2012

2012: A Year in Review

  • Rep. Giffords Steps Down from Congress

    Rep. Giffords Steps Down from Congress
    Info Please Representative Giffords announces that she needs to step down from Congress in order to heal from her gunshoot to the head. She doesn't feel that she can fully recover while working.
  • Whitney Houston Dies

    Whitney Houston Dies
    <Notable Deaths' >Wikipedia</a> Whitney Houston's death was rumoured to be caused by drugs. The real cause of death is unknown.
  • Hunger Games Movie was Released

    Hunger Games Movie was Released
    IMDB The Hunger Games movie, based off of the popular book trilogy, was released! People of all ages were lined up for the midnight premiere.
  • Prom

    Prom
    I went to prom with my boyfriend, Brian, and my friends at Coahulla Creek High School. It was a very memorial time for all of us. It was a midnight masquerade, which was great to me. I have always wanted to go to a midnight masquerade, but most of the people took off their masks once they were there. We laughed, we danced, we enjoyed seeing teachers all dressed up, and we had an over all good time.
  • North Carolina Bans Gay Marriage

    North Carolina Bans Gay Marriage
    Info Please' >Info Please</a> North Carolina decides to vote against same sex marriages. North Carolina is the 30th state in the US to ban same sex marriages.
  • Colorado Wildfires

    Colorado Wildfires
    <LA Timesl' >Huffington Post</a> A wildfire burned through 3 miles of forest in just thirty minutes. Over 500 people had to evacuate.
  • 2012 Olympics

    2012 Olympics
    London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London. America was ranked number one with 104 metals in all.
  • Started Last Year of School

    Started Last Year of School
    I started my senior year at NorthWest High School. It will be an amazing, happy, exciting, sad year for all of us. Your last year of high school is a big event, because it is one you will never forget. The memories of you senior year will last you for a lifetime.
  • Attack at US Consulate in Benghazi

    Attack at US Consulate in Benghazi
    NBC News On the anniversary of the fall of the twin towers, there was an attack at the US Consulate in Benghazi. People are arguing that there should of been more security,
  • Hurrican Sandy

    Hurrican Sandy
    Wikipedia Hurrican Sandy was one of the worst hurricans in US history. It effected 24 US states in some way or another.
  • Obama was ReElected President of the United States >:(

    Obama was ReElected President of the United States >:(
    CNN Obama won thhe election with 237 electoral votes. President Obama will be serving another four years as president unless he gets impeached.
  • My 18th Birthday!!

    My 18th Birthday!!
    For my 18th birthday, I went out to eat with a large number of family members; we went to AppleBees, one of my favorite restaurants. I also got a new hair strightner as a gift from my parents and grandparents. We had a wonderful time, other than the fact that there was a hair in my food..