Skidaway Trip

I can't believe that this school year is almost over and summer vacation will be here. Next week will be very busy since we have finals Monday and Tuesday and then Wednesday we leave for our trip to Skidaway. I am very excited about our trip. This weekend I am going to try to get most everything packed so I will have that completed. I have all the stuff I need to take, but it still takes time to decide how to pack everything. I was upset last week when three of my friends, who I thought I would room with, asked someone else. But everything always works out, because two other friends asked me to room with them. I know Mrs. Riggins is going to make the final decision as to who we will room with, but I know it will all work out. What we want to happen is not always the best. Sometimes friends hurt our feelings but we have other friends to cheer us up. I know God always looks after us and I always bounce back. I know the trip will be educational and fun. I am looking forward to the ghost tour. I pray that we will have a safe trip and everyone will have fun.

Officer Colquitt

This blog is in honor of Officer Joey Colquitt, who died over the weekend. He died Friday night after having a massive heart attack. He was the D.A.R.E. Officer for Meriwether County. Officer Colquitt was very nice. He was always joking around and making us laugh. For example, he said Blake would be driving a tractor to the prom. He would have done anything for us. He would have helped us with any problem that we had. He was a easy person to talk to. Officer Colquitt could be serious also. He never joked around when he was talking about drugs and violence. His job was very serious to him. He really enjoyed teaching kids and telling them about the danger of drugs. I always enjoyed the programs he presented. He used some videos and stuffed animals in his teaching. He also gave each one of us a t-shirt. Officer Colquitt will be really missed in the community and at school. My prayers go out to his family and friends. I LOVE YOU OFFICER COLQUITT!! I would like to say to everyone, remember what Officer Colquitt taught us. SAY NO TO DRUGS!!

Killing Mr. Griffin

Tuesday we finished reading Killing Mr. Griffin. The book was good but had a weird ending. I didn't like the part when they tied Mr. Griffin up and he had a heart attack and died. Mr. Griffin really loved teaching and wanted the kids to get a good education. My teachers are similar to Mr. Griffin when it comes to helping us. They are willing to help if we have questions. I know I work as hard as I can and sometimes I still need help. When I go to my teachers for help they are very understanding. Mr. Griffin would stay after school to help his students. Mrs. Porter has stayed after school to help me and last year Mrs. Chapman did a study group after school to help her students. I feel like any of my teachers would be willing to stay to help us. I thought it was sad that Mr. Griffin died. I don't feel the students really meant for their prank to end that way. Sometimes we don't think before pulling a prank on someone. I think we should give more thought to our actions before we actually do them. A lot of times people are really hurt by some of the things we say or do. Maybe we are only playing around but sometimes it hurts really bad. I have never pulled a prank on anyone. I try to be friends with everyone.