Announcement.

The announcement that I'm going to do will be that you can still order yearbooks online for $60 dollars from the school website. I don't know how I'm going to make this interesting yet, but I think in a little time I can come up with a great idea. I'll probably have a video with a kid who hasn't ordered a yearbook yet, and have somebody tell him that he can still order one online. Then something funny will probably happen, I just don't know yet. Anyway, that's pretty much the overall idea. Yeah.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Learning?

The last thing I learned was that I really must not learn all that much because I can't think of a single thing. Honestly, we're supposed to be learning at school, but if I can't come up with anything that I learned recently at all, then there must be a problem. Hmm, this is weird. I'm sure I learned something, but it was probably just so boring and useless that I've forgotten it already. I wish we did more learning here, that's really the whole point of going to school. Otherwise, it just seems like a waste.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Year of Change.

In the past year, I think that I have changed a lot. At the beginning of the school year, I was scared because I was going to be graduating this year. I just wanted the end of the school year to come so that I could get it over with and be done with school finally. I barely came to school last semester at all. Over the year, I realized how much I actually like being at school and how much I'm going to miss it when it's over. I decided I'm going to take advantage of the few days that I have left and stop taking school for granted. I've been coming to school every day for weeks now because I don't want it to be over. I'd say going from hating school and wanting it to end to coming to school every day and dreading it being over is a pretty huge change in one year.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Spring Break.

During Spring Break, I pretty much just chilled out and did nothing. For the beginning of the week I got up pretty early and just watched TV or something all day. Eventually, I was staying up later and messed my sleeping pattern up. Last night I didn't sleep at all. Anyway, I didn't really do anything until the weekend when my friends came over and we went bowling, which was really fun. That's pretty much the most exciting thing that happened. The whole week I was just wanting to go back to school. I really prefer being here now. I'm really glad to be back.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Drugged Up.

The school thought I was on drugs Wednesday. I was acting a little out of the ordinary in my first hour. I was feeling extra happy and I was asking everybody for a hug. This one girl I tried to give a hug to ran straight out of the classroom and down the hallway so I chased her. I kept asking my teacher for a hug and he wouldn't give one to me. Anyway, I guess I was acting a little crazier than usual so my teacher, Mr. Mueller, took me to the nurse's office. I told him I was okay, but he wanted to make sure that I didn't accidentally ingest something or anything like that. He was looking out for my safety because he's such a good guy. The nurse took my blood pressure a few times and it was higher than it is supposed to be. She told me to get a check up and she was going to send me back to class. That's when Mr. DuPlanty stepped in. He took me to his office and started interrogating me like I was on drugs. He searched my backpack and my pockets. He made me take off my shoes and socks like I was hiding something in there. Eventually he ended up getting a hold of my grandpa and having him pick me up and take me home. I didn't appreciate being treated like I was a druggie, especially since Mr. DuPlanty doesn't even know me at all. I also didn't appreciate being sent home when I didn't need to be. I shouldn't be missing anymore class. Anyway, now there's a rumor going around that I come to school drugged up, which isn't cool. I have an appointment with my doctor today about my blood pressure. It might correlate with the dizziness I've been feeling lately, so hopefully we'll figure everything out and get it taken care of.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Vacation.

Me and my family go on vacation once a year. We go every summer. We usually end up going to either California or Colorado. Some of our most memorable trips include going to San Diego and visiting Sea World, or going to Disneyland. We also went up to Breckenridge, Colorado, which is way high up in the mountains. Another place we went was Montana, where we visited Yellowstone National Park. Whenever we go on vacation, we rent a house to stay in for a week or two. Some of our houses have been really cool and others not so cool. One of them had a full on gymnasium in the basement and one was really oddly set up where you had to go through people bedrooms to get to the bathroom. All of our vacations have been amazing in their own special way and have a lot of awesome memories.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Very, Very Frightening.

The most frightening thing to me is probably the dark. I'm really afraid of the dark. Just not knowing what's in front of you or what could be out there, it really freaks me out. Other than the dark, I'm scared of disfigured people and gross looking people. Like monsters or demons, scary looking things like that. Most of all, however, I'm frightened by pain. Like, I'm not really scared of dying, but I would be horribly afraid to die if it was going to be painful. So yeah, those are my fears.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Graduating?

I'm really scared I'm not going to graduate because of my online class. I'm taking Algebra online and it's hard, as Algebra obviously is. When I take the tests and quizzes I get help from the Internet. When it comes time to take my final in May, I'm not sure I'll be able to pass with a 60% or higher, which is what I need to do in order to pass the class. It'd be really crappy to make it this far and not graduate because of one measly little class I'm taking online. I really hope that I can pull it together and start really studying. I hope that I can pass my final and, ultimately, graduate.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Perfect Classroom.

To make a classroom perfect, you really need to have the right group of people in it. People need to be understanding and respectful, but also fun and outgoing. The teacher would be awesome and they would talk to the students and relate to the students. They would be able to teach the students, but also make them laugh in the process. The prefect classroom would also look nice. It would be clean, with posters and cool wall paint. Maybe some sweet knick-knacks scattered around. That's my idea of a perfect classroom.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

The End.

As we keep getting closer to the end of the school year, I start to realize more and more that I don't want school to end. All my life I've hated school and said that I couldn't wait to be done with it, but realizing that in a few months I will leave behind everything that I've known for the last 13 years is kind of scary. All of these people that I've grown up with and gotten to know like family will be gone and I'll probabaly never see most of them again. I'm coming to school more because I realize that I've taken it for granted. In a few months, it'll all be over and I'm not going to be as happy about it as I once thought. I seriously don't want school to end yet. I'm not ready.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Books.

With reading, I'm really bad. I don't read as much as I should, which isn't a good thing. I'm lazy, so reading is not very enjoyable for me. However, in my English class we are reading  Dante's Inferno and doing projects on it. We were supposed to read individual sections and teach the class about them. I really enjoyed what I read from it and I enjoyed hearing about the parts everybody else read. It is a very interesting book and I think I'd actually like to continue reading the entire thing.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Movie Concept.

Concept: The concept for my movie is going to be people on the moon.

Props: I could probably bring a flag and try to find something that looks like an astronaught costume, like a fishbowl or something.

Extras: I'd need a green blanket to cover the floor so that it looks like their feet are actually on the moon.

Talent: I will shoot the movie. I don't know who will act in the movie yet. I might ask Lexi and Priscilla.

Fast Food.

I eat fast food all the time. I shouldn't, but it's usually what I end up eating just about every day. When it comes to my favorite, I usually go classic. I love American food, so I will usually end up getting a big juicy burger, french fries and top it all off with a delicious chocolate shake. That's the best meal in the world right there. However, if I'm a little tired of burgers, chicken nuggets make a great substitute. Some nice and crispy chicken pieces with a little ranch, or maybe even some buffalo sauce. Yummy. Now I'm hungry.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Still Sick.

I think yesterday was a journal entry, but I'm not sure. I'm just gonna do one anyway.

I was absent yesterday because I'm still sick. I really don't know what's wrong with me, but it would be nice to figure it out. I'm still dizzy and I have been since last week. I can't focus on anything and it's so hard to do my school work. All I want to do is sleep and do nothing so that I can get better. I should really see a doctor, but I don't know what they'll do to me to figure out what's wrong so I'm scared. I might have to end up going though if I don't get better. Here's hoping I do.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Protein Supplements Summary.

A recent study shows that protein supplements are inefficient to most athletes, causing them to be misused by high-level athletes and amateurs alike. Martin Fréchette asked 42 sportsmen who came from a variety of different disciplines about their use of protein supplements. He asked them to keep a journal of their eating habits for three days. Nine out of ten athletes said that they used the protein supplements on a daily basis. Martin says that the role of proteins in misunderstood. However, 70% of the athletes said they didn't feel their performance would suffer if they stopped taking the supplements. Fréchette says that taking supplements is risky because they often contain ingredients that aren't listed on the label. Athletes could be consuming illegal drugs without knowing it. Consumers also had levels of things, above the norm, that could cause them to be susceptible to health problems.

Mason Augustus Wheeler

Sick.

I forgot to do my journal entry on Friday, so I'll do one today.

I've been really sick for the past week. I don't know what's wrong with me. It started with a sore throat and then I started taking some medicine and I've been dizzy ever since. I keep getting really hot and sweaty at random times. I don't know what to do. I should go to the doctor or something, but I don't want it to turn out to be nothing and have us waste money on a trip to the doctor. I don't know. I hope it passes because it's really hard to focus on anything being this dizzy.

Mason Augustus Wheeler