CoOl CrOwD

 
Is being in the 'cool crowd' really cool? I know that middle, and high school can seem brutal. But why? Is it some of the things you don't expect? Maybe. Are there girls in your school that are "popular"? Have you ever thought, "Yeah, I wish I was popular."  I'm not gonna say it's bad to be popular. It's not, but it's bad to be popular for the WRONG reasons.

When it comes down to it. These days (not trying to stereotype) a lot of people are deciding that throwing away the school work, and disrespecting the teacher shows a wave of attention, and soon the attention gets bigger. I was always the girl to do all her work and treat everyone alike. Everything seems to run smoother like that. Also, the gossip and drama is always going around. It's NOT worth it. Stay away from it!  Act like drama is the bottle in the cabinet with the skull and crossbones on it.

Be popular for another reason. For winning the spelling bee, or getting straight A's all year. Or having the cleanest locker. Don't think that the cheer leading or the football team is the only way to be popular in this world. Stick with people who YOU like and who like YOU for you. People you're comfortable around. Not just people you can only make small talk with. Being cool doesn't mean only 'trying it once' to impress your friends, your friends should love you for you.

Don't worry about other's opinions. Just be a kid, you have plenty more years to make your own decisions. But for now, listen in on school and respect others while you prepare for your future.  (: 


~Hannah
8th grader

LIFE IS LIKE SPAGHETTI

Jamie Bryant

My favorite moment:  when you sang "Who Says?"

Amy Mauch

Awesome Ladies

We're off to a good start in Wise Women this year.  Friday, September 30th we welcomed Jamie Bryant and Amy Mauch from Kiki Magazine.  Did you enjoy hearing their life stories and about the wise people in their lives?  They were good examples of how life isn't always a straight line to achieving your goals.  Like Jamie said, "Life is like spaghetti."  Her life took many turns and she's landed on focusing her work on the things that matter most to her.  Did you notice Jamie and Amy when we asked about their magazine's tagline, "for girls with style and substance."?  Their eyes lit up I think because that's part of the message they try to convey to young girls each issue, that you can have style and substance.

Did you know that while we were in Wise Women the boys had their first ever Wise Guys speaker?  They were visited by Lt. Ron Murphy (pictured below).  He talked about how everyone he meets in life matters.  Perhaps ask the guys what they thought of having Wise Guys.

Keep writing blog posts this month and send them to me at glennasue34@yahoo.com.  I've collected a few already 

and will post later this week!

See you at the next Wise Women event on October 28th!

GSE