I am now a Bob Jones High School graduate! For however long it has been since I have been looking forward to graduation, I have been very anxious. Honestly, I thought that I would not be able to get through the ceremony with out breaking down, especially when we senior choir members sang “In My life” with the choir…for the last time, but I was completely fine. There was a sense of serenity; of course that could have come from being anxious to get the (approximately) 650 students’ names called. I am totally okay with closing out this chapter of my life. I have so much ahead of me and am so excited to see what God has in store. Going to college (University of Mobile) is pretty much all I can think about, not missing high school events and friends. On the matter of friends, if we are true friends, we will keep in touch. Being a teacher has been one of my aspirations ever since I can remember. The idea of being a music teacher has come along more recently, but music has been my life and I am so excited about making a career of it. I have been really encouraged lately about my abilities in music.
The final for choir was to teach a song to the choir for ten minutes. We were being graded on our preparedness, accuracy, technique, and effectiveness of our approach. I was pretty nervous about it because I knew that if I felt that it did not go well, I would be extremely discouraged. When I stepped up to teach, a wave of calmness came upon me. Long story short, I made a 100 and received very encouraging comments from my teacher.
I am looking forward to furthering my knowledge of music and going through education classes. In my time away from college I wish to prepare myself to be the best I can be in what I do, and be able to effectively teach in whatever setting I am presented. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll pursue a doctorate and teach at a university! Sky is the limit, ya know!
I Did It! May 24, 2008
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