Pep assemblies

Pep assemblies are what every student’s looks forward to attending. The whole school is smashed into the hot sweaty gym and the spirit comes out.  You get a brief overview of the previous season and celebrate all the accomplishments that have been made.  A slideshow rolls through pictures of action shots of all the athletes, and with each picture comes a small cheer when your friends come onto the screen. 

The first cheer starts and every class goes crazy with excitement. The look of despise to the other classes and the feeling that we will bring home the spirit stick is the ultimate goal is within the crowd. Once all the cheerleaders and dance team has performed the captains games commence. This is where two people from each of the fall sports comes down to the main floor and performs a ridiculous stunt. This year they had to roll a small coconut up their bodies to their necks. Since they didn’t have enough coconuts, thanks to the marching band bringing down captains for the first time ever, the football captains got to use and actual football.  This game them an unfair advantage because it was much bigger than a coconut. Regardless it was very amusing to see everything awkwardly try to achieve the task.

Next, the challenges against each grade starts. There is a small stool for each grade to have an elected person for the job stand on that is placed in the middle of the floor. The administration then names different things that people can come down for. An example was, the tallest and shortest person from each grade comes down and whoever had the biggest height difference won.  There are about 8 different competition ideas that they throw out there and after each one they teachers on the floor decide who did it best. Then the grade who won gets a point, at the end they are counted up and the grade with the most points win the spirit stick.

In years past the grade below the current seniors have miraculously won a spirit stick, which is very unusual because it is somewhat rigged where the seniors always win. After they won for the first time their freshman year it was dead silence in the hallways, you could feel the hatred that was brought about them winning. This year my class finally pulled through with our first win and we took the court and cheered.

Pep assemblies bring the school together for some fun, and give us something to look forward to and give us a break from class. They introduce the sports for the upcoming season and let others know when the games are so there is a nice big student section.  It is something that is much needed and kicks the school year off right! (470)

Who am I?

Who am I? Is this not a question that we answer every year for each of our teachers? It simply is just something they like to give out on the first day of school because it’s easy. Do you think they ever actually read them?  If they did don’t you think they would question some of your answers or talk to you about it? These are all the thoughts that come to my head when I receive one of those sheets as homework. But the real question is do we really know who we are? We know ourselves better than anyone else, but have you discovered yourself yet and who you want to be in this world. Our likes and dislikes attribute to who we are but don’t always justify us. At this time in our lives we are testing the waters with many things and molding ourselves into what society thinks we should be.

                I would like to think that I have already “found myself” yet other people still like to think they know my life better than they know their own.  This past year has been an eye opener to me with multiple situations.  I am not perfect nor do I think that I am trying to reach perfection. I have issues just like the rest of us, but in some cases they are a bit more extreme. My main issue deals with wanting someone to love.  In this past year I have been molded and tossed around with my emotions. One of my best friends has been with me through it all and has helped me the most on trying to become a better person. It’s tough to hear, “You are acting like a spoiled bitch.” But at least someone told me and wants me to get out of that bad habit. I’m lucky to have special people around me who are looking out for my best interest.  This doesn’t come as a surprise to me at times though as sometimes I have an unfiltered mouth. It gets me in trouble and I don’t realize it until after it has happened.

                If you are looking for the generic who are you type answers here is a brief summary. I have played volleyball since the 5^th grade and absolutely love the sport. Kennedy volleyball has been one of the best experiences throughout high school. My freshman year I got moved up to the sophomore team with two of my friends. Coming in as a freshman already having 20 sophomore friends was a nice cushion. Last year was my first year on varsity with the same group of girls that started me off my first year of volleyball. I knew that I wasn’t going to get to play since we had such a stacked team of college level players, but the experience was like no other. My friend and I who got pulled up together made it a party on the bench; always found a way to lighten up the mood. This is my senior year and I’m fighting for everything. The season has started off shaky but we will pull through.

                I also played softball, but decided to quit this year to go make some money for college. I now work at Lava as a hostess and at Dairy Queen. I enjoy both of my jobs, except when I have to work on nights where I have a lot of homework. I enjoy school when it doesn’t stress me out to the max. I am taking some challenging courses and am even enrolled at Coe College. I am looking forward to my senior year and am not leaving with any regrets behind.

                My blog is going to be about my unfiltered thoughts on different situations. I like to say what other people are thinking. Most are too scared to open their mouths and do something about it. Not me J(653)