This is me right after getting accepted to Perpich Arts High School, and my legs gave out and i fell to the floor. I've been waiting for this for a year and a half. I first found out about the school in January last year, from a flickr friend,
Caitlin, who had attended a info meeting, i asked her about it, and immediately fell in love with it, i proceeded to tell my mom, whos first reaction was "NO", but after much research she also fell in love the school, and i began my application process in october last year, i shadowed at the school which really just had me on a "Perpich High" for the next few months. My application process consisted of writing a personal essay, some forms, and sending in my transcript. Then they sent back my interview date, March 5th 2011. Two weeks prior to the interview i was sent an interview assignment. They gave me 5 words 'translate, cycle, fleet, torque, nest' i was to make a 2 min video, or a picture portraying these 5 words in my own way. I made a
video that i put a lot of work into. Then at my interview, they watched it, and looked at my portfolio, i had a spontaneous assignment, and a few other things. From that point the waiting game had started. All I knew was that the acceptance or de-acceptance letter was coming in the middle of april, and then april 16th, i had just gotten home from choir practice, and i was in the computer room with my mom discussing perpich with my mom, when she saw caitlins facebook status resembled something like"ACCEPTED TO PERPICH!" so i ran to the mailbox and there was a large letter from PCAE. I began screaming and jumping, my step-dad took the letter and held it so my could get her camera. Then i finally got to open it and saw "CONGRATULATIONS!" and i fell over screaming, and my mom was crying. Then i started calling people in my contacts yelled "I GOT IN" and then hanging up. My friends India and Nina also got in. It was one of the best feelings of my life.
Right now the school is under attack by budget cuts and threatening to turn it into a charter school by republicans who don't understand the importance of arts, which would defeat the point of Perpich, but I knew Perpich will pull through it has before and will do it again.
Julie Andrews was there a few days ago, and really made it clear that the arts should not be the things being cut.
Monday i have student orientation at Perpich. At my high school right now, I have been dealing with a lot of lasts. I'm in involved in many extra curriculars, and Perpich does not have those, so ending them two years early, has been hard. Tonight is my last high school play performance, which is quite hard for me. But the hardest thing has to be leaving my friends, i have such a tight group of friends, and they do not want me to leave at all. So this summer we have a summer list called "Spend as much time with Eliza as we can before she leaves."
Right now i must focus on finishing up this school year strong and saying my goodbyes to many things.
But this will be a New Beginning.
