Week of Aug. 22

 

Write a haiku about starting a new school year.

(See directions in the Sidebar at right.)

 

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(Newest entry goes at the bottom. When you finish your entry, type your first name, last initial, and class period.)

 

A new year begins

I see promise, potential

New, nervous faces

Ms. Alger

 

The First day of School

Meet new people and teachers

Can't wait till next year

Maritza C.

 

Time to buy supplies

Time to make some brand new friends

Time to learn new things
Emmanuel M. Period 2

 

High school starts again

Four unforgettable years

I hope we all pass:)

Alyssa A. Period 2

 

 

As english ten starts

I give it my best agian

Like it was last year

Taylor W. period 2

 

A brand new year starts

Time to take english again

Going to succeed

Gaby G. Period 2

 

Time to meet some females

because they come and they go

this year is gonna be good!

Kevin D. Period 2

 

Brand new begining

Determined to get better

Going to work hard

Jocelyn R. Period1

 

Reunite with friends.

Infinite hugs are given.

Should be a good year.

Claudia L. Period 2

 

New people to meet.

There's a new schedule too!

And my first haiku

Amanda G. Period 1

 

Tenth grade year begins

More determined than ever

Parents will be proud!

-Iris G. Period 1

 

A year has started

New faces and new teachers

I see a big crowd

-Mark G. Per. 1

 

New freshmen to meet.

Time to work hard with control

brand new beginning.

- Dystny Araiza. Period. 2

New year, a fresh start,
Time to make it a success,
Sophomores; time to shine!
-Andrina S. Period 1

 

Time for new supplies

Reunite again with friends

A great year ahead.

-Kassie P. Period 2

 

Old friends come and go

every year you meet new people

time to go and mingle

Jacquelin Guerrero

 

A fresh new year starts

the time to get back on track

is already here

-Esteban O. Period 1

 

School year starts again

Ready to take new challenges

hope to get an A

-Fernando M. Period 1

 

It's a brand new year
The time to make a fresh start
With brand new people
-Julie Cameron Period 1

 

I like to have fun

First day, I do something strange

This year: Overalls

-Dylan Harris Period 2

 

Sophomore year begins

I see my old friends again

Should be a great year

-Christy M. Period 2

 

Brand new year is here

I see old and new faces

Lets make it the best!

-Matthew Orona Period 1

 

A new year begins

No longer being a freshman

Crunch time is now here!

- Serena L. Period 2

 

School year has began

New people and new classes

The fun has began

-Lauren P. Period 1

 

 

Sophomore year begins

Glad to hang out with old friends

This year will be great

-Martin R. Period 2

 

 

 

As school starts to come

Not all of us are ready

And some are in fear

- Cheyanne Ervin Period 2

 

 

 

Sophomore year is great

Making memories to keep

Two more years to go

-Darby Biggs, Period 1

 

 

School begins again

Hope this year goes great

And the next two years

-Joanna Lara, Period 1

 

This year is now here!

Reading and writing is here!

Now we scream in fear!!!

- Monique Llamas, Period 1

 

It is a new year,

Sophomores are here, three more years

ReminiscencesJ

-Ivonne Morales, Period 1

 

The school year is here,

Sophomores our time is here,

Our best year is here.

- George Q, Period 2

 

 

Summer is over,

time to get back to work,

We can do it guys!

-Elizabeth C. Period 2

 

Time for a new start,

Learning is now my first task,

Sophmore year is here!

Yasmin Serrano, Period 2

 

A new year has come

It's time to succeed and learn

With friends and teachers

-Katherine V., Period 1

 

When High School begins

As summer comes to an end

Only two more years.

-Chris Ladeau, Period 2

 

Summer is long gone

Sophomore year has began !

Back to school again!

-Rayven A., Period 2

 

New year has begun

Ready to give it my all

Its time, here we go.

Breanna V. Pd 2

 

Green is the grass

As this is our second year

I see the new light.

Cody O. Pd 2

 

Week of Aug. 29

 

Write a couplet about reading.

 

(See sidebar at right for directions.)

 

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Reading takes me to faraway places

I feel like my world leaves no traces.

Ms. Alger

 

Hundreds of characters on these small pages,

Oh how I wonder that you could take me to these ages.

-Fernando D. Period 2

 

Oh the places I will roam.

Without leaving the safety of my home.

-Emilee Lopez P.1

 

How they wish to be young again and said it was so cool

But obviosly they have never been to High School

Alyssa A. P.2

 

When I read I dream

usually it's about rice and steam.

Taylor Williams P.2

 

When I read I begin to ponder,

how books can take me to a world of wonder.

Bailey Jones P.2

 

I never thought that books were cool

But you have to read them when you go to school.

Chris Ladeau P.2

 

Reading,reading. It's just like eating.

But it's not your stomach...it's your mind you're feeding.

-Angel Herrera Period 2

 

The only good greed

Is the strong need to read.

Cody Ott Period 2

 

Imagination and creativity is the key

To make a book about a journey

Gaby G. Period 2

 

Whenever I read time goes by so fast

I wish my favorite books would always last

Christy M. Period 2

 

It's reading books that i adore.

Just think of all the places your mind can explore.

Amanda G. Period 1

 

When reading a book i can you'se my imagination

Which then takes me to a beautiful coronation

Yasmin Serrano, Period 2

 

When books become movies in my head

I can never go to bed

Fernando Morales- Period 2

 

In this life to be a leader

I suggest you be a reader

Martin Raygoza-Period 2

 

When reading between the line

You step out of the confines of the mind

-Ivonne Morales, Period 1

When I read, my mind leaves to a whole new place,
of the realm of the book in front of my face.
-Andrina Seryani, Period 1

 

I would dive into a great book,

Only if it has a great hook.

-Elizabeth Cole, Period 2

 

I would read a good book

Only if I had the time to look.

Lauren P.

Period 1

 

I love to read, but it puts me to sleep.

i try and try but i just cann't keep.

- Serena L. Period 2

 

Reading takes me to lands I've never been to before,

it lets me meet new characters that i love and adore.

~Kassie Petrosino P.2

 

Reading is such an adventurous thought

it fells the reader with such wonderful sought.

- Yanet Nunez per.1

 

It's hard for me to find a good book
I think it's because I won't look.

Julie Cameron
Period 2

 

I spent my summer reading old issues

I only read happy stories-- so I wouldn't need tissues

Dylan Harris Period 2

 

Reading increases your knowledge

So this can help you get through college.

-Iris G. Period#1

 

To me, books are boring
Some of them have me snoring.

Emanuel Delgado, Period 2

 

Reading takes me to brand new places.

Where I find old and familiar faces.

Claudia L. Period 2

 

Sometimes my reading doesn't get done

because I don't find it much fun.

-Brian B.

Period 1

 

So many words with so much meaning

oh how i dreamt if this being.

Jacquelin Guerrero period 6

 

Week of Sept. 5Write a cinquain about the future.(See directions in Sidebar at right.)

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FutureOptimisticPlanning Dreaming HopingPositive Upbeat Cheerful SureMy lifeMs. Alger

 

 

FutureComplexityFinding Knowing DyingUnknown Confusion Surprise DeathDeadlyCody Ott

 

 

Soccer

Competition

Running Kicking Scoring

Love Powerful Frustration Hot

Futbol

Lauren P.

Period 1

 

Future

Mystery hope

Showing teaching Despare

Hatred Loving Untrusting Unwilling

Undefined

Taylor W. P.2

 

Battle

dying fighting

killing planning courage

deathly weapons honor prestige

chaos

Carlos B. P.2

 

Future

Skepticism

Living Choosing Waiting

Lofty Golden Regret Sorrow

Rising

Claudia L. Period 2

 

Drumming

Let Out Your Beats

Drumroll Stroking Cymbals

Peaceful Relieving Fun Awesome

Strokes

-Angel Herrera Period 2

 

Excite

Stimulating

Moving Feeling Upbeat

Unknown Thrilling Power Stirring

Enthuse

-Ivonne Morales, Period 1

 

Football

Tactical fun

running hitting winning

awesome painful intense tough

challenge

Bailey J Period 3

 

Future

It's not today

Venture, planning, waiting

Surprises are hiding within

Ahead

-Amanda Gaba Period 1

 

Future

Unstable love

Fighting, loving, hating

Anything can happen then

Changing

- Christy M. Period 2

 

Forward

Moving through time

Stepping, crawling, sprinting

Keeping a steady beat, tick tock

Future

Fernando D. Period 2

 

Cheerleading

Competition

Cheering, laughing, hard work

Anything can happen on the mat

Cheerleader

-Dystny Araiza period 2

 

 

Future

A mystery
What Lies ahead?
Scary, Never knowing
What if?

-Elizabeth C. Period 2

 

Future

Tranquility

Dreaming, Hoping, Living

Accord

-Joselin Rafael Period 2 ♥

 

Disease

Dangerous

Effects several people

Scary,alarming,hated,sorrow

Illiness

-Rayven Adams

 

Future

A unkown thought

Faster, better,stronger

Eager,clueless,astonished,worries

Later

-Mark Galvan Per.1

 

Galaxy

Never ending

Flying, soaring, growing

Darkness, planets, colors, journey

Cosmos

-Fernando Morales Per. 1

 

Softball

Passionate Skill

Living Winning Fighting

Intense Honor Relaxing Fierce

Softball

~Alyssa A. period 2

 

Drumming

Rythmic noises

Hitting, Banging, crashing

Exciting, adrenaline rush

Music

-Martin R period 2

 

Soccer

Adrenaline

Pushing, Running, Sprinting

Playing soccer is amuzing

Sport

-Yasmin Serrano, Period 2

Volleyball
Competitive
Knowing angles, holes, diving
Being able to play smart
Serving
-Julie Cameron
Period 1

 

music

passionate fun

making, playing, loving

music is an insperation

key notes

Kassie P. P.2

 

Future

Technology

Hover Curing Flying

Glad Unsure Worried Divided

Putty

Dylan Harris Period 2

 

Spiking

Volleyball Kill

Digging Setting Hitting

Quick Adjust Seeing Destroying

Offense

-Monique Llamas, Period 1

 

Game

Different Fun

Batting Running Pitching

Fun New Cool Change

Feeling

Emilee Lopez

Period 1

 

Future

Unknown good times

Playing laughing chilling

Happy joyful ecstatic fun

Unknown

-Matthew Orona, Period 1

 

Future

Indefinite

Unsure worried later

Mystery unknown scared quick

whats next

Joanna L. PD 1

 

Melodies

Motivating

Dance express impress

joyful mellow silly crazy

Music

-Brian Barajas

Period 1

 

Week of Sept. 12

 

Write a haiku about war: avoiding it, fearing it, or engaging in it.

 

 

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Terrifying times,

Wars bring gunfire, damned bombs

Living through the fear.

-Fernando D. Period 2

 

Deafet and Conquer

Hate and dispare,need to feed

fear and frightening

taylor W. P.2

 

Mercy less Killing

Bringing peace to your country

take no prisoners

-Kevin Duran. Period 2

 

War brings peace for all

Although it's a bloody mess

The nature of man.

-Cody O. Pd. 2

 

We are at War now

People are out there fighting

Will it ever end?

-Dylan Harris Period 2

 

Always wasting money

Is this war ever going to end

Horrible war

-Chris Ladeau P.2

 

Horryfying times,

Bleeding scenes and cold bodies,

It has to end now!

-Yasmin Serrano, Period 2

 

Mass murder with guns

Lots of good people dying

Brings death and chaos

-Carlos Barba P.2

 

The cost of your life

Taking you into hiding

At your own free will

-Claudia Lara Period 2

 

no more guns to kill.

killing innocent people.

it better end soon.

edward robledo period 2

 

Endless wars, for what?

Hurt and pain all caused, for what?

Two words: Hope and Pride

~Alyssa A. Period 2

 

Will it ever end?

They happen everywere

Why do they happen?

Maritza Cortez Period 1

 

Bloodstrained, Demolish

No demobilization

Why conflagration?

-Ivonne Morales, Period 1

 

War is dangerous

Many people have been harmed

Make peace and not war

-Joanna Lara, Period 1

 

Scary and hard times

Wonders will this ever end?

No more war, just peace

-Serena L. Period 2

 

Life threatening times

We need love and peace, not war

One way to stop it

Lauren P.

Period 1

 

Our soldiers are gone.

Our country has them to bless,

for freedom of press.

-Amanda G. Period 1

 

Soldiers are fighting

Many loved ones are dieing

When will this war end?

-Christy M. Period 2

 

Family's are torn

Troops die every single day

May God bless our troops.

~Kassie P. Period 2

 

We grieve in a loss

Yet we are proud of soldiers

We shall all stay strong

-Johanna B. P1

 

Dangerous times

The innocent only see fear

The outcome so unclear

~Rayven A. Period 2

 

Nations proving ground

ultimate sacrifices made

for nothing but honor.

B. Jones Period 2

 

Why begin a war

countless dead bodies

damaged families.

-Iris G. Period 1

 

Freedom is not free

War and death are necessary

It is sad but true

-Fernando Morales, Period 1

 

A horrible time

Bringing trouble and ciaos

No good comes from it

Gaby G. Period 2

 

 

Evading attack

Darkness,death, and fearfulness

Charge and strike now, now!!

-Mark Galvan

 

Horrifying times

Guns being shot everywhere

heroes being lost

-Martin Raygoza

 

Fighting and dying

was this all really worth it?

this minefield of death

-Jordan Gitmed, Period 1

 

Projectiles fly

Worriers and soldiers die

Terrorist blasted

-Matthew Orona, Period 1

 

blood drenched atmosphere

leaving a scab from our war

Not to be picked at

-Brian B

Period 1

 

no more hatred please

all countries please come to peace

no one is in ease

-Raymundo Talavera, Period 1

 

So much hatred built

men kill with guns and weapons

blood spills everywhere

- Yanet Nunez, per. 1

Greed leads to warfare,
Never has it solved problems,
Will it ever stop?
-Andrina Seryani, Period 1

 

Believe it,

The Monster we all fear,

is inside of us!

-Elizabeth Cole, Period 2

 

Unlimited war

brings blood, suffrage, and loss

put an end to it!

-Monique llamas, period 1

 

Never on our home front

we are always attacking them

and we always win

-sam bakos period 1

 

Many years at this.

How many must die for this.

Now can we save them.

-Emilee Lopez, Period 1

 

There is always fear

We have put in our all.

And now we have won!

-Cheyanne Ervin P.2

 

Bin Ladin murders,
Buildings fell, U.S enraged
Middle East destroyed

Julie Cameron Period 1