Writing Challenge #2

HALLE BERRY FINDS A NEW BEAU!!!! - HOT OFF THE PRESS.
On April 14th Hollywood starlett Halle Berry was taken to Minnesota on a red eye last night around 11 pm where she was found greeted by a unfamiliar fellow. We later found out the unknown man's name was Neil Anderson, a high school teacher at South High in Minneapolis, MN. The two seemed to be really close to eachother, as if they had known eachother for a long time. From their body  language it seemed as though they were the new hot couple of 2011! Even Halle's daughter Nahla seemed very fond of Anderson, as she too jumped in his arms right as they got off the plane. After an hour of following the new couple around, as we pulled up to what seemed to be the Anderson's residence, a moving truck met the couple out in the back of his apartment. We soon realized that Halle and her daughter Nahla were moving in with Anderson in his small yet quaint Minneapolis home. From Hollywood to the small city of Minneapolis, we think it is because she is really trying to get away from the drama that came with her divorce with past beau Eric Benet. After she recently discovered he is already engaged to Manuela Testolini, she needed some time to really be with  someone who really cares, loves and will be there for her.
After researching Neil Anderson, we had been told by his students that he has always been very fond of Halle, and he even has a picture that is seemed to be photoshopped of them together. Little did his students know that he was seeing her a week after her and her ex had finished the divorce documents. Student Willie Webb told sources that "Neil is the best teacher at South High, and now that we found out he's actually dating Halle Berry, it makes his even better! I just hope he lets me babysit Nahla when him and Halle go out on the town!" The seniors at South High are very happy for Neil and they wish him the best of luck in His and Halle's relationship, and they can't wait to see him all over the tabloids very soon! Will Neil and Halle be the new big thing? Will Hollywood come up with a cute pet name for them? With Halle's ex Eric retailiate? We will just have to wait and see, until then, the best of luck and happiness to the both of them from us.

Writing Challege #1

Senior year, a time to celebrate graduating from going to school for 12 long years, a time to really appreciate your friends and family for pulling you through some of the toughest times and also for helping you make memories that you will remember for the rest of your life. When looking back on this year, I had my ups and downs, but when it came to the downs that I was going through, I feel as though they are what helped shaped me into the mature young woman I see myself as today.
Going into senior year at South High, I wasn't the least bit nervous. I was at the top of the school after all the years of being at the bottom. Being a senior to me meant, relaxing because I no longer had to take all the AP classes I was previously taking, and it also meant freedom, which is what came along with taking VOICES, which I feel in my opinion really helps us get ready for college.
It seems like everything that has happened this year was better than it had been in previous years, such as Super Soccer Saturday, Sadie Hawkins, singing telegrams, and Sweethearts. But when I come to think about it, everything may seem better because it'll be the last time we will be able to attend or do such things as a high school student. And that has really become a reality for me with Softball this year. I want to be sure I play every game to my best ability as if it were the last game I'll ever play. Because at this time, I'm not really sure I will ever play Softball on a competitive level ever again. That also goes along with Prom. I want to make this the most memorable Prom, one that will never be forgotten for as long as I live.
Senior year is known as everyone's favorite year, the one year you look forward to the most as a high school student. And sitting here, knowing that it's so close to being over, I come to realize that maybe I'm not quite ready to let it all end. I don't look forward to watching myself and all my closest friends go there separate ways. Whether they plan on staying in state or going out of state, it just won't be the same as seeing them every single day. Especially all the kids in VOICES, we all became so close this year, it's going to be the hardest goodbye ever.
So on May 26th, 2011, I will find myself on the last day of high school, looking around at the school that I was once nervous to attend as a freshmen and reminiscing on all the memories I had as a student at South High. And as I walk across that stage to get my diploma, and throw my cap in the air amongst the students I've gone to school with the past four years, the one thing that will be going through my mind will be "That was some adventure, huh?"