SUMMA SUMMA

The halls filled with the cluster of chatter. As heavy stampedes of students and teachers rush toward the exits. It’s summer.

With summer on its way, the end of blogging is here. I enjoyed the creativity the blog has allowed me. Although I don’t think my blogging style has improved or writing, I did learn a lot about myself and what I’m capable of. If you blog did you learn something about yourself?

Rereading my blogs its a really good look back on my year and even though not everything I’ve blogged about is a big deal its good to look back and see those little memories I blogged about. In its own way blogging is almost like a collage of what I’ve been up to you.

I’d recommend if you want to start something new blogging is for you.

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The Love of Dogs

It is something truly beautiful about what a dog can bring. How loyal and happy they are. How all it takes is a tail wag to turn your day into the best one yet. With beauty comes pains.

unfortunately, dogs don’t live forever. You don’t get to spend the rest of your life with them, but they get to spend the rest of their life with you. It’s heartbreaking to face the reality of how your best friend can only be there for a short while. This being said that short time is one of the best times.

It’s important to remember how much you should treasure this time. Every walk is a gift, every cuddle is a miracle, and every day you have with these beautiful creatures is unearthly. No words can describe the love a dog can bring into your heart and no amount of time can be enough. They leave with possibly the best advice. Find the simple joys of long walks, to hide your favorite snacks, if you want something chase it, wag more and bark less, show lots of affection, anImage result for dogsd always shake it off.

 

Starbucks addiction

With testing season in right now. The need for coffee and an enviorment where you can just work is a must have.

Not only am i a caffeine addict i’m also a sweet treat addict. Those things combined equal starbucks. when you are put in a area where everyone else is working you feel some obligations to also work just as hard. For me that place is Starbucks. I get my fill of sweet treats. My favorite being their cake pops. SO GOOD! Then a classic dr roast to keep e company as a study.

I kept my receipts from this test month and all i can say is i’m very broke and need to stay away from that place. On a good note, i did pass all my tests that i studied for at Starbucks.

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TESTING SEASON BOYS!

I find the idea of absolutely slaughtering teens with AP, SAT, ACT, cumulative end of the year testing, plus the research papers/projects, and the fan favorite sol’s within a 2-month span is really not far fetched at all. Why? Well, it’s really a reality for students.

It seems to me that most administrators can’t seem to grasp that idea. Now if I were to have one of them read that sentence they would probably react like everyone else. THAT’S A LOT OF WORK, but because they aren’t willing to read something like this we’ll just have to worry a little bit more about their ability to cause the stress levels of an insane man into a teenager.

I understand the importance of these tests but I find it very hard to believe that there is absolutely no room to give time in between such important and large tests. I personally love learning and test-taking isn’t really a stressor for me. Like most students, I don’t enjoy piling on tests that decide my future plus keeping up with the workload that most teachers put on us that just so happens to also go up.

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Sunburn

roses are red

so are my shoulders

spring break brings sun

and a bit of skin cancer

but don’t mind that

we have some sunscreen to help with that

Enjoy my poem? It was made by my shoulder sunburn that hurts quite a lot. While everyone enjoyed their spring break I’m sure half the population at dominion will be peeling from spring breaks the first kiss of sunburn.

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Spring Break

I am lucky enough to have a spring break during my school year. I think some students are blind to the idea that not all schools have a spring break. My only complaint is the teachers cheat the system. Teachers are technically not allowed to give work over the break. This policy allows students to regain stamina before SOL’s and exams. A problem with this policy is that teachers won’t give you homework over the break but they will give you big projects and/or time-consuming work that’s due the week you come back to break.

Think of it like this. While they aren’t giving you work you HAVE to do over break they are highly suggesting if you don’t do the work over break you are most likely screwed. Once we come back to school teachers will reassign work and homework to busy up your time so that if you didn’t do the big project or time-consuming work you probably won’t have enough time to get everything done.

While this really sucks, there aren’t many things students or officials can do. Let’s not undermine that teachers could be good full hearted people and let us have a break but that’s beyond them and we are asking “too much”. The reason officials and students can’t do much is because they are technically not breaking any rules. They found a loophole that is allowing them to do this. They are not giving homeowrk over the break and they arent making it due for the first two days back.

Complaining won’t help either. All we as the students can ask for is another policy be made to ban big assignments due near or around the break time. We have 7 more weeks of school im sure they can move back the due date just some.

Sincerely,

a very frustrated student

 

The next generation

Id like to firstly say no, i am not that old but time is also so long yet so short. Although i have had my years. I’ve lived in my neighborhood my whole life. Almost everyone is my neighborhood babysat me or i just popped up in their house. We have a common area in my neighborhood and my parents would always let me play there and when they wanted be back inside my mom would do this crazy loud whistle that everyone in the neighborhood knew of. Once i got to the age of 10 id run around to everyone’s house and say hello and play. I didn’t tell my mother so everyone knew if i ended up at their house to call Barbara to let her know. I had my generation of friends and people my age and my brother had his and so did my sister. It was crazy to me how people started to move away or split apart. Our neighborhood was very tight and when time came for the ‘Next generation’ to take over i was confused and quiet honestly sad. Now i see the little kids playing in the common area i once played in and every once in awhile i hear parents calling in their kid. I love my neighborhood and its growth.

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Picking Classes

High school is a time to be enjoyed and lived out. Expect every year around the time of the 3rd quarter. Course selection is truly worldwide devastation for students in high school. Not only to you have to pick based on what you can handle and enjoy. You basically have to pick based at schools your looking at. Not only that but you balance your choice class selection based on what you want to be when your older or what degree you want. What high school student 100% knows what they want to be. It really defeats the purpose of living highschool out as much as possible.

This time is extremely stressful for literally everyone in the building. Teachers have to pick carefully where they believe a student should be placed. Their request on what classes you should or shouldn’t take are valued to the students. The councilors have to work with teachers, students, and parents. Everyone knows parents can be a piece of work. While this is going on sol’s and AP tests bring even more stress for everyone.

Does anyone really come out at the end of the year sane?Image result for ap test

My Experience with Olive Garden

Olive Garden is a chain of an ‘Italien’ restaurant. While their garlic bread is delicious I find that literally, every other experience with their menu is the exact opposite.

After going to little Italy in NYC, id say im the Alan Richman of Italian food. He’s a famous food critic. Now I’ve eaten at Olive Garden plenty of times, but I have some moments that stick out to me. A little back story before hand. My family and I don’t usually go out to eat but when we do its something simple and easy. Usually, in the case that we do go out to eat its to celebrate a little something. For example, Good grade, good sports game, or family gathering. Let the storytime begin. . .

Around 9th-grade 2nd quarter my family and I decided to go out for my approved of grades. Olive Garden wasn’t my choice but I have been once before, so there were high hopes. We arrived and got seated. First wrong in this restaurant was that they were obviously short staffed. We waited almost 30 minutes for our drinks. My mom was already fed up, but we decided to stay for the heck of it. At this point we are about to order. This waiter, the poor guy, was working so many tables but he still didn’t have the need to be as rude as he was. While everyone had their choice of food already, I was a bit indecisive about what I wanted. By the time it was my turn I really had no clue. When he asked me for the third time I didn’t respond, and his response was so harsh. Being so rushed I picked the simplest thing. Mac and Cheese. He made a snarky comment but I don’t really remember what he said. The food comes and I was all excited. Yea, that was brought down real quick. My mac and cheese was cold and almost tasted like the box mac and cheese you get at the grocery store. Then my sisters chicken wasn’t cooked all the way through. I’m almost 99.9% sure that’s a health code violation. We asked this waiter to fix this and he goes, and I quote “Its fine. Just eat it.” He walked away.

Moral of the story is Olive Garden needs to get it together. Maybe I went on a bad day for the restaurant but that is still unacceptable. We complained to the manager and he offered to redo our orders but thankfully we left.

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Why you shouldnt go to the gym

I understand that being ‘healthy’ is cool and all but Netflix is better. Don’t argue with me.

Here is why…

I made a bad decision by going to the gym. At the time i was happy and proud. Thinking, ‘Wow turning over a new life, New life style, new me.” I get to the gym and i’m like looking like a hype beast with my supreme socks and Nike everything (Not sponsored, but if Nike wants to hit me up id so be down). I go to put stuff away and now its time to workout. Two things already wrong with this. I cant workout and i’m not even sure how to. I immediately go to the treadmill. Simple enough right? No. WRONG. I thought i was flying a space ship. It was asking incline and speed and had measurements on how far of a distance you should run for what your doing it for. I was lost. Now let me remind you that if i were to stay at home and watch Netflix with its simple and efficient menu system this would not be happening. I figure it out (Sorta) and i’m feeling accomplished. Did it last long? No, because there is a emergency string thing that apparently you need or else the treadmill like stops. Stops very quickly might i add. I basically face planted in front of everyone. Its fine. I’m fine.

I make the executive decision to move past that and onto weights. I was a bit cocky and believed i could use 25 pounds. I think my shoulder pooped out of its socket when i picked it up. All these men on steroids looking at me like i’m crazy (To be fair i did yell a little). Anyway I would not have had to deal with that if i stayed home and watch Netflix. I have a remote to lift that’s it. Obviously i take something later. 5 pounds to be exact. I’m pumping some cold iron thinking i’m all that only to realize I look like a idiot. I’m sweating and panting from lifting FIVE POUNDS! Not my proudest moment.

You see where i’m going with this? Netflix > Gym.

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