Mr. GA

In part with the Relay For Life club, the Mr. GA pageant was organized and held at GA last Thursday. Mr. GA is basically a "beauty pageant" for guys. It may not sound interesting, but throughout the whole show, I could not stop laughing. Erik R. and Jaryn G. were the emcee's for the event, and their hysterical commentary kept things running smoothly. Each contestant (there were quite a few) competed in a number of events, including evening wear, swimsuit, and talent. The judges, comprised of five senior girls, scored each guy out of 10 points. Some of the most memorable events were Matt M.'s "Human Calculator" talent, when he spewed out the answers to difficult multiplication problems before anyone could solve them on a calculator. Along with that, the swimsuit competition will be pretty hard to forget. For me, the most memorable was when Gary S. stuffed ten Peeps in his mouth and ate a spoonful of cinnamon. YUM. Gary ended up winning Mr.GA (along with some bragging rights). I have to give props to all the guys who participated in Mr. GA for a great cause!

-Lauren

Check out Will and Jaryn's GA Adventure!

Check out all four chapters of Will and Jaryn's GA adventure now! Watch them as they tour the Korman Pavilion, new classrooms, the library and run into great friends along the way. 

Improv: When you leave your fears behind....

How often does someone get the opportunity to just let it rip?  Such is the art of improv.  Before spring break, the LS, MS, and US Jazz Ensembles along with the Patriot Select participated in GA’s annual Jazz Cabaret.  The dining hall transformed into an intimate coffeehouse with tables lined with checkerboard tablecloths and lit votive candles twinkling in red glass containers, as the performers’ families and friends enjoyed listening to various musical groups. 

Improv is intimidating at first because in order to be successful at it, all inhibitions must go.  Feeling the rhythm of the music and playing from the heart, without music, of course, makes improv exciting.  Messing up is inevitable but it usually goes unnoticed because there is no set music to follow.  The more you do it, the more comfortable you get.  It is really great.  Everyone should try improv, one way or another!  

-Michael

Time flies when you're having fun...but am I ready for the future?

As spring break approaches, I still find it weird that I’m a junior and next year I’ll be a senior. Because in only a few more months I’ll be filling out college apps and counting down the days until college. 

Time at GA has flown by so fast. Honestly it feels like it was just a few weeks ago that I walked into the Middle school (polo buttoned up… yes all the way up and wearing the awkward fitting Lands End chino-pant things). I’m excited about the future but also nervous at the same time. I want to see the world, but don’t want to leave my little bubble. I’m sure that these feelings are normal. To be honest, I was apprehensive about going to GA at first. After all, it was a private school and I had only heard so many “good” things about those types of schools. But GA turned out to be one of the best things that have ever happened. So honestly I shouldn’t sweat about the future. I’ll be just fine.

-Amy

Lights, Camera, Action!

 (My thoughts a few weeks ago...)

Being in my first musical is a completely eye opening experience. It feels really weird to act like a completely different person on stage, but I love it. The students who I am acting with are really amazing, and I'm sure this show will be great! It's so different from anything else I've done, and I'm so glad I chose to do it! I can't wait for the show! Stay tuned :)

 (My thoughts this week)....

"Urinetown" (the musical) was AMAZING! The energy was unbelievable, and I am so proud of all my cast mates, crew, choreographer, and directors who put the show together. The three months of rehearsals was so worth it. Every single person was incredible, and I am so thankful I got the opportunity to work with them. 

-Lauren

A father/son kind of day....

I was assigned to write a personal essay for English class. Recently, we have been going over short stories relating to the theme of parent/child relationships. I wrote a story on how there was this weekend when I worked with my Dad to cut and stack logs, and how this painful work brought us together in the end. 

As I normally do not love writing assignments, as soon as I sat down for this one, I could not stop writing. It felt good to write about something more about me and express myself in a story through the personal essay. I told my teacher how I enjoyed it, and she was glad to hear it. I was glad to receive the support from my teacher and hopefully this will boost my confidence for later assignments to come.

-Ned

"It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's...a Hovercraft?"

There is nothing like a good laugh here and there…as I was typing up a paper after school the other day and my physics teacher, Mrs. G, took a hovercraft…yes I said hovercraft…out of her classroom and put her daughter on it.  I was in disbelief as I saw the UFO elevate her daughter off the ground and through the halls.  Luckily she didn’t bump into any of the sculptures in the junior art exhibit!!   

-Michael