From Fiestas to Homecoming. Capital High School during homecoming was chaotic but under control. We moved from 55 minute periods to 1 1/2 hour periods for 3 days. The length of time certainly makes a difference in the classroom. and what with 5 classes of 27 students average, it gives more prep time. The entire school enjoyed some fun activities and games like pie eating contests, tug of war, musical chairs, the senior survival challenge etc. In my US Government class, we have been covering some interesting topics since the start of the new school year. Among them are September 11th and the fallout from the Afghani and Iraq War. Also separation of powers and checks and balances as set forth in the
Constitution and the erosion of habeas corpus through Presidential powers. First with the Supreme Court ruling on the Guantanamo Prisoners and now with the unprecedented powers approved by the Congress for the President. The senior class students are circumspect but quite decided about two things: they do not like the war and they feel the US is very fragmented and disunited. Their community and even the classroom has
many differences represented but in the entire global scheme, they are much alike in heritage (hispanic) and comforts (american). I posted all my grades yesterday--worked a 60 hour week to get it done. There is snow on Santa Fe mt. and ice on my windshield but the garden still has the pond running and
Mr. Turtle is somewhere hidden under a rock for a while. Some friends and I went high up to The
White Rock overlook to see the Rio Grande, Black Mesa and of course for a short trip to Valle Grande (a dormant volcano) and Bandelier which is celebrating its 90th birthday. Bandelier is an ancient Anasazi Ruins where cliff dwellers resided for years before they disappeared and their offspring emerged in the Cochiti Pueblo and surrounding areas. The winter is definitely upon us as the minute the sun goes down
the temperature drops almost twenty degrees. The mornings are crisp and clear though and the sunsets can be fabulous. The view from Mesa Verde reveals the aspens turning a bit yellow and the Santa Fe Ski Basin (though it had snow on it last week) is now
covered with yellow and green aspens and evergreens and pinons. The Santa Fean chile festivals are in full swing. This is a local pasttime that surpasses any other.
Chiles green or red are de rigeur. They are roasted or in a sauce on everything. The Indian Summer is bringing warm days but chilly nights, magnificent sunrises and lots of yellows and greens. We are waiting for the first snowfall which usually occurs in October. Hopefully this year, I will be able to ski 16 miles from my house. Otherwise, I will go back to Steamboat Springs where my nieces live in Colorado to get in some great skiing.
Constitution and the erosion of habeas corpus through Presidential powers. First with the Supreme Court ruling on the Guantanamo Prisoners and now with the unprecedented powers approved by the Congress for the President. The senior class students are circumspect but quite decided about two things: they do not like the war and they feel the US is very fragmented and disunited. Their community and even the classroom has many differences represented but in the entire global scheme, they are much alike in heritage (hispanic) and comforts (american). I posted all my grades yesterday--worked a 60 hour week to get it done. There is snow on Santa Fe mt. and ice on my windshield but the garden still has the pond running and 
Mr. Turtle is somewhere hidden under a rock for a while. Some friends and I went high up to The 
White Rock overlook to see the Rio Grande, Black Mesa and of course for a short trip to Valle Grande (a dormant volcano) and Bandelier which is celebrating its 90th birthday. Bandelier is an ancient Anasazi Ruins where cliff dwellers resided for years before they disappeared and their offspring emerged in the Cochiti Pueblo and surrounding areas. The winter is definitely upon us as the minute the sun goes down
the temperature drops almost twenty degrees. The mornings are crisp and clear though and the sunsets can be fabulous. The view from Mesa Verde reveals the aspens turning a bit yellow and the Santa Fe Ski Basin (though it had snow on it last week) is now covered with yellow and green aspens and evergreens and pinons. The Santa Fean chile festivals are in full swing. This is a local pasttime that surpasses any other. 
Chiles green or red are de rigeur. They are roasted or in a sauce on everything. The Indian Summer is bringing warm days but chilly nights, magnificent sunrises and lots of yellows and greens. We are waiting for the first snowfall which usually occurs in October. Hopefully this year, I will be able to ski 16 miles from my house. Otherwise, I will go back to Steamboat Springs where my nieces live in Colorado to get in some great skiing.
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