Have you ever heard of a book called Stargirl?
I can't seem to remember the name of the author, being I read it 3 or 4 years ago.
It was my favorite book for the longest time... I seemed to relate to Stargirl quite strongly for some reason. Perhaps because she was kind of a misfit, which I would consider myself.
I've found that Stargirl may be just a PG version of The Perks of Being a Wallflower... I'm not sure why.
That was random, but I had to get it out of my head.
♥ Love Khrystina ♥
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sophomore Year
Hi.
So, if you didn't know, I'm a sophomore in high school, which means I'm in 10th grade. I just wanted to update you on what my sophomore year has been like so far.
I think this year has been the hardest year for me ever. Academically, I'm doing pretty good. I'm in all honors classes, so I have double the workload, basically. Yay. I'll tell you my grades if you're wondering.
Quarter 1:
AP Language and Composition: 91
Honors Chemistry: 83 (YIKES)
Spanish III: 94
Honors Global Studies 10: 91
Algebra II/Trigonometry: 93
Quarter 2 (as of right now):
AP Language and Composition: 82 (oops)
Honors Chemistry: 87
Spanish III: 98
Honors Global Studies 10: 96
Algebra II/Trigonometry: 91
Okay, maybe not that good... But, the English grade is because we only have one grade in the book... It was a quiz. Oh, well. At least I'm doing better in Chem; I HATE Chem. It's obnoxious.
Other than academics, this year has been pretty good, so far. I had a solo for chorus at the winter concert. We sang Seasons Of Love from RENT; I got the girls' solo (obviously). I think I did fantastic. I had to sing it for months. Two concerts, one in front of my family, the other in front of the whole school. The concert in front of the whole school was legendary. It was December 21st, the day the Mayan calendar ended, so everyone was paranoid about the apocalypse. 9th period was the concert and in the middle of one of our band's songs, all the power went out. It was so awesome, but I was panicking on the inside. I felt relieved that I didn't have to use the microphone for my solo for chorus, but I was still freaking out because it was so chaotic. I called my solo the "incognito solo" because not many people could see who I was. There are no windows in the auditorium, so the most they could see of me was the shadow of my face left from the glow of their cell phones. I sang louder than I knew I ever could and once I had finished, the crowd erupted. People were standing up and clapping, screaming for me. It was so invigorating. We proceeded by having EVERYONE join the chorus in singing the 12 days of Christmas, which was quite entertaining considering no one knew any of the words. It was a blast, but I was shaking the whole time. I don't think it was because of my solo; I'm quite comfortable singing in front of people. I think all the excitement was almost giving me a panic attack... I've had them before and I feel as though that was the beginning of one. I find that strange, though, because my panic attacks prior to this event were due to anger and depression, but this was out of pure excitement. That day will forever be in the history of our small town.
Anyway, other than that... I was disappointed that I didn't make all-county chorus this year. It was my first year being able to be in the high school chorus, though. My teacher said they didn't choose very many kids from our school, anyway. I did get selected to be in Area All-State for band, though. I was 7th chair I believe, but that's not bad for my first year of being eligible. I was the 2nd to last 1st flute, or the 2nd 2nd flute. I was seated in front of 9 people(?) who were older than me, I believe. I think that's quite an accomplishment.
I'm still waiting to pick out a NYSSMA Solo for chorus, but I have one for flute. I'm going to play Enesco's Cantabile and Presto. I'm playing it as an All-State and an ESYO audition, so I'm pretty nervous. I have to work really hard on it and actually practice... Well, I suppose talent isn't always enough.
What else?
I think those were basically the highlights of my year so far. We'll see how the rest of the year goes.
As always, it was nice talking to myself via the internet.
Thanks for reading (if you did).
♥ Love Khrystina ♥
So, if you didn't know, I'm a sophomore in high school, which means I'm in 10th grade. I just wanted to update you on what my sophomore year has been like so far.
I think this year has been the hardest year for me ever. Academically, I'm doing pretty good. I'm in all honors classes, so I have double the workload, basically. Yay. I'll tell you my grades if you're wondering.
Quarter 1:
AP Language and Composition: 91
Honors Chemistry: 83 (YIKES)
Spanish III: 94
Honors Global Studies 10: 91
Algebra II/Trigonometry: 93
Quarter 2 (as of right now):
AP Language and Composition: 82 (oops)
Honors Chemistry: 87
Spanish III: 98
Honors Global Studies 10: 96
Algebra II/Trigonometry: 91
Okay, maybe not that good... But, the English grade is because we only have one grade in the book... It was a quiz. Oh, well. At least I'm doing better in Chem; I HATE Chem. It's obnoxious.
Other than academics, this year has been pretty good, so far. I had a solo for chorus at the winter concert. We sang Seasons Of Love from RENT; I got the girls' solo (obviously). I think I did fantastic. I had to sing it for months. Two concerts, one in front of my family, the other in front of the whole school. The concert in front of the whole school was legendary. It was December 21st, the day the Mayan calendar ended, so everyone was paranoid about the apocalypse. 9th period was the concert and in the middle of one of our band's songs, all the power went out. It was so awesome, but I was panicking on the inside. I felt relieved that I didn't have to use the microphone for my solo for chorus, but I was still freaking out because it was so chaotic. I called my solo the "incognito solo" because not many people could see who I was. There are no windows in the auditorium, so the most they could see of me was the shadow of my face left from the glow of their cell phones. I sang louder than I knew I ever could and once I had finished, the crowd erupted. People were standing up and clapping, screaming for me. It was so invigorating. We proceeded by having EVERYONE join the chorus in singing the 12 days of Christmas, which was quite entertaining considering no one knew any of the words. It was a blast, but I was shaking the whole time. I don't think it was because of my solo; I'm quite comfortable singing in front of people. I think all the excitement was almost giving me a panic attack... I've had them before and I feel as though that was the beginning of one. I find that strange, though, because my panic attacks prior to this event were due to anger and depression, but this was out of pure excitement. That day will forever be in the history of our small town.
Anyway, other than that... I was disappointed that I didn't make all-county chorus this year. It was my first year being able to be in the high school chorus, though. My teacher said they didn't choose very many kids from our school, anyway. I did get selected to be in Area All-State for band, though. I was 7th chair I believe, but that's not bad for my first year of being eligible. I was the 2nd to last 1st flute, or the 2nd 2nd flute. I was seated in front of 9 people(?) who were older than me, I believe. I think that's quite an accomplishment.
I'm still waiting to pick out a NYSSMA Solo for chorus, but I have one for flute. I'm going to play Enesco's Cantabile and Presto. I'm playing it as an All-State and an ESYO audition, so I'm pretty nervous. I have to work really hard on it and actually practice... Well, I suppose talent isn't always enough.
What else?
I think those were basically the highlights of my year so far. We'll see how the rest of the year goes.
As always, it was nice talking to myself via the internet.
Thanks for reading (if you did).
♥ Love Khrystina ♥
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