This week in Room 15, students will be starting DARE, the drug awareness and resistance program. It’s our understanding that CPE, MRE, and Jewett are the only schools in Jackson County who receive this training. We are thankful the Central Point Police Department continues to see the value of this ten-week program. It’s a community service outreach for them, and valuable training for our students. Speaking of community service, our kids will be doing their second Adopt-a-Street clean-up of Hopkins Street on Friday. We need a couple adult volunteers to serve as chaperones for this trip, so please consider it. Despite what it sounds like, it’s really a fun outing, not to mention a worthwhile cause. For the student permission slip, please click here.

On Tuesday, students will be joining new book clubs, and in history we’re on to the American Revolution. The kids did a great job on History Jeopardy. The competition was won by the table group consisting of Kaitlyn H., Elizabeth L., Trevor N., Elijah I., Kylie W., and Drew S. In math we’ll be studying lines, segments, polygons, and angles. Here’s the homework for this week: Tuesday, Jan. 21; Wednesday, Jan. 22; Thursday, Jan. 23. Finally, in honor of MLK Day, here’s the final minute or two of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The kids watched it in class on Friday after reading a play about King’s childhood.