Hunt PTO Update 3/6/2013

Welcome back to school!  Hoping that all Hunt families enjoyed the long February break.  Don't blink - April vacation is right around the corner...

Thank you to Burlington voters for PASSING the 2013-2014 school budget!

City of Burlington - School Budget

Options	Votes
Yes	2740
No	2033

Please click on Channel 17 Town Meeting Television for many more important results for the city of Burlington:

https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/elections/results/town-meeting-day-2013#city-of-burlington 

The Hunt Middle School March newsletter is now available online:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0OT5BU2b--4ZTBSLXUyYk45MGM/edit?usp=sharing 

Enjoy!

Update from Team Phoenix:

In February, Team Phoenix enjoyed two field trips.  Mid month we traveled to the Flynn and watched a play about Rosa Parks.  This fitted in wonderfully with Mr. Rock's teachings about her important work.  Then, right before vacation, we went bowling to spend some quality team time together.  You can't have a bad time bowling and all of us, adults and students alike, were fashionistas in our bowling shoes.

Many, many thanks to the PTO for covering the bus fees for these two trips.  These outings really brightened up our school days.

Team Phoenix

Read Superintendent Collins' latest Blog entry at the link below!

Superintendent Jeanne Collins' Blog was updated on March 1st.   Please read to get the latest news on what's happening across the district!

http://collinsj.wordpress.com/  

Pajama Game Set Building!  

Join us for set building on Saturday, March 23, in the Hunt Middle School auditorium from 9-4.  This is always a fun event and it's great to see your work come alive on-stage during the performance night. Come for whatever part your can.

Bring:  paintbrushes (labeled), tools (cordless drills with philips bits), and/or old clothes for painting.

Highlights include -

• Building/painting  a vintage coke machine, refrigerator, sewing machines
• Creating a knife-throwing special effect  (who will volunteer to test that one?)
• Creating a pajama factory out of plywood and 2 x 4's!

All are welcome - Whether or not you have a child in the play, we would love your participation!

RSVPs and questions to Alex Messinger alex.messinger@gmail.com or 373 0178

Many props are still needed to be borrowed 

for the play!

Do you have some items at home you could LEND out to play organizers?  Here is a list of props needed. 

dictaphone

rolling tables w/sewing machines on them

2 or 3 laundry carts (could ask drycleaners)

fabric

boxes w/pjs in them

accounting ledger w/lock and key on a string

various sizes of packages

typewriter

kitchen props (pots, pans, etc)

card tables w/fake picnic food

pocket watch for Hines

baseball gloves (enough for The Kids) and one bat

tennis racket, swimming towel

various little things like notebook, pencils, pencil stands, artificial candles, bags for bagged lunches, fake throwing knives for carnival

Please contact Kim at khunt@bsdvt.org if you can help!

February Hunt PTO meeting update

The Capstone Project allows 7/8 grade students the opportunity to pursue a topic of personal interest. It also allows them to learn in and from the community and to share that learning with the rest of us once it’s completed!

“What kinds of topics can you choose?” 

Let your imagination run free! What do you want to learn more about? What can you learn about & from the community around you?

“What are the requirements?”

The Capstone Project does take a real commitment. Once you choose a topic and an advisor, you need to get right to it—begin your community learning and then document the learning. We will also help you connect with a mentor in the community. There are meetings with your advisor and mentor along the way. The final expectation is a formal presentation of your learning.

“How do I begin?”

Fill out the initial “Application/Commitment Form” and “Permission Form” with your parents, and turn the forms in to Mrs. Pawlusiak. After that, you’ll need to find an advisor—Mrs. Pawlusiak can help! Your advisor, Mrs. Pawlusiak or Mrs. Sutton will help you find a community mentor knowledgeable in your area of interest!


Interested students will have a staff advisor and they will be connected with a mentor in the Burlington community. Students must have their applications in by March 11. Work on the project continues through mid-May and there will be presentations at the end of May. Questions can be directed to Diane Pawlusiak in the library or to Jennifer Sutton, Community Outreach Coordinator.  

Additional Capstone Project documents are pasted at the end of this Blog and can be emailed to you directly by either Mrs. Pawlusiak or Mrs. Sutton.

The Hunt PAWS Program

Hunt rolled out the PAWS program at the last assembly!

Hunt rolled out the PAWS program at the last school assembly. The acronym PAWS stands for students being respectful, safe hard-working and positive. Teachers and staff are on the lookout for students following PAWS values. Students have the opportunity to earn PAWS cards which can be turned in for a weekly raffle. In the first week, Hunt teachers and staff handed out a total out 351 cards.

More computers coming to Hunt!

1:1 computing starts next fall at HUNT!

Mr. Amato announced that all students will have 1:1 computing starting next fall at Hunt.  Several teams have been piloting having 1:1 computers over the past two years.  At present, Hunt staff are getting professional development in integrating technology each Tuesday - called Tech Tuesday.

Potential Changes to Front Entrance Lobby at Hunt

Mr. Amato talked about the Burlington school district making changes to the front entrance lobby of Hunt. There are preliminary plans that can be viewed, although we are not sure when these changes will take place.  In the meantime, there is discussion about putting video cameras in the lobby and facing the bike racks to reduce the incidence of  theft and vandalism.

Teachers are reviewing data from the NECAP exams and Mr. Amato will share trends and conclusions at the March PTO meeting.

PTO Budget Allocation:

The PTO voted to allocate $400 to help fund the Pajama Game.

The PTO voted to allocate an additional $200 towards community outreach programs

FREE Duct Tape Parenting Seminar on WEDNESDAY!

Duct Tape Parenting Book Tour 

coming to JJ Flynn!

The PTO and Family School Partnership invite Flynn, Hunt and CP Smith families to join parenting expert, Vicki Hoefle, on Wednesday March 6th from 6:30-8pm. Vickie will be offering parenting tips, promoting her new book and inspiring families in raising respectful, responsible and resilient kids. (must tell you that I took a parenting class from her ~5 years ago and her ideas and insight really helped me develop some solid parenting skills - I am a huge fan!) 

There will be FREE childcare, light snacks and books on sale at the talk. This is a great opportunity that you should not miss- we all have a lot to learn! Space is limited, so please sign up in advance by clicking this link: www.vickihoefle.com/jjflynn  Questions? Contact the PTO at flynnschoolpto@gmail.com

Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction coming on March 16th!

The PTO fundraising committee has been working very hard in preparation for our upcoming Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction on March 16th. With breakfast made for you and over $8,000 worth of items up for bid, we are sure this is going to be another memorable and highly successful event.

For an event such as this to be a success many volunteers are necessary. Please contact Tammy Kuypers at Kuypers5@yahoo.com to volunteer for a 2 hour shift. Volunteers will have plenty of time to bid on items and to eat! 

What:  Hunt PTO's Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction

Where:  HMS Cafeteria 

Why:  To raise money for 8th grade graduation, 6th grade orientation picnic, Jr. Iron Chef, school-wide assemblies, financial support to teachers and staff for field trips and supplies, and many other valuable activities and programs for enrichment. 

When: Saturday, 3/16, from 8:30a.m. until 11:30a.m. Bidding closes at 11:30 am. 

Cost:  Pancake Breakfast $6 adult, $4 kids, free for kids under 3, and $15 family of 4.   No entrance fee for auction & you do not have to pay for breakfast to bid on silent auction items (we just hope you will).

Warmly,

Gabi, Susan,Tammy, and Chris

Questions about the auction: Gabi at gamabaumann@burlingtontelecom.net 

Pancake breakfast questions: Susan at susanrutherford@hotmail.com  

Volunteer: Tammy at Kuypers5@yahoo.com

Coffee Break I-89 Fundraiser on Sunday, March 17th

Coffee Break Fundraiser at BOTH Williston rest areas on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th!

The students who will be traveling to Washington, DC and Philadelphia in April have set up a Coffee Break fundraising event on March 17th from 8am to 6pm. The group will have BOTH the northbound and southbound Williston rest areas booked for the day.  

If you are able to donate in any way to this cause, here is what is needed:

• coffee donations
• individually-wrapped baked goods and snacks
• sugar, sugar substitute, creamer, cups, napkins, stirrers and  lids for the coffee cups

Please let Mr. Gagnon know if you can donate by emailing him at  jpgagnon@bsdvt.org.

If you, your friends or family members will be traveling on I-89 on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, PLEASE stop by to say hello and to support our students traveling to Washington and Philadelphia!  

Are you playing a spring sport, running a spring road race or just trying to stay in shape?
If so, we want YOU to run with us!!

RUN TO WASHINGTON, DC!

WHAT: Run 1 mile laps on a course around Hunt Middle School, collectively covering 520 miles!

520 miles = distance from Burlington, VT to Washington, DC!

WHEN: Saturday, April 13th, 2013,    9 AM to 1 PM 

WHY: To raise money for Hunt’s Close Up Washington program which will take students to Washington, D.C. over April break.

HOW: Pay an admission price and run as many laps as you can! 

The GOAL is to reach 520 miles collectively 
(the distance from Burlington to D.C.!) 

Snacks and beverages will be provided for all runners!  Run as much as you want and take as many breaks as you need.


Suggested entry donation: 

Students: $5 

Adults: $8 

Families: $15 max

Very ambitious students could also take DONATION FORMS and ask friends/family for donations per mile!

Contact: Siobhan Donegan or Raysa Ortega

ASDonegan@aol.com or  raysa.ortega@vtmednet.org

Phone: 864-0984

Save the Date...

• March 6th - Duct Tape Parenting Seminar at Flynn
• March 11th - Application Deadline for the Capstone Project
• March 16th - Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction
• March 17th - Coffee Break Fundraiser on I-89 N + S
• March 21 - Hunt PTO Meeting - 6:30pm in the library - note the new time!
• March 22nd - School Dance
• April 13th - Run to Washington!

Capstone Project documents (referenced above)

Hunt Capstone Project Overview
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You may be the perfect person to participate in the

Hunt Capstone Project

You’re the right person if you are

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->ü  <!--[endif]-->Committed

<!--[if !supportLists]-->ü  <!--[endif]-->Independent

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The Capstone Project allows you the opportunity to pursue a topic of personal interest. It also allows you to learn in & from the community and to share your learning with the rest of us once it’s completed.

“What kinds of topics can you choose?”

Let your imagination run free! What do you want to learn more about? What can you learn about & from the community around you?

“What are the requirements?”

The Capstone Project does take a real commitment. Once you choose a topic and an advisor, you need to get right to it—begin your community learning and then document the learning.  We will also help you connect with a mentor in the community. There are meetings with your advisor and mentor along the way. The final expectation is a formal presentation of your learning.

“How do I begin?”

Fill out the initial “Application/Commitment Form” and “Permission Form” with your parents, and turn the forms in to Mrs. Pawlusiak. After that, you’ll need to find an advisor—Mrs. Pawlusiak can help! Your advisor, Mrs. Pawlusiak or Mrs. Sutton will help you find a community mentor knowledgeable in your area of interest!

Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Capstone Project

Choosing a Product

Use this list as a starting point. You may use one or more of these ideas as part of your presentation.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->Write a short story

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.      <!--[endif]-->Write a characterization

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.      <!--[endif]-->Write a computer program

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.      <!--[endif]-->Create a dictionary

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.      <!--[endif]-->Design needlework or quilt

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.      <!--[endif]-->Write a song

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.      <!--[endif]-->Make a speech

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8.      <!--[endif]-->Create a game

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9.      <!--[endif]-->Create a puppet show

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10.  <!--[endif]-->Design an ad campaign

<!--[if !supportLists]-->11.  <!--[endif]-->Make a photo album

<!--[if !supportLists]-->12.  <!--[endif]-->Prepare your work for publication

<!--[if !supportLists]-->13.  <!--[endif]-->Write a letter to the editor

<!--[if !supportLists]-->14.  <!--[endif]-->Draw a cartoon/comic book

<!--[if !supportLists]-->15.  <!--[endif]-->Organize a field trip

<!--[if !supportLists]-->16.  <!--[endif]-->Design a banner or flag

<!--[if !supportLists]-->17.  <!--[endif]-->Write and illustrate a children’s book

<!--[if !supportLists]-->18.  <!--[endif]-->Design and make costumes

<!--[if !supportLists]-->19.  <!--[endif]-->Create a collage

<!--[if !supportLists]-->20.  <!--[endif]-->Make a travel brochure

<!--[if !supportLists]-->21.  <!--[endif]-->Design a plaster of paris model

<!--[if !supportLists]-->22.  <!--[endif]-->Patent an invention

<!--[if !supportLists]-->23.  <!--[endif]-->Design an animated movie

<!--[if !supportLists]-->24.  <!--[endif]-->Write and tape a conversation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->25.  <!--[endif]-->Make a timeline

<!--[if !supportLists]-->26.  <!--[endif]-->Prepare a video

<!--[if !supportLists]-->27.  <!--[endif]-->Write a book report

<!--[if !supportLists]-->28.  <!--[endif]-->Plan, write, and lay out a newspaper

<!--[if !supportLists]-->29.  <!--[endif]-->Write a poem

<!--[if !supportLists]-->30.  <!--[endif]-->Design an experiment

<!--[if !supportLists]-->31.  <!--[endif]-->Put on a demonstration

<!--[if !supportLists]-->32.  <!--[endif]-->Design bumper stickers

<!--[if !supportLists]-->33.  <!--[endif]-->Make a three-dimensional object

<!--[if !supportLists]-->34.  <!--[endif]-->Create a musical instrument

<!--[if !supportLists]-->35.  <!--[endif]-->Design a mask

<!--[if !supportLists]-->36.  <!--[endif]-->Make a coloring book

<!--[if !supportLists]-->37.  <!--[endif]-->Create a filmstrip

<!--[if !supportLists]-->38.  <!--[endif]-->Design an illustration

<!--[if !supportLists]-->39.  <!--[endif]-->Create an advertisement

<!--[if !supportLists]-->40.  <!--[endif]-->Write and perform a skit

<!--[if !supportLists]-->41.  <!--[endif]-->Make a mobile

<!--[if !supportLists]-->42.  <!--[endif]-->Make a collection

<!--[if !supportLists]-->43.  <!--[endif]-->Make a simulation game

<!--[if !supportLists]-->44.  <!--[endif]-->Make an etching

<!--[if !supportLists]-->45.  <!--[endif]-->Create a word-play game

<!--[if !supportLists]-->46.  <!--[endif]-->Make an outline

<!--[if !supportLists]-->47.  <!--[endif]-->Make a display

<!--[if !supportLists]-->48.  <!--[endif]-->Create a radio show

<!--[if !supportLists]-->49.  <!--[endif]-->Create a bulletin board

<!--[if !supportLists]-->50.  <!--[endif]-->Create a slide show

<!--[if !supportLists]-->51.  <!--[endif]-->Teach a lesson/mini-course to others

<!--[if !supportLists]-->52.  <!--[endif]-->Write and produce a play

<!--[if !supportLists]-->53.  <!--[endif]-->Create pantomimes

<!--[if !supportLists]-->54.  <!--[endif]-->Make transparencies

<!--[if !supportLists]-->55.  <!--[endif]-->Write a description

<!--[if !supportLists]-->56.  <!--[endif]-->Write a book

<!--[if !supportLists]-->57.  <!--[endif]-->Create a model

<!--[if !supportLists]-->58.  <!--[endif]-->Write a new law

<!--[if !supportLists]-->59.  <!--[endif]-->Make a mural

<!--[if !supportLists]-->60.  <!--[endif]-->Prepare and conduct a survey

<!--[if !supportLists]-->61.  <!--[endif]-->Carry out an observation/record results

<!--[if !supportLists]-->62.  <!--[endif]-->Formulate a scientific theory

<!--[if !supportLists]-->63.  <!--[endif]-->Videotape a presentation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->64.  <!--[endif]-->Design and create a brochure or flyer

<!--[if !supportLists]-->65.  <!--[endif]-->Start a campaign

<!--[if !supportLists]-->66.  <!--[endif]-->Create a flipbook

<!--[if !supportLists]-->67.  <!--[endif]-->Make a poster

<!--[if !supportLists]-->68.  <!--[endif]-->Write a cookbook

<!--[if !supportLists]-->69.  <!--[endif]-->Make a crossword puzzle

<!--[if !supportLists]-->70.  <!--[endif]-->Create a dance

<!--[if !supportLists]-->71.  <!--[endif]-->Make finger puppets

<!--[if !supportLists]-->72.  <!--[endif]-->Write an editorial

<!--[if !supportLists]-->73.  <!--[endif]-->Promote a cause

<!--[if !supportLists]-->74.  <!--[endif]-->Make a clay sculpture

<!--[if !supportLists]-->75.  <!--[endif]-->Create a paper-mache object

<!--[if !supportLists]-->76.  <!--[endif]-->Draw a map

<!--[if !supportLists]-->77.  <!--[endif]-->Create a painting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->78.  <!--[endif]-->Make a diagram

<!--[if !supportLists]-->79.  <!--[endif]-->Draw a chart

<!--[if !supportLists]-->80.  <!--[endif]-->Do a comparison

<!--[if !supportLists]-->81.  <!--[endif]-->Tape an interview

<!--[if !supportLists]-->82.  <!--[endif]-->Hold a debate

<!--[if !supportLists]-->83.  <!--[endif]-->Write a secret code

<!--[if !supportLists]-->84.  <!--[endif]-->Make a silk screen

<!--[if !supportLists]-->85.  <!--[endif]-->Design a stencil

<!--[if !supportLists]-->86.  <!--[endif]-->Make a terrarium

<!--[if !supportLists]-->87.  <!--[endif]-->Hold a mock trial

<!--[if !supportLists]-->88.  <!--[endif]-->Design a training program

<!--[if !supportLists]-->89.  <!--[endif]-->Produce a calendar

<!--[if !supportLists]-->90.  <!--[endif]-->Hold a competition

<!--[if !supportLists]-->91.  <!--[endif]-->Write a diary

<!--[if !supportLists]-->92.  <!--[endif]-->Hold a celebration

<!--[if !supportLists]-->93.  <!--[endif]-->Make a multi-media project

<!--[if !supportLists]-->94.  <!--[endif]-->Hold a quiz show

<!--[if !supportLists]-->95.  <!--[endif]-->Create a musical composition or song

<!--[if !supportLists]-->96.  <!--[endif]-->Make an audio recording

<!--[if !supportLists]-->97.  <!--[endif]-->Hold a discussion

<!--[if !supportLists]-->98.  <!--[endif]-->Write a news article

<!--[if !supportLists]-->99.  <!--[endif]-->Make an exhibit

100.Write a fairy tale/fable

101.Make a family tree

102.Design building

103.Create greeting cards

104.Make pop-up cards

105.Start an interest club

106.Create a project cube

107.Make up riddles/jokes

108.Create a slogan

109.Circulate a petition

110.Make a blueprint/plan

111.Write an autobiography

112.Create a museum kit

113.Organize a special event

114.Conduct a tour

115.Make up a magazine

116.Create an award

<!--[if !supportLists]-->117.<!--[endif]-->Make a scrapbook

<!--[if !supportLists]-->118.<!--[endif]-->Create a learning center

<!--[if !supportLists]-->119.<!--[endif]-->Invite a presenter to school

<!--[if !supportLists]-->120.<!--[endif]-->Make a computer presentation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->121.<!--[endif]-->Perform some community service

<!--[if !supportLists]-->122.<!--[endif]-->Create a web page

<!--[if !supportLists]-->123.<!--[endif]-->Organize an after-school activity

<!--[if !supportLists]-->124.<!--[endif]-->Come up with your own idea

 

Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Capstone Project

Calendar / Timeline

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->February – Capstone Presentations to Classes and Teams

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->March 11^th – Application/Commitment Form and Parent/Guardian Form due

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->March 15^th – Applications reviewed and selected

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->March 22^nd – Advisors Selected and Student/Advisor Contract signed

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->March 25^th –  29^th – Meet with your Advisor this week to work on Topic Outline sheet

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->April 1st – Topic Outline form due to Mrs. Pawlusiak or Mrs. Sutton

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->April – May – Meet with your Advisor weekly and Mentor as your schedule permits

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->April 29^th  – Product/Presentation Worksheet due to Mrs. Pawlusiak or Mrs. Sutton

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->May – Practice your presentation with your Advisor!

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->Late May – Capstone Presentations, Date/Place T.B.A.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·        <!--[endif]-->JUNE- -- Students who successfully complete the Capstone Project will be recognized at their graduation ceremony.

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Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Capstone Project

Suggested Topics

Social Studies:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->Alcohol and Drugs

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.      <!--[endif]-->Anthropology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.      <!--[endif]-->American Culture

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.      <!--[endif]-->Ancient Civilization

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.      <!--[endif]-->Archaeology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.      <!--[endif]-->Armed Forces

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.      <!--[endif]-->Black History

<!--[if !supportLists]-->8.      <!--[endif]-->Careers

<!--[if !supportLists]-->9.      <!--[endif]-->Child Abuse

<!--[if !supportLists]-->10.  <!--[endif]-->Constitution

<!--[if !supportLists]-->11.  <!--[endif]-->Crime/Criminology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->12.  <!--[endif]-->Current Events

<!--[if !supportLists]-->13.  <!--[endif]-->Day Care

<!--[if !supportLists]-->14.  <!--[endif]-->Death/Dying

<!--[if !supportLists]-->15.  <!--[endif]-->Divorce

<!--[if !supportLists]-->16.  <!--[endif]-->Elections

<!--[if !supportLists]-->17.  <!--[endif]-->Famous People

<!--[if !supportLists]-->18.  <!--[endif]-->Festivals/Holidays

<!--[if !supportLists]-->19.  <!--[endif]-->Foreign Cultures

<!--[if !supportLists]-->20.  <!--[endif]-->Genealogy

<!--[if !supportLists]-->21.  <!--[endif]-->Gender Issues

<!--[if !supportLists]-->22.  <!--[endif]-->Government

<!--[if !supportLists]-->23.  <!--[endif]-->Handicapped people

<!--[if !supportLists]-->24.  <!--[endif]-->Heroes

<!--[if !supportLists]-->25.  <!--[endif]-->History

<!--[if !supportLists]-->26.  <!--[endif]-->Housing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->27.  <!--[endif]-->Leaders

<!--[if !supportLists]-->28.  <!--[endif]-->Mental Health

<!--[if !supportLists]-->29.  <!--[endif]-->Minority Cultures

<!--[if !supportLists]-->30.  <!--[endif]-->Museums

<!--[if !supportLists]-->31.  <!--[endif]-->Native Americans

<!--[if !supportLists]-->32.  <!--[endif]-->Politics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->33.  <!--[endif]-->Population

<!--[if !supportLists]-->34.  <!--[endif]-->Poverty

<!--[if !supportLists]-->35.  <!--[endif]-->Presidents

<!--[if !supportLists]-->36.  <!--[endif]-->Religion

<!--[if !supportLists]-->37.  <!--[endif]-->Senior Citizens

<!--[if !supportLists]-->38.  <!--[endif]-->Social Issues

<!--[if !supportLists]-->39.  <!--[endif]-->United States (specific state_____________)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->40.  <!--[endif]-->Wars/Battles

<!--[if !supportLists]-->41.  <!--[endif]-->Women’s History

<!--[if !supportLists]-->42.  <!--[endif]-->World Affairs

Language/Arts:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->43.  <!--[endif]-->Advertising

<!--[if !supportLists]-->44.  <!--[endif]-->Authors

<!--[if !supportLists]-->45.  <!--[endif]-->Book-making

<!--[if !supportLists]-->46.  <!--[endif]-->Broadcasting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->47.  <!--[endif]-->Debate

<!--[if !supportLists]-->48.  <!--[endif]-->Editorials

<!--[if !supportLists]-->49.  <!--[endif]-->Etymology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->50.  <!--[endif]-->Fables

<!--[if !supportLists]-->51.  <!--[endif]-->Foreign Languages

<!--[if !supportLists]-->52.  <!--[endif]-->Game Design

<!--[if !supportLists]-->53.  <!--[endif]-->Graphics, Printing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->54.  <!--[endif]-->Handwriting/Graphology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->55.  <!--[endif]-->Interviewing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->56.  <!--[endif]-->Journalism/Newspapers

<!--[if !supportLists]-->57.  <!--[endif]-->Legends

<!--[if !supportLists]-->58.  <!--[endif]-->Letter Writing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->59.  <!--[endif]-->Libraries

<!--[if !supportLists]-->60.  <!--[endif]-->Linguistics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->61.  <!--[endif]-->Literature

<!--[if !supportLists]-->62.  <!--[endif]-->Mythology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->63.  <!--[endif]-->Oral History

<!--[if !supportLists]-->64.  <!--[endif]-->Playwriting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->65.  <!--[endif]-->Poetry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->66.  <!--[endif]-->Polling

<!--[if !supportLists]-->67.  <!--[endif]-->Science Fiction

<!--[if !supportLists]-->68.  <!--[endif]-->Sign Language/Deafness

<!--[if !supportLists]-->69.  <!--[endif]-->Twentieth-Century Writers

Science:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->70.  <!--[endif]-->Agriculture/Farming

<!--[if !supportLists]-->71.  <!--[endif]-->Anatomy

<!--[if !supportLists]-->72.  <!--[endif]-->Animals

<!--[if !supportLists]-->73.  <!--[endif]-->Astrology/Stars

<!--[if !supportLists]-->74.  <!--[endif]-->Biology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->75.  <!--[endif]-->Biorhythms

<!--[if !supportLists]-->76.  <!--[endif]-->Birds

<!--[if !supportLists]-->77.  <!--[endif]-->Botany

<!--[if !supportLists]-->78.  <!--[endif]-->Chemistry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->79.  <!--[endif]-->Conservation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->80.  <!--[endif]-->Dinosaurs

<!--[if !supportLists]-->81.  <!--[endif]-->Disasters

<!--[if !supportLists]-->82.  <!--[endif]-->Ecology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->83.  <!--[endif]-->Electronics/Electricity

<!--[if !supportLists]-->84.  <!--[endif]-->Energy

<!--[if !supportLists]-->85.  <!--[endif]-->Engineering

<!--[if !supportLists]-->86.  <!--[endif]-->Evolution/Extinction

<!--[if !supportLists]-->87.  <!--[endif]-->Fish/Mollusks

<!--[if !supportLists]-->88.  <!--[endif]-->Fossils

<!--[if !supportLists]-->89.  <!--[endif]-->Forestry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->90.  <!--[endif]-->Genetics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->91.  <!--[endif]-->Health/Medicine/Disease

<!--[if !supportLists]-->92.  <!--[endif]-->Human Body

<!--[if !supportLists]-->93.  <!--[endif]-->Insects

<!--[if !supportLists]-->94.  <!--[endif]-->Inventions

<!--[if !supportLists]-->95.  <!--[endif]-->Light

<!--[if !supportLists]-->96.  <!--[endif]-->Litter

<!--[if !supportLists]-->97.  <!--[endif]-->Metal/Magnets

<!--[if !supportLists]-->98.  <!--[endif]-->Microscopes

<!--[if !supportLists]-->99.  <!--[endif]-->Monsters

<!--[if !supportLists]-->100.          <!--[endif]-->Natural Resources

<!--[if !supportLists]-->101.          <!--[endif]-->Nature Study

<!--[if !supportLists]-->102.          <!--[endif]-->Noise

<!--[if !supportLists]-->103.          <!--[endif]-->Nuclear Power

<!--[if !supportLists]-->104.          <!--[endif]-->Nutrition

<!--[if !supportLists]-->105.          <!--[endif]-->Oceanography

<!--[if !supportLists]-->106.          <!--[endif]-->Optics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->107.          <!--[endif]-->Outdoor Education

<!--[if !supportLists]-->108.          <!--[endif]-->Outer Space/Aeronautics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->109.          <!--[endif]-->Phobias/Fears

<!--[if !supportLists]-->110.          <!--[endif]-->Physics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->111.          <!--[endif]-->Pollution

<!--[if !supportLists]-->112.          <!--[endif]-->Reptiles

<!--[if !supportLists]-->113.          <!--[endif]-->Robotics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->114.          <!--[endif]-->Rocks and Minerals

<!--[if !supportLists]-->115.          <!--[endif]-->Rockets

<!--[if !supportLists]-->116.          <!--[endif]-->Scientific Method/Scientists

<!--[if !supportLists]-->117.          <!--[endif]-->Transportation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->118.          <!--[endif]-->Weather

<!--[if !supportLists]-->119.          <!--[endif]-->Wildlife

Mathematics:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->120.          <!--[endif]-->Accounting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->121.          <!--[endif]-->Algebra

<!--[if !supportLists]-->122.          <!--[endif]-->Banking

<!--[if !supportLists]-->123.          <!--[endif]-->Business

<!--[if !supportLists]-->124.          <!--[endif]-->Calculators

<!--[if !supportLists]-->125.          <!--[endif]-->Calculus

<!--[if !supportLists]-->126.          <!--[endif]-->Computers

<!--[if !supportLists]-->127.          <!--[endif]-->Consumerism

<!--[if !supportLists]-->128.          <!--[endif]-->Economics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->129.          <!--[endif]-->Estimation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->130.          <!--[endif]-->Geometry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->131.          <!--[endif]-->Graphs

<!--[if !supportLists]-->132.          <!--[endif]-->Investments

<!--[if !supportLists]-->133.          <!--[endif]-->Mathematics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->134.          <!--[endif]-->Measurement

<!--[if !supportLists]-->135.          <!--[endif]-->Metrics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->136.          <!--[endif]-->Money

<!--[if !supportLists]-->137.          <!--[endif]-->Puzzles

<!--[if !supportLists]-->138.          <!--[endif]-->Statistics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->139.          <!--[endif]-->Stock Market

<!--[if !supportLists]-->140.          <!--[endif]-->Taxes

<!--[if !supportLists]-->141.          <!--[endif]-->Time

<!--[if !supportLists]-->142.          <!--[endif]-->Weight

Visual/Performing Arts:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->143.          <!--[endif]-->Acting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->144.          <!--[endif]-->Animation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->145.          <!--[endif]-->Antiques

<!--[if !supportLists]-->146.          <!--[endif]-->Architecture

<!--[if !supportLists]-->147.          <!--[endif]-->Art History

<!--[if !supportLists]-->148.          <!--[endif]-->Artists

<!--[if !supportLists]-->149.          <!--[endif]-->Ballet

<!--[if !supportLists]-->150.          <!--[endif]-->Broadway Productions

<!--[if !supportLists]-->151.          <!--[endif]-->Calligraphy

<!--[if !supportLists]-->152.          <!--[endif]-->Cartooning

<!--[if !supportLists]-->153.          <!--[endif]-->Choreography/Dancing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->154.          <!--[endif]-->Cinematography/Filmmaking

<!--[if !supportLists]-->155.          <!--[endif]-->Clay

<!--[if !supportLists]-->156.          <!--[endif]-->Clowns

<!--[if !supportLists]-->157.          <!--[endif]-->Commercial Art

<!--[if !supportLists]-->158.          <!--[endif]-->Composing/Composers

<!--[if !supportLists]-->159.          <!--[endif]-->Costume Design

<!--[if !supportLists]-->160.          <!--[endif]-->Dramatics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->161.          <!--[endif]-->Drawing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->162.          <!--[endif]-->Folk Art/Music

<!--[if !supportLists]-->163.          <!--[endif]-->Graphics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->164.          <!--[endif]-->Make-up Design

<!--[if !supportLists]-->165.          <!--[endif]-->Masks

<!--[if !supportLists]-->166.          <!--[endif]-->Modern Dance

<!--[if !supportLists]-->167.          <!--[endif]-->Movies

<!--[if !supportLists]-->168.          <!--[endif]-->Musical Instruments

<!--[if !supportLists]-->169.          <!--[endif]-->Music Theory

<!--[if !supportLists]-->170.          <!--[endif]-->Musicians

<!--[if !supportLists]-->171.          <!--[endif]-->Opera

<!--[if !supportLists]-->172.          <!--[endif]-->Orchestra

<!--[if !supportLists]-->173.          <!--[endif]-->Painting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->174.          <!--[endif]-->Pantomime

<!--[if !supportLists]-->175.          <!--[endif]-->Photography

<!--[if !supportLists]-->176.          <!--[endif]-->Play Production

<!--[if !supportLists]-->177.          <!--[endif]-->Puppetry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->178.          <!--[endif]-->Radio Shows

<!--[if !supportLists]-->179.          <!--[endif]-->Sculpture

<!--[if !supportLists]-->180.          <!--[endif]-->Singing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->181.          <!--[endif]-->Television

<!--[if !supportLists]-->182.          <!--[endif]-->Theater

<!--[if !supportLists]-->183.          <!--[endif]-->Weaving

Thinking/Research/Study Skills:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->184.          <!--[endif]-->Brain Games

<!--[if !supportLists]-->185.          <!--[endif]-->Chess

<!--[if !supportLists]-->186.          <!--[endif]-->College

<!--[if !supportLists]-->187.          <!--[endif]-->Creativity

<!--[if !supportLists]-->188.          <!--[endif]-->Decision-Making

<!--[if !supportLists]-->189.          <!--[endif]-->Deductive/Inductive Reasoning

<!--[if !supportLists]-->190.          <!--[endif]-->Human Relations

<!--[if !supportLists]-->191.          <!--[endif]-->Imagination

<!--[if !supportLists]-->192.          <!--[endif]-->Leadership Training

<!--[if !supportLists]-->193.          <!--[endif]-->Listening Skills

<!--[if !supportLists]-->194.          <!--[endif]-->Logic

<!--[if !supportLists]-->195.          <!--[endif]-->Memory Skills

<!--[if !supportLists]-->196.          <!--[endif]-->Preparing Audio-Visual materials

<!--[if !supportLists]-->197.          <!--[endif]-->Problem-Solving

<!--[if !supportLists]-->198.          <!--[endif]-->Research

<!--[if !supportLists]-->199.          <!--[endif]-->Simulations

<!--[if !supportLists]-->200.          <!--[endif]-->Speed Reading

<!--[if !supportLists]-->201.          <!--[endif]-->Typing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->202.          <!--[endif]-->Values/Moral Education

Career/Avocations:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->203.          <!--[endif]-->Advertising

<!--[if !supportLists]-->204.          <!--[endif]-->Aviation/Airplanes

<!--[if !supportLists]-->205.          <!--[endif]-->Construction/Building

<!--[if !supportLists]-->206.          <!--[endif]-->Cosmetology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->207.          <!--[endif]-->Dentistry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->208.          <!--[endif]-->Drafting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->209.          <!--[endif]-->Fashion Design

<!--[if !supportLists]-->210.          <!--[endif]-->Food

<!--[if !supportLists]-->211.          <!--[endif]--> <!--[if !vml]-->

<!--[endif]--><!--[if !mso]--> <!--[endif]--> The bottom line is that your Capstone Project should be fascinating, exciting, fun, and absolutely YOURS! Whatever you want to learn about, whatever it is---ANYTHING AT ALL! This list is just a start! Think outside the box! Thanks to Mr. Dov Stucker for this list! <!--[if !mso]--> <!--[endif]--><!--[if !mso & !vml]--> <!--[endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->

<!--[endif]-->Funeral Director

<!--[if !supportLists]-->212.          <!--[endif]-->Industry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->213.          <!--[endif]-->Insurance

<!--[if !supportLists]-->214.          <!--[endif]-->Interior Decorating

<!--[if !supportLists]-->215.          <!--[endif]-->Journalism

<!--[if !supportLists]-->216.          <!--[endif]-->Landscaping

<!--[if !supportLists]-->217.          <!--[endif]-->Law/Lawyers

<!--[if !supportLists]-->218.          <!--[endif]-->Law Enforcement

<!--[if !supportLists]-->219.          <!--[endif]-->Manufacturing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->220.          <!--[endif]-->Medicine/Surgery

<!--[if !supportLists]-->221.          <!--[endif]-->Merchandising

<!--[if !supportLists]-->222.          <!--[endif]-->Nursing/Paramedics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->223.          <!--[endif]-->Optometry

<!--[if !supportLists]-->224.          <!--[endif]-->Psychiatry/Psychology

<!--[if !supportLists]-->225.          <!--[endif]-->Real Estate

<!--[if !supportLists]-->226.          <!--[endif]-->Religion

<!--[if !supportLists]-->227.          <!--[endif]-->Retailing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->228.          <!--[endif]-->Teaching

<!--[if !supportLists]-->229.          <!--[endif]-->Transportation

<!--[if !supportLists]-->230.          <!--[endif]-->Veterinarian

<!--[if !supportLists]-->231.          <!--[endif]-->Ventriloquism

Recreation:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->232.          <!--[endif]-->Aquariums

<!--[if !supportLists]-->233.          <!--[endif]-->Archery

<!--[if !supportLists]-->234.          <!--[endif]-->Automobiles

<!--[if !supportLists]-->235.          <!--[endif]-->Babysitting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->236.          <!--[endif]-->Backpacking

<!--[if !supportLists]-->237.          <!--[endif]-->Boating

<!--[if !supportLists]-->238.          <!--[endif]-->Bicycling

<!--[if !supportLists]-->239.          <!--[endif]-->Camping

<!--[if !supportLists]-->240.          <!--[endif]-->Coins/Stamps

<!--[if !supportLists]-->241.          <!--[endif]-->Collections

<!--[if !supportLists]-->242.          <!--[endif]-->Cooking

<!--[if !supportLists]-->243.          <!--[endif]-->Crafts

<!--[if !supportLists]-->244.          <!--[endif]-->Fitness

<!--[if !supportLists]-->245.          <!--[endif]-->Gardening

<!--[if !supportLists]-->246.          <!--[endif]-->Hiking

<!--[if !supportLists]-->247.          <!--[endif]-->House Plants

<!--[if !supportLists]-->248.          <!--[endif]-->Magic

<!--[if !supportLists]-->249.          <!--[endif]-->Mechanics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->250.          <!--[endif]-->Model Building

<!--[if !supportLists]-->251.          <!--[endif]-->Pets

<!--[if !supportLists]-->252.          <!--[endif]-->Scouting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->253.          <!--[endif]-->Sports

<!--[if !supportLists]-->254.          <!--[endif]-->Toy Making

<!--[if !supportLists]-->255.          <!--[endif]-->Woodworking

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Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Capstone Project

Application/Commitment Form

NAME                                                                    

TEAM                                                                  

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHOOSE FOR YOUR PROJECT?

WHY WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHOOSE THIS PROJECT?

Student signature   ______________________________________________

NOTE TO PARENTS: By signing this form you are saying that you understand your child’s commitment, and that you agree to it.  You are also agreeing to encourage and to support him/her with this project.

Parent signature    ____________________________________________   Date  _____________

            FORM MUST BE RETURNED TO Mrs. Pawlusiak  OR  Mrs. Sutton

                        NO LATER THAN March 11, 2013

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Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Parent/Guardian Permission Form

Community Component of Capstone Project

The Burlington School District believes that community trips and involvement are important components to a student’s educational experience.  In order to help ensure the community-based component of the Capstone Program is safe and educational for all involved, the District requires that this form be completed by the parent/guardian of all students participating in a Capstone Project, which is offered by L.C. Hunt Middle School throughout the school year.

My son/daughter has discussed the Capstone Program with me, and I am aware of the Capstone requirements and responsibilities and thus give permission for my child to participate in the Capstone Program through Lyman C. Hunt Middle School.  I recognize that there is an increased, inherent risk for my student while participating in the community-based activity of the project.  I understand that this program may involve activities that take place off school grounds, may exceed school hours, and that are not directly supervised by a school employee.  I understand that school personnel may not have visited the site, may not have met the community host, will not be present when the student is at the site, and will not supervise the visit.

I understand and agree that the Burlington School District will not be held liable for injuries resulting from accidents or unanticipated occurrences beyond their control.

                                               

Student Name

                                                                                                                  

Parent/Guardian Signature                                            Date