The Global Franchise gets one business larger...

We have the Global Café, the Global Ice Cream Stand and now we have the Global Diner.  The Diner will be open at 5:00 on home game nights.

For the month of December, we will be open 5 to 8ish on December 10, 13, 17, 20 and 21.  Our daily specials include:  Pizza, Taco Salad, Hot Dogs, Nachos and Ice Cream.  Stop by for supper or a snack. There is always a friendly face and the food is great!

Does that sound good?  I’m having creativity problems this afternoon.  I’m really impressed that it’s December 7, and I’m posting again.  This is really kind of fun!  The Global Diner came about when we found out we were the ONLY school on the bus for Paris, which means we have to pay a little bit extra.  This fundraiser is available to all our travelers, but they, or in most cases their parents, must sign up to work.  The money earned will then be divided up amongst those who help. 

I never realized how much work there is to set up a concession stand with food.  I’ve helped sell before, but I've never helped set up and let me tell you, it’s not easy.  I started at 3:30 right after school, cut my finger slicing tomatoes and had my 5-year old assisting and still barely opened before kids started asking for food.  After that it was easy…so kudos to all you who run concession stands.  I feel your pain.

SIDE NOTE: 

I don’t want to create a whole new post for this, but our trip leader, Mrs. Mayer, is so awesome!  She gave all of our travelers, and even me, a Christmas present today.  It was a monogramed travel bag from L.L. Bean…size medium.  Then, what was even better, there was stuff in it…shampoo, Q-tips, first aid kit, razors, hand sanitizer and it keeps going.  It was so thoughtful.  The kids were super excited and I feel very honored to be traveling with such a generous and thoughtful person.  We are so lucky!

I Survived Black Friday....

Did you?  I have never been in WalMart at 3:30 in the morning, but I was this year.  It was so much fun!  I didn’t go crazy or stand in line for hours to get that perfect deal, but I did spend some quality time with the best friend a girl could ask for and I am almost done Christmas shopping. 

You’re probably wondering what that has to do with our trip to Europe?  Absolutely nothing…but, while I was shopping at 3:30 in the morning, it dawned on me that I should probably find out where I am going when I board a plane with 9 students.  So, on this Monday after Thanksgiving, I looked it up. 

Here’s the plan…it might change slightly.  We will be leaving Minneapolis, MN, and flying to Munich, Germany, where we will spend three days exploring all Munich has to offer, including Neuschwanstein Castle and Dachau.  Then we travel to Venice, Italy, where we spend two days exploring a one of a kind city.  From Venice, we travel to Lucerne, Switzerland, where we spend two more days.  While in Lucerne, we will travel via a Gondola to Mount Pilatus.  Next, we travel through the Black Forrest to Heidelberg, Germany, and then it’s off to Strasbourg.  From Strasbourg we head to…wait for it…Paris!  We will spend three day in Paris and we hope to visit Versailles and Notre Dame. 

So that’s it…that’s our trip.  I’m even more excited now that I laid it all out.

Just in case I don’t find time to write again…Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  Don’t laugh…I know it’s not even December yet, but if it goes by as fast as November, it’ll be February before I write again. 

Thanksgiving...Already?!

I can’t believe it is three days to Thanksgiving.  I’m not even going to think about what that means in terms of days left to Christmas shop…which I have just started doing.  I remember when this month started, you know…November 1?  Remember that day.  Yeah, me neither.  I’m pretty sure I thought I had a week left in October when that day hit.  I cannot figure out where the time is going!  When I want it to slow down, it seems to speed up.  Maybe I should try reverse psychology….no, that won’t work either.  Okay then, I’ll keep moving forward.

Tonight is a big meeting with our travelers and their parents.  We have to discuss important issues, like travel advisories, passports and whether or not to go to Paris.  I know what you’re thinking…YES or NO to Paris?  Why should that even be an issue, well it appears that our school is very nice to us.  We are not as restricted about how many days we can be gone.  Other schools only have their spring break to travel and so no one else is signing up for the extension trip to Paris!  I know…it’s absurd! 

The Global Café and Ice Cream sales are still going strong.  We’ve also received donations from various organizations in our area to help us out while traveling.  The Prentice VFW, the AMVETS and Knights of Columbus of Phillips and two high school groups, the National Honor Society and the Power of Positive Students , have chipped in generous donations to help cover the cost of lunches.  The Prentice Lions Club has kindly donated money to offset our trip to Neuschwanstein Castle and late today, an amazing donation came in from ACE, (Adults Concerned with Education) a local Prentice group, who has donated enough money to cover the entire cost of visiting Mount Pilatus!   We appreciate this support and are humbled by their generosity.  So anyway, that’s what’s happening in the Global Connections World here at PHS. 

…and now you know part of our itinerary.  It’s not quite set in stone yet, but I’m pretty sure it’s what we will be doing.  My plan is to keep you updated at least once a month, especially if the months go by as fast as November did, so have a very Happy Thanksgiving and I hope everyone gets their Christmas shopping done on time.  Don’t forget to check back next month!

Upcoming Event!

Hello blog readers!  I have some news for you, be sure to attend our upcoming Jules Sayer event!  What is a Jules Sayer event...well, let me tell you.  It is a jewelry party!  That's right, jewelry, and it's being held at the most perfect time of year...right before Christmas shopping!  Be sure to stop by the school library between 3:30 and 6:00 p.m, on November 10, 2010.  There, you will find an assortment of handcrafted, locally made rings, bracelets, necklaces and earings.  You can even find mother's or grandmother's jewelry, made of Swarovski Crystals.  This would make the perfect birthstone gift for any mom! 

Guys, this is the perfect place to buy your special lady a gift and you might even find something you'd wear.  There are items available made from Price County birch bark, Lake Superior beach glass and even Whitetail Antlers.  Be sure to check out this most amazing event...oh, and at check out, you can help out our Global Connection travelers by mentioning this blog.  Jules Sayer will donate 30% of your sale to our trip.  So don't forget to tell…well, me…because I'm doing the checking out, that I invited you!  Thanks!

Check out the link in the sidebar at the right.  It will give you more information and it serves as your formal invitation.

The Global Cafe...

The best part of Wednesday morning is stopping by the Global Café for a cappuccino and a muffin…or a cupcake, or an apple, or hot apple cider, or hot chocolate…I’m sure you get the picture.  This is the way our café works.  The students, along with myself and Mrs. Mayer, sign up to work the café on Wednesday mornings every week between now and our departure date.  This is not a mandatory fundraiser.  The student or students who sign up, bring in a morning snack to sell.  The hot beverages are paid for by a percentage of sales from each Wednesday.  The café appears to be a very popular stop on Wednesday morning.  Be sure to check it out!

The Global Connections Mission...

To boldly go where no Prentice student has gone before....ok, I know, lame.  But if you're one of my students, you're not surprised.

For the first time in my history at PHS, a group of students, along with myself and Mrs. Mayer, are taking a journey to Europe.  This is super exciting for those of us, ok...namely me, who wants to travel and has never had the opportunity.  Our planned departure date is April something (you'd think with how excited I am I would know this) and this will be our blog while we are gone.  I hope to post some pictures and let all of you know about all of our fund raising efforts this week, but I really just wanted to launch the blog to see how this would go and get all of the little extras up and running.