National History Day

So I spent a little of my Saturday at Decorah Middle School checking out the regional history day. I thought it was really interesting since my school never did anything like this, I thought maybe it was just an Iowa thing but looking online and through the booklet I got while I was there I found out it's a nationally link event. I thought it was really great that so many middle schoolers work as individuals and also as groups in order to produce such great work. There were so many different sorts of projects these kids did, ranging from huge tri folds to historical papers and websites. Many of these students incorporated technology in their projects which I thought was awesome, they had some really great ideas. The theme this year was 'The Individual In History', many students chose people like Elvis and Henry Ford and others found people a little less glorified that many people may have never heard. No matter who they chose I think everyone did really great at portraying their individual and their accomplishment that made them an individual in history.

Administrator Panel

We had the pleasure of Steve Chambless coming to speak to us and answering questions about his experiences in the education system. Steve has been working in the education system for 41 years and has done everything from teaching in a classroom to being the superintendent of schools. I though hearing his history was really awesome because not only has he been everywhere on the chain of command but he's done so in multiple states. I thought it was really interesting that he did some work in the school district near my home back when it was a nothing town years ago. The schools he was in are nowhere near what they used to be and hearing what it was like while he was there was just so interesting. I can only hope I can have such a great amount to share years down the road.