It's hard to believe that my Sophomore Year of high school is nearly over. It's been a crazy busy year, but it seems like it just flew by. This year also had a lot of firsts for me.
Last fall, I took my first college class. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, and I became really good friends with a girl from my class at Franklin University named Britnie "Bree" Reed.
This year, I took yearbook for the first time. (And I'm going to be Editor next year XD)
This year, I got my temps for the first time, and started driving.
This year, I changed my bedroom to the colors blue and green (my favorite colors) for the first time.
This year, I got my first Facebook account. (And with that, my first email account).
This year, I taught myself HTML, and kept the yearbook website up to date.
This year, I created the first ever website for my church.
This year, I slow danced for the first time (with someone who is just a friend, though).
This year, I started my first blog :-)
I seem to have had a lot of firsts this year.... Can't wait to see what next year brings! :-)
Ciao!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Top 15 and Our Epically Awesome Yearbook! :D
Hey everyone,
Last night was the Top 15 Banquet where the Top 15 students of our class are recognized in an awards ceremony with a fancy dinner (and they had icecream with fudge and crushed up oreos as dessert- it was amazing). Right now I'm currently tied with a few other people for the spot of #1. Lauren Diaz and Brittany Bethel are the only two that I know of for sure, but there are probably a couple others.
Our yearbooks are also now in. the look amazing, and I've heard a lot of praise for them. They look really professional, yet they're interesting and fun. I helped count out the yearbooks and I'm helping to deliver them to various students. I also got the amazing news that I'm going to be an Editor-in-Chief next year! I'm extremely excited! XD I'll share the position on Editor-in-Chief with our current Editor, Danielle Bixler. I'm really happy to get the position, and I feel like my hard work's paid off.
Ciao!
Last night was the Top 15 Banquet where the Top 15 students of our class are recognized in an awards ceremony with a fancy dinner (and they had icecream with fudge and crushed up oreos as dessert- it was amazing). Right now I'm currently tied with a few other people for the spot of #1. Lauren Diaz and Brittany Bethel are the only two that I know of for sure, but there are probably a couple others.
Our yearbooks are also now in. the look amazing, and I've heard a lot of praise for them. They look really professional, yet they're interesting and fun. I helped count out the yearbooks and I'm helping to deliver them to various students. I also got the amazing news that I'm going to be an Editor-in-Chief next year! I'm extremely excited! XD I'll share the position on Editor-in-Chief with our current Editor, Danielle Bixler. I'm really happy to get the position, and I feel like my hard work's paid off.
Ciao!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Tragedy in Costa Rica
For anyone who hasn't already heard form the news, there has been a tragedy in Costa Rica involving a local missionary group. The missionary group is Impulse Missions, and my church is deeply involved with this group. No one from our church had actually been able to go on this trip, but many of our close friends from fellow churches went.
Over the past two weeks, I had been receiving many updates from our friends on the trip to Costa Rica via Facebook. I saw many posts about how much fun it was to play with the kids at the school they were invited to teach at, and how the faith of those people was amazing. This week was supposed to be their last week down there.
Unfortunately, on Wednesday, a group of students who had gone on the trip decided to cool off and have fun in the water. No one warned them about the strong Costa Rican tides. Five students were sucked under, and two were pulled from the water unharmed. The other three students consisted of 17 year old Caity Jones, 16 year old James Smith, and 16 year old Kai Lammar. Caity was pulled from the water Wednesday, but by the time that the rescue efforts had gotten to her, she had already drowned. The other two were missing. As of yesterday, only James's body was found. He too had drowned. The search for Kai is still going on, but he is feared dead. It is extremely sad for everyone involved with these students, Impulse Missions, and central Ohio in general. I did not know any of the students that either drowned or went missing, but I still feel for their families.
While this is a tragic event, Impulse Missions will continue with its efforts. I myself had planned on traveling to Costa Rica for a missions trip next January (assuming my church and I can finally convince my parents). As long as the trip is not cancelled, I will continue to try and go on the trip.
Please keep the families of Caity Jones, James Smith, Kai Lammar, and all of the people invovled with the Impulse Missions in your prayers.
Over the past two weeks, I had been receiving many updates from our friends on the trip to Costa Rica via Facebook. I saw many posts about how much fun it was to play with the kids at the school they were invited to teach at, and how the faith of those people was amazing. This week was supposed to be their last week down there.
Unfortunately, on Wednesday, a group of students who had gone on the trip decided to cool off and have fun in the water. No one warned them about the strong Costa Rican tides. Five students were sucked under, and two were pulled from the water unharmed. The other three students consisted of 17 year old Caity Jones, 16 year old James Smith, and 16 year old Kai Lammar. Caity was pulled from the water Wednesday, but by the time that the rescue efforts had gotten to her, she had already drowned. The other two were missing. As of yesterday, only James's body was found. He too had drowned. The search for Kai is still going on, but he is feared dead. It is extremely sad for everyone involved with these students, Impulse Missions, and central Ohio in general. I did not know any of the students that either drowned or went missing, but I still feel for their families.
While this is a tragic event, Impulse Missions will continue with its efforts. I myself had planned on traveling to Costa Rica for a missions trip next January (assuming my church and I can finally convince my parents). As long as the trip is not cancelled, I will continue to try and go on the trip.
Please keep the families of Caity Jones, James Smith, Kai Lammar, and all of the people invovled with the Impulse Missions in your prayers.
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