Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Isaac Brodrick

‘We are judged by how we finish, not by how we start’ stated Isaac Brodrick as I sincerely congratulated him on finishing the semester out academically powerful. I then confessed two truths to Isaac. The first truth was that I tried to break him - make him give up - quit - relinquish - wave the white flag - renunciar - surrender - tap out. Instead, Mr. Brodrick decided to bear down - unwaver - stand firm - wrangle - finalize - maintain reckless abandon - luchar - finish in successful elegance. ‘Well Mr. Uhing...’ stated Isaac ‘...sometimes there are people you come across with greater cognitive artillery than you possess; people you shouldn’t mess with; people who understand the language arts are a Tough Mudder not a 100 meter dash.’ After an awkward moment of silence and me pretending to time my shoe, I reiterated his resilient fortitude the last few weeks of the semester. As we parted, Isaac said ‘Hey, wasn’t there a second truth you were going to confess?’ ‘Oh yeah…’, I stated with definitiveness ‘...you are one hip, fashionably sensitive gentlemen.’ Congrats Isaac Brodrick, English Geek of the Week.

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Curtis McMann  

Curtisimo McMann is the Little Golden Book quintessence of concentration and production. Each day Curtisimo enters class with a juice container, PBJ, breakfast pizza, and most importantly a genuine positive attitude and ‘Good Morning’. Each new unit is welcomed with alacrity and knowledge of him completing it successfully just like The Little Engine That Could. Moreover, Curtisimo proves fearless and focused tackling this new material just like Scuffy The TugBoat; he is never afraid to ask questions or answer questions likening The Pokey Little Puppy. Speaking of focus, Curtisimo has been as temperate and consistent as A Day At The SeaShore. Curtisimo fits into class just like any ‘ol member of The Jolly Barnyard but often acts like The Little Red Hen ensuring he maintains all facets of progression, stability, and work ethic. Congrats to you Tootle … or I mean Curtisimo McMann, English Geek of the Week.

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Greg McCallum

Captain McCallum was a brave soldier; one of the top three on the front lines trying to conquer the epic beast that is EXAMLET. He smote, ‘with bloody execution’ the Characterization Cavalry. The Plot Infantry also posed minimal threat as Captain McCallum proved ‘cruel to be kind’. Archers of Short Answer tripped-up the valiant trooper, but he never fell knowing that ‘the cat will mew and dog have his day’. “I will ‘take arms against a sea of troubles” cried the Captain, but wounded he was ‘suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ at the hands of the Line Identification Air Attack unit. Captain McCallum, however, did not concede victory until he met the Shakespearian Cerberus. At that point he knew ‘sugaring over the devil himself’ was an impossibility. When asked about his noble efforts leading the charge against EXAMLET, Captain McCallum stated ‘by the image of my cause, I see the portraiture of his’. So, Congrats Gregory McCallum English Geek of the Week.