03/31/2009 "RESEARCH PAPER"

I just wrote a thing about my research paper, but it didn't save when I hit "Publish Post" so it got deleted :( Basically, this six page reasearch paper is due tomorrow and I only have three pages, but I believe that there three good pages. I don't know what else I could add to my paper, because I feel as if the paper is already strong. I wasn't in class yesterday because I was in West Virginia, but the class told me that my teacher said to hand in what we have completed, if it's not six pages that's ok. So if I can't find any more details to fill my paper in with I might just hand in the three pages I already have completed.

03/31/2009 "WEST VIRGINIA EXPERIENCE"

So Sunday and Monday I went to West Virginia and West Virginia University, the University was so much more than I imagined in a great way! Once we arrived in Morgantown, West Virginia I noticed that there were flags everywhere with the "WV sign and GO MOUNTAINEERS!" I was so intrigued by the University it was pretty much love at first site. About 3/4 of the students I saw had some sort of WVU gear on.. it should just how much they love there school! The tour group drove by the Football Stadium and I can honestly say I thought I was going to cry, it was the Stadium that drew me to WVU in the first place. A group known as the "MOUNTAINEER MANIACS" are a group of students that buy a membership to get into all home football games and sit in the maniac section and cheer on there Mountaineers, that is a group that I've been wanting to join since the beginning of my Junior Year in high school. I definetely plan on attending WVU in the fall and I'm so happy I got to go there for the weekend with my mom :)

03/24/2009 "WEST VIRGINIA FINANCIAL AID MAIL"

Today when I got home from Track Practice my mom told me that I got mail from West Virginia University! I always look forward to receiving mail from them because my heart is sent on going there. I opened up the letter and found out that I received a lot of money from WVU, my mom calculated it out to be that I would only have to pay about $1400 for my freshmen year! WOW! What a sweeeet deal, right!? I got a job promotion this summer so that can easily get paid and I'm so excited! I'm going to West Virginia on Monday. My mom booked a hotel room today actually for us to check in on Sunday and Monday we're going to a tour that WVU is having. When we're finished with the tour my mom wants to meet with a financial advisor to varify this EXCELLENT deal that I have received! I honestly cried, I couldn't believe this wonderful opportunity.

Also.. when I go to WVU I plan to meet Marilyn Potts, she was the woman who sent me the letter saying that I was on the waiting list than my acceptance letter on February 21, 2009. I emailed her a few times and she responded and she seems like a really great woman! I will keep everyone informed about the experience I have this Monday!

03/24/2009 "BIRTHDAY DAY AT BANCROFT"

Today at Bancroft was a terrific day! When I got there the students were so excited to see me, probably because I didn't go last Tuesday. Well today there were two birthdays in class! One student turned 14 and the other student 13. When I got into the classroom the students were watching 'Spongebob SquarePants' and then I walked them to gym. In gym class we participated in playing catch and a little bit of basketball with beam bags getting thrown in a crate. After gym we went back to the classroom and the students worked on their hygiene. They all brushed their teeth, washed their hands, went to the bathroom, and groomed themselves. After hygiene time it was time for individual work, so I worked with one of the students (the birthday boy) and another teacher. The young gentleman now 13 years old, was working on index cards on how to do laundry. I thought it was so cool considering that I don't even know how to do laundry.. so after he was finished.. he quizzed me and I passed and I thank him! He gave me a sticker with a star on it and wrote.. "Good Job Girl" it made my day :) After individual work we celebrated two of the students birthdays with Vanilla Cake and Chocolate Chunk Brownies. And before I knew it, it was time to get the students ready for their buses to go home.

03/23/2009 "The Start of a Terrific Research Paper"

Today in class, I decided to finally start my Research Paper! I decided to base my Research Paper on Autism. Autism is a growing issue all over the world and it's an issue that I think everyone needs to know about! I accomplished three paragraphs in class today. I just started to write away and before I knew it three paragraphs were formed. I didn't cite the information yet, I just wrote everything that I wanted to put in my paper. I will probably go back Wednesday and cite everything that needs to be cited and then finish off the rest of my paper. My mentor, Mrs. Distasi wants to see a minimum of atleast half of my paper on Thursday when I meet with her during 6B so I'm trying to reach that goal. Tomorrow I'm going to Bancroft so I probably won't work on my paper tomorrow. I'm excited to write this paper because I think Autism is an issue that people should know about!

03/20/2009 "IT'S FRIDAY! UHH GLOBAL WARMING MUCH!?"

So today was the first day of Spring, but it wasn't an ordinary Spring Day outside.. it was SNOWING! My dark brown eyes widened as I walked outside dismorning to go to school. Global warming is such a HUGE issue and honestly it really hasn't hit me until I saw SNOW on the first day of SPRING haha! Tyana is doing her research paper a little bit about global warming and the environment and I'm very intrested to see what she has to say. Earth is crazy and I just so happen to be a part of it!

03/19/2009 "I SAM" - CINDI

In first period today we were all working on different things for different classes and out of no where I just started to SINGGG! I randomly just bust out with singing, it's crazy! I sing at least ten random songs a day! So today in Phys. Ed Class Cindi and Tomasa gave me the name "I SAM!" I'm sure you know what the IPOD is.. well it's a device that stores A LOT of songs and Cindi and Tomasa believe that I have a lot of songs stored in my brain or something haha! And honestly, I believe I do because I sing in the most randomest of places!