I Am Me

If you dont know me, dont judge me; nobody ever said you had to love me. And to all those girls who gossiped about me, to those that were my wake up call, to those close minded and misunderstanding, to the boy that broke my heart, and to those friends who turned out to be backstabbers and fake. You all challenged me to be the person I wanted to be. I am stronger because of all the stupid shit you put me through. No matter how much you put me through, you have unknowingly helped me out. Fake; it’s the latest trend, and everyone seems to be in style.

Soccer

AHHH! Soccer tyr-outs are THIS MONDAY!!! We are doing two a days from Monday through Friday. I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope I will make varsity this year, but I think some other girl might make it over me. The coaches say she has the athletice ability but no ball control and that I have ball control and that I know when to get rid of it and who to. Let's just pray that they want me over agressive Ari. Maybe they'll just take both of us....who am I kidding they only need and want one more player for that position. My only hope is to try-out for a forward position. Yuck

Love is never having to tell someone I'm sorry

If love is patient and kind; if it does not envy or boast; if it is not arrogant or rude, if it does not insist on its own way; if love is not irritable or resentful; if it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. If love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Then love should mean that you never say sorry. God tells us to LOVE one another as he loves us, but everyday I find myself saying I'm sorry like a million times. I know that I'm not perfect, (Who is?) but maybe we should pay more attention top others and how they feel. Nearly 5,000 teens commit suicide every single year! How can we as a whole make someone feel so unwanted, so unloved, that it comes to the last choice ever made? Death. How can we act so inhumane that one chooses to take their own life away? When was the last time you said a single harsh word to someone? When was the last time you thought mean thoughts about someone as they walk by? For me? That would be today. Think how many times you do this per day. Think how many people feel embarrassed or scared just to go out in public because of the way we think of them, look at them, and the things we say. Let us share the love this weekend by eliminating as many bad thoughts or words as we can. For Love IS patient and love IS kind.

Graduation Speech 2012

Here is my awesome speech for graduating from St. Mary's! Blue is me and green is my friend Emma.

You know you go to St. Mary's when you have a beach day in the middle of winter, or when you know the tacky the penguin dance by heart. And when you get a plastic dinosaur and name it spike. You know you go to St. Mary's when you bring in a bunch of junk and "invent" something that's already been invented, or when your fourth grade teacher gives you the answers to the science tests. You know you go to St. Mary's when you class isn't responsible enough to get the talk, or when you're proud of yourself when the teacher says, "Out in the hall!" Ans when you think of nicknames for the teachers and subs such as: Smithers, Nyfry, NcNylund, Nyny, Slotske, Stewie, Strollo, TG, Mr. C, and Hanging, or you just call them by their last name. You know you go to St. Mary's when you cook food in solar ovens, and by the end of the day you are either sick or/and you have an office referral. We've had great times at St. Mary's. Some of us have been together since preschool. We've lost some people along the way, but we've also accepted new classmates that we can now call friends. We know how to push each others buttons, but we know how to make each other feel wanted. We've seen each other through thick and thin. We've been there for each other when no one else was. It's now time to move on, but even if you don't admit it, you're glad you came to St. Mary's. You're glad you came here and experienced all of these crazy times together.

Things about our classmates we'll never forget:
Hannah: Keep on shimmering and shining
Jack: Remember that time Mitchell and I went to your house to work on a project and it ended with me in the ER? Ya neither do I.
Jen: One word, Helene
Brady: Never a dull day with you
Eli: All aboard! Hahaha
Liana: Girl scout camp.....interesting
Kirstin: Thanks for always understanding me when nobody else does
Luke Bunkers: I've always admired the way you can make people laugh
Greg: Have you ever noticed your locker is the most comfortable?
Danika:.....
Thomas: You are super duper awesomely talented and don't let anyone tell you otherwise
Jacob Dahl: I will always remember the day Zoe invented your nickname
Mya: We'll never forget you and hope you'll never forget us
Goutham: I'm going to miss having all our random technology talks together
Reed: Like a book
Jonny: I'm glad to know you'll always be there with a sweatshirt if I need one
Brandon: I think it's awesome how you can skateboard compared to me who has no sense of balance
Noah: When you came things changed....for the better of course
Emily: I hear my bathroom is very comfortable
Ryan Domeier: I will never forget the time you biked more than ten miles to my house
Ryan Huxford: Everything bad always happens to you and I don't know why
Tessa: Tessa Rahrick
Stanley: I like band with you, It's always fun
Jake Nelson: Home schooled to our school...big jump
Mitchell: 2nd grade. The poem
Kristen: Keep smiling keep shining knowing you can always count on me for sure that's what friends are for in good times and bad times I'll be by your side forever more that's what friends are for!
Alex: We all know grapes are red right?
Luke Berkley: You're the best 8th grade french horn
Melony: Being a new student can be hard especially at a school like ours, but I am surprised at how well you handled it and how fast you got use to our odd ways
Abbie: Your laugh always makes me laughs and brightens my day
Ethan: When I heard you were going to play the guitar for our final song I was a bit disappointed because I wanted the regular music with no clapping, screaming, and what ever else us SMS kids could think of doing, but now I am super glad you did because it made the song a lot better.
Grace: Scary situations with your mom, Sophie, Jen and I are always fun
Mark: I think people owe you for all the snacks taken coughcoughhuxfordcoughcoughmattie
Katie: I'm glad you're there for me when everyone else turns away
Jake Borchert: Molly's party was fun in the kitchen with Emma, Matt, Huxford, and I
Swimmastermattieshaver: I'm glad to came to SMS. It definitely changed us all

We will always remember all of you, and our memories will never fade. Hopefully our friendships won't either. Now that we are ready to go to the high school, we hope that you never forget the friends you've always had, right from the beginning.

I Am

I am energetic and crazy
I wonder what I will be like when I grow up
I hear waves crashing upon a beach
I see palm trees blowing in the wind
I want to be a doctor when I grow up
I am energetic and crazy

I pretend I an on a white fluffy cloud
I feel sorrow when something horrible happens to a friend
I touch the sky on a cloudless day
I worry about my family
I cry when it rains
I am energetic and crazy

I understand you think I cannot do everything
I say I can and I will
I dream I can fly through the bright blue sjy
I try to do my best in everything
I hope that peace will come soon
I am energetic and crazy

Summer

TGIS!!! Thank God it's summer am I right? This past week has been busy with teachers trying to cram those last thousand or so projects in, valleyfair, and the end of the year party. Well I am hapy to say that I got the projects in, I only got mildly burned at valleyfair, and the end of the year party was a blast! Now that that is all over it's time to sit back and relax as I try to finish my summer bucket list before highschool next year.
Summer Bucket List 2012
1. Find KKK hill
2. Dye my hair with Kool Aid
3. Sleep on the dock in the middle of the pond
4. Go on a mini adventure in my backyard
5. Find the shallow spot in the pond
6. Meet a Medford person and become friends
7. Try to meet One Direction
8. Figure out how to do a backflip
9. To understand one guy in my life
10. Have a goodbye party for Mya
This school year has come and gone super fast and I hope my summer doesn't go by as fast. Ta ta for now -Rebecca

My Time Hear at St. Mary's

My time hear at St. Mary's has been an upward climb. The beginning was thrilling and I had the strength to wander and explore, but as I got farther the path got harder and I found myself falling over and over again. This last year I found I am stronger and able to finish the climb I started back in pre-school. My faith in Christ is strong and I know I am ready to set off on my own and start another climb somewhere else.

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Here at St. Mary's we are all bananas. Yup, bananas. We come green and fresh and as the years go by we turn yellow as we learn not only about math, our world, and science stuff, but also our faith and God. By the end we are yellow and ripe and ready to be shared with the world. Yet, we aren't perfect. Along the way we'd trip and fall and veer off the path God has set for us. We have brown marks to prove that we aren't perfect yet God still loves us for the way we are, and we are ready to go into a new world...High School.

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My Life Story

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Moving On

Another year has come and gone, but this year was like no other. This was my last year at SMS. When you have a class of 38 students that you have been with since pre-school it is hard to move on. I know each person in a way that is indescribable and hard to understand unless you have witnessed or felt it in your own personal experience. All the 8th graders in this years graduating class are like my brothers and sisters. The past years of my life have been...interesting and again are indescribable. Through thick and thin I do believe I have seen it all; although, I love you all for the way you are.

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

-Dr. Seuss

I will miss you all in different ways<3

-Rebecca

Sports

Friday night was Knight Games. This year was one crazy year! We ended up doing an amazing race around town and I believe we ran maybe 7-8 miles! Then, on Saturday my lacrosse team had Playday. It's  like state play-offs but for lacrosse. Anyways, we ended up playing 6 games and got into top four. Unfortunately, it got rained out and we will have to reschedule to play for championship. On Sunday we had our 1st soccer game and we lost:(

Borrowing and Saving Money

Today in 21st Century Skills we watched some short clips on how borrowing money can get you into trouble if you don't have a plan to pay it off. People can borrow money for a house, a car, and college. If you need to get a loan on something make sure you make a plan that your are able to pay off without going into to debt. Balance your income and the money you are spending. Also make sure that the interest rate stays the same throughout the months or years you are paying of your debt so you don't end up paying more that you would have thought.

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Soccer

Soccer season has finally started and I am super happy to be playing on U-16!!! It's super hard keeping up with girls two years older than you, but I am trying my best. Everyone else had already had a game or two except our team.:( Fortunately, our first game is soon! I am very nervous for our upcoming game, because I know I will easily be pushed around.

Temporada de fútbol por fin ha comenzado y estoy súper feliz de estar jugandoen la sub-16! Es súper difícil mantenerse al día con las chicas dos años mayores que tú, pero yo estoy haciendo mi mejor esfuerzo. Todos los demás ya habían tenido uno o dos partidos fuera de nuestro equipo:. (Afortunadamente,nuestro primer partido es muy pronto estoy muy nervioso para nuestro próximo juego, porque sé que será fácilmente empujado!.

Dream Job Assignment

When I am finally done with school I would like to become an anesthesiologist or work in the E.R.. I have always wanted to be some type of doctor but can never decide on one specific type.

Work isn't always enjoyable, but if you find something that you really enjoy doing I think you can be pretty satisfied with what you do.

Depending on the job you don't necessarily have to be paid. You could do volunteer work and still be super happy with your life.

When you work at school you aren't getting paid, your working for your own benefit, and by law you have to go. When you work at you job you usually get paid, you're usually working for the benefit of others, and you could quit your job and do something else if you'd like.

Image: 'Doctors can shoot' 

ELC (Environmental Learning Center)

For the past 9 years of my life I have been looking forward to this special trip that 8th graders get to go to, since 6th grade I have been working super hard to get 30 hours of volunteer work so I could go, and since the beginning of the year I have been counting down the days till I finally get to go. Now all my hard work is over, the waiting is over, and that special trip is over too. :( This trip was to ELC a.k.a. Wolf Ridge in Finland, Minnesota. What is Wolf Ridge? We (36 kids of our 8th grade class) woke up at 5:00 a.m., drove on a bus for 5 hours, and spent 5 days at as camp where we saw the best and worst of everyone. Wolf Ridge    is a place where you can get outdoors and learn the same stuff you do at school but in a cooler hands on kind of way. Some things we did were ropes course, s'mammals, river studies, beavers, rock climbing, lake superior hike, and competitive orienteering.

Ropes Course: A course made of ropes 30 feet off the ground.
S'mammals: a.k.a. small mammals is where we learned about mice, moles, voles, and chipmunks.
River Studies: Then study of a large stream. We took samples of the water and checked the HP level and oxygen level. We also got water bugs to see what other types of animals could possibly live their.
Beavers: We checked out a dam in search of beavers and hints that they had been there like chewed wood, paths leading out of the water, and dens.
Rock Climbing: We learned how to belay and helped each other scale the rock wall.
Lake Superior Hike: We hiked 3 miles up a mountain for a picture perfect view of Superior.
Competitive Orienteering: The leaders give you a map, a compass, the skills to find all the points, and set you of in a mile radius area to find points on the map, punch holes in your card, and get back the fastest. a.k.a. Not Getting Lost, The Fastest.

Photo of Sawmill Creek

Copy write

We recently have been learning about how to legally use photos for our blogs, papers, etc.. To post somebody else's picture on your own blog you fist need to find out if the person will allow you to use that photo. Then you need to give some type of attribution to the person. It could be as easy as saying taken by:_________ with a link to where you had gotten the photo.

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Saving Money

We recently took this test in 12st Century Skills where you have $1,000 to get through one month of paying rent, insurance, and other regular basis expenses. You had to find a job and hoped you would make it. Now we have to write about ways we can save money like following the rule pay yourself first. This is where you save 5% of your income for later uses. You can also save money by riding your bike more, cutting back on eating out, and limiting yourself to buying what you need more than what you want. To take the test I mentioned above click HERE.

School Play

Getting ready to preform the Princess King for the first time! Nervous and excited. This is kind of an akward play because my cousin (Jack) ends up wearing a dress(?). Very interesting...

We Are Young by Fun/Janelle Monae

I just heard this song a moment ago and I absolutely love it! It's not the first time I've heard it, but it is the first time I actually listened to the lyrics.

Tonight we are young so let's set the world on fire we can burn brighter than the sun. . .

To put it in easy terms this means to me Y.O.L.O. You only live once! Tonight, we are young. Let's have fun and make a difference. Let's leave a mark on this world! Set the world on fire, because together we can grow brighter than the sun.

Minimum Wage

Assignment #2
Minimum wage for people aged twenty and younger is $4.90. This means a person working full time or part time must be paid $4.90 per hour worked.  Also if you are a worker under the legal age of driving (16) you are not allowed to work before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m., work more than 8 hours out of  a 24 hour time period, and work more than 40 hours a week.

Thank You!

Hey guys! I recently broke the 400 views for my blog! I am super excited!!! I think this is pretty good considering I haven't had my blog up for that long. I think it's about 2 1/2 months now???  Well thanks to all those who have visited my blog and commented on it. This is amazing!!! Talk to you all later!
-Rebecca

New Health Care Reform

Assignment #1
There are about 45 million people in the United States who don't have Health Insurance. This means that if they end up in a sticky situation they have to pay for it with their own money. A Health Care Law that was signed in 2010 made it so all Americans would have access to affordable Health Insurance. Beginning of the year 2014 Americans will have to buy some type of Health Insurance or pay a fine. This new law is called the Individual Mandate. Does Congress have this authority to pass this law? Many Americans are asking this question and arguing that they can't make them buy something. The Constitution does include a Commerce Clause. This states that congress has the right to Regulate Commerce. Americans are bringing up the idea that though they can do this, they are not allowed to make Commerce. They can't force people to buy things they don't want. President Obama stated that they are not creating commerce but instead helping regulate the medical industry. Congress is now debating the topic.

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Nothing greater then hanging out with friends on a perfect day. WE ARE GOING TO SEE ONE DIRECTION YALL!!! Check out the video we made!

Faith

Faith is like a mustard seed

It may appear small and insignificant

But once planted

It can grow into something magnificent.

-Rebecca

Captured by Jeanne Stratton in Naples, FL

Re-direction

Hey guys! My favorite band is One Direction and my friends and I always talk about it. The guys at our school are super sick of us talking about it so some friends of ours desided to make a video to make fun of the band. Check it out at the link below and tell me what you think about it.

LINK!

Here is the actual music video.

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This is One Direction!

La Familia de Rebeca

These are my sisters and I going to cut down our Christmas tree. Jesse is on the left, Nikki is on the right, and I am in the middle.

This is my father, sister, me, other sister, and mother.

My Favorite Memory

My favorite memory would have to be the summer I went up to Canada with some friends and their nephews. When we first met them it was awkward. I learned their names were Layne and Cole. After the first day we had lots of fun. They were from Alaska so they had never gone tubing or skiing. I taught them how to ski and had fun tubing with them. It has been two years since that summer and I hope to be able to again to Canada with my new yet old friends.

Oops! My bad! Sorry guys; I accidentally deleted all your comments,:'( and I now can’t get them back.

Questions For My Mentor

Hey Odalis Tavares and those who are interested!
Here are a few questions for my mentor and anyone else who would like to answer so I can get to know you better!
Where are you from?
What's it like there?
What is your favorite colour?
What is your favorite activity?
Are you a teacher?
What do you teach?
What is your favorite movie?
What is your favorite flower?
What is your favorite professional sport , team, and player?
Do you have any childern?
Are any of them my age?
Do you know anyone from America or Minnesota?
Do you like strawberries? I love them!
What is the most exotic food you have ever tried?
Do you enjoy your job?
Do you have a dog or even a pet?
What are their names?
What is your favorite quote?
Have you ever seen the Northern Lights? Tonight I am planning to stay up to see them!
Do you coach any sports?
What is your favorite book?
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go and why?
Who do you look up to?
Do you have any questions for me?

Blogs You Should Visit!

Hey guys!
I have been searching the web to find other cool websites and here are some of my favorites!
Jack's Blog is one of my favorites, because even though the color scheme is black and white I can feel the tremendous amount of energy the blogger has!
Emma's Blog is another awesome place to visit sharing my interest in One Direction. I love her background and fish as well.
To wrap up my top three, here is Sean's Blog! I enjoy how he post daily and I LOVE his spinning globe!
Make sure to visit these blogs and more. If you would like to visit one just click on the their link.

Friends

Have you ever had those days when nothing seems to go right? I had one of those days today; I slept in 15 minutes longer, because my alarm didn't go off, I had some troubles with my science partner today, and I had an argument with my best friend about some silly Industrial Tech project. All I wanted to do was go home, but one more thing just had to happen. Our project didn't work; therefore, we had to stay after school to finish it for tomorrow. I was mad, because I didn't want to stay with the friend I was mad at; nevertheless, we had a great time. I now realize that those bad days don't have to be so bad when you have a friend to help you through them. "Some days you're the pigeon. Other days you're the statue, but you'll never have to be if you have a friend." -LaVonne Sedivy

CMWSilent Night

"I can    I will

I am!"
-Sean

Waiting For Spring

Hey guys!!!
     Just waiting for the following days to go by until spring will finally come! It's been a crazy hectic month with basketball and all the fun stuff going on at school. Yesterday was Tri-county and we finished 1st in conference but couldn't seem to pull a win during the championship game. :( This past week we had Spirit Week to get the entire school pumped up for Tri-county. We had the pep fest, student vs. teacher games, half-court shot competition, and a Mtn Dew chugging contest. All was fun so the days have flown by and now it's back to our regular school days until our eighth grade class will finally be going on our trip to ELC!!! All of us have been working super hard to get thirty hours of work in. These thirty hours include sweeping the classrooms, vacuuming the carpets at school, serving at pancake breakfasts, working at the bingo tent during the fair, working at the auction, and any other jobs that will benefit St. Mary's School. As of this point I am at 29.25 hours! Still can't wait for spring!!!
Until later,
Rebecca

More About Me

My name is Rebecca and I live in a small town , but I am an 8th grader at a catholic school in a bigger town. I play soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and the trumpet. I've been to Florida, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, South Carolina, Iowa, Illinois, and Canada; I hope to go to Alaska, Hawaii, Germany, Paris, London, and Mexico. I very much dislike the cold; therefore, I don't like the winter. I love summer, because I love those hot summer days. I like the fall with the crisp morning air and the beautiful colorful trees. I adore spring, because I love the rain it brings. My friends describe me as energetic and crazy. I have a yellow lab named Josi and a cat named Midnight. My family consists of two older sisters (I am the youngest) and two parents whom I love with all my heart. I live in the country but not on a farm and enjoy listening to music or reading. I like to go fishing and swimming with friends as well and anything else that has to do with nature. My favorite thing in the whole wide world is chocolate covered strawberries or movie nights with my family.
  Ick! Winter.
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I created this blog for a class of mine called 21st Century Skills. This class teaches us how to use new technology for homework, schoolwork, or projects. Right now we have been learinging about politics and the presidential race and blogging about it at http://www.sms21century.blogspot.com/. To read some of our posts or to see what we have been blogging about just click the website above!