"Rumors" and Halloween

I can’t believe how fast this past week has gone for me. Since its getting near the end of the first marking period, it seems like I’ve had a lot of extra homework which has kept me pretty busy. Also, I’ve stayed after school practically every day, either practicing with the Dance Club, or practicing for our first Forensics League meet which was held this Saturday.

The Dance Club is off to a great start. About 40 girls joined this year! We’re all working hard to learn the choreography for the winter pep rally, and having lots of fun while doing so. The Forensics Team has also had a big leap in new members this year. At the first league meet this Saturday, UC placed 3rd! Many solo and duo competitors “broke” into the final rounds and received trophies for placing. It was a very exciting day.

The Junior Ring Ceremony was held this past Tuesday Night. At the event, the Class of 08, along with their family members and friends, celebrated mass together and received their class rings. On Wednesday, the juniors had a “Dress Up Day” to show off their rings. It’s hard to believe that in just a few months I’ll be ordering my own class ring! I can’t hardly wait!!!

The Fall Play this year is “Rumors,” by Neil Simon. From what I hear, it’s a great show filled with lots of laughs. I know many of the cast and crew members who have been working really hard over the past several weeks to make the show a huge success. I can’t wait to see it! I definitely recommend that you see it too. Come on either Friday or Saturday night; bring your friends. Show time is at 8:00 pm!!

I guess the best part of this week will be Halloween. (Oh yea – and a ½ day on Friday!!) We’re allowed to wear costumes on Tuesday, and everyone gathers in the cafeteria for breakfast. My friends and I are dressing up in a group; it should be a fun day! I hear that some of the teachers are dressing up this year too. I’ll fill you in on all the details next week!

Welcome to my blog!

Hello, my name is Jeanette, and I am a sophomore here at Union Catholic High School. I am in the Distinguished Scholars Program, taking accelerated and honor level classes. I was so excited when Mrs. Thornton asked my friend, James, and I to be the “student bloggers” here on the website! I think it’s a great idea for those kids looking to apply to Union Catholic to get a real feel for what it is like to be a student at UC.

This blog will be a place for me to tell you about my life inside (and maybe outside!) UC. I will write an entry every Monday or so, and talk about the events that took place the week before. Since this is my first entry, I won’t get into too much =). I can’t believe how fast the school year has gone by already; it seems like yesterday when I was meeting my “little sisters” of the class of 2010 on their Orientation Day, and going to the Sophomore Orientation Day myself!

In case you were wondering, the clubs and activities that I participate in at UC are, PAC (the Performing Arts Company), Forensics (The Speech and Debate Team), the Dance Club, SMAC (Student Movement Against Cancer), the Environmental Club, and, of course, the Blue Crew! All of those things can keep me pretty busy. I love them all though, and I’ve met so many new friends because of them. Just a couple of weekends ago, a few of the Forensics Team members and I, along with our coaches, traveled to the University of Pennsylvania to participate in an invitational meet. I wound up getting 2^nd place in my category! I was so happy, because I had practiced really hard. The team, as always, had a great time. Our first tournament of the season is this Saturday. Many new students have joined the team and have been practicing daily. We’re hoping to have a great season of competition! Two weeks ago we had our Fall Pep Rally! I love the Pep Rallies; it is so fun to come together as the entire school community in the gym and to have so much school spirit in one place! I’ve also been preparing to audition for the Spring Musical – “Sugar.”

Well, this is getting a little long… I am sure that I will have much more to talk about as the school year progresses! Stay tuned; I’m sure that you will love to read more!