Waiting for the Weekend

Students of all types can be found on any high school campus. There are so many distinct types of high school students for example, there are the jocks and the popular and nerds and so on but each of them share a common type. There are three most common types of students: the overachievers, the slacker, and finally the average student. Each different type of student has their own characteristics of their ability for the amount of work they put in school, study habits, and their altitude toward…

PORTFOLIO #3 Activity 15.1: Comma Category 1 with Single Words 1. Surely, no one would be that foolish. 2. Next, Graham decided to read a magazine. 3. Yes, we are coming to the Christmas party. 4. Finally, Jamie showed up. 5. Limping, Caity slowly crossed the room to the kitchen table. 6. Unconcerned, Jay left the mess for later. 7. Create three of your own sentences: a. Yes, he is sleeping over today. b. However, Jackie still helped the old lady. c. Screaming, Hailey woke up from her…

didn’t place?”, I thought. This was it, the moment we would know if our months of practice had paid off. I clutched my teammates hands on either side of me as the rhythmic beat of “Crazy Frog” burst from the speakers overhead. I held in my breath, waiting and then she announced, “First place, Forest Hills Elementary, Kidz Rule!” Nine years later I still get butterflies whenever “Crazy Frog” plays or I remember the night we won states and were told we would be going to Destination Imagination…

My dad was an abusive alcoholic. He liked to take his anger and frustration out on me. As I was eating oatmeal one day I didn’t like it and told my dad I didn’t like it. He threw a fit! He pulled my hair and shook it. He used to do that often when no one was around. It would happen in an instant. He wouldn’t say a word he would just grab my hair and begin shaking my head. He liked to make a fist protruding his middle finger at the knuckle so it would make impact. He would hit me repeatedly in…

slowly began to fade. I fell in love with the late Tuesday night practices, constantly repping set after set until my feet were essentially on auto pilot. Friday nights swiftly became what I would look forward to at the end of the week, as opposed to weekends. Supporting the football team while having a great time in the stands seems to me the best way to spend a night. Saturday competitions brought me to life because that was when everyone was there to support us. The stadiums would erupt into…

Daytime temperatures soared into the 90s this weekend, a sure sign that means summer’s right around the corner. My girls and I can’t wait! They’ve already started a summer bucket list and plan to read books, take hikes, and spend time with friends. Their enthusiasm motivated me to find quotes that will inspire us and your family to make the most of this season. 1. "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that…

Since we could not have the event on a weekday before Thanksgiving due to our conflicted schedule, we could have held our conversation café on a weekend afternoon. Most college students are free on a weekend afternoon. It is very difficult to attract people to attend a conversation café when they are not benefited for it. Especially it is harder to have people who are not your friends. All the participants in our conversation…

Trujillo Antes De Dios Author’s Note: From 1930 to 1961, the Dominican Republic suffered under the regime of Rafael Trujillo, arguably the harshest US-backed dictator Latin America ever saw. As a military dictator, Trujillo was known for his violence, obsession with order, and racism to the extremes of genocide, instilling fear in the hearts of all his subjects. This story reflects two typical days in the subject’s life. At his request, the subject’s name has been changed. Rafael Ocaña wakes,…

This time our civics teacher gave us an essay that would be handled in after the weekend. It isn’t often we get homework over the weekend, but this time was an exception, and everyone was stressed out and hurried home to finish their essays. It was Saturday and I was all but done, and I was very proud. On Saturday night, my friend would come over and we was…

but he did manage to told him that he should stay low because he could be traced back from the wreck by his car. But Gatsby was sure that Daisy will call in the morning and they will go run away together. The next morning Gatsby was in his lawn waiting for Daisy call but Daisy was long gone with Tom away from trouble. Wilson, desperate and enraged, showed up to Gatsby’s mansion with a gun. He shot Gatsby and then himself. Later on, everything was blamed on Gatsby. The affair with Myrtle, the hit…