The Gifted Program

Legislature met lately in Mississippi to discuss add-on programs. This includes the gifted program. The program my mother teaches. I would die if the canceled it and, so would many others. All the students in our gifted program had/has a IQ (intellectual quotient) level of 120 or over. The average IQ level for the general population is only 90. Most of us took this test this test in the summer between first and second grade. Probably all of the valedictorians in our county have been in this program or should have been. Nearly all my friends are in it too and one of us is bound to finish in at least the top five or ten in our class.It's one of the only places we can be ourselves because we can be ourselves. Where

Maybe it will survive and my mother will keep her job. The had a scare when No Child Left Behind came around with all that "closing the gap" stuff. Nonsense is what it was. If it does get canceled you'll bound to see me on T.V. protesting for my rights. I ask the legislature this: What would you rather do? Save a little bit of money and take away from a child's education or, cut something else ,that is actually unnecessary, and keep the wonderful programs like this one in schools?

Protected

I wrote this just before spring break and have been tinkering with it since then. So enjoy!

We are all protected
By something that isn't alive
Weather a favorite book
Or beloved iPod
Something in which to put your heart
And attempt to make others'
Splendidly appealing thoughts and feelings of happiness
your very own
Protected

These things shelter us
They give us a place to hide from the truth
A place to hide from what we know in our hearts we want-
A beating,loving heart
A soothing voice
For the music
Nor the book
Loves us
We only feel we need it to fill the space that is left
Protected

We want something that's real
Something that is alive
And will always be there
No matter how we try
To hide and shy away
To shine needed light on us
Keeping us safer than the other things ever did
Protected

But when you have what you wanted
You know the truth
And you've found what you once longed for
No protection is needed
The book nor the iPod is a necessity anymore
Because what you once only believed in "fairy tales"
Which filled the songs and books
That seemed to keep you "alive"
Has become real in your life
No longer having
Protection

Enough so
To fill dozens of books and songs
For the rest of the group
To which you once belonged
Giving them what you needed
A little hope and .............
Protection


But Maybe it wasn't your protection at all
That was given
And alas,it was just .........

Hope

I LOVE this dude's music. He is amazing! Danish and a lot older than me though. He does awesome covers and writes good songs. I found him through searching 'Paramore covers' on YouTube. His name is Matt Lysgaard. No I don't have much to report, but I just couldn't wait to post this one thing.

It seems like I haven't written in ages, and well I really haven't. So much drama goes on at school. None of it to do directly with me. I am both delighted and saddened by this. but on to that later. I finally got on my mom's computer and sent the pictures she persisted to forget to send of the dress my best friends and I designed. Yes, those are uniforms. Oh, i hate them!(My I add that we are mere sixth graders and these pictures were taken from my mom's computer and are not the best)
The blond is Sara and the light brunette is Jerrica. We had to create a dress for our library system's Twilight Prom using a sheet,some thread,crepe paper (found under skirt),some ribbon,and a pair of scissors in our gifted class(which my mother teaches). I wore it to lunch. Lunch at the middle school. Thank goodness only eighth graders were in there (they'll be gone to the high school next year) and that my friends (Charli,Sara,and Beckah) wore togas so I wouldn't look so ridiculous. Oh, and Jerrica wore paint covered scrubs. Mr. Starr (another gifted teacher) nudged my brother and said " Hey, your sister's wearing a sheet". It was hilarrious!

I'll have pictures of the Twilight Prom soon

Paramore!!!

I recently got my Paramore Fan Club membership package. This sounds really wacky but to me its not. I love Paramore;so why can't I express that to the world? Fall Out Boy was the first alternative band that I fell in love with and then Jerrica introduced me to Paramore. I was thinking about the differences between Paramore and Fall Out Boy. Fall Out Boy's fame didn't come at first and Paramore's kinda did. Paramore seems to REALLY care for their fans (a characteristic that I hope they will keep for the rest of their career). Fall Out Boy does care for their fans,but to me it doesn't seem the quantity of care as Paramore. Maybe I'm just being bitter but this is just what I believe.



I recently found this blog called "Broken Wings Falling Into the Unknown". She is heartbroken and knows that her heart will always belong to "Luke". Ah, If she only new how lucky she is just to know who her Edward is. Jerrica has finally found her Emmet (he is most likely it). He's serious and not (attention-based kind)crazy. I mean he's like Jerrica and me;we can be calm and mellow but also be crazily creative when we're around people like us (gifted students). His role model is Pete Wentz. Most of the guys she's dated didn't even know who Pete Wentz is. In fact I am kinda jealous. She has a person who fits her. Maybe a person will came along that is the same for me. Loves Paramore,good in school, watches Heroes,thinks communication is important, can wear skinny jeans ,graphic tees,and checkered vans without feeling weird,yada,yada,ya. Does anyone else fit this description other than me?

The New Year Is Here

I haven't written lately because well I'm a forgetful person and my life isn't that interesting. But you know what,blogging is also about thoughts and ideas. So today I'll start with a topic that has appeared more than once on the silver platter of conversation at my house. The topic is : Why don't they make ethanol out of sugar cane? This may sound stupid,but why not? We use corn for so many things. Making ethanol out of corn just makes the prices of other things that are made out of corn go up. One of the only things we use sugar cane for is,well sugar. Yes the price of sugar cane would go up,but to make up for that we have synthetic sugars like aspartame and sodium saccharin. Will this ever happen? Probably not any time soon because our new president as of tomorrow's pick for the head of agriculture is from the great plains. You know what they grow there? What's that ...............corn? (No I did not draw the picture at the top)

And now a portion where Mary lists one of the troubles in her life. Today's trouble is a woman named Sandra Mowry. Known to Lucedale Intermediate School as Mrs.Mowry. She teaches 6th grade social studies. I like social studies,but I hate her. It's not just me. Everyone hates her. She'll give you something and expect you to know when it's due. Amazingly,I just made a 100 on my report card. I guess she just fell asleep while she was typing in grades.

To finish up I have news. Remember my best friend Jerrica. She now has a blog called " here we go again ". Her posts are short and our english teacher would be every disappoionted in her grammar,punctuation,and capitalazation (don't worry I'm talking to her as I write.She says she's going to slap me but she never will). I still love her like a sister though.

Christmas at Grandma's.....Again

We spend Christmas morning at grandma's (mom's mother)in Wiggins,Ms and afternoon in Lucedale with my Nana's (dad's mom).Then a few days later we go back to grandma's for Christmas for a get together with the family members who live farther north in Mississippi.Today was that day.A day were the game Dirty Santa is a tradition.Today included :a singing cheerleader penguin,4 pairs of earrings, cheesy artichoke dip,and potato salad.
Well for appetizers we had all kinds of dips including two kind things of artichoke dip.One had lots of cheese,and the other had lots of artichoke.I wonder if you mixed the two together they would taste good.For lunch we had gumbo,ham,and potato salad.Not one bowl of potato salad.Not two bowls of potato salad,but three bowls of potato salad.There comes a time when too much potato salad is just too much. From my aunts and uncles I got 2 pair of earrings each.Lastly,during Dirty Santa Andrew (uncle,who is getting married in the fall)opened a singing,dancing,cheerleading penguin.Lily(baby cousin who has bright red hair)loved it.She would smile and dance when it came on.It cheered for Santa,which makes no sense."Santa" lives in the North Pole and penguins only live naturally in the southern hemisphere.Don't you think they'd be rivals ?One living in the north ,one in the south.Apparently the creator of this toy didn't think about these two facts.He/She also didn't think about how annoying singing animals can get over time.

Yesterday night my friend asked me when I find my Edward Cullen (prince charming,true love)will I leave her standing there alone.I told her i wouldn't,and that we'll be be the two old coots who live alone and talk every day.She told me that she was so alone before she really became my best friend,and that if she hadn't found me she'd probably by like Bailey now.Bailey was my best friend from kindergarten through forth grade.She never talks to me now. She's in the "popular group" (Muwahahahaha!we have another name for it and it starts with a 'P').At least Jerrica knows where she'd be,me on the other hand has no idea.When Jerrica and I became good friends I'd just found Fall Out Boy.If my life had still gone the way it has without Jerrica as my best friend I'd be so lost. I'd be so alone. I probably wouldn't even be listening to Paramore right now.