PMHS' Demaree Peck Wins National Teaching Prize

05/23/11 Team coach) Demaree Peck recently won first place in the 2011 TEAMS national teaching prize for K-12 teachers. TEAMS (The Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages) gave the award for an original lesson plan dealing with a topic in medieval studies.

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St. Margaret's jousting tournament maintains centuries-old tradition

07/09/11 Imagine sitting astride a galloping horse and running a lance through a stationary ring an inch or so in diameter. That's the type of skill that will be on display Saturday at the 14th annual Jousting Tournament and Craft Fair at St. Margaret's Church. The family friendly event, which is based on a sport that was popular in the Middle Ages, will have the taste of a medieval fair, with about 25 ...

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When the tide of revolt rose against neoliberalism

07/19/11 Genoa is one of the cities where, at the end of the Middle Ages, capitalism began to emerge. On 20 and 21 July 2001, it was the scene of mass protests against the system to which it had helped give birth.

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