We stayed home

Nicholas Papadopolous

Whilst most of the Journalism II class was slacking off in New York City, the rest of us were forced to suffer in everyday life. Study was pointless, physics was dumb, English was boring, and math was challenging.
Journalism substitute Mr. Bullock covered in journalism and life went on. In class, we generated ideas for the April issue of the paper, some ideas generated were the Spring Break center-spread, the need of a $55,000 piano, and the reaction of the Yellow Dress. We plan on writing specifically about Spring Break disasters, the pros and cons of working versus vacationing, and a “what are you doing” piece. Chris Holland and I were pressing hard to write a controversial piece about the extreme underground curling federation, however, our requests were denied.
While assigning stories, Chris Holland and I assigned the impact of the yellow dress story to Ryan Grindle. However, when Grindle got back, he refused to write the story. Now, because of Grindle’s lack of cooperation, the yellow dress story went unwritten.
It was the first time Mr. Bullock had ever covered a class that I had been a part of, and I was pleased by his substituting skills. He was cool and laid back, but still didn’t let the class get out of control. Because of his outstanding subbing, Mr. Bullock has found a way onto Chris Holland’s top 5 substitute teacher list.
Around the school, nothing worth noting happened. Rumors were spread, students cheated on tests, and teachers routinely failed students. The morning announcements were read, long block was still an hour too long, and most spring tryouts ended. I happened to make varsity baseball, but many hopes and dreams were crushed by coaches telling them that they weren’t good enough to play.