NHS Induction Ceremony

Tuesday was the induction. I wasn't particularly happy or excited because I knew I was going to be in the National Honors Society. So basically the rehearsals and stuff took me out of classes at the exact right time and were canceled at the right time as well. These days might be a bit busy, NO, EXTREMELY busy, but it's more stress-free than the past, in general. I don't know why know. It's probably the AP exams. It's always the AP.

Anyways, Bahar was one of the speakers during the ceremony and part of her speech was about how courageous the students who were at the board meeting were and stuff. Seriously, she has to stop taking in other people's "praises" and thinking that she actually did something extraordinary. What she said was polite, which was necessary considering the circumstance, but the "politeness" really made that particular part frothy and vapid. Together with the rest of her speech, there were really nothing memorable enough for me to register in my memory. Seriously. She has to stop thinking she did something brave and special.

Gene's speech was not bad. For the first time he talked calmly, different from the past "demogogue-ish" style he had adhered to so persistently. Thank god. It was plain and simply, which is good (unlike leke and amy's speech. I did not understand a thing.). But wow, at the end of the ceremony Mr. Hymson quoted Gene's speech three times and no one else's. That is so wrong. Gene's speech is probably the best one out of the bunch but a teacher cannot just quote HIS speech THREE TIMES and NO ONE ELSE's. I'm not eliminating the possibility of jealousy, but I just don't think teachers have the right to elevate one particular student to a god-like status. That's just ridiculous. Gene IS smart. But there are other people who are just as good, if not better than, he is. It is not the teacher's job to elevate a student's status in any way.

Oh, almost forgot. Jackie was the one who was originally voted to be the speaker for "leadership," and Jackie kindly decided to share her speech with someone...and the someone happened to be Bahar (though Jackie regretted later, she didn't know it was Bahar). But somehow Bahar, out of her nature, took over the control over this whole speech thing, and became really bossy about Jackie's speech as if she was the one elected. I don't think Bahar did it intentionally. I understand she just wanted to make the speech good and stuff, but the way she took advantage of Jackie and bossing her around is really annoying.

And that was NOT what I thought was the worst. During their speech, Bahar started off with this three minute speech and said THANK YOU at the end. But the problem is Jackie had not spoken a word yet, how could Bahar say thank you? After Bahar's thank you the audience began clapping and the situation got kind of awkward for Jackie. Yeah I think Bahar need to get out of her little circle and start to think about the others. The world does not revolve around you OK?

OK, tomorrow's the tripp. Ultra-excited. Dumplins for lunch :)