MUN

We got our payment schedule for MUN. We have it more split up this year so we don't have to pay one large amount at once, which I find helpful, especially around the holiday season. We're having some scheduling conflicts as well because lots of clubs meet throughout the week. Prom committee and SOI interfere with our Thursday meeting date at lunch but it still seems like the most convenient right now.

MUN 11/13

I should have blogged about this before but we have good news for MUN. We've been assigned 3 countries this year: Turkey, Syria, and Macedonia. Turkey is on security council, allowing only 2 open spots. I decided to take Syria with the Special Political (Specpol) committee. I chose this because while we've studied a bit about both Syria and Turkey in history, a lot of our focus was on Syria. I'm on the committee with Marjorie Palmeri, who has been on MUN since her freshman year. She helped me a lot when I was a sophomore. Last year as a junior I knew what I was doing more but this year I plan on making a point of participating in debate and discussion more than usual since it is my last year at Sturgis and I know have everything works with the conference now.

EFA

We made plans to raise money for EFA over the upcoming months. First off, we're going to be doing pennies for peace, where students can put change into water jugs to raise money for donations. We're also going to be doing bake sales before Thanksgiving, selling pies in particular since it goes with the holiday. We're also thinking of doing a much bigger bake sale during or after midterms. I want to increase my own awareness on this topic because I didn't participate in this activity last year when a lot of the information was being given out. I have some general ideas but I haven't had a lot of time to look into it more because of my busy IB schedule.

Last Game Outcomes

Yesterday we had a great game. We came close to beating Barnstable in all 3 sets and our coach was really happy. There were even times during the sets that we were beating them. We got all of our serves in and worked well playing as a team. Today we're playing the faculty but after that, volleyball is officially over. I'm glad our last real game was such a success.

Last Game

Today we have our last volleyball game and although my previous post was a bit negative I'm feeling better about actually doing well. We are playing Barnstable again, so doing well won't essentially be winning but instead being as consistent as possible, which is what our coach has been stressing throughout the season. Yesterday was a really good practice because I figured it was the last one where I could practice the skills I'd learned this year. I received serves well, coordinated well with my other teammates and didn't get fed up over any one thing. So, although it hasn't been perfect, I think I've reached the goals I set out to achieve when I started blogging about it. I'll probably blog about the game and then it will be over for the season. I'm glad a lot of my younger teammates have improved so much. By the time they're my age Sturgis should have a pretty solid team if they keep practicing.

Season Almost Over

I have to admit, I'm glad volleyball is almost over. While I did strive to meet objectives such as learning new skills and being part of a team, the IB work and lack of appreciation at practice is getting to be a bit much. I know that I'm a much better player than I was last year and we have a good coach who encourages us to trust each other while playing but the segregation of A and B teams has made this year less community- oriented. I think the A and B teams have bonded more within our own groups then with each other, which is only a personal opinion. I still don't understand why the coaches are stressing entire team unity, however when they've kept us separated all season.

Game Friday 10/16

We didn't win our game on Friday against Barnstable but I think that our individual "B" team is becoming really close and learning from each experience on how to utilize the skills we learn in practice and apply them to games. It wasn't bad that we lost because everyone was encouraging and we came close to beating them in the second set we played.