Year Three

I became literate at a very young age around one or two years old and people could understand what I wanted. For example, bolitas (meant balls in Spanish) cooked beans and no bolitas was refried beans. I had a way of commutating with my family but sometimes I would forget what the word was and I used to describe the item itself. They would eventually understand what I mean. Unlike one of the cases in Deborah Brandt’s Sponsors of Literacy, I did not have a tutor or anything like that. However, I…

I was in second grade when I was put in advanced classes, and have been in them ever since. I was eight years old when my mom sat me down and told me that she couldn 't afford to send me to college but that wasn 't all. "Kylee, I cannot afford to send you to college, but I don 't want you to give up - you 're smart. I know that you can get a scholarship, just…

in love since freshman year in high school. They loved the same foods, movies, music, and even the same had the same favorite color. They were picture-perfect. He walked her to every class and gave her a compliment every day; nothing could could separate them. They were from a small town called Whistlebush, Mississippi which had a population of 182 people. Rome lived on Park Street and Julie lived on Main Street, one street over from Rome. They had met when they were 5 years old when Julie and…

What does that even mean? When I was three I wore my Cinderella costume every day for a year, and no one’s still harping on that. I think I would have really grown to resent my parents if I didn’t actually love to write. The first story I can remember writing was from when I was four or five. It was one of the aforementioned…

many components. Those components should be test, daily grades, quizzes, and class participation. Test should be weighted them most at 50%, daily grades and quizzes should weigh 40%, and class participation should be 10%. There should be at two to three test grades in a grading period and several daily grades and quizzes. I feel that a quizzes should count as a daily grade and use as a tool for a teacher to asses if the students are understanding the material before a test. I also think that…

started going less and less to speech therapy but I would still go at least twice a month. Th reason behind my speech impediment is because I can not breath out of nose, which is very key whenever you are talking. I have improved greatly over the years to the point where people tell that I have done my whole life that they can not even tell I had a speech impediment at one time. Because I can not breathe in and out of nose, I think about breathing every time I talk. Now let me tell you before I…

Welcome to the eighth grade celebration breakfast. I thank you for coming to this event to honor all of the Our Lady of Grace Class of 2017. The years I have experienced at OLG have helped me in my educational, spiritual, and professional career. After fifth grade, my parents decided it was time for a change of environment. They could’ve chosen anywhere: private schools, public schools, and possibly even homeschool. Soon, I was heading to Our Lady of Grace in Noblesville, Indiana. They chose…

I grew up in the “ghetto” town of Pacoima, California. Labeled as one of the most dangerous cities for it’s heavy gang activity and drug use. Despite it seeming like a difficult town to grow up in, I survived the best I could. I lived in a noisy, one room apartment. My parents were always loudly arguing over their differences. When they were both home, I learned to go study and do my homework at the library that was conveniently located across from the apartments. I always loved school, and I…

There was another kid named Tiffany that has DS (Down Syndrome) and people were mean to her and they started a Tiffany Touch too. A few years later she moved, so she didn 't have to deal with all that. I have seen her now and she 's been doing better while my life is still getting trampled on. Fifth Grade was the worst grade for me and so was the end of my freshman year. I just can 't wait to see what life has to throw at me now, (sarcastically…

So, about three years ago, during fifth grade in my elementary school, my friend and I decided to break the rules. Whenever I think back to this event I realize how foolish I was when I was eleven years old. I had just moved to San Diego, so this was my first year at this new school. It didn’t take long before I made new friends. But once I had my “friend group” I would follow them around during the breaks. They had been at this school since kindergarten and they knew all the secrets, and rumors…