I'd like to thank Mrs. Dahl for teaching me to write with my fist in the air.

Yeah, I know this is dead, but I just thought it was worth pointing out that Mr. White had apparently instructed his lackeys to break the law and try to take students' copies of the Pioneer, the satirical newspaper published by some seniors. Yeah, that'll get them to stop reading it-make them think there's something in there that they're not supposed to see. I sure hope this was just a result of our hall monitors being idiots, and not a result of Mr. White flat-out telling them to take them. Because he seemed to be getting a little better about this whole breaking-the-law thing.

Alright, well, I guess this is the last post of this here blog. It hasn't really been a good journey; if it had, then I wouldn't have needed to write this, would I? Today, though, was my last day under the jurisdiction of Pioneer's administration, and there are no plans for anyone else to take over. If you were really curious (which I doubt, considering the only people who read this knew who I was), my name is Bill Gallagher, I'm a senior, I wrote for the Optimist, blah blah blah. If the other writers want to reveal who they were, they can do that, but really, it's not important. What's more important is that students make sure that the discussion between the administration and the parents and the students continues next year. Without it, the school will degrade into a pseudo-military state with no communication whatsoever. Mr. White and his administration will not work to improve communication lines; it is up to you.

Who Cares?

Not you. No one really cares anymore. There are cameras in our school. No one protested. You'd expect a sit in of some sort. Nope. What do we have? A club that doesn't do shit. Well they sure complain a lot. Very helpful. Senior pranks? Hahahahahha yeah right we're all too lazy and scared. Overall Pioneer is bound to become the next Huron. I'm not saying I'm any better, I'm just the same. All talk, no action. Who cares? Not me. I hope that all you juniors and underclassmen enjoy the school how it is because it's not going to change.

Captian Obvious, stating the obvious one last time.

The Rules Don't Apply to All of Us

Today I was informed that a Librarian just whipped out her Cell Phone and started talking on it right in front of everyone during 7th hour. This reminded me of a math teacher I once had who did this. "It's important I have to take it," she'd always say. She did this about 4 times in just one semester. then some kids phone went of during class one time and she stopped teaching and embarassed him in front of everyone. All I have to say is that if you expect something out of your students you should think that they expect the same out of you. The same goes with all those teachers with 10-year that assign busy work and give tests they don't even write.

More Fun with Announcements

Michael White made another first-hour announcement today. However, he wisely chose not to make the exact same announcement second-hour. Because that'd be really, really obnoxious.
Anyway, the point of it was that you can't leave class early, or you will be "gathered up" (like livestock! Hall monitors now carry cattle prods) and sent to his office, and asked to go home. I kind of doubt people are "asked" to go home. I don't think they really have any say in it or any appeal process. But I digress. What bothered me was that he referenced a "system." If you leave class early, you mess with the "system." Sounds kind of sinister to me, as if he has some secret plan and us being in the hallways during class somehow messes everything up.

Anyway, yeah, that's your punishment for leaving early. Being sent home early. Seems like they just want to make it seem like they're still in control. . .

I also wonder about parents of children who can't walk home and who can't drive. If I was a parent and I received a phone call from my child telling me I had to leave my job and pick them up because they were in the hallway during class, there would be a problem.

Respect, respect, respect. . .

The First Rule of Senior Skip Day is There is no Senior Skip Day

As Mr. White has proclaimed, there will be no Senior Skip Day this year. Senior Skip Day doesn't even exist. In fact, it exists so little that we will be punished with not being able to go to the Senior all night party if we don't show up that day. It's bogus, so just have your parents call you in or call in yourself, pretending to be your parents, whatever.