all types of observations. Some of the skits we performed were good examples of what to do and bad examples of what NOT to do. Our favorite skits had to do with friendship. We acted out how to treat a friend when they are upset or shy. We also acted out how to treat our parents when they are busy or have had a long day. We learned how to observe a teacher whey they are working with another student or talking with another teacher.

We had a good time making up our skits and will remember to observe before we act.

By: Caitlyn and Ashley

Lakeshore Disability Network

This year Lucia and Sam from Lakeshore Disability Network will be working with the MERIT Program to help us prepare for work and life after school. This past Friday we learned about reasons we need to work. There are several reasons why we should work.....economic, personal, social and community reasons.

It was a great first meeting! We are excited to learn how to GET a job and KEEP a job!

Thank you Lucia and Sam. See you soon!

By: Hayli and Jake

MERIT Girls Take Art Prize

Flu Shots

Cold & Flu season is now apon us and Walgreens is doing their part by offering the seasonal flu shot for only $24.99. For those that are wondering, the nearest Walgreens from Hudsonville High is at 378 Baldwin St. in Jenison, and also check the great deals they have on such item as hand sanitizer.

-Alexander Falarski

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."