Excellence
Okay, so I finished High school last year (whoop de doo) anyway in a weird turn of fate I somehow managed to qualify for a Certificate of Excellence meaning that I recieved 10 or more A grades during year 11 and 12. Which is funny in itself since I kinda gave up on year 12 halfway through the year and only just barely scraped throuh on the A grades which I still laugh maniacally about.
Anyway, because I got this Certificate of Excellence and because this is supposed to be this huge honour or whatever I get invited to a presentation night for it. Well needless to say I don't really feel like going, it's formal dress and I can't be bothered sitting around for three hours for a lousy Certificate (I didn't really have high opinions of school). So I didn't RSVP which they said to do if you weren't coming and that was that. Yesterday I finally recieve my Certficate in the mail, wet because it was raining and the envelope stuck halfway out the letterbox and also recieved some information on tertiary studies. Which was really helpful considering I starte my tertiary studies 5 weeks ago.
Anyway because this Certificate thing is supposed to be this huge honour I also get invited to an assembly at my school to get presented with another bloody Certificate. However the assembly is on at the same time that I have to go to TAFE (tertiary study place) and there is no way in hell I am going to skip out on TAFE to sit through another long assembly where my feet will inevitably fall asleep. So that's fine except I kinda forgot to RSVP the school back which I did in fact have every intention of doing except I forget (which I also found out later from a friend who went back to the school for some reason slightly annoyed some teachers who thought that was the kinda fuck-all attitude I had developed by the end of the year which wasn't even my fault, I just couldn't be bothered with school anymore. It was annoying and I just couldn't see the relevance of it.) But I never heard back from the school so that was that until today when this envelope from them arrives today and sure enough inside is another Certificate of Excellence.
But this is the best part and whole point of this ramble. I also get this pretty blue ribbon (it's purpose I am not sure) and this metal pin which proclaims 'Excellence' and has the logo of the school hanging off it. Brilliant! I shall wear it every day stab something with it (probably myself by accident) but come on, I wouldn't even wear the thing if I was at school let alone when I am out of school. The bubble wrap the thing came in was more exciting.
And yes I know, it's the honour of the thing. I should feel privileged that I was acknowledged for achieveing something great. But just for the record I did have that fuck-all attitude towards the end of year 12. I didn't do the work because my time was consumed by finishing my art portfolio and I didn't study for my exams but seriously people, thanks anyway...
Anyway, because I got this Certificate of Excellence and because this is supposed to be this huge honour or whatever I get invited to a presentation night for it. Well needless to say I don't really feel like going, it's formal dress and I can't be bothered sitting around for three hours for a lousy Certificate (I didn't really have high opinions of school). So I didn't RSVP which they said to do if you weren't coming and that was that. Yesterday I finally recieve my Certficate in the mail, wet because it was raining and the envelope stuck halfway out the letterbox and also recieved some information on tertiary studies. Which was really helpful considering I starte my tertiary studies 5 weeks ago.
Anyway because this Certificate thing is supposed to be this huge honour I also get invited to an assembly at my school to get presented with another bloody Certificate. However the assembly is on at the same time that I have to go to TAFE (tertiary study place) and there is no way in hell I am going to skip out on TAFE to sit through another long assembly where my feet will inevitably fall asleep. So that's fine except I kinda forgot to RSVP the school back which I did in fact have every intention of doing except I forget (which I also found out later from a friend who went back to the school for some reason slightly annoyed some teachers who thought that was the kinda fuck-all attitude I had developed by the end of the year which wasn't even my fault, I just couldn't be bothered with school anymore. It was annoying and I just couldn't see the relevance of it.) But I never heard back from the school so that was that until today when this envelope from them arrives today and sure enough inside is another Certificate of Excellence.
But this is the best part and whole point of this ramble. I also get this pretty blue ribbon (it's purpose I am not sure) and this metal pin which proclaims 'Excellence' and has the logo of the school hanging off it. Brilliant! I shall wear it every day stab something with it (probably myself by accident) but come on, I wouldn't even wear the thing if I was at school let alone when I am out of school. The bubble wrap the thing came in was more exciting.
And yes I know, it's the honour of the thing. I should feel privileged that I was acknowledged for achieveing something great. But just for the record I did have that fuck-all attitude towards the end of year 12. I didn't do the work because my time was consumed by finishing my art portfolio and I didn't study for my exams but seriously people, thanks anyway...