Last week I started the Cadet Leadership Course at my JROTC program. It is a two week program at the end of summer that is designed to teach incoming freshman and first year cadets the basic skills and knowledge that they will need to know during the school year. This includes marching, PT (physical training), … Continue reading “CLC”
Written by Elinor Silack
Last week was week 1 of CLC (Cadet leadership course). This 2 week summer program is for incoming freshman cadets who want a head start in AFJROTC. I was given the position of group commander which oversees a flight commander and two flight sergeants. I staffed CLC last summer as a flight sergeant, so it … Continue reading “CLC week one”
Written by Elinor Silack
On July 26th I went to the State Fair! The State Fair is my favorite part of summer because I LOVE roller coasters and rides. My favorite ride at the fair is this really really tall ride with 4 seats at either end. I can’t remember the actual name of the ride. I think I … Continue reading “State Fair”
Written by Olivia Ford
Something that I’ve never really talked about on here before is how I keep track of all of my numbers for this test. So allow me to explain! My dad makes me a bunch of small notebooks using old magazine pages for the covers and recycled paper on the inside. I go through them so … Continue reading “Numbers Notebooks”
Written by Elinor Silack
This weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to compete in the Isshinryu Hall of Fame tournament. The team competing was me, Lucas, Eliana, Clark, Donovan, Gabe, Bekka, Gail, Sensei Debord, and Sensei. 3 days before the tournament I injured my thumb during sparring practice. I was devastated because I thought there … Continue reading “Isshinryu Hall of Fame”
Written by Olivia Ford
In the past two weeks of me being back in town from my vacation, I have been in the dojo every single day, multiple times a day so that I can catch up on all of my numbers. My dad and I go into the dojo every morning and do ten to twelve sparring rounds … Continue reading “Extreme Catchup”
Written by Elinor Silack
Last Friday, my family and I drove up to Arcata, CA to tour Cal Poly Humboldt. Senior year is approaching really fast and I need to decide where I’m applying for college. Honestly, up until this past spring I had no idea what I wanted to do after high school. I wasn’t sure if I … Continue reading “College Tour”
Written by Avi Martens
Hi everybody, sorry about the long gap in between my posts writing has really never been one of my strong suits. I recently went on an 8-day-long camping trip (super long, I know) for the 4th of July. For the first time, I got to invite my friends Marley and Layley to come with us. … Continue reading “Back Again”
Written by Olivia Ford
Last week I got back from my family vacation to the East Coast. We went to six different states, including New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts. These were all new states for me to visit. My family decided to go on this vacation because my sister went to Boston, Massachusetts, last … Continue reading “East Coast”
Written by Gail Mader
My students helped me celebrate my birthday by doing 52 sprawls with me! I teach LesMills BodyCombat every Monday and Wednesday morning. This 55-minute high intensity cardio class is one reason I started training in karate in 2017. I became certified in BodyCombat in 2015. It pulls moves from various martial arts (karate, tae kwon … Continue reading “Birthday Sprawls”
