Laura Jordan - Spring Hill ISD

In addition to my duties as a faculty member at SHHS, I am also the district webmaster and the editor of the monthly high school e-mail newsletter. You may forward any questions or suggestions regarding the district's Web site to my attention. My other duties include troubleshooting computer problems at the high school and occasionally elsewhere in the district.

Email: ljord@springhill.esc7.net
Phone: 903-323-7867
Conference 12:55 - 1:35 (A-Day Only)

Schedule for 2009-2010 School Year
A-Day	B-Day
Period 1 – Duty	Period 1 – Duty
Period 2 – Accounting I & II	Period 2 – Accounting I & II
Block 3A – BIMM	Block 5B – BIMM
Block 4A – Conference	Block 6B – BIMM
Period 7 – Accounting I & II	Period 7 – Accounting I & II
Period 8 – Duty	Period 8 - Duty

Students at UIL Regional competition in Brenham

UIL Accounting!

We are excited about the 2009-2010 UIL year! For the first time ever, we have a full team of returning State-qualifying Accounting team members who are taking Accounting II. This should be a great year of competition with these bright students.

On November 14, 2009, we competed in the Whitehouse Invitational Meet, and we came away with 1st place team honors. Michelle Thompson placed 2nd, Jeremy Hall 3rd, Jessica Sorey 4th, and Peter Grizzle rounded out the team.

The Pine Tree Invitational Meet was held on January 9, 2010, and we competed with an alternate team, some of whom had never previously seen a UIL Accounting test. The team consisted of Mark Fuertes, Peter Grizzle, Will Turner, and Jeremy Hall.

Last year's 2009 State UIL competition resulted in 10th (Adrian Parr), 11th (Jeremy Hall), 12th (Michelle Thompson), and 18th (Jessica Sorey) place finishes for the academic accounting team. These students held their own as first-year accounting students against second and third year competitors. We qualifed for state as the wildcard team with the highest 2nd place regional score in the state! Individually at regionals Jeremy Hall placed 1st, Michelle Thompson 4th, Adrian Parr 7th, and Jessica Sorey 10th. The accounting team placed first overall in district, individually placing 1st (Michelle Thompson), 2nd (Adrian Parr), 3rd (Jessica Sorey), and 4th (Jeremy Hall). Charlynne Heydon was also part of that team effort, participating as a substitute.

I am so proud of all these students for their intelligence and for extending the extra effort it takes to participate in Academic UIL.

In Accounting I we will explore accounting as a career and learn accounting principles used in sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. We will utilize "pencil and paper" spreadsheets, from the workbooks that accompany the textbook, as a starting point for understanding the "in's" and "out's" of accounting. Accounting students actively participate in academic UIL competition.

In Accounting II we will review skills learned in Accounting I, and take accounting to a whole new level. We will work on UIL quite extensively with these second-year students

In Business Image Management and Multimedia we will explore various software programs such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Image Ready, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft PowerPoint. The use of graphics and multimedia in both print and on-line publications is the major emphasis in this course. As students’ skills develop, they may assist in the upkeep and enhancement of the school's web site.

The grading policy in the Business Department places 67% weight on tests and major projects and 33% weight on daily grades. One re-teach/re-test opportunity will be available per grading period for the student who scores below 70 on a major test. Make-up work is accepted up to one week after an absence without grade penalty. I am available daily for tutorial, re-teach/re-test, or make-up work in the mornings before school from 7:40 – 8:05 AM, and after school from 3:25 until 4:00 PM. Students are expected to check for make-up assignments on my Web page in the event they are absent. Late work is not accepted in Accounting. A $5 course fee is required in BIMM to cover the cost of printer paper and printer ink.