Graduation Program

Since I am going into the graduation program next year I have been researching the requirements and courses for the program. The way the grad program works is that each course counts for a certain amount of credits and certain courses have to be taken. You will need to take a total of 16 courses to get 64 credits, and then there are 16 extra credits that you need to get from chosen courses to add up to a total of 80 credits. There are also three types of courses. There are Hybrid, Online and Individualized. I really like the fact that multiple course types are available that way I can use the knowledge of the courses that I didn't like online or offline and try them a different way. For example I do not like the way the online science if organized and so next year I am going to use curriculum for my science by using a hybrid method. I am also looking forward to being able to pick my own electives for the grad program. Even though these next few final years of school are going to be challenging I am excited for the journey ahead of me and will trust God to lead me towards what I want to do next.

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For my photo projects I have been taking pictures and then editing them with a photo edit software. This is an example of some of my work 

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Free Verse Poem On Refugees

  I decided to use this image to represent the stories of the refugees.  The eyes show all the stories and feelings from people’s lives.  The refugees would have seen so many awful things and I wanted to use the eyes to make that connection.  Eyes reveal and show so much about us that we try to hide.  A person can smile but yet their eyes tell a different story, and in the videos that I watched, this was usually the case.  The mouths of the refugees smiled, but their eyes showed pain, worry, horror and tension. I hope I was able to capture the refugees experience well.

   Scars

Terror, Death, Pain.

Blink.

War, Broken, Heartache.

Blink.

Hope, Betrayal, Truth.

Blink

Look away.

People Shattered Destroyed.

Blink.

Stories burned in minds.

Blink.

Life is all but gone.

Blink.

Crying screaming.

Blink.

Look away.

Help!

Blink.

Save us.

Blink.

Staring walking past.

Blink

Hated for our scars.

Blink.

 Look away.

Our scars are Piercing.

Blink.

Our stares are holding.

Blink.

We don’t dare to hope.

Blink

Our eyes are only broken.

Blink.

I cant look away.

A Long Walk To Water Book Review

The book “A Long Walk To Water,” was an interesting story of love and hope. There were many interesting points and facts. I would definitely read this novel again. There were, however, some negative aspects. A big problem is that this novel wasn’t very gripping. The author wrote it in a way that doesn’t draw you in to connect with the characters. Beyond that, this novel was fun and fascinating. 

     The main characters Nya and Salva were fairly well developed and displayed an impressive amount of hope. For example, Slava kept his hope even though he lost people close to him and everything in his life went wrong. The character Nya hoped very strongly that the men would find water even though everyone thought they wouldn’t. Both of these characters trusted when there was no hope and used their hope to inspire others.

     The major world issues this novel portrays are Lost Boys and Dirty Water. Both of these are very huge issues that don’t get enough attention. 11-year-old Nya has to walk all day back and forth to get water. The water she obtains is dirty but she has no choice. Salva is a wanderer (Lost Boy) and even though he becomes part of groups he always ends up alone. Many of the lost boys ended up alone and died. Many people in Nya’s village get sick because of the dirty water but it is all they have.

     The main theme in this novel is war. There were many smaller themes that all tie back to the theme of war. Salva’s life is hard and broken because of the war that has stripped everything away from him. Nya and her tribe always live in fear because of the war. They are all permanently scarred, hurt and broken.

     The novel was an informative playful novel that left me satisfied. The novel had a variety of scenes, some light and happy, and others, sad. The ending was very satisfying and complete.  I learned a lot about the issues talked about. The best part about this novel is the places it will take you. You are left feeling like you are in Sudan living amidst these challenging conditions. I would give this novel 7.5 out of 10 and recommend this book for anyone who wants to have their eyes opened to the problems going on around our world.

Syrian War Crisis

I am sure that at least one point in your life you have heard about the war going on in Syria. The thing is,  what is going on is so much more serious than many people realize.  More than 500,000 people have died since the war began and thousands have lost their homes. When I was about 8 or 9 I did a project on Syria that changed my life forever. I heard of children that are so scarred that they cant talk or think and they just stare straight ahead endlessly. I heard of peoples lives getting ended by being shot for fun, by being bombed. Another merciless thing I heard about is called a barrel bomb. A barrel bomb is a barrel that has different compartments and each has a worse item in it. The enemy puts in dynamite, explosive fuel and sharp shard of meatal. When the bomb is dropped it hits the ground in a massive explosion. The shard of metal fly everywhere and leave lasting scars. Many people say they understand what they go through even though they hate the fact that Syrian refugees keep coming over. It makes no sense to me why people can't open their eyes and see what is going on and act on it. The thing I hate the most though is what sin has turned the world into. We now live in a place where people enjoy killing and lying. A world where people turn their backs away from other human beings. It is not our job as Christians to fix the world but to help God fix the people.

Case For Christ by Lee Strobel

Chapter #1

The first chapter was about Lee's journey to Christ. He starts of talking about how even though his parents were Christians he wasn't. He started learning about evolution and decided that there wasn't a God. Later on he married a woman named Leslie and started working as a newspaper reporter. Eventually his wife came to know Christ. Lee started feeling like he was seeing himself for who he really was and decided to start investigating the bible. He eventually came to Christ and started living his life for God. Lee's story has taught me that God can work in amazing ways no matter the person.

Chapter #2  

This chapter is talking about how we know Jesus was really God. One of the ways Lee said was that somebody wouldn't willingly die for a lie. Another reason is that the romans put a sign on his cross that said King of the Jews. That sign wouldn't have been there if someone didn't believe. What I learned is that no matter how many people argue otherwise Jesus was God.


Chapter #3

This chapter is talking about how many people think that Christianity is a intolerant religion because Jesus said that the only way to Heaven is through him. In reality Christianity is the opposite. Jesus loves everyone no matter what race. or religion. Christianity is one of the only religions that you don't need good works for. What I learned in this chapter is that god loves everyone and he wants everyone to get a chance to know him.

Parade

Pie Making

Animal Cell

This is an Animal Cell. I made it out of Jello and different kinds of candy. This was an interesting and fun way to learn the different parts of an animal cell.

Cake

Cooking class-dinner

For the past few weeks my mom has been doing a cooking class with me and my friends.  It's been fun learning how to make different foods.  This has made me more confident with cooking.

Courthouse Assessment

Name:         Caileigh                                Grade:    7                 Date of Law Court Tour:April 17

1.      Was this your first time visiting the Law Courts?

Yes

2.      Which part of the Law Court Tour did you find the most interesting? (Tour of building, tour of actual court rooms, Sheriff’s Talk, Judge’s Talk, Lawyer’s Talk, court case observed, other).      And tell why it was most interesting.
   I enjoyed watching the court cases the most.  It was interesting to see how people defend themselves and the procedures.

3.      Tell about something you learned from the Sheriff’s talk:
    I learned that it can take quite awhile to become a sheriff and you have to undergo a review session every two years to make sure you remember everything.  It was neat to see the tools that the Sheriff uses and how he uses them.

6.      Choose one trial that you observed today and answer the following:

-          Was it a civil or a criminal trial?

-          Was there some terminology used in the courtroom that you were not familiar with?

-          Describe what the case was about.

I enjoyed watching courtroom #6 which was a civil trial.  I understood most of the case.  The case was about a woman who had been recently accused of shoplifting even though it sounded like she didn't do it.  After she was arrested, she felt like the security guards weren't treating her properly and respecting her rights and verbally abusing her.  Her case wasn't well developed because she didn't even have a lawyer and was representing herself.

Now that you have seen our judicial system in operation, how does this make you think and feel towards any of the following: (safety in our community, trustworthiness of judges, people who are accused of a crime, the work of a sheriff, the work of a lawyer,

the role of addiction in many court cases, or other thoughts or comments you have.)

I now feel that judges are very trustworthy because they don't take someone's side just because they feel sorry for them but they listen carefully to the facts and decide.  
I feel that this was a great opportunity or me to see the law in action and I now feel like I understand the justice system and how it works.















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