The Return to Camp Lamar — Lindsay Anderson

Dear Journal, How is it even possible that it is summer once again? It feels as if school just started last week! Oh, well. Time flies by when you are having fun! With this said, my first year at Long High School was definitely that and more! First off, I joined nineteen other awesome and girls in the LHS Honor Choir. Four of those people include my best friend Kelly. Two of our good friends Madison and Jamie, are also in the honor choir. Second of all, I received all A's this entire year. I think the fact that I loved my teachers and the subjects, I felt motivated to do well. Third, I have never been happier at a school than I am at Long. I am, for once in my life, confident in who I am and not afraid to be myself. I think this, along with my kindness and respect toward everyone, is why I am popular. Never in my wildest dreams had I ever imagined that I would be popular one day. However, the school year started off as anything but fun. On August 14th, 2015, Courtney and Sara were killed in a car crash. They were hit head on by a drunk driver. Due to how much all of us were hurting, Kyle, Keith, Kelly, and I leaned on each other quite a bit. I don't think that we could have gotten through the first month or so without one another's help. Even though the four of us miss Court and Sara greatly, we feel happy and are able to smile when we think about them. Love and God Bless, Kaci XOXOXOXO