Thus far, what has been your most meomorable moment in the 2010-2011 school year?
It could be sports-related, class-related, personally-related or whatever you feel stands out in your mind as the thing you will reflect on when the year is over.
(350-400 words/50pts)
The most memorable moment I had this 2010-2011 year is playing in the championship football game. The reason why is because you can only experiences it ones when you’re a senior. I remember being on the bus going to Cherokee it was good because I was listening to my IPod. I was listening to drake and lil Wayne gonorrhea as we arrived to the school. Yes its weird that I remember the excited song but I just do. As I walked off the bus I had chills because I couldn’t believe that I was actually at a championship game. Like you always talk about how you want to play that game and win to get that ring and I was actually there. We walked into the classroom and I put all my stuff down I put on my cleats and my gloves and walked out to a dome. I walked on the field and it was beautiful. I was on a turf and began to warm up. After I warmed up I walked back into the classroom. I remember when I walked into the classroom Ishmail Showell came up to me and said “this is what we worked all summer for this is what we have been talking about since freshman year”. I said “I know and I can wait to win”. We all got suited up and are coach came in and talked to us. Honestly I can’t remember everything he said but what I do remember is that he said that he is proud of us and what we have accomplished and how we turned Oakcrest football around. So we walk down the steps to the field and it was a sight to see. The crowd was wild and it was cold as hell. We all ran though the banner then got into a huddle and Kevin Winstead said a few words I couldn’t really hear what he said I just put my hand up when he said falcons on three. So even though we lost 33 to 6 it was a great experience. I was very upset if you know me I don’t really cry but at the end of that game I did cry. But it wasn’t about the game it was really seeing my teammates cry and also just being able to be there. I went home that day sad but saying to myself that we were a very good team and we made it farther then everybody thought that we wouldn’t.
ReplyDeleteMy most meomrable moment of the 2010- 2011 school year would have to be the last class me, shawn, ryan, and cory had together. We were taking care of mr. muzslay animals his turtles and frogs, fishes and his snake. We had alot of fun that day because we got to feed the snake. That in itself was very kool. Then we went to the cafeteria got us some ice tea and ice cream sat at a table just talked about everything. Ryan and Shawn never told me and cory what they were doing afterwards you know I know for me personally bc ryan and shawn are my freiends Im not gonna lie I would have joined what they were saying and what they did. That would have been that day but now that i had time to think about it I just wish I had the chance to stop ryan and shawn so they are not in the postion they are in. I do feel like alot of blame on what they did does belong to me. It sucks bc there not going to be anymore days like that one and that why that day was the most importaint to me this year.
ReplyDeleteI hate to think of absolutes. I can't think of my ONE favorite movie, or song, or in this case, most memorable moment.
ReplyDeleteThing is this year health wise has been a pain in the @%$ so I'd rather remember the good times for the most part.
I have a couple actually, I like the fact that I met many new people this year. I became friends with people I never thought I would be friends with like Ech, Manny, Megan, Racheal, Carmella, Matt, and many others. It's certain classes that I know are going to stick with me. For example our little outspoken group in Debate & Discussion with Carmella, Ian, Racheal, Echelon, and I is something I'll never forget, even though there isn't too many details that stick out, it's just the experience that we had a good time. As for my art class, I became good friends with Sarah, and we created this bond in that class where we literally defend art, art class, and our art teacher. It's hard to find people that share the same passion as you, and you realize how in common you are with others. Then there's those few minutes in homeroom where Richard, Liz, Sarah, Amir, and I joke non-stop, and catch up on our lives even though we all don't really contact outside of school. I can't say much about Pre-Clac except that I used to harass Keith, but then I zone out of that class all the time. Drama, I would just say that it's memorable that I never actually went. Then there's Physics, where I would consider I learned how much I can hate a subject, but I did meet Manny, and he's a good friend. I'd remember that corner that was super genius, and nerdy, and how much people in that class made fun of my stupidity. Then there's lunch, I'll remember that my first lunch table made me so uncomfortable that I had to not go to lunch, then I got invited to another lunch table corner that though I only talk to Manny,Casey, and Josh, it's still a whole lot better. Then there's Creative Writing, which I have AGAIN Manny, Jorge, Matt, and Samantha. We're all pretty hilarious in that class, I still do my work. I'll never forget the unjust detentions I received, or soda tab can contests we had. Then English class, which I learned nothing in, but met Steff and Megan. Last and surely least, gym class, which I didn't go to either, so I couldn't possibly remember it. This year has been long, but I enjoyed going to the football games, basketball games, winning 2nd place in the pumpkin carving contest, the cover for the ceremony, helping out with school activities and all that school spirit stuff because I never went to a school with that much spirit. It was overwhelming but it's nice to have, because those are the things that create memories, and I can look back and say hey, I did this and that my senior year, which if you would have asked me last year if I would have had a good year, I wouldn't have thought it would be this good.
My most memorable moment in the 2010-2011 school year is two things. The first thing that I will never forget is waiting for the weekend to come to fight in Hammonton. As time goes by, I think about it more and more. I enjoy going into the town and feeling like a M.O.B boss or my idol, Mr. Tyson. It feels like you're famous and invincible. I don't want to be famous in that category because I believe that it's overrated. So I quietly did my thing and left. All year, it was an adventure and the perfect opportunity to get my anger out on fagots who think they're hard. This accomplishment leads me into Off-Season wrestling. I wanted to run Spring Track again so bad but I figured I can wrestle instead of fight so at least I'd be doing something that I'll be using next year. Spartan Wrestling is a wonderful wrestling club and one of the most intense workouts anybody can get. It is so challenging and extremely intense. If somebody my weight is not at the practice, I wrestle 200 pound wrestlers and that makes me better. It is a sport that puts an individual in a situation similar to that of a fight. I believe that one should never back out of any situation no matter how "big" or "tall" the other individual is. Bruce Lee didn't care, Mike Tyson doesn't care. Why should YOU care. Never feel intimidated. Wrestling with this club makes the heart stronger and armors the mind. I enjoy going to practice every night but some nights (tonight) I just want to leave everything because I have a speech due tomorrow but I have no time to practice. It's things like that that make life screwed up and frustrates people. Being stressed out feels good because I like to think of it as, "I'm taking on the world, one task at a time." I can go to practice tonight and I will have that speech memorized by tomorrow. Staying positive is something wrestling has done for me because these coaches aren't about winning where our school coaches only want to win. This club focuses on next year states and college wrestling. It is the perfect substitution for fighting. I found my love and I found my new "hobby". I'm trying to be a new young man and mature from how I handle situations, hurt people, or dislike/hold grudges against people. I promise you it WON'T work, but at least I'm trying. Week after week I pray that these weeks fly past and we get out of this school. We're all tired of Oakcrest and its antics and I just want to focus on getting what I need done, done. I wouldn't regret anything I did this year because it was such an awesome year. Even though I was struck in the Winter, I had an awesome year. That was just my punishment for something I must've done. So the year isn't quite over and I surely wasn't expecting such a blog so soon, but so far, these few months are the best of the year. I have to go to practice now and it's the longest practice. It's the first practice of the month so it's 4 hours. I've been stressing out, BUT, I won't let that get to me. I have too much to worry about and I have to deal with the fact that this practice is going to be ridiculous and I have so much due for tomorrow. Life sucks sometimes. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteThe most memorable moment I have had 2010-2011 is football season. I was only apart of the falcon football team for 2yrs but I knew the reputation that we had. Everyone assumed that we were a terrible team and we would go 2 and 7 but we made it all the way to the championships. Going to the playoffs was the most amazing thing but it sucked for me because I broke my leg the week before the first round. Its hard to sit back and watch your teammates go through the playoffs and beyond missing the after win celebration with the fans and my team. I was so mad I was missing the most important games of the season. Being injured I have realized that I need to drink more milk and get bigger and pray that I don’t get injured again because I don’t want to miss out on another playoff season that we intend to win.
ReplyDeleteMy most memorable moment in the 2010-2011 school year was having a girl say she liked me. After, getting rejected all the times in the past it feels good to have someone who cares for me. (other then adults and family). I may have met her last year but, it was on till a few weeks ago that we admitted how we felt. We told each other over Facebook. Even, though she may live two hours away and I still don't have my license, I hope to see her in person soon.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to the most memorable moment for me this year it is pretty easy to pick one. Some moments for other people may be one of excitement, fear, or even anger but for me my most memorable moment is one that is very embarrassing. Let me just start off by telling you it involved me and my girlfriend at the time. It was Monday and we had off from school for some reason, so I made plans with my girlfriend to go on our first date. I had to make our date a little later than I would have liked because I didn’t get home from speed training until 7. Once I was home and finished getting ready I took my mom’s BMW out to go pick her up (which for the record I had no idea where she lived). I needed to navigate myself down the Black Horse Pike and try reading the directions on my phone which didn’t work out to well for me. So to avoid an accident I pulled over to the side of the road and called her only to find out that I passed the entrance to her neighborhood. Once I found the correct street I pulled over again in a ditch so I could read the directions again (and in case I forgot to mention there was snow on the ground). After I was done reading the directions I put the car in drive and pushed on the pedal to go, but I didn’t move anywhere. After I was done swearing I tried adding a little more gas in hopes that would work and I tried pushing the car outside of the ditch, but neither worked. To make matters worse my girlfriend was sending me constant texts asking where I was at. Now I might not be a pro at first dates, but I’m pretty sure your not suppose to tell your girlfriend that you are stuck in a ditch. However, I decided to tell her anyways. She sent a bunch of =( acting like that would help the situation and finally asked if I needed help. I said no and that I almost had it. So there I was stuck in the car trying to figure out how to get out when I had the great idea to try and scoop away some off the snow from the tires hoping that they could get some traction. That didn’t work either all that did was freeze my hands. As a final try I tried pushing the car out of the ditch with all my strength, it didn’t work. I sat in the car soaking in defeat and thinking what a flippin idiot I was. Right before I texted my girlfriend to come and help me I realized I left the car in park every time I tried pushing it. I felt like a moron, so I put it in neutral and got out and tried pushing again. I didn’t expect this to work one bit, but sure enough it popped right out with no problem and I was off to my girlfriend’s house. She gave me so much trouble for getting stuck on our first date, but thinking back on it now it was a hilarious and embarrassing situation and I wouldn’t trade it for the world because now I know not to leave the car in park when trying to push it our of snow.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I have one particular most memorable seeing as how when I read the question nothing stood out in my head. There are however alot of random things that I remember throughtout the year. I came to Oakcrest a little after the school year started so forever I was I was "That new kid that goes out with Brookyln. The one thats a freshman". Luckily that wore off shortly (After like 3 months). Even though I wasnt here for past years for the football teams history the fact that the team made it so far was cool aftter hearing how bad they were. But not being a kiss up, I would have to say my favorite moments happened in Debate Class. I like how our class is so eclectic and have such diverse opinions and morals. Theres been alot of great times and laughs throughout the year that took place in that class and I can honestly say that I'm gonna miss being in it.
ReplyDeleteThe most memorable moment in 2010-2011 I would say have to be just the whole school year in general. It’s been great. I do four classes than leave. In the being of the school year it was the best id go home after school and just relax and do whatever I wanted to do. I didn’t have work I barely have any responsibilities to take care of it was really nice. Than around Christmas time I got a job and I’ve had one since. Now after school instead of relaxing I go to work but that isn’t really that bad. At first I couldn’t stand it because I felt as if it was taking all my free time that I use to hang out with my friends now I just suck it up and deal with it. I’m learning how to manage my time and money so I am learning a lot because my parents don’t do much of anything for me anymore besides provide a place to live and they don’t even want to do that. It’s hard between school and enrolling in college and attempting to manage 40 hrs a week for my job. I guess this is what becoming an adult is. This year has taught me a lot and I’m growing more and more every day. I’m finally realizing who I am and I don’t need anyone there right now. I am single and I can go do spontaneous things and it’s awesome. I can’t wait to graduate and finally put this lame school in my past. I know I have so much ahead of me and I’m soooooo excited and can’t wait till it is summer.
ReplyDeleteWell to be completly honest id rather just forget the entirety of this year. Dont get me wrong i had plenty of good moments throughout the year from friends and everything but more so than not this year has been for lack of a better word a cluster ****. Threats of failing due to teacher incompetince and data errors have put me in a state that i shouldnt of been in my senior year of high school. It wasnt just the school that gave me hardships either lots of family and personal turmoil have made my year less than enjoyable. However the bright side to all of this is the fact that i have been able to see the true side of people but unfortunatly the true side of people that i have seen isnt somehing i enjoy seeing. but i guess its a good thing that i have seen it.... Anyway i guess i could say a good memory of 2010-11 is Debate class i know it seems like im being a kiss ass but its true good times fun jokes and alot of good learning experience.
ReplyDeleteMy sophomore year was pretty decent if I do say so myself. The beginning was a little bit touch and go at first but after a few weeks I got the hang of it. Throughout the winter and fall months I froze almost every day at the bus stop but it was all good. I got to play Lacrosse in the Wells Fargo Center which was pretty sweet because I got to play Lacrosse where the Philadelphia Wings (a pro Lacrosse team) play their home games at. Not only did playing in the Wells Fargo Center really make this the best year of my life it also made me strive to become a better player in Lacrosse and to show more effort on the field. Which I did this year on the Oakcrest Lacrosse team. I tried my hardest on and off the field to become a better player and student which in my opinion I did achieve. My skills as a Lacrosse player have shown a great difference this year from the last and I am very overjoyed because of this. I have seen a great difference in my playing and hope to do even better on the field and in class next year. To see that this year is almost coming to an end it makes me wonder how the next year is going to be like. I keep questioning myself if I am going to be a great student or will I just be a normal kid. I am constantly striving to be the best and never the worst and not trying to settle for just average (that of which I did a lot this year to be honest). I am trying to get myself to be prepared for what everyone in Oakcrest says will be the most important and hectic year of my entire high school existence. Junior year for me will be the year where I don’t hold back. The year where I will be the best (or at least try to be). The year where I will lay everything out on the table and look at areas where I can improve and become a better student in all aspects of my life.
ReplyDeleteHmm, the most memorable moment of the school year… this year has definitely been memorable, but nothing really sticks out as “Most Memorable”. Instead of spending hours contemplating on this, I’m just gonna list a memorable moment for each month this year. The first memorable moment in September was the first day of school. That one doesn’t really warrant an explanation. In October, Halloween wins by a long shot. That was the night my friends and I went crazy in the streets trick-or-treating with my Dementor costume. In November, the Cavalcade Championships were in Hershey. After months of practicing on the summer heat, in the rain, in freezing weather, etc… this was my final marching performance. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it. In December, I got my Drexel acceptance letter. This was a huge success to me and definitely left a huge impression on how I will view this year. In January, I turned 18. Even though I didn’t make a big deal of it at the time, it was definitely a memorable moment for me. In February, Nothing really happened. Seriously. Near the end of March I got inducted into the NHS since I was too lazy to write an essay last year. In April, I played Portal 2. It may sound bad that playing a video game was the highlight of April, but it was just an amazing game. In the span of 3 days, I beat the campaign 3 times, cleared every single co-op map, played through the developers’ commentary and unlocked about 75%~80% of the achievements. So far this month, I’d have to say that the AP Psychology exam wins. However, it will probably be topped by the AP Physics exam. Man, that’s everything and I still don’t have enough words. I guess I’ll get philosophical about an explanation for this. I believe that it’s hard to give a specific memory you find most memorable because there is no concrete definition for memorable. If you remember something well, it’s memorable for you. However, there isn’t a measure for it. For something to be “most” memorable there’s no such thing. If I say that my band competition is more memorable than my first visit to Drexel, there’d be no real logic or reasoning behind it. Being a man of logic, I find this question difficult for me. Sorry that this post isn’t ‘all’ about the blog question, but I did give answers and wrote down some philosophical stuff. I guess that’ll have to do.
ReplyDeleteThe most memorable moment of my 2010-2011 school year would be starting to talk with my friend Shannon. One day she just texted me out of the blue, and we talked until we both went to bed. The next day we talked again and talked about serious things which led to us talking about being in a relationship. I was very surprised at this but at the same time very happy. The next day we met in school a few times in between periods and hugged, and she asked me to go to prom with her so I said yeah. We were all cutesy from then on, she’d write little notes and I’d write back, we’d talk on the phone, kiss, that kind of stuff. It’s been like a week and a half, two weeks, but we both care about each other and hopefully everything works out between the two of us. This is definitely the most memorable part of my junior year, probably of the time that I have been in high school.
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