Yeah, it is. When she joined the Academic Team in 10th grade, someone asked her if she was afraid of being labeled a nerd - she said "Nope, I'm already a band geek, it's not like I have social standing to worry about." That's pretty much her whole high school career, she didn't worry about standing, just her friends and the ability to talk with people she liked without worrying about having the 'right' cell phone or 'right' purse. Nat is just Nat...and she's not worried about what anyone on this world thinks about her as long as she is true to what she believes in.
Funny how high school isn't the 'real world' is it? Nerds do quite fine in areas where results are prized, not appearances.
I just lov your Nat!!!!!!!!
It definitely isn't the "real world". I had a sophomore year followed by a senior year. All that required was some petitioning of the school board to define a "senior" by the number of credits completed vs the number of semesters attended. The same standard applied at the college level. That change enabled 30 people to graduate a year early. I was able to attend UCSD instead of another year at a public high school.