Senior Year...Beginnings.

It's been too long since I've last blogged. (lol) Well, just to recap my first week..I hated it. The school, won't count my ACC credit so I plan to test out of PE or take it online. I'm not getting German..but I do have a class with Travis now..so that's a plus. I think out of the whole day, my favorite class is Anatomy and Physiology. I hate science, but the teacher is so nice and she's absolutely hilarious. Plus, I actually talk to people in that class. I am hating my English class, which is nothing new..but like..the teacher is so CONDESCENDING! I'm not even kidding. She treats us like little kids...we have to turn in vocabulary words..and she's requiring that we read 150 words or more per six weeks. I do it anyway, but she is making us write essays on it. It's an AP class..and she's REQUIRING notebook checks. She's is giving handouts and not notes..and she's acting like I have no idea how to pass a test. It's frustrating. It's just the way she says things. I can't explain it. 'I don't expect many of you guys to pass', 'I have never had less then 70% of my students pass, but I don't expect that from y'all'. Ugh..I can't stand it. Like, because we attend Del Valle High School..none of us are intelligent at all. I always have problems with my English teachers, but she's just like...juvenile. I'm an auditory learner, handouts DON'T help me. I'm so frustrated with the class. I actually miss Mrs. McCombs...and that's really hard for me to admit. We have to get all the books we read approved by her--who are you to tell me what to read? Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. I am just so frustrated. There are a few students who know what we're doing and we're all so disgusted with what she's saying. I don't like her..and I don't like how she treats her students. I ask a question and she totally ignores me. I answer her questions and she stops letting me answer. She thinks we're all idiots, but I don't think an idiot could score a 3 on last year's test. I understand this test is over literature, but don't tell me I'm an idiot..without thinking twice! Ugh. I suck at multiple choice, but I can write. Give me an essay already..and I'll prove you wrong!

Anyways, my other favorite class is Tech Theatre. I'm not loud and don't do drama well, so I opted for my fine arts credit to be Technical Theatre. This class has been so fun..so far. I really am looking forward to it. It's easy..and the teacher is great. =] I have a PE class, and what kind of PE class makes you walk around a gym for half an hour? They won't count my credit..but they'll make me walk around a Gym. I'm hating it because these little freshman, i mean sophomores, are so vulgar and disgusting. They keep making nasty comments about how they want to ________ random girls. I told them one day..to just stop because girls aren't attracted to little boys who do nothing but talk. They make fun of people all the time..I always tell them to stop. I tried ignoring it..but it's hard when they sit next to you during stretches..it's uncomfortable. I just tell them to stop when they start being stupid. For the most part, they have stopped, I know i totally sounded like a teacher or something..but I really don't care. It scared them..the rest of the class thinks they are immature..so it makes me laugh. What's with high school students standing up for what's right when they realize it's not cool to be an idiot? They all laughed at these boys..but as soon as I tell them it's not funny and that they need to stop..suddenly they agree and stop laughing? I guess I just made them realize that they can have fun and be mature about it.

So, I'm hoping this year gets better. It's already looking better. I'm kind of sad because I can't wear skirts to school because of PE. We don't get to dress out. I think I'm going to anyway and I'll change at lunch..and walk around in b-ball shorts the rest of the day. lol.

-Becky

Tomorrow? A senior?

Okay, so summer being over is making me a little crazy. I need to do laundry..and get whatever it is I need for High School, into my backpack tonight. Tomorrow morning, really isn't going to be much fun, because I'm going to be in the counselor's office, because they keep screwing up my transcript. I've been down there so many times about this, until they finally said the counselors weren't seeing students..what the heck? It's their JOB. They will see me, because my Dad is going with me. Being 17, it's really odd to be like..yeah..my parents are taking care of it, but they really won't listen to me..and they push me around. It got old...my Dad gets what he wants..because he's the adult. (crazy, huh?) I mean, they get mad when students bring down their parents, but if the school doesn't listen, then what else are we supposed to do..? lol.

This year is going to be weird, last week, when the counselors wouldn't see us, we made friends (me and Travis) with Ms. Longoria, the hall monitor...and made sure all the others were on friendly terms with a bunch of the APs. I learned last year, that this makes life a whole lot easier..at least at Del Valle, because they trust you more. Not that I'm going to do something outrageously bad, but you can walk around without people screaming at you..and that makes life so much easier.

A friend, I've been going to school with for a long time, graduated this summer, actually two of them, and it's going to be weird to not see them or hang out with them. Yesterday, we went to one of the graduates baby showers, (that's why she graduated) and it was a lot of fun just to hang out with her again for a little while...afterwards we went to the mall..and looked around in baby stores..why is everything so expensive? She was telling us about how her and her boyfriend, could barely afford the doctor bills..and I felt kind of bad...it really forces you to grow up. Thank goodness her mom is as supportive as humanly possible, without taking away personal responsibility. She is letting them live with her for free..and is helping out some with buying baby stuff. I'm going to spend some money from each of my paychecks to help out to, because I know that they are both trying their best to make things work..and they need some help. I'm going to call her when I get paid again....and ask what else she needs for the baby. I thought it was weird how she invited friends, but only people who at the end of the year, showed her some kind of support. So many people were just so mean about the pregnancy..it's not like it's something you can take back. I'm also really grateful that I don't have to go through something like this....because of the things that I've been taught.

Anyways, i don't know what to expect out of this year..but I'll post again tomorrow..so that I can tell you how my scheduling/transcript problems are going down.

Oh, I'ma try and test out of certain classes. lol. =] It's going to cost me $60..so I don't know when/how I'm going to afford it.

Thank you, Sister Simonsen for the nomination for the tag. Not really sure what I'm supposed to do since I didn't win. lol. But, I'm going to place a link to her page. =]
-Becky

Another Summer Blog!

Sadly, I think this is going to be the last blog until school starts!! I'm really excited for it to start again, I miss the brain stimulation! I'm not looking forward to many of my classes because they put me in classes i didn't want or ask for, but I'm going to keep my schedule how it is, because, I don't want to argue with them anymore! I have so many "sleep" classes, I hope I'm able to get some sleeping in! (I know teachers hate it..) I'm a senior; finally. I was really sad to hear that some of my favorite staff members left! Mr. Van Geem, the german teacher is teaching at Lehman now, we get a new one..i don't know if I'm going to like him or not. And Mr. Conrardy left, he is/was he AP coordinator. I was shocked...and disappointed because he's ugh, i don't know...really good at his job. So this year is going to be so much different then all my other years, because I'm not used to not having teachers that I like! Of course, the main ones are still there, so I'm not going to worry just yet!!

So, for the remainder of my summer, I'm pretty sure I'll be working! I'm not sure if I like it, I've been on drive-thru a lot lately, and I'm really tired of it already. lol. Today, I was on register and it's so much SLOWER then drive-thru. I like the challenge of drive-thru..I just don't feel like I'm very good at it. LOL! Everyone is really cool, I'm just being super shy, which is both odd and not for me. I'm shy, but only around people I don't know, minus church people, for the most part!

Savior of the World was amazing..I feel like we really made a difference in peoples lives. I can't wait for the DVD's so I can find out how we all looked! I really hope that I get to share it with people that I know. I'm also really excited, because Travis decided he wanted to learn more about the gospel, he said he probably wasn't going to be baptized, but that he's interested..and that's always where it all starts. I just needa find somewhere to have to teach..because my house and his house are not working out very well.

That's pretty much all, lol.
-Becky!