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Sunday, January 15, 2023

Checks, Late, Resubmissions

When it comes to Mr. Hopps, one of the things that stand out to me was his grading system. The way sophomore English worked out was that you started off with a homework average of 85. If you received a check, the average stayed the same. A check minus meant a subtraction of two percentage points. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Aunt Betty Update 1/11/2023

The latest news on Aunt Betty came from Dad who received it from my cousin Carey, Aunt Betty's daughter. Aunt Betty has had several rounds of radiation. She cannot receive chemotherapy because cancer is around her ceratoid artery. The radiation has not caused any adverse effects. What was affecting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 8, 2023

Sub Sinker?

Mr. Hopps is the only person I know who went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Getting into the Naval Academy is not easy. You need to be appointed by a congressperson, a vice president or the president. Here is the thing. Appointers can only have five appointees in at the same time.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Eating In Class

Some of my peers were allowed to eat in class. Besides health issues that required a particular eating schedule (i.e. diabetes), the school allowed for those who did not have frees during lunch periods to eat during class with period six being the preferred period. Lunch periods were four through... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Going into Sophomore English

I had finished with an A- under Mr. Dell. I had every reason to believe I was going to do just as well in sophomore English. I had no idea what sophomore English would be about. I would find out freshman English had a focus on writing, poetry and plays. Had I known that, I still would've been... Sign in to see full entry.

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