New School Year

It has started up again! I'm in 8th grade, yay! The oldest kids in the school! True, we got delayed a couple days because of hurricane fay, but now we're back, and I glad...mostly. I just really hate getting up so early (6:25 am!!!!!!!!!) Anyway, I really like all my teachers. I also like my scuedule. Here's how it is:
First period: Language arts with Mrs. Giangaspro (I just call her Mrs. G.) She's really nice and we get along real well. She was the same teacher that i had last year, but she moved up. Kind of like looping, i guess. She's also my homeroom teacher. I hope I have fun in her class.
Second period: Science with Mrs. Ishee. It's started out pretty good so far, even though it's not my favorite class. I also hope I have a lot of fun in that class, too.
Third period: U.S. History with Ms. Burke. So far, Ms. Burke has to be one of my favorite teachers. She's extremely nice, never yells at us, and even let us work together as a class to come up with our own social contract on how we want to be treated by her, and how she wants to be treated by us. She's really small (5'1), but very pretty. She wears high heels often, and I can't understand how she can wear them all day. When I first had her class, her hair was curly (like little ringlets) and pretty auburn color, and her eyes were sort of green. I LOVED her hair (by now you should know that I'm a fan of red hair), but last weekend she got it dyed dark, dark brown. I was sort of mad, but I'm pretty much over it. Anyway, I really like her and her class, and I hope I enjoy myself in the class for the rest of the year.
Fourth period: Band with Mr. Rankin. He's my other favorite teacher. I go to lunch at the beginning of this period, but when we come back, it's all music, music music. Now that I'm in 8th grade and not a beginner, we got to start playing our instruments on the 3rd day of school. I was even selected for Wind Ensemble, where all the students were handpicked by Mr. Rankin, and we're the best band group in the school. I play alto saxophone, but I really wish I had chosen flute, but oh well. This Friday, we're taking an afterschool field trip to Nease high school to play at a football game with their band. It's going to be so fun! I also really like Mr. Rankin. He's funny, nice, and cares about all his students.
Fifth period: Term elective/exploratory wheel. What this means is that each nine week I change to a different elective class. 1st term I have Intro to computers w/ Mrs. McLaughlin (also pretty, and nice most of the time), 2nd term i have art w/ Ms. DiMeo (yay for art!), 3rd term I have pre-engineering w/ Mrs. McLaughlin (her again-i had this last year too), and 4th term I have team leadership w/ Ms. Cooper. Yes, I actually have Ms. Cooper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I was happy with the electives I got, and I'm sooooo glad i don't have to do P.E.
Sixth period: Pre-Algebra with Mr. Stubbs. I had Mr. Stubbs last year. He's a funny guy who's always trying to make us laugh, and using funny math videos in the middle of his notes (along with weird sound effects like boom!, crash!, and zap! in his notes). He has a round belly and enjoys wearing the colors purple, orange, green, pink, and anything else that's spunky and bright. I had him last year, and even though I hate math, he makes it a little bit more fun. Just a little.
So, that's my squedule. I hope I have a great school year, make new friends, be outgoing and fun, and just be myself.