Overall, I thought that J1 was a fun, but challenging class. I used to really struggle with the Current Events quizzes because I did not know where to find the right news. I enjoy writing in general, so the stories were always fun assignments. In addition, I learned a lot about journalistic writing. Newspaper formats …
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Blog #14
This week, I spent a lot of time cooking. Since last Sunday was mother’s day, I cooked dinner for my family. For mother’s day, I cooked my family homemade hummus and pita bread. Although I have made hummus before, this was my first time making pita bread. To make the pita bread, I started off …
Blog #13
This week, I had found myself getting used to distance learning. I can now say that I am comfortable with all of the online platforms my teachers are using. If the pandemic is still going on by the time school starts next year, I would be prepared for distance learning. I heard on the news …
Blog #12
As we all know, WVUSD has recently implemented Distance Learning in order to combat the spread of the corona virus. Given the current circumstances, I think it is a great idea to keep students on track for next year. However, there are pros and cons with this as with any other new program. Most high …
Blog #11
This quarantine has been very difficult for everybody, but I have been trying my best to be productive during this extended period of time. Beginning the first day school was out, I have been doing 2-3 hours of SAT prep per day. I try to take full length practice tests every week. My club swim …
Blog #10
This past week has been very eventful, mostly because of the coronavirus. All week long, I noticed that the virus was taking up more and more space in the news. By Wednesday, I was worried that it would affect our school. Thursday and Friday were filled with the anxiety of not knowing what was going …
Blog #9
As we are turning in schedules for next year, I have planned accordingly. I will be taking AP European history, AP Calculus AB, Spanish 2 honors, Swim and Waterpolo, Chemistry Honors, and English 2 Honors. In addition, I will take Journalism 2 if I am accepted into the Bull’s Eye. If that happens, then I …
Blog #8
Yesterday I attended my friend’s fifteenth birthday party. Originally, the plan was to have a beach party at Venice Beach, but plans were changed due to bad weather and rain, in addition to being cold. The party ended up being a pool party hosted at one of the birthday girl’s mom’s friends house. They had …
Blog #7
Yesterday, I competed at my first high school swim meet. Overall, it was a positive experience. First, I swam the 50 yard butterfly. This event consists of 2 laps of butterfly, with a touch turn in between. Compared to my previous time, I swam 4 seconds faster. Next I swam the 50 yard backstroke. Since …
Blog #6
This Monday, I will be attending an internship workshop at my father’s work place. Since there is no school due to President’s Day, I will be spending my day with an alternate use of the time. My father took the liberty of procuring admission to an annual internship workshop for my brother and I. Since …
Deesha Pathak 