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Notes from the Underbelly of High School Journalism. A look at what really goes on in an American high school. The loves, the hates, the seriousness, the silliness. What makes teens tick.
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Bring Me Ben & Jerry's, Please!
Our Humble High School: Ground Zero for Spelling RemediationRoom 215: Dusty Rose SanctuaryDeadline Board: Chock Full O' Assignments!Empty Deadline "In Box": Origin of the Ben & Jerry's Stressbusters Diet!The preceeding Superior Snaps brought to y...
Garbage In...Beauty Out
Last nite was Garbage Eve. That's what My Daddy named the nite before the morning trash pick up. As in, "I'm fixin' to take the trash out...tonite's Garbage Eve."Since Mr. Fairway's been holed up (Oops! Accidental pun!! Get it?) with his new knee, I'...
Avidya Got Ya Down? Try Beach Yoga
Avidya: According to The Yoga Glossary, this term means "ignorance." As in, Principal Man disturbed the peace of my ashram with several inane decisions. Or, in my review of hundreds of student assignments this past week, I've come to feel that avidya...
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Celebrities continue to die in "threes," & Your Humble Scribe feels the need to pay proper tribute to the recently departed. How sad am I that Patrick Swayze will no longer be dancing dirty?Or that Henry Gibson will no longer be around to share h...
9/11...I Will Remember
Our Humble High School is one of the closest schools in our district to the Pentagon. Consequently, many of our students are from military families. At one point a few years ago, more than 50 percent of our school's parents worked at the 5-sided behe...
Going Green with Ella Numera Dos
When Ella Numera Dos moved into the dorm last weekend, she made sure she had her toothbrush, her bedding & her fridge. Other essentials, of course, included a voluminous wardrobe & about 30 pairs of shoes.And her plants.Meet Barry, a Philoden...
Martha Stewart? 2 Thumbs Up!
For those of you who've followed our recent saga about schlepping across the country, here's the payoff. Ella Numera Una is just about finished decorating her crib, which is, of course, the most important thing about being an asipiring lawyer chick.F...
Fly the Friendly OBX Skies
OK, I'm tired of complaining. So, in honor of TGIF, Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta, Skywatch Friday & the end of The Great American Silo Tour, I bring you a Study in Pastels from NC's beautiful Outer Banks. If only I could win the lot...
Fx4: Peace Out, OBX!
We're adiosing OBX today, leaving the beach to embark on another adventure. Ella Numera Una is on her way to law school; Ella Numera Dos heads back to her sophomore year of college.My next dispatch will be posted from somewhere in the Midwest. Ah, th...
Fx4: Austin Powers? No, Mini-Me!
If you've been hanging around here for long, you know that The Scribe Family is a Swimming Family. Aside from the fact that we all think Michael Phelps is a supreme jackass, we still have to admire his accomplishments in the pool. And professional at...
The Leaning Tower, David & Friends from College?
Ella Numera Una & her Eurotrip Guest Posts focus in on Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Fiesta Finish today!After Rome, we stopped in Livorno, about a 2-hour train ride from Florence. Florence. Is. Amazing.We waited in line at the Galleria Accademia ...
On My Honor...It's Fx4 Time, I Swear!
These 2 just returned from Europe. A Mediterranean cruise, if you want to know the truth. And they promised me a week's worth of guest-blogging, starting next Monday. That's what they get for going off to see Michaelangelo's David & not inviting ...
Fx4: OBX Oops!
OK, all right, all ready...The Scribe Family does not plan an OBX Journey ~ that would be Outer Banks, for those not in the know ~ for another 5 full weeks. But I've got these Superior Snaps all lined up, & didn't want to waste them. Today's the...
Fx4: Miss Jo's San Francisco is a Real Foto Fiesta!
'tis the week, I suppose, for shameless self-promotion. Or, rather, Shameless Shout-Outs of the Familial Variety.Earlier this week I brought you MOO, the new photo blog created by Ella Numera Dos. The chica's got some great stuff going on. Please sho...
Fx4: When Dick Clark was Cool & Michael Jackson was Cute
I have a confession to make. I've had a 40-year crush on Michael Jackson.Well, the physical attraction hasn't been there for some time. But, to paraphrase Renée Zellweger, he had me at "ABC" & "I Want You Back."I'm old enough to remember Dick Cl...
Candid Carrie Goes Hunting
Follow me back quite a few years, to Burlington, Iowa, and a duck blind on the Mississippi River. Here I am with my friend Ann. Her Dad woke us up at Oh, Dark Thirty to go duck hunting. Seriously. I think I was about Ella Numera Una's age at the tim...
Fx4: Beach Baby, x2
Thought you fans of The Scholastic Scribe's Spring Breakdown would enjoy this superior snap. Not a FLA shot, though...snapped somewhere down around Newport Beach, in SoCali. Beach Yoga looks artistic as well as relaxing, doesn't it? I wasn't there, b...
High-Stakes Testing & the Pee-Pee Dance
OK. You've read about the 3rd-grade teacher with the student named Lucifer. You've raised an eyebrow or 2 over the high school sexcapades. You've shaken your head in disbelief over Wrestling 101. You've heaved an enormous sigh when confronted with t...
Fx4: Bahama Mamas?
Not one to kick a dead horse or anything, but Mrs. Scribe celebrated her birthday a couple of days ago. As part of the throw-down, Lil Sis sent this Superior Snap along in an e-card.Our parents had just returned from the Bahamas. Apparently, they br...
Fx4: Eastern Market, Before & After
Today's the last day of the My Life in Pictures Challenge. It's also time for Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta.I'm showcasing 2 Superior Snaps today. No, they aren't mine, but they illustrate exactly how I feel about Eastern Market, DC's on...
