Christmas and Easter
Onno Geise
In Germany the Christmas holidays start at December 24, which is
a half holiday and workers get out of work at 2-4 o’clock.
Normally you go to church with related people, and after church
you go home, drink coffee/hot chocolate and eat something, then
you get your presents at around 5. The next 3 days are also
holidays, where you could visit your relatives that live in
different communities.
Those days don’t count as vacation for workers.
Easter starts on Friday with going to church, and a good dinner.
Saturday is a normal day, not a holiday. Easter Sunday the
parents hide candy in the garden in many different spots and the
children are going to search the things in the garden. If you
don’t have a big garden you just hide it in the house. Then
there is church at 11 o’clock and after that you eat good, for
example turkey or anything like that.
Monday is again a holiday and students don’t have school and
most workers don’t go to work, its just a day were you are with
your family and friends.
Student
Commentary
I’ve noticed that people don’t understand
that what they say can hurt someone. People have to realize that
what they say can change the way people think about them or
about what people think about other people.
I mean if you tell someone that so and so
does a bad thing then that is what immature people are going to
believe when they see them. It’s not right to tell hearsay and
lies about someone to other people. I mean what does that tell
you about yourself. It tells you that you are not a good person
to be around. You are not that trust worthy. That makes you the
liar.
The only reason why you talk bad about
people is because you’re trying to make yourself feel better.
Making these comments makes you feel superior because you
“aren’t as bad as that”. But I’ll let you know right now that
talking about someone is only going to hurt you more. I know
that you don’t want to hurt yourself. So there’s no point in
talking about people.
There’s no way to say sorry once you have
hurt someone. I mean depending on what you say you could cause a
lot of problems for that person. Problems that can cause them to
lose their job, peoples trust, and people that are close to
them. Once all that has been taken away and there’s is not
enough "sorry’s" to make amends.
So here is a lesson for all the people who
talk about other people. Don’t talk about other people unless
you want to lose friends or cause the other person a lot of
problems. You need to treat people how you want to be treated.
So please think before you say something that you’re going to
regret.
Advice for this week. Stop talking about people
behind their back. It’s not right. Let me tell you, I know it's fun
to gossip but it’s not funny when it’s about you is it. So, don’t do
it to someone else. I know when I was a freshman and sophomore I
used to and I didn’t care who it hurt. Then my junior year I got
pregnant and I know people talked about me and I realized how
hurtful it was. It was hard when I realized what I had done to other
people. My advice to you is not to do it. The old saying "what goes
around comes around" is true. So please if you want to tell someone
how you think about other people, don’t tell your friends, keep it
to your self.
School by Onno Geise
In Germany you start your school education with 5 or 6, before
you start with the elementary school most children go in the
Kindergarten, from the age 2 to 5 or 6. Elementary school is
over 4 years, after the four years your elementary head teacher
tells the children’s parents which following school would be the
best, but the parent has the actual choice on which school their
child go. You have 3 different high school levels to which you
can go after you finished your elementary school, so there are 3
different types of high schools, the “gymnasium”, “Real Schule”
and the “Gesamtschule”. The Gymnasium is the highest level, and
if you graduate with good grades you have a good chance to get
accepted by a university (the same as college). The Gymnasium is
till 12th grade, the Real Schule is the 2 highest
school levels, after you got graduated in 10th grade
you can switch to the Gymnasium, but don’t need to, you could
also start to learn a job. Then there is the Gesamtschule, it’s
like the Real Schule, you graduate there after 10th
grade but could go after that to the Gymnasium.
2003 in Hamburg the school laws changed, before that you went
till 13th grade to school and graduated after that,
now its till 12th grade, that means you have every
day till 4 or 5 school, in my German school the schedule is like
this:
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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1st
Block 8:00-9:30 |
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Gym |
English |
German
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Math |
German |
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Break 9:30-9:50 |
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B |
R |
E |
A |
K |
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2nd
Block 9:50-11:20 |
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Chemistry |
Math |
Computer |
English |
Theatre |
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Lunch
Break 11:20-12:20 |
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L |
U |
N |
C |
H |
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3rd
Block 12:20-1:50 |
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Latin/France |
Biology |
History |
Latin/France |
Chemistry |
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Break 1:50-2:00 |
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B |
R |
E |
A |
K |
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4th
Block 2:00-3:30 |
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Geography |
Art |
Politics |
Music |
Free |
Every day you have different subjects, like you see above.
Older students have also sometimes a fifth block, but that just
comes in 11 and 12th grade.
You get English in 4th grade, and have to take it
till the 12th grade. In 7th grade you can
choose between Latin and France, you have to choose one of them,
and then in 9th grade you could also choose Spanish,
but you don’t need to take a 3rd language, you could
also choose theatre or change Latin/France with Spanish.
So the School is very different in Germany than here in America.
Well, we have had a nice break. I guess but my advice to you is not
to regret things or to take things for granted. You know people do
this a lot. I’ve had to deal with this a lot this week. Especially
with possible loss of someone you love. You know no one lives
forever and even if you all have had a fight, try to make up before
the end of the day cause you never know what might happen if you
don’t. Another thing is not to regret things because many things
happen for a reason. It maybe be horrible but it sometimes helps do
something. When faced with an issue like a death in the family, the
situation may bring a fallen family together. A birth maybe a thing
that helps bring people together. Deal with the issues at hand and
then move on. If you have to apologize because of a mistake, make
amends and move forward. There is a lot of forgiveness in living
without regrets.
As a foreign exchange student from Germany, Onno
Geise spends time explaining the similarities and differences between
his home land and the United States. I asked him about the differences
in vacation time between the two school systems and this is what I found
out.
Vacations
by Onno Geise
In Germany the students have 4 school breaks, spring, summer, fall,
and winter. Summer break is over 6 weeks, fall break is 2 weeks
long, winter holyday is also over 2 weeks and spring break is also 2
weeks long.
In summer break most family’s travel with their kids to warmer
countries in Europe, like Spain, Greece, and Portugal, but whenever
you getting older (16-?) you go rather with friends to the sea
camping, or in a youth hotel.
Fall break is just 2 weeks long, so you can’t really travel out of
the country, and as a student you have to learn a lot, since it’s
just 7-10 weeks left from the semester. Some sports clubs have
training camps for a few days, to stay in form, because there are
never sport events over breaks.
Over Christmas/winter break, you do something with the bigger
family; everybody comes to somebody’s house, stay one or two nights,
then shortly after new years the school starts back.
In spring break a lot of people take the family and go in the
mountains to ski, the spring break is mostly at the end of February
and the beginning of March.
So all in all in The German high school students have also 2 month
and 3.5 weeks’ vacation over the whole year.
In America you have 2 month summer break, 1 week fall, 2 weeks
Christmas and 1 week in the spring. The time is just cut in
different length.
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breaks in
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breaks in
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Spring break |
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Summer break |
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8 |
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Fall break |
2 |
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1 |
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Winter break |
2 |
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Why Do We Deal
We
all have issues, either with friends or family. Sometimes they can turn
out bad if you ignore it for too long. That’s what has happen to me; I
have a lot of problems with my friends. One thing that has happen is
that people have been calling me two faced and I don’t understand why. I
always try my hardest to tell people what and how I think about them. I
mean if someone ask me a question I’m not going to lie, I’ll give them
an answer no matter what conflict it might cause. If someone doesn’t
want something getting out then they should be careful of what they say
around other people.
One way that I have handled these issues is by venting. You vent in your
own house and talk about stuff that has made you mad. Everyone has done
it at least once and everyone should know that things said during
venting mean nothing. It’s just to make you feel better. So, people
should understand that it’s a good thing to vent so you don’t keep all
the negative stuff bottled up inside.
Since all these problems have started happening I have also learned that
I need to be careful about what I say around some people. I have found
out that someone around me has been telling other people what I have
been saying about them whenever I vent which is not right. Everyone
should have the right to vent about someone in their own house without
having to worry about what they say getting out. I mean everyone vents
its human nature and most of the time you never mean anything that you
say. Even if that’s true, people don’t have the right to go off and talk
especially when the person hasn’t asked for any information.
All that I’m trying to say is that I’m tired of all the "he said she
said drama". I mean if someone hears something about them, then they
should ask the person before they blow up for no reason. Also, people
need to stop telling everything that they hear because most of the time
they haven’t heard the conversation and then they only tell what they
have heard which is never a good thing.
Advice
Well, here some advice
for you. It’s been raining lately and I know it's yucky but here something
that can help; wear rain boots, coat and hat, maybe even an umbrella. Yes, I
know you’re going to look like a walking banana but it will help you stay
dry and at least you won't be a soggy one. So, make sure to stay dry.
By:
Chelsea Kidd
My pets are as weird.
They are fun and crazy, and sometimes annoying. They run around the
house with a scared look on their faces. My dad yells, they stand
there in fright not a sound is made. This is a moment of silence.
There is Cosmo and
Cookie and then there is Chloe. Cosmo is the spunky yet weird puppy.
Cookie always sleeps and never moves around unless it is to go
outside and does that dog loves the outdoors. Chloe is the shy one.
She doesn’t bark all the time; she never makes a sound when people
are around.
Oh my, watch out, it
is the toughest puppy around. He will bark and chew and never has
been right. He runs into dryers and the bathroom doors. He may not
be the smartest puppy but he is my baby and I love him with a
passion, his name is Cosmo Lee Kidd. Oh man, does he bark with a
loud sound. He never knows how to be quite. You can scream and
scream but it does not bother him, he keeps going like it is a
passion for him to be loud. The funniest thing about Cosmo is he
sees everything great but then he still runs into the dryer. He
tried to go to the bathroom with me and I close the door and all of
a sudden you hear a bump. I knew Cosmo hit the door but he keeps on
going faster and faster.
Lazy is his name and nothing makes him move. He
lies around sleeping all day. He makes no sound besides when a
sneeze comes along or someone pulls in the drive way. His name is
Cookie Wayne Kidd. Oh man, this is a funny dog. He belongs to my mom
and dad but he is like a big baby in your arms. My dad named him
after his cereal one Sunday morning. He thought he looked like a
cookie crisp. I am not too much for him just because he bites me
every time I get to close to him. Cookie is protective and he has
never liked me since day one.
Now there is the shy
and most active puppy of them all. She does not bark unless you
scare her. Her name is Chloe Downing, my sister claims her. She is
the tinniest and smartest puppy we have. She lies with a fright look
and not a sound from her will you hear. When she moves, she makes
sure nobody is looking, when you look she will stop and not move at
all. Chloe is a smart puppy that we all love. When my dad yells,
Chloe takes off a running. With not a moment to lose, she runs into
her taxi and waits till I come and get her. I can put her in my
purse and take her everywhere I go. I claim Chloe as my little baby
girl.
This is the story
about my crazy and funny pets. There not so smart but they can keep
you laughing. When you’re down in the dumps and need a good laugh
just watch your pets do the littlest thing, and then your smile will
be back.
Advice for the week
My advice for this is week is
to try something new. And yes, I know it sounds like some funky
thing a teacher would say, but no, I’m serious. Try something new.
You never know what you’re missing till you try it. I have almost
missed out on a lot because I wouldn’t try things. I thought about
what people would say. Don’t do that because it’s your life not
theirs and they will quit talking about you after awhile. They
always find something new to talk about anyway. You only have one
life to live. So try everything you want, as long as it doesn't hurt
you or someone else. Don’t let anything hold you back because one
day it will all be over and you’ll not have that chance again. One
of my favorite authors Dr. Seuss said this,
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind.”
Just
ignore people because if you don’t you’ll never have a life or one
to be happy about anyways. Go out and try something new and don’t
let anyone get you down.
Well we had a nice
break. Over break I realized that people stereotype a lot and
more then we know. We all do it at one time or another. People
look at one another as opposites; like ones that wear black got
to cut themselves and ones with all colors got to be crazy and
those that dress in pink and name brand clothes are preppy. But
you know that they are people. Personal differences don’t mean
they are bad people. A Goth kid may be a really nice person and
the one with all name brand clothes not be a snob. It’s hard
when people stereotype because then you may be losing a close
friend and you not even know that. So here the advices DO NOT
STEREOTYPE. It's wrong. So, work on changing your attitude. Let
people's actions speak for their character and get out of your
comfort zone. Meeting new and different people is exciting. You
really don't know what you're missing.
Advice
Burr its cold outside but I’m sure something can be done to keep you
warm in the holidays. I’ve had many people ask what they can do to
keep warm right now and as the winter months to come. First of all
let’s talk about warm foods to keep it good.
Foods
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Hot chocolate everyone favorite it. Who can forget the chocolate
taste with little warm marshmallows makes you melt thinking about
it.
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Then there the soups chicken, tomato (nasty), chili the warm foods
that no matter how cold make you feel better.
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Ginger bread cookies who can forget their cute little gum drop eyes
and three down the middle. So wonderful and fun to make.
Well that covers your foods to keep you warm now clothes yes that
means get them jackets out
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Jackets (that don’t mean thin ones)
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Mittens or gloves
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Scarves
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Boots
These are the top things that will keep you and me warm in the
winter I know there tough and boring sometimes but nothings better
then just s few small things to make it easier.
What should I do? My friend told me I was never going to get anyone
the way I dressed or acted?
First of all, tell your friend they're crazy. There's someone out
there for everyone. Not only will you find them one day, you all
will be perfect together. If anyone thinks you should change, look
at them and say you’re wrong. Because no one should change for
anyone. If they don’t like you for exactly who you are, they're NOT
worth your time.
Listen if you can't be yourself around your friends or even your
boyfriend or girlfriend, then they're not true friends or someone
you need.
I’ll tell you this, you need someone that will treat you right not
for the clothes your wearing or the way you wear your hair, or
because you talk country and like horseback riding or you love to
party. No matter what, there will always be someone there that will
treat you like you should be treated and you’ll find someone that
loves to do the same things. Don’t let anyone judge you; be true to
yourself and if someone says they don’t like you for certain reason,
just look at them and say I am who I am. I can’t be anything else.
I want to know how to tell if my boyfriend or
girlfriend really cares?
Ok, that’s a huge question but it's asked a lot. We
all wonder if he or she really does care or if it’s worth wasting
your time with. But there are hints along the way to answer that
question. You may not even recognize them. Here are a few big ones
that might tell you if they care.
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Notice do they really want to talk to you on the
phone or in person. What is the topic of conversation, you or their
friends.
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Do they ever talk about the future (other than
tomorrow) with you and yes girls some boy’s do I know hard to
believe.
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Do they consider you their best friend or are other
people before you.
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Do they show you how much they care .(a note or card
or plain out telling you)
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Do they consider your plans as well as their own or
just try to change yours.
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Do they try to change you. BIG SIGN THEY AREN'T IN TO
YOU OR CARE. (such as hair, clothes, friends, activities)
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And honestly if you didn’t want them to do something
would they care enough to consider your opinion
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Do they even know anything about you ( favorite color
, animal, birthday)
Just pay attention. Real relationships are mutually based and show
consideration for others.
Happy Halloween
Where are the most haunted places in Somerset Kentucky to go for
Halloween?
Yes it’s Halloween again and I know that you want to know the best
places you can go to for Halloween scares. I know you love the ghost
and more so here we go.
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Fishing creek bridge they say as you drive down by the curve that as
you turn the curve and continue down the road a man will appear in
you backseat that you can see through your mirror and not leave till
you turn around and take him back to that spot he appeared. 12:00
best time
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Souls chapel is suppose to be haunted at any time you go by family’s
and by a little girl the church doesn’t stand no more but the sprits
are very much still standing.
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Mills spring battle fields the solders there are still fighting on
the grounds.
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Somerset football field if you go there when the moon is high or
during homecoming night when all is quite Claire morrow still
haunts’ the 50 yard line.
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Now we all know that science hill has a haunted house and
Hustonville haunted house.
I’m scared of
getting the flu. How can I help prevent this when I’m around so
many people?
First of all, you
can get the flu no matter how many steps you take. It's air born
virus. However, there are things that can help prevent it.
Now we all know
that the shots are known to help. Yet I’m the first to say, I
don’t like shots and others don’t either. So here are some
steps to insure that you can help prevent the flu without the
shot.
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Keep your hands clean that means washing them as much as
possible (hint: go by germ ex or a hand sanitizer you can easily
do it any time)keeping your hands clean is a big start because
think of how much you touch desks,doors,chairs, and people.
That’s a big germ spreader.
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Get good sleep. This helps you keep your body strong and healthy
and aiding your immune system.
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Before you think about touching someone that’s sick, think
twice. just let them be. talk but not close and if you do touch
wash your hands.
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Now here another. Don't share drinks. That way if the signs are
coming on of sickness it’s not passed because that’s a direct
pass.
If you are
sick make sure that you take care of yourself. Stay home. That
way you don’t spread it. Take the medicine no matter how nasty
it tastes. Take care of yourself.
What not to do on fall break? And some fun things to do?
Some things you should avoid doing would be drinking. I know
that a lot of teens while on break like to go out and party and
drink but it’s against the law and you could get hurt. I’d hate not
to see you when school started back because you’re in jail. Another
is don’t do a drug. That’s more jail time for you and a very bad
decision. Another is being careful. If you go camping the're things
you’ll regret doing or things you’ll remember that you wish you
hadn't done.
Some
fun safe things to do are hang out with friends, or family. Go to
the lake. Watch movies that you want to see. sleep in late and just
have fun. This fall break maybe a new changes or some very bad old
ones so make the best of it and have fun fall break 10’
If I were a boy for a day
By: Miranda Stevens
I’ve always wondered what it
would be like to be a boy for a day. If it was ever possible for
me to become a boy for a day, I want to be able to do certain
things that women unfortunately can not do. Such as peeing where
ever they want.
If I were a boy for a day the
first thing I would want to do is pee on a tree, because women
can not do this. When you are in certain areas where restrooms
are not available and you have the urge to go, women have to
squat and worry about not peeing on their ankles, socks and
shoes. Boys, however just have to worry about finding a tree to
relieve themselves on.
Women have to worry about
grooming themselves and getting fixed up and ready to go.
Unfortunately guys do not have to groom themselves like women
do. So if I were a boy I would want to actually look like one so
that I didn’t get made fun of or called names. To look like a
boy I would not wear any make up. I would not shave my legs or
underarms because guys are harry creatures. I wouldn’t have to
worry about fixing my hair; guys think it looks better left
alone anyways. I wouldn’t have to worry about getting ready to
go somewhere; I could throw on some baggy jeans or ball shorts
and a wife beater tank or a plain ol' T-shirt.
If I were a boy I wouldn’t
worry about what I wore, unlike women. I would wear boxers,
jeans or ball shorts two sizes to big so that they would hang
off my butt, and I could go around pulling them up all day. I
would wear a wife beater tank or a plain T-shirt. If I ever got
too hot I would take off my shirt and run around town shirtless,
I’ve always wanted to do that. While I’m shirtless I would spray
my body with good smelling axe cologne so that it would attract
all the chicks to me like a magnet.
If I were a boy I wouldn’t have
the same self conscious attitude about myself like women do.
Women always think they are too fat or too ugly. They are
constantly wondering what people think of them. They go to the
gym and work out, limit their meals to diet food and buy all
kinds of beauty products to try to maintain a certain image that
society portrays us to be. Guys do not have these self conscious
attitudes toward themselves. The only thoughts that pass through
their thick heads are I’m hot and I can have any chick I want,
because I’m god’s gift to the female race. So if I were one of
these thick headed self conceited guys, I would go around
strutting my stuff and showing off to all the hot females that I
come within a one hundred foot radius of just to watch them trip
over their own tongue wishing they could have me all to
themselves.
At some point during the day I
would find a random hot chick and take her on a date. Cheap
dinner and a movie. We would totally not watch the movie; we
would make out the whole time and only stopping to breathe.
After the movie we would go for ice cream, and then I would take
her home and get another round of face sucking in before we
finally say goodnight.
Guys can be disgusting pigs at
times, so before my day of being a guy was over I would want to
experience some of the disgusting things that guys do. I want to
fart in public and blame it on a girl and embarrass her. I want
to hold someone down and fart in their face and make them gag.
Then I would laugh to myself about the whole thing.
I would love to be a guy for a
day; I wish it was possible to trade places with a guy for at
least one day.
What do you do or what should you do to a friend that trys to be
something there not and go around pretending? Should you try to help or
get rid of them?
Let me start off by saying fake friends aren’t true friends! I have been
in this situation many times before people pretending there something
there not. It’s not right how people try to make people there friends
and be true friends to them if they aren’t even themselves. If you got a
friend like this and you honestly know deep down inside that they can
be a good person when there not being fake then try to help. Tell them
that they don’t have to be this way that you’ll still be friends with
them not to be something there not. Because in the end it just comes out
and makes them look bad. If you think that there always going to be like
this cause they have done it for years then tell them how you feel and
if they can’t be true to themselves then you don’t need them. You can’t
trust someone that you know is being fake. Also you can’t trust someone
that is lying to everyone around them. So let me tell you now IF YOUR
LYING AND BEING FAKE TELL NOW DON”T WAIT LONGER CAUSE WHAT FRIEND YOU DO
HAVE YOU WILLN’T! And if you got a friend like this is the first time
they have done this HELP THEM! If this isn’t the first time GET RID OF
THEM!
What to do if you or a friend is a thief?
First of all stealing is wrong. For many teens justified
behavior is right. Being a thief is not ever the right choice. They
think that it’s ok if’s not hurting anyone and it’s just getting
them the things they need.
Well, let me tell you, for those that steal, GET A JOB!!! It’s not
right that other people pay for things and you think you just get it
for free. Think of others not just yourself. Lots of people are
hiring for various positions. Are you to proud to work?
If you need help there are a lot of support groups that can help.
This is a crime and you can do jail time. It destroys relationships.
You will never be trusted again. It does not matter how much you
prove yourself. People will remember if you are a thief. And the
people that hang with you will be thought of as a thief. You won't
have many friends anymore. Here is some advice for people who steal.
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There’s online help
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Ask friends or family
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Join a support group
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Just stop!
Teenage Mom
Hi. My name is Christy Morrow and I’m a Mom. I found out I was
pregnant September of last year. No, I didn’t try to get pregnant.
It just happened. Most people don’t know how it is to go through so
much and how fast you have to become an adult whether you want to
or not.
The time I was pregnant was like nothing else. Everyone wanted to
know how far along I was. They wanted to see if I had pictures. In
other words I had all the attention. People did things for me just
because I was pregnant, like I couldn’t do them my self. That was
more attention than I've ever had in my entire life.
However,
being a teenage girl that’s pregnant has its down sides. I mean you
would walk through the halls knowing people are talking about you.
People do judge and assume you don’t know who the dad is, that he
isn’t going to stick around, and that you’ll just drop out of
school.
Then you go
into labor.
I was excited. Everyone is there supporting me.
But
when that baby finally comes, not only do you feel like everything
is ripped from your body, not only do you become an adult in the
blink of an eye, but you no longer exist except as the vessel for
the child. When I was in the hospital it all started. People would
come by my room, stick their heads in the door, and then be off to
see the baby. Then you, who carried and bore the child, are alone.
Really alone.
Its hard to half to grow up so soon and be and adult. I had to grow
up fast. There was no more partying or hanging out with friends or
just having alone time. You have a responsibility to do. There is no
thinking about yourself anymore and neither does anyone else. There
are things to do even if you don't feel like doing it. I would love
to go hang out with friends or go to a movie but that don’t happen
unless Haley is with me. Because of this I have lost a lot of
friends because a lot of people don’t want to be around you and your
child. They don’t like that you don’t go do the things they do.
In spite of the judgment of others and the difficulties
around this new lifestyle, I am taking care of my child and my
education. Yes, it’s a challenge wakening up spending time with her
before school, leaving her while I'm at school, then coming home and
taking care of her and doing homework. No, I wouldn’t change it but
it is hard because you’re not a baby anymore. You don’t get all the
attention, and you don’t get to just be you. I love being a mom but
I miss being home seeing her grow up and knowing that in her first
year she will be talking and crawling and I will miss that. But I
know I need to finish school and graduate to make a better life for
my family. My name is Christy Morrow and I’m a teen mom with a 2
month old daughter.
Get a Clue!
By: Misty Whitaker
Okay, so you obviously didn’t learn much from the first flyer. As a
recap, who would trap a hornet on a pillar with a piece of paper
saying there was a hornet under it? Do you think people just
casually carry a piece of paper around like that?
Shelby and I decided to keep the flyers coming for a week
to see what happened. The flyers were as following:
Monday: “DON’T TOUCH THIS PAPER. IT WILL… EXPLODE!”
Tuesdays: “QUICK! THERE’S A RABID CAT AT YOUR FEET. DON’T LOOK DOWN
OR IT WILL EAT YOU FACE!”
Wednesday: “DO NOT LIFT THIS FLAP!” (With the kid’s face from “The
Unborn”.)
Thursday: “RUNNING INTO THIS PILLAR MAY RESULT IN BEING TRANSPORTED
TO HOGWARTS.” The words, “If at first you don’t succeed, try
harder!” were written in pencil at the bottom.
We didn’t watch the reactions to Monday’s or Tuesday’s,
but found that the number of students, as well as teachers, who
responded to it increased dramatically, from 80 on the first, to
over one hundred!
On Wednesday, girls and teachers were scared to lift the
flap. Some of the guys weren’t much better, as they were daring each
other to lift it so they wouldn’t have to. One person screamed when
their friend lifted it up.
Thursdays was the best of all. Again, over a hundred
people, including nine teachers, read it. Twenty-five people tried
running into it, including three teachers. And I have to sincerely
thank one student who made my day. He didn’t want anyone to see him
try to get to Hogwarts, so he backed up to the pillar, acting like
he was leaning against it, and patted it to try to get through.
It kind of surprises me that people believe the things we
put up. It just proves that there is power in words, and Journalists
have the world falling at their feet.
Reactions
By: Shelby Wilson
Most of you have
noticed at 3rd block when you walk out from lunch there
have been very random and stupid flyers hanging on the left pillar
beside the stairs. Some of you know who did this and others just
think its some random thing someone put up because they can. Like
the hornet flyer, Misty and I came up with the idea of how people
would react to one being there everyday. We only stayed down at the
foyer and watched people only at certain times, depending on the
flyer that was up.
Monday there was a
flyer up saying, ‘DON’T TOUCH THIS PAPER. IT WILL… EXPLODE!’ and we
taped a huge piece of paper on the back to make it stand out to make
people think that if it was to be touched then it would make an
explosion. That paper was still up at 12:30 but when we came back
to check on it at 12:36 it was down.
Tuesday the flyer
said, ‘QUICK! THERE’S A RABID CAT AT YOUR FEET. DON’T LOOK DOWN OR
IT WILL EAT YOUR FACE!’ This was another one we didn’t go
and stand beside to watch people. However, while we were down in
the foyer to watch for people tearing them down, we saw a boy read
it, look down at his feet, and smile. That one was not ripped down.
Wednesday, ‘DO NOT
LIFT THIS FLAP!’ is what it read and it had a small flap on it with
a black and white picture of the boy off The Unborn with colored in
blue eyes. The students loved looking under the flap and Jacob
Sheppard wrote ‘FAIL! =)’ under the flap. We also had someone rip
it down and throw it in the trash yelling out rude things, like ‘its
stupid.’ We tried to explain this was our grade. So, lets clap for
the girl who is apparently in charge of all the flyers in the
hallway because why else would she tear it down. Then a girl wanted
the picture and ripped the flap off for the picture so we let her
have it and put up another copy.
Thursday we put up the
sign, ‘RUNNING INTO THIS PILLAR MAY RESULT IN BEING TRANSPORTED TO
HOGWARTS.’ This one was our favorite. We stood beside it and
watched as people ran into the pillar, a few actually trying and
hurt themselves a bit. Other just touched it and pushed on it,
including some teachers. This was the favorite of most of the
students.
Most everyone loved
the flyers and we even noticed that some students came from the
lunch room to check on the flyer of the day. Some ran to it
yelling, ‘the flyer!’, ‘what’s the new one?!’ So for everyone that
participated in this, thank you. For the ones who own the flyers in
the hallways and ripped them down for no apparent reason, I’m glad
my teacher understands student behavior.
Hornet!
By: Misty Whitaker
No one can resist a neon sign. And
apparently, no one can resist poking one that says, “DO NOT TAKE
THIS FLIER DOWN; THERE IS A VERY ANGRY HORNET BEHIND IT WHO WILL
STING YOU IN THE NECK. OMG! SEE THAT BULGE RIGHT THERE? THAT’S HIM!!”
I studied this object lesson
Friday, and not only did people enjoy poking it over and over and
over and... Half of them actually said they believed there was a
hornet under the paper.
To those of you who ducked when
people tried to take the flier down; WWWWOOOOOWWWWWWW… Really? Do
you honestly think we could, or would even consider, trapping a
hornet against a pillar with a piece of paper? No wait! That’s
TOTALLY what happened! See, we saw this hornet, so one of us trapped
it with our awesome mind powers, while the other ran upstairs to our
third block and printed a paper saying a hornet was under it. Then
we searched for neon green paper, printed it out, ran downstairs,
trapped the hornet in the paper, and taped all around it.
Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh… by the way, since we’re on the subject, did you
know the word “gullible” isn’t in the dictionary?
To those of you who tried to take
it down, you’re just as bad! You still believed there was a hornet
there. And to those of you who kept poking it… GET A LIFE!!! Do you
have nothing better to do than poking a fake hornet all day?!
NOTICE: A great deal of sarcasm was used to write this paper.
(Please note that all of this was a
joke. No need to jump me. If you try, I’ll have my alien ninjas
attacked your face!)
What can you do for a friend that’s dealing with teen pregnancy and
how can it be prevented?
This has become one of the biggest problems for teenagers in
recent years. You walk around school and see freshmen through
seniors pregnant. All of which could have been prevented.
what you should do if you know someone that’s having sex, or is
already pregnant.
Things to do to prevent pregnancy or sexually
transmitted diseases that go along with this situation:
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Absentness
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Condoms
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Birth Control (pill, shot)
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Promise yourself not to have sex until marriage
Things that a friend will need if they find themselves in this
position and how to help your friend:
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Be there for them
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Help them watch the baby
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Stay positive
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Talk to them about what they want you to do
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Get them to talk to their family about the situation
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Go to the doctor visits with them
What you need if you're in this situation:
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AIM
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Family
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Friends
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Counselors
by Christie
Morrow
