Such Great Things

Three quick notes from this week's meeting - reminders to those who were in attendance, announcements to those who were not:

1) For our yearbook photo this year - no resting on our laurels. We're going historic. We've decided to dress up as a decade from the 20th century. Which one? It's up to you. Ponder and be ready to decide next week. If you cannot make next Friday's meeting, post your vote and your reasoning in the comments section.

2) I stopped by Flatbread today to try to set up our fundraiser, and next week, we will decide what to do with our funds. If we cannot get a BEF grant to fund Poetry Out Loud this year, the money will go toward POL costs. If the grant covers those costs, then we have a decision to make. I couldn't get in touch with anyone at Flatbread though, and will try again tomorrow.

3) Speaking of Poetry Out Loud, I threw out the idea of spending some of our earlier meetings this year to record as many POL poems as we can onto a podcast that will be made available to BHS students to help with memorization. If it is possible, we can even post the podcast on iTunes, worldwide. WORLDWIDE! By next week, we'll decide if we want to take on this gargantuan (or even brobdingnagian) task.

Next meeting: Flatbread, Poems and Our Greatest Endeavor in History

OK, we have some new poems to discuss, and some new members to welcome. We'll meet on Friday after school in the teachers' lounge. Lots of things to do.

By Friday, I will have potentially set a date for our Flatbread Pizza fundraiser / poetry reading. It won't be any time too soon, and I am not exactly sure what funds we will need to raise (Volume Six? Poetry Out Loud expenses? England field trip? More lottery tickets and gambling?), but it is on its way. I will need an artist to create for us a righteous and mind-blowing banner. Calling all artistes.

That's all. Don't forget the extension on our first poetry challenge (see below). Bring in a poem or post one here by Friday.