100 Years

Through the grapevine, I have discovered that the choir will be singing 100 Years by Five For Fighting at Springfest this Friday. This song, one of my favorites of all time, not only will bring numerous tears for many during the performance, but clearly displays a message I feel we all need to hear. I feel that this song truly displays the need to enjoy your life to the fullest because we have limited time to live. As we end our high school careers, I am in shock that this monumental chapter in our lives ends in only a couple of days. I remember walking into school my freshman year and feeling nothing but anxiety and fear of all of the "old" kids roaming the halls. Now, we are those students we felt to be so much older than our freshman selves. Where did all of our time go? I have spend many days thinking about this question that can never be answered. I cannot help but fear that I have wasted my high school years in complete ignorance to time and importance. However, if I were to go back and re-live my childhood, I would not change a thing. The moments of stress, pain, and complete impatience to move on in life have helped me to become a better person and encouraged a further appreciation for the amazing times I had these past four years. Remeber fellow high school graduates,  "there's still time for you/time to buy and time to lose." I can only hope for a future well spent while looking back on a past that could have not been experienced in a better way. Good luck to the Senior class in all the amazing futures that lie ahead for each and every one of you.
100 Years
Five For Fighting

I'm 15... for a moment
caught in between 10 and 20
and I'm just dreamin'
countin' the ways to where you are

I'm 22... for a moment
and she feels better than ever
and we're on fire
making our way back from mars

[chorus]
15 there's still time for you
time to buy and time to lose
15... there's never a wish
better than this
when you've only got a hundred years
to live

[verse]
I'm 33... for a moment
still the man,
but you see I'm a they
a kid on the way, babe
a family on my mind

I'm 45... for moment
the sea is high
and I'm heading into crisis
chasing the years of my life

[chorus]
15 there's still time for you
time to buy and time to lose
yourself
within a morning star

15... I'm all right with you
15... there's never a wish
better than this
when you've only got a hundred years
to live

[pre-verse]
as time goes by
suddenly, "oh why?"
another blink of the eye
67 is gone
the sun is getting high
we're moving on

[verse]
I'm 99... for a moment
in time for just another moment
and I'm just dreamin'
countin' the ways to where you are

[chorus]
15... there's still time for you
22... I feel her too
33... your on your way
everday's a new day

hooo-.
hooo-.

15... there's still time for you
24... it's time to choose
15... there's never a wish
better than this
when you've only got a hundred years
to live

"Farewell Blog Entry"

Dear Fellow AP English Survivors,
     I would just like to say a bitter sweet farewell to all these years we have had together. Even though I find true excitement for the years ahead, I cannot help but remember all of the memorable times we have all had together. I believe that all of you have left a true impact on my character. Many of you have pushed me to become a better student, friend, and person. Without a doubt, the intelligence of my fellow students has been a true motivation toward my own and others' success. With this said, I can only thank all of you for the help you have given me throughout my high school career. Without the great people around me, I  would not feel as confident leaving my home and venturing out into a whole different atmosphere. Thank you everyone for all you have done.
Kelsey Butler

1) You are recognized as one of the best writers in the school. 2) The relief after finishing a Datasheet...priceless. 3) You get to spend everyday with Ms. Serensky! 4) You leave high school without fearing the hard English classes in college. 5) You never have to listen to lectures, but actively participate during every class. 6) You get to share every opinion you have of the characters and themes of different novels. 7) You remain in a constant AP English mindset allowing for endless discussions during commons. 8) You spend a whole day hearing about the reason why Ms. Serensky is Ms. Serensky (candy included). 9) You reach the ability to write an essay in thirty minutes or less. 10)You recieve multiple choice extra credit EVERY quarter with a two day break from class.

Algernon: "[she]is still concious" (Wilde, 9)
Emilia: "O my good lord" (Shakespeare, 5.2.105)
Entity: "You must stay put" (Currie, 5)
Algernon: "It is very foolish of you" (Wilde, 6)
Emilia: "I am bound to speak" (Shakespeare, 5.2.181)
Algernon: "produce your explanation" (Wilde, 5)
Emilia: "[she] might quickly make it right"(Shakespeare, 4.3.84)
Entity: "For now, let [her] worry about these things" (Currie, 8)
Algernon: "modern literature [is] a complete impossibility!" (Wilde, 6)
Entity: "They frighten you almost literally to death" (Currie, 32)
Algernon: "It is a great bore" (Wilde, 9)
Entity: "The power is [hers]" (Currie, 30)
Algernon: "Yes, but [she] must be serious about it" (Wilde, 8)
Emilia: "Say that [she] slack [her] duties" (Shakespeare, 4.3.90)
Algernon: "look at the inscription inside...I call that business" (Wilde, 3,4)