As all of you know, whether you go to Triangle Lake or not, Spring Break has been a recent thing on everyone's mind. The lot of us have just gotten over it, and yesterday for us Lakers was the beginning of a new trimester. Sounds exciting right? - Not always.
Being a small school, the curriculum here has less classes for you to choose from. It's a little hard to get used to (being in the same classes all year 'round, I mean) after being in such a big place as I was before, but I suppose it's worth it. They have the requirements you need in order to graduate. That's all that matters right? At my old school, there were pages of different classes you could take as electives and such. They even had a German class! Pretty cool, huh? I wanted to take German for a while, but while I was there, I decided to take Spanish.
Spanish is the only language class they offer here, so.. as you might be able to guess.. I decided not to take a language class this year. They don't have German, and it's something I'm sure I'd enjoy a lot. I've taken Spanish class a million times these last sixteen years of my life, and I don't want to do it again. The same goes for Shop. I took Shop class back in the eighth grade, and even though I had fun with friends and all the ideas I could create, I hated it. Shop class was horrible to me, and I never want to do it again. I'd say being at Triangle Lake and not enjoying a lot of activity is sort of a mix you want to stray away from. This trimester, since I despise wood-shop and P.E. so, I'm taking Art and going to be T.A-ing for two separate elementary classes. Everything else on my agenda is, unfortunately, exactly the same (though there are some joyful classes on my list).
With these few new classes of mine, the joy of subjects I love (art, journalism, and english), and the fading feeling of Spring Break, I’ve come to the realization that it’s finally the end of the year. With that said, it’s only natural to think of Summer and late educational activities..
Triangle Lake is the smallest school I have ever been in, and they make up for their lack of students with their abundance of equipment and specialty events. Soon, the Juniors, Seniors, and Sophomores are going to be taking two separate trips to Ashland, Oregon to view a few plays with their English/Literature teacher, Mrs. Brown. Juniors and Seniors run the school here, just as they do at any other place, but what they don’t run are the adults’ decisions. This year, as before, they’re going to be staying two nights in a hotel in Ashland, accompanied by chaperones and a hotel pool. Sure, that and the rest of the vacant-to-you details seem fun alone, but as a Sophomore, I’m lucky enough to be able to stop off at the Redwood Forest in California, as well as to see ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ on stage. Though the three separate grades are mostly looking forward to the trips, I’d have to say that it’s not what we truly care for.
To my findings, Prom is the biggest thing on everyone’s mind around this time of the year. The halls and facebook accounts have been buzzing with talk of the dance, and while the set date creeps up on us, the word becomes more and more recent, and soon, it feels as if the whole world will be talking about our lonely masquerade - Wait! Did I just type, “masquerade?” Yes, yes I did. This year, Prom for Triangle Lake is going to be a masquerade! It makes the whole idea of Prom seem more like a fairytale than ever, doesn’t it? Every time I think of masquerades, I imagine Cinderella at the ball, because the “hiding your identity” concept is all the same. Don’t you think so?
Anyway, I’d love to continue to sit here and go on about Triangle Lake and it’s interesting Prom preparations, but - believe it or not - I have a life I need to resume. So this is me, signing off. Check back soon to see the rest of the details for Prom. I promise to get them all organized into my next post. Have a great rest of your day!
Being a small school, the curriculum here has less classes for you to choose from. It's a little hard to get used to (being in the same classes all year 'round, I mean) after being in such a big place as I was before, but I suppose it's worth it. They have the requirements you need in order to graduate. That's all that matters right? At my old school, there were pages of different classes you could take as electives and such. They even had a German class! Pretty cool, huh? I wanted to take German for a while, but while I was there, I decided to take Spanish.
Spanish is the only language class they offer here, so.. as you might be able to guess.. I decided not to take a language class this year. They don't have German, and it's something I'm sure I'd enjoy a lot. I've taken Spanish class a million times these last sixteen years of my life, and I don't want to do it again. The same goes for Shop. I took Shop class back in the eighth grade, and even though I had fun with friends and all the ideas I could create, I hated it. Shop class was horrible to me, and I never want to do it again. I'd say being at Triangle Lake and not enjoying a lot of activity is sort of a mix you want to stray away from. This trimester, since I despise wood-shop and P.E. so, I'm taking Art and going to be T.A-ing for two separate elementary classes. Everything else on my agenda is, unfortunately, exactly the same (though there are some joyful classes on my list).
With these few new classes of mine, the joy of subjects I love (art, journalism, and english), and the fading feeling of Spring Break, I’ve come to the realization that it’s finally the end of the year. With that said, it’s only natural to think of Summer and late educational activities..
Triangle Lake is the smallest school I have ever been in, and they make up for their lack of students with their abundance of equipment and specialty events. Soon, the Juniors, Seniors, and Sophomores are going to be taking two separate trips to Ashland, Oregon to view a few plays with their English/Literature teacher, Mrs. Brown. Juniors and Seniors run the school here, just as they do at any other place, but what they don’t run are the adults’ decisions. This year, as before, they’re going to be staying two nights in a hotel in Ashland, accompanied by chaperones and a hotel pool. Sure, that and the rest of the vacant-to-you details seem fun alone, but as a Sophomore, I’m lucky enough to be able to stop off at the Redwood Forest in California, as well as to see ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ on stage. Though the three separate grades are mostly looking forward to the trips, I’d have to say that it’s not what we truly care for.
To my findings, Prom is the biggest thing on everyone’s mind around this time of the year. The halls and facebook accounts have been buzzing with talk of the dance, and while the set date creeps up on us, the word becomes more and more recent, and soon, it feels as if the whole world will be talking about our lonely masquerade - Wait! Did I just type, “masquerade?” Yes, yes I did. This year, Prom for Triangle Lake is going to be a masquerade! It makes the whole idea of Prom seem more like a fairytale than ever, doesn’t it? Every time I think of masquerades, I imagine Cinderella at the ball, because the “hiding your identity” concept is all the same. Don’t you think so?
Anyway, I’d love to continue to sit here and go on about Triangle Lake and it’s interesting Prom preparations, but - believe it or not - I have a life I need to resume. So this is me, signing off. Check back soon to see the rest of the details for Prom. I promise to get them all organized into my next post. Have a great rest of your day!
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