Angelina VanderBeek

Mrs. Roskamp

LA, 8C

10 September 2015

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The hourglass card reminds me of when my dad and brother went on a trip for three weeks this summer, that was a long time with no boys! This summer my dad and my brother went on a trip out west and up to Canada for three weeks. It felt like forever and it was so good! While they were gone my mom, sister, and I did a lot of fun stuff. We went to watch Inside Out in the Celebration Theatre at the Rivertown Mall. While we were in the mall we went to a restaurant and ate a sandwich with ranch oozing from it.  We also went to the Art Barn where I painted a soap container. Now when I wash my hands I look at the beautiful colors on the soap bottle. I also watched a lot of the women’s world cup while the guys were gone. It was fun watching the girls score and watching the US win it all! I could hear the intense cheering and music from the crowds. Overall I had lot of fun for those three weeks.

The suitcase card reminds me of when I was packing for a sleepover at Chloe’s house. Towards the end of summer chloe had a bunch of girls over for a sleepover. We went to street performers and all got henna. I could feel the brush tickling my skin when it was my turn to get my henna. We saw a lot of cool performances. We watched a really funny juggler while he juggled huge knives. When we got back to Chloe’s house we played extreme spoons. Extreme spoons is when someone hides the spoons in a room. Then you play normal spoons, but when someone gets up to get a spoon everybody tries to go find one. The intensity of that game is like a bomb about to burst. We “slept” in her trailer. we actually didn’t sleep at much, we just talked, played games, and ate all night.

The bell card reminds me of the two schools I went to for sport camps this summer. I did three different sport camps this summer. First I had basketball camp at Holland Christian. I had a lot of fun at that camp. I got to meet some of the girls that I will be going to Highschool with. This camp was the hardest one though. I could feel sweat dripping down every part of my body the whole time. The next camp I went to was the Holland Christian soccer camp. My favorite part of that camp was when we went to Pine Ridge to play foot golf. Foot golf is like golf but with bigger holes and you have to kick the soccer ball into the hole instead of with a golf club. The last camp I went to was the volleyball camp here at ZCS. This camp was really fun because I saw the radiant smiles and lovely faces of all my friends before school started and I knew everybody that was at the camp. We had a lot of fun and now I made the volleyball team so I am really happy about that.

Angelina Vanderbeek

Mrs. Roskamp

LA, 8C

16 September 2015

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

Matthew 7:24-25

I think this verse is a really good theme for the 100th year. When we went to camp in 7th grade we really had to think about a theme that would have something to do with being a school for 100 years, so I think we chose the perfect theme. Our theme this year, “Built on the Rock”, means a lot to me as both an 8th grader at ZCS and as a Christian in the world.

I can use this verse a lot being the oldest in the school. Being an eighth grader here at ZCS I feel like I need to represent both “Built on the Rock” and being a school for 100 years. I feel really blessed that I can be the 100th class to graduate. It’s a lot of work being an 8th grader, because everyone is watching you in everything you do. I have to make sure I am being a good example to the younger grades. I want  kids to say, “ I wanna be like that 8th grader when I grow up.” This verse helps me remember that this school has been a school for 100 years because it was built on the Rock, and I think it is really important to remember that and to help the rest of the school remember. I hope I can show kids how to build their lives on the rock and not on the sand.

I can use this verse being a Christian in this world. Being a Christian in this world is tough sometimes. If you build your life on Jesus Christ the Rock then you will be able to get through all the tough stuff this world throws at you. This verse is about two people who were told to build their houses on the rock and not the sand. The one person heard this and acted, he built his house on the rock. The other person heard this and still built his house on the sand. When the rain fell and the streams rose, the person who built his house on the rock was safe and his house did not fall. The house that was built on the sand was knocked over and did not stand through the flood. This story reminds me that I can always hear what God wants me to do but what matters is if I do it or not. This verse is what every Christian needs in this world.

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Our theme this year, “Built on the Rock”, means a lot to me as both an 8th grader at ZCS and as a Christian in the world. This verse helps me remember that Christ is our Rock and we need to live on Him. I hope I can share this with the world and our school through my words and actions.