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Parent Conference:

    

I feel my son Ryan Souza has expanded his knowledge in the world of media from just using a camera.  He developed new skills with using photo shop and made his regular assignments more personable and modernized.  I was truly proud of him when he received the Student National Award for his Science assignment.  In closing I feel by being in the Mene Mac program Ryan has become a more constructive and confident individual.

 I BELIEVE FINAL DRAFF

“KEEP PUSHING NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS”

BY: Ryan Souza

PERIOD 2

ENGLISH

 

    Keep pushing no matter how hard it gets. In my life, I will need to overcome many obstacles and fears placed in front of me. From there, that could lead me to being successful or lead to failure. The only way for me to become successful, is to overcome the defeats and keep striving for success. When everything settles and the pain and suffering has finished, I will be able to become successful in life. Just "Keep pushing no matter how hard it and gets".

   After 16 years a lot has changed about me and who I am today, the days where I was the cutest baby every till today a big boy. As elementary days came along I was the one to teased at every day because for one I was the biggest in my class, two I wasn't the smartest, and three well there’s not really a three. After 6 years of elementary here came middle school therefore I knew that I wouldn't be the biggest boy there and one of the smarter ones. So middle school was pretty freighting with a lot of different people there and bigger boys than me, it was just a whole different chapter of my life that I had to push through and get over it. I was thinking "ahh these years in middle school is going to be a breeze" then grades came out and it wasn't looking good almost not even passing, so from there I started realizing that I really need to buckle down and get my act together. I tried and tried to go in for help and get help from my teachers by going for help during lunch, recess, and after school hours but it all seemed that none of that helped. Then I then found out a way to get my grades up was to stop hanging out with my friends and go home and do my homework instead, then that helped me a lot and brought my grades up so that I can pass middle school. Then came high school just by saying those words made me scared “HIGH SCHOOL!”, so as I made my way through the first day of high school I was shocked, but as the year passed everything turned out fine.

     When I was young I was active into many sports I played baseball, basketball, volleyball, football, and judo. Those sports was a big part of my life and sometime I would have to go back to back practices because judo was always at night and that’s where, “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets” fits in because even though I would be tired and lazy I would always have to keep pushing myself to practice. In my life playing sports especially baseball was a big factor in my life because it was passed down from my great grandpa playing baseball, till my grandpa playing/ coaching baseball, my dad playing baseball, and now me. But there was only one problem from me being to my best ability was because I was a big boy and it made everything harder for me like to run, to bend down, to swing the bat, and even just to keep the paste of running with my team. But at the end every practice every game I had to “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets”.

    Every morning at 7:00 I will wake up and take a jog, I was still a big boy nothing loose and only some muscle gained. It was my first year of high school I went in the school wearing a double x shirt and still big. But then came along baseball a program where you had to train hard this is where everything counted and the chance for me to get skinnier and more buff. So this was my chance I started going gym lifting and lifting then run a mile because for me to make this jv team I needed to make a mile and keep it under 8 minutes. As the tryouts came along I lost 15lbs and I made the baseball team. Now judo was a different story I was going into judo as a brand new beginner and I lost so much technique because I never kept up with it.  I went back to back practices, going to two judo clubs, and then going home and lifting. Then that’s what changed me once I kept that paste going I just had the drive I was losing weight like a little kid eating candy. By then end of the season I dropped to wearing a xl shirt and felt good. I gained a lot more muscles and then season starts I ended my regular season with 10-2, I placed 7^th in oias and went to states and placed 7^th no so bad for my first year but all I had to do to get this far was to “keep pushing no matter how had it gets.

      In conclusion, “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets” would be the best saying that describes me and how I live my life. In the beginning I was the biggest boy and no one to talk to and I didn’t do nothing about it but just keep eating food and get bigger. Then I ended up losing 25lbs this year in judo and baseball and got more muscular and still having that dive to lose more and more weight, and lift heavier. Therefore I though no matter how hard it is for me to lose this weight and get muscle, I will keep on pushing and strive for my goals because I never want to give up on something that I haven’t finish and no matter what obstacles I will have to take no matter what work outs I will have to do, I WILL “KEEP PUSHING NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS”!





                                                    keep pushing no matter how hard it gets

   Keep pushing no matter how hard it gets. In my life, I will need to overcome many obstacles and fears placed in front of me. From there, that could lead me to being successful or lead to failure. The only way for me to become successful, is to overcome the defeats and keep striving for success. When everything settles and the pain and suffering has finished, I will be able to become successful in life. Just "Keep pushing no matter how hard it and gets". 

   After 16 years a lot has changed about me and who I am today, the days where I was the cutest baby every till today a big boy. As elementary days came along I was the one to teased at every day because for one I was the biggest in my class, two I wasn't the smartest, and three well there’s not really a three. After 6 years of elementary here came middle school therefore I knew that I wouldn't be the biggest boy there and one of the smarter ones. So middle school was pretty freighting with a lot of different people there and bigger boys than me, it was just a whole different chapter of my life that I had to push through and get over it. I was thinking "ahh these years in middle school is going to be a breeze" then grades came out and it wasn't looking good almost not even passing, so from there I started realizing that I really need to buckle down and get my act together. I tried and tried to go in for help and get help from my teachers by going for help during lunch, recess, and after school hours but it all seemed that none of that helped. Then I then found out a way to get my grades up was to stop hanging out with my friends and go home and do my homework instead, then that helped me a lot and brought my grades up so that I can pass middle school. Then came high school just by saying those words made me scared “HIGH SCHOOL!”, so as I made my way through the first day of high school I was shocked, but as the year passed everything turned out fine.

     When I was young I was active into many sports I played baseball, basketball, volleyball, football, and judo. Those sports was a big part of my life and sometime I would have to go back to back practices because judo was always at night and that’s where, “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets” fits in because even though I would be tired and lazy I would always have to keep pushing myself to practice. In my life playing sports especially baseball was a big factor in my life because it was passed down from my great grandpa playing baseball, till my grandpa playing/ coaching baseball, my dad playing baseball, and now me. But there was only one problem from me being to my best ability was because I was a big boy and it made everything harder for me like to run, to bend down, to swing the bat, and even just to keep the paste of running with my team. But at the end every practice every game I had to “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets”.

    My first year in high school, like I said before high school was scary for me at first sight. Then everything was settled and it felt good to be older and go more into the real world. Well when I went to Moanalua I was only looking to play one sport and that was to play baseball and follow my papa’s footsteps. But then came along some hard obstacles for me to play I had to keep my grades up to at least a 2.0. Keeping my grades at that level was pretty hard for me because I was put on AP my freshman year because my grades couldn’t make the 2.0 standard. But the came another problem in front of me was to make my mile 4 laps around the track less than 8 minutes. When I heard that for the first time my jaw just dropped, as we made our way to the beautiful field I just stepped on home plate and just looking out towards the field I look at left field (308ft), center field(385ft), and right(257ft) and just say to myself I will take one over these fences. As the week of tryouts just fly’s by I am prepared because I will “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets”. Even though my grades where no well and AP was a big factor for me to play I had to search for help and turn in grade checks every week to play our season games. In the end I just pushed through and was able to start at first base, and be 5^th batter.

     As my sophomore year comes to an end a lot of things has changed for me I would go and play baseball but after baseball I would go lift and just max out in every workout. Then it hit me again my grades weren’t looking so bright, so many projects caught up with me. So as baseball season came around it went well I played, wasn’t on AP, and my grades where above the 2.0 standers. Then all of a sudden an obstacle just dropped right in front of me and it was to play varsity baseball, or judo which I both had experience in. Therefore I ended up taking a chance and do judo and it made me work hard and push and push and push until I got my first shot at states and it went well I did my best and came out successful.

      In conclusion, “keep pushing no matter how hard it gets” would be the best saying that describes me and how I live my life. In the beginning I was the biggest boy and no one to talk to and I didn’t do nothing about it but just keep eating food and get bigger. Therefore I though no matter how hard it is for me to lose this weight and get muscle, I will keep on pushing and strive for my goals because I never want to give up on something that I haven’t finish and no matter what obstacles I will have to take no matter what works outs I will have to do, I WILL “KEEP PUSHING NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS”!

My group and i are trying to make a difference in changing how teachers teach classes and we think that to get to learn the subject or topic better that teachers should include more hands on activities so that way people can have fun in doing what the learn and it may be a easier way to memorize the subject.

 

hi my name is Ryan Souza and i am from district aiea 

and I come out of a poor town and in my town you have to fight for yourself to get food and to feed your family. So my skills is that i am a diver and i wear a wet suit where it protects me from getting wound and i use the spear to spear fish and provide food for my family. when i get chosen for the hunger games i  have my skills of using my spear to shoot long distance and attack people.

poem draft

 

 

 

Living in a place with no one to play with

 People thinking you’re the meanest person around

People don’t know how nice you can be.

Coming out of a quiet neighborhood

Where the only house you hear is mine

Me yelling all the time

Having fun but people think of me as a mean man

Breaking things is my thing but in the end its perfectly fixed
Looking across the street you see so many little kids having fun
And when you ask to play they run
but at the end of the day they come to see that your a really nice and sweet person
that they couldent see

(My address)

November 15,2012

Moanalua High School

2825 Ala Ilima Street,

Honolulu, HI 96818

Dear Moanalua High School Administration,

I have been attending Moanalua high school for two years, and I am pleased with the campus being a nice environmental space, and with a nice facility to attend to.

However, I have experienced some problems in using the schools bathrooms. One thing that I have experienced was the odor that lingers through the bathrooms, M and G building bathrooms for example. The smell of the bathroom is not completely repulsive, but it is bad enough to make the bathroom experience uncomfortable. The bathroom experience that makes me want to not bother of entering is just how bad the odor affect you time in using the bathroom, and how you can used the bathroom in peace without smelling that bad odor. To my attention this has not only affects me but other people around the school campus. Therefore there is more than one problem in the bathrooms, another problem would be where there is no locks that can keep the doors shut, H building would be another example. I know that the bathrooms are cleaned twice a day but it’s not just about the toilets and urinals but they have to do something about the odor.

Things that we could do to make the bathroom and nicer and cleaner environment would be that we can some how take some money out of the school to put air fresheners in them so it can make the odor escape.

All though I don’t have enough evidence I cant explain a whole lot of things that are problems to the bathrooms, I just believe that one thing that we can do is try our best to stop the smell and the bathrooms a cleaner place.

I have no problems with the schools facilities but its just that the bathrooms are not a nice place to be at.

Risky Business

Ryan Souza Period 2   

                  There has been a case of 6 teenagers reported at the ER for the abuse of drinking hand sanitizer. Teen now days use house hold items as a drug or to get a buzz. For example drinking hand sanitizer is the same as consuming about 6oz of straight alcohol. Since drinking alcohol and smoking underage is illegal for teenagers they use household items because they are legal and is now a problem today. Now teens don’t only abuse hand sanitizer but they also abuse straight alcohol, cough syrup, inhalants, mouthwash, and sniffing spray paint.

                    First, one thing that is a con to this is that people think that this not a problem and that it is just a joke and to be cool and funny. Well they don’t realize that if you consume only 6oz of hand sanitizer that is the amount that will send you to the hospital if consumption of more than 6oz that can be a cause to death. People may think that this is not bad people are just trying to tell you it’s bad for you to no do it, well by abusing these house hold item like sniffing paint, or even drinking straight alcohol. They will cause you to have brain damage and you cells would die one by one. Also the reason why people do this is because they know that it’s not illegal and it easy to find and purchase.

                    Secondly, although there’s many ways to get a buzz, but this is a way to get a same buzz and of smoking or drinking alcohol. Therefore there are easy to find and easy to get like I said earlier kids at the sage of 12 can go and just walk into the store for example longs and just grab alcohol to clean cuts , hand sanitizer to clean hands, and cough syrup cause there sick. See there are many ways and excuses to get these items and the cashiers would never know because they think that they will use it for a good cause but when they find out that the kid was showed at the ER then they worry.

                     Lastly, why do teens use household items as another drug? Well teens use household items as a drug because they want a buzz, therefore they can’t have that availability to get cigarettes, beer, and also weed. Although they can get cheap things and get a buzz to and to top that off its not illegal to drink hand sanitizer so they do are if they ever got caught. So basically saying that if people keep on doing this then it will turn out to be illegal then kids may be cautioned about it but doesn’t mean that they would stop doing it.

                      In conclusion teens now day look to get in to mysterious thing and try different things just to fit in or maybe to look cool and think that there all bad, but at the end of the day they don’t realize that what they’re doing can cause death and  damage the brain severely. All in all abusing house hold items isn’t such a great idea unless you’re ready to give you life’s and dreams away. So just think twice before abusing household items.

                

       

 

College Essay

  The Oregon state university is the college that I would be joyed to attend not only for the good athletics but for great academics because Oregon is the school that can push me to my limits to come out of the successful. The college of Oregon is a great way that I can start my culinary career and also have a chance to play baseball for the ducks. This can help me to improve on my different skills that can help me become my future job, also I can maybe enhance my skills in baseball and maybe have a chance to play professional baseball. I would also like to mention that the community service that I have attended was the winter craft fair in 2011 by setting up for all of the venders and lead them to their booths, also going to the fishing convention to help clean and set up for all of the  venders and help them with the products. This college is one more step to take until I can call myself and adult because by being able to attend Oregon would be a pleasure because I can express my ideas about how I think it’s right to cook and how other people can teach me the correct ways so I can fix my mistakes a d learn what things I need to cover to reach for my goal. From me coming from a hard time by seeing my parents fighting and divorcing each other I learned that there more than just fighting and getting married you have to achieve what you want to do then get married. I came from a family who would always be there for you no matter what. this college is like my future to dream of stepping on to that campus and just saying wow I made it also I would say to myself wow I reached my goal in life now there is one more step I got to study hard and get good grades. My high school years I learned that there’s more to life than having fun and fooling around I have to pay attention and do my work by that it can make me more closer to my goal and make me a more better person because I use to always slack off and goof around now in college I got to understand that I have to give my time and dedication to work hard and be successful. In conclusion I think that I can reach this goal but only if I have the mind, heart, power, and soul and to put in my dedication and my time to complete my achievement.

 

the sky was cloudy with a fierce jumper hopping the rocks off a waimea bay with red colored shorts and going toward the crystal blue water. You can see his friends cheering him on as he counters this terrifying rock

other colleges

hpu hawaii pacific university   http://www.hpu.edu/

mesa state college  http://www.coloradomesa.edu/


yavapai college    http://www.yc.edu/

University of oregon

to apply for OU you would have to write an essay of 500 words or less that shares information that they  cannot find elsewhere on your application.you can choose any topic possible. Some ideas i can consider  your future ambitions and goals, a special talent or unusual interest that sets you apart from your peers, or a significant experience that influenced your life. 

Coming of Age Poster- Draft

     first draft

                                         Coming of age

                                                           By Ryan Souza

    BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!! As I hear the sound of my alarm going off at 6:30a.m that was the sign that I knew it was game day. As I stretched out of my bed just wishing I could sleep in I do a quick prayer that said “dear lord just lets us have a good day today and let me do my best amen”. Just with a quick splash of water in my face I am awake. This story is the time that I realized that I just needed one more person to watch my game and that was my great grandma.

    As the league announcer pronounces welcome to the Aiea little leagues all start tournament. At that moment I knew that it was time to play some baseball. “Ryan Souza your up to bat” when I heard my name I glared into the fans and could not spot out my great grandma, not even my mom was there so at that moment I knew something was up. So I the moment I go into the plate I do my best to focus but my mind is saying “where is ever one”. Strike one, strike two, strike three I am out.

   On July 10 was my grandmas birthday and she had the biggest and priceless smile on her face. My grandma means so much to me by teaching me so much about life and how to cook one dish she taught cook was her papaya soup from dicing the papaya, to making the both and then serving it to the family. To me my grandma was my idol she taught me how to show respect to other people and just to live life the way you want to live it and no one else can change you.

   “Here we go Aiea here we go” it was the bottom of the sixth inning with us up 2 runs against Honolulu. We were on the field with two out, then all of a sudden a straight line shot was hit to me and I caught it for the third out. So as I ran in I finally seen my mom and for some reason she was sprinting down the hill and called my name “Ryan Ryan” so as I ran to her she said “baaban (great grandma) passed away and all of a sudden my heart just drop and I was tearing so much I had to leave my game. As we rushed to the house I could just see cars parked anywhere. So as I walked up the stairs I couldn’t look or even wave I rushed pass the room my grandma was in and went it to the other room and just laid there just saying god how come it had to happen now lord and I just cried and cried.

   This had made me become such stronger person because I knew it was time for her and she had left me with a lot of good experience from here. I knew that it was time for her to pass and as she can live a happy life up there instead of her suffering down here. She knew that it was time for her to go because she couldn’t teach me more than what she already had. Even though I really miss her she can still make me a good person even though she not here. I learned that I can move on with the lessons she has gave me and I will always love her.

   

                                                        The end

     

 
                Blog Revision


   on my blog i made changes to match how much i grown from sophomore so what i changed to my blog was change the back round to make it look like i am not a little kid by just putting name brand clothing brands and etc also i change my pictures and inserted poems to so that  related to my title and also i changed my picture because i changed over the summer.

writting position statement

Tourist and the blow hole
 
     The case on Mr.Potts, the 44 year old man who came down to vist the nakalele point located in maui which was the site of there blow hole and accidently feel into the blow hole when a big wave shot up the hole. So it turned out that the next 3 day Potts was no where to be found. So i think that it f Potts family would try to sue our state they would be wrong bcause in the paper it tells that there where signs that said "park and walk at your own risk",Potts family may think that that is just wrong to use that against them but its true and same for all the other familys about there family members dying . All in all i belive that if our state could put more signs to show that its off limits then maybe people will lisen and there would be no one else to blame but them because they should be warned by the signs.

LINK TO PORTFOLIO

http://ryansouz11.blogspot.com/