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!