July 2, 2010

Awards

I earned a Social Studies Excellence award for the whole school year.

I also finished school with strait A's and a 3.9 GPA for the whole year.
My only 2 B's were in my general music class. I have no idea how I got those B's. When my Mom and I talked to the teacher she said she didn't know why I had gotten those B's and that sometimes her students enter the grades and they must have made a mistake. Although no grades were ever changed. The important thing is that I had all A's in my core content classes!

In my Creative Writing class each of the students voted for the best story of the year.
I won 3rd place for best story of the year for my story
"Lilly and the Candy Corn"

The Wrong Vacation

CHAPTER 1- THE WRONG PLANE

“Eeep! I’m so excited!” said my annoying sister Claire Caudill. My other little sister, the youngest of my little sisters came up and shoved me into a wall. I hit my head and shoved Katie towards the wall too. She hit the wall and collapsed crying. She wasn’t hurt at all. She was just being a dramatic BRAT. My little sisters (Katie, 11 and Claire, 5) were so annoying. I’m their older brother, Wilson and I’m 17 years old. I could hurt them but I hardly dared because they would pretend I hurt them SO bad when they would be hardly hurt at all. My parents always thought they were cute little girls who lobed hanging out together. That was half true because half the time they are super besties but the other half they hate each others guts.

Anyways, my sisters are really annoying now because their practicing for the ride to the airport and the ride on the plane. Gosh! I’m bringing my license even though I can’t bring my car because my dumb parents won’t let me. I want to bring my dang car! Gosh! But maybe I can get a job as a taxi man for a week. I’ll probably meet some babe’s that way. Gosh! I wanna kiss a babe! There so, so babish and you know, hot. Well, we just got in the car and the girls are already complaining that “The seats are hot and sticky!” and “We’re squished!” and “Can we get a car besides a European car?” Gosh! They’re so annoying. I hate my stinking life. It’s so ……. We’re at the airport and I’m preparing for the worst annoyingness of my life. My parents suddenly exclaimed,

“We’re gonna be late! The plane is scheduled for 11:30 and it’s 11:25! Run!” we kids were taken a back. By the time we stopped being dumb and realized what your weird parents said, our parents were turning a corner we ran after them. We turned the corner and my eyes searched for their jackets. THERE! I saw the back of my parents rushing toward entrance 28 to a plane. We ran on after them and handed our tickets to the –whoa- HOT plane lady. We ran on the plane and before I ran on after the girls, I grabbed the plane lady as fast as possible and kissed her lips. We went into major lip lock and before she could notice I was a gross nerd I let go and ran onto the plane. I sat down and licked my lips. The lady I sat next was hot too. Oo, entertainment. I shoved my hat on and she looked at me and said,

“Oo, entertainment.” I leaned over and we also- well, just guess what happened the rest of the plane ride….



Well, the pilot said we would be landing in 5 minutes….. when we landed, my sister’s and I ran after our parents again. And parents went into entrance 32 or 33. I couldn’t tell. I took a wild guess and ran onto entrance 32. Little did I know that this was the wrong plane…….





CHAPTER 2- THE GHOST CITY

The plane we had gotten onto was the wrong plane. I knew it as soon as I stepped on. Nobody was on it but we were taking off. We sat down and buckled up. When the pilot (with a strangely deep gruff voice) told us that we were free to move about I unbuckled. I searched the seats and found nothing. I went to see the pilot. I got there and saw a dim figure with chains. IT WAS A GHOST! I stared at him and he chinked his chains. I tried to hit him and he was cold. BECAUSE MY HAND WENT RIGHT THROUGH HIM! I gasped and he said,

“We’re landing in 2 minutes. Sit down!” I sat down in the copilots seat and crossed my arms. He grunted and I watched as he pointed the plane straight downward and dissapeared. HE WAS GOING TO LET US CRASH!! He just left us here with the plane speeding downwards!! I screamed and my sisters ran up to me.

“What’s goin’ on bubby? Why aw we goin’ down?” said Claire. I rolled my eyes and jumped into the pilots seat. The girls screamed as the plane started going faster downward. I pulled the wheel up slightly and it slowed down. Eventually we stopped slowly screeching to a stop on a grassy plain. We walked out, each of us shaking as we realized where we were. WE WERE IN THE LOST CITY OF GHOST’S!! Or in other words, the Ghost City. My 5 year old sister immediately took off at a run. She was already knocking hardly at a door by the time we reached her.

“Stop,Claire!! Gosh, you idiotic brat!!” I exclaimed loudly. She sniffled and began to wail loudly. Katie picked her up and told me to shut up and called me a mental butt. Grrrr. I opened the door and walked in, followed by my sisters. We stood in the middle of the room. Then the door slammed shut. “Who’s there!?” I asked. Then a voice said,

“Don’t worry - it’s only me…”



CHAPTER 3- FINDING THE MAP

“Who would be named “ME”? I mean, seriously!!” shouted Claire, who was vibrating. I told her to be quiet and I turned around, just to find myself face-to-face with THE GHOST OF THE TOWN!! Or in other words, Shawty, the irritable ghost. No one has escaped her. She was to beautiful. Except for Julia Fieldsend, who was far more beautiful than the ghost. So I didn’t stand a chance.

“H-h-h-hot-t-tie!!” I exclaimed, while drooling. Katie shoved her hands in front of my eyes. She pulled me and Claire into a closet and pulled out a wand.

“Magic, magic, in my hands, Make a wall and give us ghost-free lands!!” she exclaimed. Plastic Lego’s appeared around the wall’s and Shawty screamed in frustration. She pounded on the door.

“Uuugh!! So you’re a Caudill huh? Well, I HATE HOW YOU CAUDILL’S HAVE A MIDDLE CHILD WIZARD EVERY OTHER CAUDILL GENERATION!! UGH!!” shouted Shawty. Me and Claire stared at Katie in amazement.

“You’re a wizard!?” I shouted and she shushed me. She was concentrating. Suddenly Katie exclaimed,

“Wap-a-dee-wap!! WE NEED A MAP!!” we heard the map fall on the ground and Katie groaned. She flicked on the light. Then she said, “Help us find people, on this map, because will help us, wappity-wap!” we saw the foot prints of the ghost pacing in front of foot prints of us on the map. Katie stomped loudly and the ghost hurried in front of the door. She stood there. Katie pointed her wand, right where the ghost should have been, and shouted, “THIS GHOST SHOULD GO AWAY!! IMMEDIATELY TODAY!!” we heard Shawty scream, and that was the end of her…



CHAPTER 4- LEAVING THE GHOST TOWN

I relaxed eventually. Well, that was after an hour of screaming that the beautiful Shawty was gone. I had been driven mad by her beauty. But, while I did that, my surprisingly wizard sister fixed up the plane with a series of spells. So, she spoofed up a REAL pilot and we were off as soon as we could be. Next stop, New York city, New York. I slept the whole ride there. We jumped off and easily found our dork parents wailing (including our dad, especially) on a bench. The girls hugged them and Katie whispered to my mom about the exposure of her magic. We were so happy to be together, that my parents thought we were happy to be in New York so they had all our stuff sent here and we lived here for the rest of our life. I hated it. So, thanks for listening to the dumb story of my life……..

(But I met a lot of babe’s as a TAXI DRIVER……)

More Random Poems pt. 2

Here are some more of the Poems Written using lines other students came up with. The lines from other students are in bold.


TIGER TALK

Haley’s line

The tiger won’t talk.

Not around the clock.

It’s bound.

To make sound.


Sometime soon.

Please make some tune.

Oh please make a sound.

You’re as quiet as a hound.

Well it just roared.

He wasn’t ignored.

That was so loud.

It was heard by momma cloud.

Please, no more sound.



CURIOUS QUESTIONS

Clara’s line

What is day?

I’ll find out in anyway?

Are the clouds gray?

Will you please pay?

Is that a buffet?

Or is it a cafĂ©’?

Will you just give me food; no delay?!?



SIMILAR THINGS

Kasey’s line

Polka dotted or simply spotted?

Small or little?

Soft or silky?

Run or dash?

Hold or cling?

Jump or bounce?

Smile or grin?

Create or make?

Wet or moist?

Weak or wimpy?

Mini or short?

Dull or limp?

Soppy or soggy?

PLEASE PICK!



SNEEZER AND WHEEZER

Emily’s line

Hi I’m Sneezer!

I’m Wheezer!

Wheeze!

Goes sneezer

Sneeze!

Goes wheezer.

Come on human!

Sneeze!

And wheeze!

Mwa-ha.

I sneezed loudly.

I wheezed loudly.

They win.



THE HAMBURGER PARTS LIFES

Margaret’s line

HERE IS THE LIFE OF THE FOOD IN HAMBURGERS:

Lettuce will sing and dance.

Pickles and ketchup will live in harmony

On the brown patty that is life.


The mustard will sit lonely under the lettuce’s big butt.

Live happy, hamburgers, live happy.



TEXTURE OF ANIMALS

Jahnavi’s line

Oh, why are cats spiky?

Oh, why are dogs furry?

Oh, why are turtles hard?

Oh, why are alligators bumpy?

These are the questions I will ponder til’ you tell me the answer.



COLORS

Karlee’s line

Red,

Yellow,

Green,

Blue,

Purple,

Teal,

Gray,

Black,

TIE-DYE



RAINING TODAY

Maggie’s line

The rain dropped silently,

On the hard cement,

Causing a splash,

And causing a child to look,

Up to the sky,

When rain dropped in his eye,

And he started to cry,

The water out of his eye,

And he ate pie,

Then said OH MY,

And looked at the sky,

And pie fell in his eye.



DIAMONDS

Kelsey’s line

Diamonds

Glistening ever so slightly

Clear

Shiny so bright

EXPENSIVE

To die for

GIRLY-GIRLS best friend

A poor beggar’s happiness.

A diamond.



TERRORIST ATTACK

Marissa’s line

AAAAAH!

Everybody screamed!

They shouted in many different languages!

Chinese! Japanese! English!

People ran for cover as the bombs dropped to the ground!

How could someone plan a terrorist attack on the Great Wall of China!

Here comes a bomb!

AAAAAAAAH!!

I made it!

Better climb under ground!

Somebody pushed me!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Still alive…. Almost sleeping…..

I’m gone.

Random Poems pt. 1

Each student was to come up with one origianl random line. Then the students were instructed to write a poem based an the line they chose. In each poem, the line that is in bold is the line another student came up with. Each poem is unique to the way the students' interpreted the random line.
Here are some of the Poems Waveney made up with the lines she chose.



THE LIVING _____

Colin’s line

They are very much alive.

They sway and dance to me.

They ask me to climb them.

They ask you too.

They cheer when I agree.

They try to hold still while I climb.

The wind whipped my face at the top.

They tell me they told it to.

They dance while I laugh.

They want you to answer.

They want you to climb.

And they want you to enjoy life.

(THEY ARE TREES)



STUBBORN

Katrin’s line

I had to babysit him.

Me, of all people.

Why couldn’t Francis do it?

He was the older one.

I even asked mom that question.

She ignored me.

Of course.

So here I am.

Stuck here with him.

Trying to make that 4 yr old laugh.

Whatever I tried to do

He wouldn’t budge an inch.


I tried to hula-hoop.

I fell.

I tried to get him to jump-rope.

He skinned his knee.

And he cried.

I got a band-aid.

And tried TV.

He fell asleep.

I thought he liked SpongeBob!!

He didn’t.

Finally, I nearly gave up.

Then he mumbled something.

An eight letter sentence.

It sounded like “zit cream”

Then he said it again.

It was ice cream.

I broke my hand in order to quickly get ice cream and some water.

I threw the water on him.

He ate the ice cream.

And then mom got home.

SO UNEVENTFUL.



REALLY RANDOM

Margaret’s line

How early can you be late?

It’s time to bake your cake.

Go pick a dandelion.

Oh darn a bug, I’m cryin’.

Go catch and eagle.

Boy, do I like beagles.

Middle school kids outside.

Come on, I want to ride.

Eat a big fat pie.

Don’t say a big mean lie.



FOOD AND GRASS

Avery’s line

Oh, food, food, food.

I am hungry!!

Give me some pancakes!!

The grass is green;

I WANT SOME PIE.

Gimme, gimme!!

Oo, lollipops.

Bubblegum!!

Tootsie Rolls!

Oh, no.

You don’t know the best!!

It’s called…..

BACON!!!



QUOTES FROM AUTHORS OF 39 CLUES AND NATHAN

Nathan’s line

Death is not for the soul, but for the body, and the heart.

-Nathan

Wouldn’t. Think. About. Ian.

-Jude Watson

Ask me, I’m a cow expert.

-Gordon Korman

GRRRROCK; Ian’s knee’s buckled.

-Peter Lerangis

If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly.

-Patrick Carman



911

My line

“Psshh! All police to 3/5 bank! I repeat! All forces to 3/5 bank!!

A bank robber at 3/5 bank! Go, go, go!!”

That was chief police.

All police cars made their way there.

They got there and were told,

“Sorry he left what he stole and ran off, clutching his leg!”

By the manager.

They went to the video cameras.

They watched in the video as the bank robber took the money.

Then ran off.

Then tripped on the steps and broke his leg in front.

Then dropped the money.

Then hopped into a car and drove away.

“Hmmph. The clumsy bank robber.”

The chief said.

Two cars chased after the robbers car.

One stayed and calmed everyone down.

The other 17 went back to the station to watch TV and eat donuts.

Well, happy day!