“Sparrow is the superior flour baby."

My strategy is to put “easy-to-make” in front of any recipe I’m searching for and go from there.

“I was hesitant at first,” one student said, “but as time went along I saw it was working.”

I’m sure all Lovett students have heard teachers say “Pull your mask up!” one time or another this school year.

Brady says he would have accepted it on the spot, but the coach told him to wait a day or two to think it over.

Turns out the two-and-a-half-year-old bird had a sprained ankle.

My mom then asked me, “What does W stand for?”  My response was my favorite Pastor Troy lyrics, “What’s up? Big mouth, big talk, big game.” 

“It’s definitely an unsolved mystery,” Ms. Varner reports, “but at least we know that the chickens are okay."

“We all had different expectations for what high school would be like, and a lot of it wasn’t how we expected.”

“There are no bigger cheerleaders than coaches,” explains coach Muschamp.

“A part of me hoped the rules on sweatpants and leggings would stay for when it becomes cold."

I met my advisory out on the dewy Matthis field, where we got in pairs and met our kindergarten buddies.

The cafe is moving on to become more tech-savvy and modern, “like a restaurant.”

“The side effect of teaching is building those relationships, but it’s the main focus in counseling.”

“I know it will only get harder as it goes, but I’m trying not to stress myself out too much now. I’ll take it a day at a time, I guess.”

Most people I know get excited about new shoes or a new TV show, but not The Mathman, who likes to wear shoes inscribed with geometric problems. 

We raced down the very steep hill to get back to our car and get our remaining materials so we’d be able to watch the sunset peacefully. 

As a freshman who had not yet interviewed any seniors the whole year, I was definitely a bit nervous about doing that...

“I love the team and I love the experiences we’ve had regardless of the outcome of the state match."

“Make sure kids did their best on assignments and if they did and aren't ready to turn them in, give them the extension.”

Be creative. Write about whatever you feel. And don’t forget to take those pictures...horizontally. 

Someone recommended flipping a coin, and if you’re disappointed, then there you go. 

The Internet makes locating unique, specific items and acquiring them much more practical and possible.

“I’m focused on what’s to come. Not what’s almost over.”

“It is satisfying to know that something I love doing and spend a lot of time working on finally paid off."

It’s been a bittersweet little endeavor, relistening, because I can still feel my younger self in every one of these songs I’d forgotten.

You need a really strong upper body, a strong core, and you need to be flexible. 

The student-written monologues allow you to “see how it feels for students to go through Covid.”

“The sun was so nice and the water was super blue, it looked fake. It felt like it’d been forever since I went on vacation!”

“The idea that I’m trying to get across is that these plants are producing chemicals and it’s part of their survival."

“What we’re trying to do is help students write the best paper they’ve ever written."

“It doesn’t really have a clear criteria other than ‘be brilliant’.”

“The majority of functions exist on all of ‘x’,” says Ms. Pugh.

“It’s just always been part of my family dynamic,” she says.

“The personal life of the photographer or the artist always seeps into the work. I decided to be conscious of that and make progress.” 

“One question was about binary numbers and I figured it out really fast because I learned Base 10 last year in school.”

“Once, I packed yogurt and it spilled everywhere. Another time, I packed a salad and the dressing spilled all over my bag. It was disgusting.”

Although my hospital “vacation” did manage to spice up my usual quarantine lifestyle, I don’t recommend including appendicitis in your summer plans.

“The steeplechase hurdles are really heavy, though,” she said, “so if you hit one like you might in a regular meet it won’t knock over, you’ll just face plant into the water.” 

“I know the show is different this year,” Lily says, “but it still feels the same for the people that have been chosen.”

“The best prevention involves the whole community and a common language."

Despite COVID, I didn’t have to think so much about things happening “in the real world” while I was there.

"We promote ‘doing more’ and I believe in that of course, but one needs to make a bit of space in their lives to just unwind.” 

“There is clear and convincing evidence that birds of a feather flock together.”

Although it was stressful and somewhat pathetic, I must admit that I had fun being a tiny decorator.

The cast of Almost, Maine had to face the challenges of performing in thirty-degree weather on a windy Friday night.

“I just thought it would be fun and would help some kids."

“It’s been a little weird because of COVID, but I like it and it gets better the farther you get into the year.”

So when I saw Jenny Hval had a vampire-themed album… yeah…I was excited.

“It is full of a lot of joy,” says Mr. Alig about his role as an educator, “and it’s also full of challenges."

“Snacks. Everything blue. And loads of spirit. Even in just the locker room."

“Public schools and Title one schools have a low math proficiency rate, and that is what made me want to help in the first place.” 

“I think that kids see it purely as a form of punishment,” Mr. Moak said, “but I think kids come out of the honor council seeing it as a crucible learning point..."

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“It’s really like an art, there are just so many different interpretations of how to build a car."  

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If the lyrics weren’t so depressing, I could see this as the kind of song that plays on Christmas morning while kids open presents. 

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