2006 Annual Report - Timberlane Regional School District

2006 Timberlane Regional School District Annual ReportTIMBERLANE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLDonald Woodworth, PrincipalAt TimberlaneRegional HighSchool, the2005-2006school year washighlighted byacademicimprovement,high participationin co-curricularinvolvement anda wide variety ofindividual andgroupaccomplishments. The first half of the 2006-2007 school year has been marked bycontinued student success anddevelopment.CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESKaulele Pueo/Flight of the OwlEducational Exchange Program – In itsthird year, this dynamic virtual classroomand student exchange program, with theKamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii,brings Hawaii and New England together inan exploration of history, culture andtechnology. A yearlong virtual classroom isset up for students to discuss historicalevents and people that demonstrate theconnection between these two regions ofthe world. Once per quarter, the students“meet” via videoconference to discuss thetopics covered and get to know one anothera little better. Each of the groups alsoproduces virtual field trips which are givento the other school to use in classrooms.The project culminates in a studentexchange during April and May. Theprogram, which was established by SchoolImprovement Facilitator Scott Strainge,has grown in the last two years to includeteacher visits to each of the schools, visitsby Hawaiian scholars for teacher workshopsin the Timberlane District, and newprograms and connections between themiddle and elementary school levels.The Timberlane Players - The 2005-2006 theatrical season was full of firsts.Under the direction of Disney Awardwinning theater director, EricConstantineau, the Timberlane Playersopened the year with the farce hit, NoisesOff by Michael Frayn. We had twocomplete casts for the production and eachcast was able to perform to packed housesin the Recital Hall. Our next production wasthe annual Holiday Show. This show'stheme was "Holidays around the World."We performed the show for everyelementary student in the Timberlanedistrict. We also had a free show for thepublic one evening, performing to a fullhouse. In the March production, theTimberlane Players were the first highschool theater group in the state to produce"The Laramie Project." Our cast receivednotes of encouragement from around thecountry, including actual people who wererepresented in the play. For our annualone-act play festival in April, we were ableto highlight a student written play called"Door." The play was written by senior,Adam Newman. We ended our five showseason with Steven Schwartz's musical"Working."You Can’t Take It With You cast membersOur 2006-2007 season opened with thePulitzer Prize winning play, "You Can't TakeIt with You." The depth of talent in theTimberlane Players enabled us to featuretwo complete casts for the show. We hadto turn away audience members Saturdayevening, since we sold out a half hour13