In all honesty, I took this class as a way to keep my GPA up and become valedictorian. A lot of good that did me. To be even more honest, I feel like I chose a very terrible topic to continue with. I didn't realize what this class was when I first joined. I thought it would be a good way for me to grow with my UIL and finally make it to state like I wanted to all my high school years. I had trouble even taking it seriously. You freaking had to yell at me in order for me to just work on my project and not on other homework. At the end of this year, however, I feel like I ended up failing myself. Sure, I did make it to state overall at the very end, and I'm glad that that happened, but where did it lead me? I didn't even make it to state in the subject that I want to major in. I made it in Computer Science. Don't get me wrong, I loved working with Mr. Fleming. He is a very good teacher. I also get that knowing computer science can be useful, but in truth, I feel like there's a very low chance that I will use it in the future. This depresses me. In fact, this whole year has depressed me. I lost valedictorian (which I deserved), I didn't go far in tennis, and I made it to state in the one area that I will not pursue. I wish I had chosen a project that had to do with medicine. I wish I did something with meaning to me. I mean UIL did have a lot of meaning to me, but I wish I could look back at my project and be truly grateful to what I did in this class. I wish I did something with science fair, without the competition. I wish I was that motivated in doing something. I wouldn't even care about joining the competition. I sat here with the intention of making people around me proud that I never really pursued what I want to be, and that is my ultimate goal of becoming a doctor. If I could re choose to do a project this year, I would have chosen just to figure out anything about medicine and study until I understood. I would have explored and tried my best to dig with the best of my ability to find something that would bring meaning to my life. I would have found something to fall in love with...but I made my decision. I chose to be the idiot senior and waste my time. This depresses me the most.
To summarize my 4 years in high school, I wanted to make a mark. I wanted to be remembered in this school. I felt the longing to leave a legacy so much that I lost purpose in what I wanted to do. I wanted to impress you, Mrs. Tochterman. I wanted to impress Mr. Viray and Mr. Fleming. I wanted to fulfill everyone else's needs. I wanted to make my parents proud, and overall, I failed at it all. I honestly do not care about pity talks to me or anything like that. Anyone who reads this and tries to talk to me about how what I did this year wasn't a failing, thank you, but your words are in vain. I know you are just trying to be kind to me, but if you do this, you do not understand me at all. I could have worked harder. I know that I said that I was always busy, and I really was stressed, but I could have worked harder. I understand that now. I could have pushed myself more. I know that you saw that, Mrs. Tochterman. I know that you saw that I could have reached higher. I could have done something great. I never reached my potential. I never really showed my true promise. I sometimes feel that I even overestimate myself. Maybe I do not have that hardcore promise that my brother had. Maybe I am just regular. I feel like the understanding that I am just a regular person might make me realize that I do need to push through in order to move passed it, to become extraordinary.
At the end of the day, Keely can have valedictorian. She can gloat and be happy at her accomplishments. She achieved this year. She proved her worth. She became extraordinary. All I can do is cry over spilled milk, or I can work. I can work towards becoming extraordinary. I can study for my MCAT, spend hours studying to have a 4.0 GPA, work hard to make sure that I am not distracted (this is probably be the hardest thing to accomplish), and hopefully through it all, become extraordinary. My goal now, and I will have to study my freaking ass off to do this, is to be accepted to Johns Hopkins Medical School, or any of the other top 10 medical schools in the country. This will be the true test on whether or not I can go beyond average. This class and FPS have both made me realize this. I thank you for the past 3 years Mrs. Tochterman. I now know I am just a regular person, and with this knowledge, I will do my best to become extraordinary.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wednesday May 09 Almost the end..
It's crazy to think that the year is almost over....I've been working on this project with the hopes of making it to state, and I have made it in Computer Science. I even made it as an individual, surprising everyone by beating Andy and Joe at the very end. I find it crazy how much things have changed due to this. I have never made it to state in all four years, and I was very nervous about not having anything like this leaving high school, but now, I can honestly leave saying that I made it to state in UIL Academics, and that's a good feeling. Now I'm getting ready for state, and I'm ready to kick butt.
I've been watching videos over the different parts of Computer Science that I didn't understand. I now understand sorts, which took me about 3 years to get....things are just making more sense now, and I'm very glad. I actually am feeling more confident about going to state and possibly even getting a medal. I want to try my best to do well at state, so I'm going to do whatever I can to get that medal.
I've been watching videos over the different parts of Computer Science that I didn't understand. I now understand sorts, which took me about 3 years to get....things are just making more sense now, and I'm very glad. I actually am feeling more confident about going to state and possibly even getting a medal. I want to try my best to do well at state, so I'm going to do whatever I can to get that medal.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thursday May 3, 2012
I have been working pretty hard on Computer Science this past week. Everyday I go for GTIS, Computer Science Independent Study, and most nights 2 hours after school. Psycho...
I have been working on Regional Reviews lately. I know that I'm going to state, but I need to bulk up on the basics so I don't miss stupid questions on the test. I have been working hard on pretty much everything. Slowly learning trees, slowly learning sets and maps, slowly getting split down. It is all coming together. I actually have things down a lot better than I thought I did. I'm really excited for this, but I have to work harder. Everyone is working just as hard as I am, need to remember that. Jeez, stressful, but it's a good kind of stress.
I have been working on Regional Reviews lately. I know that I'm going to state, but I need to bulk up on the basics so I don't miss stupid questions on the test. I have been working hard on pretty much everything. Slowly learning trees, slowly learning sets and maps, slowly getting split down. It is all coming together. I actually have things down a lot better than I thought I did. I'm really excited for this, but I have to work harder. Everyone is working just as hard as I am, need to remember that. Jeez, stressful, but it's a good kind of stress.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Wednesday April 25,2012
I made it to state! I was so surprised by what happened when Mr. Fleming told me that I had made state as an individual that I actually collapsed. It was amazing! Sadly, I didn't make it in Science though. Here's how it all went down.
Science: Well I guess I'm done with science with Mr. Viray this year. He was definitely one of my best science teachers going through high school, and I'm definitely going to miss him a lot. At Regionals, I made a 94. I was actually 2 questions away from advancing as the top biology contender, and I was 3 questions away from advancing as the top chemistry contender. I was definitely sad, but I definitely had fun and I learned a lot in my journey.
Computer Science: I still can't believe I actually made it! I got 2nd place as an individual. Sadly, no one else on my team made in the top 3, so it was time to bust it out on programming. Joe, Andy, and I had probably one of the biggest battles of our lives against Kennedale that day. Both of us ended up answering only 3 problems, which meant that Kennedale advanced over us because they were 40 points ahead of us. We had actually turned in a problem in the last 90 seconds of competition, but we got it back wrong. Afterwards, Mr. Fleming said that the judge's answer sheet was wrong on the problem that we turned in, and we still had a chance of making it if we were perfect with the code. We missed it by one line. It was sad seeing my team not advance with me. I actually cried a little, but it was definitely an experience that I will remember for quite a while.
Science: Well I guess I'm done with science with Mr. Viray this year. He was definitely one of my best science teachers going through high school, and I'm definitely going to miss him a lot. At Regionals, I made a 94. I was actually 2 questions away from advancing as the top biology contender, and I was 3 questions away from advancing as the top chemistry contender. I was definitely sad, but I definitely had fun and I learned a lot in my journey.
Computer Science: I still can't believe I actually made it! I got 2nd place as an individual. Sadly, no one else on my team made in the top 3, so it was time to bust it out on programming. Joe, Andy, and I had probably one of the biggest battles of our lives against Kennedale that day. Both of us ended up answering only 3 problems, which meant that Kennedale advanced over us because they were 40 points ahead of us. We had actually turned in a problem in the last 90 seconds of competition, but we got it back wrong. Afterwards, Mr. Fleming said that the judge's answer sheet was wrong on the problem that we turned in, and we still had a chance of making it if we were perfect with the code. We missed it by one line. It was sad seeing my team not advance with me. I actually cried a little, but it was definitely an experience that I will remember for quite a while.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tuesday April 17, 2012 REGIONALS WEEK
Well it's Regionals week. This makes me pretty nervous because I haven't made it passed this point. I'm going to have to work as hard as I can if I want to make it.
Science: Science makes me nervous...my scores haven't been state level, and I feel that I don't know enough physics to be ready for what's to come. Makes me really really really nervous.
Computer Science: I AM SO PUMPED!!! We did the District 1 Programming Packet yesterday. I was actually too sick to do programming during actual district, and I ended up not competing. Our team ended up doing 3 programs without me, and if we would have done 5, we would have been 1st place in the region. Well Andy, Joe, and I did the packet that the 1st place team did yesterday, and we answered 5. We made 2 mistakes, so we tied Kennedale, but with Jay making a higher score than their 4th person, we actually are technically considered in 1st place. That is also with Joe, and Jay usually does competition with us. I am SUPER pumped for Regional Computer Science. We have so much potential. Hopefully we'll all make it this year.
Science: Science makes me nervous...my scores haven't been state level, and I feel that I don't know enough physics to be ready for what's to come. Makes me really really really nervous.
Computer Science: I AM SO PUMPED!!! We did the District 1 Programming Packet yesterday. I was actually too sick to do programming during actual district, and I ended up not competing. Our team ended up doing 3 programs without me, and if we would have done 5, we would have been 1st place in the region. Well Andy, Joe, and I did the packet that the 1st place team did yesterday, and we answered 5. We made 2 mistakes, so we tied Kennedale, but with Jay making a higher score than their 4th person, we actually are technically considered in 1st place. That is also with Joe, and Jay usually does competition with us. I am SUPER pumped for Regional Computer Science. We have so much potential. Hopefully we'll all make it this year.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Thursday April 12, 2012
I need to let go. All this doubt, all this worry, it's only hurting me. The moment when I realize the fact that I have done all I can do is the moment when I will realize that I can do it all. Sigh, what a very odd concept.
Science: Didn't do too hot on the last Regional test I took, but I guess I'll just have to let go and move on from there. I need to pick up that Beyond Einstein book and read it well. I'm going to do this.
Computer Science: I found out that if I was there during competition, we probably would be 1st in the region. I like that thought, makes me happy. We have a good shot to make it, so let's make it! haha
Science: Didn't do too hot on the last Regional test I took, but I guess I'll just have to let go and move on from there. I need to pick up that Beyond Einstein book and read it well. I'm going to do this.
Computer Science: I found out that if I was there during competition, we probably would be 1st in the region. I like that thought, makes me happy. We have a good shot to make it, so let's make it! haha
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Wednesday April 4, 2012
I hate being sick. It sucks. Makes everything suck. Don't enjoy it one bit. I think it was caused by stress, or food, or both, I don't know, but I don't like it. Well, I guess it's time to get to work then. District was Monday, and that went pretty well.
Science: I got 2nd place. I tied for 1st, but percent accuracy, I got 2nd. It was close, but my score won't do at region. I need to start busting my butt even more if I want state in Science, but Mr. Viray believes in me and I can't let him down.
Computer Science: I got 3rd, I could have done better, but stomach pains and stress don't work well while taking a test...Our entire team is going, so that's good. I think as a team we need to focus on programming, and as an individual I need to expand my knowledge base by trying to take as many tests as possible before region. I honestly think all of us have an amazing shot of making it this year. Let's go!
I think making it to Region in both of my events is a pretty good feat, and I've been working hard and getting work done in both Science and Computer Science. I'm not fully done with my growth or anything, and 2nd or 3rd place isn't something I should be completely ecstatic about. I'd probably give myself a 97 or 98. I definitely hope that my actual grade will be higher or around that. I'm going to work my butt off for these next 2 weeks, and hopefully I won't give myself an ulcer through the process! lol
Science: I got 2nd place. I tied for 1st, but percent accuracy, I got 2nd. It was close, but my score won't do at region. I need to start busting my butt even more if I want state in Science, but Mr. Viray believes in me and I can't let him down.
Computer Science: I got 3rd, I could have done better, but stomach pains and stress don't work well while taking a test...Our entire team is going, so that's good. I think as a team we need to focus on programming, and as an individual I need to expand my knowledge base by trying to take as many tests as possible before region. I honestly think all of us have an amazing shot of making it this year. Let's go!
I think making it to Region in both of my events is a pretty good feat, and I've been working hard and getting work done in both Science and Computer Science. I'm not fully done with my growth or anything, and 2nd or 3rd place isn't something I should be completely ecstatic about. I'd probably give myself a 97 or 98. I definitely hope that my actual grade will be higher or around that. I'm going to work my butt off for these next 2 weeks, and hopefully I won't give myself an ulcer through the process! lol
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tuesday March 27, 2012
DISTRICT IS THIS FREAKING MONDAY!!!! I'm very nervous. I probably shouldn't be because I'm very confident in advancing in both science and computer science, but it's coming so fast. I feel that I wasted too much time being stupid!!! UGH!!! I guess I can't cry over spilled milk. Time to hit it like there's no tomorrow.
Science: I've been hardcore working on chemistry, but I think we're starting physics today. I feel very confident about how I'm going to do in chemistry. Biology is just gonna be me getting the book and studying. I'm gonna write this fairly quickly because I gotta start physics.
Computer Science: Sets are much easier than I thought they were gonna be. I'm actually very pumped for this! I'm feeling better prepared than I've ever been! WOOHOO!! Lehdoit.
Science: I've been hardcore working on chemistry, but I think we're starting physics today. I feel very confident about how I'm going to do in chemistry. Biology is just gonna be me getting the book and studying. I'm gonna write this fairly quickly because I gotta start physics.
Computer Science: Sets are much easier than I thought they were gonna be. I'm actually very pumped for this! I'm feeling better prepared than I've ever been! WOOHOO!! Lehdoit.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Tuesday March 20, 2012
Spring Break was a pretty relaxing time. I think it just made me more excited about summer, so I really want this year to be over even more....Well I have this project to pass the time at least, and tennis district, hopefully tennis regionals and state, FPS State, and hopefully FPS International. But yeah...this project...
Science: I think we're finally starting to hit regional material because my head is starting to hurt when I hear new things...First Order Kinetics...Zero Order Kinetics...HEADACHE!!! sigh, well if I can get my score up for region then I'm definitely gonna make state because I'm not worried about district anymore at all.
Computer Science: Same thing pretty much. HEADACHE. No worries about district at all. Tree maps are hard....I need to learn the searches....things like that. There really isn't anything new at the moment for either of these. I just need to be working. I made a 112 on the Regional test of 2008, the year of my brother....he made a 198...depressing....so I guess I just gotta work harder!
Science: I think we're finally starting to hit regional material because my head is starting to hurt when I hear new things...First Order Kinetics...Zero Order Kinetics...HEADACHE!!! sigh, well if I can get my score up for region then I'm definitely gonna make state because I'm not worried about district anymore at all.
Computer Science: Same thing pretty much. HEADACHE. No worries about district at all. Tree maps are hard....I need to learn the searches....things like that. There really isn't anything new at the moment for either of these. I just need to be working. I made a 112 on the Regional test of 2008, the year of my brother....he made a 198...depressing....so I guess I just gotta work harder!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Monday March 5, 2012
Well this week was pretty interesting. I've been studying for UIL, but for this I wanted to talk about other good things that happened this week. First off, KINGS OF PEN ISLAND MADE IT TO STATE!!! We got 2nd place, so I know we need to work. Now hopefully the rest of the group will realize that it's our time to make international. Need to work on that. Second, TENNIS TEAM GOT 2ND AT TEAM REGION, AND WE'RE GOING TO STATE!!! First time in Andrews history, so that's pretty exciting. We leave Thursday, but I'll be in class Thursday, just not Friday. I won't be here Wednesday either due to a Gross Anatomy Lab field trip.
Science: I took the dreaded District 2007 test, my test scores last week on district tests were 174's. This test I made a 92...40 points higher than the 1st place that year, but still not good at all. I need to start taking Regional tests, because I need to get my score to around a 250 to qualify for state...I'm willing to work.
Computer Science: I made a 158, one question away from Andy's 166. I'm feeling pretty good, but I need to get better. Joe got a 154, and he started this year...fastest growth I've seen. I need to step up my game to get ahead of everyone. I'm sooo close to beating Andy, I can taste it. Now for programming. Andy, Jay, and I need choreography. Andy is a little bit...controlling, so we're going to have to get Andy to understand the idea of teamwork. We just need to take actual 2 hour tests. I think we can get it done though. The time is now to make it to state in both Computer Science and Science, and I'm feeling it.
Science: I took the dreaded District 2007 test, my test scores last week on district tests were 174's. This test I made a 92...40 points higher than the 1st place that year, but still not good at all. I need to start taking Regional tests, because I need to get my score to around a 250 to qualify for state...I'm willing to work.
Computer Science: I made a 158, one question away from Andy's 166. I'm feeling pretty good, but I need to get better. Joe got a 154, and he started this year...fastest growth I've seen. I need to step up my game to get ahead of everyone. I'm sooo close to beating Andy, I can taste it. Now for programming. Andy, Jay, and I need choreography. Andy is a little bit...controlling, so we're going to have to get Andy to understand the idea of teamwork. We just need to take actual 2 hour tests. I think we can get it done though. The time is now to make it to state in both Computer Science and Science, and I'm feeling it.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday February 28, 2012
I've been getting better slowly, but it's still progress. This week is kinda one of those nerve racking weeks due to Science Fair( which I'm not a part of), and Tennis Team Regionals (which I am a part of). I have just felt a lot of tension in everyone, and a lot of the time it makes it pretty hard to concentrate...but I have been making progress.
Science. I MADE A 164!!!! I'm pretty sure that my highest so far. It was on the District 1 2010 test, and last time I took that, I made a 60... so there's definitely progress there! I've been getting better everyday in Science. We've mainly been skimming through chemistry, but we're gonna hit physics pretty hard once we get there!
Computer Science. Recursion is kicking my butt...I understand how to do recursion, and I can get them easily on the tests and first labs, but they got really hard!!! =[. I'm sort of at a stand still on what to do there, and sitting next to Andy doesn't really make things easier. He sits there and messes around, and then he gets my attention to show how he jokes around. He needs to understand that even though he can get it quickly, I can't, and I really do want to make it to state.
Science. I MADE A 164!!!! I'm pretty sure that my highest so far. It was on the District 1 2010 test, and last time I took that, I made a 60... so there's definitely progress there! I've been getting better everyday in Science. We've mainly been skimming through chemistry, but we're gonna hit physics pretty hard once we get there!
Computer Science. Recursion is kicking my butt...I understand how to do recursion, and I can get them easily on the tests and first labs, but they got really hard!!! =[. I'm sort of at a stand still on what to do there, and sitting next to Andy doesn't really make things easier. He sits there and messes around, and then he gets my attention to show how he jokes around. He needs to understand that even though he can get it quickly, I can't, and I really do want to make it to state.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wednesday February 22, 2012
I'm probably going to start just going through tests to make sure I understand stuff on my own time. I mean I've already been doing that, along with FPS, looking through the news, and other things in my life, but I think if I want to grow, I need to see my mistakes.
Science. I went through a test yesterday, and sure I made the best score against everyone else, but that test was very difficult for me, and I believe that it shouldn't be. I should be doing better at chemistry and biology to the point where my combined score should be closer to 200, but i'm barely grazing 150, which is frustrating me. Oh well, I need to take the frustration and turn it into positivity.
Computer Science is the same way. I sit there and take a test and I think I'm doing great because I know so much, but my scores that been between 120-150, and they should be higher at this point. I don't get why I'm stuck in this little ditch, but I think it'll just take patience for me to get out of it. I'm going to see Mr. Fleming during lunch.
Science. I went through a test yesterday, and sure I made the best score against everyone else, but that test was very difficult for me, and I believe that it shouldn't be. I should be doing better at chemistry and biology to the point where my combined score should be closer to 200, but i'm barely grazing 150, which is frustrating me. Oh well, I need to take the frustration and turn it into positivity.
Computer Science is the same way. I sit there and take a test and I think I'm doing great because I know so much, but my scores that been between 120-150, and they should be higher at this point. I don't get why I'm stuck in this little ditch, but I think it'll just take patience for me to get out of it. I'm going to see Mr. Fleming during lunch.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuesday February 21, 2012
Well this weekend was kind of a break weekend, but now it's time to hit the books hard and start pwning. I'm actually not going to be here Friday due to tennis, but I'm going to see if I can get some practice tests for the road.
Science. Right now at the moment, I'm sort of struggling on redox reactions. I think I just need to think about it and I'll start to understand it a little better. We're so close to the end that I can taste physics...
Computer Science. I think I'm ahead right now. We started recursion labs and I finished the first one before schedule, which makes me very happy. Other than that I'm just going to start taking tests more and doing better. I will make it to state in my UIL events!
Science. Right now at the moment, I'm sort of struggling on redox reactions. I think I just need to think about it and I'll start to understand it a little better. We're so close to the end that I can taste physics...
Computer Science. I think I'm ahead right now. We started recursion labs and I finished the first one before schedule, which makes me very happy. Other than that I'm just going to start taking tests more and doing better. I will make it to state in my UIL events!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Saturday February 18, 2012
I was actually going to try to blog yesterday, but that didn't really work out too well, but I'm glad it didn't because now I have more to talk about than I did before.
Science. It's been going pretty well, Mr. Viray has been getting me reviewed through chemistry very quickly actually. We're already finishing equilibrium constants and thermodynamics. We're probably gonna be done in the next week, and then he's going to start testing me on chemistry, and he has A LOT of practice he wants me to go through...I'm actually pretty excited about this.
Computer Science. Mr. Fleming and I had a sort of heart to heart today. It started off with anger from him to me. He was mad at the fact that our team hasn't been working much out of practice, which I have to say counts me also. I've been devoting my time in class to Computer Science that I didn't realize that we really weren't getting anything done, so now I'm going to spend a lot more time with Computer Science. I'm going to take tests and make a jump in my score so huge and Mr.Fleming might fall out of a chair from surprise!
Science. It's been going pretty well, Mr. Viray has been getting me reviewed through chemistry very quickly actually. We're already finishing equilibrium constants and thermodynamics. We're probably gonna be done in the next week, and then he's going to start testing me on chemistry, and he has A LOT of practice he wants me to go through...I'm actually pretty excited about this.
Computer Science. Mr. Fleming and I had a sort of heart to heart today. It started off with anger from him to me. He was mad at the fact that our team hasn't been working much out of practice, which I have to say counts me also. I've been devoting my time in class to Computer Science that I didn't realize that we really weren't getting anything done, so now I'm going to spend a lot more time with Computer Science. I'm going to take tests and make a jump in my score so huge and Mr.Fleming might fall out of a chair from surprise!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday February 13 2012
This weekend was so much fun! It felt like a good bonding experience between our team, and all of us got along so well! I'm very glad that we got to go on that trip. I even got to see Carson at UT!! That was pretty great, so I'm glad that we went.
I'm almost done with going through all the chemistry, so physics will be next, and that will be good. There's not really too much I can say about Science at the moment mainly because we're just reviewing.
Computer Science did not go too well competition wise this weekend. I made around a 94 on the test at UT, and that was mainly because either I didn't know things or because I would make a stupid mistake. I probably could have gotten two or three more correct, but I just made a lot of silly mistakes. Programming did not go that well either... First our testing program didn't work, so we wasted about 30 minutes trying to fix that. Finally the judges just told us that we're going to have to submit without testing, so we would lose points because we could not test our work. Andy had two programs done, but he kept messing up on them, so we didn't get those turned in. Jay had one done, but he messed up on the program on JCreator, so we didn't get his turned in. I did two easy ones really quickly, but I messed up on one, so we lost about 5 points on that one. Then I was working on my last one in the last 5 minutes, and I finished it and turned it in, only to find out that I had the wrong answer, and it was going to be a small mistake in my coding that would make it not work. We ended up with only turning in my 2 and getting 115 points from programming, which dropped us from 5th place to 6th place. I was very annoyed, but at least we learned what not to do now.
I'm almost done with going through all the chemistry, so physics will be next, and that will be good. There's not really too much I can say about Science at the moment mainly because we're just reviewing.
Computer Science did not go too well competition wise this weekend. I made around a 94 on the test at UT, and that was mainly because either I didn't know things or because I would make a stupid mistake. I probably could have gotten two or three more correct, but I just made a lot of silly mistakes. Programming did not go that well either... First our testing program didn't work, so we wasted about 30 minutes trying to fix that. Finally the judges just told us that we're going to have to submit without testing, so we would lose points because we could not test our work. Andy had two programs done, but he kept messing up on them, so we didn't get those turned in. Jay had one done, but he messed up on the program on JCreator, so we didn't get his turned in. I did two easy ones really quickly, but I messed up on one, so we lost about 5 points on that one. Then I was working on my last one in the last 5 minutes, and I finished it and turned it in, only to find out that I had the wrong answer, and it was going to be a small mistake in my coding that would make it not work. We ended up with only turning in my 2 and getting 115 points from programming, which dropped us from 5th place to 6th place. I was very annoyed, but at least we learned what not to do now.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday February 9, 2012
Well I'm going to be leaving for Austin tomorrow, which means I probably will not be able to blog. I have done blogs for each week I've missed, counting this one because this is actually for tomorrow...I don't know if that sounded confusing or not...but oh well.
We're at the thermodynamics review for Chemistry with Mr. Viray. That's actually near the end of chemistry. I'm pretty sure that afterwards, he's going to make me take a test to see how my chemistry is going. This is pretty exciting, I'm remembering everything again! I'm going to do the same thing for biology. I might see if I can work with Mrs. Tochterman on biology because I know some things, but then I don't know some others...we'll work it out. I'm actually probably going to be able to start physics next week!!!! WOOHOO!!!! yeah... =]
Computer Science. Andy is frustrating me. Making me feel incompetent, so I guess I just have to work to prove that I'm not. The reason why I'm not going to blog tomorrow is because of computer science, which is a little ironic in a sense...kinda...We're going to be competing against 99 other teams in programming!!! I'm actually kind of nervous, but at the same time I'm pretty excited. We'll see how things turn out and I'll write it on here next week!
We're at the thermodynamics review for Chemistry with Mr. Viray. That's actually near the end of chemistry. I'm pretty sure that afterwards, he's going to make me take a test to see how my chemistry is going. This is pretty exciting, I'm remembering everything again! I'm going to do the same thing for biology. I might see if I can work with Mrs. Tochterman on biology because I know some things, but then I don't know some others...we'll work it out. I'm actually probably going to be able to start physics next week!!!! WOOHOO!!!! yeah... =]
Computer Science. Andy is frustrating me. Making me feel incompetent, so I guess I just have to work to prove that I'm not. The reason why I'm not going to blog tomorrow is because of computer science, which is a little ironic in a sense...kinda...We're going to be competing against 99 other teams in programming!!! I'm actually kind of nervous, but at the same time I'm pretty excited. We'll see how things turn out and I'll write it on here next week!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Wednesday February 8, 2012
I actually want to take this first paragraph to honor my dog, Shadow, who passed away yesterday. He was with me since I lived in Illinois. I actually got him when I was 5 years old, and he was my first pet. He was born with really bad hips, but that didn't matter because he never showed it when he was little. As time went on, you could tell he was getting old, but his face never showed any kind of suffering. I will always love him, and he will be forever missed.
I've been working with Mr. Viray, and in all honestly, I feel that it has been going very well. We're taking a quick review through the entire curriculum of Chemistry, so I can just comeback and make good grades in that. After we're finished, we're going to hit Physics hard and start smacking this science test around. My biology needs work, but that'd going to me just taking the book and reading.
We're going to Austin this Friday for Computer Science. That's all I've really been thinking about lately Computer Science wise. Andy and I are competing against Joe and Jay with programming packets at the moment. I'm not too worried about who is going to win, but rather how many I can get without Andy making me feel incompetent. I feel that I'm gaining more confidence in myself, so that'd good. Just need to work and I'll get better. All I can really say about that.
I've been working with Mr. Viray, and in all honestly, I feel that it has been going very well. We're taking a quick review through the entire curriculum of Chemistry, so I can just comeback and make good grades in that. After we're finished, we're going to hit Physics hard and start smacking this science test around. My biology needs work, but that'd going to me just taking the book and reading.
We're going to Austin this Friday for Computer Science. That's all I've really been thinking about lately Computer Science wise. Andy and I are competing against Joe and Jay with programming packets at the moment. I'm not too worried about who is going to win, but rather how many I can get without Andy making me feel incompetent. I feel that I'm gaining more confidence in myself, so that'd good. Just need to work and I'll get better. All I can really say about that.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tuesday February 7, 2012
I haven't been blogging, and I'm sorry about that. We made this thing where Friday was our blogging day, and I was going to follow that, but when tennis started coming, I was an idiot and completely forgot about doing this. I'm going to do blogs this whole week to make up for not doing a blog for so long...
Science has been getting better! I made a 140 on a test yesterday, which I can't say is the greatest of scores, but I actually answered some physics! This breakthrough might help me out later. I've actually decided on a new regimen. For the rest of the year, I'm going to be going to Mr. Viray for science practice during GTIS. I don't ever see Mr. Viray, so this will probably be for the better.
Now you might be a little nervous about Computer Science, but you shouldn't be. I've decided that 3-4 times a week I'm going to spend my lunch period with Mr. Fleming. I also have him for a class, so I tend to see him everyday anyways, so learning comp. sci. should not be a problem. Also, I'M SO PUMPED!!! This friday, I'm going to Austin with the Computer Science team to compete against 99 other schools in a programming competition!!!! This is going to be exciting. I'll give you more details on things later in the week.
Science has been getting better! I made a 140 on a test yesterday, which I can't say is the greatest of scores, but I actually answered some physics! This breakthrough might help me out later. I've actually decided on a new regimen. For the rest of the year, I'm going to be going to Mr. Viray for science practice during GTIS. I don't ever see Mr. Viray, so this will probably be for the better.
Now you might be a little nervous about Computer Science, but you shouldn't be. I've decided that 3-4 times a week I'm going to spend my lunch period with Mr. Fleming. I also have him for a class, so I tend to see him everyday anyways, so learning comp. sci. should not be a problem. Also, I'M SO PUMPED!!! This friday, I'm going to Austin with the Computer Science team to compete against 99 other schools in a programming competition!!!! This is going to be exciting. I'll give you more details on things later in the week.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday January 20 2012
Well, I found out that I will not be able to go to any UIL meets before district except for plains...this is going to be fun.
Computer Science is actually going very well. I'm learning about interfaces at the moment, and that's just been going fine and dandy. I feel that I'll be making some pretty good scores as the time comes closer.
In Science, physics is actually getting better surprisingly. We're leaning about angular speed, angular acceleration, tangential speed, tangential acceleration, and centripetal acceleration. I actually am doing very very well in this. I'm also doing very well in biology, so this is getting exciting. Let's see things come together in my mind to form wonderful flowers. =]
Computer Science is actually going very well. I'm learning about interfaces at the moment, and that's just been going fine and dandy. I feel that I'll be making some pretty good scores as the time comes closer.
In Science, physics is actually getting better surprisingly. We're leaning about angular speed, angular acceleration, tangential speed, tangential acceleration, and centripetal acceleration. I actually am doing very very well in this. I'm also doing very well in biology, so this is getting exciting. Let's see things come together in my mind to form wonderful flowers. =]
Friday, January 13, 2012
Friday January 13 2012
I've been working on iterfaces recently in Computer Science. I don't really see the point, but I feel that it'll probably help sooner or later. Besides that I've been doing preeeety well in Comp. Sci.
I finally took a Science test after sooo long. It was the 2010 Regional test, and I scored a 116. I was pretty shocked by that. I've been having trouble with Science lately, so making a score like 116 on a regional test is pretty good. I really need to go farther with physics. It's my crutch, and I'm not a fan of being crippled. Biology, on the other hand, has been going pretty well. I just need to continue on that. I'm working on acids and bases right now in Chemistry also, so I'm going to learn all the strong acids and bases by memory and try to get back my superb pH understanding that I had last year. Most of my chemistry trouble is that I forgot a lot of chemistry, so a review on most of the stuff will be good for that. I'm going to finish the first Feynman book, finish procrastinating on Beyond Einstein, and finish watching the physics lectures that the oh so gracious ctoch has let me borrow.
My New Years Revolution for 2012 is to learn to not procrastinate so I can prepare myself for college. So far, I am not doing too well on that goal, but half the battle is making the goal. Now it's time for the hard part, fulfilling it....
I finally took a Science test after sooo long. It was the 2010 Regional test, and I scored a 116. I was pretty shocked by that. I've been having trouble with Science lately, so making a score like 116 on a regional test is pretty good. I really need to go farther with physics. It's my crutch, and I'm not a fan of being crippled. Biology, on the other hand, has been going pretty well. I just need to continue on that. I'm working on acids and bases right now in Chemistry also, so I'm going to learn all the strong acids and bases by memory and try to get back my superb pH understanding that I had last year. Most of my chemistry trouble is that I forgot a lot of chemistry, so a review on most of the stuff will be good for that. I'm going to finish the first Feynman book, finish procrastinating on Beyond Einstein, and finish watching the physics lectures that the oh so gracious ctoch has let me borrow.
My New Years Revolution for 2012 is to learn to not procrastinate so I can prepare myself for college. So far, I am not doing too well on that goal, but half the battle is making the goal. Now it's time for the hard part, fulfilling it....
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