No place like home...Posted Tuesday, January 3, at 8:27 AM I will be back in the United States soon! It's been quite a journey and I am so thankful I received this opportunity. Quick side note: If any of my readers find themselves stationed overseas and have children in college back in the states, the military provides one ticket a year to bring your children overseas...
...and learn how to read the WHOLE SECTION including all bullet points, we would only have to calm the people who are illiterate. The National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law today. Cue the fire alarms all over my facebook feed. Go here. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-1867...
Budget Restructure as a Method of Education Reform (LENGTHY) I wrote this for my Freshman Composition class. It received a "B" and I may or may not have written it between midnight and 4 a.m. the day before it was due, but I think it is pretty good and has a few good points..." Critics of the American education system are quick to blame lack of funding for the problems. ...
Howdy Mountain Home! My family's home finally sold and is in the process of closing! They've been trying to sell it since they moved to Japan and it is a huge burden off our shoulders! OU is doing well...getting hit by some nasty weather and I'm thankful I am well stocked on winter supplies and driving-in-inclement-weather skills from Idaho. I think I'm the only owner of an ice scraper on campus. :p...
While I've been sleuthing about at least once a week to see what's going on in Mountain Home, I haven't had much time to sit down and blog. Life in Oklahoma is great. I love school, and OU has so much to do (and plenty of awesome football games to watch!)...
Where was I? Up until then, I'd always believed that nothing bad could ever happen in my country. We were invincible. We protected the weak and we defeated the evil. The bad guys didn't come to America. They stayed in far off places Daddy sometimes went to.Mom wakes me up at 7:30, right on schedule. ...
The healing process begins.. A few weeks ago, the class of 2011 lost a valuable classmate with the death of Linzi Dudding. We join several other classes that have lost much loved members- a club no one is the slightest bit happy to join. Fortunately, Linzi, one of the best debate partners I ever had, is not going to go forgotten...
Professionals, please don't discourage amateurs. Amateur - noun a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. --- Recently, I've noticed a professional I know (who shall remain unnamed) ranting on Facebook about there "not being any market" for people new to this person's field...
And the countdown begins... With 16 days until I walk across the stage, I can't help but feel extremely nervous. I'll be heading off to Oklahoma in July for college, and shortly after my parents pitch me out of the truck/nest, they'll be taking off to Japan. I just wanted to say thank you to all of you on the blogs for giving me some interesting debate online- I don't plan on debating in college so I'll probably stick around to banter with you all and give you some insight into what's going on in the south...
I love live music. I cannot completely describe the feelings I get when I go to concerts. Whenever my friends and I have a few bucks to spare, we like to go catch one at whatever venue is hosting a good set. The problem for us now is that gas prices are climbing. Working sparse hours and also having to account for other expenses, it is becoming less and less viable to go to concerts...
I'd like to start off with announcing the students who protested were NOT representative of the school. They were lead by a student who does not even attend public school. Teachers did not condone their walk-out. Whether a teacher marked the student truant was his/her own personal dilemma (I happen to know at least ONE student was marked truant)...
Thank You's are in order September...wow. What a long, hectic, stressful, and fun month it has been. With the help of the student council and Tiger Tribune staff, our school pulled off homecoming, and I managed to push out my first paper as editor-in-chief. I'd like to thank a few community members for their help in everything I was responsible for...
What do you think? This is my last year in high school debate, and I think the topic is one that some of you may enjoy discussing with me. Since it is summer, I haven't done any research on it yet, but with the school year approaching, I figure I should start. But while I do my research and prepare cases for and against these countries, I wanted to get the opinions of those involved in the military (or those who just have a strong opinion of the military (: ) So what are your thoughts for/against this topic:...
2010-2011 MHHS Student Council Update Well since I am ASB Secretary, I figured I'd update the town on our activities here as well as every where I else I feel important to post such things on. This Saturday (July 17), ASB/Senior Class council is hosting a car wash to raise money for various Homecoming activities. ...
Maybe it's just because I am young As my debate team prepared for the national tournament, we took a look at the public forum topic (Miss Bott and her partner, James McGovern, have been qualified). And it got me thinking. The topic states Resolved: Current trends in American political dialogue compromise meaningful democratic deliberation...
How would a levy failure affect YOU Consider This If the levy fails the following can/probably will happen: Eight receptionists now unemployed, competing for already scarce local jobs. A Gifted/Talented teacher unemployed. Educators, some who are married to other educators, expected to live through the possibility of quarter of their salary taken away. With this posibility, it brings up the also-likely possibility of losing quality educators who can (and have been offered) better opportunities...
This is a call to both MHSD and the voters Today as I sat on the floor of the foyer against the wall eating my lunch, I watched the roof leaking a few feet from me. When I walked to the stage this morning, I saw an entire section of the roof sitting precariously. This portion will probably fall off in the next year...
WWJD? Apparently, nothing. I'm not going to pretend I know everything about politics, but I do have a problem I'd like someone to explain to me. From what I gather, the GOP was formed under Christian values, correct? Well, following that old mantra, What Would Jesus Do?, I would have to see maybe the GOP has fallen a bit far from that beginning moral...
Update on National Qualifiers' Fundraising We have some dates and some informantion available now. On May 5- The Talkin' Tigers will be having their awards night, and debate-a-thon. The debates/speeches will begin at about 7 p.m. The two weeks or so leading up to the event, team members will be given sponsor sheets. Even a dollar or two adds up if we get all of our students to participate. Donation jars will also be in front of all debaters...
Talkin' Tigers need your help! As many have heard, the Talkin' Tigers speech and debate team qualified nine students for the national tournament June 13-18 in Kansas City, Missouri. Getting to the tournament and staying for a week has put a pretty hefty burden on all of the students and chaperones, and as plane ticket prices go up, we cringe a little more at the price we'll have to pay...
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Budget Restructure as a Method of Education Reform (LENGTHY)
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