Yearbook Committee & Newspaper Staff

This year my brother and I joined the yearbook committee in one of the school groups we're in. We had our first meeting Monday, we discussed the plan for the year & decided who would do what. We signed up for quite a few different pages. We are also part of a community homeschool newspaper called Flame. We have regular columns we write for that. So we will have a busy schedule in that regard. :D
Billy

Beth David Messianic Congregation

For the last two weeks I have played at a messianic congregation! It has been really interesting, I got to see many different Jewish traditions. We played for the two feasts of Rosh Hasshanna & Yom Kippur! Otherwise known as the Feast of Trumpets & the Day of Atonement. I learned Hebrew songs and played Hebrew style music on world percussion instruments. As a bonus this synagogue has a "potluck" every night after service!
Billy

CHEFA Kickoff

Every year CHEFA has a back-to-school Kickoff. We sign yearbooks, play volleyball and badmitten, eat food, hang out, & race "rubber ducks" in the creek that runs through the park. (Woodward Park) Our ducks didn't do too well. This year was cool because I got a yearbook (because I'm in high school)so I could get people to sign it! CHEFA gives out yearbooks from the previous school year in the fall of the next school year. I got to see people I haven't seen all summer so that was also fun :D

Billy

Riverpark Bible Church

My family has started going to Riverpark again! We used to go but then we moved to Coarsegold. So now that we are trying to move to Fresno we decided to go back. This church has major ADD. I am in the high-school group & there are activities every week! They also teach a lot, its not watered down. I am enjoying the youth group & the sunday school. I plan to join the high school band called project 100 :D

Billy

Physics

This year I am taking a physics class. Its hard but its not crazy hard! The weird thing for me is it's like taking two math courses instead of a science & a math course. I like taking the class because I like doing the labs in a group setting.
Billy

Sentinel Dome

We went to Yosemite with our homeschool group. We hiked Sentinel Dome. It was a good hike. We had a great time with our friends. We saw a few deer and a badger den. My family loves to go and see God's handy work...so this hike did two things. We got to enjoy God's play ground and the friends he gave us.

Dave

Boy Scouts

I am joining Boy Scouts this year! I went to my first meeting Monday night. I saw three people I know there, so that's cool. I'm very happy because I have wanted to join for a long time. I already do a lot of the things that they do in Boy Scouts, but now I will get badges for things like throwing knives and archery which I do in my back yard. I will also be shooting like I did a few weekends ago on my Grandparent's property with our friend CJ and his dad Nathan.

-Dave

Bembe!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Bembe started again!!!!! Poor me, I had to take the summer off...feel my pain. Anyway I'm happy that I get to start playin my djembe on a regular basis. The day I came back my teacher gave me 6 new parts to learn, yikes! Luckily none of the parts were crazy hard, so I learned them by the next day. Friday we play in a Synagoge...its always some new angle with my instructor!!

Billy :D

BEST Parties

Ok so I am in a school group called BEST. The youth group had a school is starting swim thingamajig. It was lots of fun! I got to see some friends that I hadn't seen for the entire summer! We ate, swam, played fooseball, and other games but generally just hung out!!!Then three days later they had another party for every grade in the school, babies all the way up to alumni and of course parents too. At this party we played volleyball and had a giant slip and slide, which my parents made.

Billy :D

A Day in Yosemite

We went to Yosemite on Sunday. We were invited to swinging bridge. We were with two other families. Its an awesome swim hole!!! After that we went up to Glacier Point. I only have one word. WOW! While we were there we saw a Mama Doe and her two little fawns. That was sooooo cool! You typically don't get to see the little guys.

Eric

PSCA Choir

I started back in choir after being out about four years. It's good to see all the people I haven't seen in a long time. I am relearning what kind of singer I am. My friends are varied in their voices, but I think I'm Bass and so do all of my friends. We will see where the choir teacher sticks me. I am also relearning my music reading homework. Anyway I am enjoying choir and visiting with my friends very much.

Eric

Another party summary....

O.k so here's the deal, I haven't been able to write for a while so I am doing another party summary. All of the parties on this entry I planned, which was an enlightening experience all by itself! So anyways first we went to pizza with my cousins in Fresno and we messed around in the arcade, then we had a swim party @ bass lake we played games, and hung out. One of the families brought a kayak for everyone to share. I didn't even know they were going to bring that, so it was a nice surprise. I planned two swim parties @ Granny's house we went swimming ate a lot of food and played games! We played Capture the Flag and Marco Polo as well as the usual Apples to Apples and games like that. We also blew up tons of floats for the lake and pools parties. These parties were all really fun, & I enjoyed being with my friends very much!

Billy