Vacation and Drivers Ed

I had so much fun on vacation! We went tubing, boating, and mostly just relaxed. Now I'm back home and I have mostly have been working out and playing soccer. My soccer team played in a 3v3 tournament this weekend, and that was a lot of fun and we even came in second! 

I haven't really done anything too exciting over break... I went putt-putt with so friends, went to see a movie, hung out, relaxed, etc. I am leaving for vacation in one week again though, so that is pretty exciting. 

It's so weird right now because my brother is at soccer camp, and I am not used to being the only child. The other day when we dropped him off, we got to walk around the college campus for a little while which was neat. 

Right now I am in drivers ed class. It is pretty boring! It consists of eight 3-hour classes of reading the book, listening to the instructor, and watching cheesy videos! But I guess it is making us safer drivers, so that's good. 

I hope that everyone is having an awesome summer!

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Summer Time :)

Yay! I can't believe that it is finally summer! This year has gone by so quickly. I can't believe that I'm going to be a sophomore. My exams went pretty well...or I hope that they went pretty well. The hardest one was either Spanish or English. On the English exam we had to read a short story, and it took forever to read. I think that I spent 15 or 20 minutes reading the story. The story was really weird too, and hard to understand! Other than that, everything else wasn't too bad. Health was really long; it had 242 questions and a short answer.

I am completely exhausted! I spent so many hours studying in the last week that I think my head might explode! At least we are leaving for vacation tonight, and that should be a good time to unwind and relax. I am even more excited to go, because it has been rainy and stormy here for the past few days, and it will be a treat to be out in the sun and swim in the lake! Also, one of my best friends is coming with us so it should be a blast.

Also, I am so excited because I am going to be next year's Layout Editor for the school newspaper. I think that it will be a great chance to meet more upperclassmen. My teacher asked me to join the newspaper in the middle of the year, and it has been an awesome experiance. Also, if you are an editor, it counts as 1/2 art credit (which is awesome because you need 1 and already have 1/2 from Tech Comm). Also, if you are an editor you get to go to "Journalism" class twice a week where you get to meet with the other editors and talk about the issue... I am really excited!

I can't not wait to start enjoying the summer days :)

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Study Study Study

Only 5 days until exams and the pressure is on! I feel so incredibly overwhelmed by all of the studying that I still have left to do. I did start pretty early, so I am not in as bad of shape as some others, but it is still majorly stressful. I try to finish all of my studying before exam week starts. I like to review the night before the exam, not have to learn completely new things... It is hard to get everything done by then though. I have over 250 English vocabulary words, over 100 Christian Awareness, at least 250 Spanish, and at least 150 in Health... That is a LOT of vocabulary. It is really disheartening to look at the stacks of index card I have!

On top of all the exam studying, we are also finishing up units in almost every class. The teachers are all trying to cram in that last lesson plan. It is really exhausting!

When exam time comes around, my social life is at an all time low! This weekend the only thing on my agenda is studying! Last weekend I had a soccer tournament which didn't leave much extra time to hang out with friends either... but we won first place so that is good! (Also, we won our whole league on Wednesday!!)

Well I have to get back to studying...

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Sick Day

Lately I have been having these absolutely terrible sinus headaches! It has now gotten to the point that my head feels like it is going to explode. I did not think that I would make it through the day so I decided to just stay at home. Unfortunately, I accidentally took the "night"  sinus medicine, so I am also extremely tiered right now!

I can't believe that the freshman year is almost over! Only two more weeks of school and then exams. This year has just flown by. At my school, the seniors have their last day tomorrow!

Right now, I am playing a ton of soccer. I had another tournament this past weekend! We did not win this one, but we came in a close second. The game came down to penalty kicks to decide the winner... and well, we lost :(   Second is good though!

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Soccer Tournament and Temps!

Just recently I had my half-birthday, and was really excited to get my temporary license. It is so weird to start to see my friends driving, or even imagining myself driving! It is pretty weird, but fun... and sometimes a little bit stressful...

I just had a soccer tournament this weekend, and my team played amazing! In four games we scored 15 goals and 0 were scored against us. It was awesome, and we won the tournament which was really exciting!

At school, I have had a lot of quizzes/tests this week... 2 Spanish, Geometry, English...
Also in Biology we have a big lab/project about Ecological Footprints of other countries. It was really cool learning just how big of an impact each individual leaves on the planet. We watched this really cool National Geographic movie about how much of an impact we really make, and it was crazy. There was stuff about how each person uses and average of 3,300 diapers in their lifetime, and how much food, how many trees it takes to build a house, etc.

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Spirit Week

At my school, once a year we have "Spirit Week." All of the classes compete to win Spirit Week and a day off school! Unfortunately, the freshman didn't do so well... There are activities that all of the classes compete in such as a can food drive, pop tabs, tug-o-war, spirit walk, etc. It is the funnest week of the year. Our teachers don't give us that much homework, so that is really nice. The whole week the school is going completely crazy! All of the classes are cheering for their year and things get pretty intense!!

All of us were hoping for a freshman win... but we did not win one of the activities, so I am pretty sure that that's out of the question. The juniors and seniors are pretty close, but I think that the seniors will pull it out and win.

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Spring Break is Over :(

I really don't feel like getting up tomorrow and going back to school! It has been a nice break though, and I guess that I have to go back at some point...

I had a great spring break! My family all went skiing and that was really fun (other than the time when my little brother and I collided on the mountain)! The mountains were absolutely beautiful. I really like skiing in the spring because it is not as cold as it is in the winter. Sometimes when we go in the spring, the snow is not very good, but it snowed 3 of the 4 nights we were there. They were saying that it was the best year end conditions that they had ever had. Unfortunitly, I got extreamly sun burnt on the mountain! My face was hurting for days!

Also we went in to Las Vegas for 3 nights. It was so cool. I was not sure what to expect but it ended up being really neat. There were a surprising amount of families there! We went to the show called "Blue Man Group" and it was awesome! It was unlike anything I have ever been too. It is really hard to explain it... They play a lot of percussion. Another night we went to Mystere Cirque de Soleil. It was absolutly amazing! They were doing all kinds things: from swinging from the ceiling to doing flips on stage. I couldn't believe all of the things they could do! Overall it was a great spring break!

But... now it is back to school...

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One More Day!

I am so excited that it is almost Spring Break! One more day and we are done for 10 days! I can not wait to be off school for a little while. My family and I are going skiing so it should be really fun.

All of my teachers are trying to end all of our units before the break, so I had 2 tests today and I have 2 tests tomorrow. While I am trying to get through all of the studying I just keep telling myself their is only one more day left!

In Health right now, we are actually doing something pretty cool... We are all getting certified in CPR. It is actually really interesting. I hope that I never actually have to do any CPR, Rescue Breathing, or Choking, but it is good to know it just in case.

In English right now we are finishing Romeo and Juliet. The Shakespearean stuff is really hard to read! I am so glad that we got the books with the "Modern Text" on the other side, because without that I think that I would not understand the book at all. We have a test on this tomorrow, and I am kind of worried because it sounds like it is going to be really hard...

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!!

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Our Crazy Schedule!

Today I had two quizzes... Geometry and Biology. The Biology quiz was not too bad. There were a few hard questions, but for the most part it was pretty easy. The Geometry quiz on the other hand was a little more challenging. Actually, it was not that bad, but we did not really have enough time to finish. I think that 2 people in my whole class finished! I had to leave two of the answers blank... She said that because we did not have enough time that she would make "adjustments" so I hope that she makes it out of less points or something.

I think that I have mentioned how our schedules are kind of weird at my school. We have 18 mods that are about 20 minutes each plus 3 minutes for passing time. Throughout the day we have what we call "free" mods. During those frees you can eat lunch, sit in the cafe, hang out with friends, do your homework, etc. We have a 6 day rotation, and today was my worst day. Usually, people eat lunch at mod 9 or 10. I have one of those free everyday except B day. Today was B day. It is so weird because I am not free until mod 15 you have to eat during your class. It is a little weird and awkward, but when you are really hungry there is no other choice. It is a really long day because I have strait classes from 7:55 in the morning until 1:31!!

Although I don't enjoy B day... I love our schedule. It allows us to have so much freedom. It is such a nice break from all of the stressful classes. Also, it gives you something to look forward to after class!

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Spring Dance and Soccer!

I finished up the third quarter! I can't believe that there is only one quarter left in my freshman year!

This past Friday was our school's spring dance. It was really fun! We all went over to my friend's house, took pictures, went out to dinner, and had a really good time at the dance.

This weekend has been really busy... I have had three soccer games plus the dance. Unfortunately, our soccer games did not go as well as we have hoped. The weather was also terrible. It was so nice all week and then this weekend it got really tasty! It was really windy (like 30 mph), the temperature is in the low 30's and it was raining. My whole body was frozen by the time that the games were over.

 

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