One Last Time ! * :)

Senior Project has been an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. As Mr. Abrams has said on numerous occasions, this is an opportunity that not many other kids our age will have. It is also one that I truly appreciate because not only has it taught me a lot more about the field I want to take on as my career, I’ve also learned a lot about myself. There are a few things that I wish I did a lot differently, most of which are the result of the ever so infamous “Mr. Procrastination”. I regret wasting so much time and waiting until the last minute for much of my work. This has shown me exactly what not to do in college and if I had the chance, I would take advantage of the time given me to do my work and certainly come out with a better grade for a class that I enjoyed so much. My presentation was rather exceptional. It was a lot shorter than I would have desired, though. If I could change one thing about my presentation it would be the fact that I didn’t give enough information about my career choice. A couple people came to me asking more about the field of Clinical Child Psychology. Giving more information on this topic would have added a significant amount of time into my presentation. One reason for this would be the fact that I’m so passionate about it and once I start talking about it, I can’t seem to stop. All in all, I’m not very pleased with my own actions and the work I got completed in Senior Project Seminar, but I am very pleased with the experience and the amount of knowledge learned this year. Thank you!

Mondays with Morris! * :) [11]

I got into a little bit of trouble this Monday. I spent the first part of my Monday with Morris catching up on my blogs. I got a few done and then I went outside to join Coach Morris and the track team on the track. He talked to me about procrastination and told me that maybe he was at fault for my not staying on point with my blogs. (It really isn’t his fault, though. I’ve just gotten lazy.) We eventually changed to a lighter subject, which I was very thankful for. (lol) We talked about college for a little and then discussed my presentation. I’m starting to get a bit nervous; I’m not the type to talk in front of a crowd. He tried to give me different suggestions that would keep me from talking for the entire 45 minutes. I will be using them to my advantage. I really enjoy my Mondays with Coach Morris and I know I will truly miss them once I graduate. He keeps me focused for the most and that’s something that I appreciate immensely. Thanks, Coach! :)

Whacky Wednesdays! * :) [11]

This Whacky Wednesday wasn’t the most exciting, but it wasn’t exactly boring either. As most of you may not know, the middle school students have been taking their state test this week. The fifth graders are taking their math section Thursday and Friday, so the guidance counselors had to prepare all the necessary tools for the test. This included pencils, poke-out shapes, etc. I decided to help with this. Ms. Ryan told me how much of each tool needed to go to which teacher and I put everything together. Most might think this is a waste of a sponsor trip, but it also gave me time to just talk to Ms. Ryan about my presentation, college, and prom. I actually really enjoyed myself. I think it may be because of the fact that I have a mild case of OCD and I enjoy organizing different things. Plus, the counselors really appreciated my help, and I enjoy helping people even more than that. All in all, it was a pretty “chill” sponsor visit and I enjoyed myself. :)

My Choice! * :) [10]

As you all may have noticed, I've been slacking on my blogs (and all my work for that matter) for the past two or three weeks. I've been turning work in late or not at all. I think I have a really bad case of the ever so infamous "Senior-itis", a case that has shown to be the worst laziness can get during senior year. I've become one of the many students counting down 'til the end and to be quite frank, I've stopped caring as much as I should. I'm disappointing myself and I know it's going to take a lot of hard work to get back on the ball. I haven't checked my grades at all in about a month and because I've been doing so horribly, I'm kind of afraid to. I promise to do better from here until the end. I need to just keep working on my time management and reminding myself that this can NOT happen in college. I need your help though, guys. Words of encouragement go a long way for me. :)

Mondays with Morris!* :) [9]

This Monday with Morris went extremely well. I spent my time being the track team's personal sports psychologist. Coach shared with me the difficulty that one of the throwers, Jamal, was having - he would do well throwing over a hundred feet during practice, but during an actual track meet, his abilities wouldn't show as well. It seemed as if he got nervous at the track meet. Jamal had the talent; it just didn't show when the team needed it the most. We spent the whole practice getting Jamal to focus on his throwing and trying to find different things that he may have been doing wrong. We even went as far as giving him his own personal "tattoo" (written by Coach Morris with my purple ink pen) on his arm. The tattoo was "150" and put there to remind Jamal of his goal. I also attended the track meet that Wednesday, when I returned from my sponsor visit, to be Jamal's personal motivator. I tried to keep him focused before his throw and I must have done a pretty good job because he did really well! :)

Whacky Wednesdays ! * :) [10]

This Whack Wednesday, I spent my time researching a little to find an activity for our Girls's Group. I know that when I was in the sixth grade, I enjoyed arts & crafts. I also enjoyed jewlery. Why not combine the two? I plan on having the girls make their own friendship bracelets. Using beads and yarn, they can make different bracelets or matching bracelets with their friends. I would also like to borrow a camera from Mr. Abrams so that I can record how well this activity goes. I hope all goes well! :)

Whacky Wednesdays! * [9]

This week, my sponsor visit was spent in Ms. Spicer's eighth grade math class. When I first came into the class, I noticed one student that looked a bit familiar. It turns out that he was our very own Larry Hill's little brother, Bryce. After sitting in the class for a little while I noticed that he isn't much like our Larry. He's a lot more talkative and very literal when someone tries to explain something to him. I got a kick out of watching him during that class. He brought me entertainment for the day. I also noticed that Ms. Spicer is a lot more strict than Mr. Bosco. She allows a lot less talking and likes for her students to stay on task and focus. She even went so far as to move a student away from his group for talking too much. Majority of Ms. Spicer's students were in the back of the room, unlike Mr. Bosco's class with most of the students in the front close to the board. I enjoyed myself whiel watching this class. At the end of the day, I made my way back to Ms. Ryan's office to discuss a substitute "Whacky Wednesday" for Spring break.