The World According to Mrs. DeCarlo

U:  Unknown.  So much of our future is uncertain–unsure–unknown to us.  What about your future would you LIKE to know?  And what about your future would you rather remain unknown.  Try to explain your reasons. 

T:  T-25!  The countdown.  Make a list, or write a paragraph describing, what things you want to do before you graduate.  Spend every weekend with your best friend before you move to different states for college?  Ask out that person you’ve been thinking about for 2 years?  Apologize to a friend for hurting their feelings?  Make a 100 on a test?  Time is short!  

S:  Sorry.  We’ve all said it:  ”I’m sorry; please forgive me.”  But we all have at least one thing we SHOULD have apologized for, but haven’t.  Write an apology that you know you need to make before you leave the halls of CHS.  You can use the person’s name, or change it.  When you finish, consider what the next step might be.  Do you need to make a copy of your apology and send it?Make a phone call?  Set up a meeting and apologize in person?  What difference will the apology make in your life or the life of another person?  

R:  Ruby slippers.  Yes, like Dorothy’s in The Wizard of Oz.  And you probably remember her famous words–”There’s no place like home.”  Home.  If you could make your home anywhere, where would it be?  Describe the place and explain why you would choose that place.

Q:  Quiz!  List every class you have taken in high school and the teacher who led it.  Then try to list at least one student who was in the class with you.  How’s your memory?  :)