AHW

The Prophecy: True of False

Hi I'm Kyla Lewis a 16 year old girl who lived in Springdale.  Springdale was known for its vivid history.  Around the year 1900, 5000 citizens were killed by a small epidemic of Pageovirus D-98.  The Pageovirus caused its victims to think that they were animals and run wild around the raggedy town.  To quarantine the infected, the Mayor ordered everyone infected to be locked up in the Springdale Prison.  The Prison was dark and murky that had been vacant for the past 100 years.
they were about to tear it down before the outbreak.  Eventually, the jail was filled with Pageovirus victims.  5 years after the disease broke out, the Springdale Jail was burnt down by their loved ones (for no reason) and never spoken about again.  10 years later, a school was built a top the ruins.

On June 12, 2014, the citizens of Springdale, crowded around the "Cochester Hall".  Everyone in town was there, including me.  I as some people say, am a very curios girl. I always have to know what  was going on.  This was an event that I could not miss.  About 1 hour ago, a shrill shriek came from inside of the school.  A call was made by Mrs. Gaffney who heard the scream.  The police found out that everyone inside had gone insane.  When I got there the police were taking some students to the "Springdale Asylum for the Mentally Ill".  The students were twitching and saying things that didn't make sense.  I could not resist a moment like this, so I decided to get some info on the scene.

"So what exactly happened," I asked a nearby officer.

"Well, about an hour ago, all the people in the building went crazy.  The bad thing is, there are still some crazy people in the school.  Those people are the people who went really psycho," said the officer, "Even I'm scared to go inside."

"Really!  Have you found a cause," I asked.

"No, not yet.  Most of the times it's a disease of something of the sort, but we just got the lab results and doesn't give the smallest hint of that so.." his voice trailed off.

"So what do you think it is that cause this sudden out burst," I asked.

"Well, at this point we don't know.  We've tried everything possible, disease, poison and more.  I mean what else is there to try," he asked.

"How about, maybe..." I said getting cut off.

"This is sort of like the incident of 1900," said an old lady.

For some reason, she looked familiar.

"The what," said the officer.

"Oh I forgot that people don't talk about it anymore.  Allow me to introduce myself, I am Marissa Periwinkle and I live on the far side of the town," said the lady.

Her voice sounded so familiar.

"Nice to meet you Mrs. Periwinkle, I'm Sheriff Brown, now tell us your theory," said the officer.

She told us about how the town had caught the Pageovirus and about how the school was built upon the site.

"So you mean to say that you think that this place is haunted," the officer laughed.

"Yes, it could be your best lead now.  I heard that your ideas had run dry," said Mrs. Periwinkle.

"Well, that is insane, ghost haunting a school," he laughed, "Hilarious!"

Mrs. Periwinkle looked un-amused at his childish behavior and casually strolled off.  I decided to take off too, it was getting late and I had to get home.

"Excuse me," said a voice from behind me.

It was Mrs. Periwinkle.

"I didn't catch your name back there," she said.

"Oh I'm Kyla," I replied.

"Ok Kyla, you know that story I told you, well it's all true.  My grandmother lived through the tragedy," Mrs. Periwinkle whispered.

"Really," I exclaimed

"I have proof," said Mrs. Periwinkle, "Wait a minute, is your grandmother Janet Lewis?"

"Yeah, that's my Nana," I replied.

"I'm you grandma's friend.  Janet was a very brave lady.  She risked her own life to save Springdale by warning people about the prophecy,"she said happily.

"What prophecy," I asked

"Oh dear, I forgot how little you know on the situation.  Well, right after the tragedy, a well known prophet came into town to help the Mayor.  When he was in a private meeting with the mayor, he told about the town's terrible fate.  The future is gloomy, one special girl will bring light," she replied, "I believe that you might be the girl."

"What if I'm not the girl,"I asked.

"Does it matter, we can always try," she replied, very mysteriously.

"Well,  I must be getting back home soon.  My parents will be wondering where I am.  How about we meet at the school tomorrow at 9," I asked.

"That sounds divine," she said, skipping off into the sunset.

Something just didn't seem right about Mrs. Periwinkle.  She was nice and all, but everything about her seemed mysterious.  At the end of our conversation it sort of got creepy.  She started staring at me intensely as if she was trying to shoot lasers from her eyes at me, her breathing got heavier and her voice started cracking.  All night, I was up debating weather or not to go meet her in the morning.  Was she just a "Wacko" who escaped from the Asylum or an old lady who knew the truth behind .  In the end, my adventurous side go the better of me.  The next day at approximately 9:00 A.M., I arrived at the school to find Mrs. Periwinkle sitting on the bench in front of the school.

"I heard they abandoned the case last night," she said sadly.

"Oh really," I wondered.

"They had no other leads so they closed the case," she replied.

"So what were you thinking about the case," I asked.

"Well, if you're up for it, I was going to stay a night in the school," she replied.

Ohhh, this was risky, but I loved a great adventure.  I needed to know the details.  The anxiety was literally killing me!!!! Wait...  This could also mean my death.  I am only 16.  I can't die young.  Wait...  But YOLO, I'll just get some advice from Ke$ha's "Die Young".  But, but, but, but.

"Sure," I blurted.

"Oh perfect.  I have everything set up.  Just follow me," she said excitedly.

She casually walked into the building.  It looked like a castle.  There were painted glass windows and instead of lights candles lit the halls.  The school was beautiful its self, but to be honest it was a real pigsty.  The classroom doors were flung opened, revealing the in sides of the classrooms.  Desks were turned over and papers were scattered across the floor.

AHW

The Prophecy: True of False

Hi I'm Kyla Lewis a 16 year old girl who lived in Springdale.  Springdale was known for its rich history.  Around the year 1900, 5000 citizens were killed by a small epidemic of Pageovirus D-98.  The Pageovirus caused its victims to think that they were animals and run wild around the historic town.  To quarantine the infected, the Mayor ordered everyone infected to be locked up in the Springdale Jail.  Eventually, the jail was filled with Pageovirus victims.  5 years after the disease broke out, the Springdale Jail was burnt down by their loved ones (for no reason) and never spoken about again.  10 years later, a school was built a top the ruins.

On June 12, 2014, the citizens of Springdale, crowded around the "Cochester Hall".  Everyone in town was there, including me.  I as some people say, am a very curios girl. I always have to know what  was going on.  This was an event that I could not miss.  About 1 hour ago, a shrill shriek came from inside of the school.  A call was made by Mrs. Gaffney who heard the scream.  The police found out that everyone inside had gone insane.  When I got there the police were taking some students to the "Springdale Asylum for the Mentally Ill".  The students were twitching and saying things that didn't make sense.  I could not resist a moment like this, so I decided to get some info on the scene.

"So what exactly happened," I asked a nearby officer.

"Well, about an hour ago, all the people in the building went crazy.  The bad thing is, there are still some crazy people in the school.  Those people are the people who went really psycho," said the officer, "Even I'm scared to go inside."

"Really!  Have you found a cause," I asked.

"No, not yet.  Most of the times it's a disease of something of the sort, but we just got the lab results and doesn't give the smallest hint of that so.." his voice trailed off.

"So what do you think it is that cause this sudden out burst," I asked.

"Well, at this point we don't know.  We've tried everything possible, disease, poison and more.  I mean what else is there to try," he asked.

"How about, maybe..." I said getting cut off.

"This is sort of like the incident of 1900," said an old lady.

For some reason, she looked familiar.

"The what," said the officer.

"Oh I forgot that people don't talk about it anymore.  Allow me to introduce myself, I am Marissa Periwinkle and I live on the far side of the town," said the lady.

Her voice sounded so familiar.

"Nice to meet you Mrs. Periwinkle, I'm Sheriff Brown, now tell us your theory," said the officer.

She told us about how the town had caught the Pageovirus and about how the school was built upon the site.

"So you mean to say that you think that this place is haunted," the officer laughed.

"Yes, it could be your best lead now.  I heard that your ideas had run dry," said Mrs. Periwinkle.

"Well, that is insane, ghost haunting a school," he laughed, "Hilarious!"

Mrs. Periwinkle looked un-amused at his childish behavior and casually strolled off.  I decided to take off too, it was getting late and I had to get home.

"Excuse me," said a voice from behind me.

It was Mrs. Periwinkle.

"I didn't catch your name back there," she said.

"Oh I'm Kyla," I replied.

"Ok Kyla, you know that story I told you, well it's all true.  My grandmother lived through the tragedy," Mrs. Periwinkle whispered.

"Really," I exclaimed

"I have proof," said Mrs. Periwinkle, "Wait a minute, is your grandmother Janet Lewis?"

"Yeah, that's my Nana," I replied.

"I'm you grandma's friend.  Janet was a very brave lady.  She risked her own life to save Springdale by warning people about the prophecy,"she said happily.

"What prophecy," I asked

"Oh dear, I forgot how little you know on the situation.  Well, right after the tragedy, a well known prophet came into town to help the Mayor.  When he was in a private meeting with the mayor, he told about the town's terrible fate.  The future is gloomy, one special girl will bring light," she replied, "I believe that you might be the girl."

"What if I'm not the girl,"I asked.

"Does it matter, we can always try," she replied, very mysteriously.

"Well,  I must be getting back home soon.  My parents will be wondering where I am.  How about we meet at the school tomorrow at 9," I asked.

"That sounds divine," she said, skipping off into the sunset.

Something just didn't seem right about Mrs. Periwinkle.  She was nice and all, but everything about her seemed mysterious.  At the end of our conversation it sort of got creepy.  She started staring at me intensely as if she was trying to shoot lasers from her eyes at me, her breathing got heavier and her voice started cracking.  All night, I was up debating weather or not to go meet her in the morning.  Was she just a "Wacko" who escaped from the Asylum or an old lady who knew the truth behind .  In the end, my adventurous side go the better of me.  The next day at approximately 9:00 A.M., I arrived at the school to find Mrs. Periwinkle sitting on the bench in front of the school.

"I heard they abandoned the case last night," she said sadly.

"Oh really," I wondered.

"They had no other leads so they closed the case," she replied.

"So what were you thinking about the case," I asked.

"Well, if you're up for it, I was going to stay a night in the school," she replied.

Ohhh, this was risky, but I loved a great adventure.  I needed to know the details.  The anxiety was literally killing me!!!! Wait...  This could also mean my death.  I am only 16.  I can't die young.  Wait...  But YOLO, I'll just get some advice from Ke$ha's "Die Young".  But, but, but, but.

"Sure," I blurted.

TO be continued...

AHW

AHW

Hi I'm Kyla Lewis a 16 year old girl who lived in Springdale.  Springdale was known for its rich history.  Around the year 1900, 5000 citizens were killed by a small epidemic of Pageovirus D-98.  The Pageovirus caused its victims to think that they were animals.  To quarantine the infected, the Mayor ordered everyone infected to be locked up in the Springdale Jail.  Eventually, the jail was filled with Pageovirus victims.  5 years after the disease broke out, the Springdale Jail was burnt down by their loved ones (for no reason) and never spoken about again.  10 years later, a school was built a top the ruins.

On June 12, 2014, the citizens of Springdale, crowded around the "Cochester High".  Everyone in town was there, including me.  I as some people say, am a very curios girl. I always have to know what  was going on.  This was an event that I could not miss.  About 1 hour ago, a shrill shriek came from inside of the school.  A call was made by Mrs. Gaffney who heard the scream.  The police found out that everyone inside had gone insane.  When I got there the police were taking some students to the "Springdale Asylum for the Mentally Ill".  The students were twitching and saying things that didn't make sense.  I could not resist a moment like this, so I decided to get some info on the scene.

"So what exactly happened," I asked a nearby officer.

"Well, about an hour ago, all the people in the building went crazy.  The bad thing is, there are still some crazy people in the school.  Those people are the people who went really psycho," said the officer, "Even I'm scared to go inside."

"Really!  Have you found a cause," I asked.

"No, not yet.  Most of the times it's a disease of something of the sort, but we just got the lab results and doesn't give the smallest hint of that so.." his voice trailed off.

"So what do you think it is that cause this sudden out burst," I asked.

"Well, at this point we don't know.  We've tried everything possible, disease, poison and more.  I mean what else is there to try," he asked.

"How about, maybe..." I said getting cut off.

"This is sort of like the incident of 1900," said an old lady.

For some reason, she looked familiar.

"The what," said the officer.

"Oh I forgot that people don't talk about it anymore.  Allow me to introduce myself, I am Mrs. Periwinkle and I live on the far side of the town," said the lady.

That name sounded so familiar, but I just couldn't pinpoint it.

"Nice to meet you Mrs. Periwinkle, I'm Sheriff Brown, now tell us your theory," aid the officer.

She told us about how the town had caught the Pageovirus and about how the school was built upon the site.

"So you mean to say that you think that this place is haunted," the officer laughed.

"Yes, it could be your best lead now.  I heard that your ideas had run dry," said Mrs. Periwinkle.

"Well, that is insane, ghost haunting a school," he laughed, "Hilarious!"

Mrs. Periwinkle looked un-amused at his childish behavior and casually strolled off.  I decided to take off too, it was getting late and I had to get home.

"Excuse me," said a voice from behind me.

It was Mrs. Periwinkle.

"I didn't catch your name back there," she said.

"Oh I'm Kyla," I replied.

"Ok Kyla, you know that story I told you, well it's all true.  My grandmother lived through the tragedy," Mrs. Periwinkle whispered.

"Really," I _____

"My grandmother gave me the news paper that stated the incedent," said Mrs. Periwinkle, "Is your grandmother Janet Lewis?"

"Yeah, that's my Nana," I replied.

"I'm you grandma's friend.  I was at your grandma's 68th birthday,"she said happily.

"Oh yeah," I replied.

"Well, back to business.  I was wondering if you would like to, maybe investigate with me," she suggested.

I could not resist the adventure, but it was risk.

"Sure," I blurted out.

"Great I'll meet you at the school at 11:00 A.M.," she said, cheerfully.

I spent the whole night thinking about the school.  I just had to know the truth.

TO BE CONTINUED...

AHW

Hi I'm Kyla Lewis a 16 year old girl who lived in Springdale.  Springdale was known for its rich history.  Around the year 1900, 5000 citizens were killed by a small epidemic of Pageovirus D-98.  The Pageovirus caused its victims to think that they were animals.  To quarantine the infected, the Mayor ordered everyone infected to be locked up in the Springdale Jail.  Eventually, the jail was filled with Pageovirus victims.  5 years after the disease broke out, the Springdale Jail was burnt down by their loved ones (for no reason) and never spoken about again.  10 years later, a school was built a top the ruins.

On June 12, 2014, the citizens of Springdale, crowded around the "Cochester High".  Everyone in town was there, including me.  I as some people say, am a very curios girl. I always have to know what  was going on.  This was an event that I could not miss.  About 1 hour ago, a shrill shriek came from inside of the school.  A call was made by Mrs. Gaffney who heard the scream.  The police found out that everyone inside had gone insane.  When I got there the police were taking some students to the "Springdale Asylum for the Mentally Ill".  The students were twitching and saying things that didn't make sense.  I could not resist a moment like this, so I decided to get some info on the scene.

"So what exactly happened," I asked a nearby officer.

"Well, about an hour ago, all the people in the building went crazy.  The bad thing is, there are still some crazy people in the school.  Those people are the people who went really psycho," said the officer, "Even I'm scared to go inside."

"Really!  Have you found a cause," I asked.

"No, not yet.  Most of the times it's a disease of something of the sort, but we just got the lab results and doesn't give the smallest hint of that so.." his voice trailed off.

"So what do you think it is that cause this sudden out burst," I asked.

"Well, at this point we don't know.  We've tried everything possible, disease, poison and more.  I mean what else is there to try," he asked.

"How about, maybe..." I said getting cut off.

"This is sort of like the incident of 1900," said an old lady.

For some reason, she looked familiar.

"The what," said the officer.

"Oh I forgot that people don't talk about it anymore.  Allow me to introduce myself, I am Mrs. Periwinkle and I live on the far side of the town," said the lady.

That name sounded so familiar, but I just couldn't pinpoint it.

"Nice to meet you Mrs. Periwinkle, I'm Sheriff Brown, now tell us your theory," aid the officer.

She told us about how the town had caught the Pageovirus and about how the school was built upon the site.

"So you mean to say that you think that this place is haunted," the officer laughed.

"Yes, it could be your best lead now.  I heard that your ideas had run dry," said Mrs. Periwinkle.

"Well, that is insane, ghost haunting a school," he laughed, "Hilarious!"

Mrs. Periwinkle looked un-amused at his childish behavior and casually strolled off.  I decided to take off too, it was getting late and I had to get home.

"Excuse me," said a voice from behind me.

It was Mrs. Periwinkle.

"I didn't catch your name back there," she said.

"Oh I'm Kyla," I replied.

"Ok Kyla, you know that story I told you, well it's all true.  My grandmother lived through the tragedy," Mrs. Periwinkle whispered.

"Really," I _____

"My grandmother gave me the news paper that stated the incedent," said Mrs. Periwinkle, "Is your grandmother Janet Lewis?"

"Yeah, that's my Nana," I replied.

"I'm you grandma's friend.  I was at your grandma's 68th birthday,"she said happily.


TO be continued...

AHW

Kyla Lewis was a 16 year old girl who lived in Springdale.  Springdale was known for its rich history.  Around the year 1900, 5000 citizens were killed by a small epidemic of Pageovirus D-98.  The Pageovirus caused its victims to think that they were animals.  To quarantine the infected, the Mayor ordered everyone infected to be locked up in the Springdale Jail.  Eventually, the jail was filled with Pageovirus victims.  5 years after the disease broke out, the Springdale Jail was burnt down by the townspeople and never spoken about again.  10 years later, a school was built a top the ruins.

Exactly 100 years after the fire, the citizens of Springdale, crowded around the "Cochester High".  Everyone in town was there, including Kyla.  About 1 hour ago, a shrill shriek came from inside of the school.  A call was made by Mrs. Gaffney who heard the scream.  The police found out that everyone inside had gone insane.  When Kyla got there the police were taking the last group of people to the "Springdale Asylum for the Mentally Ill".

To be continued...

AHW

I'm about to go to a board meeting where they are honoring Project COPE.  I can't wait.  The last time I was at a board meeting was February 2014 for the Battle of the Books.  I'm so excited!

AHW

I can't wait to see which 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will make it onto the Suessical Cast.  Tomorrow, my sister is going to audition for a Citizen of Whoville.  I can't wait to see who will make it onto the cast.

Published Piece

Wasps

It was a bright day in Late September.  The world looked like a cluster of red, yellow and orange.  Wasps were buzzing.  Erika and I were playing in the leaves when the mailman came.  He dropped the mail off and moved onto Lauren's house.

"Race you to the mailbox," I challenged Erika, getting the mail is as important as good grades to her.

I bolted down the driveway.

"Hey no fair!  You're faster than me," Erika yelled.

"To bad," I replied.

"Then I get to bring in half of the mail," Erika exclaimed.

"Fine," I said, giving in.

I opened the mail box and got the mail out.  There's so much, I thought, looking at the pile of papers.  I  gave Erika half of the mail.  Suddenly, I felt a sharp, burning pain in my arm.  It felt as if someone lit a match and pressed it against my skin.  I whacked my arm with the newspaper and started running.  What in the world happened, I thought.  That's when Erika made a stupid move.   She ran back to the mailbox to close it.  I looked back just in time to see her run screaming.  There were around 30 wasps chasing her.  Really Erika, really, was all that was going on in my mind. Erika ran inside just as the wasps stopped chasing her.  I ran in behind her.  She got 2 wasps stings.  We had to get rid of the wasps, but how!  Let’s throw a broom at it, I thought.  I took my aim and threw it.  I must’ve not been looking, because my broom landed in the bush!

"Ha, ha.  You didn't hit it," Erika laughed.

 

Like you can do any better, I thought.

"Why don't you try," I dared Erika.

"I bet I can hit it," Erika declared.

"Be my guest," I said handing her the broom as if it was poison.

Erika took the broom and took her aim.  She pulled it back and it slipped out of her hand and landed behind her.  I erupted in laughter.

"And you thought you could hit it," I laughed.

I laughed so hard, it looked like I was having a spaz attack.  After a lot of laughing, we decided to try something else.  Erika decided to run up to the mailbox and start whacking it with a broom.  That wasn't successful.  She almost got another sting.  Then I thought of the best idea.  We needed to use teamwork.  I got a can of bee repellent and sprayed it at the nest, just as Erika started whacking the mailbox with the broom.  It worked.  The hive fell to the ground.

 

"I hope there are no more wasps," said Erika, saying wasps as if it tasted bitter in her mouth.

 

After that day, I knew teamwork was crucial in bad situation.  Without teamwork nothing could ever be accomplished.  As an individual, we can't do much.  But as a group, is there anything not within reach?.

AHW

Top 10s

Colors
1. Lime
2. Aqua
2. Turquoise
4. Cyan
5. Lime Green
6. Gold
7. Navy
8. Fuchsia
9. Deep Pink
10. Aquamarine

Candies
1. Aero Chocolate
2. Godiva Chocolate
3. Dove Chocolate
4. York
5. Twix
6. Milky Way
7. Hershy's Cookies and Creme
8. 3 Musketeers
9. Mounds
10. Dots

Fruits
1. Dates
2. Cactus Fruit
3. Pomagrate
4. Figs
5. Mango
6. Pomelo (White)
7. Dragon Fruit
8. Honey Dew
9. Pineapple
10. Star Fruit

Foods
1. Organic Chicken Soup (w/ chicken)
2. Cod with Lemon and a Little bit of Soy Sauce
3. Sushi
4. Tomato Egg Drop Soup
5. Japanese Noodles
6. Pho (Vietnamese)
7. BimBimBap (Korean)
8. Chicken Rice Wrap
9. Seafood Pajeon (Korean)
10. Fajitas

Sports (To Do or Watch)
1. Figure Skating ;D
2. Gymnastics
3. Diving
4. Table Tennis
5. Bobsleigh
6. Synchronized Swimming
7. Speed Skating
8. Short Track Speed Skating
9. Ski Jumping
10. Biathlon

Athletes
1. Meryl Davis (USA) (Figure Skating)
2. Maia Shibutani (USA) (Figure Skating)
3. Alex Shibutani (USA) (Figure Skating)
4. Charlie White (USA) (Figure Skating)
5. Yulia Lipnitskaia (Russia) (Figure Skating)
6. Yuna Kim (South Korea) (Figure Skating)
7. Mao Asada (Japan) (Figure Skating)
8. Qing Pang (China) (Figure Skating)
9. Jian Tong (China) (Figure Skating)
10. Tessa Virtue (Canada) (Figure Skating)

Animals
1. Polar Bear
2. Seal/Sea Lions
3. Penguin
4. Panda
5. Panther
6. Leopard
7. Jaguar
8. Scarlet Macaw
9. Chinchilla
10. Peacock

Shoes (Top 5)
1. Converse
2. UGG
3. Nike
4. Sketchers
5. Falls Creek (Flats)

Instruments
1. Piano
2. Cello
3. Harp
4. Erhu
5. Flute
6. Guzheng
7. Yangqin
8. Clarinet
9. Sleigh bells
10. Wind Chime

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My Favorite Books:

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. The Unwanteds Island of Silence 4
3. Divergent
4. To Kill a Mocking Bird
5. Wonder
6. Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH
7. Poison Study
8.  November Blues
9. The Book Theif
10. The Unwanteds 1

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Top 10s

Colors
1. Lime
2. Aqua
2. Turquoise
4. Cyan
5. Lime Green
6. Gold
7. Navy
8. Fuchsia
9. Deep Pink
10. Aquamarine

Candies
1. Aero Chocolate
2. Godiva Chocolate
3. Dove Chocolate
4. York
5. Twix
6. Milky Way
7. Hershy's Cookies and Creme
8. 3 Musketeers
9. Mounds
10. Dots

Fruits
1. Dates
2. Cactus Fruit
3. Pomagrate
4. Figs
5. Mango
6. Pomelo (White)
7. Dragon Fruit
8. Honey Dew
9. Pineapple
10. Star Fruit

Foods
1. Organic Chicken Soup (w/ chicken)
2. Cod with Lemon and a Little bit of Soy Sauce
3. Sushi
4. Tomato Egg Drop Soup
5. Japanese Noodles
6. Pho (Vietnamese)
7. BimBimBap (Korean)
8. Chicken Rice Wrap
9. Seafood Pajeon (Korean)
10. Fajitas

Sports (To Do or Watch)
1. Figure Skating ;D
2. Gymnastics
3. Diving
4. Table Tennis
5. Bobsleigh
6. Synchronized Swimming
7. Speed Skating
8. Short Track Speed Skating
9. Ski Jumping
10. Biathlon

Athletes
1. Meryl Davis (USA) (Figure Skating)
2. Maia Shibutani (USA) (Figure Skating)
3. Alex Shibutani (USA) (Figure Skating)
4. Charlie White (USA) (Figure Skating)
5. Yulia Lipnitskaia (Russia) (Figure Skating)
6. Yuna Kim (South Korea) (Figure Skating)
7. Mao Asada (Japan) (Figure Skating)
8. Qing Pang (China) (Figure Skating)
9. Jian Tong (China) (Figure Skating)
10. Tessa Virtue (Canada) (Figure Skating)

Animals
1. Polar Bear
2. Seal/Sea Lions
3. Penguin
4. Panda
5. Panther
6. Leopard
7. Jaguar
8. Scarlet Macaw
9. Chinchilla
10. Peacock

Shoes (Top 5)
1. Converse
2. UGG
3. Nike
4. Sketchers
5. Falls Creek (Flats)

AHW

Top 10s

Colors
1. Lime
2. Aqua
2. Turquoise
4. Cyan
5. Lime Green
6. Gold
7. Navy
8. Fuchsia
9. Deep Pink
10. Aquamarine

Fruits
1. Dates
2. Cactus Fruit
3. Pomagrate
4. Figs
5. Mango
6. Pomelo (White)
7. Dragon Fruit
8. Honey Dew
9. Pineapple
10. Star Fruit

Foods
1. Organic Chicken Soup (w/ chicken)
2. Cod with Lemon and a Little bit of Soy Sauce
3. Sushi
4. Tomato Egg Drop Soup
5. Japanese Noodles
6. Pho (Vietnamese)
7. BimBimBap (Korean)
8. Chicken Rice Wrap
9. Seafood Pajeon (Korean)
10. Antipasto Salad

Sports (To Do or Watch)
1. Figure Skating ;D
2. Gymnastics
3. Diving
4. Table Tennis
5. Bobsleigh
6. Synchronized Swimming
7. Speed Skating
8. Short Track Speed Skating
9. Ski Jumping
10. Biathalon

Athletes
1. Meryl Davis (USA)
2. Maia Shibutani (USA)
3. Alex Shibutani (USA)
4. Charlie White (USA)
5. Yulia Lipnitskaia (Russia)
6. Yuna Kim (South Korea)
7. Mao Asada (Japan)
8. Qing Pang (China)
9. Jian Tong (China)
10. Tessa Virtue (Canada)

To be continued...

AHW

Birthday Lights Out!

I looked out the bay view widow at the gloomy panorama.  It was June 28th 2013.  You might ask what was so special about June 28th 2003.  Well first of all, it was my my birthday.  Second of all, it marked the day I turned double digits.  About 10 years before this date, I was born.   Now back to the story.  I was looking out the window at the flooded streets.  The sky was overcast and a thunder storm had just  blown in.  I glanced at the road hoping to see a sign of the people I invited to my birthday party.  About 30 minutes later, everyone was here.  We were in the dining room, just finishing up duct tape bags.  We still had 1 hour until we were going to bowling.

"WHat are we going to do," I asked.

"Let's play this game when you have to creep the person sitting nest to you," said Mia (Lewis).

Well, we played this game for about 5 minutes.  Then there was a loud roar of thunder.  All of Erika's friends and I went screaming.  I don't know why I did it, but it was fun.  But just a second later, the lights went out.  Mia started screaming and crying.

"Why are you crying," asked Megan.

Mia didn't reply.  She just kept crying and crying.  After a few minutes Mia stopped.

"I'm scared," she said.

"Power outages are no big deal," I said.

"Yeah but it was scary," Mia replied.

Mia had small puffy bags under her eye lids from crying.  To be continued...

Wasps

It was a bright day in Late September.  The world looked like a cluster of red, yellow and orange.  Wasps were buzzing.  Erika and I were playing in the leaves when the mailman came.  He dropped the mail off and moved onto Lauren's house.

"Race you to the mailbox," I challenged Erika, getting the mail is as important as good grades to her.

I bolted down the driveway.

"Hey no fair!  You're faster than me," Erika yelled.

"To bad," I replied.

"Then I get to bring in half of the mail," Erika exclaimed.

"Fine," I said, giving in.

I opened the mail box and got the mail out.  There's so much, I thought, looking at the pile of papers.  I  gave Erika half of the mail.  Suddenly, I felt a sharp, burning pain in my arm.  It felt as if someone lit a match and pressed it against my skin.  I whacked my arm with the newspaper and started running.  What in the world happened, I thought.  That's when Erika made a stupid move.   She ran back to the mailbox to close it.  I looked back just in time to see her run screaming.  There were around 30 wasps chasing her.  Really Erika, really, was all that was going on in my mind. Erika ran inside just as the wasps stopped chasing her.  I ran in behind her.  She got 2 wasps stings.  We had to get rid of the wasps, but how!  Let’s throw a broom at it, I thought.  I took my aim and threw it.  I must’ve not been looking, because my broom landed in the bush!

"Ha, ha.  You didn't hit it," Erika laughed.

 

Like you can do any better, I thought.

"Why don't you try," I dared Erika.

"I bet I can hit it," Erika declared.

"Be my guest," I said handing her the broom as if it was poison.

Erika took the broom and took her aim.  She pulled it back and it slipped out of her hand and landed behind her.  I erupted in laughter.

"And you thought you could hit it," I laughed.

I laughed so hard, it looked like I was having a spaz attack.  After a lot of laughing, we decided to try something else.  Erika decided to run up to the mailbox and start whacking it with a broom.  That wasn't successful.  She almost got another sting.  Then I thought of the best idea.  We needed to use teamwork.  I got a can of bee repellent and sprayed it at the nest, just as Erika started whacking the mailbox with the broom.  It worked.  The hive fell to the ground.

 

"I hope there are no more wasps," said Erika, saying wasps as if it tasted bitter in her mouth.

 

After that day, I knew teamwork was crucial in bad situation.  Without teamwork nothing could ever be accomplished.  As an individual, we can't do much.  But as a group, is there anything is within reach.

AHW

Forensics

I ❤️ Forensics.  You might ask, What is Forensics.  Well, Forensics is the art of public speaking.  There are 3 catagories.  There's Interp, Public Adress and Improptu.  Interp, which is my area of expertise is interpretation.  There are many events in Interp, but my favorite to watch is Multiple.  It is when a group of 5-8 kids perform a play or movie.  In Public Adress, you usually write a speech about somthing, or you say a speech written by someone else.  My favorite Public Adress event goes to... SALES!  Sales is when you say a speech that you wrote that is advertizing a product.  Last but not least, is Impromtu.  You are given a topic at the competition and you have a certian amount of time to write a speech about the topic.  I don't really know that much about Impromptu, it defenatly is not my forte.  I am part of the BCS Forensics Team.  It's really fun and I think everyone should do it.  This semester, I'm doing Storytelling.  Storytelling is an Interp Event.  Chrysanthemum is the piece that I'm performing.  Last year, I got 2nd place at States.  I really want to get 1st this year!  🎬

AHW

It was 5:54 A.M. and I was sitting on the charter bus to Washington DC.  Everyone around me seemed so tired, but my clique (Ania, Shin Be, Jordyn, Aria and Megan) was wide awake.  The bus took off not much later.  We set off on our journey from Michigan to Washington DC.  It was about 20 minutes later when I got bored.

"Are we going to watch a movie," I asked Mr. Morowski.

"I'm going to put one in right now," he said, holding up a disk.

In a few minutes, we were watching Cheaper By the Dozen 2.  It was a really good movie.  It was about a  family that had 12 kids (ages ranging from adulthood to, (I think) 5) They are having this mini competition against a rich family called the Murtaughs.  After the movie, we went to a resp stop.  We were a little past Sandusky, Ohio.  I've been to Ohio a lot and know that their rest stops are really fancy.  I also know that they have Starbucks.  I knew everyone would want to go there, so I sped into the rest stop and got to Starbucks first.

Ohio Rest Stop

I got a Vanilla Bean Frappaccino!  After I ordered, the shop was crowded with 20 kids.  After our 20 minutes off the bus, everyone was back on and ready to keep going.  4 hour later, we stopped at another rest stop in Pennsylvania for Lunch.  There were so many choices!  I knew I was running out of time, so I went to Popeye.  It was really good.  I loved it.  Especially, because chicken is my favorite meat!  After lunch, we got back onto the bus and continued our journey.  We drove 5 more hours when we made it to Washington DC.  We got there a head of schedule, so we were able to do some sight seeing..  The first place we saw, was the Arlington Cemetery.  There were lines and lines of gravestones.  We weren't actually there, but we could see it.  It made me feel sad to think about all those people that died in the war.  After 30 minutes of sight seeing we got back onto the bus and went to Pentagon City Mall for dinner and shopping.  When we got there, we divided into our groups.  I was in Mrs. Aquino's group with Teresa and Megan.  We also hung out with Mrs. Roberts and Jordyn.  Our group decided that we would try not to buy much so we could save our money.  Our first stop was Claire's.  The first thing we did, was ask for used gift cards to make jewelry with.  Unfortunatly, they didn't have any.  After going to Claire's, we went to Foot Locker.  The walls were covered in shoes, but the only kinds that I liked were Converse.

AHW

It was 5:54 A.M. and I was sitting on the charter bus to Washington DC.  Everyone around me seemed so tired, but my clique (Ania, Shin Be, Jordyn, Aria and Megan) was wide awake.  The bus took off not much later.  We set off on our journey from Michigan to Washington DC.  It was about 20 minutes later when I got bored.

"Are we going to watch a movie," I asked Mr. Morowski.

"I'm going to put one in right now," he said, holding up a disk.

In a few minutes, we were watching Cheaper By the Dozen 2.  It was a really good movie.  It was about a  family that had 12 kids (ages ranging from adulthood to, (I think) 5) They are having this mini competition against a rich family called the Murtaughs.  After the movie, we went to a resp stop.  We were a little past Sandusky, Ohio.  I've been to Ohio a lot and know that their rest stops are really fancy.  I also know that they have Starbucks.  I knew everyone would want to go there, so I sped into the rest stop and got to Starbucks first.
I got a Vanilla Bean Frappaccino!  After I ordered, the shop was crowded with 20 kids.  After our 20 minutes off the bus, everyone was back on and ready to keep going.  2 hour later, we stopped at another rest stop in Pennsylvania for Lunch.  There were so many choices!  I knew I was running out of time, so I went to Popeye.  It was really good.  I loved it.  Especially, because chicken is my favorite meat!

AHW

It was 5:54 A.M. and I was sitting on the charter bus to Washington DC.  Everyone around me seemed so tired, but my clique (Ania, Shin Be, Jordyn, Aria and Megan) was wide awake.  The bus took off not much later.  We set off on our journey from Michigan to Washington DC.  It was about 20 minutes later when I got bored.

"Are we going to watch a movie," I asked Mr. Morowski.

"I'm going to put one in right now," he said, holding up a disk.

In a few minutes, we were watching Cheaper By the Dozen 2.  It was a really good movie.  It was about a  family that had 12 kids (ages ranging from adulthood to, (I think) 5) They are having this mini competition against a rich family called the Murtaughs.  To be continued...

AHW

When we got to DC we went to this memorial for all the soldiers that died.

 This is the White House

 These statues are looking at the walls that have the names of the men who died or were lost in the Vietnam war.

 This is the statue by the wall with the name of the women who died or were lost in the Vietnam war.

 This is the Washington Monument

 This is the Lincoln Memorial

 This is the memorial for the Korean War

 This is an elephant in the Smithsonian of Natural History

 These are animals at the Smithsonian of natural history

This cave painting was at the Smithsonian of Natural History. (also in our history alive textbook)

 This skull is from Zambia