Advice for the Class of 2016

8th Grade:

I am writing this in Language Arts. Let me just tell you that Mrs. Reagles is crazy good. Yes, she not only is straight forward with what she says, but is good at making decisions that are best for your writing skills. Some more fun facts about Mrs. Reagles would be
1. She is haunted. ( kinda scary for her; and freaks me out a little)
2. Loves taekquando ( cool sport)
3. Loves to conference to long ( not always a bad thing)

Next would be Ms. Mitchell. Well there are many things to say about her.
1. She loves music and is really committed to helping us achieve.
2. The eighth grade music class has to be the best class ever. Ms. Mitchell listens to wierd stories; about our ' interesting' lives as eighth graders.
3. Not only is this class FUN!; but also helps us see our future in music

MRS. WHELAN. Though I only had her for one semester; science was actually..... fun.
1. Mrs. Whelan understands our wierd eighth grade lives. She knows we have things out of school and accepts that.
2. She is fun
3. Interesting techniques help us learn more about strategies we can take into high school and college

Ooo my gosh. Mrs. Silady. Gosh I have had her 2 years in row and every year just gets better. I learned some interesting things about Mrs. Silady over the years
1. She loves kittens
2. Can't say orange or ice cream ( may seem wierd but that is what makes us laugh)
3. Likes when people write on her whiteboard/ chalkboard. ( NOT)
4. She hates the whiteboard; but loves the chalkboard.
5. Christmas is her holiday.
6. GLEE!! She just loves it

Mrs. Colque: I have had Mrs. Colque this whole year and she is a very fun teacher to be around.
1. Gives us great information to help us with tests, quizzes... etc.
2. Likes to play games. ( doesn't always give us homework)
3. Is an easy grader, but grades how she thinks is right.
4. Likes to laugh and play along with our jokes.

Mrs. Stingle: DRAMA!!!!! OOOO yeah!! This is a fun and chill class that is a great class to be in at the end of the day.
1. Likes to help you achieve what you meant to do in drama class ( skits are fun, plays are ridiculous fun, but mrs. stingle is the best. Maybe I am being a little suck-up)
2. Is called shorty ( she is not short just fun-sized)
3. Named Sergeant Stingle ( don't call her anything else that is what she is now named. Just kidding. But just say it, it will make her laugh)
4. AMAZING TEACHER.


-- Some advice that will help you through your eighth grade year.

Writing!

Writing from the beginning of the school year has changed in so many ways. Not only was I scoring a B- on my district assessment but I was getting the hang of eighth grade. IT was a big step up from seventh grade, where essays were something required and happened every week. Sitting in Mrs. Mundt's classroom, a large laptop in front of me; waiting for that inspiration to come. Sometimes it never did come. I would sit there, staring at the large electronic device and think to myself ' When am I going to get inspired?' Then eighth grade came and my possibilities seemed to roam and spread, free at last. Over the process of the year I have attempted to write 3 possible short stories. 2 of which died in the process. I am currently, and will be working on a story all summer. It will definitely take up a lot of my time. But now back to my eighth grade experiences.

Mrs. Reagles. A name that will always stand out in my memory book. She was a different language art teacher. She didn't tell me everything was good when it wasn't, or made me write something I was uncomfortable writing. Heck no. Mrs. Reagles actually inspired me. But this was just one of the things that I love about 8th grade.

Back to writing. Looking back at my first conference when I first scored and 88. I was proud of my writing and what I had accomplished in this short amount of time. Yet, my craving kept me hungry. I had written an essay, a short story ( which has died) and a creative piece. Overall though, not only did eighth grade inspire me, but it has also made me think about my future and how writing can change your life.

IceCream Social:

Last Thursday we went to an ' Icecream Social' at the high school. This event was pointless in my opinion. Maybe for some people it is great to know that someone older and more mature is going to be there for you if you have questions; but not me. I wouldn't say that having someone there all the time is bad, but I just think the ' Icecream Social' event was useless.

Some things that I am worried about high school is not being able to do sports, after-school activities, and homeowork on my daily schedule. I am also worried about the uppper classman. We all feel at the top of the mountain right now but in high school we are going to be at the bottom, having to make our way up. These are some of the things I am worried about for high school.