baseball 4/1/2010

today was the first official game for the varsity baseball team. the team won 16 to 0 against cape cod academy. i did not play in this game, but the fact that coach called me up to varsity lets me know that i am improving. the chance to watch the varsity game also allows me to view other players in their position and how to play that spot properly

baseball 3/26/2010

this week in baseball, we worked on different plays for different situations in a game. even though our scrimmages got canceled, we still practiced for the next games. i was having a tough time with making plays, but thanks to some help from other teammates, i have learned to accomplish these plays fully to my ability. by cooperating with the team, may it be Varsity or junior varsity, i fee that our team is becoming better and more prepared to face other schools and may even play in the state tournament.

baseball 3/19/2010

this was the first week of baseball. it has been two years since i last played so i am not in the best of shape. in fact, i felt terrible after the first practice. however, i still returned day after day because i love to play baseball and i want to dedicate the next two months to improve at it so i can become a varsity player by the time the season ends in May.

end of greek 3/11/2010

this is the last class of greek for the rest of the year. i feel that by taking greek, i have learned about other cultures as well as the language itself, which was difficult to adjust to. also, i fel that i have grown on my learning ability becuase of the shift in language. teh translations that we had done havd gotten easier and easier, which shows me that i have been learning new vocabulary and have been applying them to what i have read.

food pantry 03/03/2010

this the the last time i will be attending the food pantry this year as next week i will be starting baseball and not be able to attend the pantry. as this is my last time, i feel that throughout the time i had volunteer at the food pantry, i have become more aware of the problem of the homeless and the needy in my town, as well as in the rest of the country. also, i feel that i have done my part in helping out the needy but through doing this service, i feel that i can do more and in the future, i think i can do more to help those people who are in need from these economic times.

greek 3/4/2010

this week in greek club, we were given a new story to translate, along with a new vocabulary list. the vocabulary from the week before has carried over to this story as to make it more difficult. i find that by translating the previous passage, some of the vocabulary has remained in my head, such as some Greek conjunctions that i did not know previously. through this repetitive work of translation, i find that i am learning a good understanding of Greek.

greek club 2/27/10

this week in Greek club, we learned a new declension, which is the 3rd declension. this declension, i felt, is the easiest that we learned in the club. Maybe it is like this because it is so similar to the the previous declensions. i feel that this will help me in my further study of Greek. also, we were given a sheet of vocabulary to study for next week for a quiz. this vocab will also be used in our translation of a new passage.

snowboarding 2/16-18/10

these three days, i went snowboarding in Sugarbush Vermont. the conditions of the mountain varied with the area, but it was overall in good condition. i had attempted the terrain and rail park, this time with success. before, i had fallen and injured myself, but this time i had succeeded in what i planned to do, a certain trick that i had practiced at my house when there was snow on the ground.

greek club 2/11/10

this week in Greek club we translated a passage that is known for its comedic element in ancient Greece, which depicts a lazy slave. this passage, although selected for a beginner was still difficult fro me, and the new group, to translate. i was able to use my knowledge from previous translations to translate this passage. however, there were new terms and words that i did not know, so now i have to study in order to improve my ability to translate and read greek.

snowboarding 1/31/10

this weekend i went snowboarding in Vermont. it had been close to a month since the last time i went up, but i have still maintained the progress i left off of last time.

food pantry 1/27/10

this week at the food pantry, we had less people come in than usual. i feel that ther are less people because there were so many the week before whom i helped. by doing this, i think that i am helping them more in this poor economic state.

greek club 1/27/10

this week in Greek club, we are preparing for a quiz that will take place next week. we will be tested on vocabulary that we got this day. i feel that i will be well prepared for this quiz because i have now memorized the pronunciation of all of the Greek alphabet.

food pantry 1/20/10

this week at the food pantry, i noticed that there were less people than usual. this trend may be because there are a few more jobs available, or that they aren't spending as much money on heating since it is warming up for now. i feel that i can see certain trends in the economy by volunteering at the food pantry. also, there are more people who are volunteering to help with the pantry, as well as donating food. i feel that this can be attributed to people feeling compassion and sympathy in this economic state we are in.

greek club 1/7/10

this week in Greek club, we had a special guest who came; he was the first student in the Greek club that graduated in 2005. he is now a language major and he showed us how Greek was suppose to be pronounced and how it sounds. Greek had now gotten harder to me with the pronunciation, but i think that i can do it if i spend some time learning the accent and breathing marks.

food pantry 1/6/10

this week at the food pantry, there was an abundance of people again. usually there is nt many people at the beginning of the month, however, this time there were over 30 people by the time i left. again, in this hard times, i feel that people are going appear more since the economy is so bad and the money that they get goes towards heating.

snowboarding 12/09-1/10

this is the first time back since my injury last march. i do plan to continue my plan from the year before of improving in the park, but i also plan to push myself to ride in wooded terrain so i can travel out west next winter.