by Erin Sellers

Advice, memories and miscellaneous facts from a senior upon her retirement.

ADVICE

Some will say not to follow this advice. Ignore them.

Wear deregulation socks. The louder the better. My preference is blue, cheetah print.

Run for a class office. If you bribe enough people, you will be elected.

Be on THE publication, the Dart. And the world will know! Newsies for life.

Invest in perfume. You will thank me on those no-shower weeks.

Try out for a production. Yes, the people are intimidating. Get over it and befriend them.

SBRs and detentions build character. Having at least one of each = double the character.

Sing songs loudly wherever you go – the quad, during class, in the halls. People especially love it when you are off-key.

MEMORIES

Watching Lane Schulte, Mary Kate Jenks and Kelly Jenks run around/dougie/get caught in barbed wire/pose for photos with random strangers at a cross country meet wearing the Twinks costume.

ANY Accelerated World Literature class with Mr. Stephen Himes. Like the time he started excited tapping and shouting at the map in his room “The Congo is a snake!! Garden of EDEN people! Original sin?!”

Distracting Christina Barton from doing work practically every day. Especially in calculus.

Walking across the quad like a dinosaur and a skeleton with Kate Rohr and screaming when it started to thunder. Or hi-fiving said skeleton until we get it ‘right’ (you know it’s a quality hi-five when your hand hurts afterwards).

Finding the bust of Beatrice in the basement of M&A and ‘helping’ Alex Mediavilla carry it up to Mr. Fast’s room with Christie Fletcher.

Listening to Kate Needham read the part of Stanley in “A Street Car Named Desire”.

Receiving a handshake from Mr. Whitney for getting a zero on a quiz in his AP US History class.

Ignoring the AP Literature prompt we were assigned and writing an in-class essay on random thoughts, our life stories and Disney songs with Katie Hyde.

Playing volleyball during student appreciation day with Katie Tampke and Mr. Thomas and accidentally punching them or myself in the face with the ball/my fist.

Attending student productions with Celia O’Flaherty freshman year. It was one of the most awkward moments of our friendship. It almost killed the budding relationship.

FACTS

Senora Gargallo is one of the most patient beings on earth. It’s been thoroughly tested.

The ability to eat without silverware is a graduation requirement.

If you act out a dance scene with someone from Pride and Prejudice in Ms. Dolan’s accelerated freshmen English class you will become friends approximately a year and a half later.

Yes, Ms. Prentiss does think you’re kinda weird. Yes, she accepts you anyway.

Though I’m ready to leave, I’m in love with STA; the teachers, the students, the buildings, the stairs, the stupid passcodes on the doors, the gross lunches, the black chair in Mr. Thomas’ room, the desk that is two from the front in the very left row in Mr. Fast’s room, Mr. Himes’ lectures.

I’m terrible at wrapping things up and saying goodbye.

I’ll let Dr. Seuss say it for me

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? – Dr. Seuss