Hey Everybody!
How has everybody's week been? Mine has been uneventful, as always, but earlier, I remember something that is very eventful that I will being doing in June.
I am going to New York City!
In drama, every two years they offer to tae kids to New York CIty for sightseeing, plays, and just to say you went there pretty much. I am so exicted that I get to go this year. We are doing a ton of cool stuff there. We are there for three full days, and I can guarantee that they will be extremely busy!
We leave from school at 7:00 PM on June 4th and arrive in New York at 11:30 AM the next day. That is a fifteen hour drive! Once we get there, we participate in an acting workshop called "Stage Makeup." If any of you have been in drama before, you know all about the makeup that you wear on stage. If not, you have to wear very dark makeup on stage so you don't get washed out by all of the lights that will be on you. You look like a clown, but hey, you look good on stage and that's all that matters.
After that, we take a tour about the history of Broadway and Times Square over the last 100 years. Then, we get to eat supper at Hard Rock Cafe. I don't know about you, but I Love Hard Rock Cafe. last year when I went to Orlando, Florida for a band trip, I ate at the world's largest Hard Rock Cafe and it was amazing! After we eat, we get to go to a Broadway show!
To me, this is the most exciteing thing about our trip! ever since I was really little I have always wanted to go to Broadway and watch a play by professionals. Im not sure what play we are seeing, but I am sure it will be great.
After that, we check into our hotel in Seacaucus, New Jersey. I am also excited about this because I have never been to New Jersey before, so I guess this trip will be full of firsts for me! The next day, we wake up and do another acting class, called "Stage Combat." I am so excited for this class, because you get to look like you beat people up, even though you really don't. You need to be able to take your anger out on something, I guess. Then, we eat lunch at a sea port. We go to Greenwich VIllage and art galleries in South Hampton. We also get to shop and eat at Chinatown and Little Italy. We also get to see another Broadway show, "Memphis: A New Musical."The last day consisits of more classes, shopping, and tours of Central Park.
If you couldn't tell, I am So excited for this trip! I can't wait to take pictures and experience all the fun things New York City has to offer! This will be an experience of a life time, and I will always cherish the memories I will make there. That's pretty much it! See you next week!
Love,
Me <3
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Drama, Drama, and More Drama Here at PCHS
Hey Everyone!
This is now my second blog post for my Creative Writing class here at Paris Cooperative High School. I am starting to warm up to the idea of blogs, now that I am starting to like the writing aspects of it. Since the last time I have posted on here, there has been a lot going on here in this past week.
I don't know about you guys, but we have a lot of trouble with drugs here at my high school. This past week, there have been a couple people that are in my school's production of West Side Story that have tested positive for drugs during our school's routine random drug testing.
Now, I am not here to bash on these people and say mean things to them. People that are in drama with me are my family, almost just as much as my actual family is. I will never bask my family members. Obviously, I don't think it is right what they did, but I am their family, and I will support them through their recovery through this. They are smart enough to know that it effects our group as a whole. It kind of hurt me that they would do this. But hey, the past is the past.
Anyway, let's move on to cheer. Our varsity cheer squad is going to competition in Mahommet, Illinois net Saturday. I am not on the competition team, but I go to all of their practice and help them with anything that they need done. And if I can so myself, they are amazing. If you want to support our cheerleaders, please go to one of our competitions! You don't realize how much it means to us to have support from our school!
Nothing interesting at home this week really, but would like to talk about one thing; driving.I passed my driving test with the instructor this week, so I don't have to take my driving test to get my license. Whatever. Anyway, the thing I am looking forward to is getting a car! I have looked all over to find a car that I would like to have as my first car. I am kind of girly, so definitely not a truck or a SUV. If you know me and have any suggestions of what you could see me driving in, let me know. They would be greatly appreciated!
I get my license on May 13th, and I am so excited! I am so tired of having my parents driving me everywhere. It makes me feel so bad that my parents have to drive me everywhere and wasting their time driving me all over town for all of my activities. I also have to admit, I am also terrified. These two years that I have been in high school, two of my fellow classmates have died becuase of car crashes. It is a scary thing to think about. I have to do it eventually, so I guess I have to trust everyone else that is driving with me, which is hard to do nowadays with all of the drunk drivers on the road.
I really hope you are enjoying my blog. If you are reading this, tell your friends about me! If you enjoy it, they will too! Thanks for Reading!
Love,
Me <3
This is now my second blog post for my Creative Writing class here at Paris Cooperative High School. I am starting to warm up to the idea of blogs, now that I am starting to like the writing aspects of it. Since the last time I have posted on here, there has been a lot going on here in this past week.
I don't know about you guys, but we have a lot of trouble with drugs here at my high school. This past week, there have been a couple people that are in my school's production of West Side Story that have tested positive for drugs during our school's routine random drug testing.
Now, I am not here to bash on these people and say mean things to them. People that are in drama with me are my family, almost just as much as my actual family is. I will never bask my family members. Obviously, I don't think it is right what they did, but I am their family, and I will support them through their recovery through this. They are smart enough to know that it effects our group as a whole. It kind of hurt me that they would do this. But hey, the past is the past.
Anyway, let's move on to cheer. Our varsity cheer squad is going to competition in Mahommet, Illinois net Saturday. I am not on the competition team, but I go to all of their practice and help them with anything that they need done. And if I can so myself, they are amazing. If you want to support our cheerleaders, please go to one of our competitions! You don't realize how much it means to us to have support from our school!
Nothing interesting at home this week really, but would like to talk about one thing; driving.I passed my driving test with the instructor this week, so I don't have to take my driving test to get my license. Whatever. Anyway, the thing I am looking forward to is getting a car! I have looked all over to find a car that I would like to have as my first car. I am kind of girly, so definitely not a truck or a SUV. If you know me and have any suggestions of what you could see me driving in, let me know. They would be greatly appreciated!
I get my license on May 13th, and I am so excited! I am so tired of having my parents driving me everywhere. It makes me feel so bad that my parents have to drive me everywhere and wasting their time driving me all over town for all of my activities. I also have to admit, I am also terrified. These two years that I have been in high school, two of my fellow classmates have died becuase of car crashes. It is a scary thing to think about. I have to do it eventually, so I guess I have to trust everyone else that is driving with me, which is hard to do nowadays with all of the drunk drivers on the road.
I really hope you are enjoying my blog. If you are reading this, tell your friends about me! If you enjoy it, they will too! Thanks for Reading!
Love,
Me <3
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Hello!
Hi everybody!
I am Katie, and I am a sophomore at the high school here in Paris, Illinois. I must admit, I am kind of nervous about keeping a blog, considering that this is my first one I have made the whole entire 15 years and 8 months I have been on this earth, and I'm not really sure what in the heck is going on! I am doing this for my Creative Writing class at Paris Cooperative High School, but hopefully, maybe, I will actually get followers to this blog! I sure hope so!
Okay, so I know you were wondering. My blog is basically about my crazy life and the things that happen to me on a daily basis. I happen to be busy all the time! I am a junior varsity cheerleader here, and I am involved in the plays here, and these things take up a big chunk of my life. And you may have noticed in the title on my blog, but yes, I am also an only child.
Being an only child is a big part of my life. Technically, I'm not really an only child. First off, I have two half brothers from my dad's previous marriage, but they are much older than me and I never really see them anymore. Second, I guess you could say I have a twin. When my mother was pregnant with me, she was pregnant with twins. Early on in the pregnancy, she had troubles, and lost the twin. So, I guess you could say, I really have 3 siblings. Sometimes I wonder, "How would life be different if they would have survived?" I wouldn't have near as many things that I do now, and I wouldn't be the only focus my parents have. I haven't really decided if this is a good or bad thing yet. I guess this just makes me unique and interesting, at least I hope so. For those of you that know me and are close with me, you know I am not a boring person.
Anyway, I guess it would be a good idea to talk about drama. Our school is having a spring production, and it is "West Side Story." For those of you who aren't play buffs, this is one of the most wellknown plays of all time, and it is very stressful getting everything ready. Not only do we have to sing and memorize lines, but we have to dance, and let me tell you, it isn't easy at all. This is a very adult musical, and us teens are trying to reach our potential with all of this, which isn't easy by any means. The musical is in the begenning of April.For those of you that live around here, I suggest you mark your calendars and see our production of West Side Story. I promise you, it will be amazing.
I will be making blog posts every week, so if you enjoyed this week's, keep reading! Tell your friends to read, and you can share my blog to Facebook as well. Feel free to make comments on anything and i will try to answer you back. Hope you enjoyed it! Bye for now!
Love,
Me <3
I am Katie, and I am a sophomore at the high school here in Paris, Illinois. I must admit, I am kind of nervous about keeping a blog, considering that this is my first one I have made the whole entire 15 years and 8 months I have been on this earth, and I'm not really sure what in the heck is going on! I am doing this for my Creative Writing class at Paris Cooperative High School, but hopefully, maybe, I will actually get followers to this blog! I sure hope so!
Okay, so I know you were wondering. My blog is basically about my crazy life and the things that happen to me on a daily basis. I happen to be busy all the time! I am a junior varsity cheerleader here, and I am involved in the plays here, and these things take up a big chunk of my life. And you may have noticed in the title on my blog, but yes, I am also an only child.
Being an only child is a big part of my life. Technically, I'm not really an only child. First off, I have two half brothers from my dad's previous marriage, but they are much older than me and I never really see them anymore. Second, I guess you could say I have a twin. When my mother was pregnant with me, she was pregnant with twins. Early on in the pregnancy, she had troubles, and lost the twin. So, I guess you could say, I really have 3 siblings. Sometimes I wonder, "How would life be different if they would have survived?" I wouldn't have near as many things that I do now, and I wouldn't be the only focus my parents have. I haven't really decided if this is a good or bad thing yet. I guess this just makes me unique and interesting, at least I hope so. For those of you that know me and are close with me, you know I am not a boring person.
Anyway, I guess it would be a good idea to talk about drama. Our school is having a spring production, and it is "West Side Story." For those of you who aren't play buffs, this is one of the most wellknown plays of all time, and it is very stressful getting everything ready. Not only do we have to sing and memorize lines, but we have to dance, and let me tell you, it isn't easy at all. This is a very adult musical, and us teens are trying to reach our potential with all of this, which isn't easy by any means. The musical is in the begenning of April.For those of you that live around here, I suggest you mark your calendars and see our production of West Side Story. I promise you, it will be amazing.
I will be making blog posts every week, so if you enjoyed this week's, keep reading! Tell your friends to read, and you can share my blog to Facebook as well. Feel free to make comments on anything and i will try to answer you back. Hope you enjoyed it! Bye for now!
Love,
Me <3
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