This week has been a nice break from school. My dad and I ran into my stepdad on the mountain and we ended up skiing together for a few hours. It was an amazing day and we had a ton of fun. The visibility wasn’t the best but all the powder on the hill was amazing. This is the first …
Cooper Riegel – Week 17
This week was the final week of school before spring break. I had a fun computer science project using an Arduino microcontroller to sequence buzzers, LEDs, and Servos. One of my friends and I created a scene where a guy was doing a “test your strength” game. His arm was on a servo and it would trigger the lights to …
Cooper Riegel – Week 15
There wasn’t much going on this week. I went with my mom and stepdad to see the new movie, Cocaine Bear. Overall it was pretty funny and I enjoyed it. What made it even better was coming home to see actual bears ransacking the neighborhood trash cans. It is a set of 3 young bears that have been coming to …
Cooper Riegel – Week 14
This week has been excited and stressful. The stress was from midterms, I had 3 in total; Chemistry, Math, and History. Math was super easy, but I had to study a lot for the chemistry midterm. I’m confident I did well on both and am not too worried. Auburn also got snow this week, it didn’t last very long but …
Cooper Riegel – Week 13
The biggest part of this week was the sparring tournament at the dojo. It had been a while since I competed in sparring so I was a little nervous. In the end, I came in second in sparring. My division consisted of me, Lucas, Brody, and some brown belts from Bennati’s. I used a lot of my energy in my …
Cooper Riegel – Week 12
This week has been full of fun and excitement. I spent the three day weekend with my dad visiting family down in the central valley. While we were there I got some practice driving on busier streets and I have to say, flatland is a lot easier than the terrain in Auburn. We also did an escape room with my …
Cooper Riegel – Week 11
This week was scary, and fun. I auditioned for next year’s spring musical, Mean Girls. This was the first time I had done anything like this and it felt good to put myself out there and I am looking forward to seeing if I get cast. Mean Girls is one of my favorite movies and to be a part of …
Cooper Riegel – Week 10
Not much happened this week. It’s been a rainy week in Auburn so I’ve spent a lot of time inside. I still went out for a hike in the rain earlier this week, and I have a feeling the flower bloom this year is going to be enormous. I was also able to get some good driving practice this week, …
Cooper Riegel – Week 9
This week marks the end of the second month of my test. The physical parts of the test have been easier, and the sparring rounds I am doing with Sensei Chris Hadlock have been very fun but also challenging. His style of fighting is very different from what I am used to and it is really interesting to experience another …
Cooper Riegel – Week 7
This week has been very exciting! I started my first job on Sunday at the Unitarian church here in Auburn. Also, I was finally able to get my Driving Permit! Now, I need to take a driving lesson so I can drive on surface streets. Along with the 3-day weekend has come time to start on some (much needed) spring …