Justin Bieber!!!

The best concert I have ever been to was the Justin Bieber concert. I faced a lot of problems due to the concert, but looking back now it was all worth it. First off, my best friend, Kirsten was who I went to the concert with. Her mom’s boyfriend, Patrick bought us the tickets. The tickets said “obstructed view” on them but he said that didn’t mean anything… Anyhow, the day the concert was supposed to be Kirsten and I woke up and we were getting ready to take the 3 hour drive to Syracuse. I walked out of Kirsten’s room to find her lying on the hallway floor crying. The concert was postponed. We were so upset. We loved Justin Bieber so much, and now we were not going to be seeing him the day we have been counting down to all summer. Two days later was when the concert would be postponed to. When we arrived in Syracuse for the concert we sat down in our seats and to our surprise there was a huge metal pole right in front of us, it obstructed our view of the stage. This didn’t ruin our concert though. There were a lot of people opening for Justin Bieber. One of them was Sean Kingston. He is not an enjoyable act to watch at all. He was shout a few words and be out of breath and panting into the microphone. Finally, Justin Bieber walked out on stage. I’ve never heard people screaming so loud in my life. Normally I always make fun of people who cry when they see famous people, but I have to admit, when I knew Justin Bieber was right there, that close to me, I couldn’t help but cry. I couldn’t see him thanks to the pole, but I was able to see the screen he was on. I will never forget the best concert of my life.

The Semifinals

                Basketball has been my favorite sport since I was in 6^th grade. In 7^th grade, my first year of modified I was really an awful player. I would only play a few minutes out of the whole game, and there was a 5^th quarter for people who didn’t play that much, that was when I really got the chance to play. That never bothered me though. From 7^th to 8^th grade I improved a lot. I had a lot of playing time in 8^th grade and I was a captain of the team, I was also the top scorer of our team. When JV tryouts came around I made the team, and was a starter as a freshman. I worked so hard all season and made a lot of improvements. When the varsity play offs rolled around two of the three JV captains were pulled up to play for varsity, I was not. I was somewhat disappointed but there was nothing I could do about it. I went and watched the varsity playoff game against JFK, Alden won, and after the game the varsity coach came up to me and asked if I wanted to play in the semifinals game for him, of course, my answer was yes. The day of the game came and I was so excited to be able to be playing with the varsity team as a freshman. It was a very close game, and after half time Coach Delzer called my name. I was going in the game. My stomach dropped I was so, so nervous. I played for about 6 seconds, but those 6 seconds really meant a lot to me. We ended up losing the game by 3 points, it was upsetting, but there was nothing I could do. This is a game I will never forget and it was a great moment in my life.

Falling.

My favorite season of the year is autumn. The fall has been my favorite season since I was little. I used to pick apples and help my grandpa make apple cider with them. I always looked forward to helping him, and then drinking the delicious apple cider! I also used to love the fall because it was hunting season. I would always get to go to my grandma’s because my dad and uncles would be there so I would spend a lot of time with my cousins. Now that I am older in still love the fall, I love the fall for many reasons. First off, it is the perfect weather. It isn’t too cold and it isn’t too warm either. Also, it is very beautiful. The leaves are so pretty when they change color and fall to the ground. The carved pumpkins, gourds, and cornstalks in front of peoples’ homes add to the beauty. Soccer season also goes on throughout the fall. There is nothing better than playing a soccer game on a beautiful fall day. Friday night football games are also a highlight of fall. It is nice to sit in the bleachers cheering on the team sitting under a blanket with all my friends around. During the fall I love going to Mayer Brothers to buy apple cider with my mom. There is nothing better than waking up and having hot apple cider on a cold fall morning. Fall is also the beginning of the school year, which means I get to spend my advisement everyday with Mr. Currin and this year I am fortunate enough to have a class that he teaches.  Thanksgiving is another thing that I love about fall. I really enjoy spending the day with my family and watching the football game.  I still really like all the other seasons, but fall is by far my favorite.

FACEBOOK!

I have a Facebook, and I go on it almost every day. I use Facebook to stay in touch with people, including friends and family. I talk to people from other schools I've met through things like basketball camp and school sports. I also talk to family from out of state and my sister who is currently away at college. Staying in touch with people is probably the greatest thing about Facebook, along with any other social networking site. Facebook is not only popular with young kids, but with adults as well.  On Facebook you can update your status so people know what you are doing, and then your status can be liked or commented on. It is also easy to share pictures and videos with people. Posting on peoples’ walls is another nice thing about Facebook. If you do not want to post something publically you can send them a message, or if they are online at the time you can instant message each other on Facebook chat. Yet another positive thing about Facebook is you can send a text from your phone and it will make that your status, you can also send pictures and videos from your phone. Along with positives always come negatives. The negatives of Facebook are people who start drama on it. There are always the people who direct nasty status’s towards others. Another negative are pictures get posted of people doing things they shouldn’t be doing, including underage drinking. If coaches of teams or peoples’ employers see them it could potentially be very bad. Another negative is cyber bullying; it is so easy to be mean to someone over the computer because it is easy to not be mean to someone’s face. Overall, Facebook is a very good and popular website and it will probably stay that way for a while.

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I Feel Comfortable Writing About...

                I feel comfortable writing about most sports, except golf, bowling, cheerleading, baseball, softball, or swimming. I like writing about sports because I am an athlete and have an interest in athletics.  I would especially enjoy writing about girls’ basketball and girls’ soccer. I feel like I could do a good job writing about them because I am at all the games and I know most of the girls’ pretty well, and know a lot about the teams. I would also like to write about school events, including homecoming, snowball, prom, battle of the classes, etc. The reason I would like to write about these events is because I am involved in school activities and I would be attending them so I would know about them. Another thing I could write about would be clubs, I wouldn’t mind talking to the officers of different clubs and interviewing them to see what their club is doing, and is planning on doing. I also would like to write about the upcoming Puerto Rico trip, and I could interview Mrs. P and kids going on the trip to see if they are excited and what the students are doing when they go there. I would also write about chorus concerts or band concerts. Another thing I would enjoy writing about is the play and musical. Furthermore, a topic I would be interested in writing about is the curriculum showcase, I could see what the parents think of it and if they find it helpful.  I would also be interested in interviewing students to see what they think of the new schedule and see the pros and cons of it, and also find out what different teachers think of it. I feel comfortable writing about almost anything, so I am willing to take on any topic.

My Fav Year, Freshman Year

   After going to school for over 11 years I have experienced many different things and had an array of many different teachers. Looking back I have enjoyed each year of school, but my favorite year was freshman year by far. Freshman year was so different from every other year for many reasons, for one it was completely different than the primary, intermediate, and middle school. There was so much more freedom and the teachers treated us more like adults. My personal favorite thing about high school during freshman year was I only had half of my classes at one time; it made things so much less stressful. It was also fun going to school with kids I have never been in a school with before. Another thing I liked was that we got to choose electives so we got to take classes we actually had an interest in. Advisement was another thing I really enjoyed; I was blessed with getting Mr. Currin as my advisement father. I preferred high school sports to middle school sports too, there was more freedom with sports study hall and they were also taken more seriously and playing time didn’t have to be equal with everyone. It was also nice that I was in school with my brother for the first time ever, and I got rides to school with him every morning. Another thing that was different was you could be in classes with people who aren't in your grade and I thought that was cool and it was also a way to meet many new people. Regent’s week was also new and I only had two exams so it was basically a whole week off. There were new experiences every day and I am sad freshman year is over, it went by so fast for me. But now I have the rest of sophomore year and then junior and senior year to look forward to.

Successful Sophomore Year

This school year I hope to have a good soccer season and have more wins than losses. So far this year we won our first league game three to nothing but we lost a non-league game to Iroquois 9-0. I am captain of the team, and that is one thing I hoped to accomplish this year. I also hope to have a really successful basketball season, and hopefully I am able to play on the varsity team. Another thing I want is to have good grades throughout the year, last year I had good grades but I wasn't in any clubs so I didn't get an academic letter. This year I plan to join a club and to get an academic letter. Also I want to be able to get over a 90% on all my regents exams, because freshman year I got in the 80's on my regents exams. I also hope I can stay organized and not get too stressed because of the new schedule. I want to join a club and be an officer in it. Another thing I want to do is start doing community service to prepare to try to get into national honor society. I was in National Junior Honor Society and Nation Honor Society is something I would really like to be a part of. Also this year I would like to study more because I don't normally and I think it is something I could really benefit from. Furthermore, I plan on taking the PSATs for math just to start getting ready for the SATs. Yet another thing that I hope to accomplish this year is to run for a position in student government at the end of the year, I want to run for treasurer. Overall, I hope I can have a successful sophomore year all around.

Meghan's Summer!

   This summer I spent a lot of my time playing travel soccer and summer league basketball in buffalo. I got the opprotunity to play up with the varsity basketball team all summer which was a good experience. My summer was going really well until the middle of July when during a soccer game I hurt my back pretty severly and had to go in an ambulance to the hospital. After that I couldn't play any sports for the rest of summer, so that was not fun. My moms side of the family came from Seattle, Washington to visit for two weeks, and I guess it was nice because I only get to see them once a year, even though I don't like that side of the family too much. Another thing I did this summer was I went to New Jersey with my grandparents and sister for a few days to celebrate my cousin's graduation, it was nice to see them because we usually only see them around holidays. While I was in New Jersey my grandpa, uncle, cousin, and I went fishing on the ocean, it would have been fun but both me and my grandpa were the only ones to catch anything and we only caught one fish each, and they were both too small to keep. This summer I also went to Oswego where my sister goes to college to see her new house she is renting there with her friends. It was really cool and now I am looking forward to being able to have my own house too. All my other time was spent with my friends just hanging out and having a good time. Summer ended for me as soon as soccer started because it was in the middle of august from 8am-11am everyday and when i got home I didn't feel like doing anything else and i couldn't stay out late or anything because i would have to get up early the next day. Overall, summer 2011 was really fun and I'm already looking forward to next summer!