The New Kid

The past two weeks were marching band camp at Timpview High School. This was my first encounter with the whole band, and I must say that it is very intimidating to be around so many strangers. It will take me the whole year to learn everybody's names! Still, I enjoyed it very much; it was amusing to see how similar bands are, even if they're on opposite sides of the country.


There were times when Dr. Fullmer said things that were word-for-word exactly what Mr. Mainieri would say. Stuff like, "Relax, shake it out.", "They'll be throwing babies!", and "You don't need a title to lead." It was almost uncanny how often I would hear/experience things that were exactly how they would've been at Easley.


I'm assuming that band camp is band camp, no matter where you go. It had the same gist, pretty much the same urgency, and an almost identical mindset to what I've known. That's why it was so strange to have the whole opener, with music, by the end of the second day of camp. It would have taken all of camp to do that at Easley! Sure enough, we seemed to just be accomplishing so many things, without it really feeling like more work than I'm used to. We did what would've been a dream at Easley: having the entire show on the field, with music, and it not being a total disaster. And we only worked 8am to 4pm (with lunch), while Easley works 9am to 9pm!


Overall, though, I'd have to say that Timpview Marching Band has a different feel to it. While it is still fun, the band and directors don't make as much fun as Easley would. This doesn't mean it was any less enjoyable, it just didn't feel like as much of a game or a playtime. Everything had a much more professional feel to it. We were there to get work done, which we most certainly did.


In other news, I am officially registered (finally!) and all set to go to school on Tuesday. My schedule is:
[second semester]

1. Art Foundations (Joanne Seal) | Missing Class
2. Fitness for Life (Tresa Olson) | Geography (Erica Neuffer)
3. Japanese 1 (Shauna Palmer)
4. Concert Band (David Fullmer)
5. Biology (Alan Myrup)
6. Geometry/Trig Honors (Bart Christensen)
7. Eng 9 Honors (Suzanne Parker)
8. Computer Technology (Cynthia Carter) | Digital Photo (Toni Wood)

I am considering taking Jazz Band, but that would be second period, and I would have to do some rearranging. I still have to fill that empty period; I'd like to the ceramics, but I'm sure that it's full to the brim. So I'm thinking about taking the second art class. I want to be in Geography Honors, but the counselor said that it was full. I guess I'll just have to see.

I'm pretty excited, and anxious, for the new school year. It'll certainly be different, maybe you could call it an adventure. I'll have to meet new people and make friends, which I am not very good at. I'll have McKenzie there with me, so we'll just have to help each other out.