Theives

Something that I can't stand is when someone takes something that doesn't belong to them. If it isn't yours don't touch it! Recently I got my wallet stollen out the classroom and they took everything. I didn't have any cash. All I had was my debit card, permit, and my personal pictures. I wasn't so upset about the whole wallet it's self but my brothers Navy picture and a letter from him was in there and it really hit me hard. That is something that can't be replaced and if there was anything to happen to him I wouldn't have anything to remember him by. It doesn't feel good when something that was yours gets taken from you and you don't ever get it back. I hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else because the feeling isn't good.

Future

Well I am about to graduate high school and it's a little scary. I am hoping to attend Murray State University but if that doesn't work out then I will stay here and go to Owensboro Community College. I hit a hard time with money and I hope that I can get a lot of my schooling paid for. But whatever school that I end up at I will be majoring in Elmentary Special Education. I want to get through school in four years and hope to have a job oppurtunity soon after I Graduate. Once I have a job then I will be ready to get married and then start a family later on down the road. I'm not sure where I would like to live it will probably depend on where I can get a job and where my husband can also get a job. I'm excited about the future but I'm putting it all in God's hands and I'm sure it won't go completly the way I want it to but I have a slight plan.

Senior Track

This is my last year running Track. We only have three more races left and I'm getting nervous. We are performing well this year but it will be a close race to qualify for state. I have been running since the sixth grade and I'm getting kinda tired of it. But I'm getting pretty sad about ending my running career this year. I have always enjoyed running because it kept me in shape and I loved being with the people on the team. We have so many great memories and I can't believe we have to say goodbye. I know we won't stop being friends but we won't get to see each other as much because we are going to different colleges. I know that it will be a sad moment to tell my coach goodbye because I have known him since was really little. But I think it's time to grow up and reach out and meet other people. Maybe I will find some runners at college and we can run for fun together.

Ending High School

I can't wait to get out of high school because that means no more waking up at 6 o'clock. I am not a morning person and hate getting up early. High school is feeled with people that get on my nerves and pointless classes that won't help me at all in the future with my career. I love the social part of high school and the actual classes that are going to benefit me. This year has gone by really fast to me. The sad part about leaving high school is that all the relationships I have now are going to be gone once we leave. I will miss some of high school but not all of it.

Dear Mrs. McDaniel,
I started off high school freshman year a little behind in English. While I was in Middle School I didn’t put forth much effort in my reading or writing. I thought I would be fine because I could just start off clean and catch up but that wasn’t completely true. I was placed in Read 180 because of my MAPS score. It was a little embarrassing but the class focused on your reading skill and that’s what I needed help with. I came out of the class with a good grade and could read a lot better.
It got worst once I reached sophomore year because my teacher left for most of the year. We were placed with seven different subs that didn’t have much English background. Of course with subs the students don’t pay attention and don’t do a lot of work. So I struggled through that year with not much grammar or vocabulary practice. We read one book but didn’t really understand it that well. The year was really a waste and didn’t get anything accomplished.
Then comes a better year, junior year. I got my schedule at the beginning of the year and saw that I had you as a teacher and was glad to see someone new. I never had you as a teacher and didn’t know your style of teaching. I came in the class ready to learn something new and hope for a better English class than I’ve had in the past. You introduced the class and made it clear that there would be plenty of writing and reading in your class. From that point I was ready to get started. I loved writing but never got the opportunity to do it well and the right way. I remember that you had us write a lot of personal pieces and writings that meant something to us.
After having you for my junior year I prayed that I had you again my senior year. Well my prayers were answered and I got to have you as my English teacher. Even though for some reason I liked starting off each year with receiving the first zero in the grade book. But knowing how you taught I came into class excited to start off the year. I knew that you were going to be challenging but that was the reason I am a better writer today. Some of the things that we did in class I didn’t really enjoy but struggled through and gave my full effort.
You may not know how much of an impact you have on students but you are truly changing kid’s lives everyday. My writing was rough when I first started and having you for two years has made it a lot better. Coming into class every morning was a joy to me. I always woke up and smiled because I knew I had English first period. You are someone that everyone loves to be around and easy to talk to. I’m so comfortable around you and can talk to you about anything knowing you aren’t the one to judge. You actually care what happens to us and want us to succeed. Being your student has been amazing and you’re a wonderful role model and honest someone I look up to as an example. I didn’t really have that mother figure to learn from and someone to teach me right from wrong. You have taught me so much and a lot comes from your actions and how you react to do things. I love your deep thought on topics because it just makes me think deeper. It really is going to stink when I graduate because I won’t get to see your beautiful face every other day at 8:15. But I know that I will never forget you as a teacher and someone that has truly changed my life in SO many ways. Thank you so much for everything that you do.
With Love,
Katharine Stodghill

DRAMA!!!

I wanted to post this blog a little differently. I'm not going to talk about drama but I want to know what you have to say about drama and why are girls so into being in drama all the time??? This is something I will not miss with leaving High School.

*Please respond.

Getting a JOB :(

Well this year there are things that have come up and choices that I have made that are making me get a job to pay for a lot of things. I don't mind to work it's just the fact that it's telling me that I'm growing up and now I need to take responsibility for myself. I want the money but I know that money is going towards things that are big and won't be much to just spend on fun. I am also nervous about working because I feel that I would mess something up and get into trouble. There is so much with going to work. Your freedom is taken away and you have to schedule everything around when you work which might mean that you will have to miss somethings. Oh well this something I will have to get over and realize that I can't do it all and it's time for this job because I need it to go further in my future.

Project 88

This year the school is doing something a little different to promote fitness. We are doing a school wide mile run on May 6th. This event is called Project 88 and if you get your mile under 9:20 then you will receive a t-shirt. The mile starts on the practice field for the soccer and football team. Then you will run to Gemini all the way to the front of the school and around the back towards the track. Once you hit the track you will do one lap and that will be the finish for the mile. Everyone at the school is encouraged to participate and a lot of the gym classes are making it extra credit to run. I think this is a great way to get kids into exercising because we have a large amount of students that are over weight. I know as a runner, exercise is important to stay healthy and to keep your heart in good condition.

Prom

This year I'm not going to Prom because it was ruined for me last year. I mean I had a good time and all but my date didn't make it fun at all. I wish that I would have gone by myself. I enjoy getting dressed up and looking nice and all but the dance it's self was really boring. So this year I think I'm going to just not go and hangout with my boyfriend. We are going around and taking pictures with the friends and having a date night ourselves. I would rather do this than spend all that money and not have fun. I can't wait till Saturday because it's going to be a good one. But hope everyone has fun at Prom and be safe!

Convicted of a Crime That I Didn't Commit

We have all been accusesed of something that we know we didn't do. Well the time that I got blamed for doing something it caused me to eat soap. The story is of my sister telling my grandmother a lie. She said that I said a cuss word at her which wasn't true at all, it just sounded like one. Of course with my sister being the youngest she always got her way and won at everything. My grandmother wouldn't believe me so instead of taking my sister's side she punished both of us. She worned us that if one of us didn't tell the truth she was going to wash our mouths with soap. I knew I didn't say it but sister wouldn't confess that I really didn't say it so we both got soap in our mouths. I think that people today get the heat for things they don't do all the time but it's hard to take just ones side because you don't know the full story. Frankenstein right now is going through that because the creation is blamed for everything just because he is a monster like figure. He has gotten tired of getting all the blame so he wants to become more human like and that's why he starts to study the De Lacey's. This also goes hand in hand with being prejudice.

Zzzzzzz.....

Have you ever had that week when you are just worn out and seem tired all the time? Well that has happened to me recently over the past few weeks. Everything that is going on my life right now has made me stressed and overwhelmed. I think being stressed isn't healthy and makes you worn down easily. I have been sleeping a lot these past weeks and really down. I know that I am sleeping at night and even taking naps during the day. Which I have been known to sleep a lot but not this much. I think for me I just need to give it some time and rest and get back to my old self. I hope as this weekend comes I can catch up on some sleep that I have been missing.

SURPRiSE!

During this month on the 12th I celebrated my 18th Birthday. I didn't really do much the actual weekend of my brithday but the next week and I did do something. My orginal plan was to go over to my boyfriends to watch a movie but things were changed a bit. While on our way to his house he got a call from a friend needing him to come by to get a book. Well, this is really not what I wanted to do but I told him it was fine. So we get to the house and she comes out and invites us both in. As we walk in I make my way to the kitchen and at that time everyone popped out behind stuff yelling SURPRISE!! It was definaltly a surprise. We just hungout and played games. We sat around the fire and talked and played the game "things." This was my first surprise party and I enjoyed it. So my birthday was great and was spent with people I love.

Gone Fishin

This weekend I got to go fishing at the Anderson Pond. We gathered our fishing poles and worms and headed down to the pond. I consider myself a pretty good fisherman but don't have much luck with catching any fish. But this time was different. I put my worm on and threw my line out into the water. About 30 seconds later a fish started messing with worm and the next thing I know I'm reeling in a bluegill. Of course everyone was jealous of my catch. So, I got another worm and threw it back out. This time I waited a lot longer and got tired so I began to real it in and all of a sudden something took my bobber under water and I had me a fish. But something was different about this one, it was a lot harder to get in. I struggled and finally saw that it was no bluegill. I pulled it out of the water and it was a huge bass! I had never caught anything like this before and I was supper pumped. I had also never touched a fish before but really wanted to take a picture. So, after 10 minutes of freaking out to touch it I finally grabbed it by the lip and held it up for a picture. Again, everyone was mad that I was catching all the fish. That fishing experience was one of the best and I came out satisfied.

Frankenstein

The book Frankenstein at this point is really hard to get into. The first few chapters are really boring and just gives background information. I am hoping as I continue to read it will get more interseting. I know Mrs. McDaniel has talked highly of this book so it should be a good one. The first Chapter gives the family decription and it kind of reminds me of my own family life. Victor's dad takes in his niece after his sister dies and it relates back to my family because we have family members living with each other for different reasons. I like the language that Frankenstein is written in, I know at times it might be confusing but it allows you to go deeper into what the author is saying. So, I am excited to see who Victor becomes later in the book.

Spring Break

Well this year I was invited to go to Florida on spring break but that got change when things came up. So I am most likely going to be staying at home catching up on some sleep that I have missed over the past few weeks. I will be laying around and probably running the whold time. My memaw did mention that we might go to Chicago for a couple of days to visit some family but that was about it. The next weekend (end of spring break) will be my birthday and there will be lots of things going on. We have a track meet that Sat at WKU which I am really excited about. So I guess I don't have that bad of a spring break planned out but it isn't like I got to go to Florida though.

SPRiNG!

I love when spring roles around because of the beautiful flowers that come with it. So far we have had some cold days and then some hott days. I can't wait till the weather makes up it's mind about the temperature. It is always my favorite time of the year to run outside because the weather is just right, you care wear shorts and a t-shirt and be comfortable. With spring time also comes Easter. Last year my Birthday was on Easter and this year it's the weekend before it. I love Easter and the food that we eat. Everyone always comes over to our house to dinner and there is always plenty to eat. It's usually a tradition that the little kids will go out and search for easter eggs but the past years it has rained so let's hope for no rain this year. But my very most favorite thing about the spring is going out on the swing and reading, writing, or just swinging and thinking about anything that comes to mind. I love SPRING!

Macbeth-Reflection

I really enjoyed reading the play Macbeth. At first it started off really boring but then caught my eye as the story went on. I was so glad that you stop through out the play to make sure that we understood it clearly. The best part about reviewing the play was when you assigned the Quote Annotations. I thought that this might be a hard task and I would struggle but to come and find out I really liked it. I felt like I could actually relate to some of the quotes and understood what Shakespeare was saying. For our end of the play project we were all told to make a scrapbook of the Act that we were assigned. This was very interesting and I had a lot of fun doing it. I had a great group and we all work really well together. I know that we couldn't meet after school because of sports and work but we made sure to get it done and made it look really good. I was happy with our finishing product and hope who ever sees it enjoys it too. So overall I really liked this unit and can't wait for Frankenstein.

Track Season

The track season has officially began and started off on a good foot. We have been practicing since December and it has paid off. Our first track meet was a success and everyone performed great, I am proud of the ladies and their effort. This season started off a little rocky because we had a few girls decide to quit and it worried me that we weren't going to be as good as we usually are. But I was proven wrong, the girls really stepped up and realized that everyone counts and is needed to help the team. It doesn't matter if we aren't the best at running, one thing we do have is a family. Our team sticks together and we are there for one another. I love coming to practice and knowing that I can be myself and not worry what the girls might say. We are a group of goofy girls that love being silly. This year we have a few new girls that are really catching on and just giving it their all everyday no matter what. So, this season I am really excited to see how we are going to do as a team because I have high hopes that we will do GREAT!

The Newest Member

So recently my family has gained a new member. This is was a complete surprise to everyone in the family and we were all shocked to get the news. Well the story starts with my brother calling and telling me that he is thinking about getting married. I didn't even know that he had a girlfriend so this was kind of strange to me. He began to tell me how wonderful this girl was and they both really wanted to get married and have a life together. I was excited for him of course but didn't completely agree because I haven't met the girl and I always have to approve of them. After telling the whole family that he was engage, we began to plan a wedding and I was going to be a bridesmaid. All excited to be in a wedding on the beach was quickly shot down. About a week or two later my grandmother received a text message from my brother telling me that he got married. Now this really blew us away. First he gets engaged to a girl we have never met then goes and gets married with out his family. A few family members were upset with his decision but I took it as if, if this is what he really wanted then it's his choice and I will support it. So, this weekend they are both traveling from Virginia for the whole family to meet the newest member of the Stodghill family.

St. Patricks's Day

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on March 17th unless it falls on Holy Week. The Irish view this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day the Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. The traditional meal for St. Patrick's Day was bacon and cabbage. The most popular symbol of St. Patrick's Day is the shamrock. It is said that Patrick used the shamrock to help explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. St. Patrick's Day came custom to America in 1737. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day wearing green and having parties. But don't be the one caught not wearing green because you could be pinched!!