WORDS OF THE WEEK
WE WILL START EACH WEEK WITH A NEW WORD TO ADD TO OUR VOCABULARY QUIVVER. THE WORD WILL BE INTRODUCED, DEFINED AND STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO INCORPORATE THIS WORD INTO CLASS DISCUSSION WHENEVER THEY CAN DURING CLASS TIME. THE FREQUENCY OF THE WORD'S USE WILL BE TRACKED AND THE 7TH GRADE CLASS WITH THE MOST FREQUENT AND APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF THE WORD WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE START OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
A QUOTE OF THE WEEK AND A HABITS OF SCHOLARSHIP PRINCIPLE WILL ALSO BE POSTED EACH WEEK.
THE YEAR'S WORDS/QUOTES AND HOS PRINCIPLES ARE BELOW.
A QUOTE OF THE WEEK AND A HABITS OF SCHOLARSHIP PRINCIPLE WILL ALSO BE POSTED EACH WEEK.
THE YEAR'S WORDS/QUOTES AND HOS PRINCIPLES ARE BELOW.
8/13/2018 - 8/17/2018
Word of the Week
cacophony - an unpleasant mixture of sounds; harsh noise; discord
Quote of the Week
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
HOS Principle of the Week
Attitude - A feeling or emotion to a fact. - Learn More!
8/20/2018 - 8/24/2018
Word of the Week
cantankerous - bad tempered and uncooperative
Quote of the Week
There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy. - E.V. Lucas
HOS Principle of the Week
Character - What you are/do when no one is watching - Learn More!
8/27/2018 - 8/31/2018
Word of the Week
defy - resist or disobey; challenge or dare
Quote of the Week
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. - Somerset Maugham
HOS Principle of the Week
Charity - Kindness or help for the needy or suffering - Learn More!
9/4/2018 - 9/7/2018
Word of the Week
benevolent - friendly; generous; helpful
Quote of the Week
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. - Rita Mae Brown
HOS Principle of the Week
Commitment - The keeping of a promise or pledge - Learn More!
9/10/2018 - 9/14/2018
Word of the Week
cajole - to deceive by flattery; coax
Quote of the Week
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. - Emily Post
HOS Principle of the Week
Common Sense - Thinking before acting; using good judgment - Learn More!
9/17/2018 - 9/21/2018
Word of the Week
chasten - to discipline for the purpose of making better
Quote of the Week
Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential. - Will Cuppy
HOS Principle of the Week
Compassion - Ability to share another’s feeling or ideas - Learn More!
9/24/2018 - 9/28/2018
Word of the Week
desecrate - to treat something usually sacred with disrespect
Quote of the Week
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. - Mark Twain
HOS Principle of the Week
Cooperation - Working together - Learn More!
10/1/2018 - 10/5/2018
Word of the Week
digress - to get away from the main subject
Quote of the Week
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go. - Margaret Walker
HOS Principle of the Week
Courage - Strength to act even when afraid or uncertain - Learn More!
10/8/2018 - 10/12/2018
Word of the Week
effervescence - full of HOS and excitement
Quote of the Week
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity. - Charles G. Dawes
HOS Principle of the Week
Courtesy - Considerate and mannerly behavior
10/15/2018 - 10/19/2018
Word of the Week
emulate - to copy or try to do better
Quote of the Week
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. - Robert G. Ingersoll
HOS Principle of the Week
Dependability - Reliable; trustworthy - Learn More!
10/22/2018 - 10/26/2018
Word of the Week
forthright - straightforward; direct; without hesitation
Quote of the Week
Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating. - Icelandic Proverb
HOS Principle of the Week
Empathy - The ability to feel what others are feeling - Learn More!
10/29/2018 - 11/2/2018
Word of the Week
garish - showy; overly decorated
Quote of the Week
Only the mediocre are always at their best. - Jean Giraudoux
HOS Principle of the Week
Excellence - To stand out with valuable qualities - Learn More!
11/5/2018 - 11/9/2018
Word of the Week
girth - circumference
Quote of the Week
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down. - William M. Winans
HOS Principle of the Week
Flexibility - The ability to make adjustments or alter plans - Learn More!
11/12/2018 - 11/16/2018
Word of the Week
hiatus - a break in continuity; a gap in a series
Quote of the Week
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity are easy. Stay away from easy. - Scott Alexander
HOS Principle of the Week
Fortitude - Strength of mind that enable a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage - Learn More!
11/26/2018 - 11/30/2018
Word of the Week
abscond - to depart secretly
Quote of the Week
Mediocrity does not inspire men to greatness. - Zarlenga
HOS Principle of the Week
Friendship - Caring for and trusting others
04/23/2018 - 04/29/2018
Word of the Week
affable - easy to talk to; kind and polite
Quote of the Week
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. - Bishop W.C. McGee
HOS Principle of the Week
Generosity - Willingness to give or share - Learn More!
12/3/2018 - 12/7/2018
Word of the Week
insipid - without flavor; tasteless
Quote of the Week
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce, Ulysses
HOS Principle of the Week
Giving - To care for and devote oneself to another - Learn More!
12/10/2018 - 12/11/2018
Word of the Week
intermediary - mediator; go-between person
Quote of the Week
A hundred mistakes are an education if you learn something from each one. - Unknown
HOS Principle of the Week
Honesty - Truthfulness - Learn More!
1/7/2019 - 1/11/2019
Word of the Week
jaunty - carefree; jolly
Quote of the Week
A man may make mistakes, but he is not a failure until he starts blaming someone else for them. - Unknown
HOS Principle of the Week
Humility - Being humble, not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive - Learn More!
1/14/2019 - 1/18/2019
Word of the Week
judicious - showing good judgment; wise
Quote of the Week
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. - Charles Swindoll
HOS Principle of the Week
Initiative - Taking action, originating new ideas - Learn More!
1/22/2019 - 1/25/2019
Word of the Week
kindle - to light a fire
Quote of the Week
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him. - Robert C. Savage
HOS Principle of the Week
Integrity - Acting according to a sense of right and wrong (being strong enough to do what you know is right even when it is difficult)
1/28/2019 - 2/1/2019
Word of the Week
laconic - expressed in only a few words
Quote of the Week
The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. - Cicero
HOS Principle of the Week
Justice - Being fair, right, and upholding what is right - Learn More!
2/4/2019 - 2/9/2019
Word of the Week
lucid - clear; readily understood
Quote of the Week
Genius is 1 % inspiration, 99 % perspiration " I never did anything worth doing by accident " - Thomas Edison
HOS Principle of the Week
Loyalty - Faithfulness to another - Learn More!
2/11/2019 - 2/15/2019
Word of the Week
magnanimous - great-hearted; nobly generous
Quote of the Week
Consider the postage stamp. Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing 'til it gets there. - Josh Billings
HOS Principle of the Week
Optimism - To anticipant the best possible outcome - Learn More!
2/25/2019 – 3/1/2019
Word of the Week
malign - to speak badly of a person; slander
Quote of the Week
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty. - Lao-Tzu (The first Chinese Taoist philosopher, 6th century B.C.)
HOS Principle of the Week
Patriotism - Love for or devotion to one’s country - Learn More!
3/04/2019 - 3/08/2019
Word of the Week
neophyte - an inexperienced person
Quote of the Week
Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?", I dream things that never were and say, "Why not?" - Robert F. Kennedy
HOS Principle of the Week
Perseverance - The Ability to persist or continue striving
3/11/2019 - 3/15/2019
Word of the Week
nostalgic - longing for something one has known in the past; homesick
Quote of the Week
Fortune favors the bold. - Virgil
HOS Principle of the Week
Propriety - Standard of what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech - Learn More!
3/18/2019 - 3/22/2019
Word of the Week
obliterate - to wipe out; delete
Quote of the Week
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan
HOS Principle of the Week
Resiliency - Recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change - Learn More!
3/25/2019 - 3/29/2019
Word of the Week
paltry - worthless
Quote of the Week
It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude. - Jesse Jackson
HOS Principle of the Week
Respect - Showing or feeling honor
4/01/2019 - 4/05/2019
Word of the Week
philanthropy - the love of human-kind
Quote of the Week
To reach the port of heaven we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it B but we must sail, not drift or lie to anchor. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
HOS Principle of the Week
Responsibility - Making the choice to be reliable and dependable - Learn More!
4/15/2019 - 4/19/2019
Word of the Week
redolent - full of fragrance
Quote of the Week
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to put the other somewhat higher. - Thomas Henry Huxley
HOS Principle of the Week
Self-Discipline - The ability to choose and control one’s own actions - Learn More!
4/22/2019 - 4/26/2019
Word of the Week
sonorous - a deep, loud sound
Quote of the Week
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. - Voltaire
HOS Principle of the Week
Service - Giving of one’s time and energies to help others
4/29/2019 - 5/03/2019
Word of the Week
taciturn - silent; not in the mood to talk
Quote of the Week
The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in one's determination. - Tommy Lasorda
HOS Principle of the Week
Temperance - Moderation in action, thought, or feeling - Learn More!
5/06/2019 - 5/10/2019
Word of the Week
verbose - containing more words than necessary; wordy
Quote of the Week
HOS maroons the hesitant but inspires the brave. - Thomas Dooley
HOS Principle of the Week
Tenacious - Persistent, never give up - Learn More!
5/13/2019 - 5/17/2019
Word of the Week
wily - full of craftiness; sly
Quote of the Week
For the very true beginning of wisdom is the desire of discipline; and the care of discipline is love. - Wisdom of Solomon 6:17
HOS Principle of the Week
Thankfulness - The act of being grateful; glad - Learn More!
5/20/2019 - 5/23/2019
Word of the Week
zealot - an enthusiast; especially for a religion, a political party, or a cause
Quote of the Week
Cogito ergo sum. (Latin - I think, therefore, I am.) - Rene Descartes, French philosopher
HOS Principle of the Week
Citzenship - Behaving in a responsible manner as a citizen of a community - Learn More!
Word of the Week
destitute - lacking the basic needs of HOS such as food, shelter, or clothing; extremely poor
Quote of the Week
I will study and get ready and maybe my chance will come. - Abraham Lincoln
HOS Principle of the Week
Curiosity - Desire to learn, to explore, to investigate - Learn More!
Word of the Week
cacophony - an unpleasant mixture of sounds; harsh noise; discord
Quote of the Week
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
HOS Principle of the Week
Attitude - A feeling or emotion to a fact. - Learn More!
8/20/2018 - 8/24/2018
Word of the Week
cantankerous - bad tempered and uncooperative
Quote of the Week
There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy. - E.V. Lucas
HOS Principle of the Week
Character - What you are/do when no one is watching - Learn More!
8/27/2018 - 8/31/2018
Word of the Week
defy - resist or disobey; challenge or dare
Quote of the Week
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. - Somerset Maugham
HOS Principle of the Week
Charity - Kindness or help for the needy or suffering - Learn More!
9/4/2018 - 9/7/2018
Word of the Week
benevolent - friendly; generous; helpful
Quote of the Week
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. - Rita Mae Brown
HOS Principle of the Week
Commitment - The keeping of a promise or pledge - Learn More!
9/10/2018 - 9/14/2018
Word of the Week
cajole - to deceive by flattery; coax
Quote of the Week
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. - Emily Post
HOS Principle of the Week
Common Sense - Thinking before acting; using good judgment - Learn More!
9/17/2018 - 9/21/2018
Word of the Week
chasten - to discipline for the purpose of making better
Quote of the Week
Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential. - Will Cuppy
HOS Principle of the Week
Compassion - Ability to share another’s feeling or ideas - Learn More!
9/24/2018 - 9/28/2018
Word of the Week
desecrate - to treat something usually sacred with disrespect
Quote of the Week
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. - Mark Twain
HOS Principle of the Week
Cooperation - Working together - Learn More!
10/1/2018 - 10/5/2018
Word of the Week
digress - to get away from the main subject
Quote of the Week
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go. - Margaret Walker
HOS Principle of the Week
Courage - Strength to act even when afraid or uncertain - Learn More!
10/8/2018 - 10/12/2018
Word of the Week
effervescence - full of HOS and excitement
Quote of the Week
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity. - Charles G. Dawes
HOS Principle of the Week
Courtesy - Considerate and mannerly behavior
10/15/2018 - 10/19/2018
Word of the Week
emulate - to copy or try to do better
Quote of the Week
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. - Robert G. Ingersoll
HOS Principle of the Week
Dependability - Reliable; trustworthy - Learn More!
10/22/2018 - 10/26/2018
Word of the Week
forthright - straightforward; direct; without hesitation
Quote of the Week
Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating. - Icelandic Proverb
HOS Principle of the Week
Empathy - The ability to feel what others are feeling - Learn More!
10/29/2018 - 11/2/2018
Word of the Week
garish - showy; overly decorated
Quote of the Week
Only the mediocre are always at their best. - Jean Giraudoux
HOS Principle of the Week
Excellence - To stand out with valuable qualities - Learn More!
11/5/2018 - 11/9/2018
Word of the Week
girth - circumference
Quote of the Week
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down. - William M. Winans
HOS Principle of the Week
Flexibility - The ability to make adjustments or alter plans - Learn More!
11/12/2018 - 11/16/2018
Word of the Week
hiatus - a break in continuity; a gap in a series
Quote of the Week
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity are easy. Stay away from easy. - Scott Alexander
HOS Principle of the Week
Fortitude - Strength of mind that enable a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage - Learn More!
11/26/2018 - 11/30/2018
Word of the Week
abscond - to depart secretly
Quote of the Week
Mediocrity does not inspire men to greatness. - Zarlenga
HOS Principle of the Week
Friendship - Caring for and trusting others
04/23/2018 - 04/29/2018
Word of the Week
affable - easy to talk to; kind and polite
Quote of the Week
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. - Bishop W.C. McGee
HOS Principle of the Week
Generosity - Willingness to give or share - Learn More!
12/3/2018 - 12/7/2018
Word of the Week
insipid - without flavor; tasteless
Quote of the Week
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce, Ulysses
HOS Principle of the Week
Giving - To care for and devote oneself to another - Learn More!
12/10/2018 - 12/11/2018
Word of the Week
intermediary - mediator; go-between person
Quote of the Week
A hundred mistakes are an education if you learn something from each one. - Unknown
HOS Principle of the Week
Honesty - Truthfulness - Learn More!
1/7/2019 - 1/11/2019
Word of the Week
jaunty - carefree; jolly
Quote of the Week
A man may make mistakes, but he is not a failure until he starts blaming someone else for them. - Unknown
HOS Principle of the Week
Humility - Being humble, not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive - Learn More!
1/14/2019 - 1/18/2019
Word of the Week
judicious - showing good judgment; wise
Quote of the Week
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. - Charles Swindoll
HOS Principle of the Week
Initiative - Taking action, originating new ideas - Learn More!
1/22/2019 - 1/25/2019
Word of the Week
kindle - to light a fire
Quote of the Week
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him. - Robert C. Savage
HOS Principle of the Week
Integrity - Acting according to a sense of right and wrong (being strong enough to do what you know is right even when it is difficult)
1/28/2019 - 2/1/2019
Word of the Week
laconic - expressed in only a few words
Quote of the Week
The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. - Cicero
HOS Principle of the Week
Justice - Being fair, right, and upholding what is right - Learn More!
2/4/2019 - 2/9/2019
Word of the Week
lucid - clear; readily understood
Quote of the Week
Genius is 1 % inspiration, 99 % perspiration " I never did anything worth doing by accident " - Thomas Edison
HOS Principle of the Week
Loyalty - Faithfulness to another - Learn More!
2/11/2019 - 2/15/2019
Word of the Week
magnanimous - great-hearted; nobly generous
Quote of the Week
Consider the postage stamp. Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing 'til it gets there. - Josh Billings
HOS Principle of the Week
Optimism - To anticipant the best possible outcome - Learn More!
2/25/2019 – 3/1/2019
Word of the Week
malign - to speak badly of a person; slander
Quote of the Week
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty. - Lao-Tzu (The first Chinese Taoist philosopher, 6th century B.C.)
HOS Principle of the Week
Patriotism - Love for or devotion to one’s country - Learn More!
3/04/2019 - 3/08/2019
Word of the Week
neophyte - an inexperienced person
Quote of the Week
Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?", I dream things that never were and say, "Why not?" - Robert F. Kennedy
HOS Principle of the Week
Perseverance - The Ability to persist or continue striving
3/11/2019 - 3/15/2019
Word of the Week
nostalgic - longing for something one has known in the past; homesick
Quote of the Week
Fortune favors the bold. - Virgil
HOS Principle of the Week
Propriety - Standard of what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech - Learn More!
3/18/2019 - 3/22/2019
Word of the Week
obliterate - to wipe out; delete
Quote of the Week
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan
HOS Principle of the Week
Resiliency - Recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change - Learn More!
3/25/2019 - 3/29/2019
Word of the Week
paltry - worthless
Quote of the Week
It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude. - Jesse Jackson
HOS Principle of the Week
Respect - Showing or feeling honor
4/01/2019 - 4/05/2019
Word of the Week
philanthropy - the love of human-kind
Quote of the Week
To reach the port of heaven we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it B but we must sail, not drift or lie to anchor. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
HOS Principle of the Week
Responsibility - Making the choice to be reliable and dependable - Learn More!
4/15/2019 - 4/19/2019
Word of the Week
redolent - full of fragrance
Quote of the Week
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to put the other somewhat higher. - Thomas Henry Huxley
HOS Principle of the Week
Self-Discipline - The ability to choose and control one’s own actions - Learn More!
4/22/2019 - 4/26/2019
Word of the Week
sonorous - a deep, loud sound
Quote of the Week
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. - Voltaire
HOS Principle of the Week
Service - Giving of one’s time and energies to help others
4/29/2019 - 5/03/2019
Word of the Week
taciturn - silent; not in the mood to talk
Quote of the Week
The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in one's determination. - Tommy Lasorda
HOS Principle of the Week
Temperance - Moderation in action, thought, or feeling - Learn More!
5/06/2019 - 5/10/2019
Word of the Week
verbose - containing more words than necessary; wordy
Quote of the Week
HOS maroons the hesitant but inspires the brave. - Thomas Dooley
HOS Principle of the Week
Tenacious - Persistent, never give up - Learn More!
5/13/2019 - 5/17/2019
Word of the Week
wily - full of craftiness; sly
Quote of the Week
For the very true beginning of wisdom is the desire of discipline; and the care of discipline is love. - Wisdom of Solomon 6:17
HOS Principle of the Week
Thankfulness - The act of being grateful; glad - Learn More!
5/20/2019 - 5/23/2019
Word of the Week
zealot - an enthusiast; especially for a religion, a political party, or a cause
Quote of the Week
Cogito ergo sum. (Latin - I think, therefore, I am.) - Rene Descartes, French philosopher
HOS Principle of the Week
Citzenship - Behaving in a responsible manner as a citizen of a community - Learn More!
Word of the Week
destitute - lacking the basic needs of HOS such as food, shelter, or clothing; extremely poor
Quote of the Week
I will study and get ready and maybe my chance will come. - Abraham Lincoln
HOS Principle of the Week
Curiosity - Desire to learn, to explore, to investigate - Learn More!