Goodbyes, New Blog Feature, and School.

Well, first of all, I want to say bye to Joshua, and Tom from The Daily Jizzt

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A new blog feature is over on the sidebar if you're interested. It'll show you what I've learned over the course of the week. Right now it lists everything I've done for this week; next week it'll say something different.

I only have two courses to start off with, American Literature and Geometry. They'll start giving me more classes eventually. I don't know what they'll be yet, but I think most of them are going to be electives. I know for sure that I have to take another English class though.

It's all very organized and simple to complete each days work. I'll only have trouble if I start to get behind. I don't think I'll do that though... not after what happened last time...

Also, we had our first yearbook meeting yesterday. There are two people I used to know there; Kaitlyn and Casey. I was married to Kaitlyn in 6th Grade; our History teacher dressed up as Cleopatra, and demonstrated what an Egyptian wedding ceremony is like, using Kaitlyn as the bride and groom. We divorced the same day. Casey is a boy who is in our grade, but I wasn't really friends with him. Before you ask, he's not cute :p Not sure when the next yearbook meeting is, but I think they're held every week.

I decided not to go to the football game this week. Maybe I'll ask Kelsey or someone if I can tag along with them next time.


I also changed my picture up there ^ to reflect my desktop wallpaper. That's my fave pic :)

Everyone's Happy

Okay, so....

Dad and I went up to the school this morning before the buses got there. The guidance counselor was in a meeting, so we had to wait. Once she got back, she had us go back to her office. She said that she didn't receive any of the transcripts that were resent to her.

*rolls eyes*

I'm not even gonna get into who's fault I think it was that she didn't get them...

Anyway, she then told us that they have their own cyber school program. Mom and I were told this last month when we meet with them for the first time, but I had completely forgotten about it. Here's how it's going to work:

I'm still considered a junior credit-wise, and I need 10.5 credits to make graduation this year. That means I have to take 10 and a half classes, 11 classes at most. That's a few more than a normal student would take in a year, but I have to do it if I want to make graduation this year like I'm supposed to; so that's a big motivation to do well right there.

We signed the registration papers while we were there and met with the Online Learning Coordinator (OLC), who we knew from my brothers' days in that school. She said that it'd take about 2 days to get me going on it, and we'd have to go up again so she can show us how it all works and whatnot.

She also said that I'd have to go up to the high school one day a week for 2 hours. I'm not totally sure what that's for, but I assume you get extra help there if you need it or something. Also, I get to have actual textbooks this time; with the other cyber school it was all online, so I basically got tired of being on the computer all day long. She also said that I'm free to take part in any clubs/sports that I want to. I'm thinking about at least being on the yearbook staff because Mom is in charge of that this year. Maybe also take part in Key Club, which a girl on Facebook who I knew before said I should join. There may be other clubs I'd be interested in; we'll see.

I'm happy with this decision. I like that the teachers are right there and you can go get help whenever you want. With the other cyber school, the teachers were spread all over Pennsylvania. Dad's happy with this decision too, and I'm sure Mom will be when she hears.

So, everyone is happy.

:)


Right now, Dad and I are going to go to town to see a lady from the church who is in the hospital, go to Wal-Mart to look at printers, then get some lunch and back home.

See ya later!

P.S. Don't forget to check out my twitter for updates from me, and follow me if you want :)

Slightly Modified Plan, Comments, College.

Okay, so here is the new plan for tomorrow:

Dad takes me up to school, hopefully ahead of the buses, and we go into the office. There we'll find out if anything has changed. If not, then we'll withdraw me right then and there, go home and contact the cyber school. If things have changed, then I assume we'll work on a new schedule of classes.

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Now, let me take this time to respond to a few comments on the last post.

@ Bob:

I think I told you this when we were talking the other day, but I'll put it on here for everyone else to see too. Yes, I can enroll in the cyber school. It's just like a regular public school; you can enroll anytime, and there are no requirements to enter.

@ NG:

I don't want the attempt to get me back into this school to fail. I was actually getting excited about it before we had the first meeting with the guidance counselor last week. We all agree, even you said it I think, that it is dumb to enroll me as a junior in one school while I'm already a senior in another.

@ NG, Torchy!, Steevo:

I don't get how I'm supposed to fight this, assuming they still don't have that transcript tomorrow. I mean, if they don't have it then they don't have it. Fighting it now would just be a waste of time and an interruption to my education.

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Okay, now on to college, or uni as the foreigners say.... I think.... Oh forget it, I'll just say post-secondary education :p

I keep floating back and forth between interests, and it's time to decide. Here are three main the interests I keep floating between:

1. Ship's officer (also called mate).
2. Naval architect.
3. Architectural drafter.

Currently, I'm back at interest No. 1.

I requested more information from The Great Lakes Maritime Academy a few days ago. This is probably where I'll go if I choose to do this career. If you are interested, I'd be doing the Deck Officer Program. Also, if you're interested, watch this video.

Here are classes I'd be taking, and their descriptions.


I'm all excited about that ^ now, but let's see if I get through high school first :p

A Plan, Finally!!

So I talked to Mom and Dad today about all this, not both together, and we've finally got a plan!

First of all, Mom says she'll support me in any decision I make, but it's Dad's responsibility to take care of it all. So here's the plan:

I go up to the school Monday morning, and after I get my schedule I go straight to the office. There I ask to see the guidance counselor to find out if anything has changed since my old B&M school resent the transcripts. Actually, if anything had changed then I shouldn't even have to ask, she should just track me down and find me. Anyway, if anything had changed then we would discuss a new schedule. If nothing has changed, then I'm going to tell them that I'll withdraw tomorrow (Tuesday).

Also, Monday morning, Dad is going to get in touch with the cyber school and see how many credits they say I have, and also talk about the possibility of re-enrolling there.

So, yeah, that's it.

Today is the Day

Yep, today we're going to find out what school I'm going to be going to. It's either a) the local school district if they're going to accept that I'm a senior, or B) back to the cyber school where they already know I'm a senior.

I talked to Mom on the phone last night. She said she emailed my old B&M school (brick-and-mortar) about the transcripts but she didn't hear anything back. So, she said was going to call them after she got done talking to me and leave a message explaining what she wanted, then call them again this morning and, hopefully, talk to the lady in person. Whether she has done that yet or not, I have no idea because she has her cell phone turned off during school, and I have no idea what her number is there.

I don't know how I'm going to convince Mom about me doing cyber school again (if nothing happens with that transcript). But, really, I think going there and being a senior like I should be is better than going to the local school and being a junior (again) just because of a technicality.

Okay, yes, I didn't do so well last year in cyber school. I let procrastination get the better of me (and also blogging :-S), but this has been a big wake up call! I don't want to have to go through this again! So if anyone thinks I'll mess up again two years in a row is crazy. Dad even takes some responsibility because he wasn't watching over me as well as he should have. So even he's had a wake up call.

So, I'm positive I can do it this year... I've got to do well this year... It's my last year before going off to college...

Ugh

The Future.... how scary... That'll be another post later on today maybe.