March Madness

March Madness is upon us! My favorite team is the North Carolina Tar Heels (UNC) and we have made the tournament once again! Our first game in the tournament is on Friday against the 11th seeded Providence Friars. This is a very winnable game and I expect Marcus Paige to go off! If we win the Heels will most likely the Iowa State Cyclones! My friend, Justin, and I have been talking about a possible UNC-Iowa State game for ages and we might just get our wish! It would be an awesome game! My Final Four consists of Florida, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Wichita State! I have Florida beating Michigan State and Wichita State beating Wisconsin, followed by Florida winning it all in the title game! Hopefully I get all my picks right and win the billion dollar challenge hosted by Warren Buffet! It would be crazy if someone predicted a perfect bracket! GO HEELS!!!

Graduation Plans

Graduation is coming up fast and I'm very excited! I'm pumped to graduate and get a diploma and celebrate with my friends at their graduation parties. Graduation parties are the best! It will be a great time! Honestly though, I'm very really elated for college to begin. I'll be able to start a brand new chapter in my life and major in what I want to study. I plan on attending NICC to get my general education classes done, then transferring out to another college to major in either elementary education on computer science. I'm going to do everything in my power to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It's been a dream of mine ever since I was little kid.

Baseball

I just finished reading a book about Derek Jeter. He is the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees. I decided to read this book because I love baseball. Although I'm not a fan of the Yankees, I still love to watch Jeter play. He is a great baseball player and an even better human being. The portrays Derek's life and how his hard work helped him get to the majors.

Photo Reflection

 Mike Federspiel

4 December 2013

English-12 3B

Photo Reflection

            As I saunter toward the beach, senseless seagulls cackle above me. The minute I hear the crashing of the waves, I make a beeline to the shore. The scorching sand flies behind me as my brother, sister and I race toward the rippling ocean. We jump in; the icy wakes chills us down instantaneously.

            In awe of the sights and sounds of this magnificent California beach town, I bathe in its saltiness. The surfers paddle their way out into the horizon and wait in anticipation for their next exciting excursion back to shore. Little kids structure masterpieces with nothing more than a shovel, a bucket and a few sea shells found floating in the shallow waters. My head swivels as I hear the thunderous slap of a volleyball being served. Back and forth, back and forth the ball soars, until a diving player reacts just too late. A point scored for the blue team. I visualize my mother in the distance, repeatedly snapping her camera, ensuring she takes the perfect shot. The screams of the rollercoaster riders dominate my ears. I glance in the direction, just as the coaster descends into its hundred foot, near death fall. Sweet cinnamon funnel cakes and buttery popcorn scents infiltrate my senses with the overwhelming need to gorge. While silencing that need, my ears rejoice again with the joyous sounds of a carnival on the warm, sunny day.

            Sitting on the beach, taking it all in, I realize this is the perfect getaway. Ideal weather, family time, and the big, blue Pacific, make me idealize a perfect life. Before we leave, I grab a stick and mark my territory by inscribing my name. I will be back, one day soon.

"Some things you just cant learn..."

Mike Federspiel

5 November 2013

English 12-3B

“Some things you just can’t learn…” Essay

            Some things you just can’t learn without failing first. An example would be learning to ride a bike. No matter how many times my parents ran alongside of me, no matter how many times my parents held the bike upright, no matter how many times my parents would yell “PEDAL FASTER,” I just couldn’t grasp the concept. If you want to learn how to do something, you are going to have to put in the time. It took many hours and a few scraped knees before I was finally able to keep my balance. I failed a lot, but got right back on, learning what I did right and what I did wrong. What I know about learning to ride a bike, is that I had to fail before I could succeed.

Reading

Today in English class, I started reading the book Hothead. It's about this 12-year old baseball player named Connor Sullivan. He is an awesome baseball player, be he cannot control his anger out on the diamond. Whenever he messes up, he throws a tantrum. He is trying to find a way to cope with his anger problems and be a better teammate and friend.

My Life

Hey, what's up!? I'm Mike Federspiel, 17 years old, senior at CHS and I'm going to tell you a little bit about my self! I enjoy playing and watching sports! My favorite teams are the Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, Dolphins and UNC Tar Heels! I've been a sports fan for as long as I can remember! Some of my favorite hobbies are playing videogames and listening to music! I play Call of Duty and Madden and listen to all kinds of rap/hip-hop music! I'm also into cars, I think they're cool! I currently drive a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu! My favorite foods are tacos, spaghetti, pizza, chicken wings and cheeseburgers! I also have a really bad sweet tooth and eat a lot of candy! In the feature, I'm hoping to move away from Iowa and go to college out in California! I plan on going into something with computers!