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Another quarter over with…which means another year of high school to go over. Junior year was such a loaded year, and yet, as I’m finding with most of my memory, it just seems to be drifitng away from me, so forgive me if this post seems to be a bit sporadic.

The first thing that pops out at me about Junior year is, of course, Amber. April 19th, 2008 is the day we first became official, although we started talking for a few months before that, so she totally encompassed the latter half of 11th grade for me, which I am perfectly fine with. It’s an attraction which would baffle most, due to our intense differences (political views, general personalities, etc.) but one that has lasted us through a year of tumultuous times. Worth it? Well, you know the answer to that one.

Along with Amber, of course, State Competition ‘08 comes to mind. I didn’t get to perform at this one, which was bittersweet for me because I didn’t get to make up for last year, but also good due to the lack of stress placed upon me. This year at competition brought many memorable moments (incredible migrains, bugs in the butt, dolphins, and **** you, Luis, to name a few), but somehow I think Competition ‘09 will beat this one out of the water.

Junior year also saw the first year with Mr. Rupe. Due to my insecurities of Guiltner and Bonner being gone (as well as some negative comments about Rupe from a few now unreliable sources), it took me a little while to warm up to the new teacher. As a matter of fact, I let my…”opinions” be known to the world in a MySpace bulletin, which eventually made its way back to him, and I got a good talking to about it. Surprisingly, I felt intense remorse for the bulletin, something that I rarely felt at the time because of my big headed closed mindedness. After this incident, I quickly grew fond of Mr. Rupe, and am glad to say that he will go down in history as one of my major mentors, and probably one major reason why I’m where I’m at now both as an actor and as a person.

I had one more major moment in Junior year, but I can’t think of it right now. I’ll edit this post once I can come up with the lost memory.

3 quarters down, one to go. I just can’t believe how fast this year is going…I’m almost done. Just 5 more weeks.