The Top Ten

10.Othello Collage- Ms. Serensky informed us we would be doing a fun activity that day- making a collage about one of the characters from Othello. Although other groups groaned, Mary Beth, Carolyn, Jillian and I (better known as “Toast”) could not contain our enthusiasm and we wanted to “enjoy this time! (Currie 3). Especially with our character Iago. The best part of that day was not even that we ended up winning for our collage, but rather when we found the quote about inception. (Cue Carolyn whispering, “Inception!”)
9.AP Physics- Now this may seem an odd choice, since many know I hated that class. But having a class with Mr. Roberts was most definitely worth the struggles and pain I went through. I may not having learned much about projectile motion, but I have also never laughed so much in one class, after all, “you have to laugh at the things that hurt” (Kesey 250). I’ll never remember the formulas we learned in that class, but I’ll never forget Mr. Robert’s obsession with licorice and the craziness that ensued when he had some.
8.Multiple Choice Game Winners- I am sure everyone knows who won the third quarter multiple-choice game. If not, you apparently never look at my blog or Jillian’s and you missed the parade Dr. Koons arranged for us. Too bad, because it was awesome. Of course, the thrill of winning the game with Jillian, Mariel and Kathryn was amazing; it was “like we were conquering heroes” (Kesey 255).
7.Uplifting comments from Mr. Brownlow- The normally angry man actually paid me a compliment. As the third child, I frequently am compared with my brother and sister, especially when a teacher has had all three. So, when Mr. Brownlow told me that he thought I was smarter than both my siblings, I was extremely flattered. Especially when he said that I did not seem to work as hard (which he was not trying to compliment me for), to which I must say, “I cannot deny it” (Wilde 39). Smart while being lazy? I’ll take it. Thanks, Brownlow.
6.Completion of the Othello Data Sheet- After hours of working, no longer even being able to keep my eyes open, my first data sheet was completed. “I felt like I was flying. Free” (Kesey 324).
5.Receiving two stickers at once- The passing back of papers always causes anxiety. You sit there, nervously waiting your own paper and watching others, trying to gauge their reactions. So, as we got our Act Two notes on The Importance of Being Earnest back, I sat there, thinking, “This suspense is terrible” (Wilde 52). Then, I saw it. Two stickers. Sure, they were small, hardly the size of one respectable sticker even when combined, but still-two stickers.
4.Getting a 5 on AP English 11 Exam- After months of preparation and stress, the day of the AP test had finally come. We all realize “there is no escape and never was” as we sit down in the desks and open the exam (Currie 302). Then, months later, with the pain in my hand finally gone, the scores arrive. Five.
3.Cum Laude- The day I received my letter for Cum Laude, I thought back on all my years of hard work in high school. Along with all the excitement, I felt that my induction into Cum Laude “makes everything that you’ve suffered to this point worthwhile” (Currie 261).
2.Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook- Ever since my freshman year, I had my hopes on one day being the editor-in-chief of the yearbook. Then, at the end of my junior year, Mrs. Hoffmann announced that I would in fact be the editor. I looked forward to the task of taking control of the yearbook; “What more could one desire?” (Wilde 48).
1.Acceptance Letter from University of Michigan-It probably does not come as a surprise to many that I wanted to go to the University of Michigan. So, I would consider the day that I find out that I got in my most thrilling academic day. It proved that all my work had paid off and now I could go to the school I always hoped to attend. I look forward to my future at Michigan and I know that “anything, anything, anything is possible” (Currie 302).