Unlike the real world, middle school can sometimes be a little...... hectic. I know I've complained plenty about school and such, but I don't think I ever went into that many details about my middle school experience. Here is the full story, (ok, the things that stick out) about my middle school fun.
In the 6th and 7th grade, I was in choir, because our school required we do some sort of music, unless you were taking a class that was enough to replace music. (I didn't want to work on a computer or do homework for an hour each morning, and I couldn't play an instrument anymore- I forgot how to play the violin- so voila! I was in choir.) Our choir wasn't very professional, but it was split into two parts- part one and part two. At first, there really wasn't much of a difference between the two. But in seventh grade- when about 30 kids dropped out of choir to do something else because they were given the option to- there was a VERY BIG DIFFERENCE. Part two was low, and part one was high.
Middle schoolers weren't cut out for pitch. It's just a fact.
So guess which part I was put in? Part one, naturally. But it was a wee bit high for my taste..... and way higher than my ability. So, there I am, my voice cracking every other word because I can't go that high unless I'm an ostrich, (which, FYI, I'm not) and the teachers look pretty annoyed, although not specifically with me. Almost our entire choir was.... interesting in the vocal department. About five kids had good voices.
I wasn't one of those kids.
I'm sure you've heard of 8th hour math and all its glory, so I guess I shouldn't really bring that up. Again. Although, it was really incredible, even though I almost failed thanks to Griffin, and even though I passed thanks to Person A and Josh for undoing what he taught me. (Just kidding, Griffin- they didn't undo everything you taught me. Now, thanks to you, I know for sure 16x2 is, in fact, 32, and not 36.)
I also ran for president of the country, (I still am, actually,) and that went well. In the school election, I got TWO votes! That's more than my competitor! (Actually, they never told us the results, probably because my two supporters messed up the vote. Eh, whatever. It wasn't real, anyway. I rather enjoy support.) As part of my campaign, my campaign manager hung up a sign of me hugging a tree from camp, (we had to dress up one day for camp, and I dressed up as an environmentalist. This friend of mine somehow took a picture of me hugging a tree, and yet.... I never saw the picture. Thanks a ton. Ha, just kidding. But really. I want to see the picture.) on a cabinet in my 8th grade language arts class. What fun. Especially when my language arts teacher came up to me in the hallway and made a taunting comment about me hugging a tree. Oh, yes, what a day.
Then, in 8th grade, I'd completely forgotten about this HUGE, months long Africa project we did in 7th grade. (Except for a tiny bit about doing a PowerPoint, but, really, I've done so many PowerPoint's, can you really blame me?) Word got around to my 7th grade social studies teacher, and one day I was trying to get to the exit door of the school, when suddenly he bursts as I passed him in the hallway, "A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EGYPT?!?!?!??!"
At which point I went home, and hid behind a folder every time I walked past him for about the rest of the week.
Also, not that long ago, I remembered I still owed that same teacher two lunch detentions. One for calling my friend artificially flavored, and another for calling her, "Yeah, well, you're possessed by a duck!" And for some reason I keep thinking I owe him another, but I just can't remember why. It's actually really bugging me.
Of course, there's plenty of other highlights of middle school, but I had a feeling these would give you a good look into the life of Winnernerd.
Just in case you cared. :)
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