The Seventh Seal

These past three years I've been involved with the Point Pleasant Black Knight Marching Band continue to be the most incredible three years of my life. I've met many of my close friends through band and I would consider many of them my family. We will always be so much more than just a band and every tear, drop of sweat and bruise quickly becomes worth it. I learned many life lessons from my family. They stick by my side through the worst and best times of my life and I'm so exceptionally lucky…

I would describe myself as cheerful, creative, and curious. I am a student that spreads joy and cheer throughout both school and the house. I always like to learn and dive into the curriculum. The required work is never the end of the line; I always engage beyond and connect what I am learning in school to the real world and across disciplines. On personal projects, I make sure to place my best foot forward and work with enthusiasm. In group work, I always provide humor as well as discipline,…

“Middle School is frightening, I can’t believe I have to do three years in this place”, 6th grader me said that back in 2012. “I think I’m getting the idea of everything, even being at a new school”, 7th grade Tyler stated that in 2014. “ Last year until we get to the real deal… High School”, 8th grade me is still saying that to this day. Middle School has been a crazy ride and I’m going to share that now. Let's get started, shall we. Starting 6th grade, I was tiny, I mean, I got made fun of by…

Lynna Hong Amy Dickinson English 99 13 September 2016 Go Get It. Period. “[They say] if you want something go get it. Period.” Growing up I was quite the introvert. I was a shy girl who didn’t have many friends and I didn’t go out of my way to make any either. In fact, I actually found myself to be really sad and lonely. I always assumed it was always going to stay like that and there was nothing I could possibly do to change it. I had this mindset that I was just suppose to stick through it…

I observed the Jr. High math teacher Mr. Rix. This is Mr. Rix’s first year at St. Lucy but he been teaching for about 15 years. I observed an 8th grade block class period. How is the room organized? This teacher is in a unique situation. He does not have a homeroom instead he travels around from room to room. This means that he has to be extra organized because all his resource materials are at his desk in the art room. I asked him about how he keeps himself organized and he had a few…

1. I want to be a Wyldlife leader because I want to be someone that middle schoolers can talk to about Jesus, personal struggles, friendship troubles, school, and life in general. As a middle schooler, I was really insecure and had issues with friends, but I was really close to my Wyldlife leaders. They were always full of advice and good role models. I want to be like that for middle schoolers because I’ve been through many of the same things. Also, throughout middle school and the beginning of…

was fortunate to work with were all very different from each other, of the four I worked with at were different grade levels and had different years of experience. They were all math teaching in middle school, the first I met with was Ms. Hall a seventh grade teacher in her second year of teaching, the second was Ms. Ambriz a sixth grade teacher with twelve years of experience on that same day I also visit Ms. Martinez eighth grade with more years than Ms. Ambriz and finally Mr. Bravo who was…

My frequent trips to the eerily quiet school library started almost ten years ago, in my first grade class with Mrs. Yenser. Thick paperback novels, controversial science fiction, doomsday utopian societies, sappy romances, and even an educational biography every once in a while were some of my best friends throughout my elementary age. I flew through Tom Sawyer, the Alex Rider series, To Kill a Mockingbird, and several dozen other intriguing reads. Knowing I had become hooked on reading, many…

My modified basketball years, seventh and eighth grade, were by far some of the most fun years of basketball thanks to Carrie Weegar. Carrie was our coach and she made practice so much fun each and every day. Along with working hard and practicing the fundamentals that we would need to…

Junior High. The pitstop between elementary and high school. It’s either the best years of someone’s life, or the worst. Luckily for me, junior was the best! Here I am, an itty bitty seventh grader looking up at the school that would soon become my second home, ready to face all of the new challenges that come with being in junior high. I mean I’m here for 8+ hours every weekday, so it’s safe to say that Warren’s my second home, right? Walking up to my new school felt like a movie scene where…