{"id":1155,"date":"2014-01-20T14:50:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T19:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/mfashortridgeproject\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2014-08-04T18:08:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T22:08:16","slug":"digging-out-digging-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/digging-out-digging-in\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGGING OUT, DIGGING IN"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you weren’t around, Indianapolis had a pretty crazy start to the winter season. Snow, snow, thaw, more snow, tons of snow, and then flurries. IPS was out of session for a while, Butler University was closed for a lot of the semester break. I lost power and heat. It has been an unorthodox beginning to a new semester, one that I think is egregiously mislabeled as “spring” semester.<\/p>\n

All that aside, we’ve dug out of the snow, and we’re back at Shortridge with a new crop of diverse mentors. But before I tell you all about that, a few scenes from the end of the fall semester.<\/p>\n

If you’ve kept up with us the past two-and-a-half years, you know that every year we throw a holiday party at the end of the fall semester. This is when we really pull out all the stops: spiral ham (hand-carved!), homemade desserts, soft drinks, and presents, of course.<\/p>\n

\"christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

Though some kids may scoff at the idea of getting a book for the holidays, our students seem to love it. Some popular titles this year:\u00a0The Book Thief\u00a0<\/em>by Markus Zusak,\u00a0The Hunger Games\u00a0<\/em>by Suzanne Collins, and\u00a0The Rose that Grew from Concrete\u00a0<\/i>by Tupac, among others.<\/p>\n

The holiday party this year was a resounding success. The room was packed, and we got a really nice group photo out of all the organized chaos.<\/p>\n

\"shs<\/a><\/p>\n

But now that the blizzard is over, school is back in session, which means Exclusive Ink is officially back in session, too. Be sure to check out the Our Team<\/a> section of the site to meet all the new mentors as well as the newest on Exclusive Ink<\/a>, our group’s official blog for student work.<\/p>\n

More to come after the first week. In the meantime — in case you missed it — here’s a link to a short video documentary about our mission at Shortridge High School:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8VcDi4CSm2Y<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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