February is over. It sure feels like spring around these parts. For the past couple of days the temperature has been a balmy 60 degrees. I for one, have been running around like an idiot grinning. The good weather does that to me, I know not why. February was not without it’s high points though. Among them: Meeting DMX, Jorge’s Birthday Party, and almost NOT graduating. But those are just February’s highlights, Read all about my past in “THE ARCHIVES.”
Dwelling on the past has never really been one of my strong points. I know, for a fact, March will certainly be a better month than February. I’ve already started it off right.
As you may know, all of the Juniors in the state are required to take an asessment known as the HSPA. This asserts whether or not they are smart enough to graduate high school. Unfortunately, those not yet ready to take the test (Read: Too dumb still) and those having passed the test are inconvenienced for three days.
The other day, I was doing some work for Mr. Seldin, Journalism teacher extroadinaire. I had planned to use the time to go eat lunch. However, I stayed and helped. Afterwards, I told him I was just going to get a quick bagel. The lunch was fabulous, and it was well earned. I’ve been working hard lately. Yes, Even in school. Unfortunately, upon returning from lunch I was accosted by a security gaurd wanting to know where my pass was! I told him frankly, (I lied) that I had just arrived at school. Apparently, he was under special orders to take any hall wanderers (I was not wandering, I had a destination.) to the Dean’s office. They were conducting hall sweeps. On the way to the Dean’s office the security found out I was in the musical, Peter Pan. Apparently he likes musicals. Once in the Dean’s office they start in the with same shtif they always do. “What’s your name?!” Josh Ziering … “Josh, You’re supposed to be in Mr. Seldin’s class right now” That’s where I was headed before I was so rudely apprehended. “Connie, did you just say Josh Ziering?” “I sure did” “Ohhh Josh, We’ve been trying to track you down. Don’t leave, the Dean wants to see you immediately” The security gaurd, apparently feeling bad for leading me to my doom said “I think we should let him go, I mean, he IS in peter pan.” The nice secretary, agreed. The mean secretary grimmaced at the thought of letting such a dangerous, wanted, delinquent leave. She had to interject, “Well, the dean will call you down later. Don’t think you’ve gotten away with anything” I knew I was in for it anyway. I’ve been cutting a class all semester. The real question is whether the Dean wants to see me about the class, or me running away from Dean Brown like a common criminal after he tried to take my cell phone. It wasn’t over when I left that office though…
Today, SOME IDIOT, made posters. These posters have pictures of people using really futuristic looking vaccums on them. At the top, it says, “What happens when the school upgrades?! STOP HALL SWEEPS NOW” I know I saw at least 10 of them around the school today. Shameful. Simply shameful. Here’s the topper, this same idiot put things on the bottom like “The only people doing hall sweeps should be the custodial staff” and “Sponsored by: Seniors 04 Practicality.” and “Hall Sweeps Dis-Criminate” They wrote it using pink Crayola marker. Simply horrid. Though, I’m eager to see what people think of what this IDIOT did.
-Josh Ziering-
THE DOODLEDOO HAS KILLED THEM ALL!