Ms. Perkins hates running, but this summer she set a goal to run a 5K. She woke up early every morning to run. At first, she could only run short distances, but she kept training. On rainy days, she wanted to quit, but she didn’t give up. Before the summer was over, Ms. Perkins had completed her first 5K race!

Steve is an enthusiastic fan of The Walking Dead. He doesn’t just watch the show each week. He has also memorized the biography of every cast member, posts on fan sites, and even dressed up like a zombie for Halloween!

After seeing a news report about a plane crash, Lois was nervous about flying. She hesitated when her flight was called, fearful that something might go wrong.

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The invitation to the Christmas party said to “dress up,” so Elle went as Santa Claus. When she got there, everyone else was in dresses and suits. Maybe if the invitation hadn’t been so vague and lacking in clarity, Elle would have been dressed appropriately.

Since he did not pass all of his competencies, Cautionary Tale Ted will remain in English 12 for many years. Even though he longs to graduate and go to college with his friends, longing is not enough. He has to do the work!

Darth Vader is an extremely evil villain. He won’t hesitate to blow up the planet Alderaan or freeze Han Solo in carbonite. No wonder Darth Vader is #3 on the American Film Institute’s List of Top 100 Villains.

Pete is completely overwhelmed by the massive amount of work he had to do by the end of the semester. He has a project, a paper, or a competency assessment in every single class are overwhelming him. He suspects that his teachers are working together to make his life miserable, and he feels that this tidal wave of work will be the end of him.

Whenever we work on a group project, Bob always tries to take over. He likes to take control, and tell everyone else what to do even if he has to seize power by force.

Forrest Gump says, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” He was making a point about the unpredictability of life by comparing it to a box of candy, but it just makes me hungry!

Beavis and Butthead were tossing one of the baby dolls from the parenting class back and forth across the classroom. Mrs. Taravella intercepted the doll and sent Beavis and Butthead to the office. That put a stop to their shenanigans!

“All blondes are dumb!” Don declared. “Oh yeah? Tell that to Hillary Clinton,” replied Mary, who was also blonde, and had straight A’s.  I guess Don forgot that just because you believe something doesn’t make it true.

Joe was happy when Judy asked him for a date. Little did he know that she really meant a date fruit from his lunch and not a social engagement. Joe could have saved himself some embarrassment if he had studied the meaning of the word in context.

Mike is not a very talented athlete. Some people say that the only reason he made the basketball team is because his uncle is the coach.

Sheldon has been eagerly looking forward to midnight showing of the new Star Wars movie. He sat down in the theater, excited for the film to start. 12:00 rolled around… then 12:15, then 12:30, but the movie never started. Soon, a manager entered the theater. “I’m sorry,” he said, “but there is a problem with the film. Disney accidentally sent us a copy of The Good Dinosaur instead of Star Wars. You will all receive a voucher for a free movie ticket as compensation for the inconvenience.”