sorry for yesterday's depressing entry. but im much better now, and i feel like blogging about the good stuff that happened to me yesterday.

i got pulled out of sixth period yesterday to receive the Bank of America Plaque of Achievement Award. my initial reaction was wtheck is that. In every high school in CA, graduating students who have excelled in specific subject areas get a certificate of achievement. the plaque of achievement is given to four students from each graduating class who had outstanding achievement in one of four areas: liberal arts, fine arts, math/science, and industrial arts. the department heads from each category get together and choose a student. and lucky me i was awarded the plaque of achievement for liberal arts (which includes business, history, english, social science, etc.). isn't that just dandy? =D. xin got the plaque for math/science and bryan perry got the plaque for fine arts.

i filled out this application thing with all my extracurriculurs and the classes that qualify me for the liberal arts award. It gets submitted to a committee that chooses about 320 finalists (out of 3,200 plaque winners) who then compete for scholarships in regional competitions. 1st place gets $2000, 2nd place gets $1500, and 3rd place gets $1000. Finalists who don't place get $500. Man, i could really use that scholarship money. well anyways, that made me happy cuz i never get honored with academic stuff......what with all the xins of the world kicking my ass in all my classes. HAHA.

Second thing that made me happy yesterday was finally getting my costume for guys and dolls. I’m so excited cuz I’m gonna be wearing a BRIGHT PURPLE, STRIPED SUIT with a MAROON hat to match. Isn’t that so HOT? Aaaand I’m not just some random crapshooter. I actually have a name, and it’s Society Max. Sexy huh?

It always amazes me how much homework teachers manage to pile on the week before finals. RAWRG.