I missed a week due to being sick so they made me do an extra three games, meaning I did six total. My scores were 86, 91, 95, 109, 109, and 116. All of these except the 86 were my average or above average, and the average for all 6 games is 101, which is ten points above my average. I see this as a definite sign that I am doing consistently well, and an 86 is not bad, although it is not my best. It was the first game bowled on Saturday, so it goes without saying that I was a bit tired then.
I am going to make a graph of my averages for each week soon and that way I can see with my own eyes, my progress since I began this activity months ago.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Prom Committee - still going/helping any way I can.
I've been continuing to go to Prom Committee, except for a few weeks ago because I was having a rough week and needed to catch up on some homework assignments.
There isn't as much hands-on work to be done at this point (fundraising or otherwise), but I have been doing whatever I can to help. At the last meeting, Mrs. Hyer needed someone to write phone numbers and names on the back of raffle tickets and then put the ticket stub into the envelopes that would be sent to the buyer, and I chose to do this to help out. I did this the entire lunch period, even though the meeting was let out early because there was nothing left to go over.
As much as I wanted to go out to lunch in the remaining time like everyone else, I stayed inside and finished filling out every needed ticket. I said I would do it, and I did. At this point for me the main challenge for me in Prom Committee is that I often would rather be outside at lunch, or with my friends. After three classes in the morning, a breath of fresh air (literally and metaphorically) is often what I need and what I want. But at the same time I made a commitment to join Prom Committee and I see that as more important than going outside to talk to my friends at lunch. I am learning that when making a commitment to something, somewhere down the line I may wish to break the commitment and not fulfill my duties but the honorable thing to do, and the unselfish thing to do for the group as a whole, is to stick with my commitments and do what I promised. And it actually turns out that I enjoy the prom meetings once I am there, but the few classes before lunch I may be thinking, "I've been in a classroom all morning, I just want some fresh air and to be out of the building for the entire lunch." A year ago, I would not have been this willing to follow through with my commitments but now I think in terms of the greater good for the group, being helpful, and learning that sometimes, I may not always want to do what I should, but I need to do it anyway and learning this has made me a stronger person.
There isn't as much hands-on work to be done at this point (fundraising or otherwise), but I have been doing whatever I can to help. At the last meeting, Mrs. Hyer needed someone to write phone numbers and names on the back of raffle tickets and then put the ticket stub into the envelopes that would be sent to the buyer, and I chose to do this to help out. I did this the entire lunch period, even though the meeting was let out early because there was nothing left to go over.
As much as I wanted to go out to lunch in the remaining time like everyone else, I stayed inside and finished filling out every needed ticket. I said I would do it, and I did. At this point for me the main challenge for me in Prom Committee is that I often would rather be outside at lunch, or with my friends. After three classes in the morning, a breath of fresh air (literally and metaphorically) is often what I need and what I want. But at the same time I made a commitment to join Prom Committee and I see that as more important than going outside to talk to my friends at lunch. I am learning that when making a commitment to something, somewhere down the line I may wish to break the commitment and not fulfill my duties but the honorable thing to do, and the unselfish thing to do for the group as a whole, is to stick with my commitments and do what I promised. And it actually turns out that I enjoy the prom meetings once I am there, but the few classes before lunch I may be thinking, "I've been in a classroom all morning, I just want some fresh air and to be out of the building for the entire lunch." A year ago, I would not have been this willing to follow through with my commitments but now I think in terms of the greater good for the group, being helpful, and learning that sometimes, I may not always want to do what I should, but I need to do it anyway and learning this has made me a stronger person.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Average Scores... again (bowling)
This Saturday they were 69 (first game), 101 (second game), and 106 (third game). The first one was not my best, and the other two were relatively average. I calculated the average of these three scores, and it comes to a 92, which is still better than my overall average of 91 by one point, so I see that as evidence that I am at the least, not getting worse.
It would probably have been better if during the two weeks that there was no bowling, I had been able to practice with my friends. The night that I went in the arcade/bowling alley with my friends, there were leagues already occupying all the space so we had to stay in the arcade and didn't have a chance to bowl.
My low score of 69 was a combination of my lack of practice for the several weeks that there was no bowling, and how tired I was when I first woke up in the morning. My goal for myself is to get my average to 100 by the end of the spring, when this activity ends. I went from an 89 to a 91 from November to December, so I think with extra practice I will be able to achieve this goal. I also plan to go on Friday with my friends for some practice, and to get extra sleep that night so I'm less tired in the morning. I have got the technique down, and at this point my success or failure depends on how tired I am and the amount of practice I get. I want to make the surrounding conditions better for myself so that I am awake and alert and able to do my best.
It would probably have been better if during the two weeks that there was no bowling, I had been able to practice with my friends. The night that I went in the arcade/bowling alley with my friends, there were leagues already occupying all the space so we had to stay in the arcade and didn't have a chance to bowl.
My low score of 69 was a combination of my lack of practice for the several weeks that there was no bowling, and how tired I was when I first woke up in the morning. My goal for myself is to get my average to 100 by the end of the spring, when this activity ends. I went from an 89 to a 91 from November to December, so I think with extra practice I will be able to achieve this goal. I also plan to go on Friday with my friends for some practice, and to get extra sleep that night so I'm less tired in the morning. I have got the technique down, and at this point my success or failure depends on how tired I am and the amount of practice I get. I want to make the surrounding conditions better for myself so that I am awake and alert and able to do my best.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Key Club service as of January 5, 2010
I attended the Monday meeting and Hyanna asked for volunteers to stay after on Tuesday to help take down the Christmas decorations that still lingered around the school, and I volunteered to help. I didn't know how much would need to be done but I wanted to help because not many people were volunteering and I want to do every little bit I can to help the group as a whole. I wouldn't have minded taking down all of the decorations myself and when I showed up on Tuesday outside the room we meet in after school ended, no one else was there. I was standing there waiting for ten minutes and I wondered if anyone else was going to come and help and eventually, they did.
The items that needed to be taken down to the basement were;
- All of the decorations in the front display window in Ms. Messersmith's room (consisting of wrapped boxes and other wooden decorations, the artificial Christmas tree in addition to lights)
- The Christmas cards made by French students that were on a bulletin board the front hall, as well as the wrapping paper covering the bulletin board
- All the decorations in the very front of the school where the chairs and tables are, which were lights and boxes.
As a group, approximately ten of us got everything taken down and brought to the basement and stored in boxes within a half hour, and I did the most I could to help - I did about ten trips to the basement and carried as much as I could each time, and I continually asked Ms. Vari if she needed help with anything else. I enjoy helping other people, and contributing to a greater good and that is one of the things that Key Club has given me the opportunity to do. If something needs to be done I like to offer to do it to eliminate other people's workloads and to also get the job done and it wasn't until recently that I felt this way. I used to only look out for my own interests, and seeing how tired I was that afternoon, a year ago I would have thought ' there are enough people volunteering that my presence shouldn't matter, I can just leave and go home and nap', but tired or not I made a commitment and wanted to follow through. I also appreciate how we got the task done as a group in a relatively short amount of time and teamwork was not one of my strong areas until high school, so I appreciate the opportunities I have to work collaboratively with others to get a task done.
I plan to offer my assistance in the future wherever it is needed and continue committing myself to the group, and I hope that I will become closer with some of the other Key Club members - none of them are close friends but we all have a common interest - community service - so it might provide opportunities to build friendships in upcoming months.
The items that needed to be taken down to the basement were;
- All of the decorations in the front display window in Ms. Messersmith's room (consisting of wrapped boxes and other wooden decorations, the artificial Christmas tree in addition to lights)
- The Christmas cards made by French students that were on a bulletin board the front hall, as well as the wrapping paper covering the bulletin board
- All the decorations in the very front of the school where the chairs and tables are, which were lights and boxes.
As a group, approximately ten of us got everything taken down and brought to the basement and stored in boxes within a half hour, and I did the most I could to help - I did about ten trips to the basement and carried as much as I could each time, and I continually asked Ms. Vari if she needed help with anything else. I enjoy helping other people, and contributing to a greater good and that is one of the things that Key Club has given me the opportunity to do. If something needs to be done I like to offer to do it to eliminate other people's workloads and to also get the job done and it wasn't until recently that I felt this way. I used to only look out for my own interests, and seeing how tired I was that afternoon, a year ago I would have thought ' there are enough people volunteering that my presence shouldn't matter, I can just leave and go home and nap', but tired or not I made a commitment and wanted to follow through. I also appreciate how we got the task done as a group in a relatively short amount of time and teamwork was not one of my strong areas until high school, so I appreciate the opportunities I have to work collaboratively with others to get a task done.
I plan to offer my assistance in the future wherever it is needed and continue committing myself to the group, and I hope that I will become closer with some of the other Key Club members - none of them are close friends but we all have a common interest - community service - so it might provide opportunities to build friendships in upcoming months.
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