Barstable Enterprise Intership (12/17/09)

First day of my official internship with the Barnstable Enterprise.

Tutoring (12/14/09)

First day tutoring freshment for biology, Im still in the Bio room right now, it went pretty well.

Curling (12/14/09)

Third experience on the ice, first real game!

Filming boys basketball at Sturgis Charter, (12/12/09)

This is my first Blog on my new CAS project, filming the boys basketball team so they can review their games on tape. (link in title)

Curling Club, (12/07/09)

This week has been pretty seamless. We do have carpooling permission slips to get out, and a movie we have to watch at lunch, but we got our second look at live curling and we're improving. (link in title)

Waldorf conclusion

This is a written reflection of my volunteering at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod. I worked at the fair, an annual fundraiser for the private school, for 5 hours. This school is where I was given my first eight years of education. I grew up their. I mention in my blog that it felt good to give back to this community that had helped me so much to become who i am. In fact that was the biggest thing that i gained from this experiece. Waldorf was a second home to me, and it really made me feel better to know I was helping to help other kids have that same experience. I think more than anything this experience has made me decide to do more volunteer work that I can identify with. If something means something to me than i believe my time is better spent helping that orginization.

Special Olympics Soccer Reflection

Although this was a relitivly short activity, I believe my experience was good for me and for those I helped. I spent two sundays, from 6 to 4, volunteering my time at the special Olympics soccer tournament. I must say that i really enjoyed my time there. One of my learning outcomes was eight, to develop new skills. I met this outcome by interacting with the special needs players, previously I have had very little experience with the mentally, or pysicly retarded. I did not know what to expect and I fell that at first i was tentative, but the athletes drew me out of my shell. In my first blog I say that I met and talked to one athlete in particular, this man really connectd with me and we talked for several hours that day. This interaction developed my understanding of some mental illness, and that most are simply superficial, many are high functioning, engaging wonderful people. My second outcome is very related to the first, it is eitht, dealing with issues of global importance. mental retardation has been, and is a struggle for millions of people and their families all over the world, regardless of nationality, reliogion, or ethnicity. This experience gave me a chance to understand what so many people cope with every day, the challenges that they face and overcome. In my second blog I speak about how I felt after the last day, and I found myself imagining having some kind of mental handicap to deal with. I fell I have a better understanding of mental retardation, and the struggle that many face each day as a result of it, although i do not claim to even imagine how hard this may make life for somepeople.

Soccer Reflection

Soccer is my secondary sport, i took it up sophmore year to play a sport in the fall. However this year i was very excited for the soccer season, my goals were to improve my technical skills, get in shape after a long summer and to help make this years soccer team successful. The outcomes i experienced were that i did get into shape, I did improve my technical skills, and we were the most successful Sturgis Boys Soccer team in history. One element of my experience during this activity was the younger members of the team, and the relationships i formed with them. Looking back on the season i realize that entering the fall of 2009 i did not expect to be in anyways a leader or to feel responsible for the kids on the team because soccer is "not my sport". However in at least two of my journals I give examples of a younger player who is either down, or is having a problem, and how I felt compelled to help them. I think that this is directly linked to my learning outcome four, working with others because these underclassman were inexperienced and a little lost and I realized that even though i was pretty lost too i could help them out. My second major learning outcome for soccer was number seven, considering ethical implications. This proved to be a giant topic in my blogs. In games, such as the CCA game, and the Wareham game, tempers were often high and in several cases there were shoving matches. These situations challenged me to consider what was right, let my emotions carry me away? or control myself and act as a good sport? although i did not always control myself, as the season progressed i became calmer, as you can see from my shying from a fight in the Wareham game. This gave me a chance to concentrate on my game and let the other things go, and I believe that improved my play. Soccer was a success for me, we had the most wins ever, I made some valuable bonds with others, and I worked on controlling myself in strenuous situations.

First curling session. (11/30/09)

We had our first encounter with live curling today, we had some slight hick ups but besides that it was a success.

Volunteering at the Waldorf Fundraiser

I volunteered at the Holiday Fair, one of Waldorf's biggest fundraisers. (link in title)

Curling Update (11/20/09)

Im getting a little frustrated with the people who wont pay and get their forms in. (link in title)

Sturgis Charter Soccer State Game (11/06/09)

We lost to Dover Sherbon 3 to 0. Season is over. Link in title.

Special Olympics Soccer (11/07/09)

my second experience with the special olympics soccer team. Link in title.

Curling, National Philanthropy Day, (11/04/09)

I attended the National Philanthropy Day seminar on fundraising in the philanthropies. This was useful to my curling program. (link in title)

Sturgis Charter Vs Nantucke HS (11/02/09)

We got stomped 11 to 1. This was our last official game.
(click on title to view video)

Sturgis Charter Soccer Vs New Testiment 910/29/09)

Sturgis beat NT securing our place in the state tournament for the first time ever.
(again click on the title to go to video)

Sturigs Soccer Vs CCA (10/28/09)

We tied CCA 2 to 2, one more win and were in the tournament. I couldnt paste the URl to the video here for some reason, click on the title to go to the video, thanks.

Sturgis Socccer Vs CCA (10/27/09)

We played CCA in the puring rain, and came back from a 2 0 deficit to tie. 1 point till we qualify for the tournament.

Sturgis Soccer Vs. Wareham High II (10/26/09)

We lost to Wareham who we had beaten last time. It was a difficult and frustrating game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jZM_vNq83I

Special Olympics Soccer (10/25/09)

Special Olympics Soccer in oxford MA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWqOw9_fYP0

South Shore Christian (10/21/09)

Sturgis Soccer lost to SSCA 1 to 0.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Gu-kpCUVA

Curling Meeting, (10/20/09)

We had a curling meeting in room 103 to discuss our plans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ollVgujgJm4

Sturgis Soccer Vs. South Eastern Regional (10/15/09)

Sturgis Public soccer beats South Eastern Voc who beat us 1 nothing last time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbRFCP4fp3M

Curlin Bake Sale (10/13/09)

Bake sale to help with the cost of curliing memberships for those who wouldnt otherwise be able to afford it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttekTGQKVo8

Upper Cape Tech. game. (10/13/09)

Our game against upper cape technical school, 4 to 1 win.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6HImmtBrIM

Friday Night Lights

Sturgis soccer VS. Wareham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx5W7Qsy2xI

soccer 10/07/09

CCA game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4GpZSurNg

Soccer blog 10/06/09

Summary of week in games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC7K6aQS6Fc

Curling 3

Curling meeting, possible fundraisers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGRlpfbStU

Soccer game against SSCA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41G2yi9eZpE

Sturgis Curling Club 2

Organized a meeting of potential curlers,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQUgPXOg1Q

Sturgis Curling Club 1

Introduction to Sturgis Curling Club CAS activity, meeting with the Cape Cod Curling Club.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX7IAHCQMTY