Field trip

On Monday we went to the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie for a field trip. During the filed trip I learned some new things I didn't know before and saw some monuments and things in the concentration camps. I saw a real train that the Jews were transported on and actually got to go inside of it. I saw the clothes the Jews wore and the bowls they ate out of. We also learned a lot about the 1936 Olympics and about Jesse Owens. After that we had a real life survivor of Lodz ghetto and Auschwitz concentration camp talk to us about how it was like. I was really fascinated by his story and was surprised that he survived all of the thing that he said happened to him and others. I really think that everybody who is learning about the Holocaust should come to the Holocaust Museum in Skokie because it will help you learn more and understand what was going on in that time such as in concentration camps and it ghettos.

Diary Post

November 5, 2015

Dear Diary,

Today was either going to be a good or bad day. I know that for a fact. We arrived in Lake Geneva about 30 minutes ago. First we met with our team at the hotel and unpacked our bags. We had breakfast then we changed into our uniforms and headed to our first game. When we got there I was nervous because the team looked really good. They looked tall and looked ready while my team was not serious at all and just taking shots and not warming up. Once the game started I was surprised because they weren't as good as I thought they would be. within 5 minutes in the game we scored our first goal and had the lead. After halftime the game stayed the same. Not a a lot of things happened but we still pulled away with the win. Tomorrow we play in the champion ship game and we are ready to win.

Erika Quotation

This quote inspires me because it shows how you use determination to stay alive and fight for your life and work till the day you die and make the world a better place and If you die you still did your best and died for a good cause or good reason to try and save the world and use your love to others and yourself to stay alive and help the world. I saw this in a movie one time where a boys dad was about to die and the dad told his son to do his best to stay alive and if he does die its for a good cause and to use love to help you stay alive and make others stay alive.

“We must live, and when this is all over, we must work to make the world a better place.  And if we die, we will die knowing that it was not our fault, that we did our best, and we can go to our deaths in dignity… I want you both to live…And to remember...You must choose love.  Always choose love.”  

(from Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas, page 70)

Leap Day

Leap day happens every 4 years. I honestly don't care about leap year because I don't know anything about it besides it happens every 4 years. 4 years ago I was in 4 grade and I was in Hynes school. I think I played football for the Junior Wolves for the Niles west feeder team. I was running back and Linebacker and I was pretty good. I around 5 touchdowns that season. It was fun to hit and tackle people. Its hard to believe that in 4 years I will be graduating from Niles North High School. I hope I will find good jobs and colleges.