Hometown Discoveries: November Results

Friday, November 21, 2008

November Results

Thank you so much for voting for the funniest photo for November. The winning team was Michael and Jose. They will be able to participate in December's Hometown Discoveries for free!

Here is the winning funny photo:

Congratulations to Natnael and Marques for taking home the cash prize of $30 dollars each. Scroll down to see the official standings of all teams.

1st place
Marques and Natnael with 840 points

2nd place
Emani and Sydney with 595 points

3rd place
Meheret and Sydney with 515 points

4th place
Chidinma and Rose with 387 points

5th place
Michael and Jose with 253 points

6th place
Asha and Ariel with 100 points

Here's what we learned!
HD Nov Results

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The Next edition of Hometown Discoveries will be December13th! We look forward to seeing you join the fun.

What is Hometown Discoveries?

It's a scavenger hunt that engages DC students in their hometown.

Learning should not always take place inside of a classroom and these scavenger hunts allow students to learn while having fun in the area's great museums and at the National Zoo.

We meet one Saturday a month at a location that relates to the theme of the hunt. Students pay five dollars and pair up with another excited student because they know that if their team earns the most points they will split the jackpot!

Students are then given a clue sheet and a digital camera to document that they have solved each clue. They must take photographs or sometimes shoot short videos to explain a given concept or to solve a challenge.

Before they head out, teams choose a number which is the clue that they must solve first. Once the starting signal is given, teams rush off to solve all clues. These scavenger hunts last about two hours before students return to a designated spot to turn in their cameras for review.

Once teams finish they take a lunch break while Mr. Magnuson carefully scores each photo and video to see who is the winner. We then all return together for a brief overview of the answers and an awards ceremony.

After all of this, the only thing left to do is to vote on the funniest photo from the day's events. The photos are posted on this blog and all voting takes place here for one week after the scavenger hunt. The team with the winning photo will get to compete in the following month's Hometown Discoveries for free.

It's a great way to spend a Saturday in your hometown!

Contact Chris Magnuson if you have any questions: cmagnuson@paulcharter.org

Hometown Discoveries

Friday, November 21, 2008

November Results

Which photo is the funniest?

What is Hometown Discoveries?

Paul Public Charter School

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