Delaney's Blog

I know school’s over, and no one will probably ever read this, but I just wanted to say that middle school was the best time of my life. I’ve made so many friends and I’ve done and accomplished so many things and I’ve made a million memories that will last a lifetime. I’ll always remember that day in seventh grade when Tony Scarfo brough in a Canadian flag and maple syrup to Mrs. Hastings class and started singing the Canadian National Anthem. I’ll always remember Tiara Johnson accidentally bumping into the eyewash thing in Mr. Guyer’s class, and it went off and started went everywhere. I’ll always remember the crazy times me and Jamia had in Ms. Ducharme’s class. I’ll always remember Andre, Tina, and Shawn acting up in Ms. Albanese’s class. These are just a few of the million great memories I have of middle school.

Growing up is tough, and I couldn’t imagine growing up without all these kids. These are the kids that made middle school fun. I can’t imagine living without Jamia, or Jon, or Shawn, or Luke, or Chaz, and everybody else! For three years, they were a part of me. And I will truly miss them.

During my middle school experience, I’ve learned that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. I’ve also learned that you shouldn’t take anything for granted, even the small things, like sitting with your friends at lunch.

Over the years, we’ve grown into more mature, smart, and beautiful kids. But, we’re not kids anymore. We’re young adults. I can STILL remember my first day of kindergarten. I can’t believe how fast life has gone. In just four years, we’ll all be adults. I hope someday, 10 years from now, we’ll all see each other again and we can relive our middle school moments.

I will truly miss MMS, but we shouldn’t say goodbye. Saying goodbye means going away, and we’re not going anywhere. Yeah, sure, we’re going to different schools, but we’ll always have each other in our hearts. We’ll always know where to find each other. Heck, we live in the same town, guys!

I am so proud that I was a part of MMS. It’s a wonderful school. I’ll miss everything about it; the teachers, the students, the smell of the gym, the cafeteria, even my lockers! I had so many great moments at locker time in the past three years.

Remember Forever, Mariner Middle School

When we got to Washington, DC, the first thing my group did was get in line for the Holocaust Museum. We were in line forever. There was so many people in line for it. Plus, it was extremely hot, and I was starving. Sara Kimmey was getting on my nerves because all she talked about was this guy she likes. So we were in line, and my stomach kept growling, so I took out my PopTart and started eating it. Then, the guards came out and were like, “Do not take any food or drinks in”, so I was worried that they would see me. So, I was trying to hide from them behind all these people, and I probably looked like a fool because we weren’t even in the museum yet!

The Holocaust Museum was boring. There was so much walking to do. And Sara Kimmey kept getting on my nerves and I was about to slap her because all she talked about was the guy she liked and she kept laughing at the people who were in the Holocaust, which was very disrespectful. Also, Victoria, Kelsey, and Danielle were trying to get lost, which was really stupid. Cassidy’s mom and Mrs. Fowler had to keep an eye on them.

After the Holocaust Museum, we went to lunch at Union Station. It was really cool there. Most of my group was getting pizza for lunch, but I didn’t want pizza. So me, Alyssa, and Laura went to McDonalds and we had to wait in line forever. So, eventually we got our food and we found our group and sat down with them, but by the time we got there, they were almost done with their food. Me, Alyssa, and Laura had to eat really fast. Then, when we were done, we looked around Union Station. We got Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and Cassidy’s mom bought a ring and a book. I got Doritos for the bus ride back.

I think the best part of the whole trip was the bus ride. I sat by myself, but I wanted to because I got to scretch out. Across from me was Tiara and Alyssa, but Alyssa moved to the back of the bus after a while. Alyssa brought a six pack of Gatorade, but she wouldn’t let anybody have any. I was dying of thirst. So, when she moved to the back of the bus, I told Tiara to get me one. So she did, but she had to do it sneakily, because she didn’t want Alyssa to see. So, she got it and I wasn’t looking and she threw it at me! But I couldn’t get it open, so I threw it back and asked her to open it for me. She did, and then she threw it back. So, after I drank some, I put it on the seat next to me under my bag so Alyssa wouldn’t see. So then Alyssa moved back up and she reached for her DVD case, which was on the seat next to me, and she found my Gatorade!!!!! I WAS ABOUT TO DIE!!!!!! She yelled at me!!! And I blamed it on Tiara, because after all, she was the one who gave it to me, but Tiara was denying it! What a good friend.

Also on the bus, I was chewing gum, and it got stuck to my retainer, so I was trying to get it off with my tongue and I accidentally pushed the gum to the back of my throat and it stayed there! It wasn’t down my throat, but it wasn’t close to my mouth, either. So, it just stayed there in the middle of my throat and I could feel it! I tried to cough it up, but it didn’t work.  So, I drank some Gatorade and it went down. I was afraid to swallow it because I thought that something would happen to me and it would get stuck somewhere.

My biggest accomplishment was getting my grades up in math and social studies. Math is really hard for me, so to raise my grade in that class was awesome. Before, I had a 33 in math class, but I raised it to like a 90. I was very proud of myself.

In social studies, my grade used to be a 70, but I also raised that to almost a 90. I had to raise it because I want to get into Honors Social Studies next year, and you have to have good grades to get into Honors classes. It was really hard to raise that grade, but I did it. I had to study so much for quizzes and tests and I had to listen really well in class.

Even though they’re not really big accomplishments, at least I accomplished something.

My proudest moment was when I got a 95 on a math test. It was a unit test. Before the test, I had a 33% in Ms. Delcampo’s class. I was so proud of myself when Ms. Delcampo told me that I got a 95 on my test. All year, I have really struggled in math. I go to tutoring every Monday, hoping that I would raise my grade. I just don’t get Algebra and I don’t like it.

You don’t even know how proud I was. I was just so happy with myself. Ms. Delcampo gave me a high five when she told me and patted my head. I kept smiling because I was so happy. I’m not dumb anymore!

That was my proudest moment.

One of my biggest memories from middle school was when I was in seventh grade. It was when I liked Kawan. Mr. Luciano found out and he would always tease me about liking him. One time, I wrote his name on my paper, and Mr. Luciano saw it and he tore it off in front of the whole class! He would always make fun of Kawan, and it got so annoying. I would get so mad at him. Mr. Luciano always said, “You can do better than him, Delaney” and “Kawan’s future is in an orange jumpsuit”. Even though I got mad at him, it was fun. That’s the thing I’ll remember most from middle school.

Another memory I have was when I got my first write-up. I got caught chewing gum. What happened was in the beginning of gym class, Mr. Luciano saw me chewing it and told me to spit it out. So, I pretended to, even though I didn’t. At the end of class, he saw me chewing it again, and he started yelling at me, saying, “I told you to spit it out, and what do you do? You go and put another piece in!” So, he wrote me up. I wasn’t scared, because I knew my mom wouldn’t care. It was only gum!

Another memory I have was when we went to the Shorebirds game this year. I hung out with Tiara, Julia, and Cassidy the whole time. When we first got there, we all got something to eat. Julia got nachos, and she complained to them because her cheese was cold. It was so funny! But the funniest part was near the end when me and Tiara went to the bathroom. At first, I accidentally walked into the boys bathroom, but I ran out of there and went into the girls bathroom! Tiara was laughing at me.  I had to go pee, and she had to wash her hands because they were sticky.

So, I went into the stall, and I peed and then I realized that I had no toilet paper. So, I yelled for Tiara to get me some and she laughed at me. So, I was yelling at her because she was just standing there laughing at me and not doing anything. She finally went into the stall next to me to get me some. I wasn’t sure it was her, so I poked her foot and was like, “Is that you Tiara?” and she just cracked up. She finally handed me some. So, I rolled it up in my hand, and then I realized that she didn’t rip it off from the thing! It was all over the place! There was so much of it! I was like, “Tiara!” and we both laughed so hard. So, when I tore it off from the thing, I flushed it and the toilet got plugged up because there was so much of it! So, I ran out of the stall and washed my hands really fast. Tiara was like, “What happened?” and we both ran out of the bathroom.

We kept laughing about it the whole ride back to school. It was so funny.

“The Last Song”

By: Nicholas Sparks

 Ronnie Miller was a 17 year old girl who was from Manhattan, but was on vacation in North Carolina with her little brother to visit her dad during the summer. Her mom shipped them down there because their dad wanted to see them. Ronnie hated being down there because she didn’t fit in and she hated her dad, because he left her mom. One day, she was walking on the beach, drinking a milkshake, when a volleyball player named Will accidently bumped into her and spilled it all over her. After that, they kept running into each other and eventually, they started dating. They quickly fell in love and they never wanted to be apart. After a while, Ronnie started being nicer to her dad and started loving him again.

 When Ronnie was little, she played the piano. She was so good that Julliard had been watching her, and they wanted her to go to Julliard when she got older. Over time, she had gotten sick of playing and eventually quit. She hated the piano so much and never wanted to look at one again. Her dad had a piano at his house and was always playing and writing new songs. Ronnie made him put up a wall to hide the piano so she wouldn’t have to look at it. Her dad continued to play and was writing a song that sounded different from his other songs.

 One day, Ronnie’s dad started coughing up blood and couldn’t stop. She drove him to the hospital and she learned that he had cancer. He didn’t tell Ronnie and her little brother, Jonah because he didn’t want them to get scared and he wanted to spend time with them. Ronnie and Jonah cried for days. Ronnie broke up with Will because she was under so much stress and accused him of trying to make things better, when he wasn’t.  When it was time to go back to New York with their mom, Ronnie refused to go because she wanted to stay and take care of her dad. She wasn’t going to college, so she could’ve done what she wanted. Over time, her dad became more and more ill. They took walks on the beach and read books. A couple months later, her dad died. Not a lot of people attended the funeral, but Will’s parents had. Ronnie played the piano and played the song her dad had been working on. When she was back in New York, she decided to go to Julliard. She was practicing in a hall, when she turned around to find Will standing right behind her. They caught up, and they eventually started dating again.

 I thought this book was one of the best books I had ever read. The theme was love, because Ronnie fell in love with Will and she fell back in love with her dad before he died.

 I would so recommend this book because it makes you realize that life is short and that you need to let the people you love know how much they mean to you, before they are gone.

Night Before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas,
And all through the kitchen,
My mother was cooking some delicious chicken.
All of the sudden,
The lightbulb broke,
And my mother randomly started to choke.
In a flash, superman came.
My brother thought his costume was lame.
And instead of rescuing the day,
He ate up my dinner,
And he flew away!
Santa burnt the house with dynamite and flares,
I guess I was on the naughty list, next year, I’ll care!