[Al Skierkiewicz]

David,
You are at a point that most people do not reach until senior year or beyond. The good news is you're thinking ahead. It seems from my cheap seat that you are weighing the difference between playing four years of ball over the possibility that additional AP classes and a summer internship could help you in the future. There is a real advantage to the AP classes and internship. The AP classes may streamline your class choices in college. Many AP class credits apply as college credit, right? That would allow you to take other classes that you would not have had time for. Maybe even enough for a double major. The internship would allow you to get some experience in a world outside of academics. Maybe you will find you really like some aspect of the work or you may find you really hate it. Either is valuable without having made a long term (lifelong) commitment. As to completing that last year of football, that also has some real advantages. Being able to look back at your high school memories and knowing that your were a four year member of a team is a good thing, too. Working towards a goal, even if it is only a personal goal, and achieving that goal is what all of us strive for every day.
Whatever your choice, do your best and have some fun. Be a great senior football player or be a great AP student. When we meet sometime in the future, I want to meet a David who is happy in the choice he has made.