Homecoming

Another winter homecoming come and gone, it is also bittersweet because it was my last high school homecoming ever.  A week that I always look forward to, their is so much spirit and everyone seems to be more relaxed the whole week. My week was pretty exciting and stressful with a conference tournament win on Thursday and a trip to MSU on Tuesday.  I did like the theme of the mini floats being video games and all, but no one really put any effort into the float except the freshman ( Who I thought should of won, they put the most effort into their float.)  The pep assembly could of been a little bit better also, the winter pep assembly always seems to be cut short and uneventful though.  The bowling team was mentioned though and that made me happy :)!  I was disappointed in the fact that we didn't have the tradition of the Sand Creek cheer at the end.  Our senior class has probably been the only class to miss that cheer twice in the same year.  I was looking forward to it!  Nick Howard did deserve to be crowned king in my eyes, he is a pretty cool dude and a good friend.  I thought it was funny that the morning announcement crew was crowned both king and queen ( Nick and Kimmy :) ).  I did my best to dress up also, some days were very hard though, I have no animal print clothing of any kind.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is tomorrow the one holiday that people are allowed to share a full day of love with everyone.  I think that this holiday is exactly built up for the Hallmark cards and the conversation candies, it is not blown out of proportion at all.   I think it is important to have this holiday even if you share it alone, because their is always someone that will love you, a brother, a sister, parents or grandparents.  Even if you don't have that someone "special" you will always be loved on this holiday and for a day to show that, it is just awesome. If you want your mother or father to be your valentine then you can.  There is no rule that says your parents can't be a valentine.

The Sand Creek Rock N Bowl

Well, as you can tell by the title the Sand Creek Bowling fundraisier was this past weekend! It was an awesome turn out and everyone that went had an awesome time.  The highest game was rolled by myself with a 286, not bad but it was also a 300.  We had food from ZZ's and pop, door prizes were also given away but unfortunately I did not win a single one.  After Lenawee Recreation took their portion of money we were left over with probably $800, which I will call a good night!  All in all it was a very fun time and anyone who did not go missed a great time!

Photography

My level of understanding in the field of photography goes as far as a couple of things.  For one you need different lighting for the picture to turn out well.  The lighting needs to be perfect for a crisp and clear picture.  The flash on cameras are used if lighting is not available.  I am, however, starting to get into photography a bit more extensively. My dad has just bought a VERY nice Canon professional camera, which can snap off 10-30 shots at a time!  We have been very impressed with the camera and this photography unit will be an excellent time to use it.  What I am expecting from this unit is to learn more about the camera, get more comfortable with the numerous settings, and finally take a quality picture in different light settings and surroundings.

The Exam Experience

I felt I did as well as I could have with the time alotted for studying, with the combination of other homework, sports, and college.  So far, I have recieved an A on my English exams, a B on Part one of my Physics and also Exploring Technology.  I think that we should still keep the mandatory exams because it is good practice for college and it tests our comprehension in a class.  Even though it might start off extremely slow and it makes our school look like we have scores below our potential is because some people have never experienced a full comprehensive exam.  Taking an exam now will make us practiced in studying for hours, and help us keep the material current in our brains, possibly to be used in the next semester.  The exams were comprehensive, everything that was on the exam I saw/ learned from the beginning of the semester to the end.  I had to study for a maximum of 7-8 hours.

1/9/12

Today is going be bittersweet for me, as we take on the Blissfield bowling team.  We are going to the bowling alley where I first got started into bowling:  Rich Lanes.  Oh the memories that will be rushing back to me.  I had one of my birthday parties there, my very first bowling league, and the first spot where I actually picked up a bowling ball.  I can recall a time where I did not even want to pick up a bowling ball, I even cried because I didn't want to bowl.  It has been a long time since that point and that is why it is bittersweet for me, almost like I am going home :).

Christmas Break

Welcome back to the new school year ( and new year!) 2012! The year I graduate, oh yes! Every year that high schoolers look forward too and I will try to make the best of it. Enough about that though, this post is suppose to summarize my Christmas Break.  Well in all honesty, I didnt do much of anything.  I bowled quite a lot including participation in a school tournament in which we took second at Hudson.  I bowled for practice, and with my family a lot other than that.  We had dinner at my Grandma Jeans on Christmas Eve and opened presents there ( I got a GPS for my car!) and later that night my family went to the midnight mass at our church.  The next morning was Christmas, we woke up, had breakfast and opened up our presents.  I got a new bowling ball bag and a radio for my car, which is going to be put in this Sunday afternoon.  That night we went to my Grandma's in Lansing and spent a nice time with family there as well.

Hope everyone else had a good break :)