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November 2 – November 5

• There are many candidates for Student of the Day from both soccer squads who won gold medals on Saturday.  Since they are too numerous to mention, let’s just say congratulations (especially to senior players who won’t be returning to defend their gold medals) and well done to all players, specifically the ones which Coffin is lucky to see on a daily basis in Canadian History 621, English 621, and English 521.  Two years in a row…not too shabby…

October 30

• Afton McInnis gets today’s Student of the Day award for a couple of reasons.  First of all, she did an outstanding job preparing the slide show for yesterday’s pep rally (in fact, the entire Leadership class deserves a pat on the back for a job well-done).  Secondly, Afton has displayed a willingness to learn and improve her work in English 621.

October 29

• Although it is difficult to pick just one Student of the Day from yesterday’s big senior women’s soccer game, we here at coffinblog are awarding today’s award to keeper Kelcy McNally who very calmly stopped all shots that came her way during the game.  Additionally, she is a very strong student in English 621 and should be recognized.  Honorable mention goes to the rest of the squad also in Coffin’s classes.  Congratulations on the big win.

October 28

• JD Farrell is today’s worthy recipient of the Student of the Day award.  Combined with his efforts on the soccer field and around the school, JD has been doing very well in English 521 and wrote an outstanding Remembrance Day poem for the annual Legion contest…plus, his dad gave me $5.00 to make him Student of the Day.

October 27

• Aside from being a heck of a nice guy and all-around athlete, today’s Student of the Day – Dillon Doucette – is also a very good all-around student, combining excellent schoolwork (especially in History 621) with soccer, cross country, and many other extracurricular activities.

October 26

• Our first Student of the Day of this last week of October goes to Rachel Burke, who has been performing quite well in English 521 this year.  In addition to preparing a very good poetry explication, Rachel has completed her Remembrance poem ahead of schedule.  She does all this while maintaining a busy volleyball schedule as well.

October 23

• Today’s Student of the Day has been awarded to Matthew MacInnis for his excellent work to date in English 621.  He also performed quite well with today’s public speaking activities, becoming responsible for his class’s early exit to lunch today telling a great homework story.

October 22

• Brittany DeCourcey takes home today’s Student of the Day award for her good work to date in English 521, her good humor both in and out of the classroom, and her ability to successfully juggle her school and extra-curricular activities (she also juggles burning chainsaws, but only on weekends).

October 21

• Today’s SOD award goes to that reading machine – Justin Coffin.  Since the beginning of the school year, Justin has blazed through three books (and more) and has already fulfilled his requirements for the independent novel in English 621.  Well done Justin.

October 20

• Today’s Student of the Day award goes to Dan Hendricken for his performance thus far in English 621.  His writing is solid and his good humor is a welcome addition to our classroom…plus, he helps us retrieve stuff from the tall shelves.

October 19

• Jenna Shinn takes home the first Student of the Day award for this week for her hard work in English 521’s poetry explication.  Taking advantage of early proofreading opportunities, Jenna completed her major assignment five days early and did a superb job.  Also, it was her birthday on Friday!

October 14

• Our final Student of the Day for this week goes to the much-deserving student, Jessica Gallant, who is currently a student in Canadian History 621.  Jessica is doing quite well with all things history, particularly in her discussion responses and her slide shows.  Her photo essay this week was quite well done.

October 13

• Nicholas Pierlot takes home his first Student of the Day award for his performance to date in English 521.  He has submitted very good work to date and has been working quite diligently in preparing his poetry explication.

October 9

• Our final Student of the Day award for this week goes to Nicole Kelly for her diligence in getting caught up with her work after a very successful week in Ottawa at Encounters with Canada.  Her editorial rant this week and book talk were both very well-done.

October 7 & 8

• Raelene MacKinnon takes home the SOD award for the past two days for her hard work and great attitude so far in English 621.  Raelene’s time spent on her books is paying off in good grades.  Well done.

October 6

• The out-of-breath Graeme Forrest takes home today’s Student of the Day award for risking life and limb while ensuring his editorial essay was delivered in time for peer editing today.

October 5

• Today’s Student of the Day award goes to Brooklyn Vail for his hard work and good humor in English 521.  Also, any fan of the Eagles and that band’s music has to be a good guy overall.  Keep it up Brooklyn.

October 2

• The final Student of the Day for this week goes to Vanessa Ranahan for her diligence so far in English 521 and her interest and understanding of poetry.  We look forward to reading and hearing some of her works.

October 1

• Brandon Kok takes home October’s first Student of the Day award for his hard work and participation in both English and Canadian history.  To date, Brandon has worked hard and has produced some good work.

September 30

• Today’s SOD award goes to Cody Baird in English 521 for his work to date and his astute observations in poetry analysis.  Cody picked out some poetry elements from a difficult poem and should be commended for his efforts.

September 29

• Jessica Fraser has been awarded the Student of the Day award for today for her hard work in English 621.  Her work ethic and committment to academics have been admirable and she should be recognized for both.

September 25 & 28

• Today’s (and Friday’s since Coffin wasn’t here) Student of the Day is Ashley Kelly, who has been doing well in English 521 so far this year.  Ashley is working hard and has been impressive to date.

September 23 & 24

• Katrina MacKinnon takes home the SOD award for the last two days for her performance in Canadian History 621A to date.  Katrina had a very good test on Louis Riel and achieved top marks in the class.

September 22

• Today’s SOD award has been awarded to Sarah Dunphy who – after a late start in English 621 – has worked very hard and has quickly caught up AND excelled in essay analysis to date.

September 21

• Patrick MacDonald takes home our first SOD award on this, the final day of summer.  Patrick has been working very diligently in Canadian History 621 and turned in a fine Fab Five activity today.

September 18

• Today’s well-deserved SOD award is given to Jenny Pearson, our exchange student from Japan, who has been fitting in nicely here at MRHS and who has been working very well in English 521.  Welcome to MRHS Jenny!

September 17

• Chad Dennis gets today’s SOD award for consistent work in both English 621 and Canadian History 621 to date.  Also, at the pace he’s going, he is going to have his three books read for English 621 by the end of the week.

September 16

• There are three Students of the Day today as Emma, Brittany, and Daniel were voted to the championship of the annual Coffin Cookie Contest for figures of speech and imagery.  Congratulations and try not to break the trophy – which you’ll have to share equally…

September 15

• Chelsea MacEachern takes home today’s Student of the Day award in recognition of all her hard work and her positive attitude so far in both English 621 and Canadian History 621.  Chelsea works hard and hard work gets rewarded here at coffinblog.

September 14

• The first SOD of this week has been given to the deserving Daniel MacAdam, who has found his way into Coffin’s English 521.  Daniel has been quietly going about his business and doing good work so far.  Also, he taught us a very valuable alliterative lesson today:  Red Right Return.  Don’t forget it…especially if you’re reading this on your boat.

September 11

• Our final SOD award-winner for the first week of school is Cody McInnis who not only provided the most fascinating Canadian history fact in our discussion this week, but who also has been very consistent asking and responding to questions in both English and history.

September 10

• The SOD award for today is given to a student new to MRHS:  Ashley MacAusland.  Ashley has the great fortune to be taking two of Coffin’s classes and – to date – has been the model student.  In fact, she has already responded to this week’s Canadian History 621A discussion question.  Welcome to Morell High, Ashley.

September 9

• Today’s SOD award goes to Daniel Hughes, who is making his first appearance in a Coffin class in his high school career.  Daniel gets today’s award (and a free haircut from Justin Coffin’s new shop) for biking to school today when it would have been easier to perhaps stay home.

September 8

• Brodie Burke takes home today’s SOD award since he was kind enough to help Coffin demonstrate the ever-popular rule:  if you chew gum, so does Coffin.  For his efforts, Brodie will receive a bag of mixed vegetables from Skeeter’s Produce Emporium.