Molly Risley, Charger Staff
Have you ever been walking down the hallway towards your next class when, all of a sudden, some random flying object misses your head by mere inches? Don't start walking too soon, or you will most likely be sandwiched between the wall and some immature underclassmen who find it amusing to push each other into the nearest person, wall, or snack machine.
If you aren't getting jarred, jostled, or slammed by people, then you are privileged to witness the ever-popular and frequent public displays of affection. I am not bothered by friendly hugs and kisses, but when two people are so glued to each other that someone passing by cannot differentiate between person one from person two, then the bonds of common decency have been crossed. People should have enough self-respect and respect for others not to act that way in the school building.
Speaking of respect, if you are going to stand around and talk, don't stand in front of someone else's locker. Senior Tyler Huddleston complains, "There is four hundred square feet of space, but half the student body has to congregate around my locker." The building has ample space for people to spread out and talk.
Another issue I want to address is yelling in the halls. First of all, no one else cares about what you did or didn't do this weekend. Second, if you will wait patiently for the traffic to move through the hallway, then you can go over and privately spill all your juicy weekend gossip to someone who cares. For example, a few weeks ago two girls, we'll call them Muffy and Sissy, are screaming to each other across the hall. Muffy yells, "Hey, girl, I gotta tell you something!" So naturally, Sissy, yells, "Aaagh! Oooh, girl!" This entire scene could have been avoided, and my good hearing spared had they only waited to talk to each other privately.
The last issue I want to address is walking and talking. Apparently, walking and talking is a highly developed skill because the majority of the student body has not yet mastered it.
Sure, students will begin walking towards class while telling a story, but as soon as the story gets interesting they stop walking. Do you know what this causes? It causes a massive traffic jam behind the students who have stopped to talk in the middle of the hallway.
Here is the general idea. Think of others instead of being so self-absorbed and keep traffic flowing smoothly through the halls! Also, some people actually like to be on time for class, so try not to block their lockers. Don't yell and scream in the hallways. Finally, respect yourselves and others enough to act maturely.
Created by: Shawna Nash