It's So Much Better!

I love high school compared to jr. high! My classes are as follows:

1. Computer Tech- Not my choice class, but I guess it's not too bad. The teacher (Mrs. Gooch) isn't the nicest teacher in the school, but she's nicer than the some, so I'm not complaining.
2. Debate 1- Way cool course, with the coolest teacher in the entire school. Mrs. Hyer is way funny, and she actually does teach us. I haven't actually had Mr. T, but I imagine that her personality and teaching ethic is very similar to his.
3. Fit For Life- This is the only class I think I'll have problems in, but not because it's hard. The teacher is very, very disorganized. On the first day, she spent twenty-thirty minutes trying to sound out everybody's name. It made her look, um....well, like a high school drop-out or something. It's not very nice I know, but...
4. Chemistry Honors- This class is the only science class that didn't sound boring to me. I'd fall asleep in biology really, really fast, and physics isn't much better. Chemistry, on the other hand, sounds somewhat fun, and very helpful. It also helps that a lot of my friends are doing it. My chemistry teacher is good and fun, but she talks a little on the fast side, so we have to ask her to repeat things occasionally.
   
5. World Civ- Ha ha! I was going to do AP Euro, but I decided that I didn't want 4 hours of homework, so I switched to World Civ. Now I only have 2 hours of homework a day (kidding)!
6. Pre-Calc Honors-Sooooo much better than last year. My teacher, Mrs. Brough, is way nice. She allows us to actually work during close, which is a luxury that I wasn't giving last year. The teacher actually teaches us, instead of giving us examples and saying "go figure it out".
7. Seminary- Good old seminary! My teacher is Brother Clayton, and is the first person from Idaho that I've ever met with no Idahoan accent. He's pretty cool, too.
8. English Honors-This class is kinda wierd, since we have a substitute for three-four more weeks. The substitute isn't too bad though, since when she was a teacher, she taught 10th grade English Honors. We're expected to do quite a lot in this class, but it's not too bad.
   

School...again

I've never been one who likes or enjoys school, but I can't help but be a little excited for high school. I'm not saying I have school spirit or anything, because I don't. It's just that I like to try new stuff, which is odd because I don't like change either (in fact, I get extremely stubborn when it comes to changing). High school has a lot more options too. I'm still sad about my friends who I'm leaving. Although hopefully we'll be able to get together often!

My Vacation

These are pictures that were taken on my vacation to California! On my vacation I went to Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calaveras Big Trees State Park(Sequoia trees), and two different gold mines that one of my ancestors worked in.

This is the peak of Mt. Lassen, a volcano, which my dad, brother (Dan) and I all hiked

My brother and I climbing to the peak of Lassen.

A snowball fight on the top of a volcano!

A lizard friend that followed us all over the park.

My brother and I by a cool machine at the top of the volcano!

A place called Bumpass Hell in Lassen which had boiling pools and bubbling mudpots.

My dad, sister (Emily), and myself at the Kentucky Gold Mine.

I get to turn on a watermill! These were very powerful!

A different, bigger gold mine-Kennedy Gold Mine.

My brothers and I on a cement platform at the Kennedy Gold Mine.

My brother (Ammon) and sister (Emily) doing a silly dance in an Indian house.

My brother and I dueling with sticks at Big Trees State Park.

Some of my family posing inside an uprooted giant tree.

I was the self-proclaimed fire master on the trip. I built and maintained every fire made.

My family, minus parents, at the root of a giant Sequoia.

Laser Tag

Amidst all the boredom of summer, there are some days where I actually can do something fun! LASER TAG!!!!!!! As you might have guessed, I really like it. It's kind of like paintball, with an arena and obstacles and stuff, but it doesn't hurt! You run around so much (which is technically against the rules), but you don't even really notice! If you haven't tried it, you HAVE to!

Driving

Well, I got my permit yesterday! It's kind of exciting to finally be driving, although to tell the truth I'm not nearly as excited as people are telling me I should be. Anyway, I got to drive around a church parking lot for a little while yesterday and I'm going to be learning the ways of the stick shift today! Hope you're all doing well!

The Parting of Ways

Isn't it ironic that every ray of sunshine has a shadow to counter it? This year has been my favorite year in school. I learned how to focus better in school so I'd do well, I made way more friends, and had relatively good classes and teachers (with a few exceptions). This has also been my least favorite school year. A lot of my friends (including my best friend) are going to go to Layton HS next year, while I go to Davis. Also, I've now got an overloaded 10th grade year to look forward to next year! Still, I wouldn't do 9th grade over again, as it was as close to a perfect year as I'll ever get. And anyway, if all goes as planned, I'll stay in contact with my friends and we'll get together frequently over the next few years.

Because it was my last year in Jr. High, my parents bought me a yearbook this year! At the signing, I was kind of shocked at how many people I knew! I spent forever getting all my friends and favorite teachers to sign my yearbook. Thank you everyone for signing! You're all amazing people! Keep reading my blogs!

Letter From Mr. T

This is my letter from Mr. T written by myself. The assignment was to write a letter from Mr. T's perspective and give yourself an analysis on how you did in the course. I personally think that this letter is not all that far off from the truth and I'm sure Mr. T agrees as well!

Dear Moe,
Bravo! There is nothing that I like more in a student, especially when in honors, than having a student who will stick it through to the very end. In your case, what makes sticking it through even more incredible, is you posted everything on time for both your blog and your forum. You also did every writing contest and essay on time, too! This is not something that I can say about every student, which makes the praise that much more special. The only problem that I have to admonish you on is that while you did everything on time, occasionally it wasn't your VERY best work. I would imagine that this would be a result of procrastination and encourage you to change such behavior as you move on to a less forgiving high school. Overall, however, I believe that you deserve an "A" for the class for on time, relatively creative blogs and forum posts. I could tell that as the year passed, your posts become a lot more organized and the errors in them lessened. Once again, Bravo!

Sincerely,
Mr. T