What I am Thankful For

First of all I am thankful for my family. My dad who works and makes the money while I get to play and have fun on the days there is no school. He is a real state broker who won many awards and is very popular. My mom who stays home for the day and cleans the house or goes and buys groceries for our family. We need her cause we have four animals to take care of. They are a dog, Casey, two cats, Lucky and Cove, and a bird, Sunny. We got Casey at a pet store and she is really the best dog ever because she listens very well and is very playful but she is eleven years old. Then Lucky and Cove my two cats, they both were at risk of dying at one point. Lucky was found on a highway going to church with burns and a broken leg. She sleeps on my bed with me and always comes to me to find attention so she is my favorite. Cove we got from our campground that we go to that’s call Campers Cove. This is in Canada and Cove was a newborn kitten that had blue eyes and couldn't walk yet. We felt bad for the four cats because they were thrown in the woods left to die and no mother was to be found. Now Sunny, we had a bird before called Smoky but he died and I wanted another bird so we got Sunny. He is also playful and loves to fly on your head. All four pets get along even though you won't think so. We are one great big loving family. I am thankful for my four pets too. Next is my younger brother, Stone. He is just a year younger than me and when I'm bored he is always there to play basketball or just to hang out. Finally my to sisters, McClain who is 11, and Madison who is 10. They are very loving and Madison is a very talented singer. This might get annoying to my sister or brother and me but if she keeps singing she will have a good chance of following her dreams. McClain is a great pianist and a pretty good songwriter along with my brother. Stone and McClain have written a developing song that was pretty good but they are both great at rapping a fast or upbeat rap song. Now you know why I am thankful for my family but no you will know what others things I am thankful for. I am thankful for my house because in this fallen economy many people are losing their homes and belongings. I also like having my Ipod and cell Phone because they are the latest and greatest but not everyone gets to have one. Along with many other items I am thankful for having these wonderful gifts or belongings.

Listen up freshman of SHS High School because I am here to tell you some advice. The first and most important tip you will need for high school is to not be afraid, and to be a leader not a follower. The first week or so you will need a rectangular shape piece of paper that shows what rooms your classes are in and what hour they are. For me this only took about three days to know, so this won't be too hard for the freshly new freshman. Once you think you know all the class rooms, you should keep that piece of paper with the room numbers just incase you forget. Another great tip is to get to the lunch room pretty early to buy food or get a table. If you don't all the tables will be taken and you will have to wait in a long line to buy your food. Now you know some important tips about the classes and lunch, but it's time for some study tips. First of all, the best tip is to do your homework and to review your notes. By doing this you will do well in your classes and doing good in school would mean you will have more opportunities at life once you get out of high school. I would suggest to do your homework cause you only get one late past and once that is gone the rest of the late assignments are marked as zero percents. Last but not least is to try to go to school activities and to join clubs, only if you really want to though. Now you know or have an idea of some pretty good advice to survive high school....well at least Stevenson.

Culture
By: Spencer Reggish

American culture is a way to express yourself and your family. This is different for all people because different cultures came to America and different people also came so the country of America has a huge diverse population. Some examples of culture are religion, dancing, or holiday traditions. These are examples of culture because all cultures have something different and unique traits about them. Americans do not have any special dances or dance moves, we just dance with our own style by ourselves or doing our own thing in a group. Finally culture is how someone acts, way of greeting, or just communicating.
Hard working is mostly my whole culture. My ancestors were always hard workers and told their children to do the same and it carried on to the rest of the family. This was only my dad’s side of the family and I have not that much knowledge about my mom’s but there side of the family is more easily going, but when something is important to the family or the family is in trouble both sides of the family will not be easy going or pushed around. I believe my family was Christian when they came over but I’m not fully positive. Since I am a Christian we celebrate the holidays, but do it our own way. My great grandfather, on my dad’s side, came to America so that means that side doesn’t have a bunch of generations in America. They are Ukrainian, Hungarian, and they might be part Australian because my great grandmother, they think, was from Australia. On my Mom’s side I have no idea when they came to America, but they are 100 percent Polish and that’s a fact.