I.S.S is not fun and isn’t something to be proud of. First of all it just paints a bad picture of yourself to others. Especially people who don’t know you such as your teachers next year who look at your records, the people who interview you when you are looking for a job, and when you are trying to get into a college. After you get out you have to work extra hard to gain back your teachers trust and to show them that your not a troublemaker or a slacker, but a hard worker that made a mistake. It also helps if you are polite and respectful to Mrs. Phipps. She will be respectful to you if you are kind and respectful to her.

   
I.S.S is a lot like prison/containment within school. That is why I.S.S stands for In School Suspension. If you want to go get a drink of water or go to the rest room you have to have someone go with you. You can not go any were alone you have to go with someone to leave the room if you get permission to. You even have to ask permission to get up to sharpen your pencil even if it is right next to you.

You also have to have all of your supplies with you in the room. You have to have your textbooks, your binder, your pens/pencils, and colored pencils. Basically you work all day in a quiet room without any distraction while your teachers bring you all of your work for the day. You pretty much you catch up on what you are missing. So in a way it helps you.

If you are in NJHS or the National Junior Honor Society then you need to try extra hard not to get I.S.S. If you get I.S.S and you’re a NJHS member then you will get kicked out. That does not look good on a college résumé.

So in a nut shell you basically need to stay out of trouble and try not to get I.S.S. Its better to just get your work done and not have to go through the troubles of getting I.S.S. Be smart and stay out of I.S.S.

My Thanksgiving break was really boring. I played Café World and Happy Aquarium on Facebook the whole entire time. I ate turkey and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving day. My sister and I played Mario Party 8 and Dance Dance Revolution because we were bored. My sister still had to go to school because she is in college. I worked on my history project while I watched WWE Monday Night RAW, Tuesday Night ECW, and Friday Night Smackdown. I did my English vocabulary and studied for the test I have on Tuesday. My dog, Poh-Poh, was very happy that he got to eat some of the turkey on Thanksgiving because he loves to eat meat. I helped my mother put up the Christmas tree, lights, garlands, and all of our numerous ornaments. My dog was so funny because he kept on going around the tree. I played my violin at Barns and Noble last Sunday. First, we played with the Philharmonic Orchestra, and then we played by ourselves. We played Trepak, Seasons Greetings, and a few other songs. My annoying stand-partner kept on blocking the music, so I had to move him away from me.

 I saw some of my friends there and one of them came up to me and said do you have change for a 100? So I said no. why? Her father thinks that she’s going to get lost some day, so he gave her a 100 dollar bill and 3 one dollar bills. She came back to me later and asked me if I have change for a 20. So I gave it to her. And that was the only funny/ exciting thing that happened to me over the boring break.