cristina

2006-06-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

Well ....
my ninth grade year, was kool. I had a great time, met new people and learned lots ov different thingz. Koming here to Animo Venice was a great opportunity, even tho our skool is small and it looks, seems, and feels like were in a prison b cuz ov all the brown around it, i had a great time here. I met so many good friends and some awsome teachers that i will never forget. The dances, the field trips, the radio stations coming to our skool, and the best thing- the reatreat.. were some of the funnest things we had. Especially having my friends here with me all the time. When i had my down days, they would putme ^.
Well overall, This ninth grade year was awsome♥

2006-06-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

a.Which business
The t-Shirt Warehouse
b.What was it like to work on this project?
It was fun, but it could have been better, if we didnt slack off as much.
c.Did you finish the project? Why or why not?
No, we didnt finish the project. We could have, if we didnt get side trackted by other things, but we did try hard and did most of it.
i.If you finished your project, what enabled you to do so? What advice would you give to next year's students?
The advice i would give next year students, is to try there hardest,pay attention, not slack off, for example: dont go on myspace! and to pay attention to the do nows because Mr. Hsu writez all the information on projects in there.
ii.If you didnt finish your project, what happened? Has this ever happened before? What can you do to prevent this from happening in the future?
We didnt end up finishing the project because we got distracted by other websites, we slacked off and thaught we would finish it later, but we didnt.We left everything to the last minute.Yes, this has happned before, in other classes there are many students who dont pay attention, and dont do anything so we end up failing the assignment. To prevent this from happening in the future we have to pay more attention, and not get side-trackted.
iii. On average, how much time did you spend each class on myspace, playing games, or other websites that had nothing to do with your project?
Honestly, i spent too much time on myspace. Thats why we didnt get the project finished all the way because we were both on distracted by it and ignoring the project that had to be finished.
d.What was it like to work with your team members? If you worked well together, what was your secret to working together? If you didnt work well together, what were the reasons?
Working with angel, was umm.. not so good. We didnt really do the project, because we were talking and laughing all the time. We did get things done, but we could have done better. But overall it was fun working with him.

2006-05-02T15:53:00.000-07:00

What kind of advice would you give others 2 become a leader?♥
Follow you dreams,and dont let others tell you u kant be waht you want to be.There is never an impossible.

What is a leader 2 you?♥
A leader 2 her is someone who is strong and drivine,and doesnt let nothing stop them.

What characteristics do you think leaders need to have?♥
They need 2 be
*confident
*smart
*take well initiative
*understanding

What are the characteristics you have that others dont?♥
When she preparez her self 4 a task, she likes 2 think that shez been chosen 2 become a leader either because, one saw something in me that otherz didnt have.Could have been anything from either passion or self confidence, you name it!

Do you believe your a good leader?♥
Yes, becauze she triez 2 be a great example 2 her siblingz, 2 be as helpful as she kan, and guide the best as he kan.

Whats your full name?♥
Grace Abigail Pineda

When and where were you born?♥
Grace was born in the united states,and on April 18 1987

Do you make speeches, and present your work in class/work?♥
Yes, she acually likes it because the spotlights on her.

What did you achieve throughout being a leader?♥
I became a people person, i got good communication skills,interact and conversate properly and maneraly.

What do you plan on achieveing as a leader?♥
To become the best leader as i can be, and guide my siblings through the right path i was once guided.

Are you confident with your own work and noe you'll always do a good job?♥
She doesnt think she will Always do a good job, but she will try her best.Grace is confident with her work.

Do you believe in yourself?
Yes, she does believe in herself, but not all the time, but she knows she can do it, if she triez her best.

2006-04-18T08:39:00.000-07:00

a. Who in your life would you consider a leader?
In my life,I consider my grandma A Leader.
Why do you consider that person a leader?
She gives me great advice,and has alwayz been there for me.
b. What strengths does your leader have?
Her strength iz that she has lived a longer life, and she has been through more in the past.
How has that person demonstrated those strengths?
When i have tried to c0rrect her be cuz i thaught i was right, but she ended ^ correcting me.
c. What weakness does your leader have?
she lived back then and she thinks everything iz still da same, when itz not.
did that person overcome that weakness?
Umm...
d. What have you learned about leadership from this person?
To be a leader you have 2 have good ideaz,and not follow otherz... u have 2 kome ^ with ur own stuff.

2006-04-04T09:02:00.000-07:00

What do you think about the article? I think dat thiz article waz kool. What happened 2 those gurlz iz sad but i dont get why they would acept peoplez friendz request & they dont even noe them. Also, why would you give out your # or adress?..Thoze grlz, werent thinking i guess,and thats why they got sexualy assaulted.
What have people done on friends sites such as myspace that put themselves in danger? Im guessing when they do surveys and they ask ?'z so they put some information their not supposed 2. Also, some have accepted otherz friendz request, and they didnt even noe the person, and once they started talking to them the person started getting wierd,and when they wanted to stop, they probably were already in danger.
If you use a blog or myspace, what can you do to protect yourself? You can put your profile on private so only ur friendz kan view ur page. Also, remember not to put n-e personal information. What do you think about Greendot’s efforts to block sites such as myspace? I dont think thats right be cuz, if we have any free time after klass and were realy bored, and we wana check our page, we kant kauze u guyz blocked it.

2006-03-30T10:05:00.001-08:00

what I did today I was puting more information about what we need to higher
teacher to work for the animo jefferson

2006-03-30T10:05:00.000-08:00

I UPDATED AND PUT NEW LINK OF CONTACT US ON THE HOME PAGE....

2006-03-28T08:30:00.000-08:00

1.What were you trying to achieve with the walkout? What was the point of walking out?
The point of this walkout was to let all others noe that the united states wouldnt be anything without ne of us latinos. We all stood ^ 4 eachother and waved our mexican flags,many beeped and told us,good luck,and that were doing a great job.We were showing everyone our mexican pride.
2.Did you achieve your objectives with the walkout? Why or why not?
Yes, we did becuz with all ov us waving our flags and screaming and others cheering us on,that made others that saw look dumb and now they noe how many mexicans r against there stupid descision.
3.What were some of the other consequences of walking out?
There was really only one consequence. It was that they kalled our parents to inform them that we walked out ov kampus.
4.What could have been done differently to protest the proposed law on immigration?
HMMMMM....idk

2006-03-24T10:01:00.002-08:00

what I did today is that I helped gerardo put some pictures in the internet. And also some new links.

2006-03-24T10:01:00.001-08:00

what I did today is that I helped gerardo put some pictures in the internet.

2006-03-24T10:01:00.000-08:00

today we were puting more pictures and new links on it!!!!!!!!!

2006-03-24T08:33:00.001-08:00

What do you think about the article?
I think dat thiz article waz kool. What happened 2 those gurlz iz sad but i dont get why they would acept peoplez friendz request & they dont even noe them. Also, why would you give out your # or adress?..Thoze grlz, werent thinking i guess,and thats why they got sexualy assaulted.

What have people done on friends sites such as myspace that put themselves in danger? Im guessing when they do surveys and they ask ?'z so they put some information their not supposed 2. Also, some have accepted otherz friendz request, and they didnt even noe the person, and once they started talking to them the person started getting wierd,and when they wanted to stop, they probably were already in danger.

If you use a blog or myspace, what can you do to protect yourself? You can put your profile on private so only ur friendz kan view ur page. Also, remember not to put n-e personal information.

What do you think about Greendot’s efforts to block sites such as myspace? I dont think thats right be cuz, if we have any free time after klass and were realy bored, and we wana check our page, we kant kauze u guyz blocked it.

2006-03-24T08:33:00.000-08:00

What do you think about the article?
I think dat thiz article waz kool. What happened 2 those gurlz iz sad but i dont get why they would acept peoplez friendz request & they dont even noe them. Also, why would you give out your # or adress?..Thoze grlz, werent thinking i guess,and thats why they got sexualy assaulted.

What have people done on friends sites such as myspace that put themselves in danger? Im guessing when they do surveys and they ask ?'z so they put some information their not supposed 2. Also, some have accepted otherz friendz request, and they didnt even noe the person, and once they started talking to them the person started getting wierd,and when they wanted to stop, they probably were already in danger.

If you use a blog or myspace, what can you do to protect yourself? You can put your profile on private so only ur friendz kan view ur page. Also, remember not to put n-e personal information.

What do you think about Greendot’s efforts to block sites such as myspace? I dont think thats right be cuz, if we have any free time after klass and were realy bored, and we wana check our page, we kant kauze u guyz blocked it.

2006-03-22T10:00:00.001-08:00

we updated some new linkes and also more
pictures on gerardo web page.

2006-03-22T10:00:00.000-08:00

well we updated new links..

2006-03-09T10:04:00.000-08:00

what i did today i started the animo jefferson project and finish the dremweaver excerzice.

2006-03-09T10:01:00.000-08:00

I PUT THE PAGE ON THE INTERNET BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW UP

2006-03-07T08:30:00.000-08:00

1.What have you learned so far from the health class workshops?
♥From the health class workshops i learned that when mothers are usingdrugs,suchas,methamphetamine their children can be in trouble.When they grow up they may start using too.♥
♥One more thing i learned in the health class workshops was that 1 joint is worse than 4 cigarettes.♥
2.What information has been useful to you?
♥Not really any.I already new about this♥
3. How can we improve these workshops?
♥I dont think you have 2 improve nething because the workshopz were good and helpful 2 many otherz♥

2006-03-02T09:28:00.000-08:00

1) What do you like?I like they way it looks and all of the bright colors it has and also the mascott
2) What can be improved?they need more pictures of the place and also they need more writeing.
3) What can you use for your own project?put more info and also more pictures.

2006-03-02T08:39:00.000-08:00

1) What do you like?the horse and that theres nice pictures that makes u want 2 go 2 that skol!!!!!!!!
2) What can be improved?2 put a little bit more info.on the front page!!
3) What can you use for your own project?we can put more pic. 2 make it intresting

2006-02-14T08:49:00.001-08:00

a.From this article, why do you think these students dropped out of high school?
Teachers didnt have cuntrol over students and they didnt pay much attention to the ones who werent doing good. So,those stdents slacked off and didnt kare much about there grade.So when graduation kame up those who didnt really kare much about there future and never paid attention regreted it and wish they woud have stayed with the class through the semesters.
b. Which students in this article do you find most interesting? Why?
The students in this article that find most interesting are the onez who were doing really bad and they notieced,and wanted to makea differnce so they improved,graduted and got there diploma.
c. Based on what you read, what are the major differences between Birmingham High School and Animo Venice?
The major differences between Birmingham HighSkool and Animo Venice are that

d.Let’s say you were a member of the “Outsiders.” How would you want the newspaper to write about your high school story. Write one paragraph that you would add to the newspaper article. In that paragraph, show what you hope your high school experience will be like until the day of graduation.

2006-02-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

a. Write 3 sentences about 3 things that you found interesting in the article.
3 things that i found interesting in this article was that
b. Why is dropping out of high school such a big deal for students?Dropping out of high school is such a big deal for students becauze,many tennage girls get pregnant at a young age.They need to take care ov there child so they drop out of skool to get a job and be able to take kare ov themselves and there kid. Why is it a big deal for society?Its is a big deal for society becauze they loose money when teenagers dont go to skool. What does the article say?The article says that many teenagers drop out becauze
What page do you find this information?The page i found this information waz on

c. Do you know of any dropouts? If yes, what were their reasons for dropping out.
No, i dont noe n-e drop outz.
d. What would be the most likely reason that you would dropout?The most likely reason for someoneto drop put wouldbe for getting pregnant at a young age.Also, mabeyfor hanging with the wrong people and getting caught up on drugs.
e. What can Animo Venice do to help you graduate from high school and go to college?Animo Venice can just make shure we do our work ,and we understand what were working on, and help us stay on track.

2006-02-03T09:43:00.001-08:00

a. Describe the picture that you selected. What does the picture show?
The pictures i saw were all relating to alot ov peoplez lives.And how some graduated,and got their diploma,when some didnt becauze they dropped out.I picked the pictire where Ray Villegas graduated form skool and got his diploma.
b. Why did you choose that picture? How do you feel about the picture?
I picked the picture where Ray Villegas graduated because he looked and im shure he was very happy that he finally finished skool.I also want to be able to get my diploma and finish skool.
Heres the link to the picturez..
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-012906dropouts_day1-f,0,407230.flash

2006-01-10T08:42:00.000-08:00

In my winter vacation i didnt do that much. For christmas i spent it with my family,we ate, then opened presnts.A while after christmas my aunt came from Gilroy,Sanfransisco,andpicked me and my grandparent up. She took us up to her house, wheere she lives,to spend somtime over there.Since my cuzin lives there 4New yrz we went 2 her friendz house 2hangout. Overall my winter break waz fun.

2005-11-29T09:42:00.000-08:00

The dayz we stayed at the retreat were interesting.At first i waz really bored,but later it became fun. I thaught the whole 2 dayz of staying we were gana be stuck with the activitie group people,but we got alot of breakz and were able to go visit our friends.I think the best part of the camp experiencewaz the dance.The rest ov the trip waz also fun though, i think it really did bring people kloser.

Going to the retreat waz worth it. Like i said, in the beggining i waz bored and regreated going, but later on the day it got better.

2005-11-04T11:29:00.000-08:00

*♥For the Jim Crow Law activity i chose "voting then, voting now"
*♥The point that this activity was trying to make was that in many places around the world people have long struggled for the right to vote.
*♥From this activity i learned that it was hard to live in the South during the Jim Crow Law time.Also that here in the United States today, citizens of all racial, political, economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds vote at rates lower than those of other modern democracies.
*♥If you want to noe more about this you kan klick this link...http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/tools.html.

2005-10-27T08:39:00.000-07:00

When did Ms. Parks pass away?
Parks died Monday night in her Detroit home of natural causes.

What was Ms. Parks famous for?
Parks became famous becasue she refused to give up her seat on the bus.

What was the real reason for her actions?
Parks real reason for her actions was that she was tired of being pushed and picked around by the whites.

What did most people think was the reason for her actions?
Most people just new she didnt want to give up her seat any more.

What was Ms. Parks doing before her actions?
Ms. Parks worked as a seamstress at a local department store.

What happened to her after her actions?
After Ms. Parks actions she lost her job and had trouble finding work in Alabama. She also received numerous awards and in 1999, President Clinton presented her with the nation's highest civilian honor, a Congressional Gold Medal.

What would your life be like in 2005 if Ms. Parks and her colleagues did not act back in 1955? Our life would be different if Ms.Parks and her colleagues did not act black in 19922.

2005-10-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

I found out in my personality quiz that i am E.S.F.J.(extravert,sensor,feeler,judger.)
♥ active
♥friendly
♥energetic
♥outgoing
♥afffectionate
♥talkative
♥concerned about otherz
♥carefulu 2 b polite
♥cooperative
♥realistic
♥literal
♥conscientious
♥highly sensitive
♥easily hurt
♥organized
♥responsible
♥coventional
And the most improtant thingz about E.S.F.J's is that their relationships and helping people in real,and practical wayz.
This personality quiz said that i was a hard worker and the kind of jobs E.S.F.J's would want 2 get are...
♥Real estate agent
♥Personal fitness trainer
♥Veterinarian
♥Special education teacher
♥Retail owner
♥Credit counselor
♥Employee assistance counselor
♥Exercise physiologist
♥Registered nurse
♥Home health worker
♥Merchandise planner/buyer
♥Massage therapist
♥Athletic coach
♥Food service / lodging owner
♥Travel agent
I GET ALONG WITH OTHERS WELL, BE-KAUSE I AM...
* friendly
*talkative
*concerned about others even strangers
*expressive voices,faces, and eyes
*speak with great conviction, using plenty of personal, value words
*decisive
*enthusiastic
*energetic
THE LAST THING MY PERSINALITY TYPE TOLD WAS THAT THE RIGHT PERSONLALITY TYPE 2 MARRY WOULD BE SOME 1 WHO WILL...
Appreciate how hard I work to please
nurture and take care of you and our home
Respect my opinions and need for order and control
Support my feelings and never ask me to compromise my values.
Be kind
considerate
polite and helpful in return.
Try not to disrupt my routines or create too much change or chaos.
Above all - express your appreciation and devotion genuinely and frequently.

2005-10-20T09:28:00.000-07:00

My srongest learning styles are Verball: theze ppl think in wordz.Logical:these people think by reasoning .Spatial:people think in images and pics.Kinesthetic:through samatic sensation.Interperdsonal:bouncing ideas off otherz.Intrapersonal:Theze ppl think deeply inside ov them.

My weakest learning stlye is "Musical".Theyre ppl that think via rhythms and melonies.

2 improve thw way i learn I can make my work fun by writing a song about the activity im working on.

2005-09-27T09:02:00.000-07:00

“If you're poor, you're powerless. Not only in America, but everywhere on earth. If you don't have enough money to protect yourself from danger, danger's gonna find you. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina should be taught in every American school, if you don't get educated, if you don't develop a skill and force yourself to work hard, you'll most likely be poor, and sooner or later you'll be standing on a symbolic rooftop waiting for help. Chances are, that help will not be quick in coming.”
What do you think Bill O’Reilly is trying to say?
I think Bill 0'Reilly is saying that if u dont study in skool, and u dont get a good eduacation, your not gana succeed so well in life.you might get poor, and when something dangerouz happenedz, like the katrina,youl need help and might not be able to get it.
Do you agree or disagree with what he said? Why or why not?
I agree with wat he said.You cant really have good and healthy life if u dont study and try hard in skool.you have to look at the path ur falling through.learn from your mistakes, try ur best on ur work.., and get good gradezin skool.then...youll have a good job, a good kar, and a healthy life.
How do you feel about what he said?
i feel sad be-kauze ...i understand wat he was saying.The poor people... they kouldnt survive, because they didnt have money to leave the city, probably didnt try in skool...mabey they didnt even go 2 skool...thats why they didnt get a good job that would mantain their home and family...mabey they didnt even have a job...who noe'z.....

2005-09-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

*my goalz 4 after high skool, is to go graduate then go to colledge-universtiy, and live in dorms...with some friendz...
*i plan 2 get good grades, and try to do my best in everything, to have a good future...
*a person who made a positive difference in my life is my mother.She is very helpful, and loving...she help me fall through a great path...now i need to kountinue my journey through high skool...and college.
*If five yearz from now someone would do a local paper about my life i would want them 2 be honest with the people and tell them how i great i am!...l0l....

2005-09-13T08:36:00.000-07:00

I was born here, in Los Angeles.
I live with my mom, an older sister, and my older brother.
My responsability's at home is to clean my room, and do my homework.
In middle school i didnt really do any sports,until the summer i played waterpolo.
Something in my life that changed or helped me shape who i am today was my mom, because she always told me to try my best, never give up, and always believed in me.

*cristina*

cristina