Alone in a Crowded Room: BEDSY Day 11 (Wednesday September 21st, 2011)

It's time to stop complaining about school and start being philosophical.

Or just stop complaining about school.

But I'd still like to talk about school. But in a more general sense.

I go to one of the biggest high schools in the state, based on population. This is because there is, really, only one high school in the town where it's located...so EVERY student in town goes there. There are a few who go to another one that is kind of in the area, but it's only consists kids whose parents have the time and the money to send them there...so not very many.

Anyway, yes, my high school has the biggest student population in the state, with respect to the physical size of the high school. Those are some crowded hallways. Your first year, you definitely get that "small fish in a big pond" syndrome. I'm sure any new high school student can tell you that that isn't very fun at all. You go through junior high/middle school and become really close with your group of friends and then 8th/9th grade comes around (depending on whether you went to a middle school or a junior high) and you make this pact to have these grand adventures in high school and always stick together and whatnot...

And then you realize that you don't have any classes  with any of them once you get up to high school. You rarely even see them in the hallways, if at all. Your paths rarely cross when you switch classes. It's unnerving, especially when you were so accustomed to being able to walk through almost the entire school during passing period in junior high. You're lucky if you manage to have a friend or two at lunch.

Sophomore year, my band director--for whom I have complete and utmost respect--told the class how important it was for us (as a band) to stick together, as a family. For how many students were in this school, no matter how "popular" you were, it was physically impossible to meet every single student. It just was. That being said, it was important to keep as many people, friends, colleagues, as close to you as possible.


Thus ends my serious rant. Back to your lives, citizens. (Ten brownie points for whoever gets that reference...)

Today was awesome because: I did my second to last drive for driver's ed. SO close to getting my license.
Listening to: "Dark Blue"--Jack's Mannequin