Knowing that i only have one year left of high school kinda excites me but at the same time it makes me kinda sad. I get excited of the thought that i have one year left because it means that i am almost done with school and that i will graduate. I get sad thought because it is a sing that i am growing up and that soon i will have more responsibilities. I know that i will have to try harder in this coming school year and especially raise up my work habits.

It was unfair how Zeitoun was arrested and treating like a criminal without evidence after Hurricane Katrina ended. His rights were violated because he was been abused and could not communicate with the outside world. Zeitoun was only trying to help out other people but instead he was accused of being a terrorist. He was seen as a terrorist because of his color and because he looked suspicious with no actual evidence. They only focused on Zeitouns ethnicity backround and judged him because of that.

In the video we learn that getting into Cal State colleges will turn up to be harder for graduates of 2012 and 2013 because Cal States have raised tuition's which has doubled the price to get into Cal State colleges. Furthermore, Cal States have limited the amount of students that can attend their colleges. It turns out that even now and days some private schools are cheaper than public schools. I think that things have turned out to be more stressful for students because it is obvious that getting into colleges will be harder than before and that can bring down their hopes. Some colleges have turned out to be frauds because they are not even accredited, not to mention that some colleges recruit people to their schools with false hopes of achievements. Many students have found themselves being mislead and in debt so to avoid that it is recommended that students in high school do their best to pass all their tests and get into a good college.

KONY 2012

I believe that the intention of the Invisible Children organization is honest. However, their method of raising money to help capture Kony is a bit fragile knowing that the money is used to aid Uganda soldiers. It is and uneasy feeling as well because it is like u are supporting those soldiers to kill when the whole purpose of sending money is suppose to help capture Kony and end the killing.

Zeitoun

Dave Eggers is the author of the national bestseller book: Zeitoun. The book is a narrative of a man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun and the experience that he went through before,during, and after Hurricane Katrina.

What is interesting about the book is the way that the author starts it off. Eggers starts of the book with Abdu's backround life and starts to lead up to the event of Katrina from there.

Throughout the book the story goes back and forth describing Abdu's past and present life.

Valentine Sham

In AJR the idea of having only one love for Valentines day was shattered. One of AJR's club decided to marry people and there was no limit to how many people one person can marry.

In the real world such a thing is called Poltergeist. Valentine's Day is suppose to be the day of two people and how much they care about each other, not to marry several people and see it as being a romantic scene.

Interesting Blog

I read an interesting article on my friends Ron's AJR blog. They said that when the LAPD came to the school it was because an anonymous call was made stating that there was a black male in school so they were looking for an African American male who was heavily armed and dangerous. Here's what I think: I think that my friend overreacted in stating how dangerous the black male was when he said that they were looking for a heavily armed African American. In some ways it may look that he made it seem that way because the perpetrator was black so therefore he was heavily armed and dangerous.If you want to read this article for yourself then ckick here

My Opinion..

In my opinion I think that in this season of sports there are more chances for a girl to be athletic and join a sport because they have the option of joining either basketball,softball, or soccer which would increase the chances of them of joining at least one sport.

The school food has also been turning out better now that they brought back some of the old food that they used to give out before until they decided not to give out that kind of food no more.

School News.

Sophomores start getting ready for the CAHSEE!
Seniors and Juniors are getting ready for the EAP exams...
LAPD visit last 4th of January was due to a false call and in the news they have been implying that AJR should take more responsibilty of their students who they think made the "prank" call.

Calendar: Upcoming Events

Monday, January 16 there will be NO SCHOOL!

Today Senior Mandatory Meeting for students and parents.

Spring Break is two months away and many are forward to having a blast.

Follow this website for more upcoming events and information: http://www.ajrcounseling.com/

Sports!

SRLA is picking up the pace more and more with every practice and putting in more miles in order to be ready to run the 26.2 LA Marathon.
Guys soccer team won yesterdays game by 7 to 2.
More upcoming news about the following sports: Guys and Girls Basketball, Softball,and Girls Soccer.