Does the School Understand?

Cell phones are really important to teenagers today, especially me. No matter what were doing, we need our cell phones. That's why they give you the choice of  what you want your phone on for volume. For example, silent, vibrate, or loud. I believe that cell phones should be allowed in school. At the appropriate times atleast. There maybe times when cell phones shouldn't be in school. For example, while taking a test. But cell phones are not what the school only sees them to be. Which is cell phones being used for texting.

  School administration and teachers don't understand the need for us to have cell phones. Therefore if they see or hear our phone they confiscate it. Their reason is because it's school policy. Even if they disagee with the policy our school has put up. Practically every teacher agrees with thepolicy though, because they don't want us to lose focus. They want us paying attention in class. I believe that students are distractions to other students and they dojn't do anything about that. A pencil dropping on the floor is even distracting to some students trying to learn or study in the classroom. Cell phones may be a bigger device but it's also a tool. It has a calculator, which could bve used in a Math class. All our school thinks is that we text on our cell phones and maybe they're right but thats not the only thing a cell phone could be used for.  They should alteast give us a chance to have them out. If the teacher is talking then don't use your cell phone. If it's free time or a chance to work on something then it's the students choice whether theywant to text or use class time to get there work done. This concludes this short blog on why I believe cell phones should be allowed in school.

Sophomore Year Bowling

         Bowling is a one of a kind sport, and it happens to be my favorite. I've been bowling since I was five years old and all the hard work has been paying off. I believe that this year is our year for us to win at sub-state. Also for us to place in the top five at state. We have been working really hard at practices and at our meets. Our team right now has lost two meets, but they both have been really close. Also at the meets we lost, we still improved. That's another reason why I believe we can make it to state.

         Us six girls have been working extremley hard on picking up our spares and a little on where we throw our first ball. Evey bowling alley is different. Most of the time there lanes are either synthetic or wood lanes. Along with that, is the way the oil is set up. At the beginning of the meet, theres lots of oil down on the lanes. At the end of the meet, the lanes won't be as oily. That's the reason why we have to work on adjusting to where we throw our first ball and our spares. Strikes come sometimes and I think that they're coming a lot more now.

        My team has been doing outstanding and if we keep doing what we're doing, we will most definitley win sub-state. We have been keeping our head in the game and improving on everything. We miss spares here and there but in the end were still better. I believe that this is our year and we are going to show people that we are the best and we fight for what we want. This year we will come home the confrence and sub-state champions. Along with placing great at state.