20: What's your favorite number and why?

My favorite number is 8. This is my favorite number because it's the month I was born in. And when I was 8, it was the very first time I actually left Florida to vacation in Canada. This was a sign I was growing up into a big kid to me.

19: What's your favorite word and why?

My favorite word is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. This is my favorite word because its the longest word in the english language according to wikipedia. It's my favorite because it's easy to say but confuses the person listening to the word.

18: What's your favorite quote and why"

My favorite quote is "Never give up." Giving up means failure and failure is something you can't be proud of. I rather be a winner and be able to gloat.

17: Another Quote

"Live life to the fullest and don't waste any time"
-Bao Nguyen

16: What's your favorite color?

My favorite color is green because I just like it. I can't explain but it's probably because it stands out so much and the first thing tocatch my attention.

15: Quotes

"Only give up when everything is tried."
-Bao Nguyen

14: Kristallnacht Annotated Bibliography

"Kristallnacht." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2009. Grolier Online. 15 May 2009 . Kristallnacht was a planned and carefully executed intensification of Adolf Hitler's campaign against the Jews. A young Jewish man in Paris killing a German diplomat caused the launched Kristallnacht. The Kristallnacht attacked 7,500 businesses, caused dozens of murders, and the burning of more than 170 synagogues.
Harran, Marilyn, Kuntz, Dieter, Lemmons Russels, Micheal, Ashley, Pickus, Keith Roth, John. “The Holocaust Chronicle”. Lincolnwood, Illinois. Louis Weber. 2000. Kristallnacht ended the illusion that anything resembling normal Jewish Life was still possible in the Third Reich. Its violence also smashed some Nazi illusions for the shattered glass that littered the streets symbolized the high cost that the November pogroms had exacted for Germany.

13: What is your favorite book? Explain.

My favorite book is "A Child Called It." This a very sad book but it is the only one I actually finished reading thus, making this my favorite book. David is the main character of this book and is mistreated by his mom. This book is about the troubles and hard times David went through when he was a child. The book is so well describe you can actually see what was happening.

12: How do you feel about voluntering for service hours?

I honestly think service hours are a waste of time. It's not really "voluntering" if you have to do them in order to grauduate and if you want a better future. It's more of a "do it or else" type of thing. This is how I feel about communty service hours.

11: Mario's Betrayal

Between life and death, Mario had to save Princess Peach. In order to accomplish this, he had to let Yoshi go.

10: The Sign That Started It All

Tim is a very bad boy and was told to either follow the rules or else. With this misleading picture in the mall, he got the else.

9: Mid-Term Essay

Should schools cut art classes? That’s a pretty stupid question if you ask me. Art is more than just painting and drawing, it’s also dancing and singing too. Art is a way people can express their selves. They can draw a meaningful abstract, sing a song, or dance their selves through their emotions. Having art classes at school encourages students to show their creativity.
Art is the very reason why the school looks the way it does. Students hang their creations on the walls of their school to inform students on current events. Cutting art classes will make the school look dull and unhappy. On the other hand, no one wants to go to an all core class school. It’s bad enough some people are falling classes with five or two core classes but now their grades are going to get worst because they can’t keep up with all the learning.
I see art classes as a little break from school. Art classes in school are a time to get way from all your hard learning and relax and do what you like. Art classes are also what help young students discover their hidden talents at an early age. In elementary school, you were probably the “shy guy” that had stage fright but thanks to art, you over came your shyness and grew up to be a singer. That’s the magic of art and is the reason why art classes should not be cut from school.

8: The Turkeys' That "Mooed"?

John recently got into a "finding the needle in the hay sack" accident and poked out his eyes. Thanksgiving was coming up so he wanted to get a turkey for the family. When he went to the ranch, all he could find were cows.

7: Winter Sport Interview

Jebar Shaw is a 9th grader on the Junior Varsity Basketball team. He plays point guard and has lots of fun. Basketball is his favorite sport and “Its fun playing and hard work.” Defense is an important component of the game and what makes him a great player and he is often mentioned as the star player of the team. He says he brings leadership to his team and bonds a lot with them. Before every game, he listens to music because it keeps his mind set on the game. He prefers to listen to R&B before every game. He says playing basketball for Piper High School is very fun and if he wants to keep playing he has to keep up his grades and keep training to get better and better. Jebar’s inspirational and favorite player is Dwayne Wade. Tips he would give to a determined person would be to work very hard, stay determined, and have will power. Working hard pays off and a winning game shows it.

6: Teacher Interview

Ms. Joslin is a teacher at Piper High School. She has been teaching World History for 3 years here at Piper. Her love for history inspired her to teach world history at Piper. She teaches it because “it’s very interesting.” Before she even started teaching she was a student at FSU. She attended Melbourne High School and while she was learning there, her favorite subjects were indeed world history and American government. She says because of her interest in history she wanted to become a teacher.
Her favorite category in world history is World War II because she is interested in the holocaust and her favorite president was FDR. Both of her grandfathers were also in the war. She works at Piper because she was lucky and got hired to work here but if were given the chance, would like to work at Melbourne High School to be closer to her family. Her dream career was to be President of the United States of America because she was always interested into politics.
Ms. Joslin was married on February 16, 2008 in Melbourne, Florida on the beach. Her favorite series of books is Harry Potter and her favorite movie is Star Wars. Her favorite color is purple and she is a big fan of musicals. Her favorite musical is wicked and her favorite song is defying gravity from the musical.

5: Senior Interview

Ryan Norwood is a well educated young man at Piper High School and of course, a senior. Last year, he went on a road trip with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada and had a great time. During his stay, he walked around and played games at the arcade. And not to mention the parties and casinos he went to too. Aside from all the fun and games, his plans for college are fairly simple, “Florida Atlantic University for two years and University of Florida for another two years.” His most memorable high school field trip was going to Bush Gardens his junior year and going to Washington. During his long four years at Piper High School. He has been impact by several teachers at Piper including Mr. Wells and Ms. Lesley.

4: Sergeant Shanna Bookal Interview

Shanna Bookal is a Sergeant in JROTC, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. She enjoys that class because to her “ It’s like a big integrated family; and the instructors are the mentors.” Despite all the people thinking everyone in this class is recruited into the army, they actually learn community service, military history and customs, how to become better citizens, and becoming successful young ladies and gentlemen.
Bookal thinks JROTC is a very beneficial class and earns the ability to strengthen her mind and her body. Character, levels of discipline, respect, efficiency, and other aspects are also improved from taking this course. In class, she doesn’t feel like she’s in the army but joining is one of her options in her future. She is aspires to be a Pediatric doctor and go to Harvard, but the military would further strengthen her abilities to think quickly and have experience in many unique environments if she were to join.
She actually likes wearing the JROTC uniform in school because “It’s a symbol of pride and unity. Many soldiers have shed blood, sweat, and tears to the benefit of our country. To be able to wear the uniform is a privilege.”

3: My Custodian Interview

I interviewed Bonny Fernandez. She is a custodian that works at Piper High School. Before she worked at Piper, she worked at an elementary school in Miami. She has been working here for eight years. She cleans the school everyday and does maintenance. She doesn’t care what she is called but she likes custodian or janitor. She says the nastiest thing she ever cleaned was the bathroom and works eight hours a day to keep the school clean. She says it not an easy job and it’s a lot of work. She doesn’t complain when something she just cleaned got dirty 10 minutes later because “its part of the job.”
Asked the same questions, an anonymous custodian has been working at piper high school for ten years. This is her first and only school she worked for. Her job is to clean up anything necessary. She doesn’t care if she’s called custodian or janitor because its two words that are the same thing to her. It also takes her eight hours to clean the school. She thinks her job is easy but very nasty. The nastiest things she had to clean was the bathroom, throw up, and blood. She doesn’t complain about an area being cleaned several times because “it’s my job.”

2: My Quote

"When you get hunger, order take-out."
-Bao Nguyen

1: My Google Doodle

This is my doodle of the google logo that took me two and a half hours of work enough its beauty as it didn't win the contest.