Best Class Ever!

My favorite class is without question is Online Publishing. Last year I took this class and basically wrote the same exact blog, but it’s okay because it is a great class to write about. Last year I took this class for the first year it was ever offered and I had a blast. It would be impossible for you not to have fun in this class to be honest. Last year I was fortunate enough to write about the varsity football team. This year I do not write about the varsity because I am a member of team and I think it would be weird. So this year I write about the J.V. football team and I am having a wonderful time with it. Also, because I am a two year veteran in this class, I am not a senior editor. Yeah, it’s kind of a big deal. Being a senior editor is a lot of responsibility, sometimes too much for people to handle. It can cause a great deal of destruction to human being if they struggle managing their time. Just ask Nathan Michael Bailey; last year he was stripped of his edition duties because he just could not handle it. In other words, he was put on editor probation.  Believe me, that is something that you never want to experience. This class is also a great time because you never have homework. That is a benefit because that isn’t causing any stress outside of the classroom. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone who is looking to have fun in school. Some people say the teacher is a little bit of a different bird. Personally, I think that he is alright. Actually everybody has a great deal of respect for Mr. Currin because he is kind of a big deal. He will be the first to tell you that. This is my favorite class of all time.

The Men who Impacted my Life

Since there have been so many teachers in my life that have impacted me positively, I have decided that I am choosing a department that has impacted me in a positive way. The Alden High school physical education/ health department has impacted my life greatly. I will start off with Mr. Helmicki. He has taught me many things about life such as looking up to people, how to throw a Frisbee, and he has many great quotes. If you walk down by the gymnasium; chances are that you will hear Mr. Helmicki tell somebody “Watch your mouth.” This quote has impacted me in some way, but I haven’t figured it out yet. This is tough to figure out because he will tell you this when you just say hello to him sometimes. That makes it difficult to figure out what you did wrong, but that’s okay. One of my favorite memories with this man is when I had him for a maintenance class last year, and he made me call his mother in front of the whole class. Yeah, that wasn’t awkward at all. I have been honored enough to play football for Mr. Helmicki for two years. We had a 17 and 1 record together, no big deal. I consider him to be an offensive master mind. Rumor has it; Nebraska calls him every day to come coach there, but now just isn’t a convenient time for him.  Mr. Helmicki is a great man, and definitely one of the most influential people in this school. Now moving on to Mr. Carll, he is also a great man. He has taught me how to win in life. For example, Mr. Carll always tells me how he went out on top, just like Elway did. Mr. Carll retired as the wrestling coach after leading them to a division title his final year. I have this goal in life as well. Mr. Casillo has impacted my life because he taught me how to throw a softball with that cannon arm he has. I thank all of these men for impacting my life.

It Needs to Stop

After reading this story, or watching the videos of this topic, my opinion is on bullying is very strong, even though it was before I watched these videos. Bullying is an absolute terrible thing that should be eliminated, although it will be very tough to eliminate it. People need to realize that everything you may say about someone can hurt a person. Everybody in this world is different and everybody has different feelings. You never should be picking on people or saying nasty words about people to or behind their back. If you think about it, it is horrible that people go as far as taking their own life of because of bullying. This occurs everywhere and it is very unfortunate. Lady Gaga was stated saying how bullying should become a crime because it is a hate crime. I couldn’t agree with her anymore.  The only way bullying could come to an end would be by making it an illegal act. Honestly no one should care about the personal traits of people. Think about how hard it is on the families who have lost people due a suicide. Also, think about the families that have to worry about their relatives because they get bullied every day and this could become an issue.  This is a terrible issue that needs to be resolved. It is very disturbing watching and hearing what some people do and say about others. It is sick to think about that fact that people kill themselves over words. I really hope there are strides very soon to prevent bullying and hopefully one day brings it to a complete end. Also bullying can affect anyone because it could start tragedies like Columbine. That is an example where two boys were bullied and they took it out on everyone because of how much it hurt them. Bullying isn’t a huge word, but it has a huge meaning and it needs to come to an end because it is causing too many unnecessary tragedies.

Lunch list c1

Quite honestly, I can’t tell you what the best school lunch is because there are many good ones. I really do not know the answer to this question. I mean, I will just about eat anything you put in front of me so I am unable to say the best school lunch of for that matter I am unable to determine the best lunch. That sounds better. I will give a list of my top eight school lunches of all time.  Coming in at number eight would be cheeseburger day. It’s a good lunch and a safe bet, but it is not good enough to make it higher on my list. Number seven is the salad bar simply because you get to pick what goes on the salad. It is set up pretty good. Brunch lunch falls into the six spot. Very good lunch, breakfast is my favorite meal at times. I may be a little generous putting this here. Number five is the pulled pork. It is a phenomenal lunch that I love, just not good enough to be the elite. This will upset some people, but I have to do it. Spaghetti day falls to the four spot. This would be number one for many and sometimes it is for me to, but not today. I love the fact that we get the big cookie with spaghetti, but it is not enough to make it the best. Third place goes to taco day. I love taco in a bag, but the reason this falls to three is because every taco day is such a long wait in line. Number two goes to hot dog day. I love the hot dogs because they are boiled, that makes them so good. I also love the sides that come with them. Number one is Potato Day. You get the chance to load up a potato with whatever you want. That simply makes it the best. One recommendation for school lunches is that I believe we should have a garbage plate day.

Animal in the Making? B4

I would first like to point out the fact that the last two homecoming queens have been members of Online Publishing, No big deal. On September, 24^th, the homecoming dance took place. This is when I discovered an animal in the making. Many would see this young man as a quiet, laid back, hidden person. I no longer see him as this. He may have these qualities, but he has a side that people have not seen, unless you were at the dance, which by the way, I’m a little concerned if you were not there because you missed a fun time. I stepped into the gymnasium ready to get the show on the road, but then I realized that someone had already stolen my thunder. I gave him a new nickname right away, “The Animal” and no, I am not talking about the man in the stands at the football game that gets everybody going. This man is one his own. He’s a one man wolf pack. Superman where’s underpants of him. It is the one and only Michael Steffan. He was the man on the dance floor the other night that had it going. If an MVP award was given to the best performance, I feel that it would have been an unanimous vote for Michael Steffan, or Doodler in other words.  I can’t even put into words what Doodler was doing out there that night because it was something else. I can say this though; Doodler pulled me aside and asked to go get a drink of water because of how hot the gym was. When we went into the cafeteria, a small, young man came up to Doodler, and simply asked him “Have you gone swimming, or something?” Doodler was not happy about the comments, but that just shows the kind of night he had. He is an Animal in the making, once again, no big deal.

B3 The Moment

Throughout my short life, well somewhat short, I have been fortunate enough to have my great moments that I will never forget. I am going to take this time to write about one of the most recent great moments. At this time last year, I was in the middle of my J.V. football season. Our team worked incredibly hard throughout the spring and summer to be prepared for the season. Many predicted that we wouldn’t be as good as the year before. The previous season, our team won 8 games and lost 1. There is only one way to get better than an 8 win season, it is to go undefeated. So our team had only one goal. It was to win every single game we played even if we were a little less talented then the year before. Well, we went undefeated and we proved all of the doubters wrong. I am going to explain everything that went on when we finished off this great run. We took a week 9 trip west of Alden to play against the Depew Wildcats. Many people said that we were not going to win this game. Many thought that Depew was just bigger and stronger, but the important thing was that we didn’t listen to those people. We went in there with a focused mind set ready to battle. We set the tone of the game right from the beginning as we marched right down the field for touchdown to take the early lead. We held on for the rest of the game as we went on to win 17 to 6. At the end of the game, every single player on our team was so proud. We proved that if you truly work as hard as you can at something, you can achieve it. Our team worked extremely hard and we earned an undefeated season. I hope that this season can turn out just like last season.

B2. Which Season wins?

I will make this clear now; I am a fan of every season of the year. They all have something very special characteristics about themselves. The fall is special because of football season. The winter is special because of the holidays and the snow. The spring is fun because it starts to get nice again and it is always a refreshing feeling. The summer is most people’s favorite season because there is no school, and people do not feel the same amount of pressure as they do during the school year. Summer is also a fun time because of how warm it is, and people are much more relaxed.  At the end of the day though, my favorite season is the fall. In the fall, the best game on the face of this earth is being played. Football is what I live for. I love playing the game and that is the reason why I love fall. Also, the fall is the time where the Major League Baseball season is coming to an end. Actually, I should just say it is the time where the Yankees are winning it all. Now I will say, there are some parts about the fall that I dislike. I am not a fan of the cold weather, unless there is snow on the ground. If that is the case then I do not mind the cold as much. I like the spring because I play baseball, but it seems like that the springs of late have been incredibly cold and rainy which really stinks. I will say that I enjoy the summer because it is not stressful to me at all. I also enjoy summer because it is more time that I get to spend with my family and I also spend a lot of time getting prepared for football season. I really do like every season, but my favorite of them all is the fall.