San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

The mascot of San Pasqual Academy is dragons, not any dragon, it’s a blue dragon.The dragons were known as powerful, protective, and fearsome, and they were valued for their warlike qualities. They were also known as protectors. They were also sometimes seen as evil. It also signify the faith, strength, selfless courage, overwhelmingly powerful, and evil dragon but they also accomplish with everything they do. When Coach Manning was still here as an Athletic Director and also a P.E. teacher, he had told me a story about our mascot. So I will like to share it with you guys. When San Pasqual Academy first opened, Coach Manning got to pick the  school mascot and color. He had chosen a Dragon, he also asked many people what color should our school have to represent, People said, green, or purple. He hated those colors for our school, so he decided on blue; because his favorite color is blue. To be one of the SPA Dragons, is truly an honor. Especially when it has so much meaning to it and it makes our school look good. I would not want to be a SPA Frogs, ETC.  :)

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“Through the Tunnel” Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don't have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, softer youth are initiated into/out of the foster care system. The foster youth participate in as they enter and exit the system. When you get in you usually go a place that is just temporary, at least two months. Later you usually move to different placements and then you are usually there for a longer while and lastly you have a placement you stay for years and months. As a result of this initiation you have to move to different places before you are settled down and stay there.

“Through the Tunnel” Analysis Paragraph

 In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, I found Jerry convincing that he wanted to achieve his goal. For him to have his nose bleeding and feeling like he was going to die he still went again to find the way out through the tunnel. Also, after hitting his head and almost fainting he still didn't care. He knew if he were to wait another year to go through the tunnel, he wouldn't be the first to go through. He tried to make his lung strong to be able to breathe for about three minutes. When he made it through the tunnel he was surprised that he was able to hold his breath.

“Through the Tunnel” Prove Yourself Paragraph

My sister Sammie has helped me with my homework, because I had no idea what to write about. This is definitely true from the heart of my family and sister. This had occurred while being in the system as a foster teen and it still continues today. My sister said that I prove myself to my family that I can do this by myself in the system without them. Although it is difficult and challenging being away from family, I am determine to be better, to achieve greatness and not to worry my family and giving my family faith that anyone (like me) can do anything as long as I have faith and pull though. From all the support and love, I have no reason to complain. I can say that I have prove everyone wrong who had no faith in me and including myself. To get to this, I stayed positive. As my sister says, “There are so many life struggles. Many that will be easy to overcome, but there are those few that isn't so easy. Changing you and shaping you to find your limit. To find where you truly belong in this world. If you ask me, being optimistic makes it a lot easier. When you find yourself in a rut, allow all the possibilities of getting out. Don’t limit yourself, don’t hold yourself from a good thing. Negative doesn’t get you anywhere”. I kept my head up and I look forward to where the good leads me. Well, there is no ending yet. I am still proving myself and everybody else everyday. This experience so far has never felt better, I want to keep going because I know I am strong.

House Symbol

This family tree symbolizes our house which is Girls 102. To most people, this picture is just a family tree. To us, it represents so much more because we stay together no matter what and we keep on growing and growing. Our house is just like a tree, we grow, love, care, and we are a family. Although, we fought and get on each others nerves it still does not change a thing. Full of happiness, love, peace, harmony, trust, dream, hope and ETC.

Links to my housemates: Chanda, Nora, Tierra

Third Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of 2010 is understanding more of what I was learning and feeling like I was on top of everything, to where I felt I could teach someone something I learned in this school year . The reason why I achieved that, is because I asked for help and payed attention to what I was learning and I also helped people who did not understand the assignment. My goal for this quarter is to get a good grade in almost all my classes, I hope to get a C and above. The things I will do to achieve this is: Study everyday until that test comes, pay attention in class at all times, and finish my classwork and homework on time. I can not wait to learn new things this quarter!