Sisco Inferno

Today in Spanish class we had a “pop” quiz. “Pop” because we knew a head of time. On Wednesday Sra. Clouser informed us that we should probably know the material as is open for testing in the near future, implying a quiz this week. As it wasn’t yesterday as some suspected (I know Josiah did), it had to be today. <joke> Some time we should have a quiz about soda, because then it would be a pop pop quiz. </joke>

Yesterday during chem I was called to the office. Mr. Murphy had called Kate Rowe, Frank, and I to the conference room between the main office and guidance. He told us how tommorrow (today) a consultant from the Successful Practices Network would be coming and that he had selected us and a few others to meet with the consultant. Today during third period I returned to the conference room and found John Snyder, David Rudnik, and Katie Collier in addition to Kate and Frank. The consultant, who called him self a liaison officer, asked us about why we were selected and various topics about the school. It finished a few minutes into 4th period, which Mr. Murphy said it wouldn’t, and so I was able to make a grand entrance into Spanish class. Sra. Clouser asked where I had been and then I struggled to say where I was, but then she understood. Martha asked where I was and I directed her to what Sra. Clouser was saying to someone else. We played escaleras for review and then took the “pop” quiz.

Afer school I went to the ACE room for the first time, not because I was in trouble but to make up the World Cultures current events quiz I missed during 3rd period. I know I didn’t get a 100% because I had forgotten who Charles Thompson was. Unfortunately, Mr. Bean hadn’t allowed our class to use our notes at all during the test because he felt we hadn’t done our part this week, too many people not having current events to share. If they had gotten to use their notes, I would have and then I would have gotton the Charles Thompson question correct. But it is okay because I got to eat some cake afterwards…

After the quiz I went to the cafeteria where the German Club’s Veteran’s Day festivities were almost over. Mrs. Bectel was telling Elliot how a class after his add a very exciting demonstration. In each class she showed the reactivity of sodium by dropping a small piece into a pan of water. In the one class the piece was too big and it exploded, leaving residue on the shield and on the counter. At the other extreme she put the sodium into a beaker with mineral oil floating on top of water. In that case the sodium was supposed to drift down through the oil, since the sodium is more dense, react when it makes contact with the water, drift back up, and repeat numerous times. Problem was it didn’t repeat. For our class she cut the sodium into a few pieces so it didn’t explode, just release gas and zoom around the pan.

After eating my cake I went over to Founder’s Field where the Ultimate game had just started. Later after much throwing, the pizza had arrived. We were able to get 3 free pizzas because Bricker’s Pizza ran an add in the Broadcaster with a coupon for a free pizza. It was good pizza. Hot pizza, cold air, and the sight of Cameron and Alex throwing cheese from the last slice at each other. Play resumed but ended when Brooke got hit by the frisbee in the face. You can give her your condolences here.

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