{"id":1936,"date":"2021-04-01T11:42:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2021-04-04T15:01:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T19:01:51","slug":"a-return-to-normal-indeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/2021\/04\/01\/a-return-to-normal-indeed\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Return to Normal&#8221; Indeed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remembering the Normal King Street Experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The juniors and seniors have had their time at the King Street campus cut short, and the sophomores and freshmen have yet to experience the many rites of passage that would occur during a \u201cnormal\u201d school year. Here is a list of the best T.C. experiences underclassmen can look forward to, and upperclassmen can reminisce about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/oi8GMU-zaZ157rfdywHKlYUj47Prm-dmbgOREYUyzPXYe-Q99XEP41QwdtqFGRt3kY8aGV6kpD3cfq-U4G3MDOZvkK3YtMEf-Pbux622lphGM2z-xEHTxwJQybVhRJTdTF2EylT0\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">From Theogony 2018-2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOSE stairs in the cafeteria.<\/strong> The main staircase you have to climb if your class isn\u2019t on the first floor. These are especially tough after lunch. \u201cThey make you rethink what you had for lunch. Those stairs are steep, and adding a backpack to the equation makes it feel like a whole workout,\u201d said senior Star Well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/bgRrsVDN1woxoFUUSa7voSBNtO5P_W0ap4rNGShckLP6tlP_fkKX5GPjI2o7CWO0s8A8sMGFM2vAWiV81X4J2S6uFryHgCEHM78U9lvBswcY4-5-Wdg_WoB7x7uMfkBIyZMprlnZ\" alt=\"\" width=\"-235\" height=\"-176\"\/><figcaption>From ALXnow<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fire drills.<\/strong> The class of 2021 has some experience with these, as the fire alarm was pulled \u201cat least twenty times\u201d during their freshman year at Minnie Howard, according to senior Fye Err. At the King Street campus, \u201cGetting out of the building takes forever since you have to go down crowded stairwells. Then you have to go out, in the freezing cold or burning heat, and sit on the Chinquapin field or football field. At least you get to see some of your friends, and it interrupts class time,\u201d said senior Frend Leigh. With social distancing becoming the new normal, who knows how fire drills will work now. Would a fire even wait for people to get socially distanced while exiting the building?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The crowded Chinquapin circle when school gets out.<\/strong> It doesn\u2019t matter if you sprint faster than the Lyles brothers to your car once you hear the bell, good luck getting out of the circle in less than five minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/mPymbPBF-CjyGDn8eUYkntvqifX-X1G4_N4mHOeJPc91L-sFtKtnqQILGIaWxNVJ6kKHjzpXCLWHUu7UL5UK9zP9AzctDQ31M2DjUOSpg22wVKSgRJZhG6hPXUcx5058i9EkVBPs\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"265\"\/><figcaption>From Theogony 2018-2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting packed like sardines at sports games.<\/strong> Especially football ones. \u201cThe atmosphere is amazing, even if it means traveling to a school 30 minutes away to experience Friday night lights and to pay seven dollars for a pretzel,\u201d said senior Abby Tree, \u201chowever, Friday night lights are coming to T.C., so underclassmen, get ready for a good time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Wzfgfhc6U2gxXtV_zZfD6eFPORPvD71sHzqiTLWN7M8f9365XPQypCoJDB2z5DDNPYNS17TN8bE56dEcR3dQVN8cWGNi7fo1cy7pPqPKWN9pk1aL7fuOEyfxowguYerTAb5jmfSg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"339\"\/><figcaption>From WRIC<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trying to find your bus after school.<\/strong> Coming out of a long school day is met with the stress of finding your bus. The whiteboard with the bus numbers listed out might help, and if you\u2019re lucky, your bus will be parked right out front. However, \u201cMost times you have to frantically look around for your bus. The worst is when you see it drive right past you.\u201d said junior Conn Fused.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/UnQzMP-EqGMDI8aKmaC-PD0_Dhn-ahqzXwFBmzkZKxSSZOH2vfnjxKMwEtK2Ypic-ZTsNkaE3tRlenlJHzGSb5plK0EzXJlL6jb0qjZBO_9TOi9hPZzPNUDM3fkjtHGyca2Jn0KB\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"225\"\/><figcaption>From First Washington Realty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Bradlee Center after school.<\/strong> \u201cThe McDonalds in that shopping center gets so busy, it feels like the T.C. cafeteria part two in there. I just want a Filet-O-Fish but I have to make it through a huge crowd of people first,\u201d said junior Fille O\u2019Fysh.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taking a test when you hear random noises from the hallway or another class playing Kahoot or watching a movie.<\/strong> \u201cAt least turn the volume down so I don\u2019t have to hear Remember the Titans being played for the tenth time of the year,\u201d said senior Grum Pey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/sD961eWS7adMkxm_T-IgoTYOObj7tHSF-s30sGhAf2RdEIzrDXpRh56fwi5NjPvrdxPxIjrWnHJ344HAqJyNBa7y85KTYvfoLrfwoHZFZswGl4EH_ASEEYOcsdYPIAe4yQ-sWJGd\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"425\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Couples in the hallway\u2026 Enough said.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trying to find your classes at the beginning of the school year.<\/strong> \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a sophomore or a senior &#8211; this building can feel like one big maze at the beginning of the year,\u201d said junior Callie Lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sweaty school dances<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely an experience. The loud music and being packed together brings out a lot of humanity,\u201d said senior Kristina Partie.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the athletes, the smelly locker rooms.<\/strong> \u201cNothing is worse than walking into the locker room after a long day and having it smell like body odor and bodily fluids. Gross. And then they expect me to run sprints!\u201d said junior Athe Leate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will see how the pandemic affects what a \u201cnormal\u201d school year will look like on the King Street campus, but for now, students are left recalling the crowded, sweaty, and confusing everyday experiences that make life at T.C. so memorable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The juniors and seniors have had their time at the King Street campus cut short, and the sophomores and freshmen have yet to experience the many rites of passage that would occur during a \u201cnormal\u201d school year. 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