Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Labor Day

For many students Labor Day is the last free day of summer. In 1894 the President declared the first Monday of the month Labor Day to honor all who are employed and have a job. Your job now is to be the best student you can be.

1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
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82 comments:

  1. alec8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking forward to the dirksen olympics becuase we are the biggest in the school so we will win now.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?


    im looking forward to talking with my friends and im not looking forward to getting homework

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  3. stephaniec 8September 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Volleyball, basketball, and soccer is what I'm looking forward to this school year. I'm not looking forward to all the essayes we have to write.

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  4. jacobo8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?


    Disecting a frog and graduation.All the work I have to do and the homework.

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  5. daniaa8thgrade.September 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Im not looking forward to nothing this year.

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  6. joshuarabenau8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? Im looking forward to graduating 8th grade and disecting frogs/ Im not looking forward to presentating projects.

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  7. JanayP 8B.*September 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    --Im looking foward to getting good grades
    ---Im not looking foward to getting in trouble.

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  8. MiaRose8BSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    One thing that I am looking forward to this year is Language Arts and Art class. The thing that I am not looking forward to this year is Math.

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  9. JamesH8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking for me to get good grades and have fun and what i am not looking forward is me getting in trouble to much.

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  10. CashaeS8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    Im looking forward to doing good in school and getting good grades. What im not looking forward to is sitting in that boring advisors office all year again.

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  11. AstasiaN8September 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking forward to playing on the basketball team and fool around with my friends. I am not looking forward to getting in trouble and people messing with me.

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  12. DayaC 8BSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?


    im looking to more fun and danceing and more social time with my friends.what im not looking to is to more homework

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  13. jason haleSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    For many students Labor Day is the last free day of summer. In 1894 the President declared the first Monday of the month Labor Day to honor all who are employed and have a job. Your job now is to be the best student you can be.


    im hopeing to get good grades this year and not get into truble

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  14. Jasminea8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?




    I want to meet new people this year and learn more things.

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  15. jessenia mSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I'm looking forward to graduating. I'm not looking forward to all the work and homwwork we ar going to have.

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  16. vicky r 8bSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I look forward to graduating. I dont look forward to all the illnesses i will probably receve this year.

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  17. Ariannam8September 8, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    What I'm looking forward to this school year is meeting new friends at this new school. I'm not looking for trouble this school year.

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  18. isabel 8b saidSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    i am not like forward to make more friends this year. i am like forward of getting out of iep and getting a's in class this year.

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  19. JaylenB8BSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    This school day I am looking forward to this school year going by EXTRA fast soo we can graduate and be on to HIGHSCHOOL! I am not looking forward to all this HOMEWORK! XD

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  20. gaby Z. 8BSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    I am looking foward for graduation and I am not looking for essays and homework

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  21. JustinH8BSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Just graduate and to get my high school diploma. Im not trying get in trouble at at cause im trying to graduate.

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  22. Eduardo C.September 8, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? Im looking foward to the end of the year field trip. Im not looking foward to my first parent teacher confrence.

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  23. ariannaSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:39 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking foward to playing sports.I am not looking foward to te homework.

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  24. luisXD cSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:42 AM

    i want to play soccer this year in gym and to b in the soccer team

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  25. KennedyH7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Im looking foward to people This year.

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  26. RacquelV. 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Im not looking forward to homework this school year. What i am looking forward to is a different enviroment then my old school.

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  27. ashleys7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    i am looking to the school year to get all A's in all my clsses. what i am not looking for is getting into fights yeah fights

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  28. DemondF7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    . What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?



    I like forward to make the basketball team.

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  29. mariah G.7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    What I am looking forward to this year is seeing all of my friends and getting good grades. What I am not looking forward to this year is homework and quizzes.

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  30. kealin7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    What I am looking foward to in this school year is going on a field trip and what i ort looking foward to is more homework

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  31. IsabelM 7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking forward to meeting new people.What I am not looking forward are enemies.

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  32. CieloZ7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?What im looking forward this school year is to get good grades and also get high average

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  33. Amber C 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?Is having more field trips to go to but be fun.Also what else is the fun where going to have.

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  34. cristina7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?i am looking to look forward to going to the dance at the end of the corter and not get nun of though's refurals

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  35. lesly7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    1. what are you looking foward to this school year? what are you not looking too foward this year? Im looking foward to learnin g lots of things. im not looking foward to this year id getting bigger lockers.

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  36. keiferjordanb6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking forward to the no reforal socail and i not looking foward to the isat.

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  37. maritza esquivel 7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    i am looking forword to get a's .
    i am not looking forwords to getting a refrul.

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  38. Tyler J 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    Answer:im looking forward to trying to get in to pre-algebra for math, i do not look forward to doing easy work.

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  39. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    i am looking forward to getting all mostley a's and some b's . i am also looking forward to learning new things in math , mostley all the subjects. i am not looking forward to getting any f's or d's . im really not looking forward to getting in any trouble.

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  40. alejandroR 7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking foward to get better grades.

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  41. TanyaM.7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? .. Im not really looking forward to anything this school year because I have a feeling this year is going to be the same as last year. This year im looking forward to christmas because im getting a new phone.

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  42. cesar g7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    im looking forworerd to a beter education this year.

    im not looking forward to drug problems in school this year.

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  43. GEORRELLB 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    im looking forward to anything really in not looking forward to homework and any other type of work

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  44. Lizzette E 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    What I am looking forward to this year is winter beack beacuse we get off school for like a week.

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  45. Shawn7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year?What are you not looking for this year? I am looking foward to the social,but im not looking foward to the big test at the end of this year.

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  46. Naiyuben 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    I am looking forward to making new friends,to much work.

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  47. caylam7b:)*September 8, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? im lookinq forward in school is fun thinqsto do in class and thats it :))))*

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  48. Deja D 7BSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking looking too foward to this year?

    Im looking foward to being on my best behavior. Im not looking foward to getting any refurrals:)

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  49. marissabarajas7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    i am not looking forward to having a small locker but i am looking forward to making new friends

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  50. R'eonna7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? Im looking foward to summer break because when i come back to school i will be a 8th grader.

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  51. Javon7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    I am looking forward to Dirksen school olympics because it be fun and funny.

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  52. donald l7bSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    To have a good grainds in this school this yaer.

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  53. luzg b6September 8, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    I am looking forward to faving fun in school. What I am not looking forward to is getting in trouble.

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  54. alec v 6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?getting good grades and i dont now

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  55. KIM6BSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I'm looking forward have awesome grades. I'm not looking forward to get in figths and get bad grades.

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  56. yvonnea6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    what i look forad ibto this cool year is finding people that connet with me and knows me well as a friend. what i dont look forad to is when people are beiong mean.

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  57. artiest 6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? Chillin with my friend and having fun but learning at the same time

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  58. caitlyn6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    1 to get good grades and god to school!
    2 GET STICK and miss school for a week not good

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  59. CHRIS 6BSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I lookin forward to all the fun things we are going to do. Im not lookin forward to the science fair.

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  60. Amy Q 6thSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year?
    Ims looking forward in this school more time in gym and having alot more nice teachers. and meating more friends to play with.

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  61. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    . What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?I am look to be a good stodit at my school.

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  62. valeria6b:)September 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    What im looking forward to this school is in wanna get good grades and i also wanna make new friends.
    Also i do not wanna get shoveed against a lockeer.:)

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  63. cateradillardSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year

    Im looking for fun days looking for meeting nice people that im looking for

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  64. lataydraSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?i am looking ford to sportsand good grades and i wasin lookin forward to bad grades.

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  65. omar s.6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?



    Im looking forward to good grades in school.Im not looking forward to missing any school days.

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  66. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    im looking ford to getting a strit 'a'

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  67. itzelg6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?
    I am looking forward to have challenges and meeting new people and what i am not looking foward to is a ton of homework and fights.

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  68. gabrielag6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?What im looking forward to be consentraded and try my best at everything. What im not looking forward to is not doing my work and not tring my best.

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  69. Jose R.September 8, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What I am lokking forward to this school year is that I want the teaccher to be more fun, well they are but I want them to do more fun stuff

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  70. allen6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Im looking ford to this year to have a good year.

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  71. abraham6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I'm looking on getting good grades.

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  72. gabrielle r 6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I'm realy looking forward to making lots of friends this year,and i'm also looking forward to picture day. The only thing i'm not looking forward to is the end of the school year.

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  73. ArteciaH 6BSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year


    I'm looking forward to this school year is having homework everyday except for Fridays. Also I want gym to be everyday and to get to go outside on nice hot days. We should go on field trips twice a month and go on a trip somewhere far away

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  74. isaiahbennett6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    im not looking forward to thing

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  75. DEADRIANA 6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? Im looking forward to haveing a good school year this year. Im not looking forward to haveing a bad school year this year.

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  76. VictorGarciaSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking foward too good grades
    I am not looking foward to being bad this year

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  77. GabbieC 6B :DDSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? I am looking forword to getting all striaght A's and Im not looking forward of maybe moving to Indiana :(

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  78. alysaf 6b said....September 8, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    I am looking forward to dirksen plympics because it sounds fun.What I dont loowk forward to is going to the office because my name got into something.

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  79. jalen6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?

    Im looking forward get more time at lunch to talk and eat. And not looking forward to getting lots of homewwork just like yestaday.

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  80. xavier6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? I'm looking forward on being a better student this year. And I'm not looking on forwad on going to the princeables office.

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  81. jada haleSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year? I am look to be a good soeint .

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  82. natalie6bSeptember 8, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    1. What are you looking forward to this school year? What are you not looking too forward to this year?I am looking forward to the Dirksen Olmpics. They sound really fun. I don't know if I will particapate in the Olmpics but I might.I want to see who wins the teachers or the stundents I think it will be a real challenge. GOOD LUCK TO ANY STUDENT WHO PARTICAPATE!!!!!!

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