I don't want this entry to be a pity party but it's what I'm currently feeling so I thought I'd post a new entry.
My father has multiple sclerosis which is a neurological disease that attacks the nervous system of the human body. The disease is crippling, as it severely limits movement of any sort whether it be fingers, hands, arms or legs.
Finish reading 'ickkk hospitals...' »I just returned from vacation with my family in the Poconos for an entire week...and I have missed not having a computer.
My longing for my laptop made me think: why do I need a computer/Myspace/Facebook when I am on vacation with my family? Seriously, how ridiculous is that?
Hey everyone. I'm Alex Peterson (my middle name is Britton, pronounced just like the country in Europe) and I attend Central York High School. If you're forgetting who I am, I was the one who waltzed in late to the first intro-meeting a few Fridays ago...yeah that's me.
I love fishing, I just got back from Canada two days ago with my family and one of my best friends. We caught over 400 fish in 6 days, it was awesome. I love being outside and just being in the wilderness I guess you can call it.
I also love traveling, going anywhere and everywhere. I traveled to Europe twice, once in 2000 and once in 2005. I visited England and France with friends and family. It was an experience of a lifetime and I plan to go back someday soon.
Finish reading 'alex britton fishes with barbie flatfish' »Today is the second day of our two week road trip out to Nebraska. I will try to update everyday with pictures. Finish reading 'Road Trip!' »
What you want to do with your life?
When you're a teenager, the question seems to pop up everywhere. It affects the courses you choose in high school, the activities you participate in, and the people you spend time with.
As graduation nears, the urgency for an answer seems to intensify. You want to choose a college with a good program in your chosen major. Of course, that requires first knowing what you'd like to major in.
With so many factors to consider - pay, status, interests, required skills and certifications - it can be tough to know exactly what type of job or career would be the best fit.
But that can't keep a teen from dreaming, right?
We asked members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News' Teen Takeover staff to tell us what their dream job would be and why. Check out what they had to say, below, and then do a little dreaming of your own.
It’s hard to get a high-school diploma without experiencing the kind of education you can only get from time spent in the school cafeteria.
You learn basic principles such as: If you can’t identify it, don’t eat it. A packed lunch is always better when some of its components have been traded with friends. Where you sit often says something about you.
Some things change over time. Nutritional fads and programs influence the offerings. Increasing enrollment and scheduling issues might have you eating lunch at 10:30 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. Brown bags and metal lunch boxes give way to fashionable, temperature-controlled sacks.
Other things, however, seem to withstand the test of time. The cafeteria has always been a key setting for the social dramas of school life to play out. And the chicken pattie that the lunch lady plops on your plate probably isn’t all that different than the one your mother ate when she was in school.
Below, we asked members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News Teen Takeover staff to share some of their best tales from the cafeteria.
Hopefully, it will make you nostalgic for pizza day, not the food fights.
The central PA pop rock band will be parting ways after the final show tomorrow night at the Strand Capitol. Local favorites have played numerous times in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and will end their two year successful run. The band has split due to altercations between the band members and will not announce what the altercations were.
Strand Capitol
7:00 p,m.
Friday, April 25th
It seems like every day we discover a new technology or gizmo we just can’t live without.
It’s not a new phenomenon.
Throughout history, the advent of the automobile, the washing machine or the television made people wonder how they ever got along without such luxuries/necessities. These days, depending on who you talk to, the list of essentials might include anything from an MP3 player or GPS navigation system to the Internet and text messaging.
We asked members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News’ Teen Takeover staff to tell us what they felt they couldn’t live without and why. We thought it might offer some insight into essentials for a new generation.
The results were a bit surprising.
While the responses do include a laptop and a fancy coffee drink, many more of the answers are decidedly low-tech: a journal, music, chewing gum.
Who knows? Maybe it means that the more high-tech our society becomes, the more we long for simple pleasures.
Finish reading 'Essentials for the next generation -- Teens share what they can’t live without' »We asked members of our Teen Takeover staff to respond to an article that ran in the York Sunday News which suggested that, while teens might be losing their attention span for time-consuming tasks, they are better able to filter information.
The teens said that there are just too many other things — iPods, TV, schoolwork, jobs, sports — vying for their attention, that spending hours, say, reading a book is an impossibility.
For them, completing a job quickly often takes precedence over contemplating their navels.
“What’s next?” is the question ruling their hectic lives.
And while, they might not be reading for pleasure as much as previous generations, staff members say they feel they’re organized and efficient.
I was thinking the other day about this and I wanted to see if your guys opinions would match mine. So please respond!
Finish reading 'Why oh Why?' »
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