AuburnChick's Adventures

Now, don’t go thinking that NBC has already tired of Jay Leno and has tapped me as his replacement.

I wish my microphone duties were as lucrative as that!

No.  The reason why someone has deemed me worth of wielding a stick that only serves to project my already annoying voice is because of AP exams.

Today, my dear friends, marked the first of ten very long, test-filled days.

It is the time of the year that high schoolers dread…AP Exams.  Pass them, and these classes don’t have to be re-taken in college.

I, along with a couple of other substitute teachers, were tapped to proctor the exams at the high school I do most of my work at.

I consider it an honor to be considered dependable enough to take on such a huge responsibility.

It’s not one I take lightly, as the nerves wove themselves into my dreams last night.

I barely got any sleep.  Of course, that could also have been due to the three-hour nap I took yesterday.

Regardless, I was exhausted this morning.

At least I had not spent the weekend studying for Comparative History, English Literature, and Calculus — exams to be given this week.

There were two exams today.  Another sub had the honor of being the “lead proctor” for the first exam.   I studied her every move because my turn was coming, and I knew I would have a tough act to follow.  This lady is, after all, used to being in front of large groups as the wife of a pastor.

Me, not so much.

I was a nervous wreck, but the administrator in charge of the exams reassured me, showing she had full confidence in my abilities.

And then it was time.

My voice cracked a little as I began, but I persevered, gaining strength the further along in the script I went.

How could I not be strong?  I was standing in front of students I’ve grown to know and love over the last few years…the cream of the crop.

I wanted to do my best for them, because they had given their best all year, choosing, in their ambition, to take on difficult course loads.

At the end of Day 1, I felt relieved.

Two tests done, eleven more to go.

If NBC calls, they’ll know where to find me.

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