Friday, May 26, 2017
End Of 8th Grade Reflection
It is my last year at middle school and I'm really going to miss this place. This is where I grew up, found all my friends, and learned the most valuable lessons. It's been three years and I wish I could stay here longer. :( I know I have to but I don't wanna go to high school. It's a big change that I'm not sure I'm ready for. I'm going to miss the people, the teachers, and beneficial classes that meant so much to me. Being here for so long it's hard to imagine myself being anywhere else. After this it's all over, everybody goes their own ways to different high schools. I know I wasn't the closest with EVERYONE at this school but I'm still going to miss them so much. I know I have to move on eventually but it just takes time for me. I'm going to be crying my eyes out when graduation comes but I know for sure I'll come back to visit. I'll miss every detail of this school, I'll never forget my middle school experience.
Gratitude For My Teachers
In all my years of being at Heritage Middle School, I would want to write a gratitude post for my teachers.
My ELA Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Ms.Cap, Ms.Raguso, and Ms.Belkov, Thank you for always making sure that you have the best interest at heart to teach me and the rest of your students. Thank You for correcting me with all grammar errors I've made and for always helping me get started on a project when I got stuck. I will take all the corrections you've ever given me to make my writing better. I appreciate everything you've done for me so thank you.
My Math Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Lopez, Ms.Lipke and Mr.Jaworsky. I'm not going to lie math was always my worst subject. I hated it because I was never good at it. However I do know one thing for sure, whenever I felt like giving up you always were there to help me back up. Every obstacle I had you never gave up on me and always believed that I could do better. I'm not saying I'm a genius like Albert Einstein at math but I do know that I've made a huge improvement thanks to you guys. You helped me persevere and I'll never forget you for that, Thank You.
My Social Studies Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Richards, Ms.Gardner, and Ms.Raguso. Social Studies was never my biggest interest. I never really liked learning about things that happened in the past. However with the teachers I had I knew that what I was learning was important. Every assignment you gave me I knew it would eventually somehow help me in the future and I;m truly grateful for that. Thank You for always wanting to teach me about social studies.
My Science Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Larson and Mrs.Letizia
I've always like science, I was usually always good at it. Through every test and every sheet of homework I always knew I'd be learning something new. Thank You for making science fun and not just be in a boring classroom all day, you actually made kids engage into what they were learning. Thank You for always having the patience when classmates interrupted. I don't plan on having a career in science one day but I do know that what you taught me was important so Thank You.
My Exploratory Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mrs.Rodriguez, Mrs.Guel , and Ms.Suarez. I loved every single class I had with you. Even though I didn't have you for the whole year I still enjoyed your classes everyday. I know Art, Italian, and Social Justice aren't official classes they all still meant a lot to me. Thank You for always keeping the class positive and never bringing us down.
My Gym Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Miller, Mr.Calkins, and Ms. Sabatino. Thank You for always making gym so fun every day. Thank You for always dealing with me when I wouldn't follow the rules and sit in my "squad line". I truly loved gym and I'm really gonna miss this class. I'll never forget you guys.
My Coaches 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Dellacroce, Ms. Oconner, Ms. Sabatino and Mrs. Dowdle
Thank You for always believing in me through every basketball and every volleyball moment I had. You always brought positivism to each and every game even if we were loosing. Thank You for teaching me how to work hard to get better. I especially thank you for never giving up on me. Through every mistake I made you always cheered me up and reminded me that one mistake doesn't define what player I am. Thank You all so much.
To Mr. Miley, Mr. Norwich, Mrs.Larson and Ms.Suarez.
Even though you guys weren't my official teachers (except Ms.Suarez) I still wanted to thank you. You guys were always there for me when I needed you. Through every tear I shed you always taught me that it's okay to mess up once in a while, I'm not perfect. Thank You for always checking up on me and making every single one of my days better. I don't think I could ever thank you enough for not only helping me as a student but helping me emotionally as well.
I will truly miss every single one of my teachers but I promise I'll come back and visit. :)
My ELA Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Ms.Cap, Ms.Raguso, and Ms.Belkov, Thank you for always making sure that you have the best interest at heart to teach me and the rest of your students. Thank You for correcting me with all grammar errors I've made and for always helping me get started on a project when I got stuck. I will take all the corrections you've ever given me to make my writing better. I appreciate everything you've done for me so thank you.
My Math Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Lopez, Ms.Lipke and Mr.Jaworsky. I'm not going to lie math was always my worst subject. I hated it because I was never good at it. However I do know one thing for sure, whenever I felt like giving up you always were there to help me back up. Every obstacle I had you never gave up on me and always believed that I could do better. I'm not saying I'm a genius like Albert Einstein at math but I do know that I've made a huge improvement thanks to you guys. You helped me persevere and I'll never forget you for that, Thank You.
My Social Studies Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Richards, Ms.Gardner, and Ms.Raguso. Social Studies was never my biggest interest. I never really liked learning about things that happened in the past. However with the teachers I had I knew that what I was learning was important. Every assignment you gave me I knew it would eventually somehow help me in the future and I;m truly grateful for that. Thank You for always wanting to teach me about social studies.
My Science Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Larson and Mrs.Letizia
I've always like science, I was usually always good at it. Through every test and every sheet of homework I always knew I'd be learning something new. Thank You for making science fun and not just be in a boring classroom all day, you actually made kids engage into what they were learning. Thank You for always having the patience when classmates interrupted. I don't plan on having a career in science one day but I do know that what you taught me was important so Thank You.
My Exploratory Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mrs.Rodriguez, Mrs.Guel , and Ms.Suarez. I loved every single class I had with you. Even though I didn't have you for the whole year I still enjoyed your classes everyday. I know Art, Italian, and Social Justice aren't official classes they all still meant a lot to me. Thank You for always keeping the class positive and never bringing us down.
My Gym Teachers 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Miller, Mr.Calkins, and Ms. Sabatino. Thank You for always making gym so fun every day. Thank You for always dealing with me when I wouldn't follow the rules and sit in my "squad line". I truly loved gym and I'm really gonna miss this class. I'll never forget you guys.
My Coaches 6th-8th Grade
To Mr.Dellacroce, Ms. Oconner, Ms. Sabatino and Mrs. Dowdle
Thank You for always believing in me through every basketball and every volleyball moment I had. You always brought positivism to each and every game even if we were loosing. Thank You for teaching me how to work hard to get better. I especially thank you for never giving up on me. Through every mistake I made you always cheered me up and reminded me that one mistake doesn't define what player I am. Thank You all so much.
To Mr. Miley, Mr. Norwich, Mrs.Larson and Ms.Suarez.
Even though you guys weren't my official teachers (except Ms.Suarez) I still wanted to thank you. You guys were always there for me when I needed you. Through every tear I shed you always taught me that it's okay to mess up once in a while, I'm not perfect. Thank You for always checking up on me and making every single one of my days better. I don't think I could ever thank you enough for not only helping me as a student but helping me emotionally as well.
I will truly miss every single one of my teachers but I promise I'll come back and visit. :)
Sunday, May 21, 2017
The Soundtrack of my Life
For the fourteen years that I've been alive I've had a lot of music in my life. When I think back it can bring a lot of imagery. Music has always played a big role in my life. So when I think back the first song I can remember myself listening to was probably the theme song to Barney. Then later on I started to memorize more songs like Seasame Street and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Later on I grew up and I used to listen to a lot of Pink and Katy Perry. I still do but when I was in 5th grade I listened to a rapper named Kendrick Lamar. I instantly loved him, the first song I listened to was swimming pools. To this day he is still my favorite rapper. Once I started listening to him I discovered other rappers like J Cole. I also really loved his songs. Chance the Rapper is also one of my favorites, whenever I listen to his songs it reminds me of all the good times I had because I would listen to him when I would have a good time. So when I listen to him it just brings me back to those days. Some of my other favorite rappers are Childish Gambino and Kid Cudi. However like I said my favorite rapper will always be Kendrick Lamar. When you listen to his music you can tell that he's passionate in his writing and that he loves what he does. He doesn't rap about mainstream things he raps about the truth and oppression that he's been through. He and his music have helped me get through some rough times, he helped me persevere. In 30 years when I'm old, if I were to hear any song by any of the rappers I just named it would somehow take me back in time and I would remember all the good and bad times, the struggles, the excitement that I have been through throughout my whole life.
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Giving People Hope
Ever since I was young my mother always told me that I was a kind hearted person. I knew that I've always wanted to help people I just never knew how or where to start. However I do know that sometimes people just need that one person to help them back up after life has knocked them down. So here goes to anyone who ever reads this I hope it helps. You are an important person, your life will always matter. You are strong and independent, every time something happens to you whether it's good or bad, it makes you stronger. You are beautiful, you make peoples days just by simply smiling at them. You have a voice so get up and fight for what you believe in. You will never be inadequate you will always be good enough for anything that you do. If you have no one that believes in you I will be that person. I don't care if you're a stranger I have faith that you can do whatever you want to do as long as you set your mind to it. My goal is to give whoever is reading this hope. Hope that you can persevere through any tough challenge you face. I need you to know that even on your worst days it does not define who you are. If you're going through hell keep going because it always important to know that you tried your absolute best to conquer what you tried to accomplish. I am a stranger to you but I hope that this helped just a little through whatever it is you might be facing in your life.
My Favorite Shows on Netflix
When I'm not doing homework, sleeping, playing sports, or eating I'm watching TV. I absolutely love TV. Now let me tell you, Netflix has some phenomenal shows. I think I'd say I watch almost every show on Netflix. Such as Glee, Pretty Little Liars, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Daredevil, Shameless, Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why, The Office, Jane The Virgin, Greys Anatomy and A LOT more. However my favorite show of all time isn't on Netflix and I think my favorite show would be Teen Wolf. It's not a popular show but personally I think it's underrated. Over the weekends if I'm not doing anything I binge watch my shows they're always so interesting to me. I know it's probably really unhealthy but I can't help it TV is just really interesting to me. Eventually I'll have to stop because I'll grow older and have a bunch of responsibilities but for now I'm enjoying my free time and I don't take and second for granted.
Social Justice
My school year is split into four quarters. In my third quarter I took a class called Social Justice. I spent ten weeks taking this class. After those ten weeks I knew I'd never forget anything I learned. This wasn't just your average class, it wasn't some boring math class that you forget over the summer. This class actually made me engage and understand what was happening around me everyday. It opened up my mind to new possibilities. We learned about classism, sexism, racism, discrimination, communism, resistance, women oppression, capitalism and a lot more. These were just some of the topics that stood out to me. This class made me realize that were not living in the world that I thought we were living in. It expanded my mind to think critically of the world and in every situation I'm put in. We took the ten weeks we had to break down real world situations and analyze them. I loved this class so much and I really wished that this was an all year round class but unfortunately you can on,y take the class once. There are many other classes/events that you can attend to fully get an understanding of social Justice and I encourage you to take one.
Flipped
The book I read was called Flipped. This book is by Wendelin Van Draaned and it's Fiction. This book is about a boy named Bryce Loski and a girl named Julianna (Juli) Baker. Bryce had just moved in across the street from Juli. When Byrce first met Juli he ran but when Juli first met Byrce she fell in love. Bryce never really liked Juli, he'd always try to avoid her and make the least possible conversations with her. Juli always felt differently about that, she was in love with him. She'd always talk to him and be near him at all possible times. However in 8th grade their perspectives change. Bryce starts to realize that he actually does like Juli back and perseveres to try and win her back but unfortunately he's to late. Juli starts to realize what a jerk Bryce has been to her for the past six years and she realizes that she's through with Byrce Loski. Now it's up to them to see if they will end up together or not.
Personally I loved this book and I wish I would've read it sooner. I loved seeing both sides of the story because every chapter it switches off between Bryce and Juli. It was a really adorable love story and it's not like one of those cliche love stories this one is different. I really enjoyed seeing how badly Bryce was willing to go to win Juli back. I've always known that this was a popular book but I never really bothered to read it until now. There's was also a movie made based on the book and I recently watched it once I finished reading the book. The movie was amazing, I loved it even though it missed out on some parts I loved seeing the book on an actual movie screen. If you ever get the chance to watch or read the movie I really hope you do.
Personally I loved this book and I wish I would've read it sooner. I loved seeing both sides of the story because every chapter it switches off between Bryce and Juli. It was a really adorable love story and it's not like one of those cliche love stories this one is different. I really enjoyed seeing how badly Bryce was willing to go to win Juli back. I've always known that this was a popular book but I never really bothered to read it until now. There's was also a movie made based on the book and I recently watched it once I finished reading the book. The movie was amazing, I loved it even though it missed out on some parts I loved seeing the book on an actual movie screen. If you ever get the chance to watch or read the movie I really hope you do.
Here's the link to the movie trailer
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