Upperclassman Year

People accuse me of being competitive, as if this is bad quality. While it is true, in the generic sense of the word, but to me the only competition that matters is my own performance compared to my past performance while on the line with outstanding shooters. Competition energizes me to improve.

Archery Club Meeting for any 6, 7, and 8 graders: Archery club will be having a meeting at Shattuck Middle School any student interested in learning how to shoot a bow or to those who already know how. You do not need to have any experience or equipment to join; we have different levels and equipment for all participants. We will discuss when the club will meet in the future and hand out a permission slip to be taken home. The meeting will take place in room C57 (Mr. Meyer's room) at Shattuck Middle School on Thursday November 8, 2012 from 3:30 to 4:15. Please make sure a ride will be here to pick you up. See you then, and stay on target with your grades. If you cannot stay for the

With a year full of hurdles I was set to overcome, senior year did not seem like the right time for me to defeat my dragon. My introverted qualities have grown tremendously over the course of my life due to traumatic events I have been forced to face on my own. Since adolescence, I have always been known as the “quiet girl” in the room. I always took this as a compliment, until recently, when I realized I was missing out on crucial events that would help prepare me for the future. Through careful consideration, I decided that senior year would be the ideal time to slay my dragon, introversion.

Once I got to middle school I couldn't think of anything more than playing for the school. I tried out my seventh grade year and gave it my all during the workout drills. I was so disappointed the last day when the names were posted and mine wasn't listed. I emailed the coach that night and asked what I could work on for next year. Surprisingly, he responded right away with a few tips and videos of things I could do differently. For the next year, I practiced every chance I got. Once my homework and chores was done for the day, I'd go outside and shoot around. On the weekends,

In high school I was famonal at the sport of archery. I did not start out famoninal. I spent many hours after school in the barn shooting. Practicing with homemade target nailed to bales of hay.When I practiced I had to use the fundamentals. My stance had to be perfect. The way my body is positioned can affect how the arrow flies. If my arm is slightly off it can affect the arrow down range my inches. I also have to fine tune the sights basses on the distance of the target. Fine tuning the sights allows the ark of the arrow to be accurate. So the arrow reaches the desired target. Over time practice became easier, because I grew muscle memory. To meet the demands of the varying distances I had to exercise. Shooting alone could not build the

Archery can help strengthen your senior loved one's upper body muscles and improve their hand-eye coordination. Most outdoor archery facilities have ramps and platforms that are wheelchair accessible. Adaptive archery equipment is available to help seniors who find it difficult to draw back the bow. Various competitions are available for those seniors who have a competitive personality and want to work toward a goal of improving their

The first time I tried to use the bow and the instrument in tandem produced a horrible screeching sound that resonated through the house like a dying frog. Instead of discouraging me, however, this produced a determination that fueled my passion for music and was the beginning of my journey to where I am now. I began practicing every day, continuously trying new techniques in hopes that some of them would be improvements to what I was doing before. I improved fast and joined my middle school’s advanced orchestra in 7th grade, and in 8th grade I switched middle schools to be in a better music

Junior year was full of many new experiences. We were now classified as upper classmen! Just like any of the other years in high school this year had just as many ups and downs. One of the main stresses in eleventh grade was the SAT. For sure one of the scariest things that I have ever had to do. All of the preparation going into it and the amount of studying made me feel as if I wasn’t going to have a brain by the time the testing was over. I took college and career readiness, which really helped prepare me for what was to come. By this time in high school I had already had my job for a little over a month, so I already knew what to expect once school started. I am thankful enough that at my job you get to leave at seven because I hear many

The current president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, was born on February 8, 1959 in Tandil, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Macri was born into a very wealthy family headed by his tycoon father, Francisco Macri, who influenced Mauricio’s future path of becoming a successful businessman. Mauricio’s father owns the Philco, an electronic manufacturing company, affiliate in Argentina; a role Francisco expected Mauricio to take over when he came of age. Instead, Mauricio would become a civil engineer with a degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires. After college, he would use his degree at several companies within the Marci Group portfolio. Ironically, Macri didn’t envision a role in politics until being kidnapping

Archery is the act of propelling arrows using a bow. Archery can also be a sport, to test your accuracy, it is a sport by shooting at a target with rings is scored. When it was first invented, archery, was used for hunting so they could have a source of food. Now a days archery is mainly used for recreation followed closely but hunting.

When you stop trying to get better, you’re bound to get worse. After winning a few games there is no settling for what has been done, there is always work to be done and improvement to make. Riley states “Players cannot be “game players.” They can’t turn it on and off. They have to always be doing things well and their best to accomplish their best. Being competitive is a great habit, because it guards you from getting too complacent.”

Although the first year of high school is a big transition, it’s crucial in determining the remaining years of high school because, First, having good grades will determine whether or not you get accepted the university you want and there are more opportunities for scholarships. Second, joining a club in high school will give you an insight in leadership and teamwork. Third, Slacking of your freshman year in high school is a bad thing to do because it will affect your senior year and all the classes you missed or failed, you will have to retake all of them. Lastly, all of these factors all come into play your senior year they can either help you or make your high school years miserable. First, having good grades in your freshman year will open up the doors to more opportunities coming your way. My freshman year wasn't the best I got D's and C's and almost failed two classes. Laziness played a big factor in why I got bad grades I was lazy to do homework and any projects. I had some advice from my cousin’s they would always tell me not to mess up freshman year, but, I ignored them and you start to pay for it senior year by retaking all those classes you failed. To get better grades I set up a planner and wrote down due dates and set up a time organizer at home and this helped me better organize my time to do the work. My advice to all new freshmen is to set up a work schedule for your work it will better your studying habits and make you aware of due dates and the time you

The Change-Readiness Assessment was right on point on most of the scores. After adding my scores, I started asking questions. In fact, I thought I was going to score high in all but for optimism, but I was wrong. The resourceful, confidence, and passion/drive score reminded me of my first job as a sales associate. It was mandatory for all to make monthly sales goals and it was tough associate in my location since our location was a dead shopping center. Even though I was not doing badly, I was bored stiff. Something terrible happened in one of our busy high volume stores and due to that, our District Manager fired everybody in that store. He reached out to all the other store locations close by for Spanish speaking volunteers to work in that

Growing up, I’d always been expected to do well in school. Which isn’t out of the ordinary, every parent wants their child to be successful and have a beneficial career. So, since good grades were what my parents expected that’s what I got. All throughout elementary, I strived to do my absolute best in every subject. At my sixth grade graduation I was awarded the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement, in my junior high years I did well as well. My eighth-grade year I achieved my goal of obtaining a 4.0 G.p.a. The first year of high school was nerve-racking but I still managed to keep my grades up. However, Sophomore year was definitely a bump in the road for me. In all my ten years of being in school (including head start and kindergarten)

The song title is Counting Stars, and the artist is One Republic. I think the this part, “I-I-I-I feel something so right, doing the wrong thing, I-I-I-I feel something so wrong, doing the right thing,” the first section means that he knows he is doing the wrong thing, but he wants to do it anyway. The second section means that he doesn’t want to do the right thing, even though he knows he should. A second quote from the Counting Stars lyrics is, “Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep, dreaming about the things that we could be.” The first part means that he is losing sleep from staying up late thinking about someone when he should be sleeping.