B4

            A captain is someone who commands, leads and guides others.  The Alden varsity football team selected great men to be the captains of the team.  It is a great honor to be a captain for the football team.  The captains selected were Brian Stoldt, Domenic Brotz, Scott Rosier, and I.  In order to be a captain, you need to be a leader.  You have to be a man of great character and work hard during the season and not during the season.  The whole team had a vote for captains and they chose who they thought were the best candidates for the job.  As a captain, you need to set an example for the rest of the team.  Younger players should look up to you, so you need to do the right things because you never know who is watching.  Each captain selected are great guys and they work very hard.  The off-season consisted of us and others working very hard in the weight room, doing what it takes to get things done.  Now, the team is taking one game at a time and really focusing during practice.  Being focused during practice is very important.  If you are not focused then you will not be prepared for the team you are playing. 
            Every Thursday Coach Masters comes to Alden and gives the team a talk that really motivates us.  He gets everybody in the room to think about where they stand in life and on the field.  Each week there is a word that we recognize.  That word is the basis of Coach Masters' speeches.
           Football season really brings the team close and we become a family.  We have each others backs and will do whatever it takes to help one another.  This season will have its ups and downs but hopefully more ups.  We need to stay focused and do what it takes to win football games.

B2

              There are ups and downs to all four seasons.  The season with the most ups is the Fall.  How can't you like the fall?  There is football, apple pie, Halloween, and Thanksgiving!  This is the season where I eat the most food because of the holidays.  Of course football is the most important thing during this season.  There's high school football, college football and the National Football League.  There is so much football to watch, its scary.  You can spend the whole weekend, Saturday and Sunday, just watching football.  That is pretty much how I spend my weekends.  The weekends are usually pretty swell.
              Although I do not participate in Halloween anymore, I still enjoy all of the candy.  You may ask yourself, how does he get the candy?  Yes, I steal it from my little brother and sister.  Yes, I can still sleep at night.  I can honestly say that Reese's and Kit Kat bars are my favorite.
             On Thanksgiving, we all go to my aunt's house.  She usually makes a couple extra pounds of mashed potatoes just for me.  It's just one of those days where you need to wear pants with an elastic waistband.
             My mother makes a mean apple pie.  It is one of my favorite desserts.  It is just a perfect combination of apples, cinnamon, and pie crust.  In order to eat apple pie, certain things need to be done.  One thing is that the apple pie needs to be warm.  I do not like cold apple pie.  Also, you need to have a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream, it tastes so good. 
             When I think of the fall, I think of the leaves changing color.  It is so beautiful when you gaze out into the trees and see all sorts of leaves that are a variety of colors.  But I do not like it when I need to rake a billion leaves out of my lawn.
              Overall, the fall is the best season. 

B1

             I have a Facebook account and I use it frequently.  I feel it is a really nice way of expressing yourself.  You can be friends with your family and people you have not seen in a while.  Although Facebook is fun and enjoyable, there can be great dangers associated with it. 
             Employers look at Facebook, and if your potential employer sees that you share inappropriate things and there are repulsive pictures of you on it, they will not hire you.  Also many pedophiles are on Facebook looking for innocent girls or boys to prey on.  People really need to be careful and think about what they are posting before they actually do it.  Another downside to Facebook right now is that you cannot be friends with cool teachers like Mr. Currin until you graduate.  That's not a rule of Facebook, but it's a rule of Alden High School.  Another thing I hate about Facebook is that my family always writes stupid comments on every post and picture of mine.  They think they are funny, but they are not.
              Also, there is a serious problem with bullying on Facebook.  People feel it is easier to say and write mean things to people when they are not face to face.  It is still wrong and there are many suicides as a result of it. 
              I often post pictures on Facebook. They usually consist of me being with my friends or family, or myself during a football game.  Also I usually post funny comments on peoples' statuses and pictures.  I enjoy Facebook because I can keep in touch with family members that are out of state.  I will usually throw in something about food or something about sports in my statuses.
              Facebook is the top social network.  It is used all over the world and more and more people join it each day.  A close second would be Twitter.

A3

I have had many great years throughout my career as an Alden Bulldog.  My favorite year in Alden Schools is fourth grade.  My teacher was Mr. Perry.  He always made the classroom atmosphere enjoyable and easy to learn in.  I made some great friends that year, like Matt Shields for example.  It seemed like we always went out on the playground.  The playground was the place to be back in the day.  Matt Shields and I would always play football with a bunch of kids from our class.  It was always him and I versus at least six other kids.  I swear, we did not lose one game.  I was the quarterback and Shields was the wide receiver.  I had at least eighty connections with Matty in the end zone throughout the course of fourth grade.  I am pretty sure that is a single season record for the Alden Intermediate School playground league.  We had a stellar zone defensive scheme that would work every game.  They could not seem to find a way past our defense.  The dominance carried over into Physical Education class.  If Matt and I were ever on the same team for a sport in physical education class, you need to watch out.  Mr. Perry was a great teacher.  He would always interact with his students and do some interesting activities.  I would always laugh really hard in his class, mainly because he was a funny guy.  I learned so much in his class.  I learned some great life skills as well, like to give everyone respect and you will get respect in return.  Also, that year I was obsessed Brett Favre and the GreenBay Packers.  I would frequently wear my Brett Favre jersey, whether it was during Physical Education class or just my regular class.  Mr. Perry liked the Giants and we would always talk about which team was better, but clearly the Packers are the best team ever.  Fourth Grade had many ups and very few downs.  That is why it was my favorite year attending Alden Central Schools.

A2

This school year is my last school year at Alden Central Schools and I feel like I need to make it special.  I hope to take a few risks and possibly join clubs that I haven't joined before. I am taking courses this year that are pretty difficult.  In the past I tend to lose focus in really boring and tough classes, so this year I plan on changing that and being productive.  I have befriended many people over my years here at Alden.  I plan on getting to know many more people this year.  I am starting to apply to colleges and I hope that I can make it into each that college I apply to.  This year I hope to figure out what I am going to do with the rest of my life.  Also, this school year there are many hopes and goals for our football team.  Our team hopes to go further than the previous season, but in order to do so we need to take one game at a time and work hard.  This year I plan on taking my SAT's again to improve my score.  Last time I took my SAT's I did not take it as serious as I should have.  This time I will study hard and give it my best effort.  This year I plan on attending most of the school's events because I want to enjoy the last bit of time I have left at this school.  These events would include homecoming, snowball, prom, the student dodgeball tournament, and more.  Also this year I would like to not get shoved into my locker by Domenic Brotz.  It's just not fair.  In he past three years, I have kept my grades in the ninety's.  I plan on doing the same this year.

A1

            This summer couldn't have been much better.  The football season was on my mind early.  There were many workouts held at the high school field which a great portion of the football team attended.  We had workouts a few days a week preparing for the upcoming season.
           Also my friends and I were always very hungry, so we ventured out to transit road many times in search of a great place to eat.  Often we ended up going to Ted's Hotdogs or Jim's Steak Out.  I literally spent my paycheck on food and gas.  Yeah, it was awesome.  We would always stuff our faces til we couldn't eat any longer.
           This summer my family and I didn't go on any summer vacations.  The majority of the time we relaxed by our pool or hot tub.  My mother made great dinners throughout the whole summer.  Her mashed potatoes and grilled chicken was my favorite. 
           This summer I started to work a little more than the previous summers.  My father owns a restaurant in which I bussed tables and washed dishes two to four times a week.  Everyday I worked there I would try to order a different item off of our menu, but it never worked out because I could not steer away from our mac and cheese or burgers.
           Also this summer, I have hosted many wiffleball games at my house.  It was always a three versus three game or a four versus four.  My team consisted of a couple of pretty talented kids.  My teammates were Brandon Hassenbohler and Zach Miner.  Miner built himself up to be an incredible player but my expectations fell short when he kept dropping fly balls and didn't ever hit a home run.  He is slightly average at best.  Our opponents had some sluggers on their team.  They were Brian Stoldt, Ryan Snyder, and Michael Steffan.  I would say the best player on their team would have been Ryan Snyder.  He hit the most runs and was great in the field, he was a complete player. 
          My summer was great, but there is always a time each summer where you need to stop having fun and focus on football.