5/31/2013

Convocation


So last night I had to go back to school for Convocation. Convocation is pretty much the night where all the teachers get to tell the parents that the $18,000 (per child) their spending to send their child/children to FA is paying off. It is also the place that if you got any awards during the year you would get them.

So I was a member of something called Student Advocates For Equality, or SAFE, and my friend cGm and I had to give a speech at Convocation talking about what we have done over the past year. It was also bittersweet for most of us who were leaving SAFE. We had worked for two years in the group and it was sad, for me at least, to say goodbye to the group. 

cGm and me giving the SAFE speech. 

All of the outgoing SAFE members. :( 
From left to right: lPa, wRm (cGm's twin), zTm, hSm, rGf, aRr, cGm, and me. 

This is what I got last night in the awards department, a certificate for my National Latin Exam which I received a Magna Cum Laude (3rd place), certificate for SAFE, Student Ambassadors, and Global Explorers. 

Me getting this high of a grade on a Latin Exam is pretty impressive, if you didn't know me, this is me defying society's expectations for a dyslexic. But Latin is hard for me. English words are hard for me to spell and it is my native language, imagine Latin. 

Latin is one of my favorite subjects, next to math, because of the teacher. Ms. V is awesome! she is so funny and she understands that I will NOT spell everything correctly because my brian doesn't work like that. You have no clue how many tests that I have taken and I have spelled the Latin words wrong on the vocabulary section and she doesn't count me off for it because she knows I am a dyslexic. But I try hard in every subject in school, even the dreaded English class. Ms. V is so funny and we all have so much fun in her class, but still get work done. She is so cool and she always gives me a hug when I need a pick-me-up during the day. 

I never liked English or grammar until last year when I had Mr. McG for English. The way he teaches  is that he doesn't give you homework except to read (of course) and he doesn't give you test or quizzes on the reading. What he does is have these things called Literature Circles, and they are like worksheets that you work with a group of three or four and come up with answers the the questions. The questions are more analytical than they are fact based. Mr. McG made me like English. He is an amazing teacher, and I thank him! 

I love math! That's no secret, I have said that since I was five and in kindergarten. While letters make no sense to me at all sometime, numbers always do. I like math because 2 + 2 will ALWAYS equal 4, but "their" and "there" are two different things. My math teacher for the last two years, who taught me Algebra I and Geometry, was Mrs. G. She used to be an accountant for a big hospital, but quit so that she could teach us little scoundrels. She always tells me not to stress out about my grades, but I end up doing it anyway. She is so cool and awesome! 

The teachers who took my class to Costa Rica are both leaving this year. Mrs. D and Mrs. B are both Math teachers, but Mrs. D also  teaches Earth Science, which I had to take this year. Mrs. B taught me math a few years ago. I am going to miss them both. 

Okay, enough with school and teachers. It's officially summer time! Now about my outfit last night. 


My hair was in a sock bun (ya got to love them), and I was wearing my monogramed necklace that I got for my birthday, and of course, pearl earrings. I had on my Lilly Pulitzer Bow dress, as I like to call it, and white Jack Rogers. 


rGf and me! 

Thank you everyone for reading! 

Your Faithful Prepster, 
mSv 

5/30/2013

The First Day of Summer!

All that I have done today is sleep, eat, sleep some more, and bake.

I am 50% Italian from my Daddy's side. Italians, if you don't already know, are known for their pushiness and food. I have always loved to bake since I was little and my Nana would put me up on the kitchen counter and let my help her mix cake batter with the hand mixer. 

Since I am no longer stressed out with exams, baking was my obvious first choice for how I wanted to start my summer vacation! :) 

Last weekend, my Moma made strawberry short cake for Memorial Day. 

It was as good as it looked! ;) 

My Moma isn't the best chef in the world so I knew that she had to have made it from a box, and I was right. She made it using Bisquick. 

I LOVE Bisquick!!! You can make pancakes, southern style biscuits ;) , friend chicken, chicken and dumplings, and so much more! It's is like a southern grandma in a box!!! 

Bisquick = a gift form the Gods! 

All I did was follow the directions on the back of the box! 


If you make this at home, I suggest that you add 6 Tblsps of sugar instead of 3 Tblsps of sugar like it calls for on the box. If like your cake for strawberry short cake tasting like a biscuits, you don't have to change the recipe. But if you like it to taste sweet, like a cake (in my opinon) should taste like, add the sugar. 

Before the oven... 

... After the oven!!! :) 

Tonight I have to go to an awards ceremony for the end of the school year, I will talk about that in tomorrow's post!!! 

Your Faithful Prepster, 
mSv 

5/29/2013

My Lilly Dresses and Jack Rogers

Some of my most prized possessions are my Lilly Pulitzer dresses and my Jack Roger sandals.

I love this Lilly! I have worn it so many times, and its so cute! 

This one is also a favorite! I love the color. :) 

I love the bows on the back of this dress...

...but the front is adorable too! 

This is the Lilly that I got for my birth day two weeks ago! 


My white Jack Rogers that I broke out this past weekend! 

And my gold Jack Rogers that I wear with everything from dresses to jeans. 


Your Faithful Prepster, 
mSv 







The Last Day of School!!

Today, was my last day of school.
This past school year I have done so many things! This was me the first day of school.

Taken the morning of the first day of school. 
From left to right: Me, sHa, rLk, jWb, aRr, rOl, and rGs. 


I was on the Girls Varsity Tennis team in the fall. Our team was the first girls tennis team to make it to the Finals of the State Championships. Sadly we lost, and took second place. But, we did win our conference! 

During tennis season, I also sprained my ankle so severely that I had to go to the ER, and to a pediatric foot doctor. I was on crutches for a week. It was bad.

Me in the ER :( 

In December, I won my Country Clubs Jr. Girls Club championship. In the finals of the tournament, I played one of my clas mate's sister. That was interesting, but really fun. 

Me and mMr before playing the final :) 

In English class we read Macbeth by Shakespeare. For the final assignment, we were assigned to work with upper classmen to create a movie that depicted a scene from the play. My group decided to do a twist to the story and have the play set in a present day high school. I was Hecate, so I was the Queen of the Goths, the Three Witches were my cronies, and Macbeth was the star lacrosse player. 

We also had to dress the part. So since I was playing a goth, I decided to go to Goodwill to buy my costume because I don't own anything gothic (if you look at my feet, you can see that I am wearing my duck boots). I also went to CVS and got some cheap gothic makeup. 

Needless to say, when I walked out of the bathroom at school and walked down the hall people were surprise. But, I got an A, so that is all that matters. :) 

Meand lCt as Macbeth, the lacrosse jock, and Hecate, the Queen of the Goths! 

There is a program at my school called Global Explorers that takes students from all over the world to countries to do service projects. Over spring break, some of my classmates and I went to Costa Rica. We painted houses in the slums of San Juan called La Carpio, went to an orphanage and painted a mural, and went to a pineapple plantation! 

My class in Costa Rica! 

But as they say, all good things must come to an end. This year I have laughed, I have cried, and I have grown in more ways than I could have imagined. 

My empty locker. :( 

Your Faithful Prepster, 
mSv 

5/28/2013

Hello There!



Hello everyone! My mom has been reading blogs since I was young, last year she got me hooked on blogs. So, I have decided to dip my toe into the blog world and start one myself. So i am not total stranger, here is a little bit about my (I am going to refer to my family and friends using their monogram): 
- I have gone to a college preparatory academy since I was in pre-kindergarten. So I am a true prep in every sense of the word.
- I am currently in high school.
- I love all things preppy!!!
- I have played piano since I was three, tennis since I was five, and took dance classes from when I was three until I was eleven.
- I can't live without pearls, Lilly Pulitzer, Jack Rogers, or Rainbow flip-flops.
- I am an only child so don't expect me to have any sibling drama here.
- I am very southern. I call my mom, Moma (pronounced mom with an a sound at the end) and my dad, Daddy.
- My favorite colors are pink and red, but mostly pink.
- My most prized possessions are my tennis racket and my laptop.
I love to shop! Favorites are: Lilly Pulitzer, Ralph Lauren, J. Crew, Vineyard Vines, Jack Rogers, etc.

Some fun/quirky facts about myself are:
- I can pick up things off the ground with my toes.
- I am a dyslexic with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and a straight A student. (I know, I defy reason and society's expectations.) I have come to see myself as an advocate for other people with learning disabilities, I want to show the world that even if you have a learning disability, you can still be successful.
- I have no preference for which genre of music I like. I have everything on my iPod from Bach, to Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift.

So, my birthday wasn't Memorial Day Saturday, but the Saturday before, on the 18th. My parents took me to dinner and we went to see Star Trek. I was AMAZING!!!!! I was in awe! The special effects were well done and the plot was interesting. And besides, Benedict Cumberbatch wasn't too bad to look at either! ;) 

In my next post I will tell you about what I did this weekend! 

Your Faithful Prepster, 
mSv