This week, the last full week of my Junior year, has had its up and downs......! On the plus side I am now a part of the Star Leader program for upcoming Freshmen. I am fairly excited about this role, not only to help the freshmen out, but to help my self with becoming a leader. On the neg. side....well I didn't do so hot on my ACT....I did...well average. Honestly though, average isn't good enough for me and I felt that I could have done better..I am going to retake the ACT...but i know I have to practice first, or else I won't do any better. Well, I can't believe I only have two days left of my Junior Year!! Time has flown so fast I can barely believe it! I absolutely can't wait till my Senior Year!!! I'm taking a whole bunch of duel credit classes, and my favorite class, health occ!!! It's going to be nice next year. Stressful, yes, but it's going to be worth it in the end!!

OMG........8 days of school left!!!!

So, next week will be the last full week of my junior year, and well it seems so crazy!  My life is so crazy right now it is hard to just stop and think. I find myself buried under books till late in the evening and working at work a lot to go with it. Also the fact that it seems like teacher wait till the very last minute to cram the last few chapters of lessons down our throats the last week before finals. I'm not going to lie, I am extremely overwhelmed. I have taken 4 major test the last few weeks, and well I have no idea what I got on any of them. I have taken my ACT, PSAE,  AP Lit, and a managers test, and well I am siting here right now, still not having any idea how I did on any of them! I am trying to be so patient, but yet it is so hard! I'm not sure when I'm going to either!!! Ugh!!! I just have to keep telling myself that everything will be OK!!!

Wow...its this time of year already?

This week has been extremely busy!!! What can I say? Mayfete practice till 10:30 at night then trying to do some homework is so exhausting!! It was so worth it though! This was my first Mayfete this year, but I will never forget it!!! Yes, there were some up and down times, but that doesn't matter. We danced our butts off and had a great time doing so!!  The fact that there is only 15 days of school left scares the crap out of me though!! I can't believe I am almost a Senior....!!!! :)   At a time in my life where everything seems like a blur...I am having the time of my life!!!! :) ♥

Wow....where did the time go???

So, seeing that it is almost May scares the crap out of me!!! It's almost the end of my junior year, and it doesn't seem possible. I am so ready to be out of school, believe me, but I'm gonna miss it too. Next year I will be a Senior an it will be my year!!! I'm so excited, but it's all pretty nerve racking if i do say so myself. My stress level as at an all time high, but I know it will be back down in about 3 weeks!!! We just took the ACT testing and PSAE testing...and well I feel like I didn't do so well!!! I really want the results, but I'm going to have to wait up to 2 months.... :(  What made the test so hard was that I hadn't learned that stuff in over 2 years!!! If I did do absolutely horrible, I want to retest! I'm going to do some major reviews though! I will keep ya posted on more info...but right now I'm going to get ready to go to Six Flags for tomorrow!!! :)

Well... what is this coming to?

For once, I don't have to work this Friday....but yet I have to work 7am-4pm...yikes that's a long day! Thank goodness that spring break has started! On the not so bright side though, I have so much work to do for school that I will be working on it all during date. I won't be able to go to Turkey Run like I wanted to since I will have to work evening as well. :(  I just have the feeling that I will be using all my free time during Break to complete a research paper and 5 other major projects! Why does everything have to be so stressful? Honestly I am beginning to think that there is no point in this Spring Break. Another thing that is in my mind is the SAT and PSAE testing on the Wednesday and Thursday that I get back....! Hopefully I will do well but I'm not sure if I will get exceeding on any of them! I'm horrible at standardized testing! I really don't agree that the test should be the one major thing that tests our knowledge.

Hmm....

So, its a Friday night and I'm siting here all by myself. I just had an awful day at work...go figure....and a blast at Elementary Night just having a good time. Which by the way is exactly what I needed. After hanging with Cayla and Megan I wanna still be hanging there...but oh course work comes first...and that means waking up at 3 am to get to work. Tomorrow is prom, and I am really excited!!! I'm going to be tired though because I will have to stay up for over 24 hrs. straight....! On top of all these thought, I have to go to Mayfete from 1-5pm. This is what my weekend is going to be like. On the plus side though, I got into Health Occupations which is so awesome!! Another thing is that the high school is offering a class to learn how to play guitar and I didn't even know about it!!!! What I was thinking was seeing about changing my schedule and seeing if I can possible take it! I would love to learn how to play...that way I could play and sing, as well as make my own music!! Well blog...I will let you know next week if anything changes..!

Events.

So this weekend I went to see Beauty and the Beast...and well it was amazing! Everyone one that was in it or was involved in it did a tremendous job! I was able to watch it for free since I volunteered to usher people Friday and Saturday for Key Club. Not only was this a interesting job with trying to not be shy and ask people if they need help, but to tell people that they have to move....Another thing on the agenda this week is being a Student Election Judge on Tuesday. Its a pretty good time, especially being able the have the unique experience, but its a really long day. You have to be there by 5am and you stay till about 8pm. Yes you get paid....but that makes for a really long day. The fact that people are going to be voting for Yes to PCHS it might have a great turn out. I guess I will just have to find out how it is going to go....but it should be exciting!!



Stress...yikes!

As the school year is finally coming closer to the end, I feel myself sinking behind a mound of papers from school. I don't think that I would be this stressed out if I didn't work all the time, but that is not the case, so while going straight from school to work, then working late, I just don't seem to be able to find the time to get everything done. Also the fact that I use to be a morning person, but I dread hearing my alarm going off in the morning. I have no days to sleep in because I work at 4am every Saturday and Sunday almost, and if I don't work I still have to get up before 7am. Honestly, I believe that this is why I keep getting sick. No sleep and Lots of stress. For me this equals migraine central. I am also finding it hard to actually focus on anything and have a hard time wanting to do things at school. I need to stop this though, I am a great student and I want to stay that way. To bad spring break is while away.... :/

This week....

I first want to start off by saying not only can I solve a Rubik's cube, but I can solve it multiple times. :)) This is definitely one of the major accomplishments for this week. Another accomplishment is that I am Treasurer of NHS :D This is definitely an accomplishment for me. This week has been very busy with last minute quarter stuff....but it was also nice to find out that I made straight A's for 3rd Quarter, which might I add seems to be the worst :/  Tonight I went to Elementary Night at the YMCA for Hanger Board, and I had a fantastic time! Playing basketball felt great...especially since I haven't for about three years... :(  Also playing b-ball with kids in 3rd-5th grade makes it interesting....fighting....pixie stick hitting...and little kids kicking my butt at b-ball....yep that's how it went down! I want to continue having fun playing B-ball...but I am not sure who to play with....ball hogs aren't fun...and people that are good end up leaving me with a very low self esteem. It felt nice to exercise...and it makes me jealous I don't have a lot of time to be able to play.....So that concludes everything for this school week....I'm going to have fun getting up at 3am... :(

Wow....how the time goes by.

It's crazy to think that I am 17 now....it seems like just yesterday that I was just going to the high school for the first time and being the underclassmen. Now though, I am a junior....almost a senior (in a little over 2 months!!!) and it seems completely crazy!!! The next thing I know it, it will be time for me to graduate and go on to college....how scary!!!! Well...for the birthday thing...it went great! Went out to eat with the boyfriend Logan...then went with him to watch my first rated R movie!!! :) Also I went shopping for a few new shirts and also got my hair highlighted. It felt nice to actually do a few things for me for once and make time for myself. Also.....the most exciting thing was that I got into NHS!!! It is sooo awesome, and I'm so excited. It feels like for the first time in awhile, I can actually be proud of myself.... I didn't think I would actually get it! It's such a honor...and to be the first in my family to get it....well I feel good about it. I just can't believe how much I have changed, faced, and overcome. I feel like I have become a stronger person, and am trying to do better for myself, as well as push myself to show my true potential. :)

Sickness...

I'm sure that it just isn't me that is sick in the world. Right around this time every year, aka my bday, I get sick!!! (ugh!) Which might I add that around this time is super busy because it is the end of third quarter!! Not to mention the fact that it is starting to get warmer because spring is almost here, which means a lot of school activities. So, people around me have strep throat, ear infections, and who else knows. I keep trying to take vitamins and drink plenty of OJ, but I still think I am coming down with something. For the past week I have been congested and had the flu...so what do I do??? Yikes, all these assignments keep stacking up because at night I am just to exhausted to do them.... :(  Tomorrow is my birthday and I have to be healthy!!! I also have to catch up on all this homework that I am behind in, well I if you want to know how all this went, read my blog next week to find out all I got done, how the bday went, and if I got into NHS or not (which hopefully I will!!!!! :)  )

What kind of student am I really? And more or less....what kind of person am I???

Even since I got my application for NHS, I have been wondering if I will actually get it. Honestly, I really am not sure if I will or not. I make decent grades and everything, what else to I have to say for myself with being a good person over all? Do I actually deserve this? I really want this opportunity, I really do. It would mean the world to be, but do I deserve it. This year I have been really trying hard to be involved, and I absolutely love to volunteer and help out, but I wasn't able to do much before. Does this mean that I am not good enough? That I don't deserve this? I'm not sure....but I turned in my application and all I can do is cross my fingers and hope that I will be given this honorable opportunity.... :)

Time for change.

I am the person that is always waiting till last minute. What if I can't necessarily help it? I work a lot and when I get home I have just enough energy to eat and pass out. This sounds horrible, but it's true. I wish that I could get everything done days in advance, but I do things last minute that need to be done then, not in a few days. I know this sounds horrible....but really it's sadly true. I don't want to be like this anymore!!! I want to be a great student like I know I can be, I just don't need to work as much. I want to change, and I don't want to be a procrastinator anymore if I can help it. I can say this, but I need to find an efficient way to carry out my plan. Does anyone have any ideas for me???

Many things on the mind...

So, after Christmas Break everything seems to fly by. Not to mention the fact that everything seems rushed in school with teachers trying to cram a lot in your head before the year is over. This can seem very overwhelming and stressful. What makes it even more stressful though is everything happening at once. For instance with me it included; Work, Prom, Mayfete, Cama, Key Club, Other Clubs, finals, papers, test, ect. I am getting stressed out even just thinking about it now :/ . There is nothing I can really do about this though, except brace myself for all this and try chewing a lot of gum for a stress reliever. I have also found out that it is worth it. I wish I could have done more stuff when I was in 9th and 10th grade, but now that I have a job and can pay for a car and gas, I have the ability to do many things, this including extra curricular activities. This is my main focus starting as of this year. I want to be involved, it's fun. I regret that I couldn't before, even though I couldn't help it, but hopefully this will change. I hope I get into National Honors Society as well, but if I don't, I will just try even harder to be able to next year. :)

Snow Days....or shall I say Ice Days???

So, this week, the only day we attended school  was Monday. The funny thing about this is that many teachers thought nothing of this storm that caused all the fuss. Little did any one now what would really occur when this storm hit this part of the country. Many had no power for days, while others still don't have power and were told that this could go on for a week or more.... I feel awful for this people that have to go without the power! Hopefully they are taking advantage of the shelters around town, and taking care of their families in times of need. This storm made a huge mess out of our yard, with huge tree limbs all over the place! Also, we didn't have power for a day, but that no where compares to the people that are still without power almost 5 days later. This storm was very devastating, as well as many were not as well prepared for this. Maybe it's the fact that people just got tired of the meteorologists telling us we would have awful snows, and end up having none. Also this goes to show, did anyone here about snow for Saturday? Because I sure didn't, but on my way to work at 3:30 in the morning, it was snowing, and snowing pretty good!!! I sure wish I could have a job where I could be wrong 99% of the time, and still have the job! 

Pics from:
http://blog.silive.com/weather/2008/12/just_plain_nasty.html
http://nsidc.org/snow/gallery/ice_storm.html

Reading, Reading, and more Reading!!!

I have always loved to read! <3 Ever since I can remember I have been reading. I even remember that when I was in 1st Grade I read more than one hundred books! Since I have started high school though, I have found myself not having the time to do this one thing, which to me is enjoyable, as well as educational and relaxing. Now more than ever, I have a job that takes a lot of my time, and homework that goes on for miles, so the only reading I have done has been for book reports. Even though this has been going on, I have read two 300+ page books in less than 4 days! I have fully engulfed myself and can't stop reading! Yes, maybe they are "chick flicks" talking about everything from teenage drama to marriage at a young age, but I just can't help myself! I have rediscovered my passion for reading and I don't think it will end soon. All I can say is I am a complete book worm and now have found out why people call me a nerd!!!  :)

Pic taken from flickr.com

Preparing to become a Senior.... :)

Being a Junior this year, we look up to the Senior Class pondering what it will be like when we get there, when we are the top class. Yes, we can have competions when it comes to class games and PowderPuff Football, but no matter what, everyone can't wait to be a Senior. During the middle of Writing class I was called to guidence, and of course I knew what it was about. I have been waiting to be able to plan my Senior year, my year, the year that I was going to do what I wanted!! I was very nervous, but I knew I would'nt be alone. After chosing the classes that I thought were best for me, like Health Occ. , Honors Classes, Duel Credit Classes, and Photography, I knew this is what I should do. I use to think that I was dumb, but after pushing myself farther and farther, I now realize that I am a great student and that there is no reason not to push myself to my full potential!!! Yes, it will be difficult because I am sure I will have alot of homework, and I know that I will have to step up even more and handle all the responsibility that will come with all this, but I have faith in myself!!! I CAN do this!!!! I'm so glad that our highschool has all these great opportunties that students, like myself, can take advantage of!!