2 posts tagged “boxes”

This morning Henry had his audition at DSA. He woke up in a foul humor and didn't want to go to the interview. Fortunately, Anne came by and gave him a very nice pep talk, and then Gay also talked to him and helped him settle down a little, so by the time we left for the audition he was feeling better and more positive. As is our wont, we were scrambling to pull everything together and I was punching holes and taping pages of his portfolio together in the car. We got to the school about 4 minutes early, walked in, and the video arts assistant came out of the room and said, "Henry? We're ready for you." So he went right in and didn't have time to wait and worry, which was probably good.

It was hard to get much information out of Henry without some serious prodding, but it does sound like the interview went fairly well. He said he was shaking throughout, and so his voice sounded funny. Apparently the judges hardly looked at his portfolio. They asked him whether he got good grades and he said, "Yes, but this year they're not as great because the curriculum sucks and my teacher is mean." At least that answer shows he was being himself. We're all glad to have it over with....too much stress for a 12 year old! He won't find out whether he is accepted or not until next month. We don't even know how many openings there are for 7th grade. Most kids begin in 6th.

Here's the pattern of the day. Little boxes.