Thursday, March 31, 2011
Presidents Island Lecture Series!
This year in AP United States History, the AP class started the Presidents Island Lecture Series. During each semester one person gave a 30 minute lecture on a historical American. The person who presented in the Fall had a helper the presented in the Winter. The lecture series was a huge success with almost 200 total people in attendance. Presidents Island Fall Lecture Series Lecture 1: Presenter - Somalia Ford Helper - Nick Wilson Date - 23 September 2010 Historical Figure - Benjamin Franklin Total Number of Guests - 17 Lecture 2: Presenter - Ashanti Pollard Helper - Tiearny Parson Date - 30 September 2010 Historical Figure - Abigail Adams Total number of People - 20 Lecture 3: Presenter - Niccarria Dent Helper - Megan Givens Date - 7 October 2010 Historical Figure - Andrew Jackson Total Number of Guests - 20 Lecture 4: Presenter - Kierica Jackson Helper - Tanisha Moore Date - 14 October 2010 Historical Figure - Sojourner Truth Total Number of Guests - 10 Lecture 5: Presenter - Anthony Hawkins Helper - Richard Duncan Date - 21 October 2010 Historical Figure - Abraham Lincoln Total Number of Guests - 18 Lecture 6: Presenter - Kedarius Austin Helper - Mahalia Logan Date - 28 October 2010 Historical Figure - Princess Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins Total Number of Guests - 12 Presidents Island Winter Lecture Series Lecture 1: Presenter - Richard Duncan Helper - Anthony Hawkins Date - 27 January 2011 Historical Figure - Henry Ford Total Number of Guests - 15 Lecture 2: Presenter - Tiearny Parson Helper - Ashanti Pollard Date - 3 February 2011 Historical Figure - W. E. B. Du Bois Total Number of Guests - 16 Lecture 3: Presenter - Megan Givens Helper - Niccarria Dent Date - 24 February 2011 Historical Figure - Rachel Carson Total Number of Guests - 25 Lecture 4: Presenter - Mahalia Logan Helper - Kedarius Austin Date - 24 February 2011 Historical Figure - Helen Keller Total Number of Guests - 16 Lecture 5: Presenter - Nick Wilson Helper - Somalia Ford Date - 3 March 2011 Historical Figure - Elvis Presley Total Number of Guests - 21 AP QUESTION TIME!!!!!!! What did you learn regerding the education of a Historical American that you can Apply to your life? Be specific.
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great post as usual!
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I learned that any handicaps that you may have doesn't have to get in the way of your education.
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