Candidate Journals

Today was testing day for the Lake Norman area. All of the testers did very well. I am so very proud of my metee to for doing so well at testing. At school I am so happy that D.A.R.E is starting up in few weeks. D.A.R.E is a class that you go to learn about the use of drugs and how they are a danger to you and your life. Plus it gives me extra credit and I get to learn about the dangers of drugs. Win and win for me, plus I have wanted to take D.A.R.E since I was in 4th grade at my new school MIS. I also started to learn about what is the difference between One celled Life forms and multi celled life forms in science. It is a very good thing to be learning about  when you want to be a scientist. It is very...

Today most of what I did was homework and requirements. It wasn't to much, though the power did go out, strangely. I am about to get ready for work though.

Today was the start of my real schedule for the foreseeable future and it is a lot of work but I can deal with it happily so I will continue to work hard on cycle and in school so I can graduate. I am looking forward to tomorrow.

Today I woke up early and tried a new strawberry and chocolate chip waffle. I really liked it. Then I finished my physical requirements. I rode on the bus and sat with a kid in Kindergarten named Evan. Later I had math, reading, social studies, and science. After that I had lunch, recess, and media. We have a new media teacher named Mrs. Steinson. She is real nice. When I finished media I went to King Tiger. I took class and helped Eric with Hwa Rang. After that we practiced nunchucks in leadership. Later I had snack and finished my homework. Then I went to Piano class and finished my written test. After that I took black belt class and finished my day.

     Today was the start of school after a long 3 day weekend. School has started to get kinda of annoying. This kid named Tanner who sits next to me started calling me Mr.P for some reason. Now it has started to catch on, people will come up to me and ask if I am Mr.P. There was nothing else interesting about my day. I saw Conner (older one not Conner Foster, also known as Gramps) at Black Belt Class in like years. Other than that it was a typical day. 

I think I better keep my day job. Took a painting class today. Although I loved the process, I get frustrated when I can't make it look the way I want. I had to keep standing back to get a view of the larger picture instead of getting hung up on the details. I'm coming down with something...not sure if it is a cold or allergies. It really doesn't matter, so long as I don't start wheezing.

Today i had school. I had a normal day at school. Then when i came back, i ate and did my homework. Then, i took black belt class. That was my day.

Today, during my mentor session, I worked on my Pal Gwe forms. I know that I know them, but I keep mixing multiple Pal Gwe forms together by accident. I’m also mixing them with similar Tae Keuk forms. When I work on poomsaes, my focus is on those forms so that I can get them looking the way I want them to look.

Today at school we started the school news I said the weather then block one, 2, 3 were normal at recess our science teacher brought out her pet snake then I took class ran and took sparring.

Very long weekend with little physical activity- -  sometimes you have to do what you have to do.  Got back in town late Monday afternoon - -hit the domestics then back to work early this morning.  Got to dojang later today and was able to knock out some requirements which I was very happy about. 

Today school was schoolish, I was so tired from a long night of work beforehand. When I got home it was more school and requirements.

The 2nd week is always the week that you start class work and homework. So this time we are really starting [school]. The first thing that we did today was go to our enhancements. My enhancements was foreign language. My language is Spanish, it is a very good language to learn because a lot of people that know this language. After that we did math and then reading. In math we are learning different ways to do two by two digit and three by two digit multiplication. In reading we are talking about context clues and how to be a good reader. Then we went to lunch and came back and did some more reading, then some science. In science we are talking about one celled life forms and multi celled life forms. It is really cool to learn about these forms of life that I never seen before. After school...

Today was pretty uneventful just the way I like it I worked on requirements today and homework and then I played some games with my friends online. Tomorrow my days will be busy again. Not as much as I like but I appreciate these days more because of it. 

I had a surprisingly full schedule over the past couple of days, so I did not complete as many requirements as I would’ve liked. However, I plan to do extra requirements throughout the week at home while focusing on my schoolwork during my free time at school.

Today I did some of my requirements. After I did my requirements I ate dinner. Then I played outside for a little while. After that I got ready for a party. I went to my friends house and we played xbox and soccer. Then I ate dinner at his house. I came back and brushed my teeth Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night. 

So today I  went to my grand parents  had food played with my cousin and ate food. In my family get rewarded for eating all your dinner so after eating I rummaged through the ice cream and found an Oreo churro. Yes its just an Oreo squeezed onto the  shape of a churro bu Its still cool.

Today, i ran in the morning. Then, i had breakfast. Then, i prepared for a Indian festival we were having. It was also Labor day. Then, i had lunch. After that i went to go get my new bike. Then, we had friends over for dinner.

Today I woke up and had pancakes for breakfast. Then I played with my Legos. Later we went to Dan Nicholas park. First we played at the park, Then we went paddle boating, After that we went gem mining,  And last we rode the merry go round and the train. We had lots of fun there. When I got home I made waffles. Everybody loved them. Then I walked my dogs and ended my day.

     Today I came back from my friend's house. I had stayed over night at his house with another friend. We didn't sleep until 5 am this morning and woke up around 11:30 am. They also pulled a prank on me around 4 am. I had fallen asleep because I was really tired from sleeping at 2 am and woke up around 9:15 am. I was sleeping on the couch and my friend took his water bottle and poured it on my shoulder. I woke up confused and found my shirt soaking wet. They should me the video. My dad came to pick me up like 10 min after I woke up so I couldn't eat breakfast. We had some friends over for lunch at out apartment.  That was my Labor Day.

Since today was Labor Day we had no school.  Me and my mom watched a show called Roots, where it tells how slaves were treated.

Caught up on my tracking. Pleased with how I'm doing, but frustrated because I'm lagging behind. The limiting factor is time. I think it takes me longer to do my requirements than most people...and of course work interferes. Allergies are acting up...fall is one of my allergy/asthma seasons. All I can do is my best. I think it will be good enough. Got alot done today. Did some work at the office to catch up. Weekends should always be three days!

Today I decided to go to the gym, while I was there I did push ups, sit ups, etc. I was exhausted when I got home but it was worth it. After I got home I did the rest of my requirements and a ton of homework. 

Today will be the best day ever and I can not wait. Today I am going to hang out and relax with my dad best friend. We are more than likely going to shoot some hoops as well. Plus we are also going to watch the football game today. The two teams that are playing today is Florida State and Ole Miss. We are going for Florida State because that is where my dad got his degree. Maybe some day I will go to Florida State and get my degree. Some day FSU some day. Also the first week of school was very good and I would like that to continue for the rest of the year. Oh and I almost forgot that last night we watch a movie called Zoom super hero Academey. It was a very good movie and I enjoyed it. Thank you for rading and I hope...

Tonight I had a blast hanging out with my friends and eating such great food.

Just realized we are more than half way through, fellow cyclist. Woo Hoo!  Still sore from our rolls and falls class yesterday which means I need to practice more. My neck hurts from tucking my chin during back falls. I'm speaking at a church program about reproduction and sickle cell anemia on Saturday. May not make the the PMA workshop. We shall see. If I can get out in time, I may  be able to make the second workshop. 

Today was a relaxing day. i did nothing at home. i ran 2 miles and that is it. I also want with my dad to the park to play for a little while.

Today I stayed at my moms house and watched some tv then I ran and played.Then I went to pick my brother up.

Today I went on a longer run since it is nicer out and it seems everyone and their mother where walking their dogs today so I got all the pup love today. Afterwards my friends came over for a while and we played video games and had a great time. I just got back from dinner with my family so it has been a great day!

Today I didn't do anything because I had a sleepover with my friends. I was really tired so I took a nap after lunch. Then I worked on my homework for a little while. Then I went to the park with my friends for a little while and then we came back home. I ate dinner and now I'm going to sleep. Good Night. 

This morning I woke up early and had pancakes for breakfast. Then I went to the White Water Center to run a race. We ran a trail race and I ran it in 35 minutes. I saw people going down a zip line. When I got home I played video games for a while. Then I had lunch. I played with my brother and played outside. Later we watched Shrek the 3rd. Later my mom and sisters went to Target. I went to Lowes with my brother and dad. When I got home we had crab legs for dinner. After that I folded my clothes and ended my day.

Yesterday I got new stick bots from Target. The colors I got were purple and pink. I bought them because I.....forgot. Why did I get them again? I got them because I wanted more stick bots to add to thee ones I already had. I already had four so that made me have a total of six. I have made a few really good animated shorts with them. At Friday at King Tiger I would like to bring my phone so I can share the videos with my friends at King Tiger. 

Today I did5 times my workout played with the dog and then I. Watched ???? then I went to bed good night

Today I did 5 times the poomsaes and self defenses and tomorrow I don't have school so that's awesome!!!!!

Today I did 5 times the poomsaes and self defenses and tomorrow I don't have school so that's awesome!!!!!

Today is the king tiger fantasy foot ball draft for lakenorman and like last year its at my house. so hope I come out on top this year. Last year I was doing Great so yeah.

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO GO TO CAROWINDS!!!!!! I think that there will not be such long lines since it is Labor Day weekend and some people are traveling. We are also going to go to the water park.

Today my sister came home from college and will be staying with us for the next couple of days and I was excited to see her. Also today was great since the weather was so nice I got to enjoy spending a lot of time outside and I had a great time doing that!

Today i went to the Hartles school for Saturday BB class and we got to do a lot of poomsaes, i did all of the palgwe's and all the stick staff and bolo forms. and i got 100 roles and falls in for today so that is awesome!! so today was pretty good.

Today I woke up ate pancakes and went to class then I went to my grandmas house then my mom picked me up we went to lunch and the store and bought a bow then I went home ran played and started some essays

This morning I woke up and had pancakes for breakfast. Then I played with my brother. Later I went to King Tiger and took black belt class. I took an extra class for rolls and falls. When I got home, I ate lunch. After that I ran. I played with Legos and played with my brother. Then I played video games for a while. Later I ate dinner and watched a Spartan race. Then I ended my day.

Excellent class today. Got in a lot of requirements. So grateful for the workshop on rolls and falls. Instructor Marcus was awesome! Learned a lot. Granted I was dizzy most of the afternoon, but that's just me. Psyched that one of my batiks will be in the India Festival art show. 

 So today I finished the book I was doing. And Just finished the essay the book I did was wonder which is about a kid with a deformed face getting trough 5th grade

Today Black Belt class was at the Lake Norman school and we did weapons and palgueys, which got me a lot of poomsaes. Afterwards we did a ton of rolls and falls. Then I had to go to Denver to help clean my grandparents house out so they can move. When I got home I did the rest of my requirements before I went to work.

Today, for my friend's birthday party, we are going to Sports connection. Then we are going to the pool. then we will go out to dinner with them. that is going to be my day.  

     Today was the end of the first week of school. I'd say the first week was okay. We were also allowed to sit where we wanted to for lunch. Usually, we have to sit with our Homeroom. Today there was a 2 burglars that broke into a police officers home and stole guns. My sisters school got locked down. Her school gets out 2:15 pm, but they were on lock down until 5pm. My school didn't get locked down, but the buses got delayed. Luckily I am a car rider, so I wasn't affected. I'm also writing this journal pretty late (11:48 pm), that's because we had friends over so I totally forgot.  That's all for today.

Today wasn't really that interesting, this morning I went to the gym for the first time in a year. During black belt class we did poomsaes and self defense.

Today at school we had a normal day until enrichment me made time capsuls, and then In science we did and experiment in recess we played on our phones and we left school early at tae kwon do I read a book for 30 minutes then did requirments and took class then went home.

This morning I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I rode the bus to school. I took math, reading, social studies, and science. Later I ate lunch and had recess. After that I had art and went King Tiger. It rained the whole day. I had snack then got a new best in a pottery game. My mom picked me up and we dropped off my sister at dance. We had to run an errand at Valvoline. After that we went home and played video games. Then we watched a movie and ended my day.

Today was the end of  my first week of school,  we talked more about rules but we also got to play some games.

Today I caught up on entering requirements into the site. I decided to put my extra point in jump rope. What did you put yours in?

I'm so happy it's Friday I'm so happy I got done with the first week of school.

Today was the first Friday for the school year. And Friday means WEEEEEEKEEENNNNNDDDDD! Tonight iI am probably going to play on my computer with my brother and then fall asleep. And tomorrow I don't have to get up at 6:30. I still have to get up early to go to Black Belt Class but not as early. But it's cool because BBC is in Huntersville tomorrow. That means an easier drive for mom but we won't be right beside the Smoothie King for me after workout smoothie. Wait a minute. There's a Smoothie King by Target. SCCCCOOORRREEEE!

This school year is really stressful already. I'm in my sophomore year and the third day of school we got right into work. Today I had 2 quizzes and an assessment. I also had a quiz and an EOC practice yesterday. The day of the black belt test is approaching too and it feels like an 8th class I have to stay on top of. I should be okay but it is stressful!

It is amazing to me that I have not lost one pound with all this exercising. Granted losing weight was not the point, being healthy was the goal. But it would be nice to slim down....or at least I used to think. My closet system fell down and I am having to build another system. Yesterday I was lifting something and happen to glance in the mirror. I looked buff!!! I may not have lost weight, but I've got muscle. There is a definition to my calves, thighs, biceps and shoulders that was not there before. I'm solid. Also, I've been carrying shelves and panels up and down the stairs without getting short of breath. That is awesome, considering 6 years ago, I was on 5 inhalers and steroids for asthma. I'll take being healthy any day over being sick. I don't care about the weight, I'm thrilled to be so...

     Today was kind of a boring day. I didn't do anything actually interesting. I mean we got our laptops from school today. But here these sucky small ThinkPad computers. They don't even work properly. It was also raining so heavy today, that may be the reason that barley anybody came to class. Not even my mentee came today. I got home pretty late from Tae Kwon Do, probably around 9:30 pm. My dad didn't know if my cooked any food, so I got some Subway. When we got home, turns out she actually cooked food. I also watched the 4th quarter of the Steelers @ Panthers game.  That's all for today.

My math homework is complete for the week and most of my physical education work is done as well. This means that I can focus more on my requirements. Since I have completed the set amount of certain requirements, I can focus more of my time on the other unfinished requirements and the ki energy essay.

Today i woke early got my run done then finished a bit of requirements then went to school, it was fun so that was good and after school i ate and went to class so i could finish some requirements for today, so today was pretty good for Thursday.

This morning I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I rode the bus to school. I had math, reading, social studies and science. Later I ate lunch and played football at recess. Then I had PE and I went to King Tiger. While I was there I helped out with class and had a mentor session. After that I played with Legos. Later I went home to have dinner. Then I went back to King Tiger. I took black belt class and went home. I had bread and jelly and ended my day.

sot there was no cross cuntry today so I got kind f board 

today at school I had so much fun because I had my favorite class chorus which I finally figured out is super fun.

Right now I am watching the BattleBots championship and we are in the semi-finals. The four bots left are Minotaur, Bomb Shell, Tombstone, and Yeti. The first match of the semis is Minotaur versus Bomb Shell. People are saying Minotaur is on a path of destruction and Bomb Shell has its arsenal of weapons. I didn't think Minotaur would win until I saw it demolish Bronco.We'll see but I think Minotaur or Tombstone will win the giant nut trophy.  

Big oh no - -I left my book at the dojang - - - -bigger bummer I actually had some decent requirements knocked out tonight.  Will enter as soon as I get it back.

Today at school was normal till our principal read a book to us.  Then in science we did an expiremint then I went to tae kwon do took class and sparring.

Schoolwork is starting to pick up. My history essay is due tomorrow, and I have math and physical education assignments due Friday. I have finished the essay, and although I have worked on the other assignments, they are not complete. I plenty of time during school to work on them tomorrow, so the plan is to finish the math at school and the physical education assignments when I get home.

today i had a school assembly and it was cool the teachers wrapped them selves in plastic wrap and tried to go through a course and some fell down and others made it. i got a mentor session done, and a men-tee session done. i just need a few more.

Today I did my workout played with the dog and then I went to school came home and then I went to take kwon do came home and then I went to bed good night

     I have no idea how to start this journal, so I'm just going to dive in. Today was the first day of school that we actually are doing work. I used all my notebooks for the first time. I also think that my Pre-Algebra teacher doesn't like me already. Reason is that we were trying to make cut out stars and I was like the 2nd person to finish. This assignment was suppose to be by our-self and it was actually pretty hard. So like everybody near be was asking for help. I decided to help one kid and I got in trouble. Then this other kid asks for help and again (not learning my lesson) helped him. The teacher just looked at me for like 15 secs and the told I could color my star or she could move me. I didn't have any homework so I had...

This morning I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I rode the bus to school. I had math reading and science. After that I ate lunch and had recess. Some kids threw mulch at me and I bonked my head on a metal pole. I had to get ice for it. Then I went to King Tiger and helped out with class. Later I took leadership. I ate snack and grabbed my sparring gear. Then I took sparring and it was a lot of fun. After that I went home and ended my day.

Not amuch hapened today but yesterday I had our first cross country meet and my time was 13.38 for 2 miles the fastest kid got 11.25

Today was the third day of school.  Today we talked about team building excersises and we talked about motivating each other.

Today I went to the new location for tae Kwon do and had so much fun seeing it 

Today in language arts we learned how to blog about a book after we finished it. Since we are one of the higher classes, in one quarter we have to read a total of 500 pages.Rveryone thought it should be something like a thousand though.

Today at school was really fun in block 3 we got to see a snake. we also had 2 specials. I went to Tae kwon do and did homework then I took class and ran

 Today was a good day like the other school days but this time I rode the bus to school yesterday and today and I enjoyed going on the bus. The one thing that is a  minus to this type of getting to school is the driver. The diver is the meanest person I ever will meet in my life. He yells at you for just turning your head in your seat. It is the most craziest thing in my life he yells for nothing at all. Anyways today I had Media and the first thing I did was read the book I got. After Media my class did math and some science. Oh and I almost forgot I also did the requiremets.Right now I am going to read for 20 min so see you next time ;].

I attended the sparring seminar on August 20.  I was not able to enter requirements until today.  I have one left to enter.  I need to decide where to apply the bonus credit.

Over the last few days it has been the beginning of the end I started my last year of high school and I am very ready to graduate and go to college. I just have this year and I am done. Also we moved into our new dojang yesterday and we have the kids coming back from summer and it has been great to see them again! I am excited to see what this year has left to show.

  This morning I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I rode on the bus to school. I took reading and ate snack. Then I transitioned over to math and science and had a lot of fun. After that I ate lunch, had recess, and took specials. I made a new friend named Sumic. Later I went to King Tiger and had my last mentee session with Quinten. Then I had another snack and had a piano lesson. After I finished piano I went to King Tiger and took black belt class. Then I went home and ended my day.  

     Today was the second day of school, and my new school is very different than my old one. My old school was very diverse, it was mostly Caucasians, African-American, and Hispanics. There was also a little bit of Muslims and Asians. At my new school 94% is Caucasians, 4% is African-American, 1% Asian, and 1% Hispanic. Also I would say my old school was kinda of ghetto. Plus my school wasn't good in education but was beast at sports. At my new school it's mainly education than sports. Plus the kids are kinda of different than my school, but not in a bad way. I liked my old school than my new school, even though technically my new school is better.  

Today at school we learned some more rules about the classroom and the school.  

Today was pretty much exactly like the first day. Except I didn't come in late. The bus driver actually decided to be on time today. I know they don't have enough bus drivers for the county. I just suggested to my dad that he volunteer. I think he would be a decent bus driver. Maybe one or two minutes late. Maybe on time. Mom would make a better bus driver though. Because she is more on time usually and used to getting up really early. 

Right now, my main focus is mentor sessions. The next time I see them, I am going to set up more times to work with them. That way I can get them finished and learn what I need to know before the deadline. There aren’t that many poomsaes that I need to learn, and I have learned all of the self-defenses I need to know.

today i played went to school came home ate went to tae kwon do came home went to bed

Today i had my second day of school and it was good. I got to see a lot of my friends and we start regular classes tomorrow. I also have gym tomorrow so that's good and that's about it.

Today at school I just went over my homework for the week, when I got home I worked out a little and took a nap before I went to Tae Kwon Do to help with classes.

Today in science was a terrific day. we did a lab which was really fun. we are doing 3mini labs in science. I think this year is going to be a great year in Science.

Today I woke up went to school we had block 1 ,2 lunch recess and block 3 went to Tae kwon do did my hemework and took class then sparring.

Today was full of a bunch of stuff so I am going to sum it up for you. Today was fun and some of the fun stuff we did was get some free draw time. Plus we are also starting the science block that we do. We also got started on the math block and started to think back on what we did in 4th grade. Also in reading we started our Daily 5. Daily 5 is when we split into groups and do some reading stuff like main idea. The book I got for daily five is Case File 13 The Zombie kid. So far so good with this book, I am very eager to see what happens next in the book. Today we also did Tae Kwon Do class at Lake Norman. I also helped out with the class after my class. Today was a fun day and I...

Today, i woke up and ran 1 mile. Then, i went to school. I met all of my other encore teachers. I also met my social studies teacher. Then, i came home and had a snack. Now i am going to black belt class.

Today I had so much fun at school meeting the rest of my teachers and meeting new friends.????????

Yesterday was our first day at the new location - - WOW- -FANTASTIC!!!  Still have some finishing touches but so very nice.  Excited to see all the kids back then had a great BB Class.  Master Moon still thinks we are rubber bands but it's good - -if you recorded the looks on our faces when she demonstrates and instructs us to do it we would definitely win Americas Funniest Video :).

Today I didn't do all of my requirements because today was the first day of school. I was excited because I was going to see my friends and new teachers. I was also nervous because I was in a new classroom and I have a new teacher. This year is my last year of Middle School. Next year I'll be in high school. Today was a pretty easy today because I all I had to do was sign papers. I didn't have any homework today. I hope tomorrow will be as fun as today. Now I have to go to sleep. Good Night.  

The first day of school was better than I thought.  My two teachers are really nice.  My bus was late but it was ok.  I know a lot of people in my class this year.  There are 3 or 4people in my class this year that was in my class last year.  I liked my first day of school.

Today I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I rode on the bus to school. It was my first day of school today and I got to have gummy worms and life savers. Then I went to King Tiger for afterschool. I helped out with class and had snack. After that I took hyper and had my second last mentee session with Quinten. Then I went home and ended my day.

Today was the first day of school at my school. The bus was twenty three minutes late to our stop. The new bus driver was just like completely not caring that she was late. She kinda went "Hi. Sit down. Ok Let's go." But then she took...hmmmm, let me think about this...it took about 20 minutes ot get to the school which is only about 10 minutes away because the bus driver went every which way. I was late to school but I didn't get a tardy since it was the bus. Other people in my class and other fifth graders had to go straight to specials but none of us knew that until we got into our classrooms. No one was there and the doors were locked. Other than that my first day was pretty good. 

Today was the first day at my school. I had trouble with my bus, but i got that sorted out today. Today was A day, so i met 3 core subject teachers. I also met my band teammates. I also me some of my friends that were from my school last year, and i met some other friends that i know.

     Today was the first day of school at my new school. I'd say it went pretty well. I did know a couple of people at the school before so I wasn't that lonely new kid. I also got to use lockers for the first time. At my old school it was very low budget so they weren't able to purchase lockers. It was also the first time having actual school lunch since Kindergarten, because I only went to a Public School in Kindergarten until now. I used to go to a Charter School. I had 4 classes today, ELA, STEM, Pre-Algebra, and Science. Tomorrow I will be having ELA, Health, Pre-Algebra, and Social Studies. So that's all.

Wasss up peepers so today was jammy whammy together first x country practice then I get home and have to do a but of homework(exaggerating) but point is then I  had hard time and had to rush through black belt.  

The first day of school was the best ever. My teachers are awesome and I would love to tell you about them. I am going to tell you what I did first then I will tell you about my teachers. Today was a bit crazy since it is the first day and everyone was trying to get to class before the bell rang. I got to my home room teacher and sat at a seat. The cool thing is she had pillows on the floor that we could sit on. Also she had some yoga mats that you could also sit on and it was pretty cool if you ask me. Anyways we also can eat a snack whenever we want during class time. That is awesome because if you get hungry you can have a little snack before you eat lunch. Also my home room teacher teaches my two favorite...

Today was the first day of the new school year.  I met up with some old friends but also met some new ones.  My teachers are all very nice.

Today since most schools started, there was a lot of traffic to get to my school. Since today started the first real week of school, there was a lot of homework that was given.