Are you all so artistic?

Correct me if I am wrong, but are you all artistic?  It seems to me that all of you write or read poetry, write music, or something else.  Is EPIC or the class you are inrolled in geared towards artistic students?

Distant Learning Classes

Here at CHS, we have a few classes offered to us through a distant-learning program called Erving. In these classes, there is no teacher actually present in the classroom, but there is one at another school, who is shown on TVs in the room. There is also a camera that allows the teacher to see each class. Additionally, people from several different schools often make up one of these classes. I am currently enrolled in an accounting class with this program here. Do you have any distant-learning classes similar to this? If so, what classes?

Food

At CHS, we are served breakfast and lunch. I've personally never had breakfast here, so I can't say what it's like. Our lunch has four different options. One line is soup on Mondays, Wednesdays, and sometimes Fridays. On Tuesdays and every other Friday we have baked potato. On Thursday there is stir fry. The next line is usually something like hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, etc. The next line is ALWAYS some form of pizza. The last line is what the rest of the district has for their only lunch option. Something like mashed potatoes and gravy, subs, sandwiches, things like that. Our lunch costs about $2.30 I think? That can vary with your family's income and things like that. We also have a la carte, which are things like chips, yogurt, muffins, juice, etc. Those things cost extra (and are kind of expensive to be honest.) We also have vending machines around school that have water and juice, Uncrustables, cookies, and muffins. There isn't much junk food in any of our vending machines. What kind of food do you have at Epic?

School to Work

We have an opportunity during the school day to work at local businesses. They are able to get credits by doing this. Instead of going to school all day, the students are able to pursue in a career that will help them prepare for the future. Is something like this offered at your school? I am in the school to work program, but I am only gone from the school day first hour. I run a school newspaper called the Trucker Times through our local newspaper. It's a demanding job, but it helps keep me on track with getting things done.

Access and Technology

This year our school purchased Chromebooks (basically a laptop limited to using Google and specific Google apps) for each student between 8th and 12th grade. Many students have smart phones but not all. How do you access the internet and other technologies? What devices and hardware is available to you? At my house I have WiFi and a personal computer in my room; I also have a smart phone with data enabled.

Neighborhood

My house remains unlocked every night, and no one has ever tried to rob us.  It's strange to think that a place only about 4 hours away from us can be so different.  What do you do around your neighborhood to maintain security and safety in and around your home?

School Clubs

We are pretty limited with school clubs in Clintonville. We have German club, Spanish Club, Ski club, FFA, National Honors Society, and Link Crew. What kind of clubs do you have?

I know that a lot of students here at CHS get stressed by school. To alleviate this stress most students hang out with friends and go to our area movie theaters. Where do you usually go to alleviate stress?

Sports

In Clintonville we have a lot of different sports such as Boys and Girls Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Swim, and Soccer. We were wondering if most of your sports were indoors or outdoors and if they are funded by the school, or are if they are club sports.

In our small town we have about 14 bars and just as many churches. How does religion and play a part in your life? And how does alcohol effect your life?

Major Events

I have not made my students contributors just yet (sorry, guys!) but Lucy was wondering--Are there any major events that occur in Clintonville? Festivals? Concerts? Annual parades or things that you all look forward to near where you live? 

What opportunities do the big city present?

Here in Clintonville I feel that we are quite restrained.  Not many opportunities are available for people our age, so I was wondering if you feel the big city offers you more options for things like jobs, clubs, and volunteer or community service hours.

School Spirit Activities

At Clintonville, we try to encourage dress up days and fun school activities. This week we have FFA week. We also have days such as Bring Your Tractor to School Day. There is a police escort that lets tons of tractors drive to school. Does your school have any fun days like that?

School Violence: Is there bullying? Do you often see fights? Discipline referrals?

Safety

How safe do you feel in yours surroundings.

Hey guys, our class is wondering if you live at Epic, or if you commute from your house to school like we do?