Quarter 3 Blog! :)

     It's already 3/4 the way to the end of the school year, and this is not very slow either. The track meet seemed so far away before and it just happened, which means orientation will definitely be here in a minute. This quarter was very intense, and hectic at the same time. During this quarter we had Spirit Week which I was absent for the first two days. It's okay though because I was there for the most important events, and when everything started getting serious, like how on the Thursday of spirit week, Mr. Shim put $100 in each jar like he usually does from what I hear. Then, Mr. Barayuga evens the odds and donates a lot in the canned food drive for more points, and to top it off, he put $200 in chain links. I do feel bad for him though because he put in a lot of money for that and still didn't win, but i'd say the same for Mr. Shim so one of them had to win I guess. It was funny how during the relays, 8-3 was celebrating so proudly, but they got disqualified from the relays, and to make it fair they even disqualified 8-2 which actually made it very funny because I thought it was gonna be really heated between those two and maybe even 8-1 because they won. Sadly, 7-1 and 7-3 didn't have any idea about the mini-activities and stuff like that. We ended up losing because of our lack of spirit in "Spirit Week". 8-3 ended up winning but in the end no one was really a poor sport, at first there were some complaints but then it just settled down. Then, we had yearbooks to deal with. I had 7th and 8th grade teams which are just simply editing those photos, and pasting them on while writing the numbers next to them and changing the colors and fonts. I wasn't able to complete it myself because I was missing and I couldn't fix them so I had them done for me. There's also times when I got yelled at by my group leaders, close calls, and even put on probation for my grades. I have major concerns for my grades because I have too many B's and they are irking me atm because I was supposed to have A's on my report card, and I am definitely not looking forward to getting yelled at for my grades. Then there is drama going on as well in this quarter, involving people who will be joining Leadership this quarter and just some other people overall. It's okay though, because this next and final quarter is when I will hopefully shine and start showing how I've improved since the beginning.
     Highlights of the quarter is that: Our school won the track meet! My grades aren't completely dead unlike before when I had every single grade (A,B,C,D,F), I got a 39/45 on my final science test which is better than most people's scores, Spirit Week was enjoyable for everyone and there wasn't too much trouble, I learned so many things from different experiences, stood out a little more from other people in a positive way (not talking about from other leadership students, but I mean classmates), and I had a positive quarter overall. Lowlights of the quarter were: I didn't place in anything on my track meet, I didn't complete AR by the date of deadline, my grades are hurting at the moment, still missing some things, some struggles experienced during this quarter, yearbook mistakes, orientation misunderstandings, and I've been in and out of school a lot because I'm always sick this quarter like how I caught the flu recently so I've been out for a longgg
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     Lesson of the quarter: Don't give up. People who failed did not realize how close they were to success before they gave up. Honestly, during the 400m, I somewhat gave up after I realize the difference between our speeds for the boys, and I ended up failing dramatically. There were some things I gave up on during the quarter, there was barely any times that ever turned out well if there was a time before when it turned out alright. It's important to never give up or else you will fail and you can explain to yourself how you didn't try at all before you failed. You'll never know what'll happen if you just try. I may not have won the track meet even if I tried a little harder, but at least it's that feeling you get to know that you finished your race strong and proudly.

Yearbook Photos

7th Grade Class of 2017

Leadership Class of 2016

TRACKKK!

     This week in Period 5, we had TV and did some Orientation practice at the stage on Monday. We also had our Track Meet on Thursday, which I got last place on I think both, I know I had last for sure during the 400m, the 100m I'm not sure. This week I missed like all of my even periods, because I was absent on Tuesday, and the track meet took up like everything. BUT OUR SCHOOL WON! This marks the end of the track season this school year, which is kind of upsetting because it feels like it passed by so fast, it's already the 13th of March, and we've been practicing since December. I'm gonna miss this track team because it was so fun being with them, and next year it'll be our turn.
     Highlights of the week: Successful T.V. week, won the track meet, didn't stop running during the 400, Orientation practice was fine, and we also did the Graduation photo's which I had to switch to giving the cards. Lowlights of the week: Got last place on the 400 and didn't win the 100, had some issues with the Grad photos, but it was resolved, Orientation practice wasn't perfect, had some trouble understanding a bit, but not too bad.
     The lesson of the week, is to never stop trying or give up. During the track meet, I didn't give up, sure I didn't win, but at least I gave it my all and tried my best. If I stopped, I wouldn't have been able to finish right away (had nothing else to say because I lost anyways lol). So in any case, don't stop trying your hardest because you'll never get anywhere.

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