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Assassins Posting

lundqua — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:57:59 GMT

Game Play Assassins find and kill their "targets" by pinching them on their wenis (flap over the elbow). Once the mark has been eliminated the assassin gets their targets mark and tries to find them. Game Continues till an assassin kills the person who has their name or time runs out. Rules ALL GovSchool 2009 rules apply (Your kill won't count if you are not wearing shoes or don't have a button!) No kill is legit without the required indicator or identifier (See below) A person ...

A little friendly competition

lundqua — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:05:29 GMT

SO anyone down for a little ultimate Frisbee after dinner the first night (Time permitting i haven't looked at the schedule since planning week LOL). I'll bring the disc, just bring your A-game

Dance Attire =)

evelyn_aiken — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:03:22 GMT

So...for All Holiday's Eve? Are we supposed to dress up for Halloween, Christmas, 4th of July? anything?

Movie Nights?

tay2011 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:58:01 GMT

So guys I don't know about yall but I'm obsessed with movies and watch them constantly.
Obviously we cant do that while we're there but I was thinking
does anyone know if the lounges have a DVD player along with the TV?
And if they do I vote we get together like once a week and watch a movie.
Anybody else in?
And if you are you should bring some movies so we'll have variety lol

So, Govschool starts tomorrow...

Sobland. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:26:37 GMT

EEEEP!

Fave TV<3

Oneida — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:25:13 GMT

We have threads for books, actors, New
York, Packing Lists, This or That, and even a tribute to
Shakespeare.

But, after reading a mention of Heroes
<3, I think its time to start TV's very own threads. What are your
favorite shows? Are you a regular watcher, or select episodes. Do you
plan what you are going to watch, or just turn on the TV and see what
suits you?

Theatre Kids.....

iheartnyc2010 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:04:56 GMT

What core classes did you get? Have you found your monologue yet? Any other random questions?

Packing Lists!

Natalie Zhen — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:34:07 GMT

Maybe I'm being too hasty, but I've already started making my packing list. I'm so excited! What has made your lists? How in the world are we going to tote all this stuff to CNU!?

Feel free to post drafts of packing lists, recommendations for fun items, and suggestions for lists that have been posted.

Also, it would be nice for arts students to find clarification on what individuals need to bring for themselves.

Boy's Split hall theme

lundqua — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:08:23 GMT

So... as an RA, we're responsible for a hall theme. I've narrow down my ADHD driven choices to 4. So here's your first chance to shape the campus. I am the RA for the boys split hall in YorW 2nd and 3rd floor, so any of my residents post on the thread your choice, because your opinion matters the most. But it's open to whoever, either way I'll be finishing a posting the decs on Friday moring/ afternoon so vote quick. (All four themes are compiled they just need assembled, no none are easier ...

Religious Services

Emac — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:35:04 GMT

Since we're going to have the time set aside for the religious services, I really want to take advantage of that. So I thought I should start a thread where people of the same religious sects could get to know each other and kind of make a game plan if they want to form a group together y'know? I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (more commonly known as Mormon) And I'd love to find someone else who is, but I'd be happen to join any other Christian group!

New Member & I Can't wait until Sunday!

RyeBread — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:35:39 GMT

Hey everyone!!! My name's Aryah. I just did find out about this board thingy. A little late i know. I'm going to gov. school for theatre!! My room mate is Nicole Boyd I'm sixteen, i've been in 23 shows, 1 movie, had 2 years of intense theatre training in Missoula Montana's Childrens Theatre, and had 6 years of voice training. I am SOOOO excited for governors school!!!!! My classes are: How to Teach A Sneech. Basic Actors Toolkit. And R.E.S.T. Anyone have the same classes??? ...

Humanities-lets get to know each other!

hdannenfelser — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:25:52 GMT

No offense theater kids but it's so hard to sift through y'all to find my soon to be classmates! So some intros for purely Humanities! My name is Hannah I'll be 17 in about four weeks, rising senior. I'm from Arlington, VA. I don't believe in matching socks. I have a passion for Psychology. My numero uno core class is definitely Free Fallin: Cultural and Societal Repression.

The Question Game

oliviah — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:20:18 GMT

Okay so here is another game idea. I've seen it played a lot on college facebook pages for incoming students to get to know each other and all that jazz, and thought it would be cool to start here. So, what you do is post a question (it can be absolutely anything that you want), and the first person to see it puts their individual answer up, and then asks another one for the next person to answer. Make sense? I'll start. Whoever sees this first, post your response, and then ask another ...

The "How Long Can You Go Without Laughing?" Thread

I`m_Ron_Burgundy? — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:38:17 GMT

Someone had to make it. The rules are simple. 1. Look at the pictures before you post. 2. If you laugh, you lose. 3. If you lose, post how far you got. 4. If you didn't post more pictures (there's a button above the text field, near the middle, when you hit reply; or you can just put [img] pasted url of the image [(slash)img], except that the "(slash)" is a / . (If I just type it normally it'll try to make it an image and bad things will happen). I'll start:

Where would you live?

J. K. — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:14:33 GMT

If you could live anywhere besides your current residence, where would you live?

This or That?

androgynousmermen@verizon — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:22:57 GMT

So, here's another internet game that's rather fun. The question game reminded me. My friends and I got rather into it earlier this year. Someone posts two things ie. Chocolate or Vanilla the next person picks one Chocolate and then continues with a new comparison. I'll start.

Black or White?

randomness

iheartnyc2010 — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:53:36 GMT

So. . .on here we've covered name age location section of gschool and even food. Personally i find thats its the small random details that make people and life is general the most interesting. so i'm intrigued. . .

Parlez-vous Fran�ais???

androgynousmermen@verizon — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:55:36 GMT

Bienvenue!!

Je parle en fran�ais avec quelque personnes individualement et je pense... "Pourquoi?" Donc, c'est un place pour tout les �tudiants fran�ais pour parler en fran�ais...

bonne chance avec le grammaire...

Fav. Books?

androgynousmermen@verizon — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:01:30 GMT

Ok so we're all semi-nerdy Englishy types and I'm always looking for a new good book to read... so what are some of your favorites?

Any DnD players here?

Username — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:26:41 GMT

In a camp of 500+ nerds, there have to be at least a few of us that play Dungeons and Dragons. And with this many smart people and actors hanging around, games would probably be epic. For People Who Already Play: First of all, we need to figure out what version we're playing. I personally prefer 4th edition, but I have the Player's Handbook and DM's Guide for both that and 3.5, so we're equipped for either. Secondarily, we need to figure out what other stuff we can collectively ...

Instruments!

Anonymous — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:37:58 GMT

Does anyone else in Humanities play any instruments? I play the electric guitar.......badly.

Running Group!

Natalie Zhen — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:44:14 GMT

So there has been a running group plan floating around the "Instruments" topic, the chat room, and other random places. It seems to be getting a lot of support, so I wanted to start a separate topic for people who are interested. Useful things to place here may be personal paces, goals, special intense workout ideas for serious runners, and general tips for people who just want to start. I will throw out there, for new or relatively inexperienced runners, to bring a good pair of ...

Why That Teacher?

iDraw'09 — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:35:35 GMT

So I was talking with Natalie and she mentioned the Teacher Award Nominations and I thought, "that would make a cool thread!" So, if anyone wants to share who they nominated and why, here's a thread to do it on! If you have any questions about the Teacher Nominations, there's a thread in FAQ answering questions about it as well. Guess I better start first. I'm in for visual arts so I nominated my art teacher Ms. Farnham!! Last year she was my art teacher in my super small ...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (AKA David's Hall)

doxley — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:16:14 GMT

Hey Folks, I have yet to hear from any of the gentlemen on York West 3rd. I know there's only a little more than a week until we meet in person, but feel free to get in touch beforehand! Email is david.i.oxley@gmail.com. Email me, PM me, or respond in kind. Look forward to meeting you all very soon! - David

Artists of the world--unite!

Natalie Zhen — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:51:22 GMT

Particularly for the visual arts students: Share your philosophies, themes, interests, everything about the brilliant art that you make. Do you make sculpture? Draw in ink? Spend globs of money on oil paint? Paint for the beauty of that glint of yellow you can see in a red apple? What inspires you? In all, what defines you as a growing artist? *Edit: I didn't intend to treat the word "art" so narrowly! Actors, dancers, musicians, and other artists are also invited to share their ...

Portfolio Show and Tell

Natalie Zhen — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:02:23 GMT

At the humble request of Mike, and, or course, my own curiosity, I feel that it is high time that the visual arts students get to share their creations! I was hoping that more of us would surface before I started this, but I suppose that quantity shouldn't be confused with quality! Any work is welcome! Adjudication portfolios, AP submissions, Scholastics pieces, current stuff, or work in progress! Share it all! And critiques are invited and welcome, but, as always, keep it constructive please.

Visual arts: let's get to know each other!

Natalie Zhen — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:25:07 GMT

Well, both humanities and performing arts now have their own threads. If you are a visual arts student, please represent our discipline by introducing yourself here! A name, where you're from, and any other tidbits would be fun to share! I'm Natalie. I live really close to Richmond and go to a year round Governor's school in the city. I have braces (yuck). My art completely changed after reading The Fountainhead. I ate a sun dried tomato bagel this morning. Yum!

Meet Your Roommate!

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:13:00 GMT

I just got my roommate and course assignments in the mail and I thought I'd start a thread for people to meet and get to know their roommates. You can do short bios on your posts if you want to but I'll keep mine simple. My Real Name: Osita Nwanevu I'm In Gov School For: Humanities My Courses: Persistance of Vision, What if Your Song Told A Story?, Last Thinker Standing Hobbies (During Gov School): Guitar (Electric), Reading, Listening to Music, etc. Roommate's Real Name: Zachary Blackburn Room: ...

Are you a resident on Courtney's hall?

courtneyforget — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:16:18 GMT

Hey girls!
I am looking for my residents! So far, I've only had ONE resident contact me, and I'd love to get to know you! Please feel free to email me at Courtney.Forget@yahoo.com. I'd love to answer any questions you have or just to chat.

Looking forward to July 5th!
~Courtney

Any Tennis Players going to gov school

Dmoore1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:16:13 GMT

Hey I was wondering if there was anybody who wants to hit during gov school. I'm pretty sure there's time so... yeah

Which Seminar?

Sobland. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:11:41 GMT

Which seminar are you guys thinking about taking?
Right now my favorites are Music to DII For, Speak the Speech, and Studentiade!

Youth, the World, and Politics

Natalie Zhen — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:18:49 GMT

With all of the humanities students on the Discussion Board, I'm surprised that this subject has not been breached yet. I understand that politics can be a personal, sensitive, and passionate topic, but as the next generation of leaders, I feel that it is also a topic that we cannot afford to ignore. Therefore, enthusiastic, rousing debate is encouraged; any insults or personal attacks are frowned upon. I'm interested to hear what our young, brilliant minds have to say on current events, historical ...

Instrumentalists. Where are you?

DanDanTheOboeMan — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:58:32 GMT

I have met a lot of really cool people going to srgs for humanities, visual, vocal, and theatre. However, I have not met very many instrumentalists like myself.

I'm Danny.
I am an oboist
I live in Spotsylvania. (yes it does exist)
Random fact: I'm going on Appalachia Service Project this summer a couple weeks before srgs this summer. I'm going to West Virginia to help rebuild and refurnish a house.

IB Extended Essays

LAMeadows — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:08:43 GMT

I've come to realize that a lot of people going to Governor's School are IB students (presumably Diploma Candidates). I'm pretty sure everyone who is an IB student has been told to work on their Extended Essay over the summer, so I was thinking, since we'll have access to CNU's library at Governor's School we should try to take advantage of that and get at least something done for our Extended Essays. Maybe we could organize a few days to work on them together (like research and stuff, not write ...

Anyone for Voice?

William_Hay — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:38:36 GMT

It seems as if I'm the only person posting on this website that has made Gov School for voice!!! =) This thread is centralized around proving me wrong, so have at it!!!! =) (PS I like those smily face things)

William Hay
Tenor 1

We're all a little quircky!

FoodFanatic — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:30:54 GMT

Alright guys, post ONE (or more if you feel inclined) odd idiosyncrasy/habit of yours. This is a great way to open up! Or embarrass yourself, but none of us would purposely do that to you! I'll start: You know the loose hair on the bottom of the bathroom floor? My biggest fear (maybe not "fear", but this distresses me the most) is STEPPING ON LOOSE HAIRS AND GETTING THEM STUCK TO MY FEET. I literally walk on the sides of my feet to get out of the bathroom.

YORK RIVER WEST UNITE!

Hayley! — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:23:51 GMT

okay, not to exclude the east (and lesser) building, but id like to say hello to all my future hallmates/building mates! =)
who else is completely psyched to live the (almost) college life??!! =D

easterners, just kidding!
Hayley

Take the Personality Test

I`m_Ron_Burgundy? — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:09:49 GMT

As long as we're trying to get to know each other, we might as well do it right. And by "right," I mean with a Myers-Briggs Jungian personality test (obviously ). So...*epic drumroll* here it is: -->The Test

Which College?

AceOfSpadez — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:54:24 GMT

I was just wonderin. We're all either going to college in 2010 or the year after that. So which colleges are you looking at?

My top choice is the Univ. of Rochester.
I'm also looking @ NYU, USC, Fordham, and CNU.

Favorite Movies

larkawash — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:40:30 GMT

My all-time favorite movies r: The Color Purple, Titanic, and Forrest Gump.

Have you guys seen this?!

Billy! — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:40:51 GMT

This was one of the projects I found on the Governor's School website. The 2006 kids made this HI-larious documentary.

http://govschool.cnu.edu/academic/project/magnum.html

The NYC 60s: Andy Warhol

Ad_WV — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:33:31 GMT

Gee, um, aren't you excited?

Any more dancers?

angelofmusic208 — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:43:45 GMT

I've met a large amount of theatre, humanities, and visual arts people-all of which are pretty much amazing.
But any more dancers out there?

FACEBOOK!!!

Allstagdup — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:38:26 GMT

If you guys have a facebook we should make a facebook group but everyone has to be friends first so start requesting each other. My names taylor aucott so search Taylor Aucott. so siked to meet you all!

Summer Playlists

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:33:19 GMT

In anticipation of the epic summer we're all about to have, I decided to make a summer playlist.These are songs that remind me of summer or that have a summer-like feel to them. Charmless Man - Blur Jamming - Bob Marley The Heinrich Maneuver - Interpol Ocean Size - Jane's Addiction Been A Son - Nirvana Unfair - Pavement Wave of Mutilation - The Pixies Supernatural Superserious - R.E.M. The Bends - Radiohead Lewis (Mistreated) - Radiohead Californication - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Cherub ...

Interdisciplinary Course?

Allstagdup — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:39:34 GMT

So, I'm pretty sure that these are our secondary courses and look crazy! so as like the topic of seminars...which course are YOU thinking about?!?! I still don't know myself I'll get back to yall on that one

PING PONG!

Oneida — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:42:49 GMT

Okay, so this is a college campus. And most of the college campuses I've visited have had ping pong tables in the dorms. Will this one? and if it does, does anyone want to play? I love love love it.

Favorite Bands/Singers/Rappers

larkawash — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:25:20 GMT

My favorite rapper of all time is Notorious B.I.G (RIP). He's amazing!
I LOVE the Beatles
My fave singer has to be Aaliyah (RIP).

Any Harpists?

Nicole Boyd — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:34:38 GMT

Hello guys!

Just wondering, but is anyone else going to Governor's School a harpist? Although I'm going for theater, I really wanted to bring my harp down to and keep up my regular practice. Is anyone else bringing a harp or thinking about it? It was just on my mind

Yummy Yummy in my Tummy

FoodFanatic — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:01:46 GMT

I believe that one of the best ways to get to know a person is through their favorite food, so...

What are your gastronomical indulgences? I personally think that sushi is the best food known to man.

Period.