May 2011
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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
– William Shakespeare
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busybusy
I think this weekend may be one of the busiest weekends of my high school career….
Which is weird because second semester senior year is SUPPOSED to be all chill and relaxing, but it really isnt.
There’s so much to do in the next week…. three presentations, four tests, two job interviews, prepare two speeches, and pick the new mock trial team, just to name a few. It is so...
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Summer Bucket List
For Lucas’s AP English class, we have had a daily journal for the past few weeks where we reflect on our time here at Arcadia and write about our expectations for the future. Today’s prompt was to make a bucket list of to-do’s for the summer. Here is mine so far…
Hike to the top of Mt. Wilson
Hike to the Hollywood sign
Go to MOCA and LACMA
Go to the beach….. a...
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Day 9: Most fun class
I’m going to have to say Sophomore Honors English with Cordero.
These videos are self explanatory….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWB7ApfdfYI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vgfVGgc_FY
I’ll admit that it is a bit embarrassing to be posting these videos, but there was something about the camaraderie in that class that was different from all my other high school classes....
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Day 8: Favorite book you actually read for English...
Poetics by Aristotle.
Just kidding….
I think it would have to be The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. We read that book in Sophomore year and not only was it hilarious, but it was also a very different read from the novels and Shakespearean plays that we traditionally read. It was concise, witty, and entertaining….and we got to do skits :P
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Day 7: A time you cried (or felt like crying) at...
Last year, AP Physics was a very difficult class for me. After one particularly difficult test, I became very emotional because I began to feel like no matter how hard I studied, physics would always prevail over me. I was very upset at how hard it was for me to understand physics, and as I walked to my next class after that test, I just became more and more upset and emotional. I teared up, and...
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Day 6: The best dance you ever attended
I honestly love all the dances I go to because it’s such a unique and fun event!
But if I were to choose one, I would have to choose Senior Prom. There was just something about it…maybe it was the less stress, or the fact that it was senior prom, or my date, or having a sleepover after, or my friends, or the combination of everything that made it more special, more memorable, and more...
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Day 5: Your favorite teacher and how he/she has...
It’s crazy to think about how influential teachers are upon the lives of their students… like the others who have written this post, I really can’t narrow it down to one…. so I’ll try to name the most influential few:
Ms. McGrath and Ms. Donoghue (1st-3rd grade) taught me how to interact with others, how to be inquisitive, and learned to deal with how rebellious...
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Day 4: The most trouble you have ever gotten into
I honestly haven’t ever “officially” gotten in trouble minus like getting my phone taken away in 9th grade by Ms. Brown, but…
If I were to pick an incident, it would be this period of time earlier this year after college apps were over and I was just getting pretty lazy. I started slacking because I felt like everything was done and Ms. Novak noticed, got worried, and...
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Weekend of 5/20
My weekend started off with going to the Rose Bowl Swim-a-Thon to deliver my senior speech as a last hurrah to Rose Bowl. Going to the Rose Bowl is like second nature because I have driven there nearly everyday for the past ten years. It was really nice to see all my teammates and coaches and it made me realize how much I will miss the team.
I posted the video and transcript of speech I gave...
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Day 3: Homecoming- what it meant to you and your...
I understood the meaning of Homecoming for the first time in Sophomore year at the Homecoming football game. It was amazing to see the 2008 graduating class come back and reunite, and there was this unexplainable sense of Apache pride and camaraderie. Homecoming is one of the rare events when a large portion of alumni return, and it is always fun to catch up with old friends. I honestly consider...
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Day 2: First memory of high school
I remember getting dropped off on Campus and walking onto school as I crossed the street at the traffic light. I wasn’t scared because I don’t get scared/nervous easily but I was a bit uncomfortable because it was a new environment and I was the youngest. I made my way over to the pavilion area and gathered awkwardly around the other freshman trying to see where my first period class...
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Dear Mock Trial Applicants,
Looking over all your applications, I cannot be more excited to put together the team for the 2011-2012 season. Over the next week, we will be conducting interviews where we will try our best to get to know you. We are spending a great deal of time with each of the candidates because we think it is worth it.
That being said, the best thing you can do for yourself in the interview is to be...
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Day 1: First thoughts on going to college
Wow is a good word to sum it all up.
Honestly, there are so many feelings that it is confusing to know what I am feeling. It’s really just overwhelming, but I’ll try to articulate my emotions…
I’m excited because of the endless opportunities that await me and the new experiences. I can’t wait to live in a different environment (minus the weather :P) and learn new...
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Seniors: 30 Day Challenge
poufferderire:yobitalek:
First thoughts on going to college
First memory of high school
Homecoming- what it meant to you and your memories of it
The most trouble you’ve ever gotten into
Your favorite teacher and how he/she has impacted you
The best dance you ever attended (pick a specific day, not just ex. “sadies is my favorite dance”)
A time you cried (or felt like crying) at school
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Scenes from the last few weeks
This is going to be one long post summarizing some of the things that happened in the past few weeks….. -deep breath- … here we go…..
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In the last week of April, we had Senior Seminars since we didn’t have to take the CST’s. Senior Council put on the ASB Seminar, and a few of us were part of a “beauty pageant” almost for pure entertainment, complete...
Prom is today!!
These past few days/weeks have been pretty hectic, so blogging has been kind of slow :( I have a lot to post in the next few days but today is….
PROM!!!
Prom will be at the Grove in Anaheim and I am excited for my last high school dance! I love dances because it’s probably one of the few times when almost everybody comes together for a large social gathering.
It’ll be fun!
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Another last
At 7:30 AM tomorrow, I will board a bus to my last swim meet ever.
After ten years of swimming, CIF will be my final meet. It’s definitely a very bittersweet moment, but I’m excited to finish out my career with a last hurrah.
So much has been put into this sport, and although we have a love/hate relationship at times, I am always coming back for more.
I’m going to post more...
An interesting article: "The Organization Kid" →
The young men and women of America’s future elite work their laptops to the bone, rarely question authority, and happily accept their positions at the top of the heap as part of the natural order of life
It’s a topic we constantly discuss, and this article takes a deep introspective look into a lifestyle many of us here in Arcadia can sympathize with.
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rachelyanggggggg: see you later alligator
rachelyanggggggg: but not really, cause you're not actually an alligator
rachelyanggggggg: so see you later, ray
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Grr, I’ve fallen behind on blogging. Sorry for the lack of posts, I haven’t had the time to sit down and write anything well thought out….let me try to catch up a little with some quick updates…
It’s May! Last week, we held our Mock Trial Info Meeting for next year’s team, and almost 100 people showed interest! That’s very exciting, and we are looking to...
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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of...”
– Judy Garland
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AP Week isn't all that bad!
You would think that AP week is a dreaded part of the year that is full of stress and anxiety….
But it’s really not.
That time of the year is back! I remember one year ago when all of us were cozying up at Starbucks and Panera with several Barron’s books, furiously scribbling on that off-white, grainy paper that is characteristic of test prep books.
The funny thing is that...
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"Hate Osama, But Do Not Rejoice in His Death"
Obviously, the biggest news story tonight centers around the death of the most wanted man in the world, Osama Bin Laden.
I first heard the rumors on social media sites. On Google Realtime, I watched the Twitter feed explode with tweets regarding the death of Bin Laden. Following Obama’s speech, celebratory Facebook statuses, joking tweets, and internet memes on Tumblr consumed my newsfeed,...
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Mock Trial State Finals
This post is weeks late, but I want to get it out before I forget everything!
Thursday, March 24:
The day we left, Team Neptune presented us with balloons that matched the ones we got during LA Top 16 and a beautiful poster :) I posted about this before, but once again, it was a perfect team moment that demonstrated the love and support we have for one another.
Checking in the hotel was a...
