Friday, August 29th

Read this small newspaper clipping and then write a blog post about it. What are your thoughts? How does it make you feel? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself.



Someone finally said it! I absolutely agree with Principal John Tapene. In all honesty, kids come into this world expecting the world to give them everything, to allow them easily to accomplish and succeed. Well they need to grow up and realize that waiting around will never get you anywhere and once in a blue moon a teenager should actually work for the things they want.

Saying this as a teenager it gives me credibility because i see both sides. I see the people who expect everything to be given to them and then I see those who are actually going after the things they want. Guess who is successful in their lives. Exactly. One way or another people will realize its time to get their act together and work but i just wish we could all understand the power of will and effort at a much earlier age.

If people really thought they could accomplish, and really thought they needed to go out and get whatever they wanted in their life, imagine the changes in this society. Maybe things might actually get done before you reach the age of 25. One's teenage years are a time to learn and explore every opportunity, not some time to slack off and not care.

Thurday, August 28th

Tell me if you agree with this statement and then explain why or why not. "Images on the internet are 'free game' - if someone posted it, I should be able to use it."

I  think it is perfectly okay to use any picture on the internet. I always used to ask the teacher why it was necessary to give credit all the time to the images we post, then I figured out why. Free Advertisement. As long as you give credit where credit is due, it should be fine to give someone free advertisement of their picture, and if they didn't want their picture to go around, why would they put it on the internet?! 

So I do agree with the statement above. We should all be able to use any picture on the internet.

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Tuesday August 26th

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your life here at BVHS. What activities or clubs are you involved in? What year are you in school? What is your favorite class and/or teacher so far this year? What are you looking forward to this school year? Include some original photos from your phone if you can.

This is my final year here at Blue Valley High and I am excited to be a senior. I am really excited for this years classes because most of them are classes I actually would like to take because all my required classes are done. So far this year my favorite class is honestly probably web design because I knew the teacher previously and this class is actually something I am interested in. 

As for my previous years I have been in the marching band all four years of high school. Up until this year, because of new interests, I have been a member of the cross country team. And I have done one season of each of the following: Swimming, Golf, and Tennis. 

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Monday August 25th

What do you know about Web Design right now? What did you know about Web Design before you walked in to this class? Tell me as much as you can about how web pages work. Try to use an example if possible.

I know that you design a Web Page through a new language, otherwise known as coding. The Code that we are using in the class is HTML. At the moment I can code colors and some formatting of words on a web page as well as put extras like links and images in a web page. 

Previously I have taken a Computer Programming Class freshman year and in this class we learned how to code, make video games, etc. We coded on a Intro Program called Greenfoot (picture down below). This has helped me understand a lot of what I have done in this class so far. I have friends that design web pages and have their own blogs so the point of taking this class for me was to be able to do just as much, maybe even more, than my friends. 

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Ultimately I would like to be able to design my own webpage for my social media accounts. I would love to be able to bring all these different pictures and videos together into one website while still making everything look professional.