Outdoor Education - Compass/Orienteering
Submitted by Physical Education Classes, Livingston Junior High School
Livingston Junior High School - During week four of their Outdoor Education unit, the LJH girls PE classes learned the basic skills for reading a compass.  The students learned the directions North, South, East, and West.  Learned that North is always 0 degrees.  East is 90.  South 180.  And West 270.  They also learned that the sun comes up in the East and sets in the West.  Students  learned that moss grows on the North side of a tree and the class ventured outside and learned that this was true! 

Marine Sgt. Johns and PFC Smith visited the classes on Tuesday and talked about reading a compass and chart.  Sgt. Johns talked about the earth’s magnetic field and how a compass works.  Explained the difference between true North, grid North, and compass North.  If ever in the southern hemisphere, the compass will point North, but it will actually be South and, if on the equator, the compass will spin like a top! 

On Thursday, the students were given objects in the gym to determine their location by direction/degrees. 

On Friday, the students were able to apply their skills/knowledge learned.  Each group was given a compass and instructions to their first checkpoint.  The groups had to read and reread their compass and line up the compass sight with a fixed object before stepping.  The groups had to complete nine checkpoints.  At each checkpoint, directions and steps were given to the next destination.  Most groups were able to successfully complete their tour.

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UILions This Weekend!
Submitted by Deana Evans, Livingston High School
Livingston High School - With already over 1208 entries signed up, UILions is stacking up to be one of the biggest events ever held at Livingston High School. This weekend students from thirty four schools across the state of Texas will come to Livingston to compete in this local tournament. Here are the schools competing:

What a list! This should be one of the best and biggest UILions in the history of the event. We still need helpers! We need Math and Science volunteers to help administer the tests because the numbers are so big (Math has 104, Science has120).  We will have 4 sections of each so we need extra helpers in the rooms during the testing time.  Coaches from other schools will be doing the grading so it’s just a matter of handing out the tests, going over the written rules and timing.   Math begins at 2:30 PM and lasts about 1 ½ hours.  Science begins at 11:00 and lasts about 2 hrs.  

Come and help out if you can!

Steak fingers w/gravy
Mashed potatoes
Black eye peas
Peach slices
Roll
Milk

Hamburger/
cheeseburger
on bun or
Tuna Sandwich
Burger salad
French fries
Frozen juice bar
Milk

Basketball Game tonight!
The Livingston Lady Lion basketball team will be playing a warm up game on Friday, February 8, 2008, in Silsbee. Livingston at Silsbee 6:00 p.m.
Tickets $3 adults, $2 students

Caramel-Drizzled Brownie Hearts Cooking with the LISD family! - February 8, 2008 Click Here to print this recipe...and cook it for your co-workers, family, or Communications Office!

Ingredients

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 750 (Calories from Fat 300); Total Fat 33g (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 390mg; Total Carbohydrate 106g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 72g); Protein 8g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 10%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 7 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.