This week I went to Archbishop Murphy's spring football camp. The camp hasn't been to hard so far. We did a lot more running and drills in LMS football. I think the all the coaches are really good. Except for one who yells a little to much. It's a little intimidating going over to AMHS to play football especially when you practice with the seniors. It get's a little tiring going over town every day. After practice I'm really tired and just want to be home. Camden is also doing football at AMHS. I ride the ferry over with Camden. Camden knows someone who lives in Everett named Ryan who is also playing football at AMHS. On most days Ryan's mom picks us up from the ferry and takes us to practice. It's really nice because she has a convertable and after practice it feels really nice. There are a lot of hawaiian's that play football at AMHS. There are a lot of really good football players at AMHS. I don't really want to go to Archbishop Murphy High School but my parents really want me to atleast try it. They said if I don't like it after football season I can come back to South Whidbey. Next year I'll have to catch the 7 ferry every day. And depending on if I have football practice or not I'll catch the 3 ferry home.

Gunfighter Presentation

For each of the following questions, describe what went well and what you could improve in the area of BODY LANGUAGE. Write two complete sentences for each question.

Did you stand up straight but stay relaxed?
I was a little nervous so I thought I could be more relaxed. I thought I stood up pretty straight though.

Did you pause for a moment before you began your speech?
Yes, I think I did pause. I was a little nervous so I probably could have done a better job.

Did you look at your audience?
Yes, I thought I did a good job keeping eye contact with the audience. That part was pretty easy for me.

Did you let your facial expressions naturally reflect what you were saying?
It was hard to tell. I didn't really have to many facial expressions.

Did you use your hands?
I had my hands in my pocket most of the time. I didn't use my hands to much.

For each of the following questions, describe what went well and what you could improve in the area of VOICE. Write two complete sentences for each question.

Did you speak loudly enough so that everyone could hear you?
Yes, I think I spoke loud enough. I probably could have spoke louder.

Did you change your tone to show how you felt (upset, excited) about an idea or to emphasize a point?
Not to much. I kind of had the same voice the whole presentation.


Was your speed of delivery too fast, too slow or just right?
I think at some parts I was speaking to fast. But I think I mostly talked at the right speed.

General questions:
Write two complete sentences for each question.

Did you practice your speech at home before giving it?
Yes I did. I practiced three times the week before.

What did you notice that you did well in your speech?
I thought I remembered the material pretty well. That was the easiest part for me.

Describe one aspect of public speaking you will work to improve?
I am usually pretty nervous speaking. I would like to improve this.

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Metaphor Face Assignment

Eyes - Her eyes are like a garbage bag.
Mouth - Her mouth is like a parched desert.
Nose - Her nose is like a hook.
Forehead - Her forehead is like a wave.
Hair - Her hair is like silk.
Cheeks - Her cheeks are like the great plains with valleys running through them.
Teeth - Her teeth are in visible like a ghost.
Lips - Her lips are a thin slit like the gap in a hicks teeth.
Skin - Her skin is like a spider web.

Frontier House Application

What attracted you to this project?
We watched it in Mr.B's class.

What hobbies and interests do you have?
I really like to snowboard and play sports.

What image do you have of pioneer living?
I think pioneer living would be really hard because you would be working all the time.

What's the most challenging thing you and your family (or group) have experienced?
Family deaths.

If you were chosen what do you think you would most miss about modern life?
I think I would miss my friends the most.
I would also miss technology.

What qualities do you and your family have that make you suited to this experience?
Our family does a lot of work around my house and in the woods. We also camp and backpack.

What skills do you have that may help you?
I have spent a lot of time in the "wild." And I know a lot of survival skills.

What would you hope to get out of the experience?
I would hope to see how the pioneers lived.

What do you think will be the most difficult challenge of pioneer life?
Working all the time and not getting much "down" time.

What skills would you like to learn from the experience?
How to build the log cabins.

We'd like you to tell us:
What interests you about this project?
I think it would be a lot of fun to live like a pioneer for a few months.

Do you have any concerns about your participation?
Nope.

How much do you know about your family history -- do you have pioneer roots?
Umm I don't think I hane any poineer roots. I think my family roots are in France.

How did you hear about Frontier House?
Mr. B's class.

Snowboardinng With Cameron

Cameron came over Friday and spent the night. We stayed up until about 12 playing xbox live. In the morning we had to get up at 5:30. It was really hard for me to get up that early even though I woke up earlier for ski bus. We got ready and caught the 6:30 ferry. Me and Cameron fell asleep on the ferry and woke up in Monroe for breakfast. We ate breakfast on the way up to Stevens Pass. Just after Monroe it started to snow pretty hard. They were sanding and plowing the roads on the way up because it was snowing so hard. A car 3 cars behind us did a full 360 and drove into the ditct on the side of the road. When we got up to Stevens Pass me a Cameron both have season passes so we just got on the lift. We the night before it snowed almost 13 inches and while we were there it snowed 8. We moslty rode park but we also did some powder runs to. Me and cameron both got a lot better in park. Especially with rails.

Intimate Conversation Poem

Dear dog,

Dog, remember how we used to cuddle up and watch movies together?
Horror, action and comedies
During the horror movies you used to be trembling on my lap
During the comedies you used to just sit back and relax
If it was a boring movie your eyes would get glassy
Like an ocean?

This is just to say poem

This is just to say
I'm sorry for burning the hay
I didn't mean for the barn to catch
When I saw the sight I thought I was going to retch
The barn was like a giant bonfire
It even burned the pasture and
Chicken wire
It was a massive fire

Riddle

I am natures gold
I don't mold
little insects make me
the insects can sting
the nectar brings
the sweet gold

What am I?
Honey

Monster Description

BEN"S MONSTER

JENNI'S MONSTER


This paragraph describes the different parts that make up my monster. The monster is surrounded by a light purple back round. At the top of the monsters head there is a reddish orange pointy Mohawk. The monster's head is a circle about the same size as the torso and legs combined. The head is dark blue. The monster looks like a cyclops (he has one big eye in the middle/top of his head). The eye takes up the top third of the head. The eye has red veins running from the little black circle in the center of the eye. The monster has an oval shaped mouth below the eye and above the chin area. The mouth has seven yellow pointed teeth on both top and bottom of the mouth like a wild animal. The monster has no neck. The head sits right on the top of the torso. The monster's torso looks like a human torso. The torso has four big abs (two on each side) and two big pecs. The monster has two arms that are very strong looking coming off the torso. The arms have human looking hands coming off the forearms. The whole torso and arms are very tan. Off the torso there are eight legs that look like spider legs and are covered in black hair. All together the parts of my monster make up a very terrifying creature.

Snowmobiling

Over Christmas break I went to my grandparents house in Wyoming. In Wyoming there was close to 4ft of snow covering the ground. We stayed at my grandma and grandpas house for a week. when we were there went tubing, snowboarding, sledding and snowmobiling. I had never been snowmobiling before and it was lots of fun. I went close to 70 mph a couple of times. Snowmobiling was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. Like, the snowmobile won't turn unless you lean the way you want to turn and if you stop in deep snow facing up hill you get stuck and have to dig it out. I flipped my snowmobile 3 times. It didn't hurt me or the snowmobile but it was hard to flip it back over again and it flooded the engine. I was riding a yamaha phazer.