Soccer Tournament 2015!!!

On Friday, June 15, 2015, Language Systems International (LSI) held its annual Soccer Tournament! All four campuses, including the Northeast LA Dragons, Orange County (OC) Surfers, and the South Bay Sharks, participated enthusiastically and cheered their teams on. Everyone wanted to beat last year’s champion, the LA Angels, and take back the trophy to display until next year.

The competition among the schools was fierce. Each school was represented by students wearing their school colors. The Northeast LA Dragons wore green, the LA Angels wore yellow, the South Bay Sharks wore blue, and the OC students wore red. 

Each team had been thoroughly prepared by practicing and learning how to work together. This was evident when watching the teams practice on the field before the match. Each team looked disciplined and confident. It was obvious that the teams had put in a lot of hours practicing for the tournament.

In one of the first games, in which the Dragons played the Sharks, the game went into overtime and was decided by a penalty kick. It was a tough game, but Northeast LA was able to come out on top and move on to play in the championship match against the OC Surfers, who had won their first game 4 – 2 against the Angels.

That set up the championship match between the Northeast LA Dragons and the OC Surfers. Each school played strong and with a lot of heart, but in the end, the OC Surfers came away with the championship trophy. Congratulations, OC!

During and after the tournament, students from all four schools had a chance to hang out and make new friends.  

After the tournament was finished and the trophy had been passed on to OC, LSI provided all the students and players with a pizza lunch.

The soccer tournament was a fun event and many students are looking forward to LSI’s annual Beach party in August. For that event, each school will need to get a beach volleyball team together to compete for yet another trophy! Mark your calendars and get ready for another day filled with competition and fun!

Michelle Buell - #LSI Academic Director

www.languagesystems.edu

Hot Chicken Wings With Jasmin!

Dear ladies,

It's always hard to say goodbye, but unfortunately that time has come for me to say goodbye to my lovely classmates and nice teachers. As our farewell lunch, my classmates and I chose Alondra Hot Wings.

I really appreciated that Ms. J drove us there. It was quite a surprise that there was a crowd so early. After we were seated, the server served us with plates. However, we  found there were some sauces and food leftover on the plates, and it felt oily. We had to ask to change them. Then the server forgot to provide us with the utensils until we asked again. This restaurant's service was quite slow and unsatisfying.

We ordered 3 dishes which made us quite full. 16 pieces of chicken wings with 2 flavors - one half lemon pepper & the other half teriyaki. Both of them were very salty, especially for the lemon pepper ones. I think the cook might have inadvertently shook his wrist too much. LOL.

Following the wings, came the pastrami chili fries, which was a generous portion. It was garlic fries (I think) covered with chili sauce, cheddar cheese, and topped with pastrami. It was good but high in calories.

Later, our Godfather pizza arrived. This pizza was perfect for meat lovers, like us, with pepperoni, sausage, and ham as toppings. We thought it tasted even better than Costco pizza.

However, considering these huge plates, we saved some room for dessert - triple chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. Thank you Ms. J for teaching me a new expression "a la mode." 

Although the service and the food were not satisfactory, we still had an enjoyable time. It will be a cherished memory for us. I'd like to thank Ms. J again for these past 2 months. To my classmates in level 7 Sophie and Lydia, thanks for your help. I hope we keep in touch .

Love,

Summer

Jasmin Garcia - #NELA Teacher

www.languagesystems.edu

Saying goodbye is never easy; yet it happens all too often!

Saying goodbye to a student is never easy; yet it happens all too often. As a farewell to one of my level 7 students, my students and I went to a local restaurant, 38 Degree Ale House and Grill. My students and I chose 38 Degree because of it's close distance to school. I was impressed by the contemporary and clean design.

My students and I decided on three appetizers; tempura battered onion rings, sweet potato fries, and calamari. Each of my students and I then ordered our own main course meal. The portions were generous, the onion rings were the size of my student's bracelet. While we pre-ordered dessert, unfortunately we ended up having to cancel our bread pudding a la mode.

Although I am sad to see one of my students leaving, I am glad we had a chance to come together as a class. I hope this will be one of the memories my students will remember as they leave Language Systems.

 By Jasmin Garcia. NELA Level 7 - Teacher