Love, by Adriana

Why do people want to be in LOVE?

It definitely isn’t to be heartbroken.

Some people stay in LOVE for as long as a lifetime

but other LOVE fades away.

What does LOVE mean to ME?

I really don’t know.

Cora Unashamed, Movie Review, by Carissa

I would definitely recommend the movie Cora Unashamed to anyone. It’s about a strong African American woman named Cora, who throughout most of her life went through many hardships, but never once was ashamed.

This movie is mostly about love. Cora met a white man named Joe, who she fell hard and fast for, but before she knew it he had to leave. He promised her he would come back for her someday. She was completely crushed, but still kept somewhat of an open mind to seeing him again. She would often have dreams about times where they had hung out and how good she felt whenever she was with him. The reason she did hold on to the thought of him for as long as she was because she became pregnant from him. Never once was Cora ashamed of this.

She named her daughter Josephine after the father, Joe. Josephine became everything to Cora. When her daughter turned about seven, she got very sick with the whooping cough. She died shortly after. Cora never thought she could love anyone or anything again, she felt alone and lifeless. She overcame this devastating loss by finding comfort in the Studevant’s daughter Jessie who at one point was very close to Josephine. Cora treated Jessie as if she were her own daughter. She was then once again filled with joy.

But, Mrs. Studevant was a mean rude lady who pushed herself upon people, especially Jessie who could never seem to make her mom proud of her. Mrs. Studevant admitted she was ashamed of how Jessie acted. When Jessie started falling for a boy who she didn’t approve of she did everything in her power to mess it up. When Jessie found out she was pregnant she told her mother and she forced Jessie to get an abortion. Jessie then got very sick and later died from it. Cora felt like once again her heart was being torn from her chest. She told everyone the truth about the real reasons why Jessie died. Cora was never ashamed!

Sports, by Dylan

I like playing sports, I have always liked playing sports ever since I could walk. The most recent sport I got into is lacrosse I used to think that lacrosse was a sport for rich people, but one day I picked up a lacrosse stick and I liked it.

Luckily, I got interested in it before this season started. I had doubts in my mind that I wasn’t going to make the team, but I did. The first scrimmage that we had against JF Web, I was second string start. We were supposed to have our first game Wednesday but it got canceled because of the stupid snow. I was mad that the game got canceled because I was ready for the game. I had it in my mind that we were going to win the game.   

Sports and Grades, by Dylan

Why would sports and clubs have an impact on your grades and school work? Well if you don’t do the work in school, then you don’t get to participate in your club or you don’t get to play in the game. So it all falls back in what you do in the classroom. So if you want to play, you’re going to have to work hard in your class and get your grades up. This will give you eligibility for your sport and club. Also it helps you when you’re in sports to get healthier. When you’re at practice everyday your not sitting on you’re behind watching TV, and eating. You then are up and active during the day.

The Weekend, by Garrett

I plan on writing my blog as a free write because they are the easiest to write and I love to tell stories of my days. I had a very interesting weekend so I figure that I would write about it. This weekend was actually pretty boring honestly. I didn’t do much and I didn’t feel like doing anything at all. Friday night, all I did was go to my girlfriend’s, Stephanie’s, house and fall asleep. We were watching a movie and I just passed out. I gave blood earlier in the day during OHS’s blood drive, and it just made me feel really bad and tired.

Once I woke up, I ate some lasagna that her mother made me that was very good! I left her home around 11:30 and went back to my house and passed out asleep. Saturday I got to actually sleep in for once in a blue moon, but it wasn’t that long. I woke up around 10:30 and figured out I was going to the mall with Stephanie to go watch a movie but once we got there they dumb man told me it was sold out, so I punched him straight in the dome. Just kidding! But really, I wasn’t too happy.

But, we did get the day to walk around the mall for a little while and find her some shoes for prom which we still haven’t decided anything else about yet. Saturday evening, Stephanie came over for a little while and that was my Saturday night. I really don’t have much of a life other than Stephanie. So yeah, it’s very sad, I know.

Sunday, well it wasn’t much better at all so if you want, you can stop reading now. I went to church at New Horizon which I do every Sunday morning now with guess who!?!?!?! STEPHANIE!!! Sunday after church we grabbed some food and I went home and fell asleep again. If you haven’t figured out, I love to sleep. Sunday, a little later, I went to my friend’s house which it actually wasn’t Stephanie so that was something new for my weekend. Later that evening I went back to the crib and that was my fun filled weekend. Thank you for actually reading this and caring a little bit.

My 17th Birthday, by Jordan Williams

So this Saturday is my birthday. I will be 17. I plan on spending the morning with my boyfriend. The plan is for us to go out for breakfast, and then go to the flea market to look around and maybe buy something. Then, we will go back home and go out to eat with my mom, my two cousins, my grandma, friend and maybe my mom’s boyfriend if he’s here.

 Then I plan on doing a little shopping while we are out. That night, I plan on going to the movies with my boyfriend to see Alice and Wonder Land. I hope everything goes right this whole week and weekend, so that my birthday will be great, because you only turn 17 once. lol. I am hoping that I get a lot of money for my birthday instead of clothes and that kind of stuff.

Trip to Tampa, by Dylan

 Last year my trip to Tampa was one of the funniest times I’ve have had in a while. My dad and I went to go see some of our friends that live down there for the weekend. We left on a Thursday morning and drove all the way there. That was a long, long drive, but it was worth it to me. We went to a place called Brandon Ford. They had all types of high performance mustangs and F-150’s.