In Charge of My High School

If I was in charge of my High School, man that would be pretty awesome. I would probably change quite a few things. The fact that my high school was super small (I had 50 people in my graduating class) would probably make the fact that I am in charge even better. I say this because if I am in charge of fewer people, then everyone would see me more because there would be less people to see. Anyway back to what I would do.
First off the cafeteria would do a 180. Instead of only being able to eat what is in the cafeteria, I would make it to where people could order from different restaurants. Sure we don't have a big variety of restaurants in our county, but still it would give people different options. Also I would install a snack bar with all kinds of things from chips to hotdogs and hamburgers to slushies. That way if people didn't want anything from the cafeteria or a restuarant, they could go to the snack bar and get something for lunch.
Next, I would extend the time between class from 3 minutes to probably 7 minutes. For a small school, the hallways get super crowded. This makes it hard to get from class to class in 3 minutes. If I extended the time, then there would probably be less tardiness going on.
I would also change it to where flip flops are acceptable and people would not have to tuck their shirts in. Granted my high school did not wear uniforms; however, we had this strict dress code. I would keep the rules about belts, short/skirt length, and the low cut/high cut tops. I would just let people wear flip flops because they are super and I wouldn't make people tuck their shirts in because I hated it and I am sure everyone else hates it as well.
There are things I would keep the same. I like the way they have the lunch things split between Jr High and Sr high. I would keep all the clubs. I like the break time everyone gets. There is so many things I would keep the same.
I would however, keep a stricter eye on bullying. For a small school there was so much drama. People being mean to others. Rumors being spread. I would work my hardest to do all I could to stop or atleast control it.
Being in charge of my high school would be super. I would keep the curriculum the same, but just make a few tweaks to the outside things. I think it would be really interesting to go to my high school and be in charge. You never know. One day Excel High School may become mine.(I doubt it though..)

I remember when I was a Kid

I remember when I was a kid thinking nothing bad could happen to me. When I was little I didn't realize all the bad things that are in the world. I never had any worries. I thought that my mommy could take of everything. If I was scared I would run to my mom and I knew she could make it all better. When I was a kid I didn't have the worries about things like boys. I thought boys were icky and Barbie dolls were fun. There was no drama when I was little. I thought most everything was about fun. I could go out and play and not be afraid. When I got hurt I could go to my mom because I knew she would fix it. As a kid, I never thought that growing up would be so tough. I was always excited about becoming an adult and having a big career, a big house, and fancy cars. The thought of responsibilities never crossed my mind. My biggest problems were that the boys that lived right next to me would take my dolls, or my favorite cartoon wasn't on when I wanted to watch it. When I was a kid I never looked at the bad parts in life. Really I didn't know that so many bad things existed. I thought that everyone could get along and be happy. I also thought that if there was some kind of issue I could just go to my mom and the issues would be resolved. As a kid, I had no real world experience. As William Blake put it I was "full of innocence." As a kid I thought school was a fun place to learn, and that nothing could go wrong there. As a kid one of my biggest obstacle was tying my shoe. Looking back on it now, as a kid I had it pretty easy. Now I have so many things to stress over. Like finances, college work, and not being able to just run to my mom when I have a problem and let her take care of it. Now as an "adult" I have to take responsibility for my self. I have to take care of things. I see all these scary things going on with the economy and our country as a whole. My worries aren't about my barbies or cartoons any more. Now I see that there are people that can't get along. I see the fighting and the divorce. Now as William Blake also puts it I am "going through the experience that is taking away my innocence." As an "adult," my mommy is not there to shelter me from all the bad things. I have to go out there full force and deal with them my self. I see that all kinds of horrible things can happen to me. I see the crime rates increasing. I see so much now that makes me stop and say "I do wish I was a kid again." Being an "adult" is not all that bad, it is just a lot more intense than it was to be a kid. Now its all about boys and who is doing what, instead of it being "Oh boy I am going to play this today." I got over the obstacle of tying my shoes, now I am working on the obstacles I face everyday as an "adult." I remember as a kid saying "I can't wait to grow up!" Now it is more like "I wish time would slow down a little bit."

My Classes

My classes so far have been pretty interesting. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have an 8 a.m. English class. My teacher is Mrs.Simms. I really like her! I think she is pretty awesome and she makes class interesting. Because of her we get to do these blogs instead of keeping up with a lot of typed papers and such. I like the way she makes class not all about “oh you have to write this, this, and this paper.” She makes it seem more relaxed in my opinion. Sure we are going to have to do like big major papers, but she makes it like not so stressful. Also on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:25 I have my government class. That class is really interesting. Instead of being straight out of the book, Dr.Knigge lets us discuss current events. We can express our opinions and discuss how we feel about certain issues. She says that we can always write about our opinions in our work as long as we find some facts to support how we feel. I really feel like Dr.Knigge is open to listening to what her students think and feel about issues going on in today’s society. Finally on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:35 until 4:50 is my psychology class! My teacher is a graduate student here at AUM named Mrs. June Ashley! I really think she knows what she is talking about! I really find that class interesting because I just recently swapped from a Nursing major to a Psychology major. I like the way she emails us the powerpoints that she teaches off of. That way we have an idea of what is going on and we don’t have to try to write down everything from the slides. She introduced me to different fields of psychology that I didn’t even know existed. On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:25 I have math class with Mr.Peele. I am not going to go there too much. Let’s just say that class is NOT my favorite! Its nothing against my teacher but the math class I am taking is below the math class I took my senior year of high school. It was just the math I am taking now is the highest math I need to take right now. Also on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 I have Biology with Mr.Palmer. The class is quite interesting but unlesss you have the capability to write really quickly you will not be able to keep up with the note taking. That man talks super super fast. Luckily I have been blessed with the ability to write quickly. However I end up rewriting my notes to make them neater. On Thursdays from 3-5 I have a Biology Lab. I have not been to that class yet because we did not have Lab last week. I am really excited about it though. I think it will be pretty interesting. Well I am really excited about this semester. I can’t wait to see what is in store!

Boys and their video games...

Okay I know I posted a blog before about my love for Guitar Hero, but some boys have a weird obsession with video games. Take tonight for instance. All I heard about was how the boys were going to play video games..I mean that is all I heard about! Then I wanted to watch a movie. I got my way on that part, but as soon as the movie was over they were like okay man what game do you want to play now...So now I am sitting in this room listening to some stupid racing game..ridiculous! Shouldn't these boys be like doing homework or something besides video games? They are going to turn into a video game if they are not careful! I just don't get it. Plus they don't play these games that are easy to understand, they play these messed up complicated games. I don't even know the name of them. Sure the racing game they are playing right at this moment can't be too complicated, but earlier they were playing some weird war game. I don't know. Another thing that bugs me when guys play video games, is the fact that while they are playing they become magically deaf. Don't ever try to talk to a guy while he is playing a stupid game. He will not I repeat WILL NOT hear a word you say. You could be telling him the house is on fire and he would not hear you. It gets so annoying though. When I am sitting here trying to tell a guy something and he is all into his game and he does not even listen to me! What if it was important?! Oh well I guess video games keep the guys I hang out with out of my hair so I can go do my girlie things. But the point of all this is...I will never understand what is so amazing about video games to a guy.

Late nights..

Seriously I should be sleeping. I don't know what it is about college, but it has made me stayed up late! I do not think I have gone to bed before 2 a.m. since I moved here! It's fine with me except I have an 8 o'clock class in the morning! That was a big mistake there (no offense to my English teacher Mrs.Simms, she's cool!). I thought it would be all good to have an 8 o'clock class considering back in high school we had to be there at 7:30. Man was I WRONG! Going to bed at 2 and waking up at 6:30 to be ready for class by 7:45 to go to class is ROUGH!! Back to my lack of sleep and liking to stay up late now that I am in college. This is no lie. Back home I'd be in bed no later than 10:30 or 11. Now I have been staying up well into the wee hours of the morning! I got up Thursday morning at 8:00 to go to my 9:25 class...that night I did not go to bed until 5 a.m. Friday morning! It's not like I am doing alot. Usually I am just hanging out and talking to my friends. We just let the time get away from us. Plus I guess being away from home has something to do with it. Not that I had a real bed time or anything. Now its just instead of seeing my parents late at night, I can see my friends. It's cool though. Naps have become one of my very best friends! Whoever says naps are lame is SUPER WRONG! Just to get that point out there. I don't know....this staying up late is not bothering me too much. I still can focus on school so I guess that is all that counts. Well now I am getting off here to try to get to sleep before two that way I can get atleast 7 hours of sleep. Is that really going to happen? I don't know, but we will all see! Good night!

Now I am afraid to go home!

Well I was on my computer looking at my myspace and I see this post someone wrote. Come to find out the post expressed that there is swine flu cases back in my home town and home county! Now I am afraid to go home! I have a weaker immune system, so my luck I would go home and BAM I would be sick. I can't get a vaccine or anything because then I will for sure get it (no lie I got a flu shot and got the flu because my immune system is weak). What should I do?! I am so glad someone called me to tell me what was up, not. I can't believe NO ONE told me! Now I am freaking out because I am scared plus I am mad that no one told me about it! One good thing at least I am up here and not down where the swine flu is...even though I heard there was a case of it here too. But I am really really scared. I am thinking about putting myself in a bubble! Then in the bubble I can't get it! However, I don't know where I can go get one of those bubble suit things. I guess I could ask around. I am not kidding. This swine flu stuff is one of my biggest fears. Don't ask me why. It is just scary to me! I have to decide whether or not to risk getting the swine flu by going home sometime soon.

College Life

It finally hit me today...I'M IN COLLEGE! It didn't even hit me that I graduated from high school until the first day for my old high school came around. I woke up and my brother was getting ready for school, and I thought to myself "Oh my..I am not going to school today." Then it came time for me to move up to AUM. I moved up here by myself because my mom was down in her back and unable to come with me. After I got everything moved in and it was time for me to lay down, I got to thinking about home and how much I missed it. I was pretty home sick for the first couple of days, but I kept thinking to myself that I would be going home soon. Then Monday rolled around and classes started. Classes were interesting, but nothing like my high school. Later on that evening some of the girls from the Delta Zeta sorority called me and wanted to meet me because I signed up for rush, but had to drop last minute. After the meeting with them I got a bid and accepted. After pledging with them I was really excited. Everything here at this college is so very different from my home town and high school. However the differences are pretty awesome! I have so many friends here. I get to just come and go when I want. Most of all I really feel like an adult. Don't get me wrong, I still miss my family and stuff, but I really love it here. I am having the time of my life! Before I moved here I was really nervous about college, but now that I look back at it, I was so silly to worry! College Life is great! Dorm life is great! I am excited about my classes, because academics have always been a huge part of my life. I am really excited to see what is in store for my life as a college student!