a semester full of new things

Old Friend, New Friends
So far during this new school year I have made many new friends and gotten back with some of my old middle school friends. I remember my first day of school here at Stevenson thinking that I wasn’t going to make any new friends boy was I wrong. Many of the new people I have met this year are in my Global Ed classes like Sara and Taylor.

SHS Activities Attended
Stevenson has so many fun activities it’s really hard not to miss one of them. Some of the activities I have attended this year were Invisible Children and Night on the Field. I have also attended many of the Football games this season.

Funniest, Weirdest, Scariest Moments
So far the scarcest moment this year was my first day of high school. Other then my first day of high school tryouts for volleyball were pretty scary too but, in the end I made the team. The funniest and the weirdest moments have been mostly with me and my friends.

Hardest, Easiest, class and Assignments
I have a lot of academic classes this semester. The hardest class or should I say classes I have this year is Global Ed. Just because it involves a lot of writing and work. My easiest class that I take is gym.

Top Five Current Events
I would have to say the latest news stories would have to be the health care reform, the budget plan for schools, the new section of the Supreme Court meeting, President Obama speech on education, and the Noble Prize winners.


Faces in the news
The face that I have seen most in the news is President Obama. I think this is because of the health care reform. He has given many speeches on varies topics that have been televised also.

Interesting new words
This is a hard one to answer. I have learned so many new and interesting words this year thanks to Ms. Van Horn. Precarious is one of the newest words I’ve learned this semester. It means to a certain circumstance beyond ones control.

Popular songs
Oh my gosh there has been so many new songs out lately I can’t keep track of all of them. I would have to say my favorite song that’s out is Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. Some other popular songs out right now are Poker Face, You Belong With Me, and One Time.

Rumors and Gossip
I haven’t really heard a lot of rumors or gossip lately I am not really into that whole thing. I’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about people having Swine Flu and it’s really annoying me.

Fads and Trends
There are so many styles out right now it’s hard to keep track of all of them. I think flannel is really in this year for boys and girls. Everywhere I go I see flannel like in target, kohl’s, and the mall. I think yoga pants and UGHs are really in for girls this year. I see a lot of girls at school and in the hallways wearing yoga pants and UGHs.



First Cultural Event
I attended the Detroit Zoo for my cultural event in September. I remember learning a lot that day and I really didn’t think I would. I learned everything from when the zoo was made to who founded it. I showed what I learned with a creative display and it turned out looking very nice.

Homecoming
Homecoming was of thee best nights of my life. For Homecoming I went in a big group with fourteen of my friends. We took pictures at Pat Lee’s house and then after wards we all piled into the limo we rented and went to Plymouth Crossing for dinner.

Advice for freshmen
The biggest advice I can give right now is just be yourself when you go to high school its one of the easiest ways to find friends. Also don’t act like you don’t know what you’re doing on your first day of school cause then upper class men will know you’re a freshmen and just make fun of you more trust me.

What I’m looking forward to
I’m looking forward to a lot of Global Ed. Parties and events along with dances. I really hope we have a glow out dance this year because I heard they are really fun. I am also looking forward to a lot of Global Ed. Events to meet more people and have a lot of fun.