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Thursday, December 16th 2021 Saltbox

The Saltbox Things we’re salty about Failures of the bulletin

Sydney Trieu

Online Editor

The bell rings, signaling students milling around that it’s time to head to class.

When students arrive in class, one of the first things teachers do to mark the beginning of the school day is read the daily bulletin.

The purpose of having a bulletin is to get information out to the entire student body in a relatively easy way. However, it doesn’t work out that way.

For example, students seem to never know what’s going to be for lunch. Lunch items for the day are always missing for the day it’s posted but they somehow find their way into the bulletin the next day. Super helpful, I know.

Then, there’s the quote of the day section. It’s still there despite the fact that there’s almost never actually a quote to go into the section.

What’s the point of having a quote of the day section if there isn’t even going to be a quote in there? Honestly, it’s just taking up space at this point.

Also, another issue with this section is that things are put in, but they’re not quotes. Video links or random historical facts are put in here instead.

Under the “General” and “Club Announcements” sections, there’s always a super old announcement that manages to sneak its way in. It just keeps lurking in there and it’s always for something that has happened way too long ago to be of any significance to anyone.

I remember seeing an announcement for a Go Green Club meeting to prepare for Homecoming a month after Homecoming.

You would think that the bulletin gets read over to make sure that there isn’t anything that shouldn’t be in there, but I guess not.

Simple grammatical errors are one of the most annoying oversights.

I specifically remember one bulletin with the date being the 31th, not the 31st. If someone had just read it over real quick, mistakes like that would happen.

Game of the parking lot

Ty Franklin

Photo Editor

It’s 3:00 in the afternoon at Arcata High School. Students grow ever so impatient as the next chapter of their day is about to start unfolding after their long day on campus.

Anxiety builds as the clock ticks slowly on, each second the growing question rises in students’ heads: “will I make it out the parking lot?” When the clock hits 3:35 p.m., it’s all out warfare.

Senior Bronwyn Lovett books it to her Subarau Legacy with no good intentions. She cues her favorite russian metal bands to get her mind right, and then she’s looking for blood. Lovett is ruthless and will not stand down to anyone, no matter what vehicle she is facing.

“I’ll cut in front of anyone, and if anyone tries me, I’ll flip them off,” she explains.

When Lovett is feeling really cruel, she won’t hesitate to talk some smack.

“I use my megaphone to assert my dominance over the weak,” she says.

She then proceeds to step on the gas and casually hits a slow 50 miles per hour out the entrance, disregarding human life (especially freshmen) all together. Lovett’s biggest challenge is none other than the Fiat man himself, Senior Aidan Shelton.

“He cuts in front of everybody in his little ass Fiat, with his car full of people laughing,” Lovett states.

When confronted, Shelton says “it’s called efficiency, it’s not my fault I am just better at the parking lot.”

Then there is fellow senior Everett Naman. He hears the bell and frolics to his car, stopping to chat it up with his classmates and enjoy the sunshine. When he finally reaches his car, he finds the perfect song that represents his current mood and backs his Honda Civic up.

While comical, it’s definitely annoying for students because the bulletin is supposed to be a way for students to get information about school activities and events.

I know that the office is busy with all that’s going on. However, it would be greatly appreciated if a new system was put in place so that the bulletin is more accurate than it is now.

Maybe next time, the bulletin won’t have any simple grammatical errors and announcements from the first semester.

Sydney Trieu/PEPPERBOX

“I reverse on out, but oops looks like somebody is coming, guess I’ll wait..I usually see Aidan Shelton head on by during this process. I bless his day with a warm smile and friendly wave,” Naman explains.

Several minutes and 45 cars later, Naman has officially reversed. He then waves cars by and slowly but surely finds a way out. Then, he sits stationary on 16th Street for some time, and plays against himself in some good old fashion ro sham bo.

As you can see when you play the Game of the Parking Lot you win or you die, there is no middle ground.