Memo: keeping it real...
When I was in high school, I overdosed on drama. By the end of my freshman year, my three best friends had joined cheerleading, cheerleading, and danceline respectively. I was stuck- I didn't want to find new friends, but I also didn't want to be a cheerleading groupie- you know the kind- hangs out with all the cheerleaders although not one herself, re:wants to be a cheerleader but "didn't make the cut". So my reality in high school was sitting by other friends during any school event where there was cheering or dancing, hanging out the cheerleader's lockers only when I had to, listening to the cheer and dance drama on Friday nights when said friends were not at some school sponsored event, and trying to remind myself that I had never wanted to be a cheerleader nor drama queen.
I have to admit, here, one of my largest shames in life: I tried out for the cheerleading squad once because I was tired of being left out. I didn't make the cut. Oh the drama.
I often thank my lucky stars now that I didn't make it. What was I thinking?
Anyways, by the end of my senior year, I hated high school and all that I associated with it, re:drama. I was tired of all the pettiness that was present- especially amongst cheerleaders and dancers. I was the editor of the yearbook that year and I remember checking out of most of it in about February- who was going to be the next editor in chief? what would next year's theme be? I didn't care. I was dead-tired of having conversations about "tryouts" or the "exec board" (a type of student council), or who was taking who to the prom.
In the end, I think this is why I chose to attend a university that had an enrollment of 40,000+ people. I didn't want to "get involved", I didn't want to "know everyone on campus", I just wanted to take cool classes and meet new people, and live in a grown up world, re: no drama.
As I make my way in the grown up world, I have tried to avoid drama like the plague. Yes, I do teach in a high school which makes it pretty much impossible, but it is my daily mission to encourage students to "keep it small, keep it real, and think about the genocide occurring in Sudan instead".
I also try not to act like my cat when he sees other cats, I spend time with people who make me feel comfortable- people who just cut the crap and just tell you how they feel and what they are thinking about, I try not to freak out about the little things, and I frequently check in with drama-less queen, former cheerleader, and still best friend, K for words of wisdom.
I have to admit, here, one of my largest shames in life: I tried out for the cheerleading squad once because I was tired of being left out. I didn't make the cut. Oh the drama.
I often thank my lucky stars now that I didn't make it. What was I thinking?
Anyways, by the end of my senior year, I hated high school and all that I associated with it, re:drama. I was tired of all the pettiness that was present- especially amongst cheerleaders and dancers. I was the editor of the yearbook that year and I remember checking out of most of it in about February- who was going to be the next editor in chief? what would next year's theme be? I didn't care. I was dead-tired of having conversations about "tryouts" or the "exec board" (a type of student council), or who was taking who to the prom.
In the end, I think this is why I chose to attend a university that had an enrollment of 40,000+ people. I didn't want to "get involved", I didn't want to "know everyone on campus", I just wanted to take cool classes and meet new people, and live in a grown up world, re: no drama.
As I make my way in the grown up world, I have tried to avoid drama like the plague. Yes, I do teach in a high school which makes it pretty much impossible, but it is my daily mission to encourage students to "keep it small, keep it real, and think about the genocide occurring in Sudan instead".
I also try not to act like my cat when he sees other cats, I spend time with people who make me feel comfortable- people who just cut the crap and just tell you how they feel and what they are thinking about, I try not to freak out about the little things, and I frequently check in with drama-less queen, former cheerleader, and still best friend, K for words of wisdom.
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