Saturday, September 27, 2008
Bake Sale
It went pretty well, according to Brookesany. We sold out. Made close to $50, which is great. We're gonna use the money to buy stuff for the costume party. Yay Costume Parties! FTW.
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Meetings
Are going pretty well. Only two meetings into the year and we already have a pretty great turnout (around 20ish). Which, i guess is great, according to everyone else. I wish we had more people, but maybe thats just cause i want the club to be big enough to really make a difference. I know theres the whole "one person can make the difference" thing, but i feel that this should be more of a group activity.
The Costume Party is a go. We're having it at Alicia's on the 25th, so it should be tons of fun.
WURD
~rei out~!
The Costume Party is a go. We're having it at Alicia's on the 25th, so it should be tons of fun.
WURD
~rei out~!
Monday, September 8, 2008
First meeting: SUCCESS
Soooo, our first meeting was GREAT!!! Not as good a turn-out as i would have hoped, but i guess when you think about it...it WAS just our first meeting and our signs, though cute and scrabble-y, lacked the luster and awesomeness it would have taken to draw in a ton of members. But we did good, for the most part.
We had such a full schedule that we didnt even get everything done, so we have to finish up at our next meeting, which will be the 18th.
Hopefully, the stupid rain wont kill our picnic...i'll cry, i seriously will...:(
Some people were being childish at the meeting, and, as much fun as joking can be, sometimes being serious is called for. I hope they get that sooner versus later.
But all in all it was a good time. I'm excited to see what's yet to come. It'll be awesome, i'm sure.
Fo Sho
~rei out~
We had such a full schedule that we didnt even get everything done, so we have to finish up at our next meeting, which will be the 18th.
Hopefully, the stupid rain wont kill our picnic...i'll cry, i seriously will...:(
Some people were being childish at the meeting, and, as much fun as joking can be, sometimes being serious is called for. I hope they get that sooner versus later.
But all in all it was a good time. I'm excited to see what's yet to come. It'll be awesome, i'm sure.
Fo Sho
~rei out~
Friday, September 5, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Stupid people piss me off...
I hate how people in our school feel the need to be complete and utter ARSEHOLES. Writing on our GSA signs? How impossibly juvinile is that? Seriously. Come on people, we're in high school, i think we should be WAY past that. We're not in elementry school anymore. Grow up.
I honestly, i cant see why people are SO intimidated by gays. Maybe its just me. Maybe i'm just biased because I'm Bi. Who knows. It just angers me to no end.
Thats why we started the GSA. To end stupid pointless behavior like that. Hopefully, we will have made at least a slight impact on the student body. Change some POVs. Make people realize the error of their ways and all that jazz.
Fo Sho.
~rei out~
I honestly, i cant see why people are SO intimidated by gays. Maybe its just me. Maybe i'm just biased because I'm Bi. Who knows. It just angers me to no end.
Thats why we started the GSA. To end stupid pointless behavior like that. Hopefully, we will have made at least a slight impact on the student body. Change some POVs. Make people realize the error of their ways and all that jazz.
Fo Sho.
~rei out~
Monday, September 1, 2008
Oh meh gawd...
Our first meeting is in less than a week..I think i'm gonna have a stroke im so nervous....
Sunday, August 24, 2008
And we're off!!!
Finally! After who knows how long, the Keokuk Gay-Straight Alliance is actually taking flight!
It all started at the end of our freshman year. Brookesany and I were reading a pleasant little series (the Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez) when the concept of a GSA first emerged. Of course we had no idea that such things even existed, but now that we did, we HAD to start one.
Trouble was, it was at the end of the year, and we didn't think that we would have even NEARLY enough time, so we put it off, planning on starting it at the very beginning of Sophomore year. Unfortunately, Brookesany moved to NC that summer, so i was on my own.
I enlisted the help of my friend Alicia and together (okay, more she did all the work and i just stood idly by, grinning) we filled out the paper work and applied. Of course we knew we'd get it. Since legally Mr. Keane (0r however the hell you spell it) couldn't turn us down without just cause. And boy would we have raised hell had he tried.
But just because he couldn't turn us down, didn't mean that he had to jump on the issue right away. In fact, it wasn't until sometime in April that it was brought up and approved, and by then, we really didn't have a ton of time for elaborate planning, so the GSA kind of slipped away.
Alicia tried, i guess, but she didn't advertise enough and no one showed up (not even me, the VP at the time. I had no idea when the meetings were, so i didn't go.) It was very disheartening to say the least...But that's when i made a vow to get this club going first thing next year. I was going to be a Junior after all, i was running out of time.
Since Alicia graduated, i took over the spot of president while Brookesany, now returned from NC, took my spot of VP. And trust me, i take my position VERY seriously. I didn't even wait a week before planning the first meeting. Now I've got a website and several other things to promote the club, the first meeting is more or less planned, and I'm starting to think about fundraisers. Sure its a bit difficult and I'm nervous as hell about everything, but it'll be worth it. I'm positive we can make a difference, and that's always worth something.
So yeah, we're getting there. Slowly, but surely. No doubts...okay, there are doubts, but when it comes to something important, there always are. Change doesn't come easily, but it comes.
The first meeting is planned for September 4th, on a Thursday after school. Ms. Marsott--our advisor--is gonna try to bring cookies (yey cookies) so that should be fun. I think she's just as excited as me. We practically fangirled when she wrote on her calender. Tis a beautiful thing.
Check out our website, myspace, and facebook group.
Fo Sho
~rei out~
It all started at the end of our freshman year. Brookesany and I were reading a pleasant little series (the Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez) when the concept of a GSA first emerged. Of course we had no idea that such things even existed, but now that we did, we HAD to start one.
Trouble was, it was at the end of the year, and we didn't think that we would have even NEARLY enough time, so we put it off, planning on starting it at the very beginning of Sophomore year. Unfortunately, Brookesany moved to NC that summer, so i was on my own.
I enlisted the help of my friend Alicia and together (okay, more she did all the work and i just stood idly by, grinning) we filled out the paper work and applied. Of course we knew we'd get it. Since legally Mr. Keane (0r however the hell you spell it) couldn't turn us down without just cause. And boy would we have raised hell had he tried.
But just because he couldn't turn us down, didn't mean that he had to jump on the issue right away. In fact, it wasn't until sometime in April that it was brought up and approved, and by then, we really didn't have a ton of time for elaborate planning, so the GSA kind of slipped away.
Alicia tried, i guess, but she didn't advertise enough and no one showed up (not even me, the VP at the time. I had no idea when the meetings were, so i didn't go.) It was very disheartening to say the least...But that's when i made a vow to get this club going first thing next year. I was going to be a Junior after all, i was running out of time.
Since Alicia graduated, i took over the spot of president while Brookesany, now returned from NC, took my spot of VP. And trust me, i take my position VERY seriously. I didn't even wait a week before planning the first meeting. Now I've got a website and several other things to promote the club, the first meeting is more or less planned, and I'm starting to think about fundraisers. Sure its a bit difficult and I'm nervous as hell about everything, but it'll be worth it. I'm positive we can make a difference, and that's always worth something.
So yeah, we're getting there. Slowly, but surely. No doubts...okay, there are doubts, but when it comes to something important, there always are. Change doesn't come easily, but it comes.
The first meeting is planned for September 4th, on a Thursday after school. Ms. Marsott--our advisor--is gonna try to bring cookies (yey cookies) so that should be fun. I think she's just as excited as me. We practically fangirled when she wrote on her calender. Tis a beautiful thing.
Check out our website, myspace, and facebook group.
Fo Sho
~rei out~
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