As winter break nears and our term two grades start slipping, it’s hard to think about anything but the two weeks of not having to learn algebra. However, there’s more to the holidays than the thrill of no school. At the top of many of our minds is the ever-looming question of how to self-improve this New Year. Here is our list of everything Jackson-Reed must resolve in 2024!
First on our list is the eternal struggle of how to represent our school colors without looking like a limesicle. We have just as much school spirit as the next, but when the colors clash as badly as tiger-orange and fern-green, it can be tricky. Our recommendation would be to focus on wearing more neutral colors, with green and orange graphics drawn by the artists at JR, hopefully achieving a less migraine-inducing pep rally for ourselves next year.
Next we must all commit to finding an alternative seasonal depression cure to spending all our money at Target. We know it’s difficult; we too have fallen prey to the tiny Christmas trees and sugar-cookie candles! But our bank accounts can’t take it anymore. As a frequent patron of the Tenley Library, I’m well aware of the proximity struggle. If we agree to hold each other accountable, we can stop single-handedly funding the Hallmark merchandising department.
Additionally, the school’s irregular temperatures have seriously become an issue. The building needs to learn how best to climate-regulate as we enter the second semester. We’ve all experienced the phenomenon of the 90-degree day to 65-degree portable and it needs to be fixed. One could try to base the air conditioning on the weather, but as we all know that’s not going to happen, consider bringing a zip-up hoodie to class. In addition to being cute, they offer three levels of warmth (zipped, unzipped, and off!), all of which are necessary as you make the journey through the outdoor portables, and into the bafflingly hot C-wing!
The fourth resolution we seek to improve has to do with the laughing stock of Jackson-Reed: the portables. We have many a time been personally victimized by the tragedy that is the eight-thousand-person-bottleneck occurring at every single bell. And that’s when the door is unlocked. How many times have we been caught standing, waiting in the cold outside of Ms. Penny’s window for someone to allow us into the building? This solution should be simple: leave the door unlocked, please.
We know you all have your own goals for self-improvement, but as the inspirational posters of our school are always telling us, we have to start with our community. Keep these in mind as you make New Year’s Eve plans for world domination!
