With the 28th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected LHPS Basketball alum Brice Sensabaugh (Class of 2022). What an amazing opportunity for an amazing young man!!! We are so incredibly happy for you Brice Sensabaugh!!! Congratulations!! ⚔️🏀🎵🏀

Students were in the Octagon today. Went three rounds with different westward expansion/manifest destiny topics and themes each round. Ss rocked it! High engagement. Check out #EMC2Learning John Meehan (he/him) Michael Matera

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Props to the BIG EAST Conference BIG EAST ConferenceMBB BIG EAST ConferenceWBB for recognizing the 'Black Fives' during Black History Month. Very cool legacy which I am just learning about. A student is doing an National History Day Day project on them. As Chuck Taft says 'History Rules!'

Lawrence Brooks, America’s Oldest Living WWII Vet, Celebrates 112th Birthday bet.com/news/national/…

NHD2022: Debate and Diplomacy…we are beginning to discuss possible topics. Any ideas for those interested in sports, music and other cultural topic??? National History Day Chuck Taft

Fun day in class today. Ss participated in a Poetry Slam about the 1950s. Ss really enjoyed it and had interesting observations about a complex decade. Use/change/disregard docs.google.com/document/d/1q6…

Legendary Candy Bomber Gail Halvorsen zoomed into class today to discuss the Berlin Airlift, a life of service and how small acts of kindness make a big difference! Thank you Colonel Halvorsen. ⁦⁦Chuck Taft⁩ ⁦Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation⁩

Here's a Pearl Harbor lesson with some character education, primary source analysis built in...went pretty well. Use, change, discard...@chucktaft National WWII Museum @Flipgrid
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The legendary Dorothy Hujik (Mom) zoomed in to class today to discuss the home front during WW II - she shared stories of blackouts, rations, a MacArthur Award winning Victory Garden and playing for the Racine Jr Belles and watching the AAWPL. As Chuck Taft says History Rules!

Just purchased #EMC2Learning from Michael Matera and John Meehan (he/him). Excited to get started tomorrow with story cubes! Appreciate you two!

For BHM this year I am showing a short video at the beginning of each class of a significant event or person. Most topics have been local...for those interested in baseball you all should check out this documentary:
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What better time to be teaching the Stock Market Crash of 1929, market manipulation and the dangers of buying on margin. Next week: The New Deal. As @chucktaft would say...'Why does this matter?'
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Using Chuck Taft suggestion of using local history to help teach the broad themes of the 1920s. Theme one BUSINESS SPECULATION - local tie Florida land boom - fcit.usf.edu/florida/lesson… and Theme two: RACE - local tie Ocoee 1920 Massacre docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Thank you to the awesome Amanda Sandoval 💛 for the Women’s Suffrage Break Out suffragettes.webnode.com! We finished the semester on WWI and used the first couple days back to look at social changes from WWI and used it as bridge to the 1920s. Kids loved it and learned a lot.

8th grade historians learned about the impact of the abolition movement and the obstacles that these individual abolitionists faced in an Abolitionist Hall of Fame activity. Big shout out to Chuck Taft @peterborony for the inspiration.

Is this too obvious to point out? As challenging as online teaching has been this year, we've done it on a foundation of in-person relationships we spent seven months building in real classrooms. Next year we may not be working off that foundation.

For anyone working from home with kids at home...

Mr. Wetzel Dan Wetzel , Would you be willing to discuss the 1966 National Championship game with 3 historians from Lake Highland Prep? Your perspective would be invaluable - they loved your book! Alex Hujik, teacher Orlando Florida

Mr. Lewisohn @markLewisohn would you be willing to chat with a few 8th grade historians about the Beatles? Your historical perspective would be incredibly valuable! Thanks for any consideration - Alex Hujik, teacher, Orlando

Ms. Williams Vanessa Williams
- would you be willing to chat/email a couple of 8th grade historians about your career and challenges? I'm sure your personal perspective would be incredibly valuable! Thanks for any consideration - Alex Hujik, teacher, Orlando