Thomas Williamson
To me an important
part of life is to try and
relax and “roll with the
punches” as they say. I
picked this as my theme
because I think its
something that not a lot
of people do and after
four years of high
school o decided that
I’m not going to stress
my self out over things
that truly don't matter
(gossip and popularity
ect.). Most things in my
life turn out the best if I
don't worry about it and
trust that I’ll make the
right decisions and learn
from my experiences.
Just go with it.
05/20/13
Volume 1, Issue 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inside this issue:
Special points of in-
terest:
Sculpture
Painting
Playing, writing and
listening to music
Landscaping
Design
Ceramics
The Meaning of Life
My top ten albums
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What is my meaning of life? My
meaning of life is to relax and have
fun. I’m not saying that I don't think
seriouse things aren't important but
they don't need to dominate my life.
After all in 10 years most everything
that is going on right now is just go-
ing to be a memory, I might as well
create memories that I will enjoy.
I’m a fairly busy guy having two part
time jobs, school and two active
bands. This makes what little free
time I have very precious. Making
the most out of my free time can be
difficult but im not about to spend
the rest of my life stressed out about
work and school. In order to lead a
fulfilling life that you can look back
on and be proud of you have to be
able to spend your free time doing
whatever you enjoy the most, so
when your old and look back on
your life you wont regret wasting
your time being stressed out.
1. the Blue Album by Weezer.
2. ...Is A Real Boy by Say Anything
3. Analphabetapolothology by Cap’n Jazz
4. Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Doolittle by the Pixies
6. Siamese Dream by the Smashing Pumkins
7. Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate
8. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
9. Nothing Wrong with love by Built to Spill
10. Dopethrone by Electric Wizard
The summer before my sopho-
more year of high school my
parents sent me on a 15 day
mission’s trip to El Salvador.
In the preceding months be-
fore the trip I was full of dread.
Hardly being a religious person
I could not help but to feel
guilty going to a different
country to witness to people.
We arrived in San Salvador in
the middle of El Salvador; it
was the first time I have seen
armed guards escorting people
in an airport.
We spent our week and a half
touring the parts of the city
that our host thought we could
handle. We visited about six or
seven families who all lived in
apartments smaller than my
basement. I’ve seen El Salva-
dor marked on maps as a mid-
dle class country but that visit
completely redefined the term,
It’s hard for me to imagine
how bad it is for highly impov-
erished countries. When I re-
turned to the states it was re-
lieving to be home but it was
difficult being around people
that have no sense of how
luxurious their life is. (180)
ing how much I have grown.
The biggest change I
have undergone is my social
persona, I have grown from a
shy kid that never talked in
class or to any one to a person
who is comfortable enough to
speak up in class or in front of
a large group of people with
Over the last four years a
strange thing has happened to
me. I have somehow managed
to change drastically without
even knowing it. At first
glance I would say that my
personality is the same but
when I really think about how
I act now opposed to how I
acted 4 years ago it is astonish-
little difficulty. I must say I am not
the most outspoken person in the
word but I certainly have come a
long way. This is possibly one of
the best things high school has
done for me, talking to people is a
valuable skill that has improved my
ability to communicate at work and
has also improved my social life
El Salvador
Memory
Caption describing picture
or graphic.
of my life. My car keys because
of the affect cars have on eve-
ryone’s life. I would put some
of my old paint brushes be-
cause that is something that I
always enjoy. I would also put
a phone case because phones
are a massive part of student
life
Time capsule
If I were too make a time cap-
sule to tell future students what
life was like as a student of
2013. I would put my year
book because it gives good
examples of what student life
was like. I would also put my
top ten albums in there. I don't
believe there are many people
that like those albums as much
as I do but music is a big part
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I spent 15 days in San Salvador, El
Personal Reflections on Stress
Teachers
in this article the au-
thor states that many teens do
not cope with stress in healthy
ways forcing kids to feel over
whelmed and defeated. There
are tons of factors that add
stress to a teenagers life be-
tween school, sports, college
preparation and work its not
surprising that there are a rising
number of teenagers with
stress induced conditions (like
depression and anxiety). This
problem demands to be ad-
dressed, the mental and physi-
cal damage stress has on this
country’s future is far to great
to ignore.
Kids (and everyone
for that matter) need to find a
healthy way to dissipate stress
levels or at least not push
themselves into the ground. Is
it too much for teens to han-
dle? Most teenagers have little
enough free time between a 7
hour school day and work at
night to find time to relax and
enjoy themselves.
velop an independent style and
taught me how to effectively
problem solve and overcome
artistic road blocks. Of course
in my last year of high school I
decided to explore 2-D art,
only to find that I almost enjoy
it more than 3-D. Ms.
Browning guided me
through this year more
than anyone, she even
told me about what
schools I would fit in at
and the programs I
would like. In conclusion
I am incredibly thankful
for my teachers through-
out high school, and not
just art teachers I’v had
great teachers in my high
school career.
It would be a crime
to say that teachers haven’t
helped me through high
school! Thinking about my
attitude about school freshmen
year it’s staggering how much
iv changed. Granted I haven’t
been as motivated senior year,
but I realize that my education
is important and shouldn’t be
taken lightly.
I remember my very
first high school art class; it
was intro to 3-d art with Mrs.
Brown. I remember thinking
that she was a little bit of an
air head but she definitely
helped me get the confidence
to pursue art. After Mrs.
Browns class I took ceramics
for three years and then AP 3-
D art with Ms. Osborn, her
classes were significantly less
structured but helped me de-
Ms. Osborn helped me
submit my portfolio to
win a regional
scholastics award
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http://emmaus.patch.com/articles/is-teen-stress-too-much-to
-handle-emmaus-high-student-asks
Throughout my education I have learned
many things, more things than I can
even remember. However, one of the
most important things I have learned is
how to handle stress, and how to keep it
from interfering with my life outside of
school and work. Granted it is important
to get assignments finished and finished
on time, which may require sacrificing
time that I could use doing other things,
but it is important to enjoy your free
time when you have it and to not worry
about school or work and focus on your
life now. My parents had always told me
to do my school work first and then
hang out with friends but it gets to a
point when your over worked and need
to slow down and forget about added
stress from school and work.
Life lessons
out making a friend or two. The only thing that I can
even think of that I wont miss is the school pizza, which
is a shame because the lunch ladies are some of the nic-
est people I have met their pizza is just god awful.
What I will miss most
What will I miss most about high school?
I’d almost like to say that I wouldn’t miss
anything, because that’s like the typical teen-
age answer to that question… but sadly that
would be a lie for me to say I wont miss
anything. Ill definitely miss my teachers for
sure, most of them have been great and
have gone out of their way to help me get
through high school. Overall I don’t think I
dislike anything enough to not miss it, even
the bad things about high school will defi-
nitely have a certain nostalgic property to it.
For example, I’v have only been to maybe
four football games at Fishers and school
spirit drives me crazy but it’s a part of my
high school experience that I will miss. I will
definitely miss having classes with my
friends I don’t think I have had a class in
high school that I didn’t come out of with-
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Siblings
Being raised with five
sisters has is ups and
downs
What I Will Miss Most
I have an interesting position
in my family, I am the only boy
out of 6 kids and a ‘middle’
child. However, there is a fairly
significant age gap between me
and older sisters. Since my
older sisters are so much older
than me and my younger sib-
lings I almost have a role simi-
lar to one of a first born be-
cause my younger sisters and
myself were raised after my
older siblings.
I suppose my posi-
tion in my family is pretty
good, seeing that I never had
to deal with having annoying
older siblings and my parents
were a little more relaxed be-
cause they had to deal with my
older sisters before me. My
sisters get along with me, in
fact my younger sister Anna
hangs out with me and my
friends all the time. I think I’m
a pretty laid back sibling and
hopefully am pretty easy to live
with. Living with five sisters
has made me more relaxed
around girls, which is helpful in
high school. I feel like being
raised in my house hold has
taught me what not to do in
relationships because I can
think of my older sister’s boy-
friends and basically do the
opposite.
great and have gone out of
their way to help me get
through high school. Overall I
don’t think I dislike anything
enough to not miss it, even the
bad things about high school
will definitely have a certain
nostalgic property to it. For
example, I’v have only been to
maybe four football games at
Fishers and school spirit drives me crazy but
it’s a part of my high school experience that I
will miss. I will definitely miss having classes
with my friends I don’t think I have had a
class in high school that I didn’t come out of
without making a friend or two. The only
thing that I can even think of that I wont miss
is the school pizza, which is a shame because
the lunch ladies are some of the nicest people
I have met their pizza is just god awful.
What will I miss most about
high school? I’d almost like to
say that I wouldn’t miss any-
thing, because that’s like the
typical teenage answer to that
question… but sadly that
would be a lie for me to say I
wont miss anything. Ill defi-
nitely miss my teachers for
sure, most of them have been
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