Penny Project Directions

Penny Project Directions• Students will collect ten pennies with

different years on them that are relevant to their life or their family. (Tape the pennies to a sheet of paper to keep up with them; jot down things that you can remember from those years.) MUST DO!!!

• Do not CREATE a history project about world EVENTS.

• In PowerPoint the students will create a minimum of 11 slides, which includes the title slide and the ten penny stories.

• Stories can be long, short, funny, not so funny, etc. Please keep the information factual.

• Use PowerPoint or Publisher• Students are to create a mini-penny life book

that contains glimpses of their life based off of the year that is represented by the penny.

My Penny ProjectMrs. Sartin

MHS Business Education

http://dsartin.wikispaces.com orEmail me: sartind@mccomb.k12.ms.us

In 1935…In 1935 the greatest

woman on Earth was born to Caroline Williams Stewart & Henry Stewart. Her name is Mildred Stewart Randolph! I love my grandmother very much! She lived to be 77 years old. She passed away in Oct. 2012

*In the 1980s…I was an elementary student at Monticello Elementary School.

My kindergarten teachers were Mrs.

Smith & Mrs. Collins. My mom was also a

teacher there; at this time.

*In 1992…Sigma Gamma Rho celebrated

70 years of excellence!Today SGRho is 85 years old!

In 1922 at Butler USeven school teachers decided

toDevise a plan to enhance man

“Greater service, greater progress,” was the ultimate

standWe are known to you as the sorors who wear the antique gold and the royal blue; we sport the French poodle as our mascot, elegance and class is what we got it!

EEE-yip

*In 1993…

• At the age of three, my baby sister was adopted. She is now 22 years old! (19 years ago)

*In 1999-2000 School Year…

• Lawrence County football team won the high school football state championship!!!

• Also the year my grandfather died.

*In 2001…• I started the Business office technology &

microcomputer technology program

at co-lin.• 9/11 The Twin towers

were destroyed. Brave Americans lost

their lives for us.• My nephew,

Randolph was born. (My second oldest

nephew)

*In 2003…• I graduated from Copiah-Lincoln Community College!

• I had some of my best times at Co-Lin; met a lot of cool folks.

*In 2004…

• I started college at The University of Southern Mississippi; to pursue Business & Technology Education

*In 2005…• My nephew Rodrick was

born…He was soooo badddd! He’s a good fella now.

• I pledged to Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Inc. DRQ3C1VoSGR

• Hurricane Katrina came through and destroyed New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, and surrounding areas.– I was stuck at USM because

I was a Resident assistant.– Life was crazy, my car

survived, some cars didn’t– The bathrooms were

disgusting with only 40 girls, imagine life with thousands of other people.

– We didn’t have lights– A huge tree fell on my

granny’s shed.

*In 2007…• I flew to Chicago to

participate in the National Leadership Conference, My birthday was that same week; the 6 other teachers I went with to Chicago gave me a cake; I was so surprised I cried!

• I graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelors Degree in Business & Technology Education!

• I started teaching at McComb High School!

• I met Jayla Shemi Daughtry-Sartin. One of my beautiful nieces!

In 2012

• Celebrated my 5th year @ MHS.

• The McComb School District renovated my classroom/Computer Lab; 20 new tables, 40 chairs & 40 new DakTech computers!

2013

• Sow Love, Reap Love. This year is full of possibilities! God is doing new things for me already and it is only February.

• I am over the Youth Choir at my church along with my oldest sister. Those kids be sanging! We also have a drill team & praise dancers that are part of the Youth Ministry; under the leadership of 2 dynamic young ladies.

• I also joined various ministries in the church; & looking forward to starting a Spoken Word/Drama Ministry.