Assignments
Last updated February 8th, 2012 at 5:36 a.m.. 
Dear friends,
It is with very mixed emotions that I requested, and was generously granted, a partial leave of absence. I have fallen very far behind in my pursuit of an advanced academic degree and recently received a telephone call from the department's Dean admonishing me for lack of measurable progress. The leave will give me the chance to focus on this work.
I am glad to retain SUNY Dutchess Community College's College Connection English 102 section at Webutuck as well as the advisorship to our powerful mock trial team. It is a heartbreak to not finish the year with your wonderful children.
Many thanks to those who have wished me well. I look forward to fully rejoining our learning community at the end of the leave.
All best regards,
Steven Pollak
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You are invited to view the discussion board created two years ago by this year's juniors who had class with Mr. Pollak. It's about The Hunger Games, and you'll find some lively comments about the novel, parallels with Rachel's Challenge, and thoughts about beauty. If you haven't taken a look yet, please visit us at the Wiki. http://thgsclass.wikispaces.org
The ALA list of Outsanding Books for College Bound and Lifelong Learners, updated every five years, can be found at:
