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Basketball

I am on the sophomore basketball team this year and we had our first two games this past weekend.  The first game was on Friday night against the Springfield Lanphier Lions.  All three levels had a game: freshmen, sophomore, and the varsity.  Unfortunately Notre Dame lost all three games.  The freshmen and sophomore had pretty close games, coming into the last quarter.  The Varsity had a rougher game, losing by around ten points.  after the bus ride home, we decided that the next day there was going to be another sweep, but this time it would be in our favor.  We got on the bus at noon and left for Jacksonville on Saturday, where we played at the Jacksonville Bowl.  It was a very cool looking gym and we did come out with three wins.  Our freshmen and sophomore teams had an easy time, and the varsity came out of a very exciting game with a huge comeback in the third quarter.  

Winter Season

I think that the winter season is my favorite season of the year.  This is due in part to Christmas, which is my favorite holiday.  I really enjoy playing out in the snow with my family at my house.  I live out in Kickapoo, so it always seems like we get more snow than everyone in town.  Another reason I like the winter season is because sometimes when we get a lot of snow we aren't able to make it up the hill by our house, so we get our own snow day!  Christmas is my favorite holiday because we get a long break form school, I get to spend a lot of time with my family, and some relatives usually come in town.  One of my best memories of the winter season was from last year when we got a bunch of snow and my whole family was stuck at our house.  We were outside the whole day and no one had to go anywhere, that's pretty rare for my family. 

News Podcast Project

I didn't really like this newscast project very much, mainly because I don't like hearing and seeing myself doing it, and having the whole class watch it too.  Although it was interesting to look for a cool news story to do it on.  Jessica Blair and Michael Gray are in my group and we have not had a chance to actually tape our newscast yet because there is always someone else there when we get to class! We chose to do ours on a principal in Florida who promised his students he would live on the roof of the school for a week if their test scores improved as a whole.  They did, so then he had to keep his promise.  He set up a tent, brought food, and greets the student on their way to school. (jessica blair)

What I Am Thankful For

There are many things that I am thankful for in my life.  First of all, I feel very fortunate to have the close family that I do.  Even though I like playing sports and hanging out with my friends, nothing beats a good day at home.   I am also very close to all of my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.  The second thing that I am thankful for is my relationship with God.  I go to mass every week with y family and do my best to pray every night.  Thirdly, I am thankful for how I am doing academically and athletically.  I am on the high honor roll and play three sports throughout the year.