Alright I'll do it too- A High School Survey
High School Questionaire
1. Who was your best friend?
Through a lot it was Crystal Diaz, but John Olsen and I were really close for a good chunk of it also.
2.What sports did you play?
None.
I trained for track one year, but never got into the season.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
Haha, I drove my mom's old black Mazda 626 (it wasn't old at the time) and for the second half my mom's Mazda Millenium. I rarely drove my dad's car, and I certainly didn't have my own.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
Probably at my house doing homework. Sometimes I'd go out to a movie with friends or hang out with people, but I didn't have too much of a social life.
5. Were you a party animal?
Not even sort of.
6. Were you considered a flirt?
Once again- not even kind of. I was really lame in high school.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Orchestra, the pit for musicals, and a string quartet that was just too fun
8. Were you a nerd?
I don't know that I was a nerd, but I was certainly a bookwork and I was always on top of my classes (except for math, and some of the science classes)
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
No- I didn't get in any trouble until the very last 3 days of school when I had detention half an hour before school. It's a long story and wasn't really a big deal- my mom wasn't even upset when I explained the whole thing to her, and that says a lot.
10. Can you sing the fight song?
I don't think I can sing my high school one, but I remember my junior high one...
11. Who were your favorite teachers?
Guerrin (math), Ljung (English), Billings (ecology), Stone (contemporary world history), Salotti (orchestra- it's because of him that I kept up with violin- what an incredible man), and of course my favorite by far- Frau Case (obviously, German).
12. Where did you sit during lunch?
I just about always ate in the choir/orchestra room, except the the last semester of senior year after Tim and I broke up, when I ate alone in one of the practice rooms and practiced piano. That was such a crappy semester...
13.What was your school's full name?
Glenbard West High School
14. School mascot?
The Hilltoppers
15. Did you go to Prom?
Yep- Junior and Senior years...
16. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
I'm really not sure... I'm glad I'm not really in the position to have to make that kind of decision. I think I remember disliking a lot of the social/emotional crap going on then, but looking back I remember most of the good things the best.
17. What do you remember most about graduation?
It was so painfully hot and we had the ceremony on the football field- some of the older guests passed out so they had to hand out water. And I remember being suprised that there were so many people in my graduating class that I didn't know (but there were 500 people, so I suppose I shouldn't have been so suprised).
18. What was your fav. class?
I always loved German, that was just the best class I could have ever hoped for. I liked contemporary world history which was a 2 semester class, and while I don't know that I "liked" my AP English class, I got a lot of personal satisfaction from that class- it was ridiculously hard with unbelieveable amounts of work and the "I-Search" research project/paper which ended up being 40 pages long for me- but I really learned how far I could push myself and made it through.
19. Where were you on senior skip day?
I'm pretty sure I was in class- there wasn't a lot of point to skipping because I had nothing to do and no one to do it with. But my Junior year I was in ecology where I was the only not-Senior, and the teacher took attendence and then told us to go do whatever we wanted, so I went to Starbucks with a few of the Seniors because for some reason I had my mom's car with me.
20. Did you have a job your senior year?
Um, I don't know for sure when I worked at St. Petronille in their youth ministry department, but I did have that job for a while, I taught violin lessons to a few kids, and at the end of the year I started working at Glen Oak Country Club as a waitress.
21. Where did you go most often for lunch?
Generally just the choir room- but I would walk down to Starbucks maybe once or twice a week, and once in a great while I'd order ahead and literally run to Chin's for fried rice.
22. Have you gained weight since then?
No, I think I might be 5 pounds less than I was.
23. What did you do after graduation?
Worked for the summer as a waitress, and then went to Bradley. If you mean immediately after graduation- there was a party at my house with a bunch of relatives, and Adam AuBuchon, Erik Wotring, Steve King, Brian Wong, their corresponding girlfriends, and I went downtown Chicago for a day, and then we did a day at Great America, and drove up to Michigan for a while. It was a great end to a really unplesant year.
24. When did you graduate?
May 2001
25. Who was your Senior prom date?
Senior year I went with Adam AuBuchon- Junior year I went with Tim Tyler. Both were 2 very, VERY different experiences, but both were also very, VERY fun.
26. Are you going to your 10 year reunion?
If there is one I'll probably go... probably depending on circumstances, but it could be fun.
27. Who was your home room teacher?
I didn't have home room in high school- just in junior high.
28. Who will repost this after you?
Probably Sandy.... (and I'm sorry Sandy!! I totally keep meaning to call, things have been nuts!)
1. Who was your best friend?
Through a lot it was Crystal Diaz, but John Olsen and I were really close for a good chunk of it also.
2.What sports did you play?
None.
I trained for track one year, but never got into the season.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
Haha, I drove my mom's old black Mazda 626 (it wasn't old at the time) and for the second half my mom's Mazda Millenium. I rarely drove my dad's car, and I certainly didn't have my own.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
Probably at my house doing homework. Sometimes I'd go out to a movie with friends or hang out with people, but I didn't have too much of a social life.
5. Were you a party animal?
Not even sort of.
6. Were you considered a flirt?
Once again- not even kind of. I was really lame in high school.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Orchestra, the pit for musicals, and a string quartet that was just too fun
8. Were you a nerd?
I don't know that I was a nerd, but I was certainly a bookwork and I was always on top of my classes (except for math, and some of the science classes)
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
No- I didn't get in any trouble until the very last 3 days of school when I had detention half an hour before school. It's a long story and wasn't really a big deal- my mom wasn't even upset when I explained the whole thing to her, and that says a lot.
10. Can you sing the fight song?
I don't think I can sing my high school one, but I remember my junior high one...
11. Who were your favorite teachers?
Guerrin (math), Ljung (English), Billings (ecology), Stone (contemporary world history), Salotti (orchestra- it's because of him that I kept up with violin- what an incredible man), and of course my favorite by far- Frau Case (obviously, German).
12. Where did you sit during lunch?
I just about always ate in the choir/orchestra room, except the the last semester of senior year after Tim and I broke up, when I ate alone in one of the practice rooms and practiced piano. That was such a crappy semester...
13.What was your school's full name?
Glenbard West High School
14. School mascot?
The Hilltoppers
15. Did you go to Prom?
Yep- Junior and Senior years...
16. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
I'm really not sure... I'm glad I'm not really in the position to have to make that kind of decision. I think I remember disliking a lot of the social/emotional crap going on then, but looking back I remember most of the good things the best.
17. What do you remember most about graduation?
It was so painfully hot and we had the ceremony on the football field- some of the older guests passed out so they had to hand out water. And I remember being suprised that there were so many people in my graduating class that I didn't know (but there were 500 people, so I suppose I shouldn't have been so suprised).
18. What was your fav. class?
I always loved German, that was just the best class I could have ever hoped for. I liked contemporary world history which was a 2 semester class, and while I don't know that I "liked" my AP English class, I got a lot of personal satisfaction from that class- it was ridiculously hard with unbelieveable amounts of work and the "I-Search" research project/paper which ended up being 40 pages long for me- but I really learned how far I could push myself and made it through.
19. Where were you on senior skip day?
I'm pretty sure I was in class- there wasn't a lot of point to skipping because I had nothing to do and no one to do it with. But my Junior year I was in ecology where I was the only not-Senior, and the teacher took attendence and then told us to go do whatever we wanted, so I went to Starbucks with a few of the Seniors because for some reason I had my mom's car with me.
20. Did you have a job your senior year?
Um, I don't know for sure when I worked at St. Petronille in their youth ministry department, but I did have that job for a while, I taught violin lessons to a few kids, and at the end of the year I started working at Glen Oak Country Club as a waitress.
21. Where did you go most often for lunch?
Generally just the choir room- but I would walk down to Starbucks maybe once or twice a week, and once in a great while I'd order ahead and literally run to Chin's for fried rice.
22. Have you gained weight since then?
No, I think I might be 5 pounds less than I was.
23. What did you do after graduation?
Worked for the summer as a waitress, and then went to Bradley. If you mean immediately after graduation- there was a party at my house with a bunch of relatives, and Adam AuBuchon, Erik Wotring, Steve King, Brian Wong, their corresponding girlfriends, and I went downtown Chicago for a day, and then we did a day at Great America, and drove up to Michigan for a while. It was a great end to a really unplesant year.
24. When did you graduate?
May 2001
25. Who was your Senior prom date?
Senior year I went with Adam AuBuchon- Junior year I went with Tim Tyler. Both were 2 very, VERY different experiences, but both were also very, VERY fun.
26. Are you going to your 10 year reunion?
If there is one I'll probably go... probably depending on circumstances, but it could be fun.
27. Who was your home room teacher?
I didn't have home room in high school- just in junior high.
28. Who will repost this after you?
Probably Sandy.... (and I'm sorry Sandy!! I totally keep meaning to call, things have been nuts!)