This week in Economics we will be covering the ideas of Trade Offs and Opportunity costs.  Students will be working on understanding those concepts in both word problems and interpreting it on graphs.  Please don't forget to be working on the vocabulary words for chapters 1 and 2.  These words will be due next Wednesday, which is also the date of our first test.  If anyone needs to come in for some extra review, I will be available every morning this week.  If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.  

Good Morning,​  My name is Michael Crooks and I will be your students Economics teacher this semester.  What I like to do each week is post to this blog to keep you up to date with what we are doing in class each week.  I will let you know of any major assignments are due that week as well as any tests that are coming up in that week.  I have already stressed to the students that if they are having any problems in the class to come and see me before  school.  I am available almost every morning starting at 7:20.  This week in class we will be covering chapter one, which emphasizes scarcity and opportunity cost.  If you have any questions comments or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.  I look forward to working with each of you this semester, and again if you have any questions please let me know.  Thanks and have a wonderful week.

This week in AP Human Geography students will be taking the AP Exam on Tuesday.  Students should report to the Aux Gym by 12:00pm, and make sure they eat 3rd lunch.  I would recommend students look over their study materials and my website if they are looking for anything else to review for the exam.  Please make sure you bring a pencil, blue or black pen, and your testing booklet to the AP exam on Tuesday.  If anyone has any last minute questions about anything, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I have no doubts that everyone is going to do fantastic on the exam.  Everyone has worked incredibly hard this year and I expect all that hard work will be shown on this test.  Good Luck and I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

This week in AP Human Geography students will be reviewing and prepping for the AP exam on May 14th.  We will be working specifically on FRQ and content prep.  Students will also be getting one more to practice test to take home and try.  We will be collecting textbooks this Wednesday.  Finally this week on Friday we will be going over the Grand Review as well as the Practice Test.  Just a reminder that the last day for recovery is this Thursday the 9th if any student needs to come in for recovery I will be available every morning starting at 7:30 and also available during chatt time.  If anyone has any questions, comments, concerns please don't hesitate to contact me.  Thanks and have a wonderful week.

This week in Economics we will be continuing our film study with the film, The Founder.  We will be analyzing the growth of McDonalds across the country and the world, as well as looking at the positives and negatives of that growth.  We will also be doing textbook collection this Wednesday.  The last day for any recovery will be this Thursday the 9th, if any student needs to come in and do any recovery I am available every morning starting at 7:30 and am also available during Chatt time.  If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.   I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

This week in AP Human Geography students will be preparing then taking their final exam.  Students will take their final this Wednesday and Thursday.  If any student needs any extra review I will be in my room every morning this week starting at 7:30.  On Friday of this week we will be going over the answers to the AP exam and begin to work on reviewing for the AP test which will be on May 14th.