Junior High Sports
Both Volleyball and Football are underway for the Junior High kids. There have been some changes in the coaching staff, but it appears to be working out well.
The Volleyball Girls, all eleven of them, are being coached this year by Marley Meredith. She lives and works in Plains. This is her first time coaching, but it looks like she’s doing a great job. The girls, including Rachel Gravely, Shaelle King, Alyssa Foster, Kelsie Rogers, Erin Schmiedbauer, Mackenzie McCoy, Meara and Laurel Schmiedbaur, Alex Green, Amanda Woods, and Rosa Dolson, have a 3-1 record as of yet.
“I’m seeing improvement every day,” say Coach Meredith.
The Footballers are also doing well.
Assistant Coach Clairmont says that “They’re a lot of fun to coach. They’re like sponges, the soak everything up.”
There are 29 kids on the team. Hot Springs is represented by Drew Payne, Matt Holman, Dylan Skellenger, Michael Gray, Elyjah Yagong-Weber, and Wyatt Nagy. They are coached by Thom Chisholm.
Come out and see the kids play! Everyone is having a lot of fun this year!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Top Ten Vocab...
1. Debacle-A complete Failure
Her cake was an utter debacle after she forgot to add the sugar and burned it to a crisp.
2. Bestial- Savage, brutal
The bestial coach made his team run until every one of them puked.
3. Ephemeral-Short lived
Her ephemeral crush on Brad Pitt disappeared once she saw him in Troy.
4. Deviate- To stray from a course
Sometimes when you deviate from your training routine, the best results are attained.
5. Perspicacity- Keenness of judgement
I wanted to buy the car, but my perspicacity told me to ask for a better price.
6. Enervate- To weaken
His constant apologies enervated my resolve to stay angry at him forever.
7. Pedestrian-Ordinary
He dressed in pedestrian clothing to avoid being noticed by his adoring fans.
8. Diaphanous- Sheer, light
The diaphanous look of the cloth identified it as expensive.
9. Parochial- Local, narrow
The small towns only restaurant offered only a parochial range in it's cuisine.
10. Carrion- Dead flesh
The carrion on the dessert highway let off a terrible stench.
Her cake was an utter debacle after she forgot to add the sugar and burned it to a crisp.
2. Bestial- Savage, brutal
The bestial coach made his team run until every one of them puked.
3. Ephemeral-Short lived
Her ephemeral crush on Brad Pitt disappeared once she saw him in Troy.
4. Deviate- To stray from a course
Sometimes when you deviate from your training routine, the best results are attained.
5. Perspicacity- Keenness of judgement
I wanted to buy the car, but my perspicacity told me to ask for a better price.
6. Enervate- To weaken
His constant apologies enervated my resolve to stay angry at him forever.
7. Pedestrian-Ordinary
He dressed in pedestrian clothing to avoid being noticed by his adoring fans.
8. Diaphanous- Sheer, light
The diaphanous look of the cloth identified it as expensive.
9. Parochial- Local, narrow
The small towns only restaurant offered only a parochial range in it's cuisine.
10. Carrion- Dead flesh
The carrion on the dessert highway let off a terrible stench.
Old Cliches Revisited
Don't Rock the Boat- Don't Hit an Iceberg
Easier Said than Done- Easier to Plan a Heist than get the Jewels
Food for Thought- Cerebral Veggies
In a Nutshell- In a Picture Book
Raining Cats and Dogs- Someone Build an Ark
Grin and Bear it- Pretend you Don't Have a Wedgie
Flat as a Pancake- Flat as Week Old Soda
In the Nick of Time- One Infinitesimal Second Before Disaster Struck
Better Late than Never- Better to Receive a five dollar check from your great grandma seven months after your birthday than nothing
Easier Said than Done- Easier to Plan a Heist than get the Jewels
Food for Thought- Cerebral Veggies
In a Nutshell- In a Picture Book
Raining Cats and Dogs- Someone Build an Ark
Grin and Bear it- Pretend you Don't Have a Wedgie
Flat as a Pancake- Flat as Week Old Soda
In the Nick of Time- One Infinitesimal Second Before Disaster Struck
Better Late than Never- Better to Receive a five dollar check from your great grandma seven months after your birthday than nothing
Writers Moment:Review of Essay
I like my essay. I thought doing the research and incorporating my findings into the essay was a valuable experience. There were some things I would like to change, but overall I am pleased. I thought that it was a little too structured and stiff for my tastes, and it followed a very strict formula. But when you write in a different style than your own you improve.
Persuasive Essay
Riley Pavelich
Persuasive Essay
Advanced Comp.
9 September 2007
Abortion: Bestial or Indispensable?
I do not think anyone has ever said, “Killing babies is right.” That is because it is not. But being wrong and being necessary are two different things. Although it may be morally wrong to kill an unborn child, it might be the only option for some women. Some issues to consider are, the horror of self-inflicted or inadequate abortions, the financial strain of raising a child and the unreasonable demands unaborted babies would place on foster care systems.
If you are willing to stick a wire clothes hanger into your body to be rid of your child, I am sure the issues of legality will not stop you from doing it. It has been estimated that before abortion was legal, as many as 5,000 women died because of poorly preformed abortions. If doctors are not allowed to do it, there will always be someone less skilled willing. If the women are determined to have it done they should get the proper care. Thousands of women died as a direct result of outlawing abortion.
What kinds of women get abortions? Many think the answer to that question is selfish women who do not want the baby because it would reflect poorly on them. However, 48.2% of women who get abortions have family incomes of less than $29,999 per year, and 64.4% are never married women. For a single parent living in the west, it takes an average of $187,408 to raise a kid. That is from birth to age 18. That does not even include college. For the babies’ first year, it’s estimated to cost $7,568. I do not need to tell you that that is quite a big chunk of cash for someone who makes less than 30 thousand a year.
Many people think that all unwanted babies should go to foster care or adoption agencies. I personally would like to see that happen, but it is not realistic. If all the aborted babies were born, there wouldn’t be enough room or funding in foster care to take care of them all. In the U.S., there are 1.37 million legal abortions per year. Worldwide there are 46 million. There are not enough people that want children to adopt all these kids, and I am not even factoring in all the illegal abortions, which is estimated to be about 20 million. Even if there were enough people willing to adopt children, what about the ones with birth defects? The adoption rates for mentally disabled children are not high.
Please do not think that I support abortion. It might not be the right option, but it needs to stay an option. Without abortion how many mothers would be dead, how would the babies be financially taken care of, how many kids would flounder in adoption agencies? The consequences are too much to risk. So even if you would never get one, do not condemn those who do.
Persuasive Essay
Advanced Comp.
9 September 2007
Abortion: Bestial or Indispensable?
I do not think anyone has ever said, “Killing babies is right.” That is because it is not. But being wrong and being necessary are two different things. Although it may be morally wrong to kill an unborn child, it might be the only option for some women. Some issues to consider are, the horror of self-inflicted or inadequate abortions, the financial strain of raising a child and the unreasonable demands unaborted babies would place on foster care systems.
If you are willing to stick a wire clothes hanger into your body to be rid of your child, I am sure the issues of legality will not stop you from doing it. It has been estimated that before abortion was legal, as many as 5,000 women died because of poorly preformed abortions. If doctors are not allowed to do it, there will always be someone less skilled willing. If the women are determined to have it done they should get the proper care. Thousands of women died as a direct result of outlawing abortion.
What kinds of women get abortions? Many think the answer to that question is selfish women who do not want the baby because it would reflect poorly on them. However, 48.2% of women who get abortions have family incomes of less than $29,999 per year, and 64.4% are never married women. For a single parent living in the west, it takes an average of $187,408 to raise a kid. That is from birth to age 18. That does not even include college. For the babies’ first year, it’s estimated to cost $7,568. I do not need to tell you that that is quite a big chunk of cash for someone who makes less than 30 thousand a year.
Many people think that all unwanted babies should go to foster care or adoption agencies. I personally would like to see that happen, but it is not realistic. If all the aborted babies were born, there wouldn’t be enough room or funding in foster care to take care of them all. In the U.S., there are 1.37 million legal abortions per year. Worldwide there are 46 million. There are not enough people that want children to adopt all these kids, and I am not even factoring in all the illegal abortions, which is estimated to be about 20 million. Even if there were enough people willing to adopt children, what about the ones with birth defects? The adoption rates for mentally disabled children are not high.
Please do not think that I support abortion. It might not be the right option, but it needs to stay an option. Without abortion how many mothers would be dead, how would the babies be financially taken care of, how many kids would flounder in adoption agencies? The consequences are too much to risk. So even if you would never get one, do not condemn those who do.
Writing Sample
Riley Pavelich
Writing Sample
Adv. Comp.
24 August 2007
Once, far before man, there was just the sun. For many years there was just the sun. The sun had a lively soul and being alone didn't suit him, so he formed the planets. His favorite planet was Earth by far, so he decide to bestow her with a gift. Out of his rays of light he formed the first man. Man was created in the suns own image. These beings never slept or felt weariness. Because these people were incessant they soon became an exceedingly advanced civilization, far further than we have come. This society became so intoxicated by their own success that they set out to live on, and improve, other planets. Sun disapproved of his creatures ventures because he didn't want his gift to Earth to leave her. In an angry rage, he smote all the advanced beings and spared only those who had stayed with Earth. Only the deformed or stupid survived. Sun felt he had to punish even those he had left. That is why Sun hides from us part of every day. Without his warm glow we are forced to rest. Our civilization is evolving much slower than those before us because we are forced to submit to sleep. Plus, our ancestors were the really dumb ones.
Writing Sample
Adv. Comp.
24 August 2007
Once, far before man, there was just the sun. For many years there was just the sun. The sun had a lively soul and being alone didn't suit him, so he formed the planets. His favorite planet was Earth by far, so he decide to bestow her with a gift. Out of his rays of light he formed the first man. Man was created in the suns own image. These beings never slept or felt weariness. Because these people were incessant they soon became an exceedingly advanced civilization, far further than we have come. This society became so intoxicated by their own success that they set out to live on, and improve, other planets. Sun disapproved of his creatures ventures because he didn't want his gift to Earth to leave her. In an angry rage, he smote all the advanced beings and spared only those who had stayed with Earth. Only the deformed or stupid survived. Sun felt he had to punish even those he had left. That is why Sun hides from us part of every day. Without his warm glow we are forced to rest. Our civilization is evolving much slower than those before us because we are forced to submit to sleep. Plus, our ancestors were the really dumb ones.
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