My first day of High School: Saria Collins.

On my very first day of high school ever, I walked into the building with a twinge of anxiety knotted into my stomach. But as soon as I saw the familiar face of my best friend Grace I felt fine. The nerves all seemed to vanish and it made me wonder why I had them in the first place. 

  I sat down In my class looking left and right just to find that not only did I have my best friend Grace in my first hour, I also had other friends also! 

    Not even halfway through first block we got shooed away to Carr Gym to have a little pep talk from the Senior cheerleaders who tried to get us to shake our butts. 

  Finally we made our way to Boswell Gym to be greeted with loud cheers that were erupting out of the Sophomores, Juniors, AND Seniors of Lebanon High School! But seriously, I have no clue why they were screaming!!

    We all did a few cheers that were leaded by cheerleaders (again!) before Mr. Kevin Lowery, our principal, introduced a speaker that had came all the way from California. Eddie Slowikowski.

  He was extremely funny and showed us his extravagant dance moves! Then after his amazing some what speech we all split up to do different things. 

    Now I'm a freshman, so I can't tell you the point of view from a Sophomore, Junior, OR Senior. But anyways, the freshmen all got a talk from Mr. Lowery about school rules until we were led to lunch. Yumm!!

    After lunch we had free ice-cream and even got shirts! Next we all had to go to the rest of our classes which were only 10 minutes each!!! 

    I finished off my first day of High school with a sweaty run in cross country. Bleh! 

  And that was my first day of high school!

Junior Olympics: Wynter Nekola.

In the summer of 2013 I qualified in the 800m to go to the Junior Olympics held in Detroit Michigan. I had worked hard all summer to achieve this goal to move on from just a plain old track runner to a star. Just two weeks before we were supposed to leave I had a track meet in St. Louis and ran the 800m and got my best time of 2.27. Once I had finished my race I had got a sharp pain in my hip and it hurt horribly. I had kept going to practice, but my parents had set up a doctor’s appointment to get my hip x-rayed. I went in two days before I was going to leave for Michigan and found out the worst news I could get at that point in time; I had fractured my left hip. This was not only bad news because I could not race, but also because my freshman year was about to start in 2 weeks, I was devastated. Today I am trying to get through the next 9 weeks and physical therapy to begin my journey for next year. 

My Summer Adventure: Maisey McGinnis.

This summer my family and I took a 18 day trip to Pensacola Beach, Florida. We stayed at a condo right on the beach. While we were there, we went to several different beaches, including Panama City Beach, Destin, and many more. We went snorkeling for sand dollars, saw lots of dolphins, and even got stung by a few jelly fish. The days it was rainy, we spent time at the pool, shopping, Bass Pro Shops, and Putt Putt Golfing! We even found a dead Sand Shark! Sadly the vacation had come to an end so it was time to head home. On our way home we just so happened to make a wrong turn, taking us a completely different route then we were supposed to go, turning our 12 hour trip into a 17 hour journey. The summer of 2k13 was a blast, and I would love to do it again! 

My First day of High School: Braden Moody.

On my very first day of high school i was very nervous, and excited at the same time.. I was very worried that I would not have any classes with any of my friends from the Junior High. When I walked into my Freshman first hour class, I didn't see anyone that i knew, and sat in a random seat. After the pledge Mrs. Latall asked all of us to take turns sharing information with the rest of the class.. It turns out that I have a lot in common with everyone in my class, even my wonderful English teacher Mrs. Latall. After my first hour class, I was on my way to Agricultural science. In the hall I seen all of my friends from last year, and it made me really excited. We took out our class schedules, and compared them. It turnes out that I have classes with everyone!! And I also made some new senior friends in publications class with Ms. Hasty. After my seventh hour class I felt more confident to go back the next day, and I was relieved that I knew some people.. And that was my first day of high school.

My Niece Kynlee: Madison Dame.

When I was fifteen years old someone very special came into my life and changed me of who I am completely. On April 9, 2013 at 11:57am this precious little girl was born. We waited all day and night in the hospital for the "little kicker", we called her, to come out. She was a feisty kid in the womb, kicking her mother every minute of the day. She was ready to come out and meet her family for the first time. The doctors had my sisters pregnancy on an high risk due to her past sicknesses. They told us that her mothers sickness would pass through the placenta to Kynlee's heart and affect her with breathing and many other things to make her unhealthy in the long run. That would also affect her weight to where she would always be a small child. But we all knew she could push through this, and she did.

  I stayed by my sisters side the whole time while she was in the hospital. Never did I leave her. It felt like an honor I was going to be an aunt any hour of the day now. I remember all I thought about was the play dates we are going to plan together and the girls nights we will spend together when she is old enough. It was an honor to see Kynlee be born and to be in the same room when she was welcomed to the world by her family that cherishes her every minute of the day. When everything was done with, the labor was finally over after waiting two days and many hours, the rest of our family came to visit and spent talking about how beautiful and healthy she is. I still never left the room nor my sisters side.

  The first time I held my niece I just sat there crying thanking god every minute for allowing me to have such an honor. An honor that she pushed past all the health issues the doctors said she would have due to my sisters sickness. To have a little girl looking up to me and for me to treat someone with so much dignity and care like she is my own child. She is my world and I will do anything to make the impossible, possible for her. Still until this day I am gratefully honored to have the family members I have and would never change that for anything. Through all the thoughts and prayers, all the doctor trips, all the up all nights with the little kicker kicking her momma, we have something special that came out to be apart of our family.

My Trip to Tennessee: Aaron Shoemaker.

This summer I took a trip to Nashville, TN to watch a weekend of a PGA golf event. My family and I got the pleasure of watching a 14 year old superstar from China play against some of the best golf professionals in the world. I learned a lot from how someone so young can compete on such a level. Also while in Nashville we got to visit Elvis' Graceland and take a tour of his own home. It was very historic and I quickly realized how much Graceland meant to Elvis and his family and what it still means today for the community of Nashville. 

Summer on the Lake: Ryan Mowery.

This summer I had lots of fun! I went to the lake all the time almost ever weekend. I went to my friends lake house for about a whole week and we went tubing and all that stuff. Then I went to a condo and stayed there with my best friend we also went tubing and just had a great time. I didn't get to go on vacation this summer, but I will get to go next summer to Florida. I had to work sometimes but not all the time. I loved my summer it was amazing I hope next summer will be even better.