This is the third week of games for the 2013-2014 West Ridge basketball team. We all are very excited for this week to play against Marble Falls after a tough loss to Dripping Springs by 1 point in a game that came down to the last second. Also the team is playing in a tournament this weekend in San Marcos at Texas State University. I’m very excited this week for the team as we have a chance to get a much needed win and go play hard at Texas State. Go WRMS!
I am from my sports pillow
from Orange Juice and basketballs
I am from hilled driveways
the feel of soft carpet
I am from bluebonnets
the rosemary bush whose long gone limbs I remember them as if they were my own
I am from eating out Friday night and dinner at the table
from Mom and Canon
I am from capital ornaments and real Christmas trees
and from leaving shoes in the floor
I am from ladies first and mind your manners
and the goodnight rhyme
I am from feasts on Thanksgiving
I am from Dallas and the Green and Towers branch
from ham and dressing
From skiing under the bridge
and the hand signs telling you what to do
The black photo albums
Sitting in the coffee table
Where things are set everyday
But only the pictures stay
Yes I know Halloween has already passed for 2013, but ghost stories never get old. I know there’s a fair amount of good ghost stories out there, and we all know they are not all true. What makes a good ghost story for me is something very unordinary while also clinching reality, so it makes me really believe it was true. Have you ever heard any good ghost stories? Is there anything about ghost stories that make you get the chills?
Yesterday, October 29th, the 2013-2014 NBA season started. After lots of trades and adjustments over the off-season, and some preseason games, teams are going to be fresh hot off the press and ready to play for real now. Some big match ups tonight are the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies against the Orlando Magic, and the Atlanta Hawks playing the all mighty Dallas Mavericks. Are you rooting for any one specific this year? Do you have any championship predictions?
Last week, the West Ridge football team played against Lake Travis Middle School. We played a hard fought game that came down to the wire. Our team only gave up one big play on defense for a touchdown. At the half, it was 6 to 0 Lake Travis lead. We drove hard in the second half and came close to scoring. But sadly we ended up losing 6 to 0.
I believe that schools should not give cash bonuses to reward good test scores. I think part of being a good student is having to want to get good grades, not trying because there is a reward. Which goes along with studying, being prepared for class, doing class work, etc. If schools offered money for test scores, it would certainly motivate people, but I still think it’s not the right way to motivate. Not to mention how much money the school would waste paying there own students to do excel. The real reward for getting a good test score should be the self satisfaction, knowing and being happy that you did good on a test.
Lacrosse
On the field
Within the white lines
Toward the goaline
Across from the school
Beside the grass fields
In search of pads
With talk to trades
Between multiple bags
Behind the coaches
My team gets ready for practice
This video shows a multiplying distance of meters with a visual aid of the Earth. The Powers of Ten video relates to what I am learning in science about the Metric System and how to move from unit to unit.
I really like to play basketball. Especially on teams that travel places. My favorite team to watch are the Kansas Jayhawks. I got to basketball camp to compete and have fun with people everywhere. I play the position of point guard, the person who brings up the ball and usually doesn’t shoot much. My confidence as a player has grown a bunch as the years add on.
Playing at basketball tournaments is a lot better in my opinion because you get to camp out at the gym and be with your team. Therefore if you play just one game, its you play and go home and your down. Playing in basketball tournaments is more challenging because of the preparation it takes. So many times I have been tempted to eat at the concession stand after a game, but I don’t when I have another game to play in 30 minutes. I think playing in tournaments has made me a all around better player by giving me more competition, responsibility, and opportunity.
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