Apparently it’s been a month since I wrote here last, it really doesn’t feel that way though. The orals seem like something from a distant past, despite the days flying by. A lot has happened since then. As the title suggests, everything is drawing to a close. We’ve had our last Sports Day, last T&F competition, our last PE, our Ceangail dinner night out, a form class trip to Leisureplex for bowling and quasar(I guess we never really grow up!) and our Grad Night, which was basically a “glorified piss up,” as one lads defined it. Our actual Graduation from school is this Thursday however. We’re all going out to the pub with the teachers after so there’s one last time to head out before the serious studying starts. Our Graduation songs are Save Tonight, Better Together and Light and Day which are pretty cool. We’ve been told we’re finishing Wednesday which leaves us with two full days left. Nostalgia is starting to set in a bit at this stage. After growing up with the same lads for six years, it’s going to be strange not seeing them around every day. School has been real good to me over the past few years, and I can actually say I was one of the few who enjoyed the experience.
We’ve an awards night in school tomorrow night. I’m one of the four nominated for student of the year which is up for grabs. I know I haven’t a chance of winning it as the other three lads are like Gods, but I was really honoured as it’s sixth years who get to vote for the nominees. Apparently I’m getting an award for not missing a day either which was a shock when I heard it, swine flu effectively halved the number of students in school for over a week back in November! It’s kind of like that now again with most sixth years staying at home for study. I know I’d get a million times more work done at home, but I wouldn’t miss the last few days for the world!
Another last I was especially sad about, Lost! Yes, after six years, it’s finally over! I was one of the mad people who actually got up at 5 am to watch it, but hey, it was well worth it, just so I could ruin it for the lazy people who didn’t bother getting up!
The old study has been put on the back burner of late. I’m unfortunately one of those people who seem to have taken the pedal off the gas in the last few week, but I’m adamant on getting stuck in once Graduation night’s finished. There’s been so many distractions the last few weeks, it has been virtually impossible to get any work done. And now with this heat wave, it’s become even harder. I’ve made a study up in the attic which is great, but this time of year it’s a nightmare. I actually sweated more yesterday while studying than while out for a jog! I reckon I’ll stop studying for Chemistry and Economics soon enough, I’ve a four day gap between Biology and them so I reckon I’ll be fine. My Chemistry teacher reckons I should ‘rattle an A’ on the day, which means a lot coming from him! I did an Economics mock paper from 2008 and managed to get 99% which I could only laugh at. Albeit an easy paper, but my teacher is an advising examiner for the LC so I was pretty proud!
I’ll probably do another blog soon with a few predictions for each subject. Till then, enjoy your last few days of school, if you’re not already finished!
Cillian.
