Busy, Busy, Busy

Getting time to stay in shape is almost obsolete for this time of the year. You need to be fit just to take on so much running around. But hey, I asked for it. This last week entailed all of the following things- mowing three yards, line judging volleyball 2 separate days, announcing for the Junior High football teams, lifting weights, applying for scholarships, running errands for parents, fitting in time to replace my stereo, completely lost my weekends to baseball doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, basketball open gym, about 45 minutes per night of homework, facilitating a Principals Advisory Council meeting, tearing down for Homecoming, getting groceries for my home-bound grandfather, and finding time to stuff myself with food. (Breath) I’m not blaming S2S program schedule, though. Actually I have more time to do things because I get out of school at around 1:40.

Apart from my head spinning, I’ve met a lot of people through the program. They are all obviously very smart and ambitious. That is a huge difference from High School right there- these people have ambition, and it’s contagious. In fact, I may be one of the least mature people here, which is a 180 from United.

My cousin, Bethany, sits beside me in Human Biology class. She has always gone to Salem, so it’s still very surreal to be in the same classes as her and all of her friends. The professors I have are so different from High School as well. I’m not about to bash my past teachers, because I had some great role models and learned a lot from them, but my ‘profs’ are in another league. They teach without demanding authority, they’re not caught up in being in complete control, they just are. They all are easy to listen to, and are exceptionally reasonable. My success so far can be mostly attributed to them. I got an ‘A’ on my HumanBio test, and I’ve actually retained what I’ve learned.

That’s my summation for month one of Seniors to Sophomores: exactly what I hoped for so far. I’m not just being lectured, I’m being taught.