I Think I'm Going to Die

Why i s it that the teachers here are so unmerciful. It's like the work never stops coming. I need a break. It's like I have a test every other day. I guess I did ask for this when I applied. I just gotta suck it up an dtake it like a man. sigh...

Running/Books

Last week was fantastic! The cross country team and I, which is coached by Mr. Downs, went to New Hampshire for a week of training before the season starts. I have to say it wasn't easy, but a lot for fun at the same time.

The hardest part about the trip was waking up in the morning at 7AM to run. I was still drowsy while running around Wolfeboro. One morning my knee was so bad that I didn't even make it to the end of the road. I was really disappointed in myself because I knew I could have done better when running the courses. I hate making excuses for myself and I'm not going to.

After that week was over, we had another week of practices. I'm very upset right now because I only went to two practices. I had no way of getting to and from practices so i had to stop going. On Tuesday I found out from Glen, personal trainer, that I inflamed the muscle in front of my right knee or something along those lines and i pulled a muscle under my left leg. At that point I told myself that I had to stay home so that my legs can get better. I felt better by Wednesday afternoon and I was planning on going to practice Thursday morning, but my parents had to work so no one could drop me off. I felt like dirt because i felt like I let Mr. Downs down after all that I went through last week. I still feel crumby!

Other things happened this week besides sports. I received my books and my locker on Monday. I was pretty excited, and I know it's stupid to get excited over getting a locker, but that's just how I am. Anyways, my locker is pretty cool even though it's kind of jammed. lol

Orientation was a blast! by the way. I met some new people and I saw some friends I've already met. I also met my peer leaders who were really cool. So far this school year has gone off to a great start. wun

IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so so so so so so so so so so so happy! The bridge program is over! I do have mixed emotions about it ending. I am going to miss the free food. Well... That's all I miss. hahaha Everything that I've just been through I will not miss.

I know I make it sound as if I just been through hell, but there are people that have it worse than I do. I'm not saying it was easy either. I did come close to committing suicide at some point, but I bounced back. (Just kidding)

Also, it was nice how Mr. Scott took us to lunch at some restaurant ( I forgot the name). We were also accompanied by Ms. Sigrist and our bus driver, Ms. Kim. The food was bangin! by the way. It was a great ending to the whole experience. It was also nice to see the soft side of Mr. Scott. I always thought his soft side was nonexistent. LOL, guess not. (This is for constantly referring to my subtle obsession to bacon, egg, and cheeses during lunch Mr. Scott!!!!!!!)

Who

It's Almost Over

I only have a couple of more days of school left, and i'm really really happy. This program has taken it's toll on me especially in the morning. Now I can look forward to sleeping in late, and not having to worry about Biology homework. It feels good. I can't wait...

It's Been a While...

I don't know why I haven't posted anything in so long. I guess I've been too busy or too lazy.
Anyways, the bridge program is really challenging!!!!!!!!! I mean, it's not like I'm not grateful to the people who made me being in the program possible, but it's just so intense. I just don't understand. So far I'm in my third week and my Biology preview class is already getting unbearable. I could barely stay awake this morning. My teacher went from one topic to another and was going at like 70 miles per hour.

I was secretly going crazy trying to finish up all of my homework, which wasn't even going to be graded so I was pretty mad about that. Plus, if you don't do your homework then you definitely won't do well on the test.
That brings me to my next annoyance. THE TESTS!!!!!!!!!! GEEZ! THOSE THINGS ARE RIDICULOUSLY HARD! Well, I have to admit that the first one wasn't hard, but the second one sure was. I'm pretty sure I failed that one. (Don't think I*'m an idiot. LOL!) I kind of sort of didn't have the drive to go out and study so I guess that's why I expect such a poor grade.
The whole program isn't all horrifying. (For all the incoming ninth graders who might read this, take as much food as you want during the summer because once you start school in the fall, it's not going to be free.) Just kidding!!! If Mr. Scott read this, he would choke me to death. My Reading/Writing Skills class is really, really fun. Mrs. Carmon is extremely funny, in my opinion, (Some of my friends beg to differ LOL.) and she has a great personality. The essays we write are really challenging and I just really love the class.
Now to the food! Oo Baby! The breakfast is one of the best parts of my day. I get a bacon, egg, and cheese almost every morning which is really bad for me. The bagels are insanely good also. And the peach Snapple is my favorite! The best part is that it's all free. I know I sound like a free loader, but what can I say? Food always tastes better when you don't have to pay for it. Syke na. hahahaha
Well, just a couple more weeks left until this thing is over. I can't wait till actual school starts. I'm excited about the classes I'm going to take(most of them anyway) in the fall and all of the new friends I'm going to make. Sigh..... This summer will be over soon enough....

Wow!

Ok. My name's Dudley if you don't already know me by now. I am a new student or "student going to Newark Academy" since this is May. Anyways, just want to say welcome to my blog and I hope that my experiences will be of help to you.

First things first. THE APPLICATION!!! DUM DUM DUMMMMM! (Hahaha). The NA application is really intimidating at first, but you have to stay calm and think clearly when writing your responses. For me, the application was a total disaster at first. I kept on erasing and erasing and I couldn't find the right words to say what I was thinking. My advice to you is to get a separate sheet of paper and jot down your ideas BEFORE you put it on the application. This will make it less stressful and you can erase as much as you want without ruining the application. It also makes your application look more professional if you don't have all of these eraser marks on it.

When I was filling out my application, I had to really look back on what I did in the past and what I'm doing now to put on it. You should do the same. Try to put down things that were most important to you and that you really enjoyed doing. And also put down things that you tried such as an instrument. Also, don't be scared and go into a coma if you have nothing to put for some areas. There is no way you can have a life and do each and every one of those things(just kidding). It's alright. They won't penalize you for it.

Moving on..... After I finished my application it was time to mail it out. I hoped and prayed that it would go through and thank goodness it did. After I got the application out of the way, I just relaxed and went to school to get the good grades that NA is looking for. hahahaha.. Seriously. My advice to you is to work your butt off during the first semester of the year prior to you getting in because that's the semester they look at. They also look at you last year's standardized test scores and grades. My grades last year weren't so hot. It's a miracle how I got in.

Oh! I almost forgot. The open house! ( This was weeks before I did my application)That was a great experience. It was the first time I was actually on Newark Academy grounds. So anyways, I walk in and two ladies handed me a thick folder and a name tag that I had to write my name on. My sister accompanied me to the open house so she had to do the same. So after we received our name tags, we walked to the admissions offices. We were kind of early so we just started to stuff our faces with muffins and orange juice. (sigh.. Good old NA)

After we had something to eat, all of the parents and their children started arriving. So I started mingling with some of the other prospective students to find out a little bit about them. Then the phenomenal MS. Sigrist walks out with the all-mighty Ms. Riegelman to welcome us. So here was Ms. Sigrist, cracking jokes up on the mini podium and I'm sitting there laughing my head off. (She's hilarious!!!) Then she stepped down and she walked towards my direction and then we started talking. She asked me all of these questions and I just answered them while stuttering. I was a nervous reck! But we were having some fun and she got to know me really well. I believe that's the point where we became really good friends. I Hope Ms. Sigrist is reading this ;)

After our talk with her, we all headed over to a classroom where we were greeted by Mr. Taylor and about 15 current NA students(they were with us from the start) We were introduced to smart boards which were really cool. Then they gave us an introduction to NA life, sports, and clubs the students were involved in. I enjoyed hearing about the clubs because they all sounded so exciting. After the introduction, they showed us a video of spirit week which told me that I was definitely going to go to NA. The kids on the video looked as if they were having lots of fun. (sigh... Just four more months till I finally go there.)

After our intro... We had a tour which was lead by three current students. I remember one of them which was Binger. He seemed fun and I think we're going to be friends for a long time. We split up into a group of about 10(I can't recall) and we were off. Going through the school, I was pleased with what I saw. I also felt as if I were already attending the school. See, the thing about NA is that they make you feel like part of a family. There's this warm inviting feeling about going there and that's what attracted me to this school.

After our tour we arrived back in front of the admissions offices and we were free to go home. I left there begging to come back. LOL(laugh out loud... I'm going to use this phrase a lot in my blog)