Welcome Back

Well, just one more weekend until classes start!

Of course, if you're a junior you've been going through the hazing known as orientation which, while informative and frequently entertaining, is nonetheless somewhat tiring. But not to worry. Think of it as endurance training for the schedule in the year to come. Just remember that the entertainment portion is now extracurricular. ;-)

For us middlers, the pre-class classtime has been pretty much limited to one 2-hour orientation session. Although, the homework from that little session is comparable to a term paper. But as recompense, we get to piggy-back on most of the entertainment portion of the junior orientation activites. This is futher balanced by the probability that planning for most of the future community entertainment festivities this year will fall to the middler class.

And lastly, the seniors. The seniors have just endured the denominationally-sponsored hazing known as ordination exams. These exams tend to be so traumatic that most of the members of the senior class tend to make themselves scarce for the rest of their time here. It makes one ponder the necessity of having a senior scavenger hunt for the junior class just to demonstrate that these people actually do go to school here.

So, the first hurdles of the new school year have come upon us already, and yet we have a brief respite. A three-day holiday in which to gird our loins (I'm not sure I've ever actually girded my loin, but it sounds cool) and prepare to jump in headfirst into the gaping maw of the 2006-2007 school year. It's good to see you all, both new and old friends. May the Lord bless us all in this grand adventure to which we have been called!