Talk about deadline. Most of the groups are getting last minute preparations and price checks done for the carnival in their work groups. Almost every person has a laptop and is hard at work. Whether it’s dong research, checking prices, or sending emails, every group is doing some sort of work. The task groups are hard at work too, making decorations and organizing for this special event. Invitations are being made for special guests, and ambiance & décor is being prepared to give the carnival that dark, edgy feel. All in all, it’s a major work day today.
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Work still needs to be done and we are getting closer to the due date. As a matter of fact, a new date has been resigned to February 23rd. We have worked on all three booths and talked about the things we need to bring. Some of the groups are far done with booth three, however, others are on booth one and two.
We got into our task groups, and most of them are working very hard. The Art group is making the main entrance sign for the carnival, Ambiance is finding carnival music and making decorations for the great hall, and the Roadies are helping out several groups. A very productive day, indeed. After a couple months, Mike found that her name was Heather Reynolds. Each day, he
had passed her house on Yahoo Lane, building up such a wonderful and yet so thrilling feeling of love and so many other emotions. All of which, were among the creepiest of intentions, and the subconscious thought of wanting to see her in ways he had never thought of before. He wanted to be inside her house, hiding in her closet as he watches her change into her her outfit for the day. However, nobody could ever find out of that; Heather especially. Mike was subconsciously beginning to stalk Heather Reynolds, the woman of Yahoo Lane. The thoughts continued for six days before he decided to “get to know her.” Placing some bills in her mailbox had created such an idea. However, he didn't intend on meeting her personally. All he needed to do was wait until dusk, and make his move. By nine thirty, it had been dark for at least a half hour. So, he slipped on his black hooded sweatshirt, got into his personal car—a navy blue, 2013 Tesla—and drove to 88th. When Mike got to Yahoo Lane, he turned off his headlights, and drove slowly down Heather’s side of the street. He parked between the driveways of houses 8803 and 8804—purposely doing so to not be seen too close to her house. As he passed house number 8807, he put on his hood and continued quietly. He quickly opened her mail box and found the bills still inside. Just as he closed it, he saw a pair headlights coming down the street. Mike hopped over her fence and into her front yard, and hid behind a red leafed bush. The car passed and he furtively opened the envelope entitled HEATHER REYNOLDS: CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. Inside there was a credit card with her name on it and her credit card number. Also inside the envelope, was a neatly folded piece of paper which read: PLEASE VERIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. NAME: HEATHER REYNOLDS; D.O.B.: MARCH 28, 1990; PHONE NUMBER: (425) 555-0178; AGE: 23; ADDRESS: 8808 NW YAHOO LANE, EDMONDS, WA 98026; (THIS PROVES YOU ARE THE CORRECT PERSON); X_____________________ Mike opened the envelope, and took the paper and card out. He grabbed his phone, and snapped a picture of the credit card, paper, and her license plate. The flash would have been noticed if someone had been outside, but thankfully there wasn't. Mike then realized he had forgotten to bring glue or tape to reseal the envelopes. “What an idiot!” he told himself. So he just replaced the stuff back into the envelope, closed it, and rubbed the crease hard enough that hopefully it would stick until she opened it. He wasn't sure it would hold. Mike could hear another car coming up 88th, so he bolted to his car, and drove off. “What’s a Drill Team?” Those were the words that spilled out of my mouth when Edmonds-Woodway Cheer Coach Brianne Sturm talked to me about trying out for the school’s dance team. I believe in second chances – I do. All my life, I thought that Cheer was the sport for me. Sure, I tried out for CPM’s Volleyball team; but it did not work out. I also tried doing Track, but it also did not work out. Cheer is in my family’s blood. My mom was a cheerleader. My sister was a cheerleader. Heck, my grandmother was probably a cheerleader too! I was ready to be finally one of them, and make them proud. But I guess my blood is just different. It took several nights full of crying myself to sleep to realize that I’m not made for Cheer. Prior to the due date of the forms for EWHS Drill’s second tryouts, I almost bailed out. If it wasn't for my persistent friend that happened to be named Kelsey, I wouldn't be part of the Edmonds-Woodway Dance and Drill Team.
Edmonds-Woodway 2014 – 2015 Dance girls are known for their non-stop effort to succeed. For us, success is not always getting first place on competitions. It’s about beating ourselves. Our Coach, Deb Johnson, always tries to remind us that our real competitor is ourselves, and that to be able to succeed, you need to beat your own goals. We proved that we are up for any challenge that Dance put us through during our first competition at Lake Washington High School. With a majority of new comers, scoring 209 points, placing 3rd place on Pom, and qualifying for districts was truly a blessing for me. On that day, I realized that I have 29 sisters, and 3 moms that supports me. On our second competition at Interlake High School, Edmonds-Woodway Drill placed 3rd out of 12 teams in Pom category, by scoring 23 points higher than our previous score. On that day, I realized I still have 29 sisters, and 3 moms that not only supports me, but loves me. Now on January 17th 2015, our very own Edmonds-Woodway Drill Team is hosting a competition from 1-5 pm for $7.00 in the Gym. We are more than excited to perform our military routine for the very first time. I promise you that it will be a day to remember, and we hope to see everyone there supporting us. In English today we went to the library and split into our six work groups to work on the finishing touches of the booths we have created – or are working on creating. The groups have finished booths one and two for the most part and are typing or organizing their plans for them, while gathering information to finish up their third booths. Most of the groups are making interesting plans and layouts for games and activities for the carnival, while the task groups continue to work on their assignments. The logistics group is working up an invitation list, and should be done with that within the week to come, while the art group has come close to a decision on an invitation – they have yet to decide. The ambiance group has yet to disclose their choices for stages 2-3 of the carnival color schemes, but I believe they are nearing a decision and the class should know it within the week as well. The blog group is keeping in touch with the other groups, keeping tabs on the class’s progress and documenting it for organization purposes; while the class as a whole works together to pull off an awesome carnival.
In other news, the date has been decided for the carnival, and it will be taking place on February the 3rd at Edmonds Woodway, the exact start and ending time has yet to be decided. Today we had a substitute teacher for class. So basically, we spent the whole day working. Definitely not much to report as it was mostly a normal day. Most groups spent the period doing research on the first booth, and some moved on to the second booth.
Group Reports: Group 1: “On Tuesday we came up with the ideas for all 3 booths.” Group 2: “Just working on random tasks. Most of us were coming up with ideas for the booths.” Group 3: “Finished our first booth, almost finished our second.” Group 4: “We worked a lot on booth #1. We brainstormed and almost completed it.” Group 5: “We completed our booth #1 and #2. We’re currently contacting places to donate bottles.” Group 6: We did some research to find ideas for booths, and collected some data.” Overall, the day was very productive for all groups. Today we worked in our work groups. We were working on booth one and also started discussing what we wanted to do for our second booth. Although we were supposed to be done with booth one and have started on booth two, not every group, including my own, had not finished their first booth.
We were a bit behind on our schedule, but not too far, and we should be able to catch up on Tuesday next week. Richard Sherman posted this extremely important message on his blog yesterday:
My foundation, Blanket Coverage, is near and dear to my heart. Our cause is focused on the students but great teachers are the backbone to their success. Great teachers impact, drive and never give up on their students, even if the student loses his or her way. I want current students reading this to nominate a teacher that has changed your life for the better, I know there are plenty out there. Our goal is to not let these amazing teachers go unnoticed. Without them, where would we be today? Nominate that teacher in the form below. I am picking a story that best represents the causes Blanket Coverage stands for and sending that teacher to Saturday's playoff game. This is just a small way of saying thank you to those teachers that truly care about teaching and guiding our youth. I look forward to hearing these stories and I know I will be inspired. #SEABELIEVE Nominate here! The days are cold and rainy. Sunlight shines but does not heat up anything, the radiation is just for light. That only means one thing: Wrestling season! The atmosphere is intense at any duel. The intensity heats up as we step into a tournament. We walk in with our heads up ready for a challenge, any challenge. Giving up is not a phrase we have learned, the definition and action are nowhere to be found. With defeat comes experience and learning, a crowd may see disappointment but it is room for improvement. Every wrestler requires headgear, a singlet, shoes, and a mouth guard if braces are present. Knee pads are optional for use.
Wrestling is an individual sport as well as a team sport. Each individual wrestles for themselves to improve and win, but they also earn points for winning (in Varsity matches). One player cannot win the meet (match) for us. In other sports, if there is a super-star, it is possible to win even against strong teams. For individuals, taking a person down and staying in control awards two points. The person being controlled must escape, if they do get away within the time, they earn one point. They are back to neutral position (both standing). Instead of escaping, let’s say the person on bottom gets control with a reversal, which awards two points. Near fall points are awarded when one is close to being pinned but stays. If that near fall lasts for two seconds, two points are earned. Five points can be received when a near fall lasts five seconds. Penalties are also common in wrestling. A full nelson is when one person uses two hands to control an opponent’s head, it is an illegal hold and will be called to give the opponent one point. Other violations include but are not limited to stalling, grabbing clothing, headgear, or the mat, locking hands with both knees on the ground, and being unprepared while arriving at the mat. These all award one point to the opponent. Sportsmanship is also very important in wrestling like every other sport. Unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct will end up in points or in bad cases, disqualification. Team points are received by winning each match. Losing does not do anything but award the opposing team. A pin, disqualification, or forfeit earn a team six points. A forfeit is when the opposing team either has no one to wrestle or the person is injured and/or does not want to wrestle. A tech (technical fall) earns five points; this is when one has 15 points above the opponent and is an instantaneous win. Winning by eight to fourteen points awards four team points, and winning by seven or less points awards three team points. Now that we’re done with introducing rules and everything, the Edmonds Woodway team had their first match on Thursday, December 4, 2014. It was a dual meet and we defeated Marysville-Getchell 63-6 and Marysville-Pilchuck 51-21. Next, there was another dual meet where we wrestled Stanwood on Tuesday, December 9, winning 48-31 and Oak Harbor, defeating them 51-30. A week later was our first home meet (another dual meet) against Everett and Arlington. Everett beat us 47-25 and we won against Arlington 36-33. Last week, on Wednesday, January 7, 2014, we defeated Mountlake Terrace 52-22 and the day after beat Shorecrest 70-3. We have four more meets this season before post season starts. We face Shorewood on Tuesday, January 13 at Shorewood High and Glacier Peak on Friday, January 16 at home (Edmonds Woodway). The week after, we are set against Meadowdale on Thursday, January 22 at Meadowdale High and then Lynnwood on Thursday, January 29 at home. Today we broke up into six groups; each given the task of running different carnival booths and auxiliary projects for the carnival, and researched our topics. Later our Logistics task group got approval for the carnival from Ms. Mickelson, and the Roadies task group laid out a floor plan for the event in the Great Hall. Additionally, the Ambiance task group began to find color schemes for different stages of the carnival. The class also started looking at ideas for the date that the carnival will take place, and decided that by the end of this month would be ideal – seeing as this month is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
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