Hunger Games Tribute Party

Thanks to the Target Bakery department for their creative cake!

HUNGER GAMES FINAL WRAP-UP

TRAINING CENTER DAY 3

District +Tributes	This Week’s Event	Attributes	Approval Ratings Day 1       Day 2     Day 3     Total
District 1: Jessie and Mason	Food Gathering in the Wild	Cunning	17             22              39        65
District 2: Lindsay and Rolando	Sprinting Speed	Agility	26             20              46        70
District 3: Rachel and Drew	Forging Alliances	Charm	24             21             45         66
District 4: Morgan and Sam	Weight Lifting	Strength	21             27             48         71
District 7: Isabel and Hayes	Alliance +Knots	Cunning	11             21             32         58
District 8: Maddie and Jake	*SPECIAL EVENT + Gaining Sponsors	Charm + Strength	18             25              43        58
District 10: Amanda and Dobbs	Mentor Guidance	Charm	22             20              42        72
District 11: Janine and Austin	Eye-Catching Attire	Charm	19             23              42         65
District 12: Emily and Nick	Tracking + Alliance	Agility	19             19              38         64

In the final day in the Training Center, Amanda Wolfbauer and Dobbs DeCorsey edged out the competition by ONE point using their charm in the Mentor Guidance event. What an exciting finish to the CHS Hunger Games Training Days game.  Thanks to all the students for participating and having a great time with it! 

DAY 2 in the Training Center

 

TRAINING CENTER DAY 2

It was an intense day in the Tribute Training Center on Day 2 of the CHS Hunger Games Training Days Game!   Anything can happen at this point, but here is the progress of each district so far:

District +Tributes	This Week’s Event	Attributes	Approval Ratings Day 1  Day 2    Total
District 1: Jessie and Mason	Fire Starting	Agility	17          22           39
District 2: Lindsay and Rolando	Swordplay	Strength	26          20           46
District 3: Rachel and Drew	Alliance + Forging Alliances	Charm	24          21           45
District 4: Morgan and Sam	Audience Sympathy	Charm	21          27           48
District 7: Isabel and Hayes	Alliance +Long Distance Running	Strength	11          21           32
District 8: Maddie and Jake	Mentor Guidance	Charm	18          25           43
District 10: Amanda and Dobbs	Spears	Strength	22          20           42
District 11: Janine and Austin	SPECIAL EVENT: Tributes’ Dinner	Alliances	19          23           42
District 12: Emily and Nick	Climbing	Agility	19          19           38

DISTRICT 1 REPORT:  Careers Jessie and Mason didn’t miss a beat, using their agility attributes to score well in the Fire Starting event.  They increased their approval rating from last week, raising their score to an overall rating of 39 points.

DISTRICT 2 REPORT:  Lindsay and Rolando faced a Swordplay event, and their attributes of Strength enabled them to score well in front of the Gamemakers, giving them a total approval rating of 46 after Day 2 in the Training Center.

DISTRICT 3 REPORT:  The attributes of Charm and ability to forge alliances worked in the favor of tributes, Rachel and Drew.  They have achieved a total of 45 approval rating points thus far.

DISTRICT 4 REPORT: Morgan and Sam’s attributes of Charm proved valuable once again as they scored an outstanding 27 points in the Audience Sympathy event.  This enabled them to move ahead to the top approval rating score of 48 points after Day 2 in the Training Center!

DISTRICT 7 REPORT:  Strength, skill in long distance running, and their alliance assisted Isabel and Hayes in playing “catch up” after their struggles on Day 1 in the Training Center.  This team now stands at an approval rating of 32.

DISTRICT 8 REPORT:  Maddie and Jake’s talents in Mentor Guidance and their attributes of Charm once again worked in their favor on Day 2 just as well as it did on Day 1. This team forged ahead to receive a total approval rating of 43 so far.

DISTRICT 10 REPORT:  Amanda and Dobbs remained in the favor of the Gamemakers by using their attributes of Strength to score well in a Spears event on Day 2, increasing their overall approval rating to 42 points!

DISTRICT 11 REPORT:  Janine and Austin had the fortune of being invited to a Special Event:  A Tribute’s Dinner!  Their alliance was a valuable strength in the eyes of the Gamemakers, raising this team’s approval rating to a total of 42 after Day 2.  

DISTRICT 12 REPORT:  The attribute of Agility used in a Climbing event assisted Emily and Nick in doubling their approval rating to a total score of 38 after Day 2.  The Gamemakers were very impressed!

The Final Day in the Training Center, Day 3, will take place next week.  Anything can happen as the Tributes face the Gamemakers one last time to determine which team will achieve the highest approval rating and would be deemed as most likely to win the CHS Hunger Games!  May the odds be ever in your favor!

CHS HUNGER GAMES TRAINING DAY 1

TRAINING CENTER DAY 1

It was an active day in the Tribute Training Center on Day 1 of the CHS Hunger Games Training Days Game!   Here is the progress of each District so far:

District +Tributes	Event	Attributes	Approval Rating
District 1: Jessie and Mason	Spears	Strength	17
District 2: Lindsay and Rolando	Climbing	Agility	26
District 3: Rachel and Drew	SPECIAL EVENT: Performance for the Gamemakers	Agility Strength	24
District 4: Morgan and Sam	Alliance + Forging Alliances	Charm	21
District 7: Isabel and Hayes	First Aid	Cunning	11
District 8: Maddie and Jake	Mentor Guidance	Charm	18
District 10: Amanda and Dobbs	General Physical Fitness	Strength	22
District 11: Janine and Austin	Personality	Charm	19
District 12: Emily and Nick	Technology	Cunning	19

DISTRICT 1 REPORT:  Careers Jessie and Mason held their own against the younger Tributes, scoring an outstanding approval rating of 17 in the Spears Event.  Their attribute of strength kept them moving and put the spears right on target.

DISTRICT 2 REPORT:  The attribute of Agility served Lindsay and Rolando well as they received the highest approval rating of 26 in a Climbing event on Day 1 in the Training Center.

DISTRICT 3 REPORT:  The odds were definitely in the favor of both Rachel and Drew as they were selected to perform for the Gamemakers on the first day in the Training Center!  They achieved points in both Agility and Strength to receive an approval rating of 24!

DISTRICT 4 REPORT: Morgan and Sam’s attribute of Charm proved valuable as they were selected to receive points for both their alliance and their ability to forge alliances!  They are in the middle of the pack with an approval rating of 21.

DISTRICT 7 REPORT: Isabel and Hayes just couldn’t catch a break even from the roll of the die as they were selected for a First Aid event, but the attribute of Cunning helped them achieve an approval rating of 11.

DISTRICT 8 REPORT:  Maddie and Jake were chosen for a Mentor Guidance Event where their attribute of Charm supported their efforts, and gained them an approval rating of 18 on the first day.

DISTRICT 10 REPORT:  The General Physical Fitness event was chosen for Amanda and Dobbs where their Strength attribute played out in their favor, giving them an approval rating of 21.

DISTRICT 11 REPORT:  The odds were in the favor of Janine and Austin as they were chosen to compete in a Personality event.  Since Charm was their attribute, they were able to achieve a 19 as their approval rating.

DISTRICT 12 REPORT:  A Technology event was chosen for Emily and Nick on the first day.  Their attribute of Cunning supported their efforts in achieving an approval rating of 19, tying with District 11.

Happy Teen Read Week!

Celebrate reading for fun, Chaska High!  Stop in to the Media Center and pick up a great new book, and while you're here enter our prize drawings.  What's your favorite way to read?  Book?  Magazine?  Newspaper?  Audiobook?  Ebook?  If you win one of our fabulous prizes - Barnes and Noble gift cards, iTunes cards, or an autographed copy of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - you'll get a choice in what you want to read for pleasure.  Stock up for the long EdMN weekend!

Vote soon for Teens' Top Ten!

There is still time (until Sept. 16th) to participate in the voting for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten books for 2011.  Click on this link to let your voice be heard:

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.cfm

Maggie Stiefvater author visit at the Wild Rumpus!

I could hardly wait to meet Maggie Stiefvater, author of my latest favorite books, Shiver, Linger, and Forever!  Imagine my surprise and delight to see some Chaska High School students gathered at the Wild Rumpus book store in Minneapolis, as well!  After hearing Maggie address the crowd in the first few minutes of her presentation, I could easily see how she is such a super writer - she is a major story teller!  She shared several humorous anecdotes with us, including a fascinating story of how she traveled to Hungary to spend time with wolves trained for movies.  She arrived in Minnesota in her infamous blue Camaro with Shiver license plates as she traveled the country on her book tour "road trip" with author friend, Tessa Gratton.  Gave her a copy of this posted photo I took of her book "lingering" in the paws of the bronze wolf sculpture at the MN Landscape Arboretum.  Definitely looking forward to having brunch with Maggie at the upcoming AASL Conference in Minneapolis in October.