1. Get into Bennington College.
2. Learn how to pick guitar
3. Begin to learn the banjo
4. Make a pizza at work
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
First
Hello there. I'm a senior, you're a senior, we're all seniors. So let's do what the administration wants and get to know each other:
I have a large family that is full of pressure. My siblings all had jobs from the age of fifteen and up and they were straight A students. I took a different approach to my high school "career." I hate it when people call high school a career. Anyway, I got A's and B's (unheard of in the Ricke household) and got my first job this past summer. I'm lacking in the motivation department. I'd much rather sit at home and read a book than study for a test. I got my job right before the beginning of senior year. And I love it. I literally wake up early, ride the bus, and sit in each and every class waiting for the bell to ring at the end of the day so I can go to work. Everyone is so funny and we listen to good music and at the end of the night, I get a pizza. So, with that simple fact alone my senior year is bound to be much different then all those prior.
So things on my mind:
1. Work.
Last year was one of the most challenging, yet interesting years of my schooling. I loved every single one of my classes, including all the people in them. Except math. I don't like math. But I think another thing on my mind these semesters is that this final year won't be as fun as last year...and I'm worried I won't like my teachers as much, or have the same connections.
2. No Mr. Shaw, no Mr. Jankowski, no Shakespeare and Chaucer.
When I moved here my sophomore year, I immediately became friends with a group of girls one year older than me. They were all juniors. Then, as I became a junior, they were applying to colleges as seniors. And as I became a senior, they moved to all different areas of the nation, as freshman. So this year, I'm nervous because most of my friends are no where near Indiana.
3. Meeting new people
And finally, the big subject a lot of seniors are concentrating on: college. Applying, waiting, and deciding. At work we were talking about how some people are so unhappy after high school and one of the waiters said: "People who say high school was the best time of their life got married when they turned 18." I loved that. Especially because I'm a firm believer in waiting a very, very, very long time to get married. Maybe even put it off altogether. So, lastly:
4. Future stuff.
This is longer than I intended it to be. But it was fun. I'm looking forward to my last year at Homestead, but I'm honestly ready to go to college. Until then, I'll look forward to advisory, as well as my shortened classes every Thursday.
I have a large family that is full of pressure. My siblings all had jobs from the age of fifteen and up and they were straight A students. I took a different approach to my high school "career." I hate it when people call high school a career. Anyway, I got A's and B's (unheard of in the Ricke household) and got my first job this past summer. I'm lacking in the motivation department. I'd much rather sit at home and read a book than study for a test. I got my job right before the beginning of senior year. And I love it. I literally wake up early, ride the bus, and sit in each and every class waiting for the bell to ring at the end of the day so I can go to work. Everyone is so funny and we listen to good music and at the end of the night, I get a pizza. So, with that simple fact alone my senior year is bound to be much different then all those prior.
So things on my mind:
1. Work.
Last year was one of the most challenging, yet interesting years of my schooling. I loved every single one of my classes, including all the people in them. Except math. I don't like math. But I think another thing on my mind these semesters is that this final year won't be as fun as last year...and I'm worried I won't like my teachers as much, or have the same connections.
2. No Mr. Shaw, no Mr. Jankowski, no Shakespeare and Chaucer.
When I moved here my sophomore year, I immediately became friends with a group of girls one year older than me. They were all juniors. Then, as I became a junior, they were applying to colleges as seniors. And as I became a senior, they moved to all different areas of the nation, as freshman. So this year, I'm nervous because most of my friends are no where near Indiana.
3. Meeting new people
And finally, the big subject a lot of seniors are concentrating on: college. Applying, waiting, and deciding. At work we were talking about how some people are so unhappy after high school and one of the waiters said: "People who say high school was the best time of their life got married when they turned 18." I loved that. Especially because I'm a firm believer in waiting a very, very, very long time to get married. Maybe even put it off altogether. So, lastly:
4. Future stuff.
This is longer than I intended it to be. But it was fun. I'm looking forward to my last year at Homestead, but I'm honestly ready to go to college. Until then, I'll look forward to advisory, as well as my shortened classes every Thursday.
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