I want to be a part of it, New York, New York
Yes, I know, it's been a long time. So to sum it up, I guess I'll just talk about school and Amanda. School is very...interesting, this junior year. Here are my rundown for classes.
AP Music Theory: The class has been interesting thus far. It's all kinda been review so far, like naming notes in treble, bass, alto, tenor clefs, dictations, the basics like time signatures, etc. But, this will be a good class.
Lifetime Sports: Well, we're golfing now, so I can't really do that with my fucking tendonitis! Vignocchi is a nice guy, he said I could still go with everyone to Sportsmans to "golf" instead of staying back and joining a frosh or soph class. I really hope this tendonitis gets better.
Orchestra: Orchestra is, by far, the best class, and the one I look forward to every A day. The new assistant, Mrs. Shepard, is a friend of mine from Hello, Dolly! pit two summers ago. It's wierd calling her Mrs. Shepard, b/c I'm used to calling her by her first name. We got some great music this year. First semester: Dvorak Slavonic Dances No. 3 and 5; 4 Star-Spangled Banner-esque anthems, Russlan and Ludmilla (IMEA piece), and the major work Till Euglenspiel. However, I kinda wanted to do Don Juan, but that would be very, very challenging. One of the CSO audition excerpts is from Don Juan, and its no Sunday walk in the park with George (anybody get that?) Next semester, Mrs. Shepard said that we're doing, although its not set in stone, 3 mvts. from Symphonic Metamorphosis by von Weber, Hoedown and another movement from Copland's 'Rodeo', and tdhe concertos. It's gonna be an awesome year. I have to relish this time with all you seniors.
Honors US History: Mr. Kallay is the most sarcastic person I have ever met. He is relentless, and more crass than Meyer! On the first day, we went around saying our names and something interesting about us, and he made fun of every single one of us. He even called someone a dumbass. He also went through tons of teachers (McPherrin, Benson, Gallivan, Hoynes, Horvath) and said how much better he was then them. The second day, he was better, and actually showed us that he has passion for history. Although finding 25 key concepts wasn't that fun at all. Twill be an interesting year.
B-Day:
English: Ms. Kang seemed nice. The class seems very interesting, yes I know I've said that a lot. She said that most of our exams and finals will be essays, which has its advantages. But, it should be a good class.
Spanish: Fritz is.......odd. Every other teacher has told us "you guys are juniors now, and we're not gonna treat you like babies" and Fritz is micro-managing us. We can only go to the bathroom 4 times a quarter, and has us sign us. But, I like the kids in the class, and it should be, well, interesting.
PreCalc/Trig: I'm with Hill for this one! Mr. Flannery seems very cool, and it should be a good class.
Honors Chem: Mr. Grdinic is very cool. He lit things on fire the first day, always a good start. In fact, the first day of my freshman year (or senior year for you seniors) he set the fire alarm off 8-9, anyone remember that? I do, partly b/c while walking out I tripped outside and cut my leg rather badly. But I like the mix of sophs and jrs in my class, they're good people. It will be a good class.
So those are my classes. Amanda is doing great!!! She started school to this week. She might be coming down for homecoming, might meaning I have to offically ask her first. And, I have a good plan to do that too. For those of you who dont know, she plays violin, and she's a very active gymnast. She is amazing. I never thought that I would meet anyone like her. Wow.
AP Music Theory: The class has been interesting thus far. It's all kinda been review so far, like naming notes in treble, bass, alto, tenor clefs, dictations, the basics like time signatures, etc. But, this will be a good class.
Lifetime Sports: Well, we're golfing now, so I can't really do that with my fucking tendonitis! Vignocchi is a nice guy, he said I could still go with everyone to Sportsmans to "golf" instead of staying back and joining a frosh or soph class. I really hope this tendonitis gets better.
Orchestra: Orchestra is, by far, the best class, and the one I look forward to every A day. The new assistant, Mrs. Shepard, is a friend of mine from Hello, Dolly! pit two summers ago. It's wierd calling her Mrs. Shepard, b/c I'm used to calling her by her first name. We got some great music this year. First semester: Dvorak Slavonic Dances No. 3 and 5; 4 Star-Spangled Banner-esque anthems, Russlan and Ludmilla (IMEA piece), and the major work Till Euglenspiel. However, I kinda wanted to do Don Juan, but that would be very, very challenging. One of the CSO audition excerpts is from Don Juan, and its no Sunday walk in the park with George (anybody get that?) Next semester, Mrs. Shepard said that we're doing, although its not set in stone, 3 mvts. from Symphonic Metamorphosis by von Weber, Hoedown and another movement from Copland's 'Rodeo', and tdhe concertos. It's gonna be an awesome year. I have to relish this time with all you seniors.
Honors US History: Mr. Kallay is the most sarcastic person I have ever met. He is relentless, and more crass than Meyer! On the first day, we went around saying our names and something interesting about us, and he made fun of every single one of us. He even called someone a dumbass. He also went through tons of teachers (McPherrin, Benson, Gallivan, Hoynes, Horvath) and said how much better he was then them. The second day, he was better, and actually showed us that he has passion for history. Although finding 25 key concepts wasn't that fun at all. Twill be an interesting year.
B-Day:
English: Ms. Kang seemed nice. The class seems very interesting, yes I know I've said that a lot. She said that most of our exams and finals will be essays, which has its advantages. But, it should be a good class.
Spanish: Fritz is.......odd. Every other teacher has told us "you guys are juniors now, and we're not gonna treat you like babies" and Fritz is micro-managing us. We can only go to the bathroom 4 times a quarter, and has us sign us. But, I like the kids in the class, and it should be, well, interesting.
PreCalc/Trig: I'm with Hill for this one! Mr. Flannery seems very cool, and it should be a good class.
Honors Chem: Mr. Grdinic is very cool. He lit things on fire the first day, always a good start. In fact, the first day of my freshman year (or senior year for you seniors) he set the fire alarm off 8-9, anyone remember that? I do, partly b/c while walking out I tripped outside and cut my leg rather badly. But I like the mix of sophs and jrs in my class, they're good people. It will be a good class.
So those are my classes. Amanda is doing great!!! She started school to this week. She might be coming down for homecoming, might meaning I have to offically ask her first. And, I have a good plan to do that too. For those of you who dont know, she plays violin, and she's a very active gymnast. She is amazing. I never thought that I would meet anyone like her. Wow.