Reflection

Although, I didn't have much fun with my blog, I had a lot of fun searching for information to provide on my website. I went to the local library with some friends but it wasn't so boring as I expected. It was actually pretty fun finding out facts that I never even knew existed. Kristen and I laughed at the old middle school of Wynn Seale because we were shocked to see Wynn Seale as we knew it, as something else. The most difficult part of the websites was putting the events that occurred in chronological order. Some articles just listen the month and year so I had to use context clues to find out which even occurred first. The most fun I had was definitely towards the end of the website. Writing my last words on my site gave me a good feeling, as it was the first website I have ever created.

IceRays Project Update

At first I had much difficulty trying to find out the history of the Corpus Christi IceRays until I discovered that it wasn't the IceRays I was researching for- it was the Corpus Christi Ice Hokckey team (you'll understand what I am talking about later on in my blog). I'm not sure how exactly I want to organize my webpage but I do know the information I want to provide. I made a huge fail four days ago by going to the local Corpus Christi library and searching about the IceRays- as I forgot to take my interactive to jot down notes; I didn't even take my phone to take pictures! I plan to go back this Friday.

Buc Days

      I spoke to my grandma about what she thinks and remembers about Buc Days when she was growing up in Corpus Christi; her immediate response was "Buc Days was never this big!". My grandmother attended Buc Days with her siblings in the early 1960s, and at the time, the carnival was actually free to get in! She told me the rides weren't as complex as they were today. There were crazy flipping rides too but the protection of the rides was not as secure. For instance, the bars were all rusted down and the safety harnesses (the pads that come over your shoulders in order to prevent falling) were not that well padded.
      Buc Days comes to Corpus Christi, Texas for only two weeks throughout the year, giving the community a sense of encouragement to attend. Because of this, I believe the event is a great place to bond with the family and draw each other closer to their loved ones.

Cheston L. Health School

This historical marker represents the first school for Mexicans in Corpus Christi, Texas. As said on the plaque, "school enrollment skyrocketed throughout the city during the post WWII, causing expansion throughout the entire city". The marker explains earlier years of Corpus Christi that tourists do not know about. The selling of the land in 1973 due to closing, is what made Cheston L. Health School what it is today; the Nueces County Courthouse.

Corpus Christi IceRays

I am going to be blogging about the Corpus Christi IceRays, a NAHL hockey team, because hockey is one of the few sports played in Corpus Christi, Texas. I was never a huge fan of the NAHL until my father took me to one of their games back in 2011- he made the game seem more interesting than I ever thought it was. Tickets to their games are sold all around Corpus, yet their ignored. What most people don't know is that the IceRays are actually more historical than what most people think.