The Avon Middle School Blog

There are different ways that I look for my items that I have lost. I ask the office and if they don’t have it I go to the library and look in the lost and found basket near the printers. I also look around my house just in case I left it lying around my house.  You should check the lost and found in the library often because my first year I lost my ELA materials and I never checked the Lost and Found and at the end of the year I started to check it and found all my stuff and my sister’s stuff. You should also look in your teacher’s classes, because I have left my science and ELA materials(again) in my social studies teacher’s room.

“AVON MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK.” Avon Middle-High School. Avon Public Schools, 2011-2012. Web. 25 Jan 2012. <http://www.avon.k12.ma.us/midhighpages/Handbook 2011-2012.pdf>.

Singing and dancing is one of my many talents that I do on my spare time.  First I want talk about my singing I don’t know why I’m a good singer but I do know my mom is a great singer. I am going to ask my mom if  I could start some singing lessons to make my voice sound better.  I don’t really like to sing in front of people but I think it is just because I’m young. When I group up I think that I won’t be scared anymore and would be able to audition to become famous in my singing. A dance group that inspired me to take dancing and singing seriously was the dance group called Mindless Behavior.What I used to do was learn from my big cousin because she was the caption of the dance team at Avon Middle High School. Now she can’t teach anyone because she doesn’t go to this school anymore. In order for me to learn how to singing and dance I look on television and try to copy some of the dance moves that I see professional dancer do.  If  I want to take it a step higher I go on you tube and type up “steps to learn how to dance” or I would go to the website “Mindlessbehavior.com” and watch their latest videos. I am hope that I would get known for my dancing and singing on television when I grow up.

This would be the perfect website because you go to the right and pick which type of dance that you would like to do then it gives you some videos and lessons step by step. Then you would have to try and do the dance steps yourself .

. “Online dance instruction and Dance Video Lessons.” learning2dance.com. N.p., 2008. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.learning2dance.com/site/>.

I know we should all be quiet  but its very difficult. While Teachers are at their desk getting ready for attendance they tell the student to be quiet or they  suffer consequences such as getting a detention or even getting more homework! As a student and a person that likes to talk a lot  even I find it difficult to stay silent in class when there are times when talking should be acceptable. I also understand that talking gets to loud and it is not acceptable, but we should have some time to chat among ourselves. Experts say socialization in school is a very important part to education in school, just the right amount. So maybe we can make  it work for both sides. We can maybe talk for 5 to 10 minutes of class to get all out that we want to say. Then after that amount of time, the students have to be quiet and work in class with no problem. I think this is a great idea and it would work for both sides.

Chatman, Ian the next web. The Next Web, 03 feb 2011. Web. dec 9 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thenextweb.com/media/files/2011/02/quiet.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://thenextweb.com/2011/02/03/why-is-the-web-so-quiet/&usg=__zR-Eaqoa_iUZBiWfhXOrljHQwFM=&h=334&w=334&sz=53&hl=en&start=122&zoom=1&tbnid=F8CFCqB7nkat9M:&tbnh=119&tbnw=119&ei=pVriTruaOIXI0QGNvLHUBQ&prev=/search?q=quiet&start=105&um=1&hl=en&safe=strict&sa=N&gbv=2&tbm=isch&um=1&itbs=1>.

Where does Avon Middle High School stand on sagging pants. Sagging your pants is a trend born in prison signaling ones sexual availability. A person who saggs their pants may be deemed a sagger. It is widely believed that sagging started in the rap game for hip-hop rappers to show their freedom and cultural awareness .The  law says “that sagging pants three inches under the hip line that show skin or underwear are illegal, and a crime punishable by fine. 50$ for first time offenders, 100$ For the second time, 200$ for the third time. Police say they are averaging 20 citations a month they think they will have over 1,500$ dollars before the end of the year. In our school I see boys and girls sagging their pants and the teachers don’t do anything about it. I personally think that it is gross. I think something should be done about these saggy pants. Bailey , Jerome. “Is Sagging Pants Really a Big Deal.” WWW.hbcubuzz.com. HBCU Buzz, 9 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://hbcubuzz.com/is-sagging-pants-really-a-big-deal-buzzkiller/>.

Did you know that there are laws against absences and attendance? Well there are, one state law even states that ” Students who are dismissed  or tardy before 10:55 am are considered absent”, and “A student is considered absent  if the student is present for less than half of the full day session” The school accepts excused dismissals which include when a student:

• Has a medical problem
• Has a death in the family
• Religious Holiday
• AMHS  approved or sponsored activity, i.e. athletic event(sports), field trip, seminar, ect.

There are also unexcused absences that include:

None requests and permission for:

• Vacation Holidays
• Colds
• Upset stomach
• Family matters  ect.

All students are supposed to be seated in class by 7:40, if you are not, there will be consequences such as detention if you don’t have a late pass to hand in to your teacher.

Also, Dismissals, if you get dismissed, it should generally be for illness. If your parent should write a note, it should be passed in before 7:45am and must include the following:

• Date and time in which the student would be dismissed
• reason of dismissal , including appointment time and destination.
• Parent or guardian signature
• whether or not a student will be picked up or leaving on their own.

Also, if a student’s reason of dismissal is due to illness, they are not allowed to walk , leave, or drive home by themselves.

Students in grades 7-12 are only allowed 3 absences per term. If a student receives more than that number, they could result in a 59% in any of their classes missed, and would have a high possibility in receiving an “F” on their report card for those classes. There is a solution to possibly help out a student in that position, called the buy back program. This program consists of a student on their own time going to the office where forms are located, to buy back a day of school. After retrieving this form, a student is to fill it out accordingly, and pass it in. A student is only able to buy back up to two full days of school in a row. To do this a student can not get suspended, receive office or teacher detentions, get any unexcused late for school and/or class,and may not be dismissed unless approved by an administrator , and must have all class work and homework done.

This is what will happen if you are late to school, you will be held in detention.

“Panther Pride.” Avon Middle High School. N.p., 9 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.avon.k12.ma.us/midhighpages/midhighhomefull.htm>.

We  as kids should be able to were what we want. It is how we express the type of people that we are. The school says that we can’t were hat but, if we want to were hats we should be able too.  Ok , maybe there are some shirts or hats that we were shouldn’t be allowed in school like things that have  swears on it.  Also we should be able to were short cloth that are shorter than our finger tips. The students should be able to were their their pants as short at they. The school should have no right to say how short or how long we should be able to were our cloths.

Girls Should Be Able To wear What They Want

“MLB Washington Nationals Hats.” http://www.jcheapjerseys.com/. Cheap Jerseys, 17 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.jcheapjerseys.com/hats-mlb-washington-nationals-hats-c-215_270.html>.

The APCSM has lots of awesome animals up for adoption. They have birds, cats, dogs, Rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, and rats. Some reasons why animals come to the shelter is because the landlords change there minds about allowing the animals, the owners moved to a place that didnt allow pets, they get abandoned outside or in a house alone, some owners treat them badly, some owners pass away, some owners cant keep them because of financial problems, because there owners cant keep them anymore, some have too many animals to take care of, and more reasons. People help the volunteers by bringing things into the shelter for the animals, they give them treats, blankets, toys, and many more. The shelter has events to help them buy more things for the animals every month they have a bake sale every month, they have Agility classes every year for 6 weeks, they have events so you can get your animals photo taken with santa and the easter bunny, a paws in the park (with your dog), yard sale, a christmas craft fair, and many more. So if you want a new friend consider adopting one from a shelter and the staff workers will help you find your new friend.

. “Home Page.” The Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts . The Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts , 2011. Web. 23 Nov 2011. <http://www.apcsm.org/>.

By myself, I am almost worthless.

With others, I am powerful.

I can help so many people.

What am I?

$5

World hunger, among other things, is a big problem. Around the globe, people of all ages are suffering; are malnourished and hungry. But if we each give just $5, we can help them greatly.

How many people live in Avon? About 4000, right? If half of the residents pooled together just $5 each, that would be $10,000 right there. If a box of food that lasts 1 week for a family of 4 costs $100, we could put together enough food to last 100 struggling families food for a week. If those 2000 people donated $5 every week, then those struggling families wouldn’t have to worry about going hungry.

How many people live in Massachusetts? Over 6.5 million. Following the same principles, we could feed more than 162,500 families. Or over 650,000 people. Isn’t that amazing?

What’s more amazing is that there are more than 312 million people in the US alone.

We could give those struggling the relief of a full and healthy cupboard. In other words,

What would happen if more than half of us participated in the $5 Rescue? Big things. We could even focus on things other than hunger. Homelessness, health care, people who lose their jobs. We could fix it all.

We can help those who need it. We can end malnourishment. We can others get their lives together and not worry about when they’ll get their next meal. We can make a difference. $5 is all it takes.

We could do this, countless times a week.

How  to learn how to play basketball ? Basketball is a sport. It helps you run faster.I play basketball for about 3 years. My team is called Raiders and we won all our games so far.I practice about three times a week because my coach wants us to be better. We do these drills like one of them is called black we have five players two people in the back two people in the front and one person is up top.  Another is when we have about two minutes on the clock and we get into press that’s when we have to challenge the ball and make them lose the ball so we can store.

Trujillo, Dan . “Papermakers bound together by basketball.” columbian.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com. camaspostrecord.com , Feb. 19, 2010. Web. 18 Nov 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://columbian.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/croppedphotos/2010/11/30/1130_spt_CHS_girls_basketball_t620.JPG?fbf2daa044e08a86b24c9c38cd7501865a0e2373&imgrefurl=http://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2010/nov/30/papermakers-bound-together-basketball/&usg=__x2LIIPhbGEaNNsme7k7W5OBdtXc=&h=482&w=620&sz=67&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=gVArUCxVkoQV0M:&tbnh=106&tbnw=136&ei=wI7GTv3MLqjz0gGd6Z38Dw&prev=/search?q=basketball+players+that+are+girls&hl=en&safe=strict&gbv=2&tbm=isch&itbs=1>.

Do you like Soccer.Than come join us!  When you play soccer your Coach will be Mr.Dockendorff for the girls team or if you join the boys team your coach will be Mr.Donovan. For the girls soccer team when school is out we will have our first practice. Our uniforms are Orange Black and White. The boys soccer team also has practice when school is out . Girls And Boys soccer has home and away jerseys. The equipment you will need for Girl and boys soccer is Cleats,shorts/or pants,a shirt,knee high socks, shin pads. For Soccer games you will need cleats, your home/or away jersey knee high socks ,shin pads.When you play in a away or home jersey you CAN’T wear jewelry. If you want to have fun and meet new people then come join us.

. “Soccer Fanatic – Soccer is His Life.” Soccer Fanatic. N.p., 07,Jan 2011. Web. 18 Nov 2011. <http://www.soccerfanatic.org/>.

Most of teens are not healthy they don’t eat vegetables  and don’t exercise daily.  You should at least have 2 to3 servings a day of fruits and vegetables.  McDonalds  is also bad for you. If you don’t go to the gym,  or do a sport,  or activity you should at least work out at home.You can put on some music dance, stretch and do some aerobics . Health can also be from stress,   and things that are happening at school .When this situation happens it is best for you tell the school consular, and your teacher,  or principal. You should  make a daily routine for jogging and what you should eat and how many times you  should exercise.

. “Health and safety.” Discovery education. clip art, Copyright © 2011 Discovery Education. All rights reserved. Discovery Education is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, LLC. . Web. 18 Nov 2011. <http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/health.html>

Do you think dance is a sport? People think that dance is not a sport. Personally I think that it is a sport. It is just like any other sport, you have to practice train audition, and etc. You have to know how to do body motions which is never easy when you start. We have talent shows and competitions. Which is just like a sport. Even though we don’t do much as sports do we still have to do as much work as sports do. I think dancing is considered as a sport because you are moving your body just as you move in any other sport. If you are doing a sport you are you doing anything different when you are dancing I don’t think so just because you are doing different things doesn’t mean  that what you are doing is not a sport. So think about it, Do you think that dance is sport? If you think that dance is not a sport tell why, because I  certainly think that dance is a great sport!

Banjo, Ashley. “Got To Dance.” Damaja. Damaja UK Limited, 18 Nov 2011. Web. 18 Nov 2011. <http://www.damaja.co.uk/Got2Dance2011.asp&xgt;.

It takes a lot of practice to be able to play a guitar. I chose to learn how to play the guitar because my influence to have my own band was being influenced by my favorite band the Beatles another influence was my father and he is training me all the music notes are for the guitar.My dad is polishing and fixing an electric guitar that use to be my sister’s and my dad painted it black already all he needs to do is strings and to fix the bridge the holds the strings i will be getting it back worst case scenario this Monday or Tuesday that way i won’t need to borrow my dad’s I’ll have a guitar of my own.

In Social Studies we were talking about the myths of the gods and what were there powers. Like Humbaba is the God of the cedar forest and Inanna was the goddess of love,fertility and war. In Mesopotamia there was gods and goddess for everything. There was a god for air water fire and etc. All these gods play an important life in the everyday lives of everybody. There was a myth that Inanna tricked the God of Wisdom. One day the god of Wisdom invite her over for dinner. The God of Wisdom which were her Uncle started to drink more wine then he kept drinking and then he started to give away all his power to her without even knowing it. The next day he woke up with a major headache. Then he me noticed that he gave away all his power to his niece. He tried to get it back but she wouldn’t. The God of Wisdom got really mad that he went to one of the most powerful god called An to get back his power. But An said it was promblem and that he can’t do nothing about it . So now Inanna was getting powerful because she was getting all this power.

This is a pictureof Enki

Magick , Thelema. “Gods and Goddesses.” Gods and Goddesses. N.p., Nov.18 2011. Web. <http://goddesses-and-gods.blogspot.com/>.

I play baseball for Holbrook    last season my team lost almost  every game except 3  . We were not very good  last season. We practice in Holbrook and Avon. We  play mostly  in Avon the games are only 1 to 2 hours long. They are only longer if the game goes into extra innings which will make it three  hours at least the games are not about winning or losing they are  about having fun  there are at least 12 people per team. There’s a catcher a pitcher 3 base man a batter 3 people in the out field  . There are usually two coaches and the games are usually at 5 or 6 and usually end at at least  7. There are two coaches per team or more. The sign ups are in Holbrook.

. “West Boca Raton Community High School.” West Boca Raton Community High School. Palm Beach County School District , 18 Nov 20. Web. 18 Nov 2011. <West Boca Raton Community High School>.

Every body deserves to be healthy and have a good life but not every body does. Cancer effects being healthy and having a good life, but you can also help by help finding a cure. Nick Watson was 16 year old male who had Stage 4 Lymphoma, Nick was like an older brother to me.  Nick came on all of our vacations, my brother Evan was Nick’s best friend. Nick beat it twice and then passed away right when he got rid of it. He didn’t die because of the cancer it was a horrible car accident that happened. My great grandmother, and mom had cancer all three of these people played a special part in my life.  So, I think our school should help cure cancer it could be as easy as giving 25 cents to the donation. We could have a bucket in each classroom and any time you wanted to give 25 cents , a dollar, five dollars you could put it in the jar. Then at the end of the week we could have people collect the buckets from each classroom and save up till the end of the month, we could do this each month. Everyone deserves to be happy, healthy, and have a good life, so help cure cancer!

“St. Jude Thanks and Giving.” Curing Cancer. stjude.org, 04 Nov 2011. Web. 4 Nov 2011. <http://www.tg.stjude.org/index.shtml?sc_cid=kwp4&sc_kw=cancer%2520foundation&sc_mt=b&sc_adid=9246029722&tngsourcecode=THWKEYWDO12&plt=THWGOTXTDO12987&gclid=CPvslOKvnawCFcV_5QoddigTDQ>.

Do you think drinking and driving is a good thing? Well to me, its not! Thousands of people die each year or get harmed because they made a dumb mistake and weren’t thinking. Everyone should think first before drinking and watch how much you drink. If you watch how much you drink then you aren’t drunk so you can watch what you do. Even if you just have three drinks you should not drink because you can still be a little loopy. When you drink and drive you can cause car crashes and deaths. You might be thinking, how can I harm myself? Well you can harm yourself because you could die. I mean you could die just from not drinking when your driving. When you drink you are in even more danger because that means you are all over the street, so a car can hit you instantly and you are dead. So please just think before you drink!

Hanson, David. “Driving.” Alcohol Problems and Solutions. Sociology Department, 18 Nov 2011. Web. 18 Nov 2011. <http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Drink

The middle school ACES  has been having a meeting every Monday since the first weeks of school. I am part of ACES myself and everyone there is really fun and cooperative. The leader of ACES  Ms.Post keeps  everyone on task but also she lets us have fun and talk . We are planning for ACES to walk around Avon and find good and bad influences for kids and teens. Some good influences we could see is someone picking up trash that they might of found on the ground , or a person helping someone pick up something they dropped. See bad influences would be someone   smoking or spray painting a building of drinking alcohol . Everyone in that club think that none should be drinking or smoking, we also make inspiring poster to hang up in the hallways and we make sure people can see them so we make them very colorful and put a saying on it so people can look at them everyday and they can come to mind when the are in a tough situation involving alcohol and or drugs.  We also ran a red ribbon week .when people had to wear red and all the ACES wore a little red ribbon and a light blue shirt. At the middle school lunch the middle school ACES sat at a table in the front of the cafeteria  and asked questions and gave out a planner, a bracelet, or  a bookmark.Everyone has a lot of fun there and we do a lot of fun stuff you should think about joining !

All the Middle School ACES are going on a sticker shock! To put stickers on any alcohol that teens could buy,or parents to buy for there kids.

Do you think summer school is fun or not? I think summer school is not fun because you will have to get up every single day Monday through Thursday. Sometimes you don’t feel like  going  to summer school it might be a waste of time but summer school  does help you. It help you by letting you have a another chance of not failing a class or not letting you stay back a another grade. Summer school should be very important to you because if you don’t come you will have to stay back and if you come you will have to pass the subject to attend to the next grade. If you have went to summer school you might think it is fun to you learning new things every single day and still might have a good summer. If you don’t want to come summer school do good in school fallow the rules,get good grades ,study for quiz or test, be prepare for classes,get homework and projects on time. That might help you not get into summer school.

Summer school fun

“Summer School.” ASB Extensions, Enrichment & Exp . Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License. Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License, 4 Nov 2011. Web. 4 Nov 2011. <http://asbe3.asb-wiki.wikispaces.net/Summer School 2011>.

Should cell phones be allowed in school? Schools should be allowing people to use there phones during lunch, and in the hallways.  I do agree that cell phones during class are distracting and disrespectful.  But the other times we are free, we should be able to use our phones. Most of parents think “Where is my child?” or “Is my child okay?”. Use of cell phones provide relief to parents everywhere. Cell phones are allowed in most private schools. Why can’t our school? The generation of high school and middle school students are using there phone most of the day. For some students the rule isn’t applying to them,  it doesn’t stop them from texting or calling each other. Why make them hide from what there already doing? Phones are not distractions if the students have finished the work needed to be done. I think cell phones should be allowed in school. I also think most of my grade would agree.

Texting in school .

Citation: ( Picture ) : “Study Finds 72 Percent of Adults Now Texting in U.S..” Ubergizmo. Ubergizmo, 9/02/2010. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <and First Last. Google.com/images. 2010. Photograph. Ubergizmo>.

The adrenalin rush you feel,  riding, making a jump at a dirt hill, being in the air for those memorable seconds. Then, landing on the ground and taking off in full speed! That’s how I feel whenever I’m on a dirt bike, even riding in circles is good enough for me. The type of  speed you get on your dirt bike depends on how comfortable you feel riding one.  Also, it might depend on your height and weight. I had a KTM 50cc when I first started off. Obviously, I grew out of that short bike, but I remember even on a 50cc I sometimes got scared. Over time I got used to the speed, and I learned that the key is just keep going and concentrate on how much speed you need for turns compared to when you’re just going in a straight line. I now want to try out a 125cc KTM dirt bike.  If you’re interested in racing in Southwick, MA there’s races called Motocross-X 388. To sign up, you need to have practice time first. You can either find your own track or you can practice in the Southwick track.  It it $35 to practice from 9am to 5pm, although if you have a AMA membership or if you live in Southwick it’s only $30.  However, to practice there you have to make sure you are signed up for the race before. Also, you have to prove that you have medical insurance and you’re okay to do this sport. You should have a mechanic there with you at all times in case anything happens to your bike, they would need a mechanic’s pass to do this. If motocross sounds like a fun, and awesome sport to you I strongly recommend you try it!

. “Motocross 338.” motocross338. Motocross 338 Inc, 07 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.motocross338.org/index.htm>.

I teach at dance workshop and it rocks! I am in a advanced class called junior company.  The organizer, Jen Dale, picks some of the students to assistant teach in some of the classes. It is a lot of fun! Seeing the little kids smile at you makes my day. Before I started teaching we had to go to meeting. The first scheduled meeting got cancelled because they had no power. Once it was back on we meet at the studio in Easton. We learned what to do if someone had to go to the bathroom and couldn’t do it by themselves. That is the only part that I mind.  We learned what to do if someone was crying and upset. we learned that even if a student isn’t listening to you that you can’t yell at them. During that meeting Jenn said,”I know I love teaching dance and I knew you will to.”

One my first day I was nervous. What if the little kids didn’t like me? The instructor that teaches with me is Hilary McDonald. She has been dancing for a long time.

One time this little girl came into my class. She was  a substitute because she missed her regular class. she was crying and Hilary told me to go make her feel better. I went to go get the basket of lollipops. It took me a long time but I finally got her to stop crying. She took a lollipop and sat in my lap for a while. She told me that she didn’t like her tap shoes. I started dancing in my tap shoes the dance we were working on in my class. I looked down at her and she smiled at me. I picked her up and put her on her feet. I showed her to do a couple of dance moves. She did them right and I was proud of her. So I got her to join the rest of the class and she didn’t cry another time after that.

You can register at http://www.danceworkshopma.com/index and can post on the dance workshop blog at http://danceworkshopma.com/teaching_dance_blog/.

“2011-2012 Dance Season Classes offered:.” Showcase Dance Studio. Showcase Dance, 17 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://showcase-dance.com/classes.asp&xgt;.

I love dance so much! I have been taking dance classes at Dance Workshop for nine years. This year I made it into a special company called the Jr.Company. You have to get excepted into the company. I take Jazz, Tap, and Ballet for my regular class on Wednesday. The Jr.Company classes are on Tuesday, we do Jazz, Tap, Ballet, and Pointe. There are lots of other classes you can take to. They are;

1. Zumba
2. Ballet
3. Tap
4. Hip Hop
5. Contemperary
6. Jazz
7. Pointe
8. Kinderdance
9. Combination Dance
10. Adults

There are lots of differnet types of dance, I go to the Dance Workshop in Randolph but there is also one in Easton. I enjoy lots of different types of dance a Dance Workshop. They give out trophies for 5, 10, 15, 20, and so on. We have someone at the company earning there 20 year award! I have been doing dance since I was three years old.

This is a Pointe shoe

. “Welcome To Dance Workshop.”Dance Workshop Ma. Dance Workshop, 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.danceworkshopma.com/inde&xgt;.

Don’t you want to go to the talent show this year? If you do please get your friends or even you to sign up if you think you have talent.The sign up sheet is located on Mr.Tabers room so please sign up because there is the hip hop group who is working really hard for the talent show and also other groups.Ms.Murray and Mrs.Witworth is looking foward to meet students for the talent show but if there is only two people then the talent show can’t go on.So if you have a funny act,great singing,dancing,or anything that has TALENT  then please sign up so this year we can have an amazing talent show .

. “Talent Show.” Wikipedia . Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 14 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_shows>.

The  girl’s varsity soccer team is a great team to be on. This year the team made  it to the play off’’s it was really fun and a great experience.  Our couch is Mr. D he is a great couch and pusses us to do great things.  We went on many trips to all different places like to Nantucket, and West Bridge-water.  Any new 7th graders are welcome on the team, you will have a great time. We have practices every day after school if we don’t have a game.  The whole team is friendly and cheers on their team all the time. You will work really hard and will be really tired after, but it is all worth it when you are out on the feild having a great time. We hope  you will join the team ,and we  go all the way next year.

Thomas, Greg . “AMHS Panthers.”Avon Athletics. Avon School District, Dec 3 2009. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <https://sites.google.com/a/apps.avon.k12.ma.us/amhspanthers/>.

As of last year (2010-2011 season) the Mohawks and the Brockton Boxers joined together to create one team , because of a shortage of players on both sides. There have been many problems with the way the team is set up, last year the main problem was the name no one could find a compromise. Every one wanted there name to the team name for every one someone then came up with the name “Tornado’s” but not many people thought that the name was a very good idea, so they just combined the names to make the “Brockton Mohawks”. Also there was the time when every one had to become friends not the opposing team, that was the hardest part getting used to the other kids and every person had their differences and not every one liked each other. Some kids were annoying to the other new kids and others were aggressive and others were just trying to avoid all trouble with others. The team went through a rough beginning but it eventually got through every thing. Now the team is working well and playing fine.

The Team Website Logo

Click the link above to go to the home page of the team.

Citation:

“brocktonyouthhockey.” Brockton Mohawks Youth Hockey. LeagueAthletics.com, 17 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.brocktonyouthhockey.com/>.

Everyone thinks that duck tape is used for taping things, But you know what you could use it for a verity of things. I use duck tape to make to make wallets, pens, pencils,bracelets, and a bunch of different other things.  Also know duck tape doesn’t come in gray only, now they come in really pretty different colors and patterns. some patterns that they have is zebra print that is pink and white, splatted paint, cheetah print and other different colors. Duck tape can do many different things like making wallets really pretty and it doesn’t cost a lot for you to do. I make things with duck tape and I think that it’s a really fun thing to do. When you do make things with duck tape your teaching yourself  new techniques, and at the same time your making something really nice. If you want to learn how to make somethings with duck tape you could go to YouTube.com and type in duck tape projects and you could learn how to make things out of duck tape yourself.

. “How To Make A Duct Tape Wallet.” craftsbyamanda.com. craftsbyamanda.com, 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://craftsbyamanda.com/2010/04/how-to-make-duct-tape-wallet.html>.

Going to my camp is one of the best thing’s in my life. There is so many things to chose from. All the groups have so many odd names. From ages 5-6 the group’s name is Way in the Wood’s. From ages 7-8 the group’s name is Sioux Village.  Comanche which is the all boy group from age’s 9-11. Iroquois which is the same age’s as Comanche except there all girl’s. New horizon’s is age’s 12-14 year’s old.  CIT ( Counselor in Training) is ages 15-16. LIT (leader in training) are age’s 13-14.  CIT and LIT are pretty much like counselor’s but they are not quite in charge. Then there are two group’s that don’t really do the regular schedule. Aquatic’s the group that i’m in swim’s pretty much all day age’s 8-14 . Circle Y is the one my sister’s is in they go and do horse’s and that’s age’s 9-14. There are so many Activity’s to do at camp Archery, Art’s and craft’s, Rope’s, Boating, and Swimming are all activity’s that you can do at camp. Camp Yomechas is not only the thing’s you do but  it’s the people you go there with you. You always make new friend’s every single year. If your not having a good day’s the counselor’s always cheer you up. Going to Camp Yomechas you don’t only make friend’s you make a family.

“Camp Yomechas.” Old Colony YMCA. Old Colony YMCA, 2008. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.oldcolonyymca.org/campyomechas>.

Have you ever tried being on a hip hop team? Avon Middle High School has one. Even though it is all girls, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try out. All you have to do is get a school appropriate song and make a dance routine to it. If your dance is cool and catchy, you may have a chance to get in. It doesn’t even matter if you have a disability, your a certain race, or if you don’t feel comfortable in your own skin. Also, hip hop is FREE! Now is to late, but next year, come to the meeting and auditions. Our adult supervisor is one of the math teachers in the middle school wing, Mrs. Murray. Even though she is a teacher, (no offense) she still is pretty awesome! When you audition, you may not get the part, but you still should have high hopes for yourself. And you don’t even have to audition alone you can have a partner with you. You should really try out. Its so fun and great exercise. Hope we see you next year!

Rinaldi, Rio . “What Do You Know About Hip Hop Dance?.” just-mygoal.blogspot.com. Blogging Secret , 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://just-mygoal.blogspot.com/2011/02/histroy-of-hip-hop-dance.html>.

The bad things about using drugs is that they make you go crazy. Many thing can happen to your body using drugs like when you use crack you will get the habit of  using it will make you go crazy and lose their minds and will use it more often. While you are using crack your heart rate will go up and have anxiety. If the police finds out that you are using these drugs the consequences will make you say ” why did i get involved with this” . The only way people can get out of the life of using drugs is going into rehab. Rehab is a place where people go  that are addicting to thing like alcohol, and especially drugs so they’re problem or addiction will go away and wont do it no more. Many people with these problems that go to rehab and come out are loving life because they don’t have the addiction they had two months or four months ago. Drugs are bad and people should not use them.

Keel, Robert. “Marijuana.” http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/180/pot.html. Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior, 19,May,2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/180/pot.html>.

Each day our world is becoming more and more reliant on technology. Also, greenhouse gases are polluting our world and the number of trees is quickly being cut down. There is a simple way to fix this problem! Every student should be given laptops. The amount of paper we use would be reduced significantly. Also, using these more advanced methods of education would help prepare us in the new, technology reliant world. Could you imagine not having all those binders, notebooks, million sheets of paper and giant textbooks in your bag? A simple laptop could easily take it’s place. 34 billion sheets of paper are used a year in just the United States. In a period of 4 years we could raise the 8 billion dollars to buy these laptops for our country, if we stop buying paper. It’s scary to me to even think how much paper is used around the world. But what’s the most scary, is why laptops and computers haven’t taken the place of all those papers. If we could all use laptops every day in school we would be befitting us, the world and the environment.

Belford, Pat. “Mac Laptop 3rd Model.” WWW.turbosquid.com. 2011 Turb squid, n.d. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/ibook-mac-laptop-3d-model/277427>.

School lunches aren’t the most healthy thing you eat, but how hard is it to make salad? I think schools should be making more of an effort to have healthier lunches for us. Did you know that 13% of children in Massachusetts are overweight, and 21% of adults are overweight, this rate is almost twice the rate since the early 1980s.  I think AMHS should make changes to the lunch menu. They can keep the same lunches but make small changes to make them healthier. For example, when we have nachos for lunch we could use fat free chips with salsa with veggies instead of chicken.  Another change we could make to the lunch room is put in a salad bar, or smoothie bar. Smoothies taste great and they are a benefit for your health too.

Some health benifits of smoothies are:

~Natural weight loss

~Increase consumption of fruits and veggies.

~Increased Energy

~ Clearer Skin

~ Mental and Clarity focus

As you can tell smoothies are a health benefit for you. Check out the websites below to learn more about obesity and ways to stay healthy.

http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/green-smoothies/green-smoothie-health-benefits/

http://www.obesityinamerica.org/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/23/healthy-school-lunches_n_827202.htm

“obesityinamerica.org.” Obesity in America. Matrix Group International, Inc., 17 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.obesityinamerica.org/>.

Field trips, a very big topic.  There should be more field trips through out the school year.  Also, we should have the student council for that grade decide where to go.  For example, we seventh graders would like to go on more fun and less educational field trips. Instead of going to museums, we should go to places like Six Flags and water parks.  But, sadly we can’t.  The AMHS Student Handbook says all field trips are for academic purposes.  Also, if anyone doesn’t hand in the permission slip at the appropriate day, you won’t be able to go.  In my opinion, students should be able to still go on the trips even though the students give the slip a day or two before the trip.

Field Trip Options ( For all grades):

*Beach

*Water Country

*Disney World

*Disneyland

*Aquarium

*Zoos

*Six Flags

“Avon Middle-High School Parents/Students Handbook.” Avon Middle High School. Avon Public Schools, 17 Nov 2011. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://www.avon.k12.ma.us/midhighpages/Handbook 2011-2012.pdf>.

I think that the school should have specific motor cycle parking. This is because I wouldn’t want to have to be here at 6:30 a.m to compete for parking spots with cars. Now I don’t have a motor cycle just yet but I do ride one in my free time, and I have seen some nasty accidents where people have been seriously hurt. In 2009 there were 4595 accidents that were fatal in traffic accidents nation wide. This would also add parking so that the people who do ride motorcycles wouldn’t be taking up car parking for everyone else.This is why I think that the school should put in motorcycle parking.

This is what the spot would look like

Mohn, TANYA. “automobiles.” The New York Times.com. The New York Times, April 22, 2010. Web. 17 Nov 2011. <http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/motorcycle-deaths-down-in-2009-first-time-since-1997-says-report/>.

Avon really needs a skate park, we need somewhere to ride and do tricks. The perfect location for a skate park would be either at the Crowley school or at Butler. I love to bmx and I think Avon should build a skate park for people who skateboard, scooter, roller blade or bmx. I know a lot of people who bmx and they would love for Avon to have a skate park. I think the best spot to build a skate park would be at the Crowley school. The best thing to do in my opinion would be to tear the Crowley school down and build a skate park. It is an abandoned  school and we don’t need it there and if we build a skate park, a lot of people would use it. We need a skate park in Avon so we can have a spot to ride, bmx is really fun and a skate park is a good idea and would attract people from other towns to come to Avon. They could also build a skate park at the butler school next to the church where there is a concrete hockey field. It is use less and no one uses it. It would be perfect for a mini skate park there if not at the Crowley. The best place for a skate park would be the Crowley school, it is perfect for a large skate park or they could at least tear down the Crowley school and get dirt to build dirt jumps. I am serious about Avon building a skate park and I think it would attract a lot of people from Avon and from other towns also. I hope for this really happen and I would do anything to help this actually happen.

“The Scooter Resource.” Google. Jelsoft Enterprises, June 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.rampit.com.au/car2.jpg>.

“Students Use Your Online Textbooks.” Ms. Simon Says. Blog at WordPress.com, 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://mssimonsays.com/2011/09/01/students-your-textbook-is-online/>.

“The Institute for Intercultural Communication.” The Intercultural forum. Webmaster, 2010. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://comm.louisville.edu/iic/>.

In my opinion kickboxing and MMA are some of the hardest and toughest sports to learn.  South shore sports fighting definitely makes it easier to learn.  I’ve seen many beginning martial artist quit because of losing interest and moving on to another sport, and let me tell you’re not going to be doing spin kicks and Bruce lee moves on your first try.  But south shore sports fighting is a very cheap club that isn’t about money, but about the technique and incorporating different martial  arts to make you better.  Before MMA I did 5 years of judo and was an orange belt.   Then after the five years I wanted to incorporate strikes like boxing after a month though it became too expensive.  Then after searching for a karate or kung fu class.  Then after a while I found south shore sports fighting which was free starting out then if you’re gonna  be serious about MMA you pay 90 bucks a month keep in mind there are classes Tuesday,  Thursday,  and Sunday.  So if you’re looking for a cheap kickboxing club with quality then go to South shore located in Norwall.

“South Shore Sports Fighting.” hometeamsonline. N.p., 5 November, 2011. Web. 4 Nov 2011. <http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/?u=SSSFIGHTING&s=htosports&t=c>.

How do you know if  a friend is true? If there always there for you when you really need them the most , and are willing to help you through all the hard times then you know that there true friends. Friends should be there for you no matter what. If they’re talking about you behind your back then there not a true friends. True friends don’t say bad things about there friends to one another and then act like there best friends. Yes , friends may too that but by Middle school you will realize that friends that were your friends in elementary school completely change and start too turn there back on you. But the only advice people can give you is that your bigger and better than them , and that you don’t need all of the drama in your life. Just do yourself , and try not too let other people get in your way. Stick to you and high school should be fun just don’t do something you don’t want done to you.“Gossip.” www.google.com. google, 4 Nov 2011. Web. 4 Nov 2011. <http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2×3994550/Teenage_girls_gossiping_IE301-019.jpg>.

Cyber bullying is NOT COOL!

Most of us know of physical and verbal bullies. However, some of us are unaware of cyber bullies! Sometimes when you’re online, a bully will most likely be someone calling you names, or insulting you. Some people ignore it, some people just encourage them by arguing and insulting them back. Your best solution would be to ignore them, leave the cyber area, or tell a moderator/administrator of the website or chat room. Previously, some of my friends have reported getting insulted by people online. People will call them names, and insult them when they don’t even know them! This is where the phrase, “Don’t know me? Don’t judge me,” would come in. Nobody has the right to insult you, especially if they don’t know you! Think, if you wouldn’t do it to someone’s face, what makes you think it’s fine to insult over the web? They think they can get away with it, but they can’t. I’ve been cyber bullied several times before. Sometimes I uncontrollably fight back. Other times, I may leave, contact a site administrator, or contradict their logic. Contradicting is a good way to prove your side of the conflict is the right idea. For example, someone may call me fat, or stupid. My average response would be, “If you don’t know me in real life, there is no possible way you would know anything about me.” They me keep calling me names,  so I would ignore them, or, of course, contact a moderator/admin. Here are some solutions to stop a cyber bully:

• Ignore them. On most chat rooms, there will be an ‘Ignore’ button. If you ignore the bully, you will not be able to see what they’re saying. If there is not one, you can just ignore what they’re saying.
• Contact a site administrator or moderator. Sometimes there may be a ‘Report’ button. You can report a user for a number of reasons, or you can send an email to a site admin.
• If this act is serious, contact authorities, such as the police. If someone threatens to illegally access your computer (hacking), exploit you using personal information, contact the police or a cyber security representative.
• Contradict their logic. Example: “You’re an idiot and you’re fat!” Response: “There is no possible way, ever, that you could know anything about me due to the fact that you don’t know me in real life.”
• You may also positively respond to these insults. Example: “I hate you and you fail!” Response: “Thanks!” or “I’m going to go on your account and exploit you!” Response: “Good luck with that!” You know you don’t mean it, and most likely, the people around you won’t, either!
• NOTE: Defending yourself in a negative way against the bully is not a solution. You’re just as guilty as the bully, and you will face the same consequences as the him/her.

Don't let cyber bullies get to you!

Cyber bullies bully for a few reasons. Most of them attempt to gain power over people. They pick out what seem to be easy targets or victims, and attempt to assert power over them. Another reason is due to real-life occurrences. Sometimes, when a relative dies,  parents divorce, or something else that negatively effects your life occurs, some people may feel the urge to release their emotions against other people. In some cases, you may be able to actually calm a bully down, and maybe become friends with them! This method is not used very often, but it has been proven to work! Bullies are usually ignorant predators, looking for vulnerable prey. As I referred to before, “Don’t know me? Don’t judge me” is a good quote used to defend yourself. Ignorance is a serious and very common form of bullying. It not only occurs virtually, but in reality, too! Racism and prejudice are example of ignorance. People may insult you based on your skin color, heritage, hobbies, social life, appearance, taste in music, and other things that relate to you. If anyone does this to someone, they are considered ignorant. If they don’t know you or anything about you, they have no right to insult you based on who you are, or what you do. Cyber bullying is a serious matter that occurs everywhere. Hopefully, the next time you encounter a cyber bully, you will look back at the solutions listed, and use them. Use this information to help yourself, and others! Bullies don’t have any right to insult anyone! Cyber bullying must come to an end. Hopefully, I’ve proven my point, and people will use this information! Want to Report a bully? Follow this link! - http://www.mrpearse.com/bully2.html

“Cyber Bullying and Civic Participation.”bullyingpictures.com. Bullying Blog, 03 Mar 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://bullyingpictures.com/cyber-bullying-2/cyber-bullying-and-civic-participation/>.

“The Laws Have Changed.”cyberbullyingprotection.net. YourCompany.com, 9 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.cyberbullyingprotection.net/>.

We will need more computer classes be cause we need to learn how to type faster there are a lot of  jobs that take a lot of typing. and more into the future there are going to be a lot more jobs for typing you need to teach us now so in the future if we get fired we will have the skills for the new jobs that will be around if we don’t learn when were younger  then well never make it in the future we will be hobos you don’t want that do you well naver make it without more computer classes!

this is what every job will be in 20 years they will do every thing with computers. my dad has a job of concert forms but soon it wont be for him but he would be able to do it with the computers with hover vehicle with a hook they eventually there will be robots but that’s 40 or 50 years away not for a while.but we will still have to operate them with a computer you need to be able to type faster meaning we need more computer classes. that’s the only way we will survive justlook at this picture of the future

“Web 3.0, the future of internet.”future of the web. © 2010 Future of the web, 23 aug 2010. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://foftw.org/?p=8>.

This year I am in the year book club for eighth grade. We meet after school and discuss what we want to put in the yearbook. Currently we are working on taking pictures of middle school students that are participating in school activities. Towards the spring we will start meeting more and putting pictures together. In the yearbook we are trying to include: superlatives, art, poetry, clubs, great work submitted by students, pictures from middle school for the current eighth graders, and much more. The yearbook club is for seventh and eighth graders (seventh grade can provide creative ideas for this year’s yearbook.) If you would like to join the yearbook club just see Mrs. Lavoie in the middle school.

“High School Class Yearbook.”HighSchoolClassYearbook.com. HighSchoolClassYearbook.com, 9 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://highschoolclassyearbook.com/>.

School lunches have been a subject to talk about for many years. Many have called it good or disgusting.  That would depend on what the school has to eat. Many schools have basic meals that you would find at every school, like chicken nuggets or cheese burgers. Even though these lunches might be a quick meal to put together and isn’t expensive for the school, doesn’t mean these choices are healthy food choices.

Students have to eat these school lunches everyday and most students won’t go exercise an hour after they have eaten to lose the weight and to stay healthy. School’s have to provide a school lunch to students everyday (except for half a day where students can go home and eat), the lunches are a quick put-together but they should be more healthy when deciding what to make for students. Many schools think about having lunches that students can and cannot eat.  Such as if most of the students are allergic to what’s in the lunch. They try to buy lunches everyone can eat and safe for students who can’t eat it.

School ’s also think about healthy lunch choices in some cases but for the most part, the lunches can put on weight.  Most schools have fruit and or something besides the main meal like a salad to eat. Those choices many be good for students, but not every students chooses to eat those things. School’s should have more than one choice of fruit to eat. They can’t make the students eat them but they can have much more healthy and delicious fruits that students would want to eat. Many schools don’t think about what a student would like to eat; just the main things, if the school lunch choices aren’t expensive, if they are healthy (enough) , and if most students will choose to eat the lunch.  Lots of kids will choose to eat the lunch even if some know it’s bad for them; mainly because they don’t eat for another 3 to 4 hours depending on if they have lunch one or two and if they have to stay after school or a club or detention. Some students also skip breakfast, possibly because they don’t have enough time in the morning trying to make it to school.

Many schools should start putting a menu together with healthy lunches and if the kids will choose to eat the lunches or not. The school should have a survey for each grade asking them what makes a good and healthy meal. The next time you go to the cafeteria, think about if your wasting your money on buying unhealthy food choices that will put on weight for you and isn’t good for your diet. Try choosing something that you would want to eat and is a good food choice.

Rivera, Catarina. “Can We Change School Lunches?.” Being Latino Online Magazine. Blog at WordPress.com, 9 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://beinglatino.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/can-we-change-school-lunches/>.

Right now i have three projects that just recently started. I have a French project, a science project and a music project. In French we started a project that has to do with picking a country. In science our project is that your part of a travel agency and your trying to convince people to go back in time. Mrs. Whitworth said that she was going to sign a project every semester. Then we have postings every semester. We already finished one posting and are about to start a new one. In the music project Ms. Beddoe and Mrs. London assigned a project that you have a jazz musician, and you have to become an expert on him.  .This is still early in the year so I’m wondering if I’m going to get a project in each subject at once.  Eventually I will probably get even more projects at once though.The teachers in the middle-school should tell each other when they’re starting projects so we don’t get too much work. If they did his our work will be higher quality, and we’d get better grades on our report cards.Also when we don’t have any projects we either have a test or have to study for tests. I have around three tests every week on Thursdays and Fridays. The teachers should space out our tests so we don’t get all of them at the end of the week. The teachers should discuss when they’re assigning tests. If they did this we’d better too because were focusing on studying one or two three quizzes and tests.

This person's school work is overflowing, is this the amont of work you get.

Andersen, Magnus. “Too Much Homework.” Flickr from Yahoo!. Yahoo! Inc., 9 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiskur/293223532/>.

Boston Tae Kwon Do Academy is not only about defending your self and forms. But it is also about respect, responsibility, and so many other lessons i have learned and are going to earn. I have been at this martial arts school for about three to four years and i am a apprentice belt. The apprentice belt is half red and half black. This is because black belt is next. I would have already had my black belt but they told me i needed more time and i was still  happy. Know i should be testing in December unless they tell me i need more time. If they tell me that i will stillbe as happy as ever. One time i had my birthday there with all of my friends from school and from the Tae Kwon Do school. The instructors there always know how to make it fun. They always say there’s time to have fun but then there’s the time to learn and be serious. They have always been like a family to me i have Known them for a while and i appreciate what they do for me. If i need help on a form to homework they were there to help. I hope to have many more great years with the friends at Boston Tae Kwon Do School.

” Boston Tae Kwon Do Acadamy. 2005 Boston Taekwondo Academy, 8 Nov 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://boston-taekwondo.com/>.

Cheerleading is a big controversy around the world! Some people think its a sport, others don’t. I believe cheerleading is one of the hardest sports around. You have to be able to jump, tumble, stunt, and dance.  I cheered with Pro Athletics All Stars. I went to cheerleading 6 hours a week.

We were at Spirit Festival nationals in Hartford, Connecticut.

Every cheerleader goes through hours of hardcore conditioning during the summer. Then we get the best choreographers in the world to make our routines. We go to about 9 completions a year, yes competitions. And, if your teams good enough you will reserve  a bid to the cheerleading worlds in Orlando, Florida at the Wide World Of Sports in Disney.  I’m talking about All-Star Competitive Cheerleading, ranking the 5th most dangerous sport in the world, it’s more dangerous then bull-riding! We make a 2 minute and 30 second routine to show a panel of judges and 1000’s of cheerleaders and parents what we have been working on for a year. One mistake could cost everything. I’ve been in a division with a .03 difference in score from 1st and 2nd!

Cheer Extreme worlds winners in 2010!

Gallager , Ashley. “Premier Spirit Athletics.” Home Of Pro Athletics. Premier Spirit Athletics, n.d. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.premierspiritathletics.com/>.

Teachers and parents both have their  share of problems with teens, weather it has to do with their grades or behavior. Some people believe  they have found a way to fix both problems at once by doing one very simple thing, make school hours start later. Teens don’t sleep the same way as adults do, they get up later and stay up later and if school hours worked the same way with the teens they would be less tired, work harder, do more home work, be in a better mood,  get better grades and higher safety on the roads.  ”After a change in start time a decrease was found in car accident rates for 16 – 18 year olds in the Fayette County school district”. “Suburban students tended to keep their regular bed times and so added about an hour of sleep per night and were able to get more homework done during the day because of increased alertness and efficiency.” “Urban students had better attendance, decreased tardiness and fewer visits to the school nurse.” Seeing how sleep can help this much for teens I truly think schools should make school hours later.

You can get these grades too, with more sleep.

Cline, John. “Do Later School Start Times Really Help High School Students?.” Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers, LLC, 27 Feb, 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sleepless-in-america/201102/do-later-school-start-times-really-help-high-school-students>.

You Should Join the Student Council because it is important to help the others . It is also help some of your grades. You can get in good colleges that you want to get in.  We get to do voting for our president for the council I think it is fun to have elections for the presidents. We need to take charge sometimes too.  I think that is very intersecting to me.  I join the student council this year.  It is important because you get to take action in the council. I really like to be involved in things and fit in . Any one in the grades 7 and 8 grade can join.  We do activities for the community too. We help the Earth and the environment. In the 6 grade I did 6 grade leadership. We got to plant flowers in front of the Butler Elementary School. That is why I join the Student Council.

Have you ever been late to class, when it wasn’t your fault? Like when you have to go to your locker after having a class in the high school, then having to go to another back to the high school? I, myself keep getting into that situation. The teachers always say to just bring the materials you need for the next class, or classes, with you, but that never really helps. I have a simple solution. This solution is to just be able to bring our bags with us wherever we go.  I think it is not right being punished.

The teacher is yelling at the student for being late.

Nabilah, Nur. “my bloggie =).” http://lilmsgumdrop. Awesome, 22 Oct 2011. Web. 2 Nov 2011. <http://lilmsgumdrop.blogspot.com/2011/03/ggrrr.html&docid=35JdBMaV23CecM&imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EYRgEDQxof0/TX7zWHo5IhI/AAAAAAAAANk/i0gpqycPpOU/s1600/0511-0905-2605-2038_Teacher_Yelling_at_a_Student_clipart_image.jpg&w=341&h=350&ei=xDOxTvX7KKbg0QGD59jGAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=518&vpy=136&dur=4561&hovh=227&hovw=222&tx=101&ty=142&sig=102022308563920462754&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=136&start=0&ndsp=43&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&biw=1680&bih=911>.

The record of Junior Varsity’s Volleyball team is 12-6.  We faced 10 teams but only 18 games counted.

• Holbrook- 2-0
• Westport- 0-2
• South Shore Vocational- 2-0
• Upper Cape- 1-1
• Cape Cod Tech- 2-0
  

  Avon vs Holbrook!

• Randolph- 2-0
• Norfolk Aggie- 1-1
• Bristol Aggie- 0-2
• Ursuline- (didn’t count ) 0-2
• Old Colony- 2-0

Do you think that volleyball is easy?

Some people may think that volleyball is easy, but really it can be a lot more complicated than you think. You have to get the ball over in at least 1 hit. Sometimes the other team uses more than 1 hit and you don’t know where they will hit the ball. If you use 3 hits you can do bump, set, spike. To bump, you have to connect your hands and then put your arms out, when the ball comes to you you have to hit the ball with your forearms to the setter. Then to set , you have to raise your hands above your head and try to make a triangle shape with your fingers, then when the ball comes bend your knees and push up on the ball with your fingertips.  Lastly, to spike you have wait for the setter to set it up, then you have to jump up and then hit the ball over the net downwards. To the right there is a picture of  a Avon player spiking the ball while the Holbrook player is blocking the spike.

There are also six positions for the game, there is front outside, front middle, front setter, back outside/server,  middle back, & back setter. The outside hitters, middle hitters, and setters are always opposite of each other. When you are in the server position you have to step outside the court to serve the ball over. You can either serve it underhand or overhand. For varsity you have to serve overhand! If you don’t get the ball over when you serve the other team gets a point and they also get the ball to serve. To win the game you have to win 2 out of 3 set. To object of the game is to get 25 points to win a set.In the back row, you want to bump the ball to the setter, then the setter will set the ball to the spiker. The spiker will try to spike the ball and get a kill. This is why volleyball is not so easy.

By: Morgan Hallissey & Jillian Neault

“Wikipedia.” Volleyball. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, 08 Nov. 2011. Web. 9 Nov 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball>.

I understand why we have homework, but I think we get to much though. In each class i one thing but it is three to five pages long. I have six classes that i get homework in every day. So for one day its six things of homework plus all the pages of work I get. Sometimes I spend up to two or more hours a day doing homework and for some I have projects in them and they still assign a lot of homework. For some classes the homework doesn’t make sense because they either didn’t explain it or teach it. The teachers always ask why I don’t have it done and its either because I have to much or I don’t understand it. I think the school should stop giving us so much homework, and for the ones that I cant understand for them to explain it better or teach it.

“Too Much Homework.” The Scarlet Blogs. Blog at world press, 13 April 2010. Web. 4 Nov 2011. <http://thescarletblogs.wordpress.com/amy-n/proposal/>.