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One Act Play - Making History, State 2008 

The Imaginary Invalid

State Honors:

Tech Award – Allison O’Banion

Hon. Mention Cast – Chad Kelley

All Star Cast – Greg Geistmann

Thanks for all the support at state!!  We appreciate all the people that traveled to Austin to support our endeavors!!

For more information contact Sherran Geistmann, Ballinger High School, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Read an article published April 29, 2008 at GoSanangelo.com regarding the One-Act Play Team.
 

Our Global Dreamers collaboration started two years ago when I was invited to join Marsha Goren, a teacher in Israel, in a Holocaust Memorial project. Global Dreamers are a group of students from all over the world who work together on various school projects. Our students at BJHS have partnered with them on several units, and they have learned much about the students in Israel. They have discovered that they are not so different from students half way around the world. In fact, they are quite similar! The reaction is always the same every year. They are amazed that the kids in Israel watch the same TV shows, play the same computer games, and listen to the same music as the kids in Ballinger!

The Holocaust Memorial is so important. It is our most important collaborative work because we address the issue of tolerance. Our students start learning about tolerance in my class when we study the Civil Rights movement. We learn about hate, and how it destroys society. We look at the ladder of prejudice and examine our own lives, families, school, and community. We ask ourselves, “Are we tolerant of other people when they are different from us?”

Becoming a Global Dreamer has enriched and impacted my life and the lives of those I teach. We have learned to value others despite our differences, and to look upon a person’s heart to find that value. I hope all of you who look at our student’s work for the Holocaust Memorial will appreciate how important tolerance really is.

Blessings,
Elaine Brevard

“I think Global Dreamers is a pretty cool thing!”  -Nazareth Lara

“Learning so much about people of another country is wonderful. I enjoyed learning about Purim. It is similar to our Halloween.”  -Nora Rangel

“It is so interesting!” Mary Tapia

To view student work from this project please click the following link:  http://www.globaldreamers.org/holocaust/2008/ballinger.html 

Each year the Ballinger Elementary PTO sponsors a fall and spring can drive to offset playground funds.  The Spring Can Drive was held Wednesday, April 16 and raised a total of 2,410 lbs.  The winning class will recieve a trip to the park and the top ten will receive a reward in their classrooms.  Congratulations to the following classes:

Top Ten Can Drive Winners:  Total lbs BES 2410lbs

The picture included is Ms. Sanderson's Pre-K class celebrating in front of the cans when they found out they won a trip to the park!  They raised a total of 281 pounds.  A special thanks to the PTO, Mr. Herbie Dankworth, the parent volunteers who worked the can drive, and everyone who contributed their cans!  The can drive was a huge success!