Welcome to the 2008-09 School Year
Welcome to the 2008-09 school year. I hope you all had a wonderful summer and feel refreshed as we begin another year of school at Clifton Central. For those of you who I have not met yet, my name is Rebecca Swigert and this will be . . . read more
Shrovetide Festival was fun.
My World History Honors class had fun the other day when we swapped rooms with Ms. Fink, the foods teacher, so that we could have our own Shrovetide Festival. Shrovetide was the name for the Russian festival that kicked off Lent. (our . . . read more
WHH heading to Springfield
Tour WWI & WWII Poster Exhibit
On Friday, April 11, my World History Honors class will be traveling to Springfield to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The library currently has a WWI and WWII propaganda poster exhibit. Officials at . . . read more
Youth Government Day in Springfield
Five students participate in event
On Saturday, April 5, five students and myself participated in the annual Youth Government Day at the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. The event is sponsored by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute through Southern Illinois . . . read more
FAIRY TALES COMING SOON
DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 13!
Both of my Psychology classes have been working hard over the past few weeks to construct their own version of some of the more popular fairy tales. Students picked their own story, reread it, and have been busy at work rewriting the . . . read more
End of Quarter Update
Parent Teacher Conferences
Welcome Parents, Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit with your child’s teachers. The following is a brief synopsis of what we are doing in each of my classes. . . . read more
Sociology Class Tours the World
8th Hour researches other cultures
A few weeks ago, my 8th hour Sociology class concluded the cultures/socialization unit by partnering up and choosing a less popular country. Students then spent a few days in the library researching various cultural universals and . . . read more
Psych Class Visits the 7th Grade!
Psych 2A and 3A create moral dilemmas
Last week, students worked hard to prepare their own unique moral dilemmas. This assignment came after an extensive unit on various psychologists' theories, specifically Lawrence Kohlberg and his theory on moral development. According to . . . read more
Psych Class Needs Help
From parents of course!
Many of you were approached by your child last week with an interest in their birth weight, length, date of first step, etc. This quest for information was not random; they were asked to find their personal information out as we compared . . . read more
Welcome to the 2007-08 School Year
Ms. Swigert's Introduction
Hello Everyone, My name is Rebecca Swigert and I am a 4 th year teacher at CHS. It is hard to believe that I have been here for 3 years already, but I have thoroughly enjoyed almost every minute of it! The . . . read more
