Weekend Events 1

Hello all!
SO MUCH happened this weekend! Well, SO MUCH happens every weekend, but this weekend I actually participated, so it seemed like more than usual.
First up was Casino Night, which was so incredibly fun. Each student got a bag of chips and some 'money' to buy drinks with. Teachers were running various betting games. Mr. McCartney was running the Roulette table, and Mr. Pederson was running Craps. A bunch of other teachers were running a bunch of card games that I don't know how to play, so I can't really tell you what was being played. Best guess is various forms of poker. Also a couple students ran a Blackjack game of their own. I killed at Craps, and ended up almost taking all of the chips the RIs had given Mr. Pederson. Then I went to the roulette table until it closed and handed off my remaining chips to a friend. Over the course of the night George and Mia got bored and handed me their 'money', so I got a bunch of extra drinks (read: 1 extra). If they have the same drinks next year I suggest 1) the Long Island something, because that was really good, and 2) if you want to try the Crazy Eyes do it fast, because that was the first drink to run out. Also, some people dressed up! Mostly just a couple of nice dresses, but Anna had a full-length velvet dress, and I would have looked like a high-class prostitute if not for my mesh shawl. So oops.
Then people hung out until In-Wing. At that point Wing Night happened. Everyone lives either on one of the wings in the dorms or at the Manor. Each wing gets one night a month that they get extended lights out and something special to do together as a wing. Lower A's Wing Nights normally consist of food and a movie. This time was Lion King and a bunch of awesome food including Oreo Balls, Chicken Nuggets, and cake. I stayed up much later than I intended, and slept waaay in the next morning.
Saturday consisted of clubs, cookies, and disemboweled stuffed animals. Frankenstein's Petshop ran from 11:30 to 4 o'clock. A bunch of people (mostly the friend group) cut up  stuffed animals and sewed them back together. Here's mine:

I named him Paul.
Also this weekend, a ton of parents came up and made cookies for the school. There was a cookie decoration contest with four categories: Best Penguin Cookie, Best Scientific Cookie, Most Mr. Burs Themed Cookie, and Ugliest cookie. I made one for the penguin themed competition.

That was pretty much this weekend. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to finish up all the homework I've been desperately procrastinating.

Chow!

~Samantha Williams

The Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Hello!
For those who don't know and hadn't guessed by now, MSSM stands for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, at least in reference to this blog. It stands for a couple of things that'll show up if you Google search it, and a couple more if you search it on Urban Dictionary, so I just wanted to be clear.
It may seem like there's no purpose for this blog besides my own need for attention, and while that's part of it, I mostly wanted there to be more stuff about this amazing place out there. When I was applying I was really excited about it, and I tried to get all the information about it I could via the internet. Unfortunately, unlike most things, the internet has a very finite amount of information about MSSM and the residential life experience. The blog they have students run for a work job leaves much to be desired, and there's almost zero presence on Youtube. So this is for everyone who's like me and needs more information about a potentially amazing situation.
So what is the Maine School of Science and Mathematics? If you asked my friend Tabby, she would say "Smart people school." If you asked an Admissions Ambassador, they would tell you that MSSM is a charter school, that it's the #1 school in New England, and that it's in the top 3 schools in the country. For me, MSSM is a place I can get the education I need to not be bored, and a place where I can fit in socially. There are no stupid people here. There are people who have odd interests and schools of thought, but they can all hold intelligent conversations, which is something that I crave. The friend group that adopted me is the typical 'nerd' group. It encompasses about half the school, which is beautiful in it's own right. There are so many clubs here too, and if there's a club that you want to join that isn't here yet, you can just start it yourself! That's how I became a founding member of LARP club here at MSSM. It's pretty amazing. The workload is outrageous, but necessary, and probably not going to be mentioned very much in this blog because my intent is for it to be a Residential Life blog.
So yea.
Chow for Now.
~Samantha Williams