Health care law

This blog post is about the new health care law that might be passed. It is another assignment for my 21st century class.  The law is called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and it states that everyone must have health care by 2014 or they will have to pay a fine.  Some people agree with this idea, but others think that it is against the Constitution because it would be forcing people to buy something.  The Supreme Court will make the final decision soon.

Spring Break!

So next week is spring break, and we get a week off of school! I'm so excited! My family and I are going  up to our cabin, which is up north! It's always so fun up there! At my cabin we like to go hiking, canoeing, kayaking, play games, and eat lots of chips and queso dip!  After we get back from our cabin, me and my friend are going up to Mall of America to shop! It's going to be so fun! Well that's what i'm doing for spring break! Comment and let me know what your doing for spring break!

Here's a picture of my cabin!

Working

This is a blog post about the minimum wage and the work hours for teenagers with jobs.  I am doing it as an assignment for my 21st century class.  The work hours for teenagers under 16 during the school year is no more than 3 hours of work per day, no more than 18 hours a week, and they are not allowed to work after 7:00 p.m.  During the summer, they cannot work more than 40 hours per week, no more than 8 hours a day, and they cannot work earlier than 7 a.m. or 9 p.m.  For teenagers ages 16-17, the only rules are that they cannot work before 5:00 a.m. on school days, and no later than 11 p.m.

There are 3 different minimum wages depending on the size of the business. The minimum wage for a large employer is $6.15 an hour.  For a small employer it is $5.25 an hour, and the training wage is $4.90 and hour.  These are all state minimum wages.  There are also federal minimum wages, and workers get these wages plus any tip that they receive.

image by borman818

Mentor Interview

Hey, I'm back! So this is a post just for my mentor in this challenge- Patricia Alexander. Here's a couple questions that I have for you and I hope that you answer them too! Also, if anybody else wants to answer any of them, feel free to comment!!

1. What's your job?
2. Do you have any pets? If you do, what kind of pets and what are their names?
3. What's your favorite song?
4. Do you/ did you play an instrument? If you do, then what instrument?
5. What's your favorite movie?
6. What's your favorite food?
7. What do you like to do in your free time?
8. What's your favorite dessert?
9. Where do you live?
10. What's your favorite place to go for vacation?

Blogs that I like

Hey these are some blogs that I really like. I like them because they're colorful and fun! I hope that you like them too!

Abbie's Blog: abbie-dance.blogspot.com
Liana's Blog: lianas-place.blogspot.com
Danika's Blog: danikajlover-danika.blogspot.com

High School!

Last night I registered for high school! I'm so excited and nervous! I hope that I'll stay close with all my friends and make some new ones too! It's going to be so different in high school compared to the junior high- I hope that It'll be ok! Wish me luck!

Pop's Concert

On Thursday night our junior high had a concert.  We call it the Pop's concert because we get to pick most of the songs for it.  The girls picked the songs "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Rumor has it/Someone Like You". It sounded really cool!! Then the boys choir sang and we sang as a mixed choir too.  We also played our band pieces.  I'm in the Jazz band, and we played two songs, as well as one song with the high school jazz band.  Our choir director said we were in the top 15!!