A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. -Arkansas
- Men should never be able to beat their wife, unless she can beat him as well.
Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".- New York City
- This is dumb. Why not ?
In Baltimore, It is illegal to take a lion to the movies. - Maryland
- Honestly, who takes a lion to the movies?
In Reno, It is unlawful for any person to carry on, conduct or maintain any marathon dancing or marathon walking. -Nevada
- Against a healthy lifestyle? No wonder American are fat.
It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun. - New York
- ...Duhhh. But if you have a reason, and a good reason, can you?
In Carmel, A man cannot be seen in public while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. - New York
- BAHAHAHA. Well...I guess a lot of guys at our school are outta luck.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Week 3: About My School...
Olympia High School sits deep in the middle of many corn and bean fields. Surrounded by 8 tiny towns making up the schools population. Typically, the four parking lots are full of second hand cars. Many people would rather be part of a big school, but the best part about going to a smaller high school is there's so much more freedom and you know almost every person you see. Once a new kid get here everyone notices. But that is also the worst thing. Like other schools, when someone hears a rumor, it spreads like wildfire. There's no stopping it.
No matter who you are or what your interests there is a group for you at Olympia. You like football, we've got a team for that. Also Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Golf, Swimming, Cross Country, Track, and others. You like music, we've got a whole hallway for that! Band and Chorus are the main large groups in this hallway. But there's also marching band, madrigals, pep band, court singers, chamber choir, concert band, and pit band, along with others. Olympia's auditorium has just been redone and will soon be filled with people as the fall play takes the stage. Also, the spring musical and speech will be coming up soon. If none of this interests you there are many cliques as well. There's jocks, preps, band nerds, chess team, scholastic bowl, and everything in between. No matter who you are or where you come from, we all share a common ground-we're all high school students who are looking for who we are.
The most important thing to know when coming to this school is to never think too far into anything. Tomorrow it wont matter, so just deal with it today.
No matter who you are or what your interests there is a group for you at Olympia. You like football, we've got a team for that. Also Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Golf, Swimming, Cross Country, Track, and others. You like music, we've got a whole hallway for that! Band and Chorus are the main large groups in this hallway. But there's also marching band, madrigals, pep band, court singers, chamber choir, concert band, and pit band, along with others. Olympia's auditorium has just been redone and will soon be filled with people as the fall play takes the stage. Also, the spring musical and speech will be coming up soon. If none of this interests you there are many cliques as well. There's jocks, preps, band nerds, chess team, scholastic bowl, and everything in between. No matter who you are or where you come from, we all share a common ground-we're all high school students who are looking for who we are.
The most important thing to know when coming to this school is to never think too far into anything. Tomorrow it wont matter, so just deal with it today.
Week 2: Special Meeting...
Most people don't really think about this kind of a question, but if you could meet anyone who would it be? If I could meet anyone who would it be? Maybe a former president, or someone from the Bible, or a famous actor/artist. There's a huge list, but I have found a common answer. If I could meet anyone, it would be Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was a great leader of our country. I can't even imagine leading a whole country, especially through a civil war. He made it through and then was assassinated shortly after the war ended. Through his whole life, he was a great inspiration to everyone around him.
His parents were undereducated farmers, and he became the president of the United States. How does that kind of thing happen? He inspires students everywhere who may have come from a poor family. He instills a sense of hope that one day, if you work hard enough, you can make a better life for yourself and your family than you ever imagined.
How did he come from this family and become a leader of our country? If I could meet him, I'd ask him if he was ever scared. If he ever cried. If he ever wanted to just give up. What made him stick with it. and what advice he has for me.
Abraham Lincoln was a great leader of our country. I can't even imagine leading a whole country, especially through a civil war. He made it through and then was assassinated shortly after the war ended. Through his whole life, he was a great inspiration to everyone around him.
His parents were undereducated farmers, and he became the president of the United States. How does that kind of thing happen? He inspires students everywhere who may have come from a poor family. He instills a sense of hope that one day, if you work hard enough, you can make a better life for yourself and your family than you ever imagined.
How did he come from this family and become a leader of our country? If I could meet him, I'd ask him if he was ever scared. If he ever cried. If he ever wanted to just give up. What made him stick with it. and what advice he has for me.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Week 1: Welcome back! Sophmore Year :]
It's "back to school time." Summer's over; classes are in session. In my oppinion, school is...boring. Classes are way easier than i wanted. I'm currently in Trig 1, Social Studies (yeah, I'm in social studies. Get off my back!), and English 2 (obviously). Also, my favorites, band and chorus.
Anyways...school is so much easier than i expected. I figured Trig would be really hard, and i actually understand more than most of the upperclassmen. It's weird. My little group of sophmores and I are understanding everything and the juniors are falling behind.
Social Studies is even easier. Just a lot of work to do...yeah, it is a freshman class and i am a sophmore. You didnt misread that. I'm only in Social Studies this year because 1.) it's a required class. and 2.) I had to drop it last year and take Drivers Education and PE. But it's just a lot of homework that i really dont want to do. Joy. Plus, i never realized how dumb and immature freshmen are. Especially when they are trying to sound cool, because you are older. (I think part of the reason I think the boys are so dumb is because I hang out with a lot of older guys. Like juniors and seniors and freshmen in college. And girls are naturally better :] just kidding!)
English 2 is my favorite class right now. I really enjoy reading and writing. These kind of things come easily for me. I was almost the fastest reader in grade school, and I started writing poem kind of things around 6th or 7th grade. I personally think I'm pretty good, and so do some of my friends that have been given the opportunity to read them, but friends are going to lie to you if it's going to keep them from hurting your feelings.
Band and chorus are a close second since I ABSOLUTELY love music. My life is never completely silent. Either I'm talking or listening to music, or sometimes even both. Band is amazing since all my friends are in the band nerd clan. I love it cause I actually have an excuse to spend all day with my friends, and there's nothing my parents can do about it. Chorus is also fun, because I enjoy understanding music theory, and if we had a music theory class I would take it, if there was another class period to fill, but with Block 5, there isn't time with band and chorus in the way. (Which is one reason I really wish we had 6 class periods instead of 5.)
In conclusion, sophmore year is fun, but school is boring. I enjoy being with my friends everyday, I just wish some classes didnt have so much homework...oh well. Going back to school this year was just like "Oh yeah, another year with no perks or exciting events. The same thing as last year only this is round two instead of one giving me more experience." Honestly, what is exciting about sophmore year? 1.) You get your class rings. Yay. Not really something I'm too pumped about, but it's still kinda cool. 2.) Higher level classes, in some cases. 3.) You get freshmen year yearbooks. I'm actually looking forward to that...but it's not enough to get me overly excited about this year.
The things that I'm actually excited about are homecoming, football, band, speech, prom, my lisence and more freedom/later curfews. They dont have much to do with school, but without school I wouldnt do these things, ya know?
Anyways...school is so much easier than i expected. I figured Trig would be really hard, and i actually understand more than most of the upperclassmen. It's weird. My little group of sophmores and I are understanding everything and the juniors are falling behind.
Social Studies is even easier. Just a lot of work to do...yeah, it is a freshman class and i am a sophmore. You didnt misread that. I'm only in Social Studies this year because 1.) it's a required class. and 2.) I had to drop it last year and take Drivers Education and PE. But it's just a lot of homework that i really dont want to do. Joy. Plus, i never realized how dumb and immature freshmen are. Especially when they are trying to sound cool, because you are older. (I think part of the reason I think the boys are so dumb is because I hang out with a lot of older guys. Like juniors and seniors and freshmen in college. And girls are naturally better :] just kidding!)
English 2 is my favorite class right now. I really enjoy reading and writing. These kind of things come easily for me. I was almost the fastest reader in grade school, and I started writing poem kind of things around 6th or 7th grade. I personally think I'm pretty good, and so do some of my friends that have been given the opportunity to read them, but friends are going to lie to you if it's going to keep them from hurting your feelings.
Band and chorus are a close second since I ABSOLUTELY love music. My life is never completely silent. Either I'm talking or listening to music, or sometimes even both. Band is amazing since all my friends are in the band nerd clan. I love it cause I actually have an excuse to spend all day with my friends, and there's nothing my parents can do about it. Chorus is also fun, because I enjoy understanding music theory, and if we had a music theory class I would take it, if there was another class period to fill, but with Block 5, there isn't time with band and chorus in the way. (Which is one reason I really wish we had 6 class periods instead of 5.)
In conclusion, sophmore year is fun, but school is boring. I enjoy being with my friends everyday, I just wish some classes didnt have so much homework...oh well. Going back to school this year was just like "Oh yeah, another year with no perks or exciting events. The same thing as last year only this is round two instead of one giving me more experience." Honestly, what is exciting about sophmore year? 1.) You get your class rings. Yay. Not really something I'm too pumped about, but it's still kinda cool. 2.) Higher level classes, in some cases. 3.) You get freshmen year yearbooks. I'm actually looking forward to that...but it's not enough to get me overly excited about this year.
The things that I'm actually excited about are homecoming, football, band, speech, prom, my lisence and more freedom/later curfews. They dont have much to do with school, but without school I wouldnt do these things, ya know?
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