The Liahona High School Mustangs

After tons of requests to hear about school, I finally decided to just make a post, so here it is.

We go to Liahona High School, which (if you can't guess by the name) is an LDS school. We go to our homeroom every morning where we have a devotional, and there are church pictures and scriptures all over the campus.

I'm finally getting used to the schedule! At first it was way confusing to have 8 classes in a 7-period day, but now I like it because it keeps the days separate from each other and less monotonous. Most Fridays are short days for sports (usually rugby), and every Wednesday we start at 9:10 instead of 8:15, and then go to Liberal Arts for last period. During Liberal Arts, we go to the gym and learn a Tongan dance that we'll perform at the dedication of the Tongan temple on November 4. (If you think April and I stand out when we're just standing around, you should see us when we try to dance! )

The classes here are pretty easy. I started in form 4 (10 grade) when we got here, but it was too easy, so I'm now in the middle of form 5 (11 grade) which means I'll start my senior year when all of my Utahn friends are in the middle of their sophmore year. :D I'm still going to stay here for the full three years though; they offer a college-prep course that I'll complete before coming home. Fun stuff.

The one thing that really surprised me though, was when my history teacher told me that I had to write a 10-page paper on the history of the LDS church in Tonga. (Where am I supposed to find 10-pages worth of information on that?!) Then I found out that it is really a 5-page paper, plus a cover page, bibliography, etc., and that it just has to be on some aspect of Tongan history. Oh, and just for the record, I'm taking History, Math, English 1, English 2, Science, Seminary, Choir, and Piano.

The only other thing that's really worth hearing about at our school is sports. We have an awesome rugby team that won nationally last season. We also have volleyball, basketball, tennis, and netball. Oh and of course soccer! April and I are on the team, surprising as it may seem. Neither of us have really played since elementary school, but we're still two of the best girls on the team. Whenever the coach has us run laps, April is always the first girl finished, and is usually only beat by a couple of the older boys. All of the Tongan girls on the team tell us that we're too fast. :P

So now you have an idea of what Tongan school is like. You should be jealous. :)