On May 27, 1927, a man by the name of Charles Lindbergh attempted a feat no man had ever tried. He attempted to be the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. After 33 ½ hours, he finally landed at Le Bourge airport in France. A huge crowd of over 100,000 people shouted in exuberance. Lindbergh was afraid of all the commotion, so he went to stay with the ambassador of France.
President Coolidge wanted Lindbergh to return to America to receive an award for his success. Lindbergh didn't want to at first, but soon agreed to return on an aircraft carrier sent by the President. He was then awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and honored with one of the biggest parades ever.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Lieh Semaj
Motocross, cars, and sound systems - that's what James is all about. I met ol' boy freshman year in Coach Smith's American History class. At first he didn't seem like the kinda guy I'd hang out with. He just seemed like some dude that dressed fly. But now, I found out he's a pretty cool guy.
From day one, I knew James was crazy about motocross. One way i could tell was his fascination for FOX hats. That dude got a different hat like every week. Secondly, every other word out his mouth was motocross this, dirt bikes that. Just look at his facebook. He has like 7684247 pictures of him on a dirt bike. I wish i was cool enough for dirt bikes like James.
Another thing James has a passion for is cars. Okay for starters, his black car is so sick! Too bad he's selling it...dumb james. But he's not like most people that just want the latest, coolest cars. He likes to get older vehicles then fix them up. Just like on Home Improvement when Tim fixes up the hot rods! But yeah.. That's james and cars.
Last but not least, it's not just the cars that james loves, it's what's inside the car that matters. James gotta get that boom boom boom. With the power of his two 12s, he can go compete in the ghetto. Recently in Coach Spann's bible class, coach asked James if he could get him a deal on some speakers. He knows james is the speaker guy.
That's pretty much James in a nutshell. I wasn't really close with him until this year. We always talk in bible class about anything and everything. We'll prolly take a fishin trip or two this summer. That's JAMES!
From day one, I knew James was crazy about motocross. One way i could tell was his fascination for FOX hats. That dude got a different hat like every week. Secondly, every other word out his mouth was motocross this, dirt bikes that. Just look at his facebook. He has like 7684247 pictures of him on a dirt bike. I wish i was cool enough for dirt bikes like James.
Another thing James has a passion for is cars. Okay for starters, his black car is so sick! Too bad he's selling it...dumb james. But he's not like most people that just want the latest, coolest cars. He likes to get older vehicles then fix them up. Just like on Home Improvement when Tim fixes up the hot rods! But yeah.. That's james and cars.
Last but not least, it's not just the cars that james loves, it's what's inside the car that matters. James gotta get that boom boom boom. With the power of his two 12s, he can go compete in the ghetto. Recently in Coach Spann's bible class, coach asked James if he could get him a deal on some speakers. He knows james is the speaker guy.
That's pretty much James in a nutshell. I wasn't really close with him until this year. We always talk in bible class about anything and everything. We'll prolly take a fishin trip or two this summer. That's JAMES!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Class of Journalism
Wow! Is it the end of the year already? It seems like yesterday when i walked through the narrow doors of journalism class for the first time. I had never had Miss M as a teacher before this year, but i wasn't too worried because i heard nothing but great news about her. I mean it's journalism after all. How hard could it be?
Well this is how hard it can be.. Try coming up with 50 ideas in like 20 minutes that you could write a story on. I thought that was tough the first time we did it. But we had to do it like 5 more times! Then she made us drive all the way to the barnes and noble in China all just to take a lousy picture (which chase got away with by taking one in the book aisle in walmart). The year has been filled with ridiculous projects like that. But the worst is yet to come...
It lurks in the dark depths of the computer screen, just waiting for its chance to attack. It's big, its hairy, its gruesome, its BLOGS! A blog assignment is probably the second worse thing that can ever happen to you - coming in second only to death itself. We had to do blogs on anything from sandwiches to puns to volcanos to what I'm doing right now. My fingers are cramping as we speakwffwjaieifefifwf..... ahhhhh CRAMP!.
I know it seems like I'm badmouthing journalism, which I am in a way... but it's not all that bad. On occasions, we actually do fun stuff. I will never forget the day we learned how to play odd man out. I still think we need padded floors. Or when we did our video projects. 3 words.. LIKE A BOX! Or most recently we went on a legit field trip. Which brings me back to the painful memory of another blog i had to do on the field trip!
That pretty much wraps up my year being a part of the LIONS ROAR. It's an experience i'll never forget. I not only beefed up my researching and writing skills, I also improved my typing speed because you make us do so many blogs! I will find a virus that i can upload into blogger to permanently shut it down. You just wait Jenny.. you just wait.
Well this is how hard it can be.. Try coming up with 50 ideas in like 20 minutes that you could write a story on. I thought that was tough the first time we did it. But we had to do it like 5 more times! Then she made us drive all the way to the barnes and noble in China all just to take a lousy picture (which chase got away with by taking one in the book aisle in walmart). The year has been filled with ridiculous projects like that. But the worst is yet to come...
It lurks in the dark depths of the computer screen, just waiting for its chance to attack. It's big, its hairy, its gruesome, its BLOGS! A blog assignment is probably the second worse thing that can ever happen to you - coming in second only to death itself. We had to do blogs on anything from sandwiches to puns to volcanos to what I'm doing right now. My fingers are cramping as we speakwffwjaieifefifwf..... ahhhhh CRAMP!.
I know it seems like I'm badmouthing journalism, which I am in a way... but it's not all that bad. On occasions, we actually do fun stuff. I will never forget the day we learned how to play odd man out. I still think we need padded floors. Or when we did our video projects. 3 words.. LIKE A BOX! Or most recently we went on a legit field trip. Which brings me back to the painful memory of another blog i had to do on the field trip!
That pretty much wraps up my year being a part of the LIONS ROAR. It's an experience i'll never forget. I not only beefed up my researching and writing skills, I also improved my typing speed because you make us do so many blogs! I will find a virus that i can upload into blogger to permanently shut it down. You just wait Jenny.. you just wait.
Rural Life Museum
The LSU Rural Life Museum is a guided tour for those who want to learn about the lifestyles of the 19th and early 20th century. It is a 40 acre plantation with a museum of artifacts. It is located in Baton Rouge, La. For group trips, it only costs $11 per person.
We turned in on a long dirt road and on either side lay huge plantations. After we parked the bus, a man with bright white hair stepped out of the building. He claimed to be our tour guide. We then sat down and watched a 5 minute video on what we're about to witness.
After the video, he led us out into the open air. We were about to witness history. He first showed us the living quarters of people back in the day. The rooms were extremely small with only one bed. Each bed kept up to 5 people. The teenage girls' rooms also only had one door so they couldn't sneak out and "spoon" with their men. They also made houses with breezeways, which was the best idea ever. They are wayyy cooler than the traditional house.
He showed us the process of how they made sugar. They used different size boilers that they put the sugar through. They used to use open boilers, and that resulted in a dar colored sugar. It wasn't until they started using closed boilers that they found out how to make white sugar.
All in all, it was a great trip. I learned a lot of stuff that i never thought i would learn about. I'd like to go back some day, and experience how they used to live, but i am still thankful for good ol' technology :)
We turned in on a long dirt road and on either side lay huge plantations. After we parked the bus, a man with bright white hair stepped out of the building. He claimed to be our tour guide. We then sat down and watched a 5 minute video on what we're about to witness.
After the video, he led us out into the open air. We were about to witness history. He first showed us the living quarters of people back in the day. The rooms were extremely small with only one bed. Each bed kept up to 5 people. The teenage girls' rooms also only had one door so they couldn't sneak out and "spoon" with their men. They also made houses with breezeways, which was the best idea ever. They are wayyy cooler than the traditional house.
He showed us the process of how they made sugar. They used different size boilers that they put the sugar through. They used to use open boilers, and that resulted in a dar colored sugar. It wasn't until they started using closed boilers that they found out how to make white sugar.
All in all, it was a great trip. I learned a lot of stuff that i never thought i would learn about. I'd like to go back some day, and experience how they used to live, but i am still thankful for good ol' technology :)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Finish Strong
The 2010 school year is coming to a close. It seems like yesterday that we were sitting in the gym listening to Mrs. DeSalvo happily telling us all the new rules of the upcoming school year. But now, all I can think about is summer. Many students start their year strong, but as summer draws near, they stop trying. They get caught up in the thought of weeks without school. This is especially true for seniors, because once the summer arrives, they're out of highschool forever. But what if you made it all this way, put in all that hard work, just to give up in the end and fail. Every test you studied for, every homework you finished, it was all for nothing. So I want to encourage you to finish strong and enjoy the rest of your year.
(ill prolly add more)
(ill prolly add more)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Fun things to do over summer
Hey BCS! Summer is rapidly approaching and I'm sure y'all are all ready to get out. But what are you going to do with all that free time? Well, here are just a few ideas that will help get you started.
1. Sleep - everyone loves taking a good power nap.
2. Eat - when there's no school, there's a bunch of time to eat
3. Go to the beach - build a huge sandcastle and soak up some sun
4. Ride four wheelers - gotta get a little mud on the tires
5. Swim - the best exercise you can get
6. Shop - you can get some deals in the summer
7. Slip-n-slide - you don't have to be 7 to enjoy being a kid
8. Get a snowball - find your favorite flavor
9. Work - make some money to splurge on anything and everything
10. Fish - catch a bass and get a tan at the same time
11. Ride bikes - why doesn't anyone ride bikes anymore?
12. Play sports - nothing like a good backyard football game
13. Jump on the trampoline - dont't break a leg
14. Start a band - when you got time, make music
15. Relax - just enjoy summer and don't use your brain :)
1. Sleep - everyone loves taking a good power nap.
2. Eat - when there's no school, there's a bunch of time to eat
3. Go to the beach - build a huge sandcastle and soak up some sun
4. Ride four wheelers - gotta get a little mud on the tires
5. Swim - the best exercise you can get
6. Shop - you can get some deals in the summer
7. Slip-n-slide - you don't have to be 7 to enjoy being a kid
8. Get a snowball - find your favorite flavor
9. Work - make some money to splurge on anything and everything
10. Fish - catch a bass and get a tan at the same time
11. Ride bikes - why doesn't anyone ride bikes anymore?
12. Play sports - nothing like a good backyard football game
13. Jump on the trampoline - dont't break a leg
14. Start a band - when you got time, make music
15. Relax - just enjoy summer and don't use your brain :)
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