Good to ecstatic
During the night of the last PYP rehearsal, my mood went from sore to good to ecstatic. My second experience with Ms. Chen was intense, and even a little frightening, but it was one of the most worthwhile rehearsals I’ve ever had. After a lousy day dealing with some of the most immature and petty dramas of high school, I entered a rehearsal that made me confront and overcome a challenge that was important to me. I walked out of Glencoe surprised at how drastically my mood changed over the course of the day — from exhausted and frustrated to optimistic and refreshed.
There was one more mood swing in store for me that evening, however. I walked into my living room to find smiling parents and a large, thick packet sitting on the sofa. Seconds later I held in my shaking hands two letters: one, an acceptance letter to the Ithaca College of Music, and the other, a generous merit and music scholarship. The gloomy Monday completely turned itself around, and has made my week before it has hardly started. I’d like to thank PYP and Ms. Chen for putting me in a better mood before coming home to the exciting things that awaited me, and more importantly, for giving me a reason to get through my Mondays.
Alex Van Rysselberghe, Percussion, Co-Principal