Author Archives: Harry Brake

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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

Spirit- Spiritless? Or my holiday compass being read wrong?

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Harry Brake

2024 Christmas. I have to be straight with you- I felt little to nothing this year for Christmas, and I have a few guesses on this one. Yes, I unpacked the Christmas tree I meant to decorate, it stood, in … Continue reading →

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“And miles to go before I sleep…”

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Harry Brake

…So goes the last lines of Robert Frost’s poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and yet, in looking back on the 2024 Woodbridge High Cross Country season as we celebrated a Fall season, success was everywhere thanks to… … Continue reading →

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Noble

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Harry Brake

“A noble friend is the best gift. A noble enemy is the next best.”― C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia In seeing the first night of Woodbridge High’s The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, reflecting awhile during and after the production, … Continue reading →

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Microplastics and Microlearning resulting in Macro Learning Results.

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Harry Brake

Recalling a moment I was asked to teach science – I balked a bit at first. If you have known me for a long time, I always have felt uneasy about my experience with Math and as a result, nervous … Continue reading →

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Forays into the Past, That Become Our Present

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Harry Brake

“It is haunting how the above two events occurred on the same weekend, states apart, and yet reveal histories that we were never taught as students.” Continue reading →

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Does 9/11 Mean Being Passive or Being Active- You Can Decide; It Starts With Sacrifice.

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Harry Brake

It goes without saying that what occurred on 9/11 did not exist in the memory of many students we encounter each day. Why would something students today cannot recall even matter, be worth rehashing, revisiting, or trying to learn? I … Continue reading →

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700 million strong x 2000+ – Literacy Can’t Be on the Wrong Side of Right

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Harry Brake

August 24th – it happened. National Book Festival. Of course many think is an event for bibliophiles only. True to a point but, realizations set in as I looked around at the over 2000 people, (really it had to be … Continue reading →

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What is a Legacy? Many Paths Are Available for us to Make a Difference…

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Harry Brake

Butler, PA. Obviously, Butler, PA is now in your view for a variety of reasons that before, not many people knew I was from there, let alone what Butler, PA was known for. Yet there are many exctiging things, positive … Continue reading →

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July 11th and then July 12th – Week 4 – The Flurry of Progress Amid Rains of July.

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Harry Brake

On July 11th we celebrated and thanked Gary and Holly Focht for the inspiration they provided to the Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy as board members and contributors of moving us ahed with so many advances. We wish them the best … Continue reading →

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Week 3 – July 5th – Exploration Into Our Delaware Indigenous Roots

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Harry Brake

Hot. Yes, absolutely, extremely HOT. Which made today’s planned trip even more important. Thanks to the generosity of community members Glenn Mellin and Lenny Truitt, the NRWC Upward Bound students, with last year’s volunteers as well, Christian and Brianna, Upward … Continue reading →

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