A Funny Story...

Do you remember when we used to care about 'bring your child to work day"? Well, funny story... When I was younger, I went to my dad's office. I was hanging out with a bunch of younger kids my age. All of a sudden, we wanted ice cream. Then I said, "OH, LET'S GO!" One of my dad's co-workers looked at me and asked, "Do you have money?". My reply? "Oh, don't worry. I'll get my dad's wallet."

HAH. Short, but sweet. But those are the things in life that make like simply irrisistable.

CSI, A New Page

CSI: High School for International Studies for me was an open door to a larger world. Some may think, "Really? It's such a small school!" I came from a small, private, Catholic school. I was SO not ready to go out into the whole high school setting. CSIHSIS fit my standards well because the school is so small, very focused on international affairs, and it's not like other schools with 1000 or more people.

CSI has benefited me academically in many ways. I've accomplished the basic subjects: math, english, science, and global. What was new to me was something called "global technology". At first I wasn't so sure, but it ended up being really easy! Freshman year was a struggle, but I passed!

I always try to volunteer for anything. I'm just the kind of person to say "yes" whenever you need help. I always thought it was a bad thing, but not when volunteering! I got to help out at PTA meetings, open houses, bake sales, fundraisers, and even at the Special Olympics. It was such an amazing feeling to know that I did something to help out.

Traveling was one of the main reasons I picked CSI. They have so many trips across seas. This year (2009) I'm a part of a Switzerland exchange. My friend Sandrine is coming over here in about a week or so, and I'll be going over to Switzerland during Spring Break. This will be my first trip abroad. I'm so thankful for picking CSI, because it has everything I want: small population, new subjects, challenging ideas, and the ability to share all my work across the globe.

Rite Way to Haze?

I think not. Many students have participated in hazing, or have been hazed in their schools. To many it's a "Rite of Passage", used in sororities, fraternities, gangs, and sports teams. To others, it's harrassment. Making others do unbearable tasks, calling people unforgettable names, taking control of their body, it's horrible. In a high school in New Jersey, the so-called "Mean Girls" have possibly scarred the freshman girls for the next 4 years of their life. In one fraternity, some took it too far, and caused some to get burned.




In the famed movie, "A Walk To Remember", the beginning scene is actually a hazing scene, causing one of the teens to get serious head damage.

I believe that hazing is wrong. It's a good thing we never see it here in my school, but just the thought of that it's going around in other schools is pretty disturbing.