It was the end of my junior year，the weekend before a party．I was1around that night with some friends，and a2got passed around the car．Everyone was taking swigs(大口喝)．Then the bottle got to me．I took a swig．That was the biggest3of my life，I had to drive4 later that night.
About a mile from my house，a policeman turned his light bar on and I5over and waited for him to come to my door.“Can I see your6and registration please，Miss？”He took them and went back to his car for a while．When he returned，he asked if I had7
“Yes sir，”I said．He asked me to step out of my car.
All of a sudden I felt cold metal on my wrists.He8 me right then and there.As I was sitting in the back seat of his car，all I could think was，“God，I'm in so much9my parents are going to10me.”
The cop drove me to a town twenty minutes from my home．Being arrested was so11.The next week I got a lawyer and I went to12two months after that．I got $ 700 in fines，forty hours of community13 ， and had to attend a MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) meeting．I'll be on probation(缓刑)for a year，and I have to14driver's education again．And I 15my license for a whole year!
This has been a huge 16 experience for me．It opened my eyes to how17 it is to make a 18decision.I want everyone reading this to know that it's not19 to drink and drive，and it20isn't worth losing your license．
The very last topic any parent wants to discuss is cancer.In fact，wouldn't it be wonderful if ，few among us haven't been touched，in some way，by the disease.
One teacher at Howell's Land O'Pines School decided last year to make a learning experience out of cancer awareness，and with the help of his fellow teachers, he succeeded in taking a terrible subject and turning it into something that allows the children to make a difference while helping others.
The Hats On Day project began a decade ago in Missouri when a fifth-grade class wanted to raise money to help a fellow classmate battling cancer.The children wanted to raise awareness about the effects of chemotherapy(化疗)and decided to wear hats to show their support for people who lose their hair while undergoing treatment for cancer.
During the 10 years since the first Hats On Day，the project has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children with cancer.Raymond Gredder，a fifth-grade teacher at Land O'Pines，heads up the program locally.As part of the project，Land O'Pines students are asked to bring in monetary donations this week that will be contributed to the Foundation for Children with Cancer.
This is the second year Land O'Pines is participating in the Hats On Day project.Last year the Student Council organized the weeklong collection and raised more than $2000.This year Gredder is running the program through the fifth grade health curriculum.He believes it is extremely important for children to be involved in events such as Hats On Day that promote an awareness and understanding of people in need.
Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren't you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.
“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered.
“Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked.
“Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”
“I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily．
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.
Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said.
Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don't improve then，I'll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club， “Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”
Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”
One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out.
“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.
