No Sports!!?!

Freshman, the title that comes along with students entering the realm of upperclassmen for the first time. It also happens to be what I will be next year though other people might think FISH sounds better(seniors, juniors..you get the picture). Next year is the year for me I am going to be in High School!!! The only problem is the school I am going to be attending, Kerr High, has no sports(gasp!). By no sports I mean no football, no basketball, and definately no pep rallies. No estatic cheers from the cheerleaders,and no standing up with wide-open mouths when the quarterback is just seconds away from scoring the winning touchdown. But on the plus side Kerr does have a great orchestra and they have an outstanding band so I think I'll live. But, man! No sports!!?!

Arlington Nat'l Cemetery

A week ago I was in Washington D.C. on a CloseUp trip with some of the other eighth graders in my class. We went to places like the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and the FDR Memorial, but the places that really stuck out to me the most were the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. I 'll tell you about Arlington, at first glance it can be quite depressing and it was, but on looking closer I found that it was very intresting. Despite the fact that 99.999999999999% of the cemetery was covered in tombstones, I actually liked it. The best part was the changing of the guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It's one of those things that gives you goosebumps because it's so solemn. I took plenty of pictures and I'll post them once they are ready. Well that's all for now. : )