Defying Death, Friday, First Period

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"The thing about being a daredevil is that there's not always a safe, professionally sanctioned way of experiencing a thrill," Dick said. The Danger Shop was set up to look like a normal suburban back yard. Dick was currently sitting in an ordinary lawn chair that just happened to be tied to a few dozen high quality weather balloons, lifting the chair a few feet off the ground. There were also some plastic milk jugs filled with water tied to the legs of the chair, and the chair was secured to the ground with another rope.

It was a sight that kind of seemed reasonable in the Danger Shop, but surely there was no way this was a model of something that happened in the real world.

"Case in point, I'm sitting in a model of a homemade airship called the Inspiration I. It was created in 1982 by a California man named Larry Walters, who really just wanted to see the world," Dick explained. "He called in some favors with some friends, got some nice weather balloons, tied them to a chair, and accidentally launched early. That's the run you risk when you do something like this in your back yard, of course."

"Walters ended up reaching a height of 16,000 feet before using a pellet gun to shoot some of the balloons to make him descend. When he started picking up too much speed on his descent, he slashed the water jugs he was using as ballast to help the remaining balloons counter gravity a little. After a 45 minute flight, Walters got caught up in some power lines, caused a massive blackout, climbed down to the ground, and was immediately arrested," Dick said. "Of course, nobody had ever built a flying lawnchair and taken it to 16,000 feet before, so it was acase of arresting him first and then figuring out what specific law he broke as soon as they could work it out."

"For the record, he was fined $4,000 for violating various parts of U. S. Federal Aviation Regulations. The best charge was operating an aircraft within an airport traffic area 'without establishing and maintaining two-way communications with the control tower,'" Dick said.

"But truly the greatest thing about Walters' story is when reporters asked why he did this, he answered, 'A man just can’t sit around,'" Dick said. "And as it turns out, neither can the students in my class." He gestured behind him. "There are plenty of lawn chairs, balloons, water bottles, rope, and pellet guns back there, and we don't have to worry about any aviation regulations in the Danger Shop. So get to building. I want everyone to be airborne before the end of class."

True Heroism! The Olympian Way! Session 2, Period 3

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This week, Hercules had the class gather in a secluded part of the preserve. Hey, it was summer, why coop the kids up in a classroom?

Hercules was again in his normal sash-skirt-sandals get-up, though he'd passed on the oil this week. That had just been for flash's sake. This week, however, he had his arsenal all on his person, instead of stowed. A great helm was held by a strap around his neck, but not worn on his head. The sword from last week was sheathed at his side. A quiver on his back held a bow and arrows, and on one arm he carried a round shield, highly engraved, with a cloth tied around and around the center, as if to cover the center of the shield.

Which was important, because accidentally turning his class to stone was a bad thing.

( The foundation of heroism: perseverance )

[ooc: Please wait for OCD! Class is up and open!]

APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOR FALL 2011

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APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOR FALL 2011

To apply, read the following information, click the link to the application form, fill it out for the character you want to play, and send it off!

( The basics you need to know )

( What's needed to apply )

( Early applications )

( What happens once you've applied )

( Notes for Current Players )

( Notes for New Players )

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Physical Education, Period 4 - 7/15

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Today the guy was set up for playing basketball. Or, in this case, a less involved game of HORSE. Because he didn't have an entire week to go over the basics of the sport with people who weren't from Earth. Or this Earth.

It was all very complicated.

"Alright, kids!" Guy shouted, bouncing a basketball for a moment before stopping it. "We're going to play a game of HORSE here today. Break off into groups of two or more and grab a ball while I explain how this works."

Not at all a recipe for disaster there! "The first player can shoot from anywhere on the court," Guy started, gesturing out at the court where multiple hoops were set up. "If they makes that shot, then the other person has to duplicate the same shot from the same spot If the second person misses, they get the first letter from the word horse, an 'h'. If they make the shot, no letter is given and they get to shoot anywhere they want like the first person did. If you miss when you take the first shot... the ball goes to the next person to try."

Guy nodded at the class, as if shooing them on their way. "The first person to spell 'horse' loses. Got it?"

Computers 101, 1st Period [Friday]

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Sam had been nice and turned on all the computers again before the students arrived, since it made up for how potentially mean he was about to be.

"Hey guys, welcome back," he said, smiling at them. "So, I figured we'd start this week with the biggest reason people use computers these days - the internet. Now, I don't want to just set you loose to explore, because there's a lot of terrible stuff out there, so instead, I want to focus on a particular kind of website, namely the kind that are designed to suck you in and not let go. Whether it's encyclopedic information, lists, fiction discussion, or even pictures of animals, these sites are ridiculously addictive, but also a lot of fun." Sam showed those who didn't know how to get onto the internet and go to specific sites, and then looked around. "I want you to pick one of these sites, or another one that might interest you, and see how long it takes you to get back out of it. Then, we'll talk about what you guys think of this kind of crack." If nothing else, they'd have to stop looking when class was over, right?