New Years

Now im sure no one wants too here it, but be safe!  New Years eve is all about partying and everyone knows it. Eveyone also knows that teens are going to go out and party.  But this year I think you should remeber bringing in the new year. So stay sober! Of course you need too be with your friends, and your boyfriend if you have one, but that doesnt mean you need too involve illigal substances. Along with drinks that are not for the teenage age group! Now once us teens become older and age appropriate then a few drinks are absolutley normal!

Taking people for granted

Have you ever felt like you were going to be able to see someone forever? That really no matter what you could see them whenever you want, say anything to them whenever you need too. Well thats not true. Today, we take everything we have for granted. Things happen in our lives that can change everything in a split second.You could lose that person , and realize you weren't treating them the way you should have . Maybe you didn't show them the respect they deserved, or maybe you didn't get to tell them that you loved them. So right now text, call or get a hold of someone that maybe you have taken for granted, because they aren't always going to be there.

"Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone"

-G.B Stern

Do you believe in Horoscopes?

We all know our sign, so why not know what it means for the day?

If you're like me and like to know what your day is supposed to be like and who supposed to talk to you or whatever check out this website and see you're horoscope :)

                           http://shine.yahoo.com/astrology/

Getting on the Right Track

Ever feel like you've mess up so bad and you just don't think you can ever fix it? Well you're wrong, because you can fix it. It'll be hard yeah, but you have to think is it really worth changing back to the way that you want.

You first have to realize what your doing that you just hate so much. Then you have to think of solutions on how to fix it. You wanna be able to fix the problem without having to completely change the person that you are.

Like for example say you were failing in school, and doing drugs, and skipping out on family occassions. When really you're the type of kid that gets straight A's. you think drugs are gross, and you'd rather be with your family then anywhere else.

Well you can easily fix all this. Ask yourself: "Why am I doing all of these?" "Where's these grades and this cigarette gonna get me in life?" those kind of question.

Soon you'll come to realize it's better to be health and happy then to be failing and funky. 

Laugh it Up! continued

Here's a little video to follow on the the "Laugh it UP" post. This video seems to have everyone laughing.

This kid is hilarious!

Cheating , is it okay?

Breakups. In highschool, you see them everyday. Does anyone else think that today in our society there are committment issues? If Boys are cheating on their girlfriends now at young ages, and see nothing wrong with it. How do you think it will be 5 years down the road, when some people are ready for a serious relationship? I think it is so sad, that the term "love" is thrown around like its nothing. No its not love if your just having sex. Thats not a relationship, and its sad, thats what most teens these days base there dating relationships on. & its even sadder when grown men cheat on their wives.It happens on a regular basis. Why are they starting out so young?

Click on the link below to watch a video on why guys cheat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgrHk2A8J_E

Good Decisions..Bad Decisions.

In life we all have to make decisions. They may be small or they may be life changing. As teens sometimes we have a problem with making bad decisions.We see other kids our age making the wrong choices, but it doesn't mean you have to follow them and do the same things. Thats why it's still a good idea to have parental guidance in the choices we make. Parents do know whats best, even if we think they are just trying to ruin our lives. Peer pressure: A HUGE issue for todays teens. We are tempted by drinking & partying, Sex, Drugs, Cigarettes, and just acting out. Now we may not think all of those things are wrong, but they could change your life for the worst if you make one bad decision. So its good to think before we act...You never know what the outcome of one bad decision could be.

Cyber Bullying

Now a days it's all about whats's happening online. Daily, teens and many adults are updating their facebook status, tweeting their families, and some still sending "Hey" on myspace. These social networks are meant to bring people together and to keep in touch with family and friends, but often they are not used for that.
Here lately these social networks have been full of gossip, drama, threats, just a bunch of Cyber Bullying.
This is very and and also very wrong. You may think you can't hurt someone because you aren't physical hitting them or say anything to their face, but it still hurts and is scary to kno that everytime you log into your account you have some mean words awaiting you.
Rates in Cyber Bulling were decreesing there for awhile and then they started to shoot high up.

If you log into your Facebook account what's the first thing you see? A post with 90 comments? Your first thought is to check it out, and you soon realize it's a fight between your friends. You're obviously gonna pick a side. Well that's the wrong thing to do. Here is a website that can help you know what to do.

Quotes of the Week

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending"

-Maria Robinson

This quote really makes me think, it really is the truth. If you don't like the way your life is going right now, make a change, or if you have had mistakes, make sure you don't make the same ones.

"Never be bullied into silence, never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life. Define Yourself."

-anonymous

This has to be one of my all time favorite quotes. It shows how you should be yourself, don't let anyone take away your independence & self reliance.

"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan & guess what they have planned for you? Not much."

-Jim Rohn

I feel as though today we all plan our lives around one person, but we are so young. We never know what the future holds.So you better make a plan for yourself, so you don't have to live in someone else's plan.

Laugh it Up!

We all love a good laugh, expecially this time of year, where all joyous. Plus laughing is good for you! Laughing alone is a great workout, and thats just fantastic. See what it does is tightens and works your muscle in your stomach. Also laughing and being happy leads to a longer lived life. So I did some youtube searching and found a funny video. Just a little something that can brighten a day, and get us on track to being fit and happy.
Make sure you listen! Not just watch.

Moody Pants

Well here some advice that everyone can take, expecially us teenagers. Everyone has those moment where you just come completley angry, something bad has set you off. When that happends is we tend to take it out on someone else, and thats just horrible. Then that person usually just gets angry cause the way you acted towards them, which sets the mood for the rest of the day right? You all know what i mean! so all we end up with is a big chain of grumpy pants.

So we need to learn that just cause were having a bad moment doesnt mean we need too ruin things for someone else that could be having a fabulous day. Instead talk it out dont shout.

Violence in Relationships

Today, everyone needs to know how to take care of themselves. Whether what you're dealing with is physical or emotional abuse, from your parents or from your peers. I believe that every girl should take a self defense class. Lately I have seen that society seems to accept violence. In dating relationships I have seen guys hit their girlfriends, I have seen Mom's & Dad's hit their children. How wrong is that? Everyone needs to know how to protect themselves in case you must face these acts of violence.

Books- You say No Way! I say Yes Way!

Most teenagers these days dont read! I must say its crazy. Please take advice, teen to teen, reading is fun! Plus with the way people are these days a lot of time we just dont have anything to do. Forever older people have been telling us that instead of watching television to go outside or read a book. Well I absolutley love TV and cannot give that up.  But lets be honest, sometimes there is just nothing on TV that apeals to us.  Now instead of sleeping or just stairing at the wall, or even getting youself into trouble, just pick up a book.

And today there are so many good books out. Im currenty reading "That White Girl". Its a crazy good book, plus its more for my age to read. Its amazing how many book there are. So many of them people would love if they would just give reading a chance. It really is fun to get lost in a book. And if your a slow reader, it really helps a lot. Also it opens you up to words you didnt even know before, so that just makes you smarter to your friends.
Now lets all start reading, I bet you will like it!

Dealing with the parents

It always seems like no matter what you can't please your parents. We all know they don't understand the pressures and other difficulties we face being teenagers. We have to deal with school work, sports, relationships, grades, and balance it all out. Then we come home after all of that and deal with our parents being down our throats. It really is a difficult thing, and its hard to escape when you don't have a choice but to be around them.

What are you thankful for?

So Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and I am sure we are very excited. All the meals, your family, no school, it's all great. We're all very thankful for these things, but there is also other things we are thankful for. What are you thankful for? Really think about it to.
I am thankful for my friends, my family, to have food, plently of things. More than anything though I am thankful for my life, and the way I am able to live it.
You should be thankful for yours too.

Denied!

Well the system is cracking down hard again, and since mainly peers from my school read this i think its a good topic to talk about.

With our highschool we have limited sites to access, and a few years ago we could hardly get onto any site! Then the school got lenient and we were able to be on facebook, and just about everyother site. Well now this school year those privledges taken away from us. Unfortunatley we students have been viewed had had been taking advantage of the allowed access we have. Wich that is kind of true, but at the same time we were not taking advantage of it, it was givin to us. Us students tend to get bored, like in study hall. Now we have nothing to do, but it is something we will have to deal with. Everytime i enter the computer labs someone is complaining. Its getting old, the complaining isnt going to change it, unfortunatley.

Peer Pressure!

Highschools is full of teenagers influencing peer pressure and under peer pressure. Sometimes students are peer pressuring and don't even realize it.  When your under it, you can let them bring you down. You need too stand up for what you want to do, and for what you believe in. Don't just let others control you, if you do you will never be your own person that way. Whatever you do do it for you, be who you want to be.

Building a Better Bridge

Ever have someone you weren't excatly on good terms with, and you wish you could fix it but you just fill like there is just no possible way it could be done? Well it can, trust me. You just got to give it sometime and hopefully it'll all blow over. Just incase that doesn't work though, the best thing you could is repsect them and their space. Maybe you did something apologize and then let them have their space, because you don't wanna get to carried away with apologizing. Every fight just needs a good, sincere apology and sometime. I promise things should get better,they always do.

If for some reason they don't though, all you can really do then is just let it go. If they can't/won't, and you had a very nice apology there's nothing more you can do then just let it go and make new friends.

That Time if the Year

It's getting to be that time of the year when everything seems to go down hill. It is becoming winter, and the semester is coming to its sezond half. At this point highschoolers stop trying, then pick up their slack at the end of the year. Well i say dont be like that, its actually the best time of the year! We have Thanksgiving and Christmas break. Dont be a downer and slack, you have made it this far keep pushing. Before you know it the scholl year will be halfway over, then summer break!  Everyone always said that once you get into highschool time goes by fast. Now im a senior and i deffinatley agree!

Take some time just for you..

Sometimes life just gets a little too overwhelming & we need a break! Some time just for you and a time to lay back and forget about your worries and quit stressing just a little.

Here are some ways to calm yourself:

-Take a warm bubble bath , make sure it's not too warm though, too much heat isn't good.

-Take a walk, a little exercise never hurt anyone, its actually a great way to feel better. Find a peaceful spot and just take in nature.

-Turn on your i-pod, to some relaxing music of course, nothing negative ,maybe just some instrumental music.

-Turn your eating habits around! Junk food really isn't good for you, its pretty true you are what you eat...so all those hamburgers consumed may be one of the reasons you aren't feeling too good! Make yourself a smoothie, or snack on some fruits and veggies, blueberries actually have something in them that calms and relaxes you. So be creative and healthy.

-A good old nap could really rejuvenate you , not a nap that takes up your whole day,but about a half an hour could really help you feel better! Too much sleep can also make you feel worse, so balance it out!

One of "Those Days"

Everybody has "those days". Those days were you just feel like the whole world is falling apart. You feel sick, your easily upset or saddened, you just wanna crawl in a hole and not come out for awhile. It's okay though, you'll get through it. Even though you may feel like no one will understand you or have time to listen, they will. You just need to calm down, and really think about why your upset. Whether there's a reason or not, i'm sure your friends won't mind you just venting to them. They'll have the perfect advice waiting for you, or maybe just that hug and comfort you've really been needing.

If your not in the mood to have friends over, that's cool to. You just need some "you time" , some time to just think about whats on you mind and gather all your feelings. Being a teenager is a very rough experience, one day you feel okay, the next you feel like you'll never make it through what you are dealing with . Just know EVERYONE has days like this, & it will be alright!

Immature-Mature

There comes a time when we reach highschool and our brains kinda click. We grow out of the loud stage we become more calm. Its the time when we start realizing were getting older and we start maturing and acting like adults. And the ones who dont start growning up become anoying. Thats a good sighn your chaning, for the better. Money and jobs become a must have. We want to be imdependant and do a lot more on our own, and thats our responsibility.

Friends Ex's, Are They Off Limits?

So the one thing I always here from my friends, " well I talked to him, so you can't talk to him, or we can't be friends". I really don't see the issue of dating your friends ex's, there is a reason they aren't together anymore, right? I completely understand if it is a recent ex or someone your friend has admitted they still have feelings for the person, now that would be wrong. To be honest if i couldn't date any of my friends ex's, I would have to be single all of high school, I mean everyone has talked to everyone at one point. I think that girls go a little overboard about the whole dating thing, I mean if you guys were meant to be together, you'd be dating. So what do you think about all this? Would you date a friends ex?

Can You Keep A Secret?

Trust issues. The one thing we all have . How can we trust our friends these days? It seems as though you can't keep everything inside, but then if you tell your friends suddenly everyone knows the one thing that you only wanted your friends to know. They say its bad to keep everything inside, but seriously you can barely trust anyone...

So can you keep a secret? Or do you do the same things that i'm talking about? Do you have your friends trust, or do you have a big mouth? Well I think if someone tells you something personal, you should keep it to yourself unless they don't care that you tell...So here's a tip, don't be the snitch, because in the end you won't have any friends.

Wordle is Awsome!

Balance out the Beam

Hate the times when you have so many things to do but not enough time. Like chosing between your friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, school, work, sports? Having to drive from one destination straight to the other, no break in between?

Well that can all change you just have to balance it all out in the right order. Make a weekly list of all the things you have to do and at what times. Then make a weekly chart. ALWAYS do what needs to be done (school & work, ocassionally sports, but if everything else is to much sports shouldn't be on your plate, another worry.) Then maybe after your done with all those things you can reward yourself with a little downtime to yourself, or spending it with that special other. (:

Sometimes you just have days for certain things. Like, of course you have to go to schoool every weekdays, but maybe on days that you don't have to to work you can catch up with friends, or days you don't have practice take a lunch break with your mate.

You can manage how much time to spend on things, you just gotta plan it right.

Jealous Much?

Some girls really have the issue with jealousy. The way a girl handles jealousy is find any flaw that they can, and make sure you know it. I always wondered why girls would talk bad about other girls they hardly know. They make such comments like " Her hair is so ugly" , "She looks so fat" or "She is too skinny, she looks anorexic". Why make comments like that? Its because they obviously have issues with their own bodies, so they make fun of other girls because they are jealous. That shows why some girls bully, its a complete sign of self-esteem issues. Well I believe all these girls have no right to talk about others, no one is perfect, no one has the perfect body, hair, clothes. We all need to be able to accept that, because every one is beautiful in their own way. So if you have to deal with these girls, just ignore them, they are just not happy with themselves , so they take it out on you. They want something you have, that they don't have.

"Not Enough Time"

Not enough time? It seems like there is just never enough time right? Now thats true for those who do sports and acctually care about there grades, and the ones who have a job. Now the problem with our generation these days is no one cares about family anymore. What happend to the good family values and helping old people and just being with your family. I think it is just ridiculous that no one really spends time with eachother. All these teeagers seem to only care about there boyfriends and parties, and thats just wrong. Our family are the ones who love and have always been there for us and always will be. And what do we do? Ditch them for something stupid! I love my family and they come first to me. I hope many others feel that way but it seems that people dont show there love. All they show is stupidity.

Feeling of a Highschooler

Well here we go, this nice little video might be a little corny but i think it perfectly discribes how we feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM5TmaPGf88

Jay Ohh Bee

Well highschoolers lets face it, the time comes when we cant depend on our parents and we need to make our own money. There are so many things we want and just have too have, and well, we all know its a lot easier to get when we have our own money. The best thing is, right now we live with our parents so we dont have to worry about bills. Some of that money you make can go towards your personal self. Which if you ask me, is absolutley great! Plus starting now is going to give us a great start to being on our own. So my advice is save a little and spend a little. So get out there get those applications in and work. There is no reason to just lay around and be lazy all the time, you cant do it forever!

Girls=Make-up=Too Much Time

Well girls just admit it, we take forever getting ready and putting on our make-up. Now i dont know about you but i know that i rarely leave the house without putting my make-up on! And currently the best eye look is the smokey eye. But everyone has there own favorite wear, and I personally like mine dark. But the point here is it takes forever. Everyone seems to say we take to much time and are always late, well save some time and learn how by clicking on the video link below and see how you can look great in just a few minutes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hbAEiTqBO4&feature=related

Fashion!!

Everyone in highschool cares about there appearance. And Its mainly the girls! Thats just that facts, i mean of course not everyone shows it. Some people dont have a since of fashion because they are poor, lazy, or never been tought. And those are the poeple everyone looks at as losers. The people with the best clothes and the clean ones are the ones with the most friends. Its been like that for years and its never going to change, sorry.

For us in highschool right now we all have our favorite stores. The main ones being Holister, American Eagle, Pac Sun and Rue 21.

The Most popular styles right now are sleaveless shirts, short shorts, the cute flip flops and every girls fav pair of "to big for the face" sun glasses. But of course that was summer, and now its becoming winter, whats in style?
Everyone loves their plad shirts! Also the big winder coat with the fur hood. But most just wear a sweat shirt. The hottest jeans going right now are the skinnies. Carefull not to go to skinny, you dont want to loose your legs. So this winter throw on a pair of skinny jeans, tall boots, your furry sweatshirt and a beanie.  And be cool!

Just a few quotes ..

"Those who gossip with you , will gossip of you"

-anonymous

"You can shed tears that he is gone, or you can smile because he has lived.

You can close your eyes & pray that he'll come back, or you can open your eyes and see that he has left.Your heart can be empty because you can't see him, or you can be full of the love that you shared. You can turn your back on tommorow & live yesterday, or you can be happy for tommorow because of yesterday. You can remember him only that he is gone, or you can cherish his memory and let live on.You can cry & close your mind, be empty & turn your back. Or you can do what he'd want; smile, open your eyes, love & go on ..."

-anonymous

"When i dare to be powerful-to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less & less important whether i am afraid"

-Audre lorde

"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me"

-George Prentince

"You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly"

-anonymous

"Don't look where you fell, but where you slipped"

-anonymous

Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• 1/3 of teen girls in the United States become pregnant a year, thats 750,000 teens!
• 2/3 of teens that get pregnant do not graduate high school.
• Most teens who use birth control pills do not use any other method of protection, and many teens are inconsistent in their use of the pill.
• Teen mothers are more likely to be single parents.
• Most teens who use birth control pills do not use any other method of protection, and many teens are inconsistent in their use of the pill.
• Babies born to teen mothers are at higher risk of medical problems such as low birth weight due to improper fetus growth and/or early delivery.
• Pregnant teens are more likely than older pregnant women to abuse drugs, alcohol, or tobacco and are less likely to get good medical care or take good care of themselves while pregnant.
• On the flip side since 1990 the birth rate of younge mothers has dropped about 34%

http://www.teenpregnancystatistics.org/content/teen-pregnancy-facts.html

http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/articles1.html

Highschool

Highschool is usually the place most teens dread going. Some see it only as a place where there is drama, teachers shoving homework down their throats, and pretty much like a mini jail where teens are forced to be all day. Even though school may seem completely useless, it's not. Yeah, there are going to be those days where your learning things your probably not going to use later in life, but are useful.

That's why all four years in highschool you need to try your hardest, because those four years could be determining what your doing when you get outta school.

Your Tone of Voice

Don't you hate it when your talking to someone and they give you that tone of voice that just sets you off the wall?  Yeah, I think we all hate that tone. For different people it's different tones. Me personally I hate the teacher tone. The one that is a "I'm better then you teacher voice." No one deserves that, ever. Maybe for teachers they think their students talk to them that way. Either way nor a teacher or a student should ever use that tone, because truthfully neither one is better then the other, so therefore no need for that tone so no problem, right?

People also seem to hate that "sarcasmic tone". It can be funny at times, others not so much.

I guess people see the way people say their words as a big deal. So weither you do or not, i'd just watch it because you may not be trying to be mean or hurt someones feelings, but little do you know that's just what your doing.

That Special Someone (;

In Highschool we all come across that "special someone", that just so happens to have caught our attention. Whenever they speak to you, or even just glance you a flirty look, your heart skips a couple beats and your whole world was just made. You think about them frequently, but you still can't get the nerves to tell them how you really feel. You choke at the first word. Well don't be nervous, just be yourself. They are just as nervous as you. I mean, don't go all out and tell you about the secret pictures you snapped of them, or the locks of hair you have (which you shouldn't because that'd be a tad creepy. ha) but just tell them, "Hey, you've kinda caught my attention, and I wanna see where these feelings are gonna lead me. " He/She may be a little shocked at first, but hey it's all worth a shot.

I wish you tthe best of luck :)

                                                          

Backstabbers

There is a pretty huge issue occuring everywhere...we have these people you call "Backstabbers".
The one person you think you can trust, tell everything to, depend on, and to be there for you no matter what. I think its time we realize most teens our age are just focusing on themselves and doing whatever they want , even if it means hurting people. I know we all have experienced a situation just like this, it's sad to say that its becoming even more common. So it's true a lot of people can't be trusted, so what do you do about it? Find out who your true friends are, and get away from the one's who are bad news, because honestly they will just tear you down .Once a backstabber, always a backstabber. Choose your friends wisely.

My quote of the day : Here's your knife back, I finally got it out of my back. I'm sure you'll be needing it again soon.

Dealing With the Mean Girls!

Every High School has them. Its those one group of girls that seem too be mean to everyone and present themselves as "better than everyone else". They are the ones that seem to cause all the drama, and when you get pulled in it you just wanna scream, right? Well the way we see it is the best way to deal with them is to ignore them. They feed off of others and there issues. If you dont look at them they will be angry and confused. And that is what will get them too stop talking badly about you. Trust us happens all the time here at our lovely school!

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