Only the Good Die Young

Only the Good Die Young

I don’t think there is a single person I have met who has influenced so many people like Drew Wall has. He proves what they say is true, “Only the good die young.”

Drew was a sophomore at Kennedy High School. He was very bright and just all around good guy. We all knew he had had some struggles in the past but we saw how tough, he was our superman, our fighter, and our hero. Drew had battled cancer in the past, and as an outcome lost his leg. In replacement he got a titanium leg. Although he was able to joke about it, you could still tell it sort of held him back. He was no longer able to do some of the sports he loved, such as basketball but he still kept himself involved. He spent a lot of his time on the golf course with his fellow cougars.

We all thought Drew had overcome this cancer, but to our surprise it had made a terrifying return in the middle of our first trimester.  The cancer had returned and it was in his lung, making it a hindrance for him to breathe.  It got so difficult for him, he had to be flown to the U of I hospital. The day after, we had heard that he was soon to high five god. This took a huge toll on our school and community, but together we all did the best we could to help Drew and his family in their time of need.

On November 27^th, the news was brought to us from twitter and other social networks. Drew had passed.  On his caring bridge page was a message from his family letting everyone know. This note showed how strong his family was to lose such a great kid.

“Well Drew is such a good boy that he made it really easy on us.  We were all right here together surrounding him with love.  I looked up from some pictures and papers we were going through he was blinking a few times and I thought he might be waking up.  I hugged him and told him how much I love him and how much we all love him and he was gone.  He's HOME - Jesus loves him so much and he will take good care of him.  He's got a tee time tomorrow on the most beautiful golf course you could ever imagine!  And oh the pianos they have for him to play!”

As tears dripped down from many classmates faces, we all got together to remember Drew wearing our purple to support him. Seeing how much purple was not only at our school, but our community in general just showed how much effect Drew had on people. He was a great kid, and will be missed dearly. May you rest in peace Drew Wall.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/drewwall

No I love You More ;)

No I love you more ;)

It is just my favorite thing in the world to walk into my school and see a touchy couple sucking each other’s faces off. I mean what else would you want to see at 8 o’clock in the morning? There are many plusses to showing your affection to your significant other at school but to be frank, everyone just wants to see the show.

While sucking face, you sure do get the attention you want. You just show off to the world that you two are inseparable. You get a great reputation; I’m sure it’s everyone’s goal in life to be known as the PDA couple. Overall, the make out show is just the way to go.

Here are some other ways to get some great attention at school with your significant other

1.       Call each other cute pet names (ex. Baby, sugarplum, sweet cheeks, etc.)

2.        Have the adorable “I love you more” “no I love you more” fight.

3.       Eskimo kisses

4.       Baby talk

These are just some ways to prove to the world that you and your significant other are together. A lot of other people really care that you are in fact a couple, so they really appreciate your displays of affection. I’m pretty sure they might get the couple vibe with just a simple peck on the cheek or lips or maybe just even holding hands. But you better be sure to make it know and show all the affection you can while you are in school.

Girls VS. Girls

What is up with a males obsession of going after younger girls. It just creeps me out. I don’t think they realize there are plenty of girls their own age who are available.

                As a female it makes me angry, with all the guys in my grade going after girls younger, it leaves no guys for the females in my own class. This can cause friction within the female populations of each grade.

                When a guy can’t decide between, let’s just say, a Junior and a Sophomore… All hell breaks loose. It then becomes a war between classes. The junior girls then form a pact of hating on the younger girls just because of one situation, and one stupid guy. While the junior girls are creating their pact the sophomores do the same. Then suddenly the juniors decide to make an alliance with the seniors and the sophomores do the same with the freshman. And now, because of one silly guy, the whole school is against each other.

                Yes I know that was a Mean Girls interpretation of what happens but, it really does get a lot of people to argue. Things would be so much better if a few things happened…

1.       Guys stuck with girls their own age

2.       Girls didn’t need so much attention

3.       We all got along

4.       People didn’t care who dated who

5.       Girls didn’t feel like they own the guys in their grade

These things and many more could definitely help this problem. But really guys, cant you find yourself a girl in your own grade, it’s a little bit creepy having a senior dating a freshman.

Less than a home

Less than a home

“Why would I want to sleep outside in the freezing cold in a box, while I could be in my own comfy bed,” said everyone but 30 people at our school on homeless night.

                Homeless night is a night at our school where we can all go and experience what its like to be homeless. Yes I know it doesn’t seem like it would be that fun, but I have heard a lot of good things about it. For one you are raising money to help homeless people in your community, and two you could make some crazy box castles.

                I have not been able to do homeless night in years past, but both of my sibling have and they really enjoyed it. I really suggest people try it, I mean what’s there to lose. You could always just leave and sleep in your car or something.

                 These days I don’t think people realize that it is really simple to help out one and other. If you make the choice to go to Homeless night, you are doing much more than you think you are. By just paying 15$ you are giving someone else hope. Imagine if you were in real homeless person’s shoes, I’m pretty sure you would greatly appreciate a bunch of high school students getting together to raise money for you and people like you.

More than just a sucker

More than just a sucker

My eyes brighten up as I slowly maneuver it in my hands, trying to find out which is the most efficient way to open it. I can seem to find the perfect way to tear into it. As my heart races, I start to panic, it needs to be open now! My mouth is watering I can postpone my anxiety any longer. Then finally the perfect tear. I have now, with much suspense opened the most beautiful thing known to mankind….  A caramel apple sucker.

There is just something about these wonderful treats that bring my happiness to an all-time high. It could be the perfect combination of sour and sweet, or maybe it’s the way the caramel gets slightly stuck to your teeth as you are trying to enjoy it. These suckers aren’t like any other, they are like extreme sucks. Your average sucker is your normal dumb dumb, but these, there are so much more.

As you have difficulties opening these suckers, your suspension of the wonderful taste just builds. Then finally you get it, you are now ready to have a party in your mouth. At first its only the caramel you can taste, and its magically delicious. Then suddenly as your eyes turn to slits and your face scrunches up like a bunny you get the sour green apple taste. The taste is just half the fun.

As you are enjoying your sucker, you don’t want to take it out of your mouth. But then it pops in your mind that you can’t even possible take it out of your mouth. The stickiness of the caramel has cemented to the roof of your mouth. What else is there to do besides panic? As you are panicking you reach for the stick of the sucker to yank it in hopes of loosening the bond.  No such luck, the weak stick has only become detached to the sucker and even more panic has set it. Now you have what is like a caramel apple retainer stuck, blocking any chance you had to swallow let alone breath. As you start to drool, with that lack of your swallowing ability, your panic level has never been so high. At last, through all the panic, you finally you manage to scrape off most of your caramel apple retainer. Although this may seem like hell at first there are many good things that can come out of this experience.

1.       A great story

2.       A great blog

3.       A great laugh

4.       A snack for later, with the pieces that are still attached

5.       Entertainment for others

6.       A new invention for orthodontist offices

Not only are these suckers delicious, they are much more than that. They are a new story whenever you have one.

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