Hello Everybody!

I hope that all of you are enjoying my blog and it is providing insight into my life! I am so blessed to have some amazing friends and all the support that the have received over the past couple of months.

Drum major auditions are coming up this Friday. I am really excited for them! I know that I will make Nick Muccia proud by my audition. I can only do my best and hope that is enough to get the position. The practice sessions leading up to it have been really helpful. Peter, Maddie, and Derek have been invaluable to this process. It shows to their passion and classyness that they are willing to help out all of the candidates on an individual basis. I think that it is extremely ironic that the day of Drum Major Tryouts was the day that Nick’s funeral was held 6 months ago. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about him. I will definitely be thinking about him on Friday as I go about my day.

I am very excited for Junior prom! It is scheduled for Thursday at Hanover Manor from 6-11pm. I am taking Becky Rama with me! She is a really awesome person and I am looking forward to catch up in detail with her over the past year. I havent seen her since Nick’s funeral. I miss her so much! I am taking pictures with some of my friends at Amanda Keller’s house at 5pm and will be going straight to the Hanover Manor from there. “After-Prom” plans are up in the air but, I know that I will be busy this weekend.

Unfortunately, my weight loss challenge has not gone exactly how I expected it to go. I expected to lose 25 pounds by today (Day of Junior Prom) and that just hasn’t happened. I slacked off a little too much in March-mid April and that has greately hindered my success. While losing 10 pounds is still commendable, I am very disappointed that I haven’t reached my goal. My new goal is to lose the rest of the weight by the end of the school year.

I am extremely excited for the Run for Rachael! It is a 5K that I am doing with my People to People delegation. Unfortunately, it will be one of the last events that I am doing with them as I am leaving for Europe before they do with a delegation from Philadelphia. We are leaving in one short month, on June 20.

During the Spring concert last night at RHS, the wind ensemble had its final performance as an ensemble before everybody moves into preparing for graduation and next year’s marching band season. We have made so much personal and musical growth together as an ensemble! I will miss everybody from this year’s wind ensemble. Best wishes everybody!

Jordan Barth