J's Blog of Whatever

Four months ago I made one of the hardest decisions of my high school career, and that was to quit band. I was in band for 4 school years, and I was frequently acknowledged among the bandies for my insane lung power. I was loud and powerful. That's what people say when they shake their heads in the hallway ... "You were so good. Why'd you quit?"

Silly geese. I'm no "quitter". I had to do what was right for me. Band slurped up my time like spaghetti, leaving me tired and sore and in headaches. We were the best, no doubt. Winning prestigious competitions with our 80 set drill and well-respected song choice that left people in disbelief at the sound of the first note. Have you ever heard Mallaguena? It'll make your heart stop. And I can play it. But I wanted to take TV Community Productions 1st hour, so I could work in a job-like situation and get things for my resume. I wanted three electives so I could get my PE credit to graduate and still take a design class to prepare me for my career. No room for band, and my grades couldn't take the hit either.

In May I stopped eating lunch in the cafeteria. I left some stupid people behind and watched free-runners at lunch that barely interact with me. "Why aren't you socializing?" "Why'd you leave your friends?" Ha. Friends. They were probably too high to know I was even gone. I did not give up on those people. I had to do what was right for me. Surrounding myself with kids that want to get high and put me in danger. No thank you. I'll take my sobriety, you can keep your self-hatred.

That was also the month I went to see my school counselor. I asked that since I would only need 2 credits for my senior year, could I just take those classes and go home?

Nope. School policy.

You're telling me I have to wrack my brain for 8 hours when I could be working for money for college and taking early college credits? Really? I have to waste my time to make you look good. It's chill. I have a few tricks up my sleeve, all thanks to Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google them, haha, get it?). I got online and found virtual schooling, which is banned by my state. So I went to ADE and checked out the homeschooling list, compared it to the DETC, and started making phone calls. All by myself, am I a genius or what? I found out about this thing called "Early Graduation"...I can take my senior credits during my junior year and just get my diploma in May. Still graduating, just less of a hassle. My "senior" year will be free to spend doing whatever I have to do to prepare for the Digital Arts business :) Crazy cool. Can I do it? I don't know. But I can consider it. Does that mean I'm giving up on school?

Nah.

I'm doing what's right for me.

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