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I logged on to the B-D's from a brand new location... college 
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Congratulations indeed, Gorwingel! College comes next year for me... after my absurdly simple senior year that begins in about 1 1/2 weeks. Four classes. Four! Well... Phys.Ed. and Advanced Studio Art as well, but really... four classes. Not that I mean to ramble on, but its absurd how easy my schedule is this year (especially in comparison to the last two years...). Physics, Government/Economics, English, and Calculus, which I may in fact be dropping (most certainly NOT with one of my favorite teachers... I learn next to nothing in her classes. Not to imply she's a bad teacher, because everybody else gets what she teaches... but I personally don't learn a thing.) Sorry to ramble... Back on topic:
My suggestion, to anyone interested in getting a Tril. class started at their school, is to talk to the 'higher-ups' there. What I mean is, you'd have to get one of the teachers willing to actually teach the class, which means finding a teacher who loves (or is willing to learn along with you) Tolkien. After finding a teacher, you'd have to go through all sorts of fun stuff (just picture me smirking right there) like talking to the principal, having nice long chats with whoever at your school is in charge of class scheduling; the Board of Education at your school would almost certainly get involved, as well as a number of parents (because, annoyingly enough, that's just how these things work). But if you are interested enough (and think the class would generate enough interest amongst other students), than I highly suggest looking into it. Start out by asking a favorite teacher or someone like that how you would go about starting a new class. Teachers would know far better than me how things would work in their own schools.
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