Hershey Park!

Tomorrow, I get to chaperone the Band & Chorus field trip to Hershey Park. First they perform for the judges, then we go into the park and ride the coasters. I adore this trip and am on the dedicated chaperone list every year. I usually ride the chorus bus, but this year my favorite students are in the band.

Yeah, yeah, pipe down. I know that teachers aren't supposed to have favorites, but when you meet my kids, you can't help but fall in love with some of them. There's the Girlie group - high-achieving smart girls like H., Jillie Bean, Annie, Sydney, & Claire (there are many others but I only have so much space, you know?). Then there are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Dylan, Hasan, Justin, and Matt - so named because having them all together in one class produces mass chaos and hysteria. While they are the world's most disruptive force in a classroom, outside of the school, they are a fun bunch of boys with great jokes.

I'm going to hit all the roller coasters I can. Piggy & Tazzy would be proud.