What's cool in middle school?

Apparently, saving the Mexican flag.

            So last week, there was a fire drill. Usually, this just means everybody leaves their classes a few minutes early and then the schedule goes right back to normal. Well, this time, things did not go as planned.

            Each class lined up, and the teachers took roll. At the front of each class were the students with the flags.  Whenever there is a fire drill, a student from each class carries out the two flags so they don't burn: one American flag, and one Texas flag. All were found present, except for Mrs. Z's class.  Mrs. Z is the Spanish teacher. We stood outside, waiting for them. The entire school, waiting on twenty or so kids.

            We waited. and waited. and waited until we were bored to tears. Eventually, some teachers broke the rules and went back in the "burning" building.

            "Lemonpies! Why are they taking so long?" D.O. kept exclaiming.

            Apparently, Mrs. Z and crew were attempting to untack the giant Mexican flag in her classroom.  It is so enormous it takes up an entire wall. They'd just finished, and eight kids were holding it carefully to keep it from touching the ground, directed by Mrs. Z. The principle, who normally despises any kind of disorder in fire drills, was slightly amused and let her off the hook for endangering the lives of twenty students.

            But that's not all. Later that day, Mrs. Z put the flag back on the wall. Of course, just her luck, the next day, not a full 24 hours after the fire drill, we received an April Fool's Day bomb threat. Everyone knew it was just a sick idea of a joke, but we had to evacuate anyway. Guess who's class was last to leave the building.

            You probably guessed it, unless you are hideously stupid. Mrs. Z COULD NOT leave that flag inside. It took her class a record long sixteen minutes to completely exit. This time, the principle was MAD, about ready to spit fire.

            So anyway, no bomb, obviously. In addition, Mrs. Z had to promise to never attempt to save her Mexican flag again, and to save the tiny little American and Texas flags instead. She wasn't too happy about this, but what could she say? The students could have DIED.

            So that's what's cool in middle school. Also, D.O. got in trouble for assisting in the saving of the flag the second time. It's a long story.

By Jessica, the viola player.