8th Grade

Well, as you know already, I am in 8th grade. It has been pretty fun so far. I like all my teachers and i made some new friends and hang out with different groups. Most of all, the best part is that we don't have to worry about the eigth graders from last year pushing us around all the time. Now we are the oldest and we can do what ever we want when we aren't in class. We can play basketball at lunch without having them come and steal the basketball we were using. This year we get to do what ever we want at lunch like frisbee, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, etc. Also some projects we do are fun. Some are really easy, but not that easy in American Studies because that is not a subject I am very fond of. I am more of a Math person. Right now I am very proud of myself because I have the best grade in my math class. Also, last week we started P.E. finally. Even though I'm not a fan of Social Studies or English, I still like your class and can't wait until the California Trip in Adventure Ed.

Madison Junior High School

In sixth grade I didn't go to Langley Middle School. I moved to Whidbey Island in the summer after sixth grade. I have lived here for almost a year and a half now without ever going back. Though a few weeks ago in Health class with Mr. Jokinen, we were watching Supersize Me, where the guy has to eat Mcdonald's for thirty days and eating it three times a day. Well anyway as we were watching it, it went to a part where they were talking about really non-healthy schools. Then suddenly it went to the front of a school and it looked way similar to my old school. Typing now on the screen said Madison Junior High School, Naperville, IL. It was the weirdest feeling because that was my old school. Seeing your old school in a movie being half way across the country in your new school is really weird. In the movie it said MJHS has the best fitness program in the country. It was very cool to tell other people that that was my old school and then I got to call my old friends from Illinois and tell them I saw our old school. It was pretty amazing because I we had a pretty awesome fitness room and program, but never thought it was the best in the country and got to be in a movie. Though it was kind of weird seeing one of the gym teachers and my lunch lady.

Mount Pilchuck Adventure

“I made it! I made it!” I made to the top of Mount Pilchuck and you’re here to hear all about it. I think I’ll go in order from the bottom to the top and work my way up. This hike was amazing and I can’t wait till the next one, but anyway lets get started.

First we took a bus for about an hour and a half to two hours. Then we started up the mountain. The trail that we started on was like a creek with water flowing down it…so we got a little muddy. Not far after that we came to the spot where the trees were huge that you need two or more people to reach around them. Also, normally there’s only a couple that are big, but this time there were a lot. After the trees there were the rocks that started small and gradually got bigger and bigger till we got to the top and there was only rocks.

Then we got to the very top where the fire rangers placed the fire lookout towers, in which we ate our lunches and enjoyed the magnificent view. The amazing thing was it was warm in the tower and it was mostly windows and it didn’t look thick enough for insulation. Anyway it was cool up there and my fear of heights didn’t really bother me much, so I was okay.

Eventually we had to leave, even though most of us could have stayed the night in tents on the rocks by the side of a steep cliff. Then in the morning wake up to the miraculous view of all the mountains in Washington. Though we had to leave, but it was okay because on the way down it was way easier and I got a way better chance to actually enjoy the view. I was bummed because I didn’t bring a camera.

I’m sad that it’s over. Maybe I will go again with my family and enjoy the experience again. Also I will stay a little longer. It would be easier too because there would be less people to look out for. I have to say this again, but I cannot wait until we go to the Washington coast because I’ve heard it is the best hike in the Northwest and I like hiking, so it will be good for me. I also get to be away from most people for five days. Adventure Ed is the best class.

Stop-frame Reflecion Essay

Stop-frame Animation Reflection Essay

We just finished our first quarter project and it could have been easy, but my partner and I had a lot of problems with the project....and each other. As you can tell already, it didn’t go well. We thought it would be fun and we could do well. Though nothing is as it seems, right? We did have some fun though.

The part of this project that I thought was the most fun was making the scenes funny even though it was based on truth. In one scene we made our main character throw up because he was so hungry. They didn’t have very much food on the boat when they were on their voyage. It was also fun making the people because we had a lot of clay. We started off being too detailed on the people and it put us a little behind. It wasn’t all as easy as “clay”.

The most difficult part of this project was my getting things in on time. First, I don’t really do my best when I work with a partner. I also found out I didn’t work well with my partner or get along with him much, either, so we would argue about what we would do. It was over dumb things. He goofed off a lot which got me to goof off also. I was trying to get him to work which then led to the project being late. When I was gone for a week he didn’t do all the project he should have. Then that lead to a poorer grade on the project then we could have earned and became a lower grade in the class. Now I am not very happy. I learned that he and I are nothing alike not in bad ways just don’t like the same things. If you know what I’m saying.

The most important thing I learned was to pick the right partner, I mean to think before I say yes to someone I don’t get along with. When you don’t it could bring the bad side out in you and him/her. Plus, poor grades which causes trouble with your parents. If you have a long term project choose someone who you are compatible with. Someone who is on task most of the time, has good ideas, you get along with well, or doesn’t get you riled up for the fun of it and doesn’t argue unless needed for good reason. I also learned to read all instructions thoroughly. This was our first big project. I guess I wasn’t really with the whole program and it cost me in my grade. That hasn’t been fun at home either because my parents are very disappointed with my grade on it. So, I learned my lesson the hard way. That could be also the reason why I put anger through this essay.

This project probably would have been a lot more fun if I had a been less tense. I didn’t have fun doing it because I was angry a lot because of my partners lack of interest and it was affecting my grade. He caused a ton of problems for, not only me, but others around him by doing things he wasn’t supposed to be doing. I’m not trying to be mean just telling what I feel and what happened. Next time I will choose somebody I know I get along with. Someone who takes his schoolwork and grades seriously. All of you out there should do the same. I’m sorry if I was too hard.

Henry Hudson Claymation