Sunday, September 7, 2008

School is in session

So this being my senior year in high school, I decided to take a break from the rigorous schedule that I had maintained throughout my first three years. I have five classes, and three of them are electives. Here's the breakdown:
First Hour: Seminary. I am really excited to have this class for my first hour because it sets a great tone for the rest of the day. Also, I love my teacher, Bro. Stirling. We are studying the New Testament this year and I am anxious to learn about the life of Jesus Christ.
Second Hour: We the People. This is my government credit, but it is more focused on the Constitution and how laws are made. It also centers closely on debates and trials. I am excited for this class because first of all it seemed interesting, and second, it is taught by one of my favorite teachers ever, Mr. Farrlley. He was my history teacher last year and I loved his classes, so I am incredibly glad to have him again.
Third Hour: Spanish. This is my third year of spanish, and second with this particular teacher, Senora Schell. She was my teacher last year and I learned so much from her that I wanted to continue on with my spanish education, even though it wasn't required. She is expecting a baby on the thirtieth of September, so she probably will not come back until around the Christmas break.
Fourth Hour: Master Chorale. This is my choir class and I am greateful to have it. I was in the Jazz Ensemble last year and loved it, but I also wanted to be in the Master Chorale because of the kinds of songs they sang and what they did outside of school (festivals and competitions). This years teacher is different than last year, but I still like him. He is not a fun as last year's guy, but much more technical and better at telling us how to be better.
Fifth Hour: My english class, AP Literature, is really fun, but mostly because of the people in it. I have had this teacher for two years before this, and I really like her style and she tries to make her classes fun. I am not sure how I feel about the class yet, but I am hopeful. We do much reading and analyzing of characters and stuff that I don't even look for in a story, which adds to my consternation of the coursework.
After school I either go to work at Hot Dog On a Stick, or go home to do my homework, the latter of which seems to be strangely nonexistent as of late, and the former much more prevalent. I am not complaining though, it's more money for me.
I had the best feeling on my second day of school. Since I am a senior, I know tons of people. Well going to lunch after third hour, I literally said hello to about six different people. It was an awesome feeling! I felt popular for maybe the thrid time in my high school career.
So that is my day in a nutshell. Again, I apologize to my sister Katie for the inexcusable gap between this post and the one previous to this. I'm sure this ritual of me begging for my sister's forgiveness will be an ongoing process, so to the two of you besides Katie who read this, in the future, you can most likely just skip the last paragraph in every entry that I post. Sorry for the inconvience.