I BLEED Black and Orange!!! Last year they made a video about Booker T. It is truly AMAZING!!! If you have never seen this please watch! It does not disappoint! And I am it!
It is my 21st year at the Hive! I bleed black and orange!!!! I started working at the Hive in 2005. Feels like yesterday, but was so long ago! Here are some of the reasons I love Booker T:
1. The Pride and the Tradition
Mr. Hornet 2024 and I
Miss Hornet 2024 and I
This is Miss Hornet and Mr. Hornet and I from last year. They were both in my class, and I ADORE them! Mr. Hornet even gave me a shout out at the Coronation. I LOVE the traditions of Booker T! I am so glad teachers cannot vote in Mr. and Miss Hornet. I usually know all the candidates, and love them all!
Two years ago my fifth hour won door decorating contest! We were so happy!
I love Homecoming and Spirit Weeks, and dressing up! My wardrobe is all black and orange! This Homecoming 2013! I love that students participate and go all out! That really impressed me as a teacher!
2. Being a Class Sponsor - Class of 2010
The 2010 Nominees for Mr. and Miss Hornet Fall 2009
My 2nd year I became the Class Sponsor of 2010. Being involved with Booker T is good for students and teachers! Royce Anderson was Mr. Hornet, and TPS made a video about him. Listen to his advice to future Hornets! I completely agree! Be involved - it deepens your love for Booker T!
Being the Class Sponsor of the Class of 2010 was the best decision ever! I got to know them, and 11 years later we had a mini reunion, and the love was still there! They will always have my heart! This year we have organized a 15 year Reunion!
3. I took students to Europe 3 Times
Paris 2007
Paris 2007
Rome 2008
I have done 3 trips to Europe with Booker T. students! I am such an advocate for traveling! See the world - the world is so much bigger than Tulsa, OK!!! It was pure joy showing them the world!
4. Supporting Students
Booker T students are rock stars! I ADORE you! I would move mountains for you! Love watching you guys grow and learn! I truly enjoy coming to school every day! I have the best JOB on the planet!!
Class of 2024 - I will miss these two so much!!!! They were in my APUSH class when they were sophomores.
Class of 2024 - I will miss seeing him in the halls saying hello!
Class of 2015 - These two have my heart!
2023 - Cheering on my APUSH Students before the Exam started.
This amazing girl was in my Advisory for 4 years! So happy for her!
This was the NSU Graduation - Spring 2023. I adore this girl to the moon and back! So when she invited me to her college graduation - of course I said yes! Her future is SO BRIGHT!!!
If you go to Booker T - you MUST know who Wayman Tisdale is! He went to Booker T, in the 1980s, and became an NBA player and successful musician. He is so FAMOUS that ESPN made a documentary about his life! It is AMAZING - you need to watch!
I believe the BEST part is the life lessons you can get from watching this! Wayman Tisdale was a HORNET and sn INSPIRATIONAL person! He died from Cancer in 2009. As someone living with MS - if I have a bad day I LOVE to watch because he is always positive and smiling! He also reminds us to follow our passions and believe in ourselves!
If you are a HORNET, and do not know who Wayman Tisdale is - WATCH this!
Since 2005 I have asked students after they took the AP Exam what do they wish they would have known. They all said in some form or fashion they wish they would have studied more! I do not want you to have that regret! We are days away from the Exam - if this test matters to you and you want that college credit you MUST prioritize studying!
We are 12 days away from the Exam. One thing students always get confused is the Columbian Exchange the Triangular Trade. I hear they are the same thing, but they are NOT!
The Columbian Exchange is Unit 1 - 1491 to 1607.
It is when the Spanish (Europeans) exchange between the Native Americans. They exchanged animals, plants, cultural life, and diseases. The exchange had positive and negative effects. The most positive impact for Native Americans is the introduction of the horse. The most positive impact for the Spanish is the introduction of New World Foods. It saved the European population. The worst impact was disease. The worst one being Small Pox.
The Triangular Trade in Unit 2 - 1607 to 1754
Unit 2 is all about England and Colonial Trade. The Triangular Trade was established. Know the differences!
There are some GREAT Vietnam movies. Most are Rated R so get permission from your parents before you watch. The BIG thing you need to know is the Home Front and protests. But these movies will give you a great visual/image of what our troops went through in the jungles of Vietnam.
Civil Disobedience was on full display this weekend. An estimated 3.5 Million Americans assembled and rallied against Trump and Musk. That is what is hard about America! Everyone has a voice and the constitutional right to assemble and protest even if you do not like it.
Henry David Thoreau wrote and came up with the idea of Civil Disobedience. Non Violent Resistance. Thoreau was upset about the Mexican American War, and refused to pay his taxes. He did not want to give one dime to the war so he did not pay his taxes. He was thrown into jail. Do NOT forget there are consequences for your actions!
Here are some famous Disobedience moments:
Sit - ins of the 1960s
Dr. King Jr. went to prison 29 times!
This Saturday, April 5th, at the Hands Off Rally! Americans participate in their democracy:
This is an AMAZING movie about the 3 extraordinary women who helped NASA get John Glenn to space only using their minds to perform complicated mathematical equations! Watch if you have not!
The below poster is Rosie the Riveter from WW2 is encouraging Women they CAN work a man's job! Most working men fought in WW2 - America needed women to work their jobs!
