Good morning, Grizzlies! Today is Monday, February 8, 2016. We are in the classroom today. We are working on practicing the presentation. We have been in the classroom practicing our presentation and working on discussing questions that might be asked by the judges. It is so important that we practice and I know I explain this in every blog, but it really is important that we practice. I think it’s really important because it allows us to be prepared and ready other than being scrambled and unprepared. The judges will see us as responsible and that’s what we really need. We have to remember that our team and our actions reflect upon our car and school. We do not want to make our school and car look bad. I think us practicing is great and it is great that we are discussing the questions as well. It would be bad for us and we would get nowhere. Therefore, let us be prepared for the presentation and be able to professionally answer questions that may or may not be asked. I hope that we all practice enough and believe that we will succeed. I think confidence is one thing that judges love to see other than preparedness. They like seeing the groups believe in themselves and work hard to produce a great outcome. I see a lot of confidence in Greenpower. Not only our team, but a lot of other teams have a lot of confidence and that’s really important. Many of the teams are very proud of the car and their process of making the car. I think that is really amazing how people build a strong confidence and present it to others around them. They create a reflection off of themselves towards their team, car, and school. We always want to be confident because we want to represent our school. We have a Spirit Night coming up! The date of the event is Tuesday, March 1st, 2016. It would be held from 5:00PM- 8:00PM. We hope everyone makes it to the Spirit Night. We love seeing everyone participate in events that raise money, not for us for local businesses that allow us to hold the event there. We are really lucky to be able to have a great place to hold the event and we are very thankful for that. We are also thankful for everyone that comes to our Spirit Nights. Some nights there are a lot of sport events going on. Not only with our school, but some our peers have a sibling that play for a sports team. We have a bigger chance to make more money for improvements to our car. We are really thankful for the money we have made so far. We are not just here for the money and I don’t want to get any misconception from anyone, but the important part is what we are making the money for. We aren’t all about money and winning. I think people over look us sometimes and think that because we are young that that’s all we want and it’s not. We want to succeed and take part in our future right now. We want to be prepared for our lives for the future, instead of getting nowhere in life. Therefore, the Spirit Nights are super important to us and the people that help us make money for improvements and support us. We really appreciate it! Keeping in mind, the race is coming up in April. We all know that dates come faster than they should and you should always be prepared for it. We aren’t procrastinating on any task that we need done. We are getting done what we need to get done and I think that is important. Like I have said before, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose. It matters about how much effort you put into the work and what you did to TRY to win. If you at least attempt to reach your goals, you might make it. If you sit around, you aren’t going to make it anywhere. We have to make sure our car is 100 percent safe. By doing that, we have to take our time on improving things. If we don’t, we could end up hurt. We do not want to end up hurt. Another thing is that people are all worked up about winning. Although victory is a great feeling to feel, how is it beneficial to us? How does it make us better people? I think if you can be a good person when you “lose”, it shouldn’t matter if you win or lose the next time. If you’re a sore loser about something, you need to try harder the next time and be a better person about it. Winning and losing is not the important thing. Titles are important at all. I think that is where people get carried away with it. If you try your best, you will succeed. I guaranteed you that! Black History Month: Maya Angelou was mostly known for her poetry. Her most known poem was “I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing”. She was born April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She is idolized by many for her literacy skills to produce such inspiring poems. She was an author, poet, actress, screenwriter, and dancer. When Maya was younger, she was traumatized from a drastic event. Because of that, she stopped speaking. She also held the title as the first black woman cable car conductor, but only did that for a brief time. When she was 16, she gave birth to her son, Guy. She married a man named Anastasios Angelopoulos, where she developed her name she is iconic for. Martin Luther King, Jr was a close friend to her and was assassinated on her birthday. She stopped celebrating her birthdays for years. After suffering many health issues, she passed away May 28th, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She will always be remembered for her great poetry and literacy art. She is gone, but never will be forgotten. Joke of the day: Q: What did the whale say to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day? A: Whale you be mine! With more to come, Carlee from Green Grizzlies "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou
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