What I like to do best is play basketball with my friends...

What I like to do best is play basketball with my friends or family because basketball is a sport that almost everybody likes to play.

The second sport I like to do is play baseball with some friends and family members. It is fun because you run a lot, and it is fun to play.

The other thing I like to to set on my computer to listen to music and do my homework and just sit there sometimes and watch TV.

Another thing I like to do is to go fishing with my family members and friends because you can do some little contest on who gets more fish.

Another thing I like to do is to play with animals like my favorite animals like dogs, horses, and all kinds of animals. After school I ride my bike with my friends around and then I go home on my bike. In the morning I go to my friends house on my bike. This is my favorite thing to do is horse back riding because I have done it since I was three years old in Cuba, but my horse was stolen, so I got another one but in Cuba.

By A. P., a middle school student

As a football player, I think football is the best sport I can think of.

As a football player for the Bengals, I think football is the best sport I can think of. Having the ball, being a running back, and being a quarter back are the best things.

To begin with when you have the ball, it is an excitement because you never know when you will get hit by another player. But you have got to be careful because you can get hurt if you don't get hit in the right spot.

Also being a quarter back is a great position. You will mess up but all you have to do is to get some good blocker that won't let anyone pass them, and you will be sure to catch the ball.

Last but not least, the most important player is the running back or full back. The running back will sometimes get most of the points like Mike V, a running back for the Falcons.

Being a quarter back, a running back, and having the ball are all important to me. Try it you may get a kick out of it.

By L. S. M., a middle school student

Everbody has a favorite thing to do well. I like football.

Everybody has a favorite thing to do well. I like football. There are lots of reasons, but mine are you get to have all your friends around. It is just a really fun sport, and you get to experience new things.

First of all everyone knows it is fun to have your friends around and most likely you can't play a game without them. Playing football is a good game for you and your friends. It is also a good team work game, something for you and your friends to work on.

Secondly, it is just a really fun sport. Me I take football seriously because it is a sport I love. Sometimes I feel like playing all night. Once you really get into the game, it is fun for everyone.

Third of all I know I love experiencing new things in the sport. One time I was the kick receiver and I was playing against some of the hardest people. I must have junked each of them two times, and I made a touch down one time as a kick returner just like the Super Bowl. It was awesome time and of course we won.

In conclusion, you can see I love football, and there are many things to like about it. I love football and maybe you can too. My favorite team is the Steelers you can probably tell by the bracelets I wear.

By a middle school student

Everyone has something they enjoy doing.

Everyone has something they enjoy doing. My favorite activity that I not only like to do but also like to watch is soccer. The game really brings out something in you and makes you want to play. The excitement of watching the game as they pass the ball and the thrill of when they kick it to the goal and miss it by an inch just makes you jump out of your seat. But I like it because it is fun, it is good exercise, it teaches you a valuable lesson in life, and it is very thrilling to watch with family. I’d be fine if soccer was the only sport in the world!

I like soccer because when you just sit and watch, you don’t know what is going to happen unless you know the team’s ability. My absolute favorite soccer team is the F.C Barcelona. That team has one of the best players in the world, Ronaldihno, Eto, Messi, Rafa Marques, and many others. We enjoy watching them trick the other players when they make them think they are going to pass the ball but actually keep it to themselves but at a distance. And when they kick it behind their back and make it go forward with his feet, we just find that completely amazing. They and his jaw dropping moves could make anyone enjoy soccer.

Another reason why I love this sport is because it is fun. When you play outside with your friends, you want to play the best you can because you want to win. So then that means picking the best players that you can. Of course I always get picked because this game has been in the family for about 3 generations. My father played soccer for a team until he graduated college, my grandfather played soccer as well, and so did my great-grandfather. But since I am my daddy’s only little girl, he passed it on to me. This sport involves a lot of running and getting into shape and that is what I’m trying to do because I really enjoy this game, and if I want to play it to my full potential, I need the body to do that. You run a lot which gets you into shape, but also you are just having fun with your friends not thinking about anything else but “ how am I going to make that goal”, or “ who should I pass it the ball to”, and it just builds up excitement in you.

This game also brings you together because all of the players that I mentioned come from many different places in the world. You learn to get along and work with one another and you forget about the racial differences. I also love this game because when you are playing, you learn things like team-work or just how to basically control the ball. You need to know the tricks your opponent will throw at you so you can catch them with no problem. Team work is something very important in life because you can’t do everything by yourself. Many times when you want to make the goal yourself, your friends or whoever you might be playing with calls you a ball hog, or they might think your selfish, but maybe your so caught up on the game, you don’t realize what your doing! That has happened to me many times but, as they say, “There’s no I in TEAM”.

So to sum it all up, I love this sport because it is thrilling, it is fun, it is good exercise and it makes you learn a valuable lesson in life. If you’re actually really into it, you might get somewhere in life with this game.

By I. S., a middle school student

The reason why I am here is to tell you my favorite thing to do

The reason why I am here is to tell you my favorite thing to do and one of them is to hang out with all of my friends. The second one is to hang out with my family. The third one is being at the mall and shopping with my friends and family.

I really like hanging out with my friend and spending time with them. I love all my friends even if they are mad at me or some thing. But you should always be there for your friends when they have your back you need to have their’s, and it’s good hanging out with your friends because they encourage you to do good things, but not all friends are like that some just might be using you just to get some thing or some one from you. But you should know when you have a friend like that, not all friends could be trusted but you should know if you could trust your friend.

The second thing I like to do is being with my whole family because not all people have a chance to be with there family. I feel bad for the people that don’t have a family to see every day or year. Because something might of happened to them or they live far far away but being with your family is a good thing and doesn’t matter if they are boring they are the most important in your life. Having a family is good to see every day or year because of the other people in the whole world don’t get to see none of there relatives.

The third things I like to do is going to the mall and go shopping with all my friends. I love shopping at the mall with my friends getting new stuff and looking good that’s the second most important in a girls life.

By a middle school student

Wouldn't You Like to Have a Shorter Day at School?

Wouldn’t you like to have a shorter day at school? Well I would love to improve school by having a shorter time in school. One reason that would be a good idea is because a lot of people have things to do at home. Another reason is so we can have time to be with our friends. The last reason is because we get tired having a long day of school.

Do you have things to do sometimes? When I get home from school I always have to do chores. Having eight hours of school really takes up too much time. That’s a reason I would want the school day shorter. You would also have places to go for example the dentist. Sometimes school gets in the way of that. When we get home, we also have to do our homework. If we have a shorter time in school, we would have more time to do our homework.

We have a long day of school. This means you would probably be tired. If we have a shorter day at school, we would have time to sleep when we got home. So if we have time to go to sleep, we would be ready for school the next day. We have enough work at school so we need to get some rest. There are just too many hours of school.

I would love to spend more time with my friends. I know every one does. If school were shorter, we would be able to spend time with our friends. We would go to some fun places like the movies. That would be pretty cool to go to the movies with your friends after school. We would go to the mall. That’s another place my friends and I hang out at. The park is also a fun place to be with your friends. But school is just too long to do all those things.

Now you know why I would want school to be shorter. We have things to do at home. We get tired of school. Last but not least so we can hang out with our friends. Can you imagine if we had a shorter time in school? Everything would be different. That’s how I would improve school.

By R. G., a middle school student

Everybody Has a Favorite Thing To Do

Everybody has a favorite thing to do. Well let me tell you about the things that I like to do. See I love to watch football, and I also like to play football. Three years ago I was in football. Every time I played football my parents said that they would come so when they would come they would cheer me on. When my parents cheer me on, it helps me play football better.

When my friends come over my house, they always want to play football and so we do. When we get to the football area, we all get ready and we pick teams. After we are done picking teams, we start the game. Well, two years ago on a Sunday in 2005 my friend Michael C. got injured in a car accident. When I was told that my friend Michael just died in the hospital, none of us new what to do. I sat in a chair for two hours.

The summer of fun. When summer came everybody had so much fun we had every thing to do none of us would be bored for a while till summer was over. So when the time came that all the kids in the town would come to just play football that was so cool I could not believe it one bit at all. So all the kids wanted to play football but just not football they all wanted to play just me only.

When it was time to play football, I said one by one so I said the first one come to the stand and play. So the game started one by one.I was winning and betting every body then at the end of the game there was the meanest kid and the oldest kid in the town I said ok lets go so I went past him and I saw a way to go so I took that way and I beat all the kids in town and I also won 85 dollars..

So that is what I like to do and that is what I am going to do in my life. I am going to play football. I think I will make a lot of money in life that is what I want to do. When I get into high school, I will have many many goals. That is all I have to tell you so when you get a chance you should think about what you what to do in life so now I can do what I want to do.

By K. M., a middle school student