Favorites
Student Favorites
We asked our students to share what made this school year special. The results were thoughtful, honest, and — in at least one case — still under review by the administration.
- 📚 Subject
- Mathematics
- 📖 Book
- Gödel, Escher, Bach (I'm on my second read-through)
- 🍕 Lunch
- Pizza Friday (whatever Reese left behind)
- ⭐ Memory
- Proving Mr. Herkabe's bonus problem had two valid solutions — out loud, in class
- 📚 Subject
- Lunch
- 📖 Book
- Chef Marco's Guide to Advanced Flavor Profiles
- 🍕 Lunch
- All of it, ideally at once
- ⭐ Memory
- Placing 2nd at the district cooking invitational. Nobody saw that coming. Including me.
- 📚 Subject
- Art
- 📖 Book
- The Lives of the Great Painters
- 🍕 Lunch
- Mac and cheese (the color palette reminds me of Van Gogh's yellows)
- ⭐ Memory
- The moment Principal Block admitted the east wing mural had 'grown on him'
- 📚 Subject
- Science
- 📖 Book
- A Brief History of Time
- 🍕 Lunch
- Grilled cheese
- ⭐ Memory
- Beating...Malcolm...at chess...three times. He still...hasn't...recovered.
- 📚 Subject
- History
- 📖 Book
- The Complete Works of Josephus
- 🍕 Lunch
- Whatever my mother packed (she pre-inspects the cafeteria menu)
- ⭐ Memory
- Quiz Bowl semifinals — my mother came to cheer and accidentally sat in the judges' section
- 📚 Subject
- Latin
- 📖 Book
- Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Latin edition)
- 🍕 Lunch
- Tacos
- ⭐ Memory
- The Krelboyne field trip — specifically the part before Reese found us
- 📚 Subject
- Music
- 📖 Book
- The Elements of Style (we were assigned it)
- 🍕 Lunch
- Chicken nuggets
- ⭐ Memory
- The talent show — I only dropped the tuba once, and it was a soft drop
- 📚 Subject
- English
- 📖 Book
- Little Women
- 🍕 Lunch
- Yogurt parfait
- ⭐ Memory
- 5th grade graduation rehearsal — we have all waited a long time for this
- 📚 Subject
- Science
- 📖 Book
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- 🍕 Lunch
- Breakfast for lunch day
- ⭐ Memory
- The overnight field trip (the parts I was awake for)
- 📚 Subject
- Reading
- 📖 Book
- Charlotte's Web
- 🍕 Lunch
- Soup day
- ⭐ Memory
- Reading Buddy Tuesdays with the Pre-K class — those kids are the best audience
- 📚 Subject
- PE
- 📖 Book
- Dog Man #12
- 🍕 Lunch
- Pizza Friday
- ⭐ Memory
- The spelling bee final — I still maintain 'necessary' has two c's
- 📚 Subject
- Drama
- 📖 Book
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- 🍕 Lunch
- Pasta bar
- ⭐ Memory
- The spring play. I remembered every single line. You are welcome.
- 📚 Subject
- Art
- 📖 Book
- Matilda
- 🍕 Lunch
- Grilled cheese
- ⭐ Memory
- When Dewey helped me finish the spring play backdrop the night before opening