"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" Before You Read

When I look into the orange groves, I always wonder what I will see when or if I go into their. I see darkness and not alot of light. I also see workers who pick the oranges and put them into big crates. I see many orges that grow and the fall. I hear the leaves rustle when then get picked. I hear people talking and a dog barking. I also hear oranges fall. I smell a orchrid scent that smell really good. Mmmmm I do love the smell of it. I feel good for seeing them grow and getting eaten. I feel bad when they grow and then get picked and sold. I feel bad when I get get them because they do not belong to us. I wish that I owned the trees for I can pick them and I can eat them. I wish that they smely better and the odar of the things would go away and only smell the oranges. etting to live among these trees makes me feel proud and thankful because I live near them and they grow and feed me at the same time.

"Haiku" Before You Read: SPA Haiku

School of students who
talk the talk and walk the walk,
but never walk and talk.

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

In the beginning of my sophomore year I was on two hour and was procrastinating. Then I realized that I could do better and needed to do my homework on time. As soon as I did that my GPA was higher then I had since I lived here. I felt good about that. During second quarter I was off two hour. I was doing good and proud of myself. Third quarter I was doing better. My grades were good and I even got Student of the quarter. I felt really good about that. It was unexpected. Fourth quarter I was struggling and still on task. I don't know why I was struggling. I still kept my promise that I made to myself. I got self passes and feel good about that. I am going to play football again. Happy about that. Have good friends and still doing good in school. I hope to continue this next year. This school year has been great for me.

Posters in the Hall

No, I don't I think that it is okay. It is up to them to post what they want. I think that every person has there own words of wisdom to spread, no matter what race they are. I think that every one is equal and words are words that are said to help people. So matter what race they are it does not matter that the majority of the posters that are on the wall or from white men because there is a lot more then where that comes from. I think that every word of wisdom is something special and they were written for a reason and for someone that they know. Every poster that is in the hall way are picked by students who might not look deep enough to find that it is not just white men who write all the quotes it is also Native Americans, Mexicans, Indians, Chinese, and etc. So, I believe that it depends on who you know more and how well you know them. Also it is how far you decide to look. The quotes that I had posted are from Native Americans who have words to say and would like them to be shown to everyone who is willing to read and take the time to figure out what it means. Take those quotes that are in the hallway and use them for your selves, it can help you a lot.

Quote:
Mourning Dove Salish
1888-1936

...... everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence.

Third Quarter Awards Review

On Friday during fifth period we had the Third Quarter Award Assembly to honor those who did well. I had received an award for 3.0-3.4 GPA. I think I worked hard in order to earn that. Becky had earned an award for 3.5-3.9 GPA. She did well herself. Amy and Jo-J0 earned and award for having a 4.0 and on top of that they received two hundred dollars from U-Rock and NA. Good job to you two. A couple of my housemates received awards for grades and awards from NA. Jo-Jo and I both received student of the quarter. When they first said Jo-Jo I really thought they were going to call Amy because she did really great third quarter. I was surprised when they called my name. I really want to give my props to Amy for keeping her grades up and showing the sophomores that they can receive a 4.0, but they just have to be willing to do their work. I also want to give my props to Tamarquis for switching things around and him receiving awards for most improved and doing well. I thought the award assembly was nice and the Pizza at the end was really cheesy and good at the same time.

“Animal Farm” Revolution at SPA

So it was a nice Friday at SPA and Julie and Yemeni were hanging out because Yemeni had an injured ankle. Yemeni only trusted Julie to push her in the wheel chair because she did the same for her. So then Yemeni’s friend Betsy had began to be jealous because they thought that they were close like that. So Betsy was getting so jealous that she had to be in a bad attitude and have a negative vibe. So then the next day Yemeni wanted to talk to Betsy but she was so into having a attitude with her that she just looked at her, gave her a dirty look and said, “NO” in a nasty tone. Then that night Yemeni told Betsy that she was tired of the negativity and the ugly notes that she ended a friendship because Yemeni did not need some one like that. So Julie and Yemeni just hung out and did not bother with any one. Then it became a nasty and ugly argument then into a fight. Then the day after the fights and the arguments with students were increasing and it was not even a full moon. So the next day Julie was put to go some where for a bit and no one knows for how long. When Yemeni found out she was furious and mad because she thought that Betsy deserved to go as well because she was less innocent then Julie. Then the campus went crazy because the staff were unfair and scared the staff away and even some students. The campuses went ballistic and were not in shape after the staffs were gone. The campus did not know how to provide for them selves and there were arguments every day. Oh boy, this campus looks like a dump, with no staff to keep order these students made it look dirty and not sanitized. The student’s rooms were dirty and they were dirty them selves. Then at the end the students begged for staff to come back and ask for help because most of them were not ready to be alone. Then the staff came back and the students were put back on track.

San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

The mascot of San Pasqual Academy is the Dragons. The Dragon symbolizes bravery and strength but at the same time it symbolizes hard work. Well at least it does to me. What I noticed is what I go by. This campus has a lot of hard heads and athletic students. Some of them are hard working and some do slack until the last minute to pick up there act. To me the dragon is a great symbol to represent SPA.To be a SPA Dragon is a great privilege and I do work hard to achieve things I want done. As a SPA student to be a Dragon is to do well and work hard. Well that is what i've been told at least.

House Symbols

The eagle symbolizes our house which is Girls 3. To most people, this item is just a animal that flies in the sky and looks nice. To us, it represents bravery, strength, honesty, and hard working because it is said to the Indian people that the eagle watches out for everything. Our house is the eagle because our house has most of the characteristics. Even when we do not we try to be fair of what we are. To be one is to be many it is the way of the Indians. To be many and not one. To have a symbol that represents them.

Shop 'til You Drop Extra Credit

Shop till you drop was fun because we got to decorate cookies. They also gave stockings with candy and a ten dollar gift certificate to star buck. Then we got this small bag and inside was another box with an iPod Nano. Everyone was so excited. We got to walk around take pictures and get clothes. Toward the end we had a raffle. They gave out gift baskets and electronics. The biggest prize of them all was the x-box. After that we all went home and everyone left with something in there hand. No one left empty handed. Some left with more because they won the raffle.

SPA Movies & Games Day

When I arrived to school on Friday I was wondering what we were going to do. When we got to class we were going to watch a movie called "Freedom Writer." The movie was okay because kids were making comments, so it wasn't that fun. After the movie we all went to the gym and played basketball then volleyball. That was not as fun because students were to competitive and wanted to think that they can play better than others around them. After all that we went to the cafe to eat lunch. Lunch was disgusting in my opinion. The veggie burgers were not all that great, I thought that lunch could have been better. After school my day was better because I was in my house away from those who don't like me and drama.

“SPA Theme Song”

Hold On lyrics

I know this pain
Why do lock yourself up in these chains?
No one can change your life except for you
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
Just open your heart and your mind
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

[Chorus:]
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind?

[Chorus]

I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and
Break free the chains
Yeah I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and you
Break free, break from the chains

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day yeah
If you hold on

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day,
If you hold on
Can you hold on
Hold on baby
Won't you tell me now
Hold on for one more day 'Cause
It's gonna go your way

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can't you change it this time

Make up your mind
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on


This song called "Hold On" by Wilson Philips is related to SPA by telling me When things get, things can get better by the way you put it. If you want things to become better, you have to let yourself out of those chains and make up your mind. You just have to hold on and don't let people talk bad about you. When you let it bother you it just shows insecurity and it will never stop. It is not worth your time if you think of it. You are not going to let them hold you down and make you cry.There is always going to be pain in life, just don't let them cause your pain. SPA is a place where everyone likes to bring everyone down to make themselves feel good. SPA has a lot of insecure people who just don't know when to stop and let go.

What do I feel about my grade? Well I do some what deserve it, but I try to keep up. I'm just not good in English. English is not my subject as every one knows. I have this grade because I don't do my work. I slack on occasions, but not all the time. I probably try hard more in this class than any other class. My strengths in class is helping people around me and talking, which is bad most of the time. Most of my challenges that I face in class is the computer. I just think that computers have a thing for me. Or I just don't like them. I need to start doing my homework and classwork on time. Not waiting for the last moment. They can help me by studying more and keeping me on task. Even though they can't always be there for me, I need to pick it up and do what I need to do in class. They are not responsible for whether I want tot do my work or not. They are just there for support. Ms. Priester can help me by teaching me more about computers and telling me why computers don't like me. The grade that I hope to have by the end of this quarter is at least a high "C" or a low "B". Well That means that I have to step up to the plate.