dirty dozen

from 6pm 8/8/08 until about 7 am 8/9/08 i was at my school working freshmen lock-in. that is a night where the freshmen class, led by seniors and the student council, stay at the school and do fun activities all night. the experience is meant to help them learn about the school, make new friends, and just be welcomed to Cb with open arms and get out some of those pre-high school jitters.
my own lock-in, back in the day, was a fairly good experience. due to some mosquito spraying, ours was held the friday after school started, meaning we had to go to school and then come back and stay awake all night. of course that didn't last long. after the semi-awkward group games and pretty incredible dance [where i naturally shared my first high school slow dance with an awesomely gorgeous senior boy], i was pretty much too tired to partake in any of the "energy time" activities and just couldn't wait to go home and sleep forever...and then do my hw.
i must say that however unforgettable my own lock-in was, this one was definitely better. i'm excited for this new class. except for a few obvious bad seeds and the occasional party-pooper, the kids immediately fell into the "community" of CB and their class. not one kid in my group didn't make some progress. they all had fun, danced for the first time [it wasn't all of their first times], found some activity that they wanted to partake in at CB, and most importantly, they all made lots of new friends. it was extremely fun to lead these freshmen and really make them feel welcome, because i know i didn't exactly experience that and possibly could put some of the blame for my crappy first year on that. not only did i help the kids have fun, but i had an incredible amount of fun with them and with my fellow seniors. this was the first time that it's really set in that school is here, basically, and i am a knowledgeable, authoritative, and even scary senior. but naturally, being me, i got lost on the way to my homeroom. HA.