School has already been in session for a week. So far, I've been able to get some first impressions of each class. Because I'm absolutely bored out of my mind right now, I'm going to write my first impressions and expectations of each class. Without further ado...
1. AP Statistics with Nicholson- Mr. Nicholson is quite possibly the nicest guy on this planet. His personality just gives off that vibe that says he is sincere and really cares about each and every one of his students. The class itself has been somewhat rough to this point. Personally, math is the toughest subject for me to comprehend. The fact that I have math first period makes it even tougher due to the fact that I can't comprehend ANYTHING, let alone AP Statistics, at 7:50am. Luckily for me, the activities in class up to this point have included a class survey with multiple random questions (i.e. How tall are you in inches?, What kind of car do you drive?), checking our pulse rate, and then graphing different sets of data. The work has been fun as well as easy. Much of the work has been review from past years. I can only hope that the workload will be this simple, but that will most likely not be the case.
2. Sports and Entertainment Marketing with Hirschy- I really had high expectations for this class. Last year, Mr. McNeal, one of my favorite all-time teachers at Homestead, taught me the basics of Marketing in Marketing I and II. What I liked about McNeal was his laid back attitude and his ability to waste entire class periods with stories about his fishing adventures. Mrs. Hirschy is laid back as well, but she seems to think we actually need to do work everyday. The material we read in class has included the exact same concepts we were taught last year. One advantage we have in class is our assigned seat, which each have a computer. Usually, I spend the class period surfing the net, often reading different articles on ESPN.com and SI.com. Mrs. Hirschy is friendly beyond belief as well. Although she doesn't have the stories of McNeal, she is enjoyable to have as a teacher.
3. Composition with Jankowski- No comment.
Just kidding, I'll write something about this class. Because I enjoy creative writing, I feel this class will be a fun one for me, although it may not exactly be simple. The in-class activities have been fun, such as the punctuation contest, in which my team known as . won first place. Unfortunately, Mr. Jankowski did not allow us to be our original name of Balzac's Army. He said we meant wrong by the name, even though, in truth, we really enjoy his works. I especially enjoy La Peau de Chagrin and the idea of life having a serpentine motion with all its twists and turns. To be 100% honest, I can't think of ONE single inappropriate thing that can be associated with this great writer's last name. Maybe I'm missing something.
4. Advanced Speech and Communications with de Calonne- This is my third year having Mrs. D as a teacher, so I know what she's about. So far, the class has been quite easy. An impromptu speech, a direction/drawing activity, and some notes have summed up what we have done thus far. I'm excited to start speeches. I'm going to try harder than ever before to put my style into these speeches. I want to add more humor than usual. Basically, I want to have fun. Although Mrs. D probably has expectations for me already, I feel I will do fine in this class. As long as I find topics I enjoy speaking about, the speech writing and giving aspects will come easy to me.
5. Economics with Livensparger- I don't remember anything from this class. It's been difficult to pay attention to the lesson because I have either been staring at the white bricks in the wall while thinking about lunch, or I have been staring at the backs of my eyelids dreaming about lunch. Mr. Livensparger is a funny and friendly guy, but so far he has only lectured. Hopefully, things will pick up in the next week or so. Otherwise, I'm going to wake up in a puddle of drool with the whole class staring at me. That will be an epic day.
6. Assitantship with Doc- This most likely is and will be my favorite class for the semester. I sit in a cushioned, wheeled swivel chair and watch the class listen to Doc quote Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and listen to stories with his dry sense of humor sprinkled into his words. It helps to have Doc as my basketball coach. I can truly say I love Doc. He's had a large influence on my basketball career and he has made high school that much better. His quotes are classic and so are his rock cassettes.
7. Newspaper with Kuhn- This class is by far the most relaxed on my schedule. So far, we've listened to Mr. Kuhn tell us about his kittens, how bad of a city St. Louis is, and how frustrated he is with the administration. The last thing has been his been the topic of conversation the past few days and during this time, I've tried to avoid him, as he seems ticked off beyond belief. We will have staff positions figured out by the end of the week so we can begin writing stories and finally produce our first issue of this school year. Margaret Distler, the editor in chief, basically told me I am the Sports Editor, which excited me. I was a writer as a sophomore, co-sports editor as a junior, and now I have the position to myself. It's safe to say that I am excited about the upcoming school year.
There you have it. Now that I think about it, I probably should have waited to write this next week. It's not a big deal though. Sometimes boredom prevails.
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