Well, it’s that time of year again: we’ve officially been back to school for one full month! Freshmen are making the bridge virtually impassable, sophomores are enjoying their new “no longer the worst” social status, juniors are arriving late to school each day, and seniors have already forgotten their freshmen buddies’ names. Here are some statistics for the year so far:

37 students who began the year in Mr. Tkach’s Honors Algebra 2 class

16 students who remain in Mr. Tkach’s Honors Algebra 2 class

455 cheerful greetings in the English hallway

106 tourists annoyed by juniors during field trip to the National Mall

257 complaints about no longer being able to go to lunch early

2 complaints about any other result of the Middle School construction

326 tears shed in the Upper Crossroads bathroom

3 productive conference blocks

100 seniors who think a gap year sounds nice

Maybe 1 or 2 seniors who will actually take a gap year

83 clubs and student organizations

1 C.L.U.B (Community of Like-minded Upper School Ballooners)

1310 individual syllabi distributed

12 syllabi read

28 low grades given to tearful freshmen in Honors Bio

1 bizarre sign taped to the wall in the back of the history hallway

Innumerable bad jokes made by members of the boys cross country team

158 conduct notices sent out

157 conduct notices sent out to juniors

0 phones placed in phone boxes

We are so back, Potomac Upper School!