Pan's Labyrinth Trailer

Here it is, the worst horror movie that I have ever seen:



I commented on Evan Bryant's Braces blog post.

Valuable Lesson

An event that taught me a valuable lesson in my life is when I entered the doors of Peoria Notre Dame High School. Ever since that day, I have made numerous new friends.
I have learned that I must adapt to the ways of this particular high school environment. I have never experienced anything like it, due to having only a grade school education. Thanks to this new experience, I have learned that I must continually adapt to life as it continues. I am only experiencing my young years. The responsibility and difficulty will continue as I progress with age.

My 2008-2009 First Quarter Report Card

I feel fairly confident about my report card for the first quarter of my sophomore year here at Peoria Notre Dame High School. I believe that I have all A's except for Spanish II. This is extremely absurd, since I am getting better grades in three honor's classes. I truly believe that Spanish, taught by Mrs. Zidrich, is far too hard for the average student. It is evidential through the amount of students that switch out of the class every year. If only I had chosen a different language freshman year, I would no doubt be included in the top ten students at Peoria Notre Dame. I have come to hate Spanish. My report card will be ruined with a single B+ from Spanish. Thank you Mrs. Zidrich.

List of Things to Do before I Die

List of things to do before I die:

1. Travel the world with Kate
2. Master tennis & ping pong
3. Get abs, no more flabs!
4. Run 15 miles straight
5. Attend a FIFA World Cup championship between Brazil and etc.
6. Visit Australia and steal a joey
7. Go on the world's scariest roller coaster
8. Become wealthy
9. Play soccer with a burning soccer ball
10. Make something explode..."accidentally"
11. Start a family
12. Watch movies, possibly panda-ish for a whole weekend with my best friend
13. Make top ten in high school
14. Graduate college with a respectable degree
15. Attend the Super Bowl and not know who is playing
16. Build a huge sand castle at a public beach
17. Create an award-worthy video game
18. Contribute to search for new energy source
19. Go to a historical sight willingly
20. Go on a Zorb ride with my best friend

Peoria Logo

Since when has Peoria has a logo?! This is quite surprising to me as it never seemed Peoria was important enough to have its own logo. However, I do suppose it would be appropriate for the city to have a logo whilst many schools in it already have one. Although I do not know what the old logo looks like, I am glad that I may vote on Peoria's New Logo. I chose logo #8. Its simplicity appealed to me. Its bright colors also added to its overall appeal. My second choice was logo #2. It has a sun shine over the city by the river, which was quite artistic.

I commented on Kate Carroll's Halloween Costume blog

My Favorite Halloween Costume

I have not worn a Halloween costume since October of 2005. Of the many costumes that I have worn, several of them included Mikey from Monsters Inc., a robot, a ninja, and a grim reaper. My favorite costume would have to have been the grim reaper. This costume seems so fitting for halloween, being one of the best emblems of death. The mask also seemed quite scary, with a sick twist throughout its face. It's creepy smile would send chills down your spine.

Weekend 8/4-8/5

I had quite an enjoyable time this past weekend. Some of the activities I have experienced included a birthday party and a movie with a few of my close friends.



On Saturday, there was a birthday party for one of my Holy Family friends of whom the majority I spent nine years knowing at that school. The party included some games and a large campfire. One such "lap tag" game left many of the participants sore for at least two days. The girl who hosted the party was just about to turn sixteen and called for a "Holy Family Reunion." This party was one of the few times I have spent with many Holy Family alumni in quite a long time.




On Sunday, I watched a movie with three of my friends. We watched Eagle Eye. The action movie was quite a good pick and kept us interested throughout the whole plot. We decided that the "solution" to all the problems in the movie, being as easy to resolve as easy as it was to stick a machine, was quite ridiculous. However, the rest of the movie was quite enjoyable. I also truly enjoy the company of the friends who sat with me.

iPhoto Assignment

This week in our Technology Applications class, we have received an assignment that has instructed us to create a slide using the letters in our full name and additional slides displaying some things that we like or describe us. My whole name altogether comes to 15 characters and I have five additional slides of the things that I like. These are random photos that I found online while searching on Google. The fifteen characters for my slide are J-O-H-N-N-Y T-A-Y-(-)-D-U-Y H-O. Some of the additional slides are a soccer ball crashing a building, Guitar Hero, and Kung Fu Panda. I have enjoyed this assignment as it gave me a chance to display my creativity im a unique way. I only have to look for a song at this point and then I will be ready to present it.

Homecoming Newsletter Thoughts Part II

I have finally finished my article on the Homecoming Dance '08. I started on Monday and finished on Wednesday. The dance itself was not that bad. In my article, I talked about the types of songs played at the dance and the new rule regarding the dance styles. There was to be no grinding at the dance. However, many students neglected this rule and continued with their normal ways. In my article, I had a two pictures with many sophomores that attended the Homecoming Dance '08. I really enjoyed this dance and made many great memories that evening. It was quite easy to lay my thoughts out on an article to contribute to a Homecoming newsletter.

Physical Development

The Peoria Notre Dame High School mission statements says:
"Peoria Notre Dame High School, a Roman Catholic High School under the Bishop of Peoria, provides a Catholic Secondary education for the young men and women of the Peoria area.The purpose of Peoria Notre Dame High School is to nurture the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical development of our students by:
Teaching the Catholic faith and leading students to be Disciples of Christ
Teaching the arts and sciences in a climate of academic inquiry"

Peoria Notre Dame High School offers many different ways to nurture our physical development. Gym class, which is offered only to freshmans and sophomores, keeps us in shape. The sports available here are responsible for much of the physical development, too. There are many sports for any student to choose. These include soccer, football, basketball, baseball, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, volleyball, golf, cross country, and track. Personally, I run track during the Spring seasons.