School Stories!

Anderson is the best high school that I have ever been to!!!!!!!

But I guess AHS is the only high school I've been to.

Anderson has been really cool so far with lots of different experiences and things to do!

So let's start with my daily schedule going around Anderson:
6:00- Wake Up!
7:30- Begin Marching Practice.

This is one of the AWESOME "clubs" AHS offers. Marching Band isn't exactly a club, but it is an extracurricular (after school) activity. We have band practice in the mornings and it is actually classified as a class during Zero Hour.
9:00- School starts.
I have concert band first period where we get to sit down and play! Also during the morning I take Latin and Pre-AP Biology. One cool thing about AHS is all of the languages it offers. At Anderson you can take Spanish, French, German, Latin and even Chinese! Also for most of these classes there is also a club you can join (ex: Spanish club, German Club, etc.) All the clubs meet after school and sound like a lot of fun.
11:45- Lunch!
Lunch is always tons of fun because there are plenty of places to eat it. The school has a lot of outdoor courtyards, a cool (literally) cafeteria and if you are a senior, you can eat off campus! Lunch is a good time to talk with friends and enjoy good food!

12:40- Back to Class...
In the afternoon I go to Pre-AP English, Pre-AP World Cultures, Choir, and lastly Pre-AP Geometry. I keep saying Pre-AP... that is just talking about the different levels of classes. There is regulars and Pre-AP and they are just classes for different learning levels of students. Once you are junior you can take AP classes which are for college credit!

4:15- The Bell Rings!!!

Now that was a TYPICAL school day. Anderson also has several other bell schedule for days when we have pep rallies (Fun events where we get everyone excited for a sporting event), advisory (A 30 minute class that isn't for a grade), and late state (When we get to come to school at 10:15!!!! because of teacher meetings!). I also didn't mention any of the cool sports you can take like football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, and many more. Anderson has been a fantastic school so far and I have barely scratched the surface. If you don't believe me you should come visit some time! Katie!!!

Now a more serious topic... Illegal Immigration

The United States does have a problem with illegal immigration and Texas has been one of the centers of this problem, especially in the past few decades. The greatest percent of illegal immigrants come from Mexico because of the relative location of Mexico, just south of America. Other large groups of illegal immigrants come from Latin America, Asia (specifically China and India), and a few from Europe and Canada.Illegal immigrants come over for many reasons such as better economic opportunities, possible reunification of families, problems with their home country's government, complications for entering the U.S. legally and many other push-pull factors.

The United States national government is helping Texas battle illegal immigrants by giving funds to create a large fence along the U.S.- Mexico border and increase the border patrol. These efforts seem to be paying off because recently the number of legal immigrants has surpassed the number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S.

Now it's your turn! Do YOU have illegal immigrants in your country? Who are they? Why do they come to your country? How does your country deal with them?