Maybe Life's Not Perfect

Ever taken a moment, just to think about you? Stop, maybe go back to your last conversation and follow your thinking. Where did that reaction come from, how did I end up to that topic. When you look into yourself like that, it's amazing what you can realize. Overall it strengthens your convictions about you as a person.

Knowing who you are, and where you stand, is the mystery of being a teenager. It's the point in our lives where we decide, exactly who are we. Thing is, it's such a scary trip, honestly. Finding out who you really are is so intimidating, especially because we're afraid of what we might find. Will I actually like who I am, what I'm becoming. That reason alone is why figuring those things out is so crucial. If we want to become good, decent people, we have to look into ourselves. We have to face our demons, our faults, our weaknesses. Scarier yet is having to embrace them. Apart from giving us individuality, our faults push us to be better people, we grow only because of them.

That's my biggest fear: taking a long hard at look and who I am, and knowing that I can't stand myself. If that happens, it means I've failed myself. Everything in my life, every challenge, experience, or person, was wasted because I failed to learn from them. The ultimate rejection, is your own. That is the true meaning of fear.

HUNGRY

SERVE IT UP WOLVERINES, SERVE IT UP! **clap, clap**

In case that wasn't a dead give away, the Tok Volleyball Round Robin is going on....like right now. So for starters, get off that laptop and get out there!!!! (..oops).

Seriously though, go at least for a few games and support our ladies before the massive regionals tourney next weekend, along with the Winter Formal dance sponsored by the sophomores. Be there or be square.

Apart from the Round Robin right now, Jr. High is away this weekend for their last games of the season and also their regionals. So make sure to send them luck and all that jazz, long distance (yes, this means facebook).

So, a very big weekend in sports but also a very big month in general. November is national Native Pride month, the bulletin board in the multi-pupose room is coming soon, Domestic Abuse awareness month, as well as our annual Canned Food Drive. Be proud, be nice, and eat something.

To be honest, that's a weird mix of stuff going on, but yet it should hit home for those of us trying to encourage school spirit because really, those three things are what school spirit comes down to: Be PROUD of who you are, and what you are for that matter, embrace your inner wolverine. Unleash the beast.

RESPECT those who you want to respect you. If there is anything every single student can agree on at Tok, is that bullying is a huge issue. Now, if we all know that, and none of us like it, then why is it still happening?

Don't be afraid to CARE about something. I'm not sure if any of you have taken a look at the "Fed Up With Hunger" board outside of Ms. B's but it's a pretty sobering idea. There are people right here who have virtually nothing. Personally, it reminds mehow much I have, and how much I can help. What goes around comes around, and no act of kindness goes unrewarded.

*Cue inspirational music*

*And fade out*

Anyway, also just to give you a visual of what we're working toward, here is a Turkey costume I found online.

Imagine that as one of our teachers, busting a move to the Cha-Cha Slide.

Oh please bring in cans. Please.

Pretty Spooktacular

So, it is Halloween night and know that you're just chilling at home dying for me to finish posting this so you can read it, as well as obsessively refreshing Facebook because what else is there to do tonight? It's not like its a holiday or anything...

Anyway. Now that the mad rush of Red Ribbon Week is over, a new one begins:

-Jr High BBall game against Ft. Greely this wednesday

-Jr High BBall Round Robin this Friday and Saturday

-Veterans Day Assembly

-Canned Food Drive

-----THANKSGIVING!!!-----

And somewhere in between all that is Regionals for both Jr High and High School...I think.

Gearing up for a Gnarly November (clever, yes?)! Hope this month is as active as October was. Who ever said craziness was bad? Certainly not me.

Oh! Don't forget to wear you're class colors on Wednesday too! We have a tie for the spirit points that needs breaking. Besides, you scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Have a Happy Halloween guys!

RED RIBBON REACTION

This week is National Red Ribbon Week, spreading drug and alcohol awareness everywhere.

Student Council sponsored a bulletin board outside Ms. B's for this week that features not only some pretty scary facts about drug and alcohol (+ tobacco) abusebut a giant red ribbon too.

The ribbon is for students signatures who pledge to be drug free. "Sign the Ribbon to Keep on Livin'". Did you sign?

What did you guys think of board? Too much, not enough, or is it just totally out there and doesn't even make sense?

Also the glorious banner for this week, which we hope to laminate and useagain and again. Ohhh tradition. (:

Also, don't forget to dress up for thursday and friday!! We have some pretty awesome prizes you could win if I do say so myself. I'm a sucker for stickers, face tattoos and bracelets. What can I say?

Well Hi There

The beast. The powerhouse. Yeah...we are Wolverines. Tok High School Wolverines to be specific. I'm the president of this monster, Student Council, and this is our new website. Sick, I know. But the great thing is that this is by us (the students) for us (the students)....so we're NOT just another brick in the wall. ;)

This blog is now the home of legend. By the students, for the students, this will be used to keep everyone updated on what the heck is going on, all the time. Pretty great right? You now have your own personal feed to the epic going ons at Tok High School. You're very welcome.

My ingenious plan is to have as much back and forth communication as possible between 9-12 grades about what YOU, yes you, think about the stuff going on in school. Not totally sure how this ingenious idea is actually going to play out, but hey this is definitely a start.

Please, please, please, puhhhhhllllleeezzzzeeeee leave comments on any of the posts to give us, Student Council, feedback. I would love to hear what you have to say. Honest.

Student Council Cares. I'm Ruby Walden and I approve this message.

Enjoy.