Lexington High Chess Team Competes in Asheboro Open

The Lexington High School Chess Team competed in a regional tournament in Asheboro this weekend against players of all ages from around the area. The following players competed: Nico Reyes, Charles Milam, Daniel Owens, Karran Harold, Karan Deocharran, and Mr. Plaster. Mr. Plaster and Charles each earned one victory, and Nico won two of his three games. Mr. Plaster and Nico also earned official rankings, but both lost to the same player who was rated over 1400.

The Chess club meets Tuesday and Thursdays in Room 15 on the blue hall. It is free to join, but there are sometimes fees to compete in tournaments. The team is preparing to compete in the state championship in March.

Before Hip Hop was Hip Hop

We will use some of these resources for our lesson on "Before Hip Hop Was Hip Hop" --

Songs of the Early 1980's before Hip Hop was born:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB4vOkL6cE
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFZkIHR99NA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xuUdI1an0
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wevVoB9IdFg

Early Influential Hip Hop songs:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDCYjb8RHk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw38bzv8f0Y&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLEB0090CFFEEF6769
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjLHrhLVwzs&feature=fvst
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq-jANkqpQo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjnc-X-Vfyg&feature=related

An Online Self-Test on the Reading Assignment:

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=epa&wcsuffix=6301&area=view&x=13&y=11

HOMEWORK due Tuesday, November 1:
Post a reply below to these questions: What is YOUR definition of Hip Hop Music? After listening to the songs above, put a link to one of your favorites of your own.

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary FOR "Before Hip Hop..."

1) palpable  - able to be touched, felt, handled -- tangible



2) E N T R E N C H E D - rooted, firmly established, unmovable



3) lexicon  - the language used in a particular subject area

Rap & Hip Hop Trivia

Follow this link to test your knowledge of Rap and Hip Hop music trivia: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/music/music_mixture/rap_and_hip-hop.html

Night of the Twisters Research Activity

DIRECTIONS: 
1) Answer the questions on your handout using these websites:

Tornadoes Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/watch/tornado/expert/thompsonanswers.htm
http://skydiary.com/kids/tornadoes.html
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/tornado.html
http://www.nssl.nooa.gov/NWATornado/
http://weather.com

2) NEXT: See how tornadoes behave by watching these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNL7ASvl4k4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQDkmziz1n8&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgETbUXJl6U&feature=related

Chess Club Rolling at LSH

Our school's new chess club, advised by Mr. Plaster, has gotten off to a great start! The club meets each Tuesday and Thursday in Room 15 from 3:35 to 4:35, with time for learning and for game play. The club is open to all grades and all experience levels, with members from beginner all the way to students who have competed in regional tournaments.

Prompted by Principal Taylor, the club has also begun hosting chess games during all three lunches. Mr. Plaster tracks the games and they will be calculated into individual player rankings. Mr. Plaster spent the summer collecting a variety of interesting chess sets for his players, including Renaissance knights, Chinese warriors, Tahitian natives, and even a hand-carved set from Africa.

The LSH chess team will travel to regional tournaments, including the state chess championship in the Spring, and also host a school-wide chess tournament later this year.

Even with competing schedules, students are encouraged to attend whenever possible. For athletes playing a fall sport, they can begin attending when the season is over.

This club is an opportunity for students to have a challenging outlet to expand their intellectual abilities without being focused solely on book knowledge, although players will study the game and increase their skills as far as possible through rigor, competition, and FUN.

For more information, students should inquire with Mr. Plaster in Room 15.

Chess Club By-Laws

Chess Club Meetings - Tuesday & Thursday

The Chess Club will have regular meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays immediately after school in Room 15 until 4:30 (in time for the late bus).

We will begin Thursday, September 8.