What's in a name? :-)

The beginning of the new school year is close at hand - and for myself, it will be a very different year. This will be the first year that I won't work specifically with each Maturita class - I will only have contact with students in the seminars. The fact is that every student has to do a language in the State Exam this year (so I'm led to believe), and therefore the interest in English seminars in much higher...and so most of my lessons this year will be seminars. In fact, I will be working with 15 groups altogether...and one lucky/unlucky group will get me all to themselves! :-) 

And so, something different will happen this year - I will be giving names to the Seminar Groups, which will hopefully be chosen by the students in that group. I find that it helps to give an identity to the group, and it's also fun...and it's much better to refer to a group with a name, rather than 1Aj1 Konv, or 5Aj1 Konv...(boring!!) 

It also reminded me of some of the names of past years...so, in case you were wondering...here is the complete list of ALL classes from when I began...I wonder which class (in your opinion) had the best name...and I wonder what names will appear this year? ;-)

(*NOTE! Updated to include the classes of 2012-13)

CLASS NAMES AT S.G.O. 2006-2013

2006-07:

4A - DEEP SILENCE

4B - NO NAME

4B - THE BEST LOSERS

4C - I DON'T UNDERSTAND

4C - ROYAL ZOO

8E - MASTERS OF ENGLISH

6AF (Conv) - CHIQUITAS

2007-08:

4A - SEA RATS

4A - SILVER SQUIRRELS

4B - THE PIRATES

4B - PUSSYCATS AND TWO DOGS

4C - SPIDER PIGS

4C - THE SURVIVORS

4D - HAPPY HIPPY HIPPOES

4D - LAZY WOMBATS

6AF - CONKER QUEENS

8E - FRIENDS OF MR. BUKVA

8E - THE FARMER'S HEDGEHOGS

8F - THE LADIES

8F - THE SLACKERS

2008-09:

4A - CINDERELLA, MICKEY MOUSE, AND THE REST OF DISNEYLAND

4A - SIMPLY GIRLS

4B - PUNK KINGS AND QUEENS

4B - THE NAVAHOS

4C - EVERILL'S ANGELS

4C - YELLOW DAFFODILS

4D - THE FRI-DERS

4D - THE SLEEPERS

6AF - BRITNEY'S FANS

8A8 - COMBINE HARVESTERS

8A8 - FRIENDS OF ASTON VILLA

8B8 - LOLLIPOPS

8B8 - PINK PANTHERS

2009-10:

4A - SHOUTING MUTES

4B - LOVE DOVES

4B - FURIOUS CUCKOOS

4D - DANUSE'S FINEST

6AF - POWER RANGERS

8A8 - THE CAPTAIN'S ARMY

8A8 - THE SLEEPING STONES

8B8 - SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS

8B8 - EVERILL LOVIN'

2010-11:

4A - THE LAZY FLIES

4A - TOTAL DIFFERENCE

4B - PIRATES OF SPRINGFIELD

4B - DREAM TEAM

6AF - ROGUE SQUADRON

8A8 - HOLY ALCOHOLICS

8A8 - BROTHERHOOD OF CAPTAIN EVERILL

8B8 - THE SITTING STUDENTS

8B8 - THE CHOSEN ONES

4A8 - AWESOME GUYS

4A8 - COOL (WO) MEN

4B8 - SIXTEEN JAILMEN (previously FAT RATS)

4B8 - BRAVE AVATARS

2011-12:

4A /B - RIDERS ON THE STORM

4A /B - ANGRY DUMPLINGS

4A/B - MR E's ARMY

4A/B - CLEVER SARDINES

6AF - INCREDIBLE JETS

8A8 - THE DIRTY DANCERS

8A8 - ERROR IN THE MATRIX

8B8 - SG-1

8B8 - MARY'S STRAWBERRIES

4A8 - LITTLE CATS

4A8 - BLACK MAMBAS

4B8 - HAPPY MARSHMALLOWS

4B8 - HUNGRY ZOMBIES

2012-13:
1Aj1 - MY FLUFFY LITTLE PINK PONIES
1Aj2 - AQUILA TEAM
2Aj1 - TOTAL ENTHUSIASTS
2Aj2 - FUNKY TURTLES
3Aj1 - MR E CHICKENS
3Aj2 - EVA'S MONKEYS
4Aj1 - WAR PIGS
4 1Aj1 - REDS UNDER THE BED
4 1Aj2 - JUSTIN BIEBER FAN CLUB
4 2Aj1 - YELLOW SNOW EATERS
4 2Aj2 - NEVER-ENDLESS PARTY
4 3Aj1 - BLUE SMURFS
4 3Aj2 - THE PRETTY GUNNERS
5Aj1 - ALCOHOLIC SHARKS
5Aj2 - HARD CONKERS
4AF Aj1 - THE GODS
4AF Aj2 - THE PINK CATS
4A8 Aj1 - HOPELESS HELLO KITTIES
4A8 Aj2 - KILLER BEES
4B8 Aj1 - HEEBIE JEEBIE CUCUMBERS
4B8 Aj2 - BIG PINK PIGS