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We're giving out trophies for our orchestra banquet this year, and since the theme is "Hollywood," we thought it would be cool to hand out trophies shaped like the Grammy's (the gramophone/phonograph one, not the Oscar's with a person).

Where could I either find replicas, or is there any way to make them? Thanks!

I am currently a sophomore in high school, about to go into my junior year this next coming fall. i've made A's all throughout middle school and my freshman year, but i got a B in world history AP last semester and i'll most likely get one this semester also. i am a member and the historian of my school's Model UN, a member of Key Club (a volunteering club), a violinist in the top orchestra, a National Latin Exam Silver winner, and I am currently working on my Girl Scout Gold Award. however, my PSAT score was very low to my standards... a 166. i was actually really devastated by my score... i cried in front of my teacher since i was so shocked at my score. and recently, my work ethic, my motivation, and my focus have not been in check recently.... which makes me even more worried for my upcoming AP tests for world history and computer science.

i'm really, REALLY worried about my future... and i don't know what to do about it. my friends say i'm pushing myself way too hard, but i don't think so. i don't think i'm pushing myself enough, because of my recent low grades in world history ap (i've been failing my tests and quizzes), and my recent naps in most of my classes. i think i'm slacking off too much.... and i need some motivation.

what do i do to make myself feel, be, and know i'm successful? how do i get more motivation? what do i do to make it into the top colleges? how do i make myself happy??

My friend (let's call her sara) has always been a bit clingy... and i think it's because she doesn't have that many close girl-friends at school, and I'm one of her best friends. She calls me every single day - and when she called me today, I decided to tell her about her clinging-problem. I was very calm and tried to say it as nicely as possible, and told her that I would like to walk with other people sometimes after class too, not just her, because I have other friends that I would like to talk and walk with. I asked her to be honest and tell me whether she was offended by it - and she told me that it hurt her feelings a little bit (i don't think it's a little bit) because her ex-best-friend (let's call her anna) last year told her the exact same thing. the only difference is, anna told her that because sara would talk to anna during anna's "boyfriend-girlfriend" time and didn't want sara to butt in, although sara never saw anna during the day except then. sara then says, "i guess i won't walk with you after class then, i'll walk with someone else". i didn't want that reaction! i told her that i liked walking with her, i just needed some space every once in a while (and i was telling her the truth!)

at the end of the conversation, i told her bye and have fun (she was going out to eat dinner) - she just hung up, which she never does. this reaction was also sort of my fault - she's been having a rough week (boyfriend break ups, and what not), and i'm thinking i should've waited to tell her all this. what should i do? i don't want to lose her as a friend! :(

I'm a curly haired-half asian, and I have no clue what to do with my hair. The bottom half of my hair is thick, wavy, and very dark brown, and does not stay curly very well. The middle section of my hair is curly, with about 1 inch curls, and is slightly frizzy, but not much. My top half is very curly, thin, frizzy, and two shades lighter than my bottom half, and is VERY hard to straighten, though it does manage to stay straight for about an hour or two.

I use a Chi iron to straighten, but I try not to straighten my hair much because I have noticed that even after one use, and with my Paul Mitchell serum, my hair still becomes a little damaged.

I like curly hair, and I like my hair in a way, but it is a nightmare to style! I have NO clue how to style my hair... Please, PLEASE help!

Okay, so I have a few guy problems.

First of all, there is this guy I've liked for the past year and a half, but I DON'T want to like him anymore. I'm pretty sure he knows that I like him, but he's really shy so he doesn't really come up and talk to me. The few times he HAS talked to me, someone always interrupts him; and I try to talk to him back, but it just never works. Now, it's awkward between us and he probably thinks I hate him because I ignore him in the hallways and in class now :( The reason I'm trying to stop liking him is because he's cost me so much emotional pain, although I'm the one making it.

Second, I'm kinda uncomfortable around guys! I don't know what to talk to them about, or how to act around them! I have a few guy friends, but not very many - and most of them are gay or bi. The other ones, I've known for a while.

Thirdly, I don't have much self-confidence regarding I've had terrible skin problems for the past 4 years (since 5th grade... come on!) and I just... feel ugly.

Do you have any ideas on how I could possibly get a boyfriend, be able to flirt without feeling stupid, or at least make more guy friends?? Thanks!

I was putting new Evah Pirazzi strings into my violin, and as I was pulling my A string through the fine tuner it wouldn't go all the way to the ball, and the thread near the ball was starting to unravel. I found small gold wires popping out of it, and those seemed to be in the way of pulling the string through the fine tuner. Please help!

I finished all the steps in completing the Silver Award, but I don't know what to do now. How do you tell the Girl Scout Council you're done? And do you go buy the Silver Award Pin before or after you give the paperwork to the council?

I need to write a really short summary about it, but I have no clue what it's about... please help!!

I know Lincoln's assassination brought devastation, but I need too know exactly how the people, the war and the nation was affected at the time (1861-maybe sometime after 1865).

Help!! I will appreciate any help given.