h2~ interview

I interviewed Austin James Zelasko. He was born on September third. Austin is a sophomore this year.  He has a very unique favorite color, white he insulted Rachel and I because we like the color green. If he could play on any sports team he would play on the Buffalo Bills. His favorite actor is Tom Hanks. His favorite movie is Remember the Titans. Sports Center is Austin’s favorite show.  Although he knew the world did not end today he actually never thought it was going to end. He started sports when he was about eight years old and he still plays mostly all the sports he started to play when he was about eight years old. His favorite sport is basketball. Since basketball is his favorite sport his favorite season is winter because basketball season is during winter. Austin’s favorite coach is Coach Smith. He only has one sibling, a sister named Peyton Zelasko. Peyton is in eighth grade and she plays modified basketball. Austin likes country music and his favorite singer is Brantley Gilbert. Although his favorite singer is Brantley Gilbert, his favorite song is My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean. Austin loves the Bahamas it is his favorite vacation spot. Austin’s favorite subject is English. He likes English because Mr. Edward is his favorite teacher. Austin’s best friend is Austin Hopcia. Austin Hopcia said he isn’t his best friend and he is going to “shoot him with a paintball gun”.  Austin love twitter and he said that is his favorite hobby.  Austin loves lobster and that is his favorite food. Austin loved Holiday Havoc. This is most likely because his class won this year he is class of 2015 a sophomore. I thought this interview was crazy  because of the questions he asked me. I liked learning more about a classmate.  

H1~ Choice

I have always wanted to do many things. Before I die I would like to visit many places and do many different thrilling things. I have always wanted to go to a tropical island. If I ever go to a tropical island I would want to go there on a cruise ship with family and friends. Before I die I would love to go skydiving and I cannot wait until I am old enough to do so, I think it would be so much fun and an adrenalin rush. Rachel Kibler and I are going to go skydiving when we are sixteen, the legal age, because we both think it will be super fun. Over the summer when I went to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina people were parasailing and jet skiing at the harbor. I begged my mom to let me go but she said no it was too dangerous. Then we went to this other place, I have no idea what it was called but, there were people zip lining and paragliding. I thought it looked like so much fun and I wanted to do that really badly, as well. I was depressed when we left Hilton Head because; I never did any of those things while we were there. When I go back to Hilton Head soon, I will be sure to check at least one of those things off of my “Bucket List”. I would also love to swim with dolphins or sting rays. If I ever go on a cruise to a Tropical Island that is one thing I would make sure I do before I leave. If it snows this winter I am going snowmobiling for the first time with my friend Melissa that lives in Attica at our family friend’s cabin in Cuba, New York. I will be upset if it doesn’t snow this winter because I really want to go snowmobiling. Before I die I will try to do everything on my bucket list.

H4~ Time Periods

If I could go back to anytime time periods I would go back to the 1920’s and the then the 1980’s. If I could go back to the 1920’s I would like to be there when the woman’s suffrage took place. I think it would be cool to be part of the history that changed today. I would love to be part of all the protests that took place. I would also like to see and be a part of all the changes and get to experience the history of women’s lives. I would like to be there when everything changed from clothing to music. I would like to see the reactions to the people when skirts gradually got shorter and neck lines lowered, from a crew neck to a “v” neck. I would like to know the full explanation for calling women flappers. I would also like to be there when the music changed.  This is because I don’t understand the whole conflict of changing music genres. If I were to visit the 1980’s I would love to wear all the colorful clothes.  I think it would be fun to walk around with all different bright colors on. I would love it. I think it would be cool to wear my hair in a high pony and walk around like a lunatic. I would also like how the whole time period was very care free and everyone acted like them self’s. I think it would be fun to go back in time and experience our history and how those time periods made today like it is. I would rather go to the 1920’s more than the 1980’s because when we were learning about that time period I was fascinated by the whole time period. I really don’t know much about the 1980’s but I heard it was pretty cool.

H3- If I Could Change The World

If I could change the world in any way I would make it better by making life easier. First I would let all the poor or homeless people have a home and a descent paying job to take care of their immediate needs. Then I would make all medical insurance free and lower the price of medical expenses. Only because medical care is something everyone needs and I think it is too expensive. Just in case of an emergency the price of a hospital visit or a ride in an ambulance will lower. Then I would make sure everyone that has committed a crime at least serves one year in prison. No matter what crime it is theft, murder, any kind of harassment. I would make sure that there is a medical treatment for everything. I would make sure no one dies from disease, sickness or injury. I would also eliminate all social classes. I would make sure everyone is equal. Of course some people will have their own opinions and their own views on things but they won’t be judged. There will be no rich, or poor. They will all be the same because everyone will have a job to make it by easily. I would lower the price on healthy food so it makes it easier for everyone to stay healthy with a healthy diet. I would lower the price on exercise equipment so everyone can stay fit and in shape. I would eliminate all the fast food restaurants so the temptations go down and everyone will have the ability to stay healthy. Sports would also play a big role in life and everyone would play at least one sport or be interested in at least one activity. If I could change the world this place would never see a bad day again.

G3- favorites

                I have a lot of favorite things. My favorite colors are lime green and purple.  My favorite meal would have to be chicken Alfredo. Then my favorite animal is a monkey. I have two favorite sports gymnastics and softball. My favorite drink would have to be sierra-mist I hate sprite it is gross. My favorite store is American eagle or The Pink Store. I like American eagle’s jeans and I like Pink’s sweat pants, yoga pants and sweatshirts. I have many favorite restaurants one is TGI Fridays and the other is Applebee’s. I love TGI Friday’s mashed potatoes and steak. But, my all-time favorite restaurants is Orazio’s they have the best Italian food ever. My favorite meal from there is their chicken Alfredo and they also have delicious salad and they have super good chicken parmesan. My favorite song would have to be Blown Away by Carrie Underwood. My favorite singer would have to be Luke Bryan. My favorite movie is Footloose I have watched that about five times this week. I like the new version better than the original. My favorite number is number two. That is my lucky number along with my softball number. My favorite shoes are my Uggs. My favorite Disney character is Tinker Bell. My favorite Children’s movie is Discplicible Me.  My favorite vacation is when I went to Hilton Head. My favorite season is winter. My favorite activity to do in the winter is tubing. My favorite tubing place is Colden Tubing. My favorite hair do is a French braid. My favorite age was when I was when I was five I got away with everything it was awesome. My favorite ice cream flavor is cookies n cream. My favorite sports apparel is Nike. I like their sneakers and clothing. I have many favorite things.

g2- art

                I hate art and I don’t know why I took it. Right now we are making a horrible project and it is so hard. We had to make a relief sculpture and now we are drawing the sculpture and it is really hard because we have to make the shadows and everything. A relief sculpture is a sculpture that is on a flat surface but raises off the paper. She had us create this by cutting up paper and shaping them in swirls and different shapes. The worst part is that every class the shadows change and it is really hard to notice the new ones and change the other ones. Even Sara, a senior, said that this is a difficult process. I am only in studio and art where you learn the basics. I think she is crazy for thinking we are going to be able to do something a senior artist thinks is difficult. After the relief sculpture the next step is to draw a contour drawing. This is when you just draw the outline of your sculpture pieces. The next step is to add value. You can add value in many ways but we are using shading. You use shading by finding the shadows on the paper and this is used to add depth. The shading also makes the drawing look real and three dimensional. Today we finally finished the drawing and then we started another project that is way better. It still has to do with value and shading but it is definitely more fun. With this project we had to pick a Disney character so I picked one of the little aliens from Toy Story. It is complicated but I think the whole class and I will have more fun with this project rather than the sculpture drawing.

G1- If I Had a Million Dollars

                If I had a million dollars, I would buy many things for myself. First I would buy a mall, this would be my own mall and I would have people working in every store. The employees would be my stylists.  I would only share the mall with people I liked, they would be the only ones allowed to shop there along with myself. I would love to have all of my favorite stores in my house. This would be awesome because I could have all of my favorite types of clothing right in my closet. I would love to get a brand new house and pay it off right there and then. I think that would be awesome.  Next I would buy a new car. I have always wanted a black Chevy avalanche. I would make the truck custom and it would be awesome.  If I had a million dollars I would definitely share some with my family and close friends. I think my favorite part of having a million dollars would have to be being able to buy whatever you want, whenever you want no matter what the price. I honestly don’t think I would be able to keep the money for a long time. I would most likely spend it right away. Pretty much everything I would buy would just be things I want and not thing I really need. But the thing I would love to buy would have to be concert tickets. I would love to go to concerts whenever I want and where ever I want.  I think being able to go on many vacations would also be a fun thing to do if I had a million dollars. I seriously want to win a million dollars now I think it would be awesome. I would love to be a millionaire. 

F4 Places I Would Like To Visit

             I do not go on many vacations but I have heard many great things about many spectacular places. I have only been to South Carolina twice; I have been to Hilton Head Island and Myrtle Beach. For instance I have always wanted to go on a cruise. My grandparents actually just got back from a cruise about a week ago. They said they loved it and it was worth every penny. I really want to go on one because you get to stop and visit many different places and visit while you’re on the cruise. I think it would be a great experience. Also, I have always wanted to visit a tropical Island. I love looking at pictures of the crystal clear water and I have always wondered what it would actually look like in person. I can just imagine how beautiful it actually is. Another place I would love to visit has to be Florida. I have heard many great things about that place. It seems like almost everyone has gone there at least once in their lifetime and I am the only one that hasn’t. If I ever end up going to Florida I really want to go to Disney World. Everyone that has been o Florida or to Disney World always comes back and says it is worth it and they loved it. I feel like I am missing out on a spectacular place to visit. I would also like to visit Colorado only because I heard it is a great place to ski. I have always wanted to learn how to ski and I think it would be really fun to if I was able to learn there. I have also heard it is a beautiful place to see during the winter and summer. I am going to try to travel to all of these places sometime soon.

F3 Favorite Music Genre

I don’t really have a favorite music genre; although I hate rock and screamo music. But, ever since seventh grade I started listening to country music. This is only because during that summer I went to a Rascal Flatts concert. Sara Evans, Easton Corbin and Justin Moore were performing at that concert as well. I started listening to country music before that so I at least knew a few of their songs.  Ever since then I fell in love with country music. I definitely prefer to listen to country music over all other genres. My favorite singers are Luke Bryan, Sara Evans and Carrie Underwood. I really want to go see them in concert. My favorite song by Carrie Underwood would have to be Blown Away. This song is just so powerful and I love it I really can’t explain why. I have a lot of other songs I love as well as this one.   Most country songs have a meaning to them and I can relate to most of them weather I am in a bad mood or I am very happy. When I am in a bad mood I can listen and relate to a lot of country songs rather than pop, R&B, or rap.   It kind of makes sense that a lot of people in Alden like country music, including myself, because it is such a small farm town.  I was so upset that my mom couldn’t get tickets to the Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean concert. I was really upset because a lot of my friends and family went to the concert.  This year I want to go to the Taste of Country because I have never gone before and I would love to see some of my favorite musicians in concert all it one concert I think in will be cool.  

F2 Favoritie Movies

My top three favorite movies of all time would have to be Dear John, The Lucky One and The Last Song.  I love all of these movies because they are not scary and they actually have a meaning to them. I hate scary movies no matter what.  I will never watch a scary movie again after having nightmares when I watched The Possession. I hate that movie I was barely able to sit and watch the whole thing I almost walked out of the theater; it was way too creepy for me. That has to be the main reason I like dramatic, funny and romantic movies.  I love that all these movies have a good story line as well. Although I cried through most of these movies they are still my favorite.  The Last Song was just too sad I couldn’t help myself I had to cry. I thought that it was really sad that the daughter was really mean to her father the whole summer and then he was diagnosed with cancer. She stayed with him until he died because she felt so bad. Dear John is definitely my favorite movie out of all three of these movies. This is mostly because Channing Tatum is my favorite actor out of all of the other actors in all of the movies I have ever seen. All three of these movies are sad but they put out a great message and they are also inspirational to many people. The Lucky One was a really sad movie. This is because the little boy got mad and stormed off to his tree house. His stepfather went to go save him because there was a storm. His father was already there but the tree house fell on top of him before he could get his son. Then his stepfather saved him and his father died. It was super sad but I honestly love all three of these movies.

F1 Favorite Book

In my eighth grade English class we read a book called The Outsiders.  This would have to be my favorite book we have ever read at school during English class throughout middle school.  I liked how the story was very suspenseful at times and I couldn’t put the book down or wait to read the next part of the story.  Personally I don’t like to read so that was a great feeling to know that I couldn’t wait to read the next part. My favorite part of the story had to be when Johnny and Ponyboy ran off to the church because Johnny killed Bob. After the stabbing it was so suspenseful to see if they were going to get caught by the fuzz aka the police. We stopped reading during the middle of their escape, so I went home and read more to see what happened I couldn’t put that book down until I found out what happened and to see if they made it to the church. I felt bad for Johnny because his father was very abusive and his mother was a heavy drinker and she could care less about him. Later in the story they left the church for a little bit and it started on fire. When Ponyboy and Johnny came back there were children in the church. They went into the church to try and save them but Johnny didn’t make it out in very good condition. Johnny went to the hospital to find out he was severely burned. Later, after suffering, Johnny sadly passed away. It was so sad that he was treated badly and his mother tried to see him while he was in the hospital but Johnny refused to let her come. The Ponyboy had a bad childhood as well his parents died in a horrific crash. Therefore, Ponyboy grew up with his brothers Darry and Sodapop.  This had to be my favorite book out of all the books I have read.

e4 choice 2

     The whole year we sit around and wait for our favorite holiday to come. The kids of course can’t wait for Christmas. Most children see something and they automatically want it so it is probably annoying to the parents. Then again it is worth the work to see how happy the children are on Christmas morning. Everyone loves Christmas because you are able to spend time with friends and family. Then the second favorite holiday for the children would have to be Halloween because of all the candy and they get to run around like crazy. All of the children get so excited that they’re going to be able to dress up as their favorite character or animal and go get candy. After Halloween the kids go crazy and love to eat their entire bag of candy non stop. It kind of reminds me of Easter. But Easter actually has a meaning to it unlike Halloween.  But they are kind of similar because the children get to eat a lot of candy on both holidays. Easter is fun when you’re little because you get to play tons of fun games and get to look for your Easter basket and eggs and see where the Easter bunny hid them. For the most part kids have more fun on holidays. But for Eater the meaning will always depend on your religious views. Thanksgiving is another holiday where you get to spend time with your friends and family. This day also changes depending on what religion you believe in. But for the most part it is about giving thanks to the ones you love and pigging out on all of the delicious food your family prepared. But the best part is all of the delicious desserts. There are many more holidays but those are the major ones I celebrate.

choice1 E3

                Last Wednesday was Halloween. I love Halloween because you get to act like a little kid again. It is so much fun to get dressed up and go from house to house to get candy. I love this holiday because you get to just run around like crazy. I always get ready to go trick or treating at my house and every year I go with my best friends Hannah, Makenzie, and Delaney.  We always dress up as something altogether.  This year we were cheetahs, last year we were bugs. I was a ladybug, Hannah was a butterfly, Makenzie was a bumble bee and Delaney was a spider. This past Halloween we met up with Rachel and Raymond. Rachel was Little Red Riding Hood but Raymond was a loser and didn’t dress up as anything. We went around Raymond’s neighborhood and he was really mean to his little brother. He was making fun of his little brother because his little brother kept calling him Rainbow. All of us thought it was hilarious but he got really embarrassed.  When we were meeting up with Rachel and Ray we were at opposite ends of the street. So, then we decided to shout out each other’s names in despair.  We were afraid that we were not able to find each other. It was really scary at first but then we found each other and we both got super-duper excited.  Then when we were going from house to house Rachel dared me and Delaney to crawl on the ground and act like cats. She was just kidding but Delaney and I took her seriously and actually did crawl on the ground and meow like cats. Everyone around us thought we were ridiculous and started laughing. Halloween has to be the best time of the fall season.

e2~ Thanksgiving Traditions

On Thanksgiving every year I spend the day with my mom’s side of the family. My mother and I start off the day by watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Then after the parade we will make breakfast for everyone in the house. After we eat breakfast my mother and I will bake cookies, pies or cupcakes we always make at least one of them and bring them to dinner at my grandparents’ house. Then around three o’clock we will finally go over to my grandparents’ house and help my grandmother prepare the dinner and help her get ready before all the guests arrive. Once you enter my grandparent’s house you can’t wait for it to be dinner time; because the smell of the turkey just makes your mouth water. My grandmother usually makes an apple pie and a pumpkin pie for dessert and I usually make a peanut butter pie or some other type of dessert to share. When my grandmother makes her pies she uses the extra pie crust and makes cinnamon rolls. Then when it is time to eat we all get our food sit down and wait for everyone and pray all together.  The dinner usually consists of turkey, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, carrots, squash, a dinner roll and cranberries. Then it is finally time for dessert we get to eat all of the delicious pies and cookies. After dinner and desserts we will all sit around the table and talk while the little kids run around like crazy. Then my aunt, cousin and I will begin to look through magazines and figure out what stores to go to for black Friday shopping. We will usually leave the house about nine and get to the store of our choice and begin to wait in the long lines. By the time were done shopping we will get back to our houses about three or four o’clock in the morning. Thanksgiving is definitely crazy, long day but mostly fun for me.

e1~ favorite holiday

My favorite holiday would have to be Christmas. Everything about Christmas is amazing. I always get really excited about Christmas on Thanksgiving.  This is because I go black Friday shopping with my Aunt Angie and my cousin Brandon. My favorite part about getting ready for Christmas would have to be getting the Christmas tree. When my family and I decorate the tree and the whole house we listen to Christmas music, drink hot chocolate and eat cookies. Then a week or so before Christmas my cousins, aunts and I go to my grandmother’s house and make Christmas cookies and pies. While baking the cookies you get so excited because of the delicious smells. Then there’s the Christmas gift shopping which is mostly stressful but fun as well; it all depends on who you’re with.  The worst part about Christmas is the wrapping, it is just really annoying. But that’s all of the work you have to do before the holiday even comes until you get to the best part. It all starts for me on Christmas Eve, my aunts, uncles, mother, father, siblings, grandmother, grandfather, and cousins on my mother's side of the family all go to church together.  Then after church we go back to my grandparents’ house and we exchange gifts. We also eat dinner there and have delicious desserts. Then we go home and my little brother always puts out the milk and cookies for Santa. Then there’s finally Christmas Day. My little brother always gets up super early and wakes everyone up. First we all go in the living room and open the gifts. Then we will go look and see what Santa left for us in our stockings. Then my family and I go over to my Aunt Becky’s and we eat breakfast there with my dad’s side of the family and open more presents. After that my family and I go over to my grandmother’s house on my dad’s side. We will stay there for the rest of the day and eat dinner with her and open more gifts. I love spending time with my family on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

D4 choice

                About seven years ago my twin cousins were born. I can remember how excited I was because they were girls and I was the only girl out of my three other cousins at the time and plus I only have brothers. Their names are Emma and Kaylee.  Even though they are twins they act totally different from each other it is crazy. Emma is such a tom boy. She loves sports like baseball and she wants to play football next year. She loves to catch critters like caterpillars in her bug catcher. She keeps the caterpillars until they turn into butterflies. Kaylee on the other hand loves to dance. She also wants to become a cheerleader or do gymnastics next year. The only things that they have in common are that they both like to play baseball, catch caterpillars, they both go to dance classes, and they are both girl scouts. Even though they both do some of the same things they are definitely very different from each other.   When the twins were born their mother gave them each a color. This was just an easy way to tell them apart for the time being; Emma’s color was pink and Kaylee’s color was purple.  The funny thing is that they are seven years old and we still use the colors to tell them apart from time to time. Emma and Kaylee both look up to their older brother Brandon.  Brandon loves sports; he plays sports all year round.  He plays football, lacrosse, basketball, and baseball.  Emma and Kaylee also love sports because they grew up around watching Brandon play a lot of sports. Emma and Kaylee have to be the craziest seven year olds I have ever met. When I babysit them they love to play all day and they can never sit still. These little girls have to be my favorite little cousins.

d3 After High School

                After High School I hope to go to College.  I am not sure what college I want to go to yet. In College I want to go into the Medical field and study to be a Physical Therapist. I hope during College I will be able to play sports and still keep my grades up. I hope I will be able to dorm at the College I choose because I want to experience how it is to live on your own. Also I want to see how it is to only have help from friends and family and not rely on them to do everything for me.  My two older brothers are in College and they love it. They say it is definitely worth the money to go to College and dorm because you can experience how it is to live on your own and prepare for when you are older and have your own family to take care of. They also think it is worth it because it will be easy to find a better job with a College degree rather than just a High School Diploma and it will make it easier later on in life when you have to pay bills and taxes and so on.  After college I hope I will be able to find an open spot for myself and pursue a career in Physical Therapy. Ever since I was about seven I have wanted to be a physical Therapist. I want to go into the medical field because I love being able to help others conquer their fears and problems. I also want to help people become stronger and be able to function with their disabilities.  I hope I will be able to find a college and a job opening to fulfill a career in the medical field hopefully to be a physical therapist.

D2- Favorite Class So Far

                My Favorite class so far this year would have to be Biology Lab with Mr. Kasper. This class is so fun because all of my friends are in this class. It is funny because there is a bunch of “doubles” in this class. There are two Rachel’s, Hannah’s, Matt’s, Tim’s and Alex’s in this class. On the first day of class we all sat next to each of our “pairs” and we definitely confused him; it was so funny.  He still gets confused sometimes with our names sometimes. This class is the best class ever on day twos.  This class is so much fun because as long as you get your work done on time he doesn’t care what you do. He does get frustrated with us talking at times because it tends to get kind of off task and loud. Rachel and I like to talk about hair. We don’t even know how this started. But, we always think about how cool it would be to have a clicker and make your hair long one day and short the next.  The best thing about having this class is that we all remind each other that we have it today.  This is the class we wait for on day twos, we all hate how it is forth block because we just can’t wait it is so suspenseful.  Rachel and I sit next to each other in Spanish the block before that class and we talk about automatic hair and how excited we are for class today! The only bad part about this class is that Mr. Kasper is very particular about how you do your labs. If you don’t have the observation drawings exactly right he will take off points. I can’t wait until the next Biology Lab with my best friends.  

Teacher That Impacted Me The Most

                The teacher that impacted my life and schooling career would have to be Mrs. McMann.  She was my favorite teacher because she was so nice.  Mrs. McMann was my seventh and eighth grade English teacher. She was a great teacher because she would not give us tons of tests and homework. Also, we would never just sit there and listen to her read and talk through the lessons; During the classes we would play games and work in groups instead. We would all look forward to having English class because the whole class would be able to participate in fun games and group work. We were also allowed to pick our own seats. We were never moved away from our friends. She would never yell at anyone no matter what you did during that class. It was easy to tell when she started to get annoyed with your behavior though. She would be so happy all the time. During some classes we would have ice cream sundae parties or she would just bring us in treats for no reason. It was great to have Mrs. McMann after lunch every day. She would always be there to talk to as well.  Like if you had something going on at home she would always be there to talk to. My friends and I would go to her room during sports study hall and talk about problems with friends and family or even teachers. Whether it was about friends, family or even teachers she would never say a word to anyone about the problem. Whenever I needed to vent I would always go to her she always knew the right thing to say. Mrs. McMann was a great role model throughout my middle school years because she was nice to everyone and she was always there whenever you needed her. Mrs. McMann was definitely my favorite teacher throughout my Middle School years.

C Blog Choice 2

            During the changing of the seasons between summer and fall it is beautiful. I love how the trees change to all different colors; the yellows, oranges and reds are just so pretty. I love being outside during this season and watching the leaves blow around and fall to the ground. The wind has a chill to it and the air is so fresh and crisp. Autumn has to be the prettiest season of the year; although it’s not my favorite.  There is just so many fun and crazy things to do. You can go to football games, have bon fires, go hiking and go apple picking or to the pumpkin patch with friends and family. My favorite thing to do during this season would have to be having a bon fire and drinking delicious apple cider. This is so much fun just relaxing and talking with your friends. Another fun thing to do is go to haunted houses and go trick or treating. Halloween has to be the best part about the season with out a doubt because you are able to go crazy and act like little kids again. Going to the High School Friday night football games are always fun as well. It is a great way to help support your school by cheering on your team. Instead of being outside doing all of those fun activities you could always stay inside. I always like to invite friends over and watch movies all night and just relax. A movie night in the fall would not be complete with out the hot cocoa, candy, cookies and of course popcorn. Another one of my favorite things to do is to go hiking. I love to go hiking at Letch Worth State Park with my friends and family. We have a picnic and just spend the whole day there, it is just so much fun and I love it. This season is so pretty and fun I love autumn.

C Blog Choice

                My friends and I are practically sisters. We are always together; no matter what you do or try to do we will always stick together. We love to hang out with each other all the time. Like every weekend we go to one another’s house. My best friend Hannah lives three houses down from me so we are constantly hanging out with each other. We have been best friends since we were about four or five. We met at our brothers’ baseball tournament.  We were those annoying little girls at all of the games screaming and running around. When we hang out we are still those crazy girls at heart. Then there is Makenzie she is both mine and Hannah’s best friend. Ever since seventh grade we have all been inseparable.  Makenzie is a very quiet girl which Hannah and I don’t understand how we are so close with her. But when you get to know her she will start to open up. She is absolutely crazy when she is with Hannah and I. We all love to hang out with together and watch movies and draw stupid pictures for each other. Even though we are in high school we still love to act like little girls and gossip.  Then this year and last year I became really close with Rachel K. and Delaney K. Rachel and I have mostly all of our classes together this year this was an easy way for us to talk more. Every class we have together we usually sit near each other so we always have fun. Then Delaney and I were on the modified softball team last year together and we were crazy. During practices and on the long bus rides to games we would basically be our crazy selves. I love all of my friends because when we are together there is no way you will be able to calm us down. We are all still those crazy, and hyper little girls at heart.

Favorite Restaurant

                Alden is a small town and it doesn’t consist of many restaurants or many places to go. But, it is not hard to notice that Darrow’s is the best restaurant in our small town of Alden.  Their food is delicious, everything they make is homemade. I have many favorite meals from there but if I had to choose one it would definitely be their mac n cheese. The mac n cheese is so good it has a few different types of cheese in it so it gives it a great flavor. I eat at Darrow’s every Friday before I go to the Football games. My brother and father work there every Friday night so they are always bringing home new foods for me to try.  Everything I try from there is simply delicious. My second favorite meal would have to be the medium chicken fingers and fries. Every time I order chicken fingers and fries my father comes out of the kitchen and steals my food. This makes me a little mad because the food is just so good I just want to eat it all. Sometimes I will order the tabasco honey wings they are fantastic. They are sweet at first and then they have a tangy taste after you eat the whole thing. My father actually created this sauce and of course he made me try it and now I love it. For parties or family cook outs we order food from there to serve to our guests. We usually order the roast beef or pulled pork. It is always delicious. I am sure that their dessert is delicious as well but I have never ordered a dessert from there.  If you haven’t tried Darrow’s food then you are missing out on a delicious meal.  It is always delicious and you can never order a bad meal from there.

Best School Lunch

                I believe the best school lunch is one packed from home.  I bring my lunch to school every day.  This is because I do not like how the school changed their menu this year.  I usually bring a sandwich and a piece of fruit and some snacks.  My favorite packed lunch is a turkey and cheese sandwich, green grapes, a soda or flavored water and some cheese-its.  My favorite lunch to buy at school would have to be chicken finger or pizza. This lunch is usually served with French fries or tator tots. If I buy my lunch and it’s not one of my favorites I’ll buy a hot pretzel. I do like how in high school you are able to bring microwavable meals and cook them right there in the cafeteria. The best day in lunch is big cookie day. Those cookies are so delicious and make your mouth water just waiting in the line to buy one. If the school could change their menu and take suggestions from the students those lunches would be delicious. If they were to listen to the students the gross vegetables and fruits would be cut out of the menu.  If they were to do this they would have many more buyers but, the lunches would not be very healthy. In some schools they have restaurants like Subway, Tim Horton’s, and Pizza Hut right in their cafeteria. If our school had this all the students would be buying their lunches every day this would give the school a great profit.  Those lunches would be the best lunches ever.  The school is trying to become healthier which is great; although the fruits and vegetables are not very appetizing. It is easier to bring a healthy lunch from home than to buy one from school or at a restaurant for that fact. Our school lunches are mostly appetizing but they could be improved.

B Blog Choice

            I have three brothers; Robbie, Ryan and Jordan.  Robbie is a junior at Suny Geneseo he is studying to be a Financial Advisor. During his high school years he was a wide receiver on the j.v. and varsity football teams. He also played baseball throughout his years at Alden High School.  He was an infielder, he mostly played short stop. Robbie was also a member on the National Honor Society.  Ryan is a freshman at Trocaire college he is studying Hospitality Management. During his High School years he was the captain of the varsity bowling team. He also played baseball he was an outfielder. My older brothers are definitely setting a great example for myself and my younger brother Jordan. They are supportive and help me through good times and bad.  But, then there is my little brother Jordan. He is the most energetic three year old I have ever met.  He is defiantly following in the "Helms' footsteps". Jordan loves football, baseball and bowling. Although, he is only three years old he is already into sports. Like every other child at this age he is fascinated by firemen, policemen, trucks and tools. He likes to pretend he is a Fireman Sam and Handy Mandy from his favorite television shows. Having three brothers and not having any sisters is sometimes a bad thing. This is mostly because I don't have a sister to look up to and get advice from. But, my best friends do the job. Also, I have my brothers girlfriend, Lindsey,  and my Aunt Angela to look up to. Having all brothers I grew up around football and baseball. This was a great way to meet friends. It also helped me become a better athlete on all of my sport teams. I am growing up and realizing having all brothers may not be such a bad thing.

Greatest Moment

                The greatest moment of my life was when I made my first modified sports team. I was in seventh grade and it was awesome to be a part of something new.  I made the modified softball sports team.  My coaches were Mr. Burglar and Mr. Boling.  The first tryout was a little bit scary, I was not very confident I was going to make the team. The next tryout was a little better because I knew how all the other girls were at softball; this gave me a way to compare myself to them.  Then the third and final day was the best because I found out I made the team.  The first week of practices were great but then came the second week.  During this week of practice I fell and broke my arm. My first year of modified softball was not the best. I believe I was able to play in the last two games, it was horrible.  Then when the next year came around I made the team again.  This time I managed not to break my arm. Since I was the eighth grader on the team I was able to have a lot of playing time.  This was also a way to catch up on my playing time from the year before.  My last year of modified softball was so much fun!  I had my two best friends on the team.  We made all the boring work outs, bus rides and practices a blast. The bus rides were probably one of the best parts of away games.  We would sing stupid but funny songs and get the whole bus involved and even the coaches sometimes; it was so fun and funny.  Our team was great the past year because we had a great team. We all got along and showed fantastic team work. I loved modified softball.

My Favorite Season

                My favorite season would have to be summer. During summer we have no school and we can hang out with friends and family.  The best part of summer is when you get to go on family vacations. Every other summer I go to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It is so much fun because we don’t just bring family we bring our friends with us as well.  While we are there we go swimming in the ocean and in the pools right next to our condo. During the summers I don’t go to Hilton Head I usually spend a week camping in Cuba, New York.  It is very fun because we go four wheeling, we shoot guns and we have camp fires at night.  Then when I get back from camping or Hilton Head I usually just hang out with friends and family. I also play sports over the summer like softball and gymnastics.  My summer is filled with going to parties with friends and family and going to sporting events. Every summer I go to either a New York Yankees game or to a Buffalo Bills game. I go to at least one every summer it is so much fun because we go with all of our friends.  This summer I went to a New York Yankees game in Cleveland.  During the summer I babysit as well. I babysit my little brother, Jordan and my little cousins or family friend’s children.  My favorite part of this past summer has to be going to Hilton Head Island.  It was so much fun because I had my family and my closet friends there. This year we also went to Cuba, my favorite part about going camping is being able to ride the four wheelers, shoot the guns and hang out by the fire at the end of the day. The summer is definitely my favorite season.  

Facebook

                I joined Facebook when I was twelve years old.  I have a Facebook because I like to keep in touch with friends and family that live in other states. I also like to talk to friends over summer vacation and keep in touch with them through my Facebook account.  I am not obsessed with Facebook, unlike some people who check their account hourly; but I do go on Facebook about two to three times a week. The positives to having a Facebook are that you are able to talk outside of school and still keep in touch with other people you may not see regularly. Also, you are able to use Facebook as a tool to meet and talk to new people. There are negatives to having a Facebook as well as there are positives. Some negatives may include that people do not realize that there are younger viewers and that their statuses and photos may not be appropriate for them to see.  But, in my opinion some of the children joining Facebook should have waited until they were older.  Although, posting pictures may be a good thing, so people can see how you have changed if they haven’t seen you in a while. Another negative to Facebook is that some people over use it and you have to deal with their annoying statuses and or pictures. Many people have their own opinion of Facebook.  I personally like it because you are able to show other people how you are doing and see how other people are doing. I think Facebook is more useful to people who have moved out of their home town and graduated from their schooling, because they don’t see their friends as regularly as they used to.  The one last thing I have to say about Facebook is that younger viewers don’t know how to use it. Younger children abuse it and are most likely straight up annoying with their statuses. I personally love Facebook accept, I don’t like all the drama that goes along with it.

Intrest Inventory

I am comfortable writing about many topics. I am mostly comfortable writing about sports such as baseball, softball and gymnastics. I also like writing about friends and family. I like writing about these things because I am familiar with them. These topics are also very interesting to me. Although I am not comfortable writing about personal topics. I am comfortable writing about events I have experienced such as sporting events and problems in the school or town. Such as upcoming events or problems that people should be aware of. I have played baseball, softball and I have done gymnastics my whole life so I know a lot about these sports. I have also been with all my friends my whole life. I have many memories with them to write about such as every time we are together there is something new to laugh about.  I know everything there is to know about them. I would not have a problem writing about my family because I have a lot of memories with them as well. It would be very easy for me to write about topics people tell me to write about. It is hard for me to write about topics of my own choice. This is because I don’t know what they are expecting. It is also easy for me to write about things that have happened in the past. I am also interested in writing about school events or clubs. This would be a very easy topic to write about because I am involved with some clubs and I try my hardest in all my classes. I would be able to write about how there are so many new things being invented and how this generation is changing every day. All these topics, I think, would be great to write about.   

My Favorite Grade

 Over all my years of schooling I believe my best year had to be eighth grade. Eighth grade had to be my favorite because I was the upperclassmen of the middle school. I also liked my eighth grade year because I had amazing teachers again just like in seventh grade.  My favorite teacher in seventh and eighth grade had to be Mrs. Mcmann.  She was my favorite teacher because she was so easy to talk to and she was so nice and generous to everyone. She was always there for you and she supported and helped you along the way. I loved eighth grade because being an eighth grader you’re the oldest students in the school. It was a great feeling to know you were being looked up to and that all the younger students wanted to be like you. It was awesome that all the teachers trust you and they believe you can accomplish great things in all the classes. Being in this grade you had a lot of freedom because you were used to your surroundings for being there for three years. Being an eighth grader you didn’t feel like you had to fit in because you were already there during the previous years.  You already have all your friends and you make many new friends. I also liked that I was on the National Junior Honor Society and how I was able to help teachers with grading and other errands they needed help with. I also liked how I was the upperclassmen of the softball team. By being the oldest I was able to have more playing time than during my previous year in seventh grade. Even though I had a great overall average I wish I would have changed my studying and homework habits. Eighth grade by far was my favorite year of schooling.

This School Year

This school year I hope to accomplish many things.  I hope I will get involved and take advantage to how many clubs we have in Alden High School. I hope I will get involved with at least two different clubs.  I hope I will pass all my exams and all my classes with an eighty five or higher. I hope to maintain a ninety or higher overall average throughout the school year. I hope I will make the J.V. softball team this year. I hope I can get a better batting average than I had during my previous years of playing softball. During sports and physical education and other classes I hope I will participate and try my hardest.  I also want to make many new friends and maintain the ones I already have. I also hope to be nice to everyone and not be mean to a single person.  I hope I will get to every class on time without any problems. This school year I hope I will not get in any trouble with any teachers and have any punishments. This year I will try to change my study habits. I hope I will pay attention during all my classes while they are teaching lessons.  I will try to study all the notes we take during class. I will also try to change my homework habits and get everything done on time, and not wait until the last minute.  I hope I will try my hardest and not procrastinate with all my assignments in every class. I hope I will take advice that the teachers and upper classmen give to me for help in all my years of high school. I hope to try many new things and not follow my usual habits. This year I hope will be a big change in my schooling.

My Summer

This summer I went on vacation to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with my friends and family. The whole time we were there we went to the pool and to the beach. The first day we went to the beach my mom broke her ankle. This vacation was the best; it was very exciting and relaxing. We were there for only a week, but it felt like a lifetime. While I was in South Carolina I went to the boardwalk, shopped and got ice cream and all of those fun vacation activities.  One of the days my friends and I spent the day in Savannah, Georgia. While we were in Georgia we went shopping on the boardwalk and we went out to dinner.  We went to dinner at a crazy pirate restaurant, it was hilarious.

When I got back from Hilton Head I spent the rest of my summer with my friends. We would either go to Darien Lake Amusement Park or just hang out at someone’s house. We would go swimming, go on bike rides, or just play sports and fool around.  I also spent my summer by going to my grandparents’ house every Sunday for a Sunday dinner.  My summer also consisted of going to many family reunions and birthday parties. We went to the balloons over Niagara Falls which is, when over three hundred hot air balloons fly across the Niagara Falls. That was pretty cool.

I also went camping in Cuba, New York over the summer.  My friend has a cabin there, it was pretty fun.  We rode four wheelers and we had a horseshoe tournament.  My parents won the tournament.  I can’t wait to go to the cabin again next summer. Over all I had a very exciting summer. Although it was a very hot summer, I still managed to have fun.