Monday, April 18, 2011
MC Madness
My favorite day in AP English can be described in two letters: MC. After an embarrassing loss to the Dream Team at the end of first semester, I knew I was going to "arise black vengeance" and redeem myself (Shakespeare, 3.3.444). When the bell rang signaling the start of third period, I was already in my desk surrounded by two of my three teammates (Kaleigh decided to be sick), ready to get started. Ms. Serensky then passed out our MC (multiple choice) packets and our group answer sheet, and gave us five minutes to wrap up our answers. After a couple minutes of bickering and silently wishing Kaleigh was there to tell us the correct answer (whenever Team 3 disagrees, Kaleigh is ALWAYS right), Ms. Seresnky notified us that our time "expired. Expired" (Lahiri, 169). The word echoed in my head as I watched Emily bring up our answer sheet to our teacher's desk. Ms. Serensky then chose a Katie Ciabotti as the scorekeeper, and the game began. One by one, the tallies next to our group's name added up, giving us a sense of unease- no way could we be this good. Our streak couldn't last forever. Then Ms. Seresnky cleared her throat and announced that Kaleigh O'Hara had won the highest individual score! My group clapped for our beloved team member, our faces alit with pride. We continued on the the game, and after the last question had been answered, I looked up at the board to see the results. Team 3, my gorgeous wonderful team, had won! The Dream Team's faces were priceless. "That is there tragedy," I thought as I glanced around the room at my fellow students (Wilde, 17). My team had finally won the multiple choice game, making it my favorite day in AP English class so far!
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Hey there Cat! This was quite an enjoyable post to read. The excitement of the multiple choice game is something I will remember long after graduation. However, my favorite part of this post was the wonderful picture of baby Kaleigh. Dang, she was a cute little kid! Thanks, it made me quite cheery thanks!
ReplyDeleteCat, what an enlightening post. I also enjoy watching Kaleigh dominate multiple choice games because it makes me feel as if I am surrounded by incredibly smart people. The picture is also excellent. Who would expect that innocent looking girl making a salad to be such a ruthless competitor in the Multiple Choice Game? Not me.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an attractive face I am making in that picture. Besides that, I really am sorry I missed this day, it sounds like it was pretty fun, nothing beats beating the Dream Team right? And as for ruthless competitor, while I do have a bowl of inoccuous lettuce sitting in front of me, you will also notice that I am holding two knives, although I can't figure out why.
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