Welcome to Fall!

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Nov. 11th: Veterans Day

Here is a video featuring some Veterans at RTC.  Do you recognize them? There is no school on November 11th, Veterans Day.  This song was written by Katherine Lee Bates, an English teacher, in 1895. It is called "America the Beautiful". Here are the lyrics:

O beautiful for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain!

America! America!

God shed His grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet

Whose stern impassioned stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness.

America! America!

God mend thine ev'ry flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law.

July 4th: Independence Day

JULY 4th! What will you do?

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a holiday that celebrates the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, when the US declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.  People celebrate with  fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies.  NO SCHOOL! WHAT WILL YOU DO? 

2013 Open Door Festival - How was it?

Here is a short video of the festival. Post your comments and feedback below!

May 16th: OPEN DOOR FESTIVAL!

This year's festival is May 16th -- What will you do, where will you go?
Here is last year's festival video - take a look and get ready for this year!

Life in the US: Computers!

HOW MUCH DO YOU USE A COMPUTER?  Watch this video and then write in the comment box below!

Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks!

FEB 4th  - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROSA PARKS!

Born on Feb. 4, 1913, this year would have been Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday.  

On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This led to a 13-month boycott of the Montgomery bus system that would help spark the civil rights movement. 

Recently President Barack Obama visited the bus that Rosa Parks sat in.

February is Black History Month. Have you seen some displays around campus?

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! What are your New Year's Resolutions?
This year, I will....

Happy Holidays!

 What will you do during winter break?

What are you intersted in?

Please click the survey link and fill it out so that we can better match your needs at RTC:

Student Interest Survey

THANK YOU!

One Immigrant's Story

Iulia came to RTC on her 4th day in the US. What is your story?

Happy Halloween!

What will you do to celebrate Halloween?

Trick or Treat!

 

At a Pumpkin Patch













What skills to you have?

Dreams Open Doors

Here is a video about our exhibit at the Renton History Museum. What do you think?

What are your dreams?

THE OPEN DOOR FESTIVAL IS MAY 17th! Time to explore RTC Programs and think about your career pathway!

Our New Mural...what do you think?

MLK DAY, Black History Month

We celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 16th. He lived from January 15, 1929 to April 4, 1968. Here is a short video about him: http://video.foxnews.com/v/4500034/martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy/

Do you know who Rosa Parks is? She is the woman to refused to give up her bus seat to a white person in 1955...and her action started major changes towards equality in the U.S.
Here is a short video about her: Rosa Parks, Mother of Civil Rights

Who is your personal hero? Do you know someone who tries to be fair, who reminds you to be a better person? You can write about this person here! Click "comment", below.

Don't Cut the Solution

Here is a list of legislators to send this video link to:

https://dlr.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/Default.aspx

You can write Governor Chris Gregoire at:
http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp

ESL Level 2 celebrates Cultural Diversity!

Happy Halloween!

What do you think of the Halloween tradition? Post your comments below.