Wow...
I can't believe how hectic high school has been.
I haven't even had a chance to write about it a month since it even started!
I am enjoying it though, so don't worry. It's very stressful, but worth it I believe.
Since I go to Cab Calloway School of the Arts as a major in Communication Arts we have a special class for our major added into our schedules ~
Mine goes-
P1. Physical Earth Science Honors
P2. Intro to Communication Arts
P3. Geometry Honors
P4. US History Honors
P5. French I
P6. English 9 Honors
P7. Health/PE
Actually this works a lot better with my temperment. At Stanton, my middle school, classes were an hour long at least, but we only get about forty minutes here. It might not seem like a big difference, but with the shorter classes, I don't have to sit and pay attention too long, something I have trouble with. It keeps me moving and attentive. It's a little hard to believe even, that I've been listening in class and actually trying to do the work. Everything is pretty easy, and the people are smart since I'm in all Honors, but the biggest issue I'm having is homework. I really need to start getting on that and finishing my make-up work. I've been absent a lot already from school, and it's causing some concern from my teachers, like my French (She's SO nice, I really like her. But when she asked me if I was doing okay I started tearing up. It's some kind of quirk I have, when people show all this real concern for me I get watery-eyed upish. Aha ~ It's annoying, but I can live.). They aren't mindless absences though, I've really been sick. The stress must be taking a toll on my immune system again, I think that's what happens. When someone has prolonged stress, it starts to wear down their immunity to illness, and I already know that my white blood cells are a little low from blood tests I've had done. But then the next time they'll be fine (So it has to be stress).
I'm excited for clubs though! Dad is trying to push me to do sports, but I kind of don't want to just because my stamina has been poor lately as well, and not to mention how exhausted I end up at the end of the day. Still, I know I'll be joining Amnesty International and hopefully the French Club too if my schedule pans out. We have a Manga Club that I went to once with my Charter friends (Anny, Ruyan, Tian, Menki, ect.), but if I'm being honest it wasn't very fun. There isn't a lot of structure, even though they try, and it doesn't feel like they have a real outline of what they want to do with the club. So I won't really go to that one. Since I didn't do clubs in middle school, I can't wait!
Everyone at Cab is so friendly, and the teachers are a lot of fun. I've made some friends already, and I get closer to more and more people ~ But the teachers are awesome! My Science teacher is insanely cool (He's also my homeroom), so he's my favorite. Science was always my least favorite subject, unless it was biology or something, but it's actually enjoyable the way he teaches it. Like I said before too, I also love my French teacher. She wants her students to have fun with the language, and she's very caring, but also knows how to keep the class under control. Comm. Arts teacher is possibly the only one I've had real problems with in my life. She's very brash and confident, so my sensitive emotions are unused to it. I hope things get better with her, since I have to have her the rest of the time I'm in Cab (She's the only Comm. Arts teacher for H.S.). Health might be my least favorite class out of all though, even though the teacher is actually the most popular with the students. We don't do anything in there, which is something that bugs me. He's just like one of the kids, and they talk a lot, and there are always students hanging out in his room. I'd like to get some actual work done, since all we really do is bookwork and some little projects.
It's weird though. In Middle School we didn't have any freedom, and in High School it's like they've let go of the reigns. We can do whatever we want at lunch, we can go to our lockers at any time... it feels good but different at the same time. Ah! I also need to email some of my middle school teachers to tell them how I'm doing!! They were so supportive of me, I really want to keep in contact! I'll have to try and do that later.
I'll try to get more time to spend around here and catch up on my friends page again! I'm sorry everyone on there!!!
I haven't even had a chance to write about it a month since it even started!
I am enjoying it though, so don't worry. It's very stressful, but worth it I believe.
Since I go to Cab Calloway School of the Arts as a major in Communication Arts we have a special class for our major added into our schedules ~
Mine goes-
P1. Physical Earth Science Honors
P2. Intro to Communication Arts
P3. Geometry Honors
P4. US History Honors
P5. French I
P6. English 9 Honors
P7. Health/PE
Actually this works a lot better with my temperment. At Stanton, my middle school, classes were an hour long at least, but we only get about forty minutes here. It might not seem like a big difference, but with the shorter classes, I don't have to sit and pay attention too long, something I have trouble with. It keeps me moving and attentive. It's a little hard to believe even, that I've been listening in class and actually trying to do the work. Everything is pretty easy, and the people are smart since I'm in all Honors, but the biggest issue I'm having is homework. I really need to start getting on that and finishing my make-up work. I've been absent a lot already from school, and it's causing some concern from my teachers, like my French (She's SO nice, I really like her. But when she asked me if I was doing okay I started tearing up. It's some kind of quirk I have, when people show all this real concern for me I get watery-eyed upish. Aha ~ It's annoying, but I can live.). They aren't mindless absences though, I've really been sick. The stress must be taking a toll on my immune system again, I think that's what happens. When someone has prolonged stress, it starts to wear down their immunity to illness, and I already know that my white blood cells are a little low from blood tests I've had done. But then the next time they'll be fine (So it has to be stress).
I'm excited for clubs though! Dad is trying to push me to do sports, but I kind of don't want to just because my stamina has been poor lately as well, and not to mention how exhausted I end up at the end of the day. Still, I know I'll be joining Amnesty International and hopefully the French Club too if my schedule pans out. We have a Manga Club that I went to once with my Charter friends (Anny, Ruyan, Tian, Menki, ect.), but if I'm being honest it wasn't very fun. There isn't a lot of structure, even though they try, and it doesn't feel like they have a real outline of what they want to do with the club. So I won't really go to that one. Since I didn't do clubs in middle school, I can't wait!
Everyone at Cab is so friendly, and the teachers are a lot of fun. I've made some friends already, and I get closer to more and more people ~ But the teachers are awesome! My Science teacher is insanely cool (He's also my homeroom), so he's my favorite. Science was always my least favorite subject, unless it was biology or something, but it's actually enjoyable the way he teaches it. Like I said before too, I also love my French teacher. She wants her students to have fun with the language, and she's very caring, but also knows how to keep the class under control. Comm. Arts teacher is possibly the only one I've had real problems with in my life. She's very brash and confident, so my sensitive emotions are unused to it. I hope things get better with her, since I have to have her the rest of the time I'm in Cab (She's the only Comm. Arts teacher for H.S.). Health might be my least favorite class out of all though, even though the teacher is actually the most popular with the students. We don't do anything in there, which is something that bugs me. He's just like one of the kids, and they talk a lot, and there are always students hanging out in his room. I'd like to get some actual work done, since all we really do is bookwork and some little projects.
It's weird though. In Middle School we didn't have any freedom, and in High School it's like they've let go of the reigns. We can do whatever we want at lunch, we can go to our lockers at any time... it feels good but different at the same time. Ah! I also need to email some of my middle school teachers to tell them how I'm doing!! They were so supportive of me, I really want to keep in contact! I'll have to try and do that later.
I'll try to get more time to spend around here and catch up on my friends page again! I'm sorry everyone on there!!!