HOME STRETCHHHHHHHHH

one more week to go until ISAC. I'm pumped up! But today's practice was okay, had some school work issues, and  then came to school late, and i felt so guilty of myself, so practice wasnt good to begin with But Im ready. My body feels GREAT, no pain, flat feet pain is good, shoulder's good, legs are good, hip's feeling good, and i dont know, somehow my hair made me feel lighter, hahaha. Im starting to get my hit right, especially contact with the ball. I found out a trick for myself, which is to be light, relaxed and QUICK. Speed = power. I learned that not just killing the ball can give you a strong hit, swinging your arm quick can do the same, it saves energy AND it doesnt strain your shoulder. Just like what mr.t said, its all in the mind now. Im ready, i just need to polish everything and be at 100% when game day comes. This week I wanna focus on my receiving, our receives were terrible today, 1st ball is the most important. LETS GOO RAZORRRBACKKKKKKKKKKKS!

FORM #1: CAS Activity Proposal

This form must be submitted to and approved by the CAS Coordinator BEFORE you begin your work.

Full Name *

William Ou

Grade *

•  11
•  12

Activity Name *Give your activity a title

Student Council

Activity Description *Describe the activity you wish to undertake. Identify your role and responsibilities. Indicate if your activity is individual in nature or collaborative. (If collaborative, list down your collaborators.)

Student Council is group of elected members that are voted to represent the student body. I am the Treasurer in the student council. My role is to keep track of the money coming in and going out. This activity is collaborative, we discuss as a group, in the group there is a Student council president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, P.R.O., middle school representative and our 2 student council advisors.

Activity Status *Is this a new activity or an ongoing project?

•  New
•  Ongoing

Activity Core Value *Which core value does your activity address? (Select all that apply.)

•  Creativity
•  Action
•  Service

Learning Outcomes *Which Learning Outcomes will this activity touch on? (Check all that apply.)

•  Increase my awareness of my strengths & areas for growth
•  Undertake new challenges
•  Plan & Initiate activities
•  Work collaboratively with others
•  Show perseverance & commitment
•  Engage in issues of global importance
•  Consider the ethical implications of my actions
•  Develop new skills

Goals *What are your personal goals for this activity? How do these goals relate to the Learning Outcomes you selected above?

Become the most successful Treasurer the school has ever had! Come up with fun ideas, activities, and initiate good causes.

Impact *Who will benefit from this activity? How?

The school and our community. Student Council is here to make the most for the student body. We represent the student body, and therefore our school, we will have events to support causes and help our community in any way we can.

Timeline *Where, how often, and for how long will the activity take place? (specific dates if possible)

We have a meeting every Thursday after school, sometimes meetings during lunch break. The activity will be on for the whole school year august 2010 till may 2011.

Name of Supervisor *

Ms. Pascual

Supervisor's Organization *

Brent Subic

Supervisor's Information (if not from Brent Int'l. School Subic)Contact Address, Email, Contact Number(s)

Student Agreement

I will commit to the activity at the above-stated time/s and given duration to the best of my ability. I understand that it is my responsibility to see this activity to its completion, and once approved, can only be cancelled through negotiation with the supervisor and the CAS Coordinator. (Click the SUBMIT button to signify your agreement.)

Frustration!!!

And so the part of the season has come, FRUSTRATION. We had a game with Major Major MIX, i was pretty hyped up and was expecting a exciting game. So the first set started, they were pretty bad compared to what ive seen them do, and so we won the first set easy, but i thought we didn't do that great as well, they were just BAD. 2nd set began, and i guess we just sorta gave it to them the score was like 25-10. The rest of the sets.. i believe, we could've taken it, IF WE HAD A LITTLE MORE FOCUS. For some reason, the gym felt dead today, and so were we. Just like what the other team said, were good players, and we can hit, BUT were not hitting! It was especially a TERRIBLE day for me, im not hitting like how i hit in practice, and this was bothering me A LOT, because it continued throughout the game.

There will be many games for us  the next 2 days. We gotta forget about our frustrations, and just play our game. We gotta get pumped up for them, learn, play, enjoy, and HIT

So far So good

So its been about a month since volleyball started. The teams developing quite well, its better than i expected to be! Last Friday we got some good games in, here at Brent. There were a lot of strong and SKILLED teams, we learned a lot, from watching and playing with them. Even though the teams played at higher level than us, we still hanged on and won a couple of sets, and this pushed us to get better. Our floor coverage was mediocre, we got some pretty good hitters on the team, but i realized most of them aren't hitting THAT much, we need to get low and have a good first ball to the setter so the setter can have a good set, which will give a good spike.Like what mr.T said, we gotta stop thinking about our mistakes while in the game, shake if off, and get it back. For myself, I need to learn how clip the ball when I spike. Lately i found out  what seems to be my problem, my swings seems to be like baseball pitch, my elbow does not lock and extend to its fullest, causing my wrist not clipping right, if i get this down, my spikes can be more accurate and actually IN the court. ISAC is in a about 3 weeks! I'm excited and motivated and I'm pretty sure the team is as well! :D SO FAR SO GOOD!

FORM #1: CAS Activity Proposal

This form must be submitted to and approved by the CAS Coordinator BEFORE you begin your work.

Full Name *

William Ou

Grade *

•  11
•  12

Activity Name *Give your activity a title

Boys' Varsity Volleyball

Activity Description *Describe the activity you wish to undertake. Identify your role and responsibilities. Indicate if your activity is individual in nature or collaborative. (If collaborative, list down your collaborators.)

The boy's varsity volleyball team is a volleyball team consists of 15 chosen upper school boys. My role is to play as an open hitter in the team. Volleyball is a team sport, so it's definitely collaborative. I have to collaborate with my teamates(Adam, Jack, David, Andy, Armand, Chris, Allen, Dong Yeon, Henry, John An, John Kwak, Cryon, Stin,Kevin) and as well as my coach Mr.Tolentino. We all will learn and develop as a team.

Activity Status *Is this a new activity or an ongoing project?

•  New
•  Ongoing

Activity Core Value *Which core value does your activity address? (Select all that apply.)

•  Creativity
•  Action
•  Service

Learning Outcomes *Which Learning Outcomes will this activity touch on? (Check all that apply.)

•  Increase my awareness of my strengths & areas for growth
•  Undertake new challenges
•  Plan & Initiate activities
•  Work collaboratively with others
•  Show perseverance & commitment
•  Engage in issues of global importance
•  Consider the ethical implications of my actions
•  Develop new skills

Goals *What are your personal goals for this activity? How do these goals relate to the Learning Outcomes you selected above?

My goals this year in the team is to make the ISAC team and through out the process i want to develop more discipline, perseverance, sportsmanship, as well as becoming a better volleyball player(become a player that my team mates can depend on). To achieve these goals I need to stay committed, not give up and correct my

Impact *Who will benefit from this activity? How?

The players and coaches who take part in the activity definitely, because sports are always about developing. Everyone will have to learn and deal with frustration and improve in the game of volleyball. Maybe even the whole school, because it builds school spirit cheering for our own teams.

Timeline *Where, how often, and for how long will the activity take place? (specific dates if possible)

Every school day from 4-5:30 at the gym. Ends after the tournament on October 10.

Name of Supervisor *

Mr. Tolentino

Supervisor's Organization *

Brent Subic

Supervisor's Information (if not from Brent Int'l. School Subic)Contact Address, Email, Contact Number(s)

Student Agreement

I will commit to the activity at the above-stated time/s and given duration to the best of my ability. I understand that it is my responsibility to see this activity to its completion, and once approved, can only be cancelled through negotiation with the supervisor and the CAS Coordinator. (Click the SUBMIT button to signify your agreement.)