Family History When tragedy strikes it does not hit you until you see it with your own eyes yet alone endure it in your own history. Each day mankind must live in the silent battle between good and evil. On December 14th of 2012 in Newton, Connecticut evil won. Twenty children were fatally shot all between the ages of six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Prior to the shooting Adam Lanza, the shooter, shot and killed his mother in their own…
Walking into Hemlock Creek Elementary School, I get a feeling that I do not feel at any other school. I was able to attend this school the first two years after it was built. A great number of memories have been made here by the kids heading to school. The children are kind and greet you every day. During the summer, a lot of additions were being made to this somewhat new school by Miron Construction. They were adding a new gym and many new classrooms because the school was expanding quickly.…
play chess at the age of four, much as he had done with Jamie’s mother and uncle years earlier. He attended the local nursery and primary school, where he proved to be “a good scholar [and] listener with an aptitude to numbers.” Jamie’s extra-curricular pursuits included karate, involvement with the Boys Bri-gade at Ardeer, and naturally football. At the end of his primary schooling, Jamie was streamed into a football school, sponsored by the Scottish Football Association, which runs parallel to…
It was Thursday, May 6, 1937 a normal day, cold and cloudy in Lake Hurst, New Jersey. Hannah Smith( 14 years old) had a bestfriend named Avery Boyd ( 15 years old). They were out for a walk when they realized it was getting cloudy. They remembered their parents telling them to be home soon because there was a storm on the way so they figured they better head home. When Hannah and Avery were walking home they saw a group of reporters standing by a tower and thought they would go see what was…
According to the Chino Police Department Report number 15 04649, on May 28, 2015 at approximately 1445 hours, an officer was dispatched to Chino Police Department in reference to a sexual battery investigation. The officer contacted all three victims when he arrived on the scene as well as their parents. Upon arrival, officers spoke with victim one, Elizabeth S, who was accompanied by her mother Stephanie and victim two, Maryanne C. Elizabeth S. made the following summary: On May 22, 2015,…
At the age of six I had just entered kindergarten it was all very new to me, it was very scary to be going school by myself without my mom. Being around all those new people big and small I was very tiny shy and quiet, I was one that would cling to my mom. This age is when children gain more independence and social, mental and physical skills form quickly. During this time children also begin to form friendships and relationship with classmates, teachers and bus drivers. Milestones during this…
Developmental Reading Memoir When it comes it reading, it is something that I often cherish and embrace. However, I have faced many obstacles to have the reading capability I have today. From humble beginnings, I was muted and was unable to speak my native language Creole or English. Which resulted in some delays in reading development. Once my family and I arrived to the United States it was difficult to adapt to our new setting due to knowing English or us not speaking. During my…
KUBASAKI HIGH SCHOOL I. Roof Roof leakage is one of the major issues plaguing the high school, except for bldgs. 1406, 1433 and 1437, all other buildings experiences roof leakage during rainfall. Buildings 1402 and 1408 are more egregious than others. In addition, with 1408 housing the main office, IC and Server localities, and leakage is problematic as it can lead to excessive loss of learning materials, i.e. computers and servers. More so, leakage within the main offices presents a…
Even La Verne, a small town located in California, also faced that segregation crisis regarding Education. Educational segregation in La Verne was made possible with the aid of the Santa Fe railroad. Phillips Carroll, a Mexican-American who came to La Verne in 1925, recalled how the railroad aided the separation: “When I came here, all the Mexicans lived…
Team Titanium has enjoyed fantastic success both on and off of the field in the past seven years. Along with expanding our team to new and unforeseen heights, we have won ten out of the twelve regionals we have attended. We have been honored with 14 Dean’s List Finalists and 14 different awards. We have a total of 48 trophies from FIRST, and are humbled that five came from World Championships. In addition, last year we received the honor of competing in the Einstein division in St. Louis. These…