LA High Marching Band from Kyle Hunsberger on Vimeo.

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Today was Friday, which is kind of funny, since it really felt like a Monday (yesterday, we had a day off of school in observance of Yom Kippur).

Regardless, I’ve discovered the best part of my job. The best part of my job is hearing about (or seeing first hand) the success of my students long after they have left my classroom. Yesterday, I was able to have a conversation with a former student, currently a junior who has it in her mind to do whatever it takes to do film at USC. I honestly think she’ll get there.

Then today, after school I came home, put on some much more relaxing attire and walked up the block (seriously, about 500 feet) to watch the L.A. High Romans play a football game. While the football was not terribly interesting (I think in total I witnessed 0 completed passes), the marching band was amazing. In fact, for all the academic dysfunction that occurs at Los Angeles High School (which the majority of my students will attend), strangely enough, they have the best marching band in ALL of the city of Los Angeles with 18 straight championships! Anyway, it’s exciting to see some of my former students participate in such a high caliber program, including 6 brand new freshmen!

With that, I’ll sign off. I’m going out to enjoy some Korean BBQ tonight with friends and then tomorrow I start taking BTSA, the final step in “clearing” my teaching credential in California. The 7:30am Saturday meeting tomorrow will be no fun, but at least I’ll be starting something I’ve been procrastinating on for the past three years.