Throwback to March 29, 2016

1. Prom proposals are popping up in creative ways, accompanied by posters, bouquets of flowers and/or boxes of donuts, and even a barbershop quartet.

2. The faculty has received the first email about upcoming standardized testing.

3. Tennis rackets and baseball bats are sticking out of backpacks.

4. Lacrosse players are carrying their sticks like royal scepters, with an occasional twirl just to impress the females.

5. Classrooms are running out of Kleenex and hand-sanitizer now that the pollen has triggered bouts of sneezing.

6. Seniors are wearing the sportswear of the colleges that have accepted them for enrollment.

7. Boys are wearing shorts and neon-colored athletic shoes.

8. Girls are wearing short shorts and the most darling little strappy sandals.

9. Teachers are wearing goofy grins and muttering, “It’s almost spring break!”