Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Jackson Dickerson

I am Jackson Dickerson’s biggest fan.  I know he wakes everyday at 6:59 a.m., showers using Suave Coconut shampoo, and brushes his hair with a Goody Natural Fiber brush.  I know Jackson’s favorite sweatpants are the Black Nike ones he hangs on the back of his door and always eats Quaker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal for breakfast… in the individual packets. My favorite part of Jackson’s day is in the evenings when he reads Hamlet, works through textual meanings and the importance/weight of the various literary elements Shakespeare uses.  Jackson and I share this same love of Shakespeare.  We share study sessions, kind of, in the evenings.  He labors on understanding Hamlets’ various motives for his actions, and I drudge laboriously on creating an impossible test titled Examlet.  I would love to ask my hero, Jackson, Hamlet questions sometimes, but asking questions through binoculars and windows is difficult.  Congrats Jackson Dickerson...English Geek of the Week.

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Robert DeSersa

********** BREAKING NEWS **********

The first confirmed Dawes County case of Shakespearian Vertigo was established this week in room #207 of Chadron High School. Chadron Senior Robert DeSersa was confirmed to have the parasite after exhibiting 7 of 9 known symptoms. Although allowed to mingle with the general population, the parasite is extremely contagious, entering through the eyes and ears and inhabiting the brain.  Although rare, the condition can become chronic and affect the heart...forever.  Symptoms include, but are not limited to:

• shouting “Illo, Ho, Ho my lord” when seeking someone’s attention.
• skipping daily tasks to read words few can understand
• understanding words nobody else can understand
• developing a taste for pickled herring which contributes to terrible flatulence
• speaking in extended metaphor and English accents
• finding Elizabethan humor seriously funny and tragedy worthy of public mourning
• bleeding from the eyes and ears
• believing that speaking in fourteen line quatrains and couplets is cool

Robert DeSersa is in stable condition at this time; however, the extent of his parasitic infestation is unknown and symptom list continues to grow. Note, wearing combat boots everyday is not a symptom, Robert just wears them because he is awesome. Congrats Robert DeSersa, English Geek of the Week.

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

KayLeah Deines(aur)

Shel Silverstein...yawn. Judy Blume...who dat? Do not even mention Stan Berenstain; he in ‘da past, umm-hmm. Dr. Seuss, that homie ...well, never mind he still throws sweet game from beyond the grave. BUT, there is a new player in the metropolis of Children’s Lit and she is spitting some mad skills, KayLeah Deines(aur).  This prehistoric lizard’s ability to utilize wit, irony, sarcasm, hyperbole, and satire among a host of other elements is understatedly masterful (yes, she would appreciate the use of the previous paradox). Anyway, if you are looking for an invigorating read, and a children’s book not suitable for children (yes, more paradox) I heard she will be signing the copy of her Children’s satire “Stay up - Sleep In” sometime Friday after school.  Congrats KayLeah Deines(aur), English Geek of the Week.