@desideratum Yep, they are optional. I went to my first one my freshman year, and decided not to go afterwards. But it’s not the rallies that I dislike per se, but more that I just hate the school itself. Everyone is just so focused on college (haha, ironic that I’m complaining about this given that I’m a CC poster 
) and grades. LOL, this sounds so hypocritical, I guess I might be. And the fact that they do go to rallies shows that they do have time for fun. But I just dislike my school so much! Not to mention that everyone seems to look down on people who don’t enjoy math or science. I’m pretty sure 95% of people at my school will go into engineering/tech/science or business in college.
@desideratum a little late, but volcanoes! Iceland has some really interesting geology because it’s both a hot spot and a rift zone.
@neoking I’m taking Physics 1! My school did pretty well on the AP exam last year, but it wasn’t as well as they normally do. I think most people find the AP exam difficult because it’s so conceptual.
@GrandBudapest oh, that’s new! in ours the rallies are mandatory and we have shorter periods on rally days. aw man, that sucks that it’s not a great environment for you! no, i totally understand - it’s a bit overwhelming to have the main conversation topic around you be your grades/what your major is/what you want to be and all that jazz, and it’s just - ugh, to think about how it’ll be next year…
man, that’s terrible too: humanities are extremely important! even if you don’t enjoy a certain thing it doesn’t really make sense to look down on others who are passionate about it (okay, with some exceptions, but school subjects/fields aren’t one of them). it sucks that our society in general is like that too, because there are other things out there aside from math/science careers that are equally as important and that hold a great deal of worth as well. english and history and music are far more crucial to the development of our world than people realize.
OK I KNOW YOU JUST RANTED ABOUT THIS BUT i’m curious now, what are you thinking of majoring in?
also, is your username a riff/play on the movie the grand budapest hotel because that movie was/is FANTASTIC
@tonystarkofwinterfell Nice, how are you finding it? We’re wrapping up waves and about to start electricity, so I hope we have enough time to review everything. What’s nice about physics is that the concepts build on top of each other, because there’s a bunch of kinematics, forces, and momentum sprinkled in into energy and rotational motion problems.
Chem, unfortunately, is not like that 
@desideratum I’m probably going to major in English Even though I don’t feel that I’m a spectacular writer or anything, but it’s still without a doubt my favorite subject
And YES, I’m glad you caught it. I love the movie – my favorite one from 2014! I loved Ralph Fiennes / Gustave <3
@tonystarkofwinterfell that sounds amazing! i’m sure the scenery there is gorgeous as well! is geology your favorite branch of science?
@GrandBudapest ohhh english is lovely. words have the power to do so much and the study of both past & present literature is incredibly enlightening! are you taking ap lang rn? i’d been wanting to ask but i wasn’t sure if i was right! although i don’t know of another hotel called the grand budapest, haha. HE WAS MARVELOUS. my mom found the movie off-putting, but i dunno - although i don’t know much about movies, the cinematography/cgi was amazing, the characters were beautifully crafted, and the movie overall was extremely enjoyable, in a quirky sort of way!
@desideratum yes, it is! I’m probably the only person at my school who wanders into the geology section of the school library for fun.
@neoking we just wrapped up the stuff on test charges and we’re about to start circuits. I love how you can find ways to use kinematics when you’re talking about electric fields–physics is so interconnected in that fashion.
Hello you lovely people!
Ugh today I tried to be productive…and failed. That’s what doing nothing for four days straight during spring break will do to you, I suppose. Managed to help my brother out with math and do a tiny bit of research, then gave up to watch Ellen. Woooooooooo…
hello @SugarSmarts 
take a break!! you deserve it!!
wow this chat has been poppin’ ever since people started going on spring break xD
@desideratum I’m taking my school’s honor English class. We still take the AP Lang test, so I don’t know why it isn’t an AP. Lol.
Haha I know, I’ve sort of in love with all the Wes Anderson movies I’ve watched. He’s an amazing director
@SugarSmarts Omg I’m so unproductive, too, except that I’m not on break. I’ve been binge watching old videos of the Broadway show Spring Awakening.
@desideratum Aw thank you, you’re so sweet 
Lol honestly tho…this ends tomorrow! Pretty sure I have to write an AP Lang essay at some point ahahaha whoops
@GrandBudapest Hahaha binge watching is way too relatable! I’ve never heard of that–maybe I’ll check it out!
If anyone is interested (and has an enormous crush on Bruno Mars, that also counts) you can check out one of the videos I just watched. I died laughing!!
~remove the spaces~
https://www . Ellen's in Bruno Mars' Ear - YouTube
@GrandBudapest oh okay…does your school not have ap lang? actually…sigh. to be honest, i had to google wes anderson and i realized that the grand budapest hotel was the only movie of his that i’ve watched :’) i’m not a big movie person, that’s why ^^ but if he directed the grand budapest hotel, i’m sure his other movies are marvels as well, in their own right!
@SugarSmarts AP LANG ESSAYS =/= FUN (sometimes). i feel like i enjoy writing essays more under the time crunch XD.
out of curiosity, does anyone on this thread sing/play an instrument/is involved in musical theatre?
why do the unattainable colleges have to be so nice???
Have y’all heard about the Google Science Fair? It seems pretty interesting and project submissions aren’t due until May 17th.
I just don’t know if we can make quality projects with those dang AP tests right around the corner though.
I’m taking AP Lang and I’m adoring it so far! I’m actually about to turn in a paper on Google Classroom right now… Does anyone else’s school use Google Classroom? My school just started using it for EVERYTHING this year, and I don’t know how to feel about it.
@desideratum Yeah! I play viola in our regular orchestra and in a chamber orchestra. It is the endangered instrument. Do you play/sing/act etc??
Does anyone know when the Questbridge results come out?
@eyrar99 my school uses google classroom. Almost all of my teachers use it all the time, to post assignments and also to have us turn in our assignments. I actually really like it, because then I don’t have to print out all of my assignments.
I took a calculus test today on power series. Super hard. I’ll be happy if I get a low B. Luckily, that was the last test of the year.
@SugarSmarts alto clef forever my bro