My favorite hoilday

My favorite hoilday is Christmas. I like Christmas because it is a hoilday that really has a meaning behind it. It is a hoilday for giving instead of recieving.  I buy 2 to 3 presents for my family around the hoildays. I get my sister the same thing every year-lotion from Bath and Body.  I get my mom either lotion, shower gel, or a cute purse. My dad is the hardest family member to buy for. My dad likes tennis, so I would always buy him something tennis related.  Last year, I bought him a tennis ornament. My cousin the easiest member of my family to buy for.  We always get her a candle or a fuzzy throw blanket. Another eason why I like Christmas is decorating the Christmas tree.  My favorite part of that is putting on the ornaments.  My dad strings on the lights. I like how the tree lights up my dark living room.  Some Decemeber nights, I watch Christmas specials with my family.  Rudolph is a favorite along with  Charlie Brown.  I also like making cookies with my family. As you can see, Christmas is my favorite holiday.

Turtles

For my choice blog, I am going to write about one of my favorite animals- the turtle. Turtles are one of the best animals all around. They have such a nice shell. There are many different patterns on a turtle's shell. But the most common is a circular pattern. Turtles are also one of the best all around because there are two different types- land and sea. The land turtles are called tortises. They are the biggest type of turtle in the world. The biggest one of these are the Galapagos Tortise. They live on the Galapagos Islands. Then there are the regular turtle who also live on land.  One of the sea turtles are the loggerhead turtle. They live in the Gulf of Mexico and they depend on the Florida beaches as thier home.  Florida is also home to the the most endangered animal in the world-the Kemp's turtle. The green sea turtle also lives in Flordia as well as Australia. This turtle is also endangered. Each of these turtles are under the threat of extinction.  The other reason why I like turtles is because the baby turtles are so cute! Turtles are one of my favorite animals.

Mrs. Bibler

Mrs. Bibler goes way back to Intermediate School. She was my speech teacher from 3rd grade to 5th grade.  She helped me really understand vowels and constanats. I was  language impaired when I was younger because I often talked funny.  I confused c's with k's and m's with n's.  I never gave up when I was confused. I tried and tried even when the word sounded terribly wrong.   Mrs. Bibler knew I was trying, and I had to give her credit for that.  Mrs. Bibler and I often played fun speech games to help me. They helped me a lot.  I learned the word a lot faster than I did sounding it out.  then of course, we played games for fun. My favorite game was when we played with foam pizza trucks. The trucks went around the board until they stopped at one of the buildings around the board.  That was fun. When I left the Intermediate School, I was sad to leave Mrs.Bibler behind. But I will always keep her in my mind.  she was the person that inspired me in a postive way.

After Alden

After I graduate from Alden High School, I'd like to go to college.  There are some colleges I have in mind. I would like to go to UB, Medaille, or Buffalo State.  If it's possible, I would like to go to ECC for my first two years of college. This will help me on the college drift. Then, I would head off to Buffalo State for higher education. Of course, I would have to get a job. When I'm done with college, I would start off as a teacher's aide in an elementary school. I love kids, so I will enjoy working in this enviroment. I voulenteered at Vacation Bible School over the summer, and working with kids was what I really wanted to do. I knew somone named Mark Goddard, who works kids who have behavioral problems.  That would challenge me in  a way, but it is not my thing. Younger kids are perfectly fine. Elementary school kids are my favorite kids to work with because they are so much fun. And those are the kids that will still want to play with you. Eventually, I will get a job as a speech therapist.  When I get that job, I would like to move out of Alden. I know I know. Alden is boring after a while. So I'd like to go to someplace new. I would like to move to Virgina, North Carolina, or South Carolina. That will be an adventure for me.  I would like to live in a house with a pool and a hot tub. Once I leave, Alden will be very far away from my mind.

Favorite Class

Junior year is still young.  But I already have a favorite class.  My favorite class so far is English. I like having English 1st block because it is a nice way to start the day. Mr. Currin and Mrs. Gramza are hilarious.  They are the funniest teachers I ever had.  One day, Mrs. Gramza had us take a quiz and watch Bozo the clown. Bozo creeped me out, but Mrs. Gramza  rubbed it in our faces.  Then there's the Pledge of Allegiance.  When the National Anthem is over, Mr. Currin selects a pledge leader.   He usually says "Wes La Bar." or "Liz Russell." We would read very interesting short stories, and  they were always more exciting than essays. During the introduction of Farenheight 451,  we were in groups. My group was Scott Aldinger and Alyssia Schutt. We had a great webpage. Mr.Currin asked how we would act if our class was a reality show. We would act very different. Domeic Brotz would sing and make a complete fool of himself. I would be absolutley crazy. this is why I like English.

It's Fresh at Subway

Subway is my favorite resturant in Alden. I always go to Subway with my family.  My mom always orders the same thing every time- a tuna sub. My dad orders the cheapest thing on the menu and the healthiest.
My sister orders a flatbread with ranch dressing. She adds onions and chicken onto her flatbread. Like my dad, I also get the healthiest thing on the menu. I order a salad. I put on really healthy things on my salad like olives and green peppers. I also order bananna peppers on my salad, because they are my guilty pleasure, and I just have to have them every time I go to Subway.  My family also orders two large drinks and two bags of chips. My mom asks for a side order of pickles for the table to share.  What I like about Subway is that there are healthy choices. I also like that the salad is always fresh and the fact it doesn't taste like leaves in water. Now that is gross!  I also like that that there is more variety. Like I said before, I order a salad.  My aunt has also gotten a pizza there. I asked my aunt why she would get a pizza instead of a sub. She said to me that she perfers pizza over subs. As you can see, Subway is my favorite resturant in Alden

Jamey Rodemeyer Suicide

When I found out about the death of fourteen-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, I was heartbroken.  I thought it was drastic how one can take thier own life due to bullying.  Jamey was bullied for more than a year because of gay slurs. I thought the article was rather powerful considering what had happened to Jamey.  I find that heartbreaking that people are bullied just because they are gay. People are just rude and horrible becasue they are bullying an innocent teenager. I never had any personal experince on this topic, but I do know being gay is not a bad thing.  It is hard for teenagers to express thier sexuality,especially high school students, and I can understand why Jamey was bullied.  He started getting bullied in middle school, and that is when we start finding out about who we really are as a person. Jamey already figured that out, and that's a good thing. I find that bullying is horrible, and it should be stopped at all causes. That is why I am glad that the goverment is taking action on bullying laws. When people take action, I am very happy that they do.  Bullying should be stopped at all causes.

Best Packed Lunch

The day I ususally bring lunch is Wednesday, and even then I make an effort to make a good lunch. I get up at 6:15 like I do on any other school day.  Then, I would go downstairs to make my lunch. I put my bread in the toaster, and then I get out the peanut butter and jelly. I lay the foil onto the the counter and wait for the bread to toast. When the toast is done, I put it on the foil. I spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. Then I spread the jelly on the other. I put the slices of bread together, and the jelly oozes out of the sides of the bread.  I wrap my peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the foil. I get some chips out of my pantry and place them in a bag. I sometimes bring a snack bar if I feel like it. I usually bring an apple caramel snack bar because it is the kind I like the best. I sometimes go healty and pack vegetables in my lunch.  But the best part of lunch is everybody's favorite- the dessert. I sometimes pack Jello. My favorite kinds of Jello are strawberry and lime. Lime is the very best because it actually tastes like lime. I sometimes also pack cookies. The kind of cookies I uaually pack are homeade chocolate chip cookies. My grandma and I bake these cookies together, and they are the best. This is the best packed lunch.