Weekend Update: October 11, 2013

First of all, Good Luck to all our Elk teams and organizations this weekend.

The Marching Band is marching today at Sioux Valley.
The Football team is playing tonight at Colman-Egan.
The Volleyball team is playing tomorrow at the Chester Classic.

Go Elks!

Reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL this coming Monday, October 14th for Native American Day.

Cross Country will participate in the Region meet this coming Wednesday in Howard.  Good Luck to all the athletes and parents involved.  Both the Head Coach and the Volunteer Assistant are excited to continue the excellent season.

Nate Wolters in Sioux Falls.

Last night, former SDSU Jackrabbit standout, Nate Wolters, played in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD for the Milwaukee Bucks.  Wolters got a "ceremonial" start for the game, and acquitted himself well, scoring 10 points.  For more info, see Argus Leader writer Terry Vandrovec's Excellent Coverage.



Did anyone see the PBS Frontline Special "League of Denial"?  It aired on Tuesday, and I watched it (streaming and online) on Wednesday evening.  Really shocking information on there, and it really makes you stop and think what the future of football is.  If you are interested, it is available for online streaming for free, just click on this link.

As far as weekend plans go... the Harmings will be painting some bedrooms.  If anyone is interested in coming over and grabbing a brush or roller, you are more than welcome!  :)

The rest of the weekend?  Well the SDSU Jackrabbits will be traveling to Macomb, Illinois to take on the Leathernecks in Football action.  The Jackrabbits need a win, in a big way.  Got to end the 3 game losing streak.

Go Big.  Go Blue.  Go Jacks!

Go Bolts!

The Chargers don't play until Monday night this week.  Taking on the Colts.  The way the two teams have been playing this year, it looks like it could be a tough one for the Lightning Bolts.  But, I'll keep cheering anyway.




For the Friday Video.... Next Week Pearl Jam is releasing their new album, so here is one of the songs from that....

Enjoy, "Sirens"

Tuesday Technology Tidbits

Nothing too substantial in today's edition.

Has anyone else out there used the Google Play store?

https://play.google.com/store

I suppose people with Android phones have, but that's probably it.  Well, the "Play Store" is like Google's iTunes... you can buy music, books, magazines, movies, apps, etc, etc... from the google play store.

If you have iTunes, and you're happy with it, that's fine.  Just throwing the Google Play store out there.  I've recently bought some music off of there ( I usually buy music on Amazon), and it seems to work just fine.  Haven't ordered a movie yet, but probably something I should try.

First Girls Basketball game tonight!  Assistant Coach Harming is excited to coach his first game with this team.

Some Inspiration for the Lady Elks....

Fun Fact:  19 years ago I began my coaching career as the assistant Girls Basketball coach for Elkton High School.  (In fact, Cassidy Gebhart was born during that season... I ran practice that day because Coach Gebhart was at the hospital.)  And all this time later, I'm right back where I started... life is strange and wonderful.

Not much else to report on.  Tough weekend of football in the Harming Household.   The Jackrabbits lost to the Bison, the Chargers managed to snatch defeat from the hands of victory yet again (which is so common now, it's pretty much the expectation).  The only solace to be found was on the bb court, where the Jackrabbit Men and Women's teams each had nice victories on Saturday night.

I'll leave you with this picture someone posted on Google Plus.  Just thought it was a cool picture.

Have a great week everyone!

Nov. 9th: Weekend Update!

Pretty Successful Week in the Tech Office!

I was able to get the computers at Roland Colony online, finally.  In addition, I was able to get one of the "wireless" projectors to work.

Had a few computers come in this week with memory/hard drive problems.  A few of these were sophomore computers... I had a school board member come in this morning with a computer that won't run, and Principal Neill's computer decided to quit working this week.  (This was not surprising, as two other staff members who had the same make and model (bought the same year) had their computers stop working as well.

So, I've been keeping busy.

Also, this week.... the state updated the Lightspeed filter, and I received new "credentials" to manage the system.  I know of one staff member who was having trouble with students getting on facebook during class, which should be blocked.  I did hear from the state yesterday, that the update was done, and that we should be up and running correctly now.  Please let me know if you have any other issues.

And now... the Weekend Update!

Big Sports Weekend for the SDSU Jackrabbits!

Tonight the Men's Basketball Team takes on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide at Alabama.  Should be a tough test for the team, in their first game of the season.  The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Tomorrow the SDSU Football Team takes on the #1 Ranked, and defending National Champion NDSU Bison in Fargo.  A very big game for the football team.  Both teams are tied for the lead in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and the winning team will take a one game lead in the Conference, with one game to play.  Very likely that the Conference Championship will be decided on Saturday in the Fargodome.

Go Big.  Go Blue.  Go Jacks!

Sunday, I plan on watching the Chargers play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa.  Could be a tough game for the Bolts, but I'll be watching.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Nov. 2nd: Weekend Update and video

First off, Congratulations to the Lady Elks Volleyball team for their win over Madison last night!

District 5A Champions!  Great job Ladies!

Technology office was busy again this week.  Have many computer coming back from having screen repairs, and I'm busy with many projects and problem solving items (like a few projectors, school photo software, troubles with the Apple computers connecting)

Weekend:
-Sounds like the Harming family is making a trip out to the Missouri River this weekend.
- The SDSU Jackrabbits will play a critical game against the So. Illinois Salukis, in Missouri Valley Conference Football play.  A win this weekend, sets the Jackrabbits up for a playoff appearance.
-The San Diego Chargers will not play this weekend, because they had the Thursday Night game last night, and whooped up on the Chiefs 31-13.

Hope Everyone had a great Halloween, and has a wonderful first weekend in November!

For today's Friday Video, let's turn to Franz Ferdinand.

Enjoy:  "Take Me Out"

Monday, October 15th

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

First of all, congratulations to the SDSU Jackrabbits football team... with their 31-10 victory on Saturday, the Jackrabbits have moved into first place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, all by themselves.

Go Jacks!

Look who's leading the conference!

Tonight, I'll be tuning in to Monday Night Football to watch my beloved San Diego Chargers take on the Broncos of Denver.

I think I need to listen to a little P. O. D.

This week, I'll be focusing on getting the elementary projectors installed, installing the software on the computers for Roland Colony, and things of that nature.

Have a great week!

Friday, Oct. 12: Weekend Update

Congratulations to Justin and Heidi, as they qualified for the State CC meet yesterday.  It was windy and cold conditions in Flandreau yesterday.... proud of all the CC runners.

Good Luck to the Elk football team tonight as they host the Estelline Redmen.

I have the library's computers loaded, and should be putting them in today.  Will be able to start loading the computers for Roland colony soon.

I am planning on installing the projectors next week in Grades K-3.  Hopefully this goes smoothly.

Boys BB Coach Steve Erickson and I have been in discussions about 3rd and 4th grade boys basketball.  Keep your eyes peeled.

This weekend the South Dakota State Jackrabbits host the Western Illinois Leathernecks.  I am hoping to be in attendance.  Go Big.  Go Blue.  Go Jacks.

The Chargers actually play on Monday Night this week, so they won't be active until Monday.

The Harmings will be hanging around Elkton this weekend... doing some more stuff, getting the house in order.  Things are coming together pretty nicely.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

For the Friday Video, I thought I'd play a little Spoon.

Enjoy, "The Underdog"

October 5th: Weekend Update

I like this one... might use it every Friday.

Spent a great deal of time in Lake Benton the last few days, doing updates on the AVG antivirus program.  Ran into a little difficulty, as there were 4 different versions of AVG installed on the computers, so it really depended on which version was installed... one type would take about 2 minutes, another would take about 15.

Just recently discovered that the image on the Sophomore's computers is missing the "GeoGebra" program.  So, any Sophomore who needs to have Geogebra installed, can come and see me, and I will get it installed.

Next week, I should begin installing the projectors in grades K-3.  (applause!)  I will need to probably do it after school, since I'll be working in the ceiling tile area... we'll see how quickly it goes.

Still working on the "projector problem" for Mr. Gebhart and Mrs. Harming.  This has been driving me crazy, and I'm determined to get it figured out next week.

I am currently finishing up the installation on the new library computers, and then I have 3 computers to load up for the Roland Colony.  These are going pretty smoothly, and they should be done by the end of next week.

Weekend:

The SDSU Jackrabbits have a bye this weekend, so no Jacks game this weekend.

Congratulations to SDSU Women's BB Coach Aaron Johnston and his wife, Laurie, for the birth of their baby girl.

The San Diego Chargers play at the winless New Orleans Saints this weekend.  Despite the Saints poor record (0-4), I am expecting a tough game.  They are playing at home, and their banned Coach and GM (Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis) will be watching the game from the stands.  They'll be fired up.

For the Harming family this weekend, we'll just be doing a bit more unpacking, and making our house a home.  Building a dog kennel, getting things where we want them to be, that kind of thing.

Enjoy your extra Vacation day on Monday!

Good Luck to the Elks FB team tonight as they host the Colman-Egan CE-Hawks tonight.

For your weekend video this week, let's go with a little Florence and the Machine.

Enjoy "No Light, No Light"

Friday, September 28th

Weekend Update for Mr. Harming's Blog

Saying "Weekend Update" makes me think of Seth Meyers.

As the week pulls to a close, I have completed the software installations for the Elementary School Touchscreen computers! (applause)

The electricians were able to get outlets installed for the projectors early this week, and so we will begin installing those...one room at a time.

Homecoming week seemed to be a rousing success to me.  It would have been nice to have won the game, but it was close, and entertaining.

The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits will be hosting the Missouri State Bears this weekend, in The Beef Bowl.  The Jacks played well last week in knocking out a very good Indiana State team.

The San Diego Chargers will travel to Kansas City to play the Chiefs this weekend.  Two teams with vastly different approaches this year...the Chiefs kinda stunk the first two weeks, and won last week.  The Chargers won the first two weeks, and stunk last week.  Be a big win for the Lightning Bolts if they pull this one out.

The Harming family will be making a trip out west to Chamberlain this weekend.  It will be our last trip to the "River City" for quite a while.  I hope to get a run in this weekend.  With all the moving and packing and unpacking, and the installation of services, and figuring out all the new stuff... I just haven't been able to run.  I really miss it.

Have a great weekend Everyone!  It's supposed to be beautiful, so get outside and enjoy it!

For your weekend video let's go with a little... R.E.M.

Enjoy "Pretty Persuasion"

Friday, August 10th

Looking forward to heading home today and seeing my family.

We are progressing toward getting the student nettops ready.  Just have to get the authorization code for our Cyber Sitter program, and we will begin installing the image on this year's computers.

Most of the equipment has been ordered for the Teacher workstations with the touch screen set up.  We just need to get everything in, and we can begin installations.  I'm hopeful that we can get these done the first few weeks of school.

On the home front, our home loan is progressing nicely, and we are hoping to be able to move into Elkton in about a month.

Today, I'll be working on getting a computer working for Mr. Gebhart, that will be used on running our new scoreboard application.

Last night, I got to watch my San Diego Chargers defeat the Green Bay Packers in NFL preseason action.  Got to watch with my Dad, who is a huge Packers fan.

Also last night, the Los Angeles Lakers completed a 4 team trade that acquired Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic.  As a Lakers fan, I'm very excited about the Lakers team for next season.  Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, and Dwight Howard.  Wow.  What a line-up.

Today's Friday video is one of my favorite songs from Fleet Foxes.  Enjoy "Mykonos".

Monday, December 19th

Last week of school until Christmas Break!

No school on Friday this week.

High School classes have Semester Tests this Wednesday and Thursday. 

Today, we'll be finishing up the movie "Supersize Me" with JH Health classes.

Personal Fitness will have their last weigh in, and fitness tests today.  We will have wall sits, and pull ups for today's tests.

Great win by the Chargers last night over the Baltimore Ravens.  This is pretty much an annual event, whenever you count the Chargers out, and think that Head Coach Norv Turner is as good as fired, they turn it on in December and play their best football.  Don't know if it will be enough to make the playoffs this year, and not sure if it will be enough to save Norv's job.  But, it was still fun to watch the team play well after a season of difficulty.



You Go Norv!

Have a great week, everyone.

PE on Tuesday.

Physical Education classes will be in the gym today.  We will be playing a few different varieties of dodge ball. 

Nice to see the San Diego Chargers play like they are capable of last night.  It's been a disappointing season, but it was nice to see the team play hard and continue to do their best.  At least they haven't quit on their coach or teammates.

Youth Basketball for 3rd graders starts tonight, I'll be coaching the young boys again this year.  Really looking forward to teaching some more "team concepts" this year.  Give and Go, Pick and Roll, and defensive position.

Personal Fitness are doing fitness workouts in the weight room.

Tonight the Chamberlain Lady Cubs will open their season with a game against Mount Vernon.  As the former coach of the team, I wish them well tonight, and for the entire season.  Good Luck and Best Wishes to Coach Neuharth and all the players!

Go Big.  Go Red.  Go Cubs.