Goodbye, Lit class with Mrs. Carnes!

Mrs. Carnes, Oh, Mrs. Carnes,
Where do I begin?
I can't say I remember
Everything from start to fin.

From writing a letter to future me
To reading classic books
(I must admit, some were quite sad),
To being classroom cooks...

The past three years of school with you
have gone by way too fast.
And holy cow, today's the day!
How can it be the last?

I cherish all the special days
And moments our class shared.
And through it all, amazing teacher,
You've always loved and cared.

Thank you for everything, Mrs. Carnes!

Senior Superlatives

Most likely to . . .

Make $1,000,000 in 10 years Garrison

Have lots of kids Lindsey

Accidentally start a cult Gabbi

Have a glass eye Travis

Get arrested Chandler

Be on the news Stefan

Have lots of tattoos Grace

Vote Democratic Tess

Be a conspiracy theorist on the History Channel Nathan

Become a household name Stephen

Come back to Fideles to teach Macy

Live on a different continent Kaitlyn

Summit Mt. Everest Rigg

Be the first one married Hannah

Become a hippie vegan Anna

Most likely to be a #soccermom Brooke

Have the biggest transformation Jordan

Join the circus Indigo

Be a helicopter parent Mitchell

Become internet famous Bryson

I don't like goodbyes :'(

Before I start, I love you all so much!! I can't imagine having done this year with anyone else, and I'm going to miss you all! I hate saying goodbyes because they make me sad so I'm going to skip that part...
First, I'm glad we had lit as the first class of the day :) Thank you for putting up with all of our craziness Ms. Carnes!
On a literary note, I loved the Screwtape Letters the most. I felt like C.S. Lewis has some of the best advice, especially for those of us going off to secular colleges. I loved our food days, crazy days, fun days, and even work days. Love y'all!


P.S. Shout out to Jordan for listening to me ramble about country music :)

Bittersweet

This year was fantastic, and I am a little sad to see it end (sad about school, what??). From the shade being thrown at people who didn't show up to someone's mysterious newfound love of poetry, it has been quite the ride.
My favorite book was Brave New World or Lord of the Flies. They were interesting and also provoked discussion. Stephen and Rigg acting out Hamlet scenes was pretty swell as well.
The competitions were also super fun. It makes you and your team work together and makes literature even more fun!
I wish we could have finished the Screwtape Letters though, I really enjoyed reading and discussing it.
Having Mrs. Carnes as our literature teacher will be a wonderful memory, and the school will be losing a teacher who cares and also loves what she teaches. Thank you for the memories!

This year

My favorite part about any and all of your classes was the competitions. They made reading literature so much more fun and they helped me tremendously. I wish we had done more than just the one competition. I will miss the intriguing conversations we had and any debates. I will also miss the interesting lessons we had such as the personality test. Although I truly hated most of the literature we read I really did have a lot of fun in your classes over the years.

favs

I really liked the Frankenstein feast. The ribs were a definite added bonus. They were really yummy. I didn't really like many of the books we read this year. But, I did like Lord of the Flies and Screwtape Letters. Those actually captured my attention, and not disturbing. Frankenstein wasn't too bad either. I actually REALLY enjoyed the senior project. I loved going to the CDC. I loved getting to further explore the opportunities that a nursing degree could lead me to. It really warmed my nerdy soul and heart. The paper really scared me at first, because it was supposed to be so long. But once i actually started writing, it was really easy to write. I had some speed fingers. Just pouring my heart and soul into that paper. I actually really enjoyed writing it. 

IM GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH NEXT YEAR MS. CARNES. 

Thanks for all the memories

I remember at the beginning of the school year being most excited for Modern Lit, and that sentiment as not changed all year. I have loved all the books we have gotten to read and all the discussions we've had. I had a love-hate relationship with the senior project (I love what I accomplished, but it was not easy to get there). I actually kinda liked Brave New World (except for the "explicit content" obviously), but then again I'm a sucker for dystopian novels. My least favorite book we read was Heart of Darkness, not necessarily because I didn't like the books, but there are other books I think I would have enjoyed more. Overall I will take many great memories and funny stories from this class and carry them throughout my college career and the rest of my life. Thank you so much.