Back to My Beginnings
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Chelsea Mitchell, Senior
September 8, 2009
Filed under Features
2010. Wearing a white cap and gown, graduating with all of my life-long friends in the quad. That was how I always imagined it –until 2002, when the bomb was dropped.
“You’re going to be home schooled, Chelsea,” my mom said, lovingly. Her intentions were well-founded, and I acquiesced without too much trouble. Leaving my fourth grade friends would be difficult, but I knew it was the right thing just as well as mom did. The next seven years of my life would be an adventure, filled with plenty of learning and friend-making. Being at home isn’t all bad. After several months of being “bored” in my basement, I started realizing the freedom that I had in my learning. I could use my creativity to broaden my own academic horizons. It worked well.
Now it’s 2009, just under three hundred days away from my graduation date, and the finish line hasn’t moved. (The course just changed around a bit.) I’m back at GACS! Why submit myself to the horrific torture that is American high school? My answer is AP classes, college counselors, and the glory of being a SENIOR, my friend!
So here I am. Back at school. I’m not sure exactly what to expect, and I’m trying to keep an open mind.
Wish me luck!
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