"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophy.."
William Shakespeare in Hamlet

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE FMF JAPAN TRIP, Learning in Japan,CLICK HERE
ALL ABOUT OUR NORWAY TRIP CLICK HERE
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Southern Trinity High School, Mad River, California, USA
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The purpose of this site is to provide students, parents, and friends with information that might be interesting and/or useful in understanding what happens in my classes at Southern Trinity High School which is part of Trinity County Schools in Trinity County, California.
For more information about our Southern Trinity community, check out the Ruth Lake Community Services District page.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Course outlines 
Links for sites of interest to parents about schools
Important Links for students
My personal philosophy of teaching and learning
Archives
My grading policy
FMF Japan trip
 Personal stuff

    For comments or questions contact: Peggy Wheeler

Course outlines

Arts and Cultures
Speech and Drama
English III
English IV
Senior Project
        Senior Projects 2000 archive


Links for sites of interest to parents about schools

        Partnership for family involvement in education
        The Alliance for Parental Involvement in Education
        Reading Improvement  -- suggested programs to help your kids
        Publications for parents -- several categories of help sources
        The Teaching of Reading  --  site is designed for teachers, but parents can learn as well
        Educational CyberPlayground -- a fun "learner" friendly (new to computers) environment for families
        California Department of Education -- how to read your student's STAR test results
        2001 Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid page -- Designed to offer college bound students,  parents, and counselors easy access to information on:  colleges and universities throughout the United States, free college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation tips, and more.
        See also: Counselor's Corner on the ST Home page
        Single Parenting Network   You're not alone
        Parent's Guide to helping your kid in school
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Important Links for students

Search Engines
Learn the basics of search engines; what they are, how they operate, whom they serve.  Also, you will find tips and reports of numerous search engines' performance and comptence.
        Google.com - a really good search engine
        Metacrawler - a dependable search engine
        Dogpile.com - you'll like this one too
If you need help composing an effective search strategy, or are having trouble finding good information try the following:
        Search Strategies

English related (writing and inspiration)
        Homework help - Study skills
        Poem of the Day
        Favorite Poem Project a site by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky
        Poetry 180 regarding newly appointed (2001) Poet Laureate, Billy Collins
        Bibliography assistance - reference citation
        Grammar Help - Big Dog's Grammar Page
        More Grammar Help
        The lives of and links to: FAMOUS AUTHORS
        Shakespeare's Globe theatre
       2,000 articles, files, poetry, fiction and assorted other published writings
        Do-it-yourself grammar lessons
        Research MLA

Recommended reading lists
        General Interest
        Young Adult titles for recreational reading
        More Young Adult titles
        The English Teacher's Reading List

The Arts and Cultures
        Famous Art Works and links
        Artswire lots of great art links
        Museums of the World
        Mythology - everything you always wanted to know
        Music - old songs from 50's,60's and 70's on RealAudio
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My personal philosophy of teaching and learning



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Archives (work done by previous students and classes)

Senior Projects 1999
The Cannery Row Project by English III students in 1999
Academic Challenge Team 1998-99
Senior Trip to Catalina Class of 1998
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My grading policy


Personal stuff
My Hobbies: Gardening
                     Textile art
                     Reading
                   Traveling:
                      CANADA -- Summer 1990
                      MEXICO -- Easter 1995
                               We were visiting our Project Amigo Friends, Ted y Susan
                      THAILAND July 1998
                          temple ruins
                          river through Bangkok
                          steps of a wat
                     IOWA -- summer 1999:  Norwegian-American Bygdelag Centennial, Decorah, Iowa, &
                                Family ancestry research in Pottawattami County, Iowa
                                     (Find out more about this by going to the Bygdelag Home Page or "What is a Bygdelag?")
                                     (And here is the site for our "lag" -- Rogalandslag.)
                             Photo of Rogalandslag banner.
                             Photo of Wheeler Grove Cemetery
                     IDAHO -- Christmas 1998 family photo
                     JAPAN -- Nov. 1999
                     NORWAY Trip, summer 2000 -- more than you'll ever want to know -- many photos & pages of travelogue.
                     OREGON COAST, August 2001

           My cats: Willa CATher and Kate Choppin'

Family:  Husband's geneology projects (genealogy website)
            Husband's car hobby (Sunbeam Alpines)
            Tomo Restaurant (son Richard)
                   Cafe Tomo
            Kent's Quality Gardening (photo of son Kent)
            K. Patrick Wheeler (son Kirk's consulting business - web site currently off line)
               "Alpineing in San Francisco" - comments on the joy of driving an Alpine
               His Sunbeam Alpine
               Photo outside his home
            Cheryl's cat shelter project. (URL for Cause-4-Paws web site coming soon.)
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