Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1998, Page 43

Description:	narrow halls3 it hardby Alison VanDerWegestudents to a aroundthe bell rings and you head for thes hallway. You take a few steps, butthen realize you are trapped. Youcannot move to your left or your right.You are forced to push aside a few peoplewho have congregated to socialize.Crowding in the halls was aneveryday frustrationfor students due to anincrease in studentenrollment and adecrease in the widthand number ofaccessible hallways.Common incidentsangered students whenthey attempted tomaneuver from class toclass.I hate it whenpeople stop right in themiddle of the hallway to talk to theirfriends when youre trying to getthrough, junior Jocelyn Holden said.The worst is when you bump intosomeone, and they blame you for it whenit is no ones fault, sophomore CraigJacobs said.Through experience students devisedstrategies to make it through the crowdsand to get their next class on time.6 6 The worst is whenyou bump intosomeone and theyblame you for it whenit is no ones fault? -sophomore Craig JacobsI follow people through the littlechannels that form, junior GeoffMcGregor said.People usually run right into me, so Isay excuse me for them and push myway through, senior Karynn Katz said.Students had a few ideas about howto solve the crowdedhallway problem.I would find someway to keep peoplefrom congregating inthe hallways. Pushpeople down orsomething, juniorSarah Freeman said.Moving hallways—it would be like one ofthose things at theairport. If yourestanding and talking atleast youre still moving, McGregor said.You make it through the crowd andare able to move on down the hall. All ofthe sudden you are pushed into anotherstudent by an enormous backpack. Youregain your composure and continue thetrek to your next class. You see theclassroom door and pick up the pace. Youreach the entrance to your classroom andare relieved that you made it safely.Justin Banks©reshman JordanTabereaux dropsphosphoric solution intoa beaker of water for a labexperiment in his second periodbiology class. The purpose of theexperiment was to determine ifalgae could grow in tap waterwhen minerals were added.©ophomores MaddieDixon and Tiffany Kraeseeat their lunches duringC lunch in the cafeteria. Manystudents chose to eat in thecafeteria due to the limited numberof students who could drive toschool.Justin Bankscrowded halls 421 >
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